Actually found fix to my freezing/crashing

[Ars Nova]

So I was having constant freezing and crashing on PC despite more than adequate hardware until a user suggested:

1. Disabling Steam overlay
2. Opening Properties, and adding "/nolightfx" to Elden Ring's launch options

This sounded dumb to me at first, but I tried it and it actually fixed my game. I went from constant crashing in the menu and start area, to playing an hour straight with zero issues. Just wanted to share this.

[simple_malk]

What do you mean by 2. which properties and are you talking about a text insert?

[Darth Invader]

Originally posted by simple_malk:

What do you mean by 2. which properties and are you talking about a text insert?

If you right click on Elden Ring in your library, then click on properties, it will take you to a screen with "launch options" at the bottom.

[simple_malk]

Thanks I'll give it a go.

[AMABATUKAM]

Number 1 worked wonders for me

[simple_malk]

Seems like 2. worked for me, no sure what it does but it seems to be working great!

[Qwarky]

Can confirm this changed nothing for me. Still getting the same occasional freeze/catch up on the overworld.

[TCUP]

game runs great for me After turning off Lighting services in task manger before booting it up

[A Fish]

This fixed the 3-4 second freezes I would get during combat occasionally, but I still get game-stopping perma-freezes after playing for a while.

[Ars Nova]

Originally posted by Hoop Fish:

This fixed the 3-4 second freezes I would get during combat occasionally, but I still get game-stopping perma-freezes after playing for a while.

Same here, no known fix unfortunately. I've tried damn near everything. My game will randomly crash and freeze once every few hours.

[Natorious7X]

what does "/nolightfx" do exactly?

[nfinite.recursion]

Nothing. Elden Ring doesn't support any commandline parameters.

[Natorious7X]

Weird, because when I tried the /nolightfx command my green screen crashes immediately stopped. Before I did that Elden Ring would crash within a minute. (It was the only game that would crash)

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Natorious7X:

Weird, because when I tried the /nolightfx command my green screen crashes immediately stopped. Before I did that Elden Ring would crash within a minute. (It was the only game that would crash)

must be a placebo because this launch option has zero effect to fromsoft games it only works with valve games.