While it’s entirely possible to play Elden Ring on PC and not encounter significant performance problems, most PC players can expect to encounter some technical issues at some point. FromSoftware has been pushing out patches for the game, but it seems like some of those patches may have actually exasperated the game’s issues rather than address them as intended. So while there are quite a few technical problems you may encounter while playing Elden Ring on PC, here is how to fix a few of the most common issues.
Elden Ring: How to Fix Screen Tearing
While screen tearing is thankfully not that common in Elden Ring (at least compared to other issues), some PC players are reporting instances of a small visual “tear” appearing in-game during especially demanding moments such as major boss fights. That’s not good. A slightly better option may be to go into your GPU settings and play with your V-Sync options. If you’ve previously disabled V-Sync via your global GPU settings, that may be causing Elden Ring to not run properly. You’ll need to make sure that V-Sync is at least running for that program. Here’s how you do that for Nvidia and AMD GPUs: Nvidia AMD Between those tips, you should be able to eliminate most instances of screen tearing.
Elden Ring: How to Fix The Invisible Enemies Glitch
It seems that some Elden Ring PC players have reported running into an unusual number of invisible enemies. Some players thought the game was simply trolling then, but it turns out this glitch can be caused by the game failing to load enemy assets properly. However, here are a few things you can try to do to fix the issue: The last step is obviously your last resort measure, and I honestly doubt that most people will have to rely on it if they’ve tried every other troubleshooting step and are already running the game with optimized settings.
Elden Ring: How to Fix the “Frame Rate Unsuitable for Online Play” Error Message and Framerate Drops
One of Elden Ring‘s most annoying (and seemingly most common) PC performance issues is a somewhat strange error message that reads “Frame Rate Unsuitable for Online Play.” While this error is obviously trying to tell you that your current frame rate isn’t good enough to sustain ideal online play, some players are discovering that they still receive this message even when that seemingly isn’t the case. Like too many of Elden Ring‘s performance problems, there really isn’t a perfect solution to this error message that will work for everyone. If you’ve already tried restarting your game and upgrading your GPU drivers and still seem to be encountering this issue, you should probably make sure that your Windows Graphics are set to “High-Performance Mode.” Here’s how you can check that: That should help improve your general frame rate and get rid of this error, but again, there is a chance you’re seeing this error because you’re trying to run Elden Ring on a PC that just isn’t capable of running it optimally. Like so many of Elden Ring’s PC performance issues, this one can typically be resolved by updating your GPU drivers, making sure the game is updated, optimizing your in-game settings, making sure Windows is running Elden Ring in high-performance mode, or doing pretty much any of the other things we’ve recommended so far. In this particular instance, though, the issue may be that you’re running an older version of a DirectX 12 driver. Here’s how you can check that: If you’re running an older version of DirectX 12 and are unable to update it, you may not be able to properly run Elden Ring until a future update fixes some of this game’s apparent compatibility issues.
Elden Ring: How to Fix the “Network Status Failed” Error Message
It’s always annoying to receive the dreaded “Network Status Failed” message in Elden Ring and realize that you aren’t able to utilize any of the game’s online features. Unfortunately, there’s no real trick to fixing this error. It seems like Elden Ring‘s servers have been taking a beating in recent days, which means that some players simply haven’t been able to connect to them whenever they launch the game. You can try to restart your router or check your internet connection when these network errors occur to make sure that isn’t the problem, but the real issue is almost always on the game’s end. As suggested above, the first thing you want to do is make sure that you’re using a compatible controller and that Windows is properly recognizing that it’s plugged in. To do that, simply open the Control Panel, go to “Devices and Printers,” and make sure that your PC recognizes your controller. If it doesn’t, you may have to try unplugging it and plugging it back in or playing with your Windows settings. If that’s not the problem, here are a few other things you can try: If none of that works, and you’re positive the controller works for other PC games, then it might be time to consider reinstalling Elden Ring.
