No one inform FromSoftware, however I simply unlocked Elden Ring’s annoying 60 fps cap on PC. I can lastly run round Stormveil Fort at a smooth-ish 90 fps or lock it to no matter quantity I need, as each PC sport ought to permit. It was a surprisingly simple course of, however I am undecided the downsides are actually value it in the mean time.
Unlocking Elden Ring’s framerate is feasible due to this handy mod developed by Github consumer uberhalit. As they clarify, the mod would not really modify any of Elden Ring’s sport recordsdata, however as an alternative “patches the sport’s reminiscence whereas working.” It’s a must to begin the sport from a customized launcher that additionally comes with a handful of recent options, together with widescreen assist, sport velocity modification, FOV choices, and the flexibility to not lose runes upon dying.
The mod is a component further settings and half cheat software, and therein lies some threat with utilizing it. Like with all different Elden Ring mods (resembling this cool pause mod), you may have to disable Elden Ring’s built-in Simple Anti-Cheat to get it working correctly. This can be a quick and reversible course of for those who follow this guide from Home windows Central, however doing so will power the sport into offline mode. Whereas mods are on, you will not be capable of summon co-op players, get invaded, or see messages and bloodstains.
That is one draw back to think about. One other is that FromSoftware might situation bans to gamers if it detects mods or cheats whereas on-line—even for those who used them whereas offline. For that reason you must at all times take away all mods earlier than making an attempt to launch the sport in on-line mode. No one appears to know for certain but if doing this can fully dodge a ban (if I get banned within the subsequent few days, I suppose I am going to know), however this methodology apparently labored in older Souls video games. That does not precisely fill me with confidence. Judging by this warning on my foremost menu that claims there’s “inappropriate exercise detected,” it is clear the sport is aware of what I am as much as.
So it is an anti-cheat grey space, requires offline mode and a separate launcher to work, and what precisely do I get out of it? Considerably higher efficiency in Elden Ring on my fairly good PC (RTX 3060, Ryzen 5700G 3.8 GHz, 16GB RAM) extremely depending on the place I’m on the earth.
The profit is clear within the confined hallways and courtyards of Stormveil Fort, however horsing alongside the grassy hills of Limgrave hangs round 60 fps and I nonetheless get the often scheduled efficiency nosedives that everyone’s been complaining about. Maybe these with beefier rigs will get extra out of this mod, however for now it is held again by Elden Ring’s worst ongoing drawback: poor optimization.
