Pause The Game is a community-made mod in Elden Ring that grants players the ability to pause the game, freezing their Tarnished character in a frame of time. While the “pause” feature in online multiplayer games is understandable, many users might think it unnecessary and even unfair to exclude the ability to freeze time in the Lands Between. In particular, those who play Elden Ring for the single-player experience might find it unwarranted when they get invaded while going briefly AFK. Moreover, there are some who do not appreciate that their character remains vulnerable to hostile mobs when the in-game menu is open.
Therefore, the Pause The Game mod was created to resolve this matter in Elden Ring, allowing Tarnished to have a moment of respite without needing to find a safe space from enemies. Another helpful feature this mod offers is the ability to modify the key or button used to pause the game. However, players should bear in mind that all online functionality must be disabled for the mod to work, including toggling off Elden Ring‘s Easy Anti-Cheat system in place.
Accordingly, the first thing that players must do is ensure that their game is perpetually set to Offline Mode and that Anti-Cheat is turned off. While there are multiple ways of conducting this procedure, the easiest and most recommended method is downloading and running the Anti-Cheat Toggler and Offline Launcher from Nexus Mods. Before running the EXE file of these programs, ensure that they have been placed into “SteamLibrarysteamappscommonELDEN RINGGame.”
Using The Pause The Game Mod In Elden Ring
Below are the steps for installing and using the Pause The Game mod in Elden Ring:
- Step 1: After using the Anti-Cheat Toggler and Offline Launcher, players must install the Elden Mod Loader for Pause The Game to properly work. This mod automatically loads DLL mods when Elden Ring is launched and makes sure that other utility mods do not overlap. The file for this mod can be found on Nexus Mods and should be placed in the same “Game” Folder mentioned above.
- Step 2: Next, download Pause The Game to receive a ZIP file containing the mod’s contents. Click and drag the items into Elden Ring‘s root folder, granting access to the files to overwrite the originals.
- Step 3: According to the mod’s description: “The default pause key for keyboard is P, and the default for controllers is Start.” To change these options, edit the “pause_keybind.ini,” replacing the keys with hexadecimal options from Microsoft’s official pages for Virtual Key Codes. There are tables available for keyboard and controller input in Elden Ring.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
