In the most recent patch notes for improvement to Torrent's summon system, players are now also getting a helpful tip—check your peripherals and your mouse because they could be causing some framerate issues.
"In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third-party applications that control mouse behavior," the patch notes say. "Deactivating these third-party applications may improve performance. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: App Ver. 1.13. Regulation Ver. 1.13.1."
On release, Elden Ring, and hope for the best.
However, as this issue has popped up again in the latest patch notes, it seems that either the problem has persisted or not enough players are aware of the solution. While it shouldn't take long to remedy if removing an app does indeed solve things, it's not the best look for FromSoftware as the studio has already been accused by players of not optimising the game properly.
"Your game runs poorly on all devices," one player says in reply to FromSoftware's advice. From consoles to ultra-high-end PCs, you lack Ultrawide or DLSS/FSR/XESS—things modders implemented." Others have pointed out that they're still experiencing issues without any mouse-control apps in the background.
But beating the fighting boss simultaneously with a controller and a dance pad. The love is very real, but even still, if you're having some framerate issues, make sure you double-check your mouse-control app—every little helps.
