It seems some PC gamers have turned to griefing to get their thrills in Elden Ring, as a new exploit has been spotted and it’s very bad one. A nasty Elden Ring invaders hack has surfaced, and it’s reported that these invaders alter the invadee’s save file that causes the character to fall constantly resulting in death.
Elden Ring Invaders Hack Save File – Infinite Falling & Death Loop Explanation and Fix:
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What happens is, the hackers will corrupt your save file while you’re invaded, and your game will crash. Once you open it up and boot it again, your character will be infinitely falling to their death.
Twitter user Mordecai has a video of it happening:
⚠️Elden Ring PSA for PC players⚠️
There's an exploit going around on PC where hackers will corrupt your save file while you're invaded.
First they will crash your game, and when you open it back up, your character will be constantly falling to their death… pic.twitter.com/8et3bl8T1I
— Mordecai (@EldenRingUpdate) March 18, 2022
Reddit user Draiganedig has also posted a warning for this, and what’s even better, has posted a solution that is confirmed to work!
Currently there is a hack doing the rounds whereby invaders will alter your save files in some way, causing you to enter a permanent, instant death-loop. There is seemingly no real fix for this, and so it is recommended to back up your saves as often as possible for the foreseeable future as a precaution.
That being said, and although I’m not on PC, I may have a potential solution for those affected by the hack:
- Every time your game loads, you’ll get a split second before your “death”, and you must use it to press Alt + F4. This closes the game and allows you more time when you re-log back in to open your map.
- When you re-login, open your map using whatever key it’s bound to (It’s the touchpad on the PS5), press the button that opens the list of available Sites of Grace (Triangle on PS5, Y on Xbox) and spam your confirm button (X on PS5, A on Xbox).
If done correctly, you should teleport safely to a Site of Grace. Back up any future saves just in case the hacks get more sophisticated.
It will undoubtedly take many tries and a lot of frustration to get it right, but I believe it’s the only current possible fix. Unfortunately it’s either that, or Try fingers, but hole.
Good luck, Tarnished.
The good news is that this method has worked for many people so far, which is nice. For those it’s not working for, just remember you have to Alt + F4 BEFORE you die. You only get a split second to time it correctly, and this allows you an extra second to open your map when you REOPEN your game, to hit that three button combination in rapid succession.
Remember: – Close game BEFORE your death – When game reloads, immediately press: – Open map – Triangle (PS5) / Y (Xbox) – X (PS5) / A (Xbox)
Very quickly. Good luck.
Hopefully, FromSoftware can patch this exploit out soon, as this can cause a lot of heartaches for those who spent a ton of hours leveling up. If you know anyone affected by it, share this solution to them. Speaking of patches, a new one was released yesterday (patch 1.04), which you can read about here.