skate. - Community-Raised Issues [Last Update: March 26th]
What's this post all about? This post will be used to inform you on issues that the skate team are actively investigating or working on that have been raised by members of the skate community. By keeping an eye on this thread, you'll be able to see some of what the team is working on before a patch/update is made available to download. You may see a ❗Workaround or ❗Note from Dev below certain issues that give additional context to those listed. Wherever relevant, pages that add more context to a particular issue will be linked. How do I report a bug or issue? Here's a how-to guide on how to effectively report a bug on the EA Forums: skate. | How to report a bug Even if you're familiar with bug reporting, please consider checking the linked post. For account-related issues, please reach out to us via EA Help 🚧 INVESTIGATING 🚧 A significant number of people have reported this issue. The development team is currently investigating how it can be resolved. Please, provide as much information as possible. 🆕Content | The Green Machine title is missing after completing the Paddy's Day event tasks. | Skate Paddy’s Day Challenges/Rewards | EA Forums - 13264903 Players stuck | Multiple reports on players getting stuck/softlocked | Softlock Megathread 🆕 Update: The old thread has more than 9005 comments, and sometimes it is difficult for the team to organise and spot new issues within all the reports. That's why we have decided to open a new megathread to work on the most recent softlock issues. Last week, more than 1,852 players were unlocked. 🆕Progression | Neighbourhood Progress reset & stuck at 0 / 0 | Neighbourhood Progress reset & stuck at 0 / 0 | EA Forums - 13261056 Replay Editor | Can't export videos in MP4 | Can’t export MP4 videos from replay editor. (PC) | EA Forums - 12986132 🆕Visual | Height & Animation mismatch | Boneless animation mismatch at player height 1 | EA Forums - 13255146 Visual | UI Overlap & Texture Issues on AMD GPUs | UI Overlap & Texture Issues on AMD GPUs | EA Forums - 13123864 ❗Workaround: Go to AMD's driver site and find your graphics card from the "Search or Browse Drivers" section > Click on "Previous Versions" and download the one labeled "Adrenalin 25.12.1" > Download and Run the AMD Cleanup Utility > Reboot, and then run the Adrenalin 25.12.1 installer > Reboot again and launch the game ⏳ AWAITING UPDATE ⏳ A fix/adjustment has been made and will be issued in a future patch/update. Items marked as 🆕 in here may have previously been in the Investigating section. 🆕Audio | Liked playlist no longer works | Liked playlist no longer works. | EA Forums - 13246056 ✅ RESOLVED ✅ This issue has been resolved in the game version listed beside the issue. Please ensure you have updated your game to the latest version. Patch v0.30.2 Achievements | PS5 trophies/achievements don't work after update 0.30.1 | PS5 trophies/achievements don't work after update 0.30.1 | EA Forums - 13246198 Content | Missing Barrel Jumper title | I paid for an incomplete pack (1 item missing) | EA Forums - 13247684 Tricks | Broken tricks out of grinds | Broken tricks out of grinds | EA Forums - 13246135 Tricks | Coffin air gets stuck until you land on the ground | Coffin air gets stuck until you land on the ground | EA Forums - 13250779 Patch v0.30.1 Settings | Screen resolution set to low when launching the game | Graphics Settings Fail to Save (NOT Duplicate) | EA Forums - 13027437 Social | Random players can join when the party is set to Nobody Can Join | Party set to invite only, randoms are still joining | EA Forums - 13025193 Social | Random players joining co-op challenges | Forcing people into my games? | EA Forums - 13061128 Tasks | Players are having various issues related to tasks | problems with tasks UI/Text | Footplant tricks are incorrectly named on goofy stance | Boneless foot plant labeled wrong on Regular side skating | EA Forums - 12587183 Visual | Friends list does not load completely on accounts with large amounts of friends | Fix the friend’s list, please | EA Forums - 13077613 Visual | HUD can disappear after starting a challenge | Gaming hud disappearing after starting mission | EA Forums - 12742772 Visual | Stickers are invisible when placed on the board | Stickers now invisible | EA Forums - 1298379 Patch v0.29.7 Players stuck | Players are getting stuck in replay after mission is completed | Stuck in replay after mission completed | EA Forums - 12981412 Patch v0.29.6 Players stuck | Players are stuck when completing tutorial missions | Map tutorial / Voice over loop [Workaround] | EA Forums - 12988822 Patch v0.29.5 Challenges | Elements disappear when starting a challenge, and the user is unable to enter any menus | Starting Challenge Nothing Happens In-Game | Grind assist reset to 100 when launching the game | Grind Assist setting broken after S2 update | EA Forums - 12982138 Players stuck | Stuck on the initial loading screen | Stuck on black screen with game mouse