STUCK SPRINTING (CAN'T ROLL) PLEASE HELP

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Problem: character randomly gets stuck sprinting (even when i let go of the button) which also prevents me from rolling/dodging, soft-locking the controls in the game and causing me to die more often than not. (mouse+keyboard btw).

i've had this issue persist since i got the game 2 years ago, took a long hiatus after completing the game a long time ago, came back recently to start a new game only to be "welcomed" by this annoying bug - very traumatizing tbh.

i was really hoping FS would have provided some solutions to the many problems pertaining to keyboard/mouse users (this one in particular as its the worst for me) but i haven't been able to find any solutions to any of them (and there are quite a few).

my soft-solution to this particular problem (stuck sprinting) has been to simply alt-tab out to windows and back into the game rapidly, but i am getting tired of having to do this mid-combat almost all the time, because it also disables inputs until i tap something in-game after tabbing back.

i've tried re-binding my roll button to the mouse, i've tried re-binding my sprint button on the keyboard.
NOTHING WORKS.

my character will randomly get stuck sprinting which counts as an input, and for some reason god only knows, the game can't handle 3 inputs at a time, meaning if i hold W to move forward, hold shift to sprint (or in this case lets go of the button only to see my character stuck sprinting) and try to use middle mouse/shift to dodge absolutely nothing happens - i HAVE to double tap my dodge/roll key (shift) which is also my sprint key to roll mid-sprint, and when the bug occurs even this doesn't work.

when this "Stuck sprinting" bug occurs, neither shift or mid mouse works, i simply cannot roll to save my life and i also cannot toggle the sprint off.

i have lost more boss fights than i can count because of this bug and its honestly just making me want to uninstall the game because dying repeatedly to a bug really just isn't fun.

it seems to happen way more frequently during boss fights which is particularly annoying as this is where being able to dodge/roll at the right time is more important than any other time in the game.
it seems to be correlated to the huge random framerate drops that sometimes occur during boss fights as well, but that is all i have been able to deduce.

i've scoured the internet for an actual solution to this problem to no avail and i'm starting to lose hope.

i'm tired of having to soft-solve this problem by alt-tabbing because it always happens at the most inopportune of times (when i really need it NOT to happen, basically) and its like playing the game on troll mode, like the controls just lock up and refuse to let me play the game, making every encounter much harder than it need to be.

has anyone found a hard solution to this problem?

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

anyone else have this problem?
Please O Please

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Archdeacon Monseigneur:

anyone else have this problem?
Please O Please

have you other USB devices connected to the system ?

so far roll and sprint are in this game the same button (always) short tap the button rolls hold the button sprint. normally to stop sprinting you have to stay still.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by Archdeacon Monseigneur:

anyone else have this problem?
Please O Please

have you other USB devices connected to the system ?

so far roll and sprint are in this game the same button (always) short tap the button rolls hold the button sprint. normally to stop sprinting you have to stay still.

i have no other USB inputs except my mouse and keyboard :(

the issue i am having is that the sprint gets "stuck" even when i let go of the button.
it doesn't matter if i stand still, the second i start moving my character keeps sprinting again.
it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't disable my ability to roll, but it does

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Archdeacon Monseigneur:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

have you other USB devices connected to the system ?

so far roll and sprint are in this game the same button (always) short tap the button rolls hold the button sprint. normally to stop sprinting you have to stay still.

i have no other USB inputs except my mouse and keyboard :(

the issue i am having is that the sprint gets "stuck" even when i let go of the button.
it doesn't matter if i stand still, the second i start moving my character keeps sprinting again.
it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't disable my ability to roll, but it does

what keyboard you use ?
is it a gaming keyboard ?
gaming keyboard ? the game has nothing to do with this behaviour at all it is using the windows directx input queue ?
the only way would be that your keyboard repeatly let the key pressed, this can be caused by a gaming device software in background.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

what keyboard you use ?

keyboard is logitech (not sure the exact model/serial number if thats your question though)

is it a gaming keyboard ?

uhh... i dunno? maybe?

gaming keyboard ? the game has nothing to do with this behaviour at all it is using the windows directx input queue ?

i don't know what that is.
how can i find out?

the only way would be that your keyboard repeatly let the key pressed, this can be caused by a gaming device software in background.

i shut down any and all background apps when i play elden ring because i am notoriously superstitious when it comes to believing they somehow impact game performance.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

UPDATE: It was sticky keys causing the problem, because of course it was. disabled it from windows permanently and the issue vanished into thin air.

[Holy Fool Sehrael]

Wait, you can sprint?

[Despiser]

Make it a challenge run with only dodge but no roll?

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by Holy Fool Sehrael:

Wait, you can sprint?

ya XD
hold the dodge/roll button down to sprint