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Fr0stMango
2 years ago
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Game crash - failed to decode oodle pak file

Product: Apex Legends Platform:Steam-PC Please specify your platform model. PC AMD or Nvidia Model Number RTX 4070 Enter RAM memory size in GB 32G What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name...
  • Bogzilla_xXx's avatar
    Bogzilla_xXx
    2 years ago

    Hello,

    After hours of struggle. with the game crashing and crashing with the error "Failed to decode oodle pak file", I solved this situation by renaming one of the .starpak files. See the attached file.

    Maybe that file had an error in it and the repair option from EA application was not working. I do not understand why so many issues with this game.

    I hope it will work also for you.

    Next day the oodle pak error came back.

    So I proceeded to install the latest video card driver and I switched off the Shader Cache Size to Disabled from Nvidia Control Panel, saved settings and then enabed it back.

    Look like this actually worked. Still, a new update is available for Apex Legends. Maybe this update comes for solving the problem.

    Best regards,

    [CM - Edited to merge consecutive posts with additional details]

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Akutober1
2 years ago

Product: Apex Legends
Platform:Steam-PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number Nvidia 3080
Enter RAM memory size in GB 64GB
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? Akutober1
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Trying to click any function in the lobby
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Nothing, starting game from .exe in folder location. Issue also occurs with Steam and Origin launcher
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? No
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 1
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm)
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? Game Crashes with error "Failure to decode oodle pak"
What should be happening instead? Being able to go into the lobby and using all the functions.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Unsure of how to replicate issue, but there are youtube videos displaying the issue.

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I have been consistently getting this issue for about three weeks now.


It went away for a while before, but has started occurring EVERY TIME the game is launched. The issue started happening again after the two notable events spaced one day apart.

The intro cinematic will sometimes complete. Sometimes I will be able to log in, reach lobby, and then the game will either 


1) Crash without warning (Sometime Bluescreen)

2) Crash with Error message "Failure to Decode oodle pak file"

Notable Events:

  1. Turned off OneDrive
  2. Updated Nvidia GPU to latest 5/21/24 Driver

Tried solutions :

  • I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling using Steam more than 3 times. On Different harddrives, and also deleting the directory 
  • Giving r5apex, r5apex d12 exe, and Easy anti cheat administrator mode
  • Turning on Compatibility for those three files with Windows 8

Saved Games -> Respawn

Any assistance would be helpful like directions on where to check further logging.

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