pointer | EA Forums - 12982688 Visual | Character skin tone changed | Character skin tones messed up since update | EA Forums - 12981571 Visual | Settings socks to none/off and restarting the game will revert to the previous settings | Someone keeps putting socks on my character! | EA Forums - 12986018 Visual | Pants clipping on the front leg | Punk Pants - consistent clipping on the front leg | EA Forums - 12985930 🔧 PATCH NOTES 🔧 The following information includes details of the patches that have been released for skate. For itemised patch information, please check the attached link. Mar 24, 2026: Patch v0.30.2 Mar 10, 2026: Patch v0.30.1 Feb 3, 2026: Patch v0.29.7 Jan 20, 2026: Patch v0.29.6 Dec 15, 2025: Patch v0.29.5 Dec 2, 2025: Patch v0.29.1 Oct 7, 2025: Patch v0.28.0 Sept 16, 2025: Patch v0.27.7 Please consider the following: This is not an exhaustive list of everything the development team are working on. Just because an issue is not listed above does not necessarily mean it's been ignored. If an issue is added to ⏳ AWAITING UPDATE⏳, this does not mean it will be addressed in the next patch/update, but it will be included in an upcoming patch/update. Items marked 🆕 have been recently updated/moved when this post was last edited. See you in San Vansterdam!
skate. Update 0.30.2
0.30.2 Patch Notes | All Platforms | Live on March 24 The double grinds, pop-less grind exits, low pop height, and grind assist issues have been a top priority of ours to address following the launch of Season 3. In this update, we were able to patch all but the double grinds issue. Developer’s Note: We are planning to bring back popout double grinds in 0.30.5, our next update. While these were originally a glitch rather than an intended mechanic, we see the value in having them, and players have told us they enjoy them too. But, we need a bit more time to get these working in tandem with the updated Grind Popouts. Thank you for your patience! Update will start rolling out across all platforms at the daily reset at 10AM PDT/ 5PM UTC with no downtime/server maintenance. Bug Fixes General Fixed an issue where low pop tricks were harder to perform than intended. Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to exit a grind popless. Fixed an issue where players were reset in mid-air after repeatedly bouncing on Quick Drop Objects. Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in an air Coffin, even after releasing the input buttons. Fixed an issue where a raised bump on a ramp in the Lower Spillway of Isle of Grom was unintentionally hindering gameplay. Fixed several holes on the Isle of Grom that could result in players falling under the playable map. Fixed an issue where a player could rarely get charged twice when purchasing a skate.Premium Pass. Developer’s Note: We've pushed a back-end fix to stop the double-charge issue some players experienced when purchasing the skate.Premium Pass. We’ve processed refunds of the overcharge to those impacted. We've also added an error message to indicate you’ve encountered this bug. Please reach out to us on the forums if you’re still experiencing this issue. Fixed an issue for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One where doing a Held trick mistakenly results in a double trick and then the board adjusts. Fixed various stability and performance issues. UI Fixed an issue where changed settings would reset to their defaults. Developer’s Note: Due to a change in how we store settings, some settings were unintentionally changed in Update 0.30.1. Players who were affected will need to readjust to their previous settings, but should not have to re-save after this update. With Update 0.30.2, this bug fix should more reliably save changes you make to settings. We’ll continue to monitor this fix closely. Fixed an issue where the Welcome and Starter Park bundles in the store accidentally displayed strikethrough UI. Fixed an issue that prevented some Achievements or Trophies from unlocking correctly. Fixed an issue that prevented the Barrel Jumper title from being awarded to subscribers as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Supercharge Pack 3, and PlayStation Plus Essentials Season 3 Play Pack. Developer’s Note: Anyone who’s already redeemed their Xbox or PlayStation subscription rewards will now see this title amongst their Rip Card options after updating skate.skate. 0.30.1 Patch Notes
