FromSoftware has a behavior of constructing its video games unpausable. For practically two weeks, all of us thought Elden Ring was no totally different. There’s even a mod on PC that provides a pause button at the price of having to play offline. It seems FromSoftware snuck in a single menu possibility that truly does pause the sport at seemingly any time.
The choice is hidden deep within the menus, and you would be forgiven for by no means noticing that urgent it pauses the sport. This is tips on how to discover it:
- Press begin or ESC
- Head into any menu (like Gear)
- Press the again button to indicate contextual choices
- Choose “Menu Rationalization”
This selection is supposed for use to actually clarify what Elden Ring’s numerous menus do, however YouTuber Iron Pineapple shared on Twitter that utilizing the choice will pause the motion.
Whereas this trick can be useful while you desperately must reply a doorbell throughout a boss struggle or take a rest room break, it isn’t an incredible substitute for an precise pause button. For one, attending to it requires an annoying four-step course of that takes some follow to do shortly. Then there’s the true chance that FromSoftware will see this perform as an exploit that must be corrected within the subsequent patch.
When you’re large into pausing and do not care about Elden Ring’s on-line options, I actually suppose that mod is the way in which to go. It is fairly simple to put in and can be utilized so much quicker with a fast press of P, however you do run the danger of being caught by FromSoftware’s supposed anti-cheat checks while you’re again on-line.
I’ve gotten fairly used to discovering a quiet spot to face earlier than stepping away, so I will in all probability use the menu trick when wanted. As a substitute of stamping out this potential exploit, possibly all of this curiosity within the characteristic will lastly persuade FromSoftware to cease being bizarre about pausing and simply put it within the recreation. Wishful considering.
Thanks, VGC
