Elden Ring comes equipped with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) to deter cheating in online play. However, this can inadvertently affect other scrupulous players. We've seen countless reports of poor performance, and the game doesn't even launch through Valve's Proton compatibility layer on Linux. If you're just jumping back into Elden Ring to enjoy the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you may have come across some issues.
You could disconnect your PC from the internet before starting Elden Ring, but not everyone wants to do that each time they want to play the game. A temporary solution is to disable EAC altogether, as suggested by the Steam Proton community.