Welcome to the 0.30.1 patch notes! The maintenance period for this patch begins on March 10, 8:55 a.m. PDT, and includes bug fixes, new features, gameplay improvements, and more for all platforms. Originally, this patch was going to be released as 0.30.0, but we had the ability to add a few more bug fixes to address pressing issues, so it will now be released as the new and improved patch 0.30.1. If you haven’t yet, take a look at our Season 3 article to learn more about your Return to Isle of Grom, and new skateable areas, Challenges, Seasonal Events, brands, soundtracks, and more coming to skate. in Season 3. Hub New Features Gameplay Improvements UI Improvements PC Graphics and Performance Updates Bug Fixes New Known Issues for Season 3 New Features Isle of Grom skate.Premium Pass Access Visit the new Ferry Terminal in Blue Light Beach to take the Wet N’ Mild Taxi Co. boat to and from Isle of Grom. For more details about Isle of Grom, visit our Season 3 article. Dark Catches and Darkslides Darkslides and Dark Catches are a fan favorite, returning from previous Skate games with some new improvements. Getting into a Dark Catch is done by holding RB/R1 before or right after performing any flip trick (including Impossible flip tricks from Season 2). Landing into a slide on a rail or ledge while holding a Dark Catch will start a Darkslide, which can now also be leaned and grind adjusted. When exiting, you can Flip Trick out to get some pop with it, or lean exit to ride out smoothly. You'll also find a few new settings to control when and how Dark Catches and Slides are released. Visit Skatepedia for more information about these new tricks. Developer’s Note: After getting the foundational mechanics into a good place, we're excited to add Darkslides and Dark Catches to skate. Similar to our approach with most legacy mechanics, we wanted to ensure Darkslides and Catches feel familiar, are integrated with other new additions to the franchise—such as flip speed control and grind leans—and have been expanded upon to provide more self expression. Tasks Expanded and diversified Tasks, including new varieties that can be completed conveniently while skating. Developer’s Note: We received feedback that some of the previous Tasks were too difficult or tedious to complete. In response, we’re introducing a wider variety of Tasks designed to complement your skating experience, rather than dominate it. Party Collision This feature allows you to collide with others in your party while skating together, adding to the chaos (and fun) of your seshes. Party Collision is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the Settings tab of the Social menu. Developer’s Note: You may experience collision accuracy and timing discrepancies when using this setting. We hope you enjoy this chaotic, but fun, new way to play with your party, and look forward to your feedback. Character Customization Options 4 new Hair and 5 Tattoo options have been added to the Character Customizer. Developer’s Note: 32 ** additional Tattoos can be acquired from Missions, the Skate Paddy’s event, the skate. Pass (Standard and Premium), and the new Essentials Shop. Skater Presets You can now configure up to 3 unique Skater Presets, including appearance and clothing. Additional preset slots can be purchased for 250 San Van Bucks. Maximum 10 slots. Store Up to 5 Product Boxes can now be bought in a single purchase, making your transactions more streamlined. An Essentials Shop was added to the Store, with options for Tattoos, Boards and more. Gameplay Improvements Bonelesses Improved responsiveness, reliability, and behavior of Boneless tricks performed from the ground or transitions. This change also applies to Fastplants and Bean Plants. Developer’s Note: We needed to make some large changes to how Bonelesses were originally implemented in order to improve their consistency and quality. A side effect of these underlying changes was the removal of some Boneless-specific “pop glitches.” Seasonal Missions Some Missions are now only available for the duration of the season they release in. Replay Editor Added an Effects Tab that lets you control Exposure, Color Temperature, Color Saturation, Barrel Distortion, and Vignette (Opacity, Size, Sharpness). Added more granular volume control over your skater's audio, other skaters’ audio, and world ambience. Playback speed can now be keyframed as well. Developer’s Note: Pair the Barrel Distortion effect with a wide Field of View to get that classic Fisheye effect you know and love. UI Improvements Throwdowns A notification system to highlight nearby Throwdowns has been added. You can toggle this feature on via the settings and also control the types of Throwdown notifications you see. Sense of Speed Audio Improvements Improved passbys and tunnel transitions Challenge Celebrations During the celebration screen for Challenges and Throwdowns, your skater’s first equipped Gesture will be played. You can control the Gesture that’s performed by using LB/L1 and the D-pad. Tasks Weekly and Monthly Tasks are now grouped in the UI for increased readability. Player Status A status communicating whether you’re in an activity, menu, or away has been added to the Social and Spectate menu. Store You can now preview items in the Store by hovering over them. We’ve also added a side navigation bar to make browsing the Store more efficient. PC Graphics and Performance Updates Replacing PC benchmark To give you a better PC performance experience, we're updating how we score users Render GPUs and CPUs based on live data. The new scoring system will slot each card