The lock on barely works

[ADamnCyberGypsy]

This games lock on mechanics are the worst i have seen in any game.They barely work whether its to soul rip for items,puzzles,or just combat it just doesn't most of the time wth.

[gatsu86]

I've noticed this too, especially when I use the lamp's ability to extract souls. For example, against the boss fight The Crow, I extract the witch's soul and lose the target most of the time because it changes to another nearby enemy (setting: dynamic)..
Really annoying.

[strangerism]

they should decouple the lock on stigmas from the lock on enemies, at least to improve things slightly. Currently the lock-on algorithm is too flawed. You rarely lock onto what you want to lock on and cycling between enemies not always works

[Turd Cutter]

Not sure why you were having problems maybe update your drivers validate steam files as well I've never had any issues in fact lock on works very well

[Turd Cutter]

Maybe check game settings and see if there is anything you can change for locking

[geryboy85]

you know you can change from several presets in the options?

[gatsu86]

Originally posted by geryboy85:

you know you can change from several presets in the options?

I tried changing the settings, but they seemed worse than the dynamic one..

[Azmodan]

I use precise preset, it is more predictable.
The lock on is not that bad now, after the patches. It seems you forgot the Elden Ring. xD
https://youtu.be/0MKRDRgKVKE?si=49WdM5426lURvszS

[Drybonz]

I definitely agree that this game has the worst lock-on in any game I've played. Most of the time (let's say frequently) when I'm dying in this game it's related to lock-on problems.

[Drybonz]

Originally posted by Turd Cutter:

update your drivers

Update your drivers to improve the game's lock-on feature. Maybe reinstall Windows.

[supermag]

there are three settings for lock on in options, see what works best

[Drybonz]

They are all pretty bad. A couple are slightly better than the legacy one.

[königplatzen]

One problem is, that you barely can lock on to a stigma or an umbral item, when enemies are around, because they prioritize to enemies. Today, I stood in front of an item, and my character got turned around by 180 degree to lock to a random enemy.

The other problem is, that switching enemies won't work sometimes. f.e. in the hollow crow fight. When lock on is on Lucy, I can't switch targets to any of the mobs. Sometimes, I can't switch to targets, directly in front of me, while it perfectly switch targets in the background.

Overall, it can get pretty frustrating at times and feels a bit like fighting against the system instead of the enemies.

I would propose to don't prioritize targets at all. I don't need any AI, which decides, what is more important to lock on.

[boy i'll whip ya head]

Agreed. This game has the worst lock on out of ANY game I've ever played. Half the time it just straight up does not work even with the enemy right in front of me. Swapping lock on targets doesn't even work half the time either. No idea how they made the lock on so terrible in this game, then again alot of things in this game are terrible so Im not surprised.

[tuznecote]

I have never seen a lock on this bad. What the hell is the deal with its code? It's baffling.

[Drybonz]

...and why do we need multiple lock-on modes to choose from? They should have "legacy", "dynamic", "precision", and "just works normally like most other games".