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APB_114
4 years ago

Madden 22 Freezing Error (Steam-PC)

Over Christmas I bought Madden 22 for PC through Steam. The game always begins running with no issues, then once I get into Ultimate Team or another mode the game completely freezes.

I'm pretty sure as it freezes my CPU usage spikes to 100%, but since the game is trapped in full-screen on my desktop, I can't confirm. I have well above the minimum specs for performance (i5-7600k CPU, GTX 1050 TI GPU, 16 GB RAM), and have done everything EA support has told me (cleared cache, changed all GPU rendering, lowered more intensive processes, cleared unnecessary background tasks, safe booted, etc.). I have also verified game files, tried reinstalling, and some other stuff. If anyone has any insight on the issue or has had it themselves, some help would be greatly appreciated 🙂.

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    Hemmels
    New Scout
    2 years ago

    OK, so in ~/Documents\Madden NFL 22\CrashDumps there is a whole ton of files here.

    Here are just 3, most seem to point to some pointer exceptions or something?

    ...And of course I can't attach .zips or .7z files...

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    Hemmels
    New Scout
    2 years ago

    OK so after a LOT of experimentation, I seem to have better luck if I DO NOT TOUCH THE A button after a play, and wait for either a replay video, or the playbook to show on it's own. The crashing on load is just 80:20 whether it crashes or not, nothing we can do about that one. Also if a play card comes up after a play it's worth waiting for that to go away on it's own before pressing A. Yes, if the clock's running it's a bit annoying, but not as annoying as the game freezing half way through the 4th Q because you spammed the A button after a PAT or something.

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    Hemmels
    New Scout
    2 years ago

    I had the patience of a saint and didn't press any buttons. But still, freezes. "And he's gonna take it in, touchdown Pack-" and a freeze of my player celebrating 8s before half time.

    Honestly, please any ideas at this stage would be gratefully received. Took months to get a game that actually boots, and now it's unplayable anyway.

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