into a more accurate global graphics quality tier. This change could potentially move some players up or down in visual quality, in favor of a better performance experience. If you’ve been having performance issues, try resetting your graphics settings to default. Render FPS Adds an explicit 30/60/uncapped FPS render setting. "Uncapped" FPS render setting runs at up to 240 FPS Improves handling of FPS in full-screen mode, particularly when other refresh rates are chosen. V-Sync Defaults V-Sync to ON as we believe this will give most players a better experience. Improves handling of V-Sync in full-screen mode. Minimum global graphics quality New global graphics quality introduced that reduces render settings for devices that don't meet our min spec. Skate PC Min Spec Updates We’ve analyzed our PC min specs and have updated it to ensure a smoother playing experience. Hardware below the minimum specs can still play but will be placed into the minimum global graphics quality. Render GPU High AMD: Changed from Radeon RX 6600 XT to Radeon RX 6700 XT Ultra NVIDIA: Changed from GeForce RTX 3070 Ti to GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Render CPU Low AMD: Changed from AMD Ryzen 3 3100 to Ryzen 3 3300X Medium AMD: Changed from Ryzen 5 3500 to Ryzen 5 3600X High Intel: Changed from Core i7-9700 to Core i7-9700K High AMD: Changed from Ryzen 5 3600 to Ryzen 5 3600XT Ultra Intel: Changed from Core i7-11700 to Core i7-11700K Bug Fixes Gameplay Fixed multiple issues that prevented Neighborhoods from unlocking. Fixed an issue where collision was disabled for Quick Drop Objects placed in Isle of Grom or San Van until you interacted with them. Fixed an issue where Rip Card changes were not saved after rebooting skate. Fixed an issue with how the Playstation progress display appeared. Fixed multiple issues with world collision. Fixed multiple issues where world objects and textures appeared or disappeared unexpectedly. Fixed an issue where switching between tabs while creating your player, and returning to the game, could cause your skater to appear with no limbs. Fixed an issue where VFX would continue to play after performing the Gabber Dance. Fixed an issue where the player would be unable to progress to the San Van portion of the tutorial if subtitles were turned off. Fixed an issue where quickly skipping through cinematics with the Next button caused issues with subtitles. Fixed multiple issues where criteria to complete a Challenge were met but not tracked. Fixed an issue where after teleporting to another player, traffic, pedestrians and the other player may disappear. Fixed an issue where if the player selects Delete All, they are unable to place additional Quick Drop Objects. Fixed an issue where the player can delete another player’s Quick Drop Objects by wedging their item underneath and deleting it. Fixed an issue where an object can become invisible after accessing the Radial Menu quickly. Fixed an issue where the player can be teleported out of bounds when joining a party. Fixed an issue where flickering dots could be visible after changing the game settings to Low Presets. Fixed an issue where the accessibility screen would no longer show during game boot. Fixed multiple issues where game settings would change after a reboot. Fixed an issue where the audio in Party Voice Chat is of lower quality on consoles. Fixed an issue where the Shader Precompilation Progress indicator was missing. Fixed an issue where the lighting in Skatepedia was incorrect. Fixed an issue where Landing Modifiers for Sketchy or Clean do not appear. Fixed an issue where the player would wipe out while performing a handplant if the board direction was changed. Fixed an issue where the game would revert to regular stance, even if goofy was selected during the intro of the game. Fixed an issue where a trick’s sound effect might not play when listening to other players. Fixed an issue where the resolution would change to 640x480 after logging in on PC. Fixed an issue where Board Stickers would not display on PCs with NVIDIA GPUs. Fixed an issue where objects could not pass through the basketball hoop in the Eelside Tunnel. Fixed an issue where party and invite settings would not save correctly. Fixed an issue where timers for Stunt Challenges would only display when there was 20 seconds left. Fixed an issue where challenges would not restart after choosing the Retry option. Fixed an issue where replays would fail to export on PlayStation 5. Fixed an issue where characters would appear to have bloodshot eyes. Fixed an issue where vehicles could spawn on top of players. Fixed an issue where players in Mission dialogue would be excluded from co-op challenge enrollment. Replay Editor Fixed an issue where the Replay Editor would capture stuttering when exporting. Fixed an issue where replays only showed the last 10 seconds of the video, versus the portion with the best trick. Fixed an issue where visual effects from Emotes and Gestures are still visible in