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DougSephiroth's avatar
4 years ago

Madden 22 PC Freezing - possible solution?

I've been trying to play Madden 22 for a while and I'm not successful, the game ends up freezing at some point, often in the selection of the first move of the match.

I looked for a solution in every possible way for about 4 months and I couldn't, after having done all the missions and challenges of the Madden 21 MUT I tried again to play Madden 22 which kept freezing.

After having tried all forms of graphical configuration in Madden 22 and not having a good result, I tried one last gamble, testing Madden 21 DLL files in Madden 22. And when replacing one of these DLLs I realized that my problem with freezing disappeared and that way I was able to play without problems for days.

In Madden 21 there is a DLL named oo2core_7_win64.dll

In Madden 22 there is a DLL named oo2core_8_win64.dll

I put the DLL from 21 in 22 and renamed it to oo2core_8_win64.dll

Experimentally I put the original files in their respective folders and started Madden 22 and with its original DLL the game freezes again.

I don't know if it will work with others, but here was a solution I found and it worked.

Hope I helped and let me know if it really worked.

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Há tempos eu tento jogar o Madden 22 e não tenho sucesso, o jogo acaba congelando em algum momento, muitas das vezes na seleção da primeira jogada da partida.

Procurei solução de todas a formas possíveis durante uns 4 meses e não consegui, depois de ter feito todas as missoes e challenges do MUT do Madden 21 tentei novamente jogar o Madden 22 que continuou congelando.

Depois de ter tentado todas as formas de configuração gráfica no Madden 22 e não ter um bom resultado, eu tentei uma última cartada, testar arquivos de DLL do Madden 21 no Madden 22. E ao substituir uma dessas DLL percebi que o meu problema com congelamento desapareceu e dessa forma consegui jogar sem problemas por dias.

No Madden 21 tem uma DLL nomeada de oo2core_7_win64.dll

No Madden 22 tem uma DLL nomeada de oo2core_8_win64.dll

Eu coloquei a DLL do 21 no 22 e renomei to oo2core_8_win64.dll

De forma experimental eu coloquei os arquivos originais em suas respectivas pastas e iniciei o Madden 22 e com sua DLL original o jogo voltou a congelar.

Não sei se irá funcionar com outros, mas aqui foi uma solução que encontrei e funcionou.

19 Replies

  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    4 years ago

    @Anonymous 

    Can you double-check your Windows updates to see if you have any software to install. Please do the same for your AMD card via AMD's website.

    Do you run dual monitors? Some players have been able to run the game by disabling one of the monitors. I have seen that work for other games too. Can you at least try that to test and see if that could be the cause of it here? 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    @EA_Blueberry, thanks for the reply.

    All drivers, including the GPU, and Windows, are up-to-date. I have only one monitor. I literally tried everything:
    - uninstalling and reinstalling Origin and the EA App;
    - uninstalling Madden 22 and installing & running it via Origin and EA App;
    - plugging the controller after booting the title;
    - switching the Graphics to low and DirectX to 11/12;
    - installing the title on a different partition;
    - running Origin, the EA App and the title as Administrator.

    I ran out of options. I'm not sure if the softlock is due to the Xbox 360 controller. A few minutes ago I just encountered the softlock again during a Solo Challenge, after selecting a play. If it matters, I can play FIFA 22, with the same controller, without any issues.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry yes sir, cleared the cache for both EA App and Origin. Also deleted the temp files, repaired the game, the issue still occurs.
  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    4 years ago
    @Anonymous

    Thanks for your patience I just got back after being out a couple days. When it locks up do you get any error messages?
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry

    No, the title just freezes. There are no error messages when the issue occurs.

    I managed to download Madden 21 and try the suggested fix, but the issue still occurs, with a lower repro-rate, during the loading screen or during the game, when I select a play. I can't even play online because anytime the game can freeze; I'm playing only solo challenges. I lost two H2H matches when the game started, due to this issue.
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    EA_Blueberry
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    4 years ago

    @Anonymous 

    Would you be able to try unplugging the 360 controller and play with Mouse and keyboard just to see if it locks up. If it doesn't, that can give us a good idea if that is where we need to determine if it's hardware related. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry

    I played a challenge with the controller connected and I don't had any issues. Then I selected to play another challenge and the game stopped responding after I selected a play. Video: https://youtu.be/Wp5aQvkcw3M - Timestamp: 05:55.

    I closed the game, unplugged the controller receiver, then I booted the game. I played a challenge with keyboard input, then I selected a different challenge and the game stopped responding after I selected a play. Video: https://youtu.be/3GpsupUwSi4 - Timestamp: 03:34.

    The issue occurs for both inputs - softlock during the loading screen or after selecting a play. This is the only game where I encounter this issue.
  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    4 years ago

    @Anonymous 

    Thank you for the videos. Curious, have you tried rolling back your driver for your video card and re-downloaded the latest version to see if that repairs this? 

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