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? FROSTMANGO
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible. none
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)? none
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)? none
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. On the way from starting the game to entering the main menu
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. On the way from starting the game to entering the main menu
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? No
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) On the way from starting the game to entering the main menu
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? There is an error code
What should be happening instead? There is an error code
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? There is an error code
启动游戏并到达主菜单界面时，出现错误代码，游戏崩溃
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]