the Replay Editor, even with player filtering turned on. Fixed an issue where camera movement and speed is not accurate between keyframes in the Replay Editor. Fixed an issue where rewinding or fast forwarding with the mouse in the replay menu was unavailable. Stability and Performance Fixed various stability and performance issues. Fixed an issue where if the player is in a Challenge and gets pulled into a Co-op Challenge, they are disconnected from the server. Fixed multiple issues where clothing clipped through the skater. Fixed an issue where character models will sometimes stutter when moving onboard or offboard in a busy server. UI Fixed an issue where certain UI elements would disappear after starting a challenge. Fixed an issue where the friends list would not display completely. Fixed an issue where the Store would show grey borders when using an ultrawide monitor. Fixed an issue where the Coffin Air trick would not appear on the score ticker if done in mid-air. Fixed an issue where Stunt Challenge targets would display a Mission Waypoint icon. Fixed an issue where the Double Ground Grab trick would not properly display on the score ticker. Fixed multiple issues where the incorrect item rarity was displayed. Fixed an issue where all Footplant tricks were named inaccurately when skating Regular. Fixed an issue where the purchase button incorrectly displayed Buy text instead of Get More text if you didn’t have enough currency to buy an item. Fixed an issue where Tasks would stop registering, but still show progress in the Tasks UI. Fixed an issue where a notification wouldn’t trigger after events roll over. New Known Issues for Season 3 Below is a list of known issues introduced with Season 3 that are still being investigated. Each week on Tuesdays, we communicate the latest news about known issues in The Weekly Grind. Be sure to check in weekly. Rarely when players enter the Store tutorial, the Social Menu accidentally opens instead, and the controller becomes briefly unresponsive. Scrolling through Session Type options in the Throwdowns menu causes descriptions to mismatch with the selections. The game sometimes crashes when a fourth player joins your Party. Adjusting your video settings on PC can cause other settings to change. After accepting a skate. party invite via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, the invite reappears after the player is already in the party they were invited to. When travelling as a party to the Isle of Grom, if the party leader has a menu open while the timer is ticking, the timer will get stuck at 0. Workaround: Canceling the queue will resolve this issue. The progression bar sometimes incorrectly tracks your progress during Tasks.skate. 0.29.7 Patch Notes
0.29.7 Patch Notes | All Platforms | Live on February 3 Update will start rolling out at 9AM PT with no downtime. If you're currently logged in during the rollout, you will need to relog to get the update. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where two songs were missed from the playlist. Fixed a collision issue where players could walk through a wall in the Gullcrest Community Park. Fixed an issue where the incorrect name was displayed for the Stunting 101 Challenge. Fixed an issue where skate. could crash after leveling up Hedgemont. Fixed an issue where the Global Graphics Quality setting will automatically switch to Custom with low settings when you view another skater in the Social Menu. Fixed an issue where the flame effect remains active after exiting the costume section of Customize a Skater. Fixed an issue where a reboot was required if you skipped some cinematics. Fixed a crash which could occur when spectating other players. Fixed an issue where players could still Direct Join other players regardless of their join setting restrictions. Fixed various stability and performance issues.Skate. 0.29.6 Patch Notes
0.29.6 Patch Notes|All Platforms|Live on January 20 No Maintenance/Downtime; Update will start rolling out Jan 20, 2026 at 9AM PT. If in-game, you will need to relog to get the client update. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where your progression could be halted if subtitles were turned off. Fixed an issue where resolution could be unintentionally reduced to 480p. Fixed an issue on PlayStation 5 where the resolution could be stuck at 640p. Fixed an issue where the score multiplier clock and real time didn’t match because of server load. Fixed an issue where sound effects were missing for other skaters. Fixed an issue where the Accessibility menu failed to display while loading into skate for your first time. Fixed an issue where you could place more Quick Drop items than allowed. Developer’s Note: This fix was implemented to prevent instances where more Quick Drop items than intended are placed in San Van, causing performance issues for all skaters. Fixed a lighting issue that misrepresented the appearance of other skaters in San Van. Fixed an issue where your board wasn’t visible in menus after entering and exiting skate.Pass. Fixed an issue where other skaters, traffic, or pedestrians could disappear after using skatepedia. Fixed a few incorrectly placed Gesture visual effects. Fixed an issue where incorrect messaging was displayed when exporting videos. Fixed multiple thumbnails that did not accurately represent their items. Fixed an issue where crackling or distorted audio could happen while using voice over IP. Fixed various stability and performance issues.Update 0.29.5 Patch Notes
Welcome to the 0.29.5 patch notes! This patch goes live on December 15, and includes bug fixes for issues discovered after Season 2’s launch, and some gameplay improvements. If you haven’t yet, take a look at our Season 2 article to discover the new skateable locations, brands, soundtrack additions, and skate.Pass that arrived on December 2. General Improvements Replaced the Peach Puree Cargoes cosmetic with the Brown Tie-Dye Jeans in the Down Low Product Box. Gameplay Improvements Routine maintenance of San Van’s infrastructure has had some unexpected results. Liability details can be found on page seven of your ‘Welcome to the Rip Initiative’ introductory booklet. Community Parks will now consist of natural wood tones to be more visually appealing. Developer’s Note: The aesthetic of Community Parks will change to natural wood tones on December 15. From December 16–January 14, the aesthetic will change again for Winter Rollstice, our holiday event. After the event concludes, Community Parks will revert back to their new default wood tones. UI Improvements We’ve made an update to the UI of the Quick Drop menu, adding a new category called Interactive. This category is where items like the bouncy Quick Drop umbrella (previously located under the Props category) will be moving forward. Bug Fixes Fixed various stability and performance issues. Fixed skin rendering issues that could cause complexion and skin tone issues on certain graphics quality settings. Fixed an issue where Fakie Slappies could not be performed. Fixed an issue where the Grind Assist setting would set itself to 100 after skate. was restarted. Fixed multiple issues with incorrect or missing thumbnails. Fixed an issue where using the Low Preset setting would cause visual flickering on the screen. Fixed an issue where the Rip Card would have missing buttons depending on your settings. Fixed multiple issues with visual effects for gestures. Fixed an issue where exported videos were laggy or in slow motion. Fixed an issue where your skater’s socks could be reset to the default cosmetic option. Fixed multiple issues where timers in Challenges were not working as expected. Fixed an issue where other players could go invisible until you restarted the game. Fixed multiple instances where your chosen game settings would revert back to their default after restarting the game. Fixed an issue where you could get a black screen after finishing a Challenge or returning to a session marker, then when teleported by a friend, you would end up under the map.Update 0.29.1 Patch Notes
Welcome to the 0.29.1 patch notes! The maintenance period for this patch begins on December 2, 8:55 a.m. PST, and includes bug fixes, new features, gameplay improvements, and more. Originally, this patch was going to release as 0.29.0, but we had the ability to add a few more bug fixes to address crashing issues and stuttering for the Replay Editor, so it will now be released as the new and improved patch 0.29.1. Building skate. with the community means listening, learning, and being transparent about how we balance fixing issues and testing our systems with improving the game and adding new content. Thank you for joining us on this journey. If you haven’t yet, take a look at our Season 2 article to discover the new skateable locations, brands, soundtrack additions, and skate.Pass coming to skate. this season. Hub Bug Fixes New Settings Gameplay Improvements New Accessibility Features New Features Season 2 Known Issues BUG FIXES Fixed various stability and performance issues. Fixed an issue where the Extravert Shop menu malfunctioned after purchasing Tix. Fixed an issue where the Crew Challenges and You mission would sometimes not be marked as completed. Fixed an issue where co-op challenges failed to start for some party members. Fixed an issue where party members were unable to leave a co-op Challenge after it began. Fixed an issue where the level-up icon failed to display when expected. Fixed an issue where the Replay Editor captured stuttering when exporting. Fixed issue where exported replays on console were in slow motion. Fixed two visual bugs that occurred after purchasing Product Boxes with Rip Chips. Fixed an issue where the Rip Score level-up animation would accidentally repeat when buying Product boxes or unlocking skate.Pass. Fixed an issue where a goal in the Single Bridge Gap challenge would reset upon completion. Fixed an issue where some of the Challenge requirements were missing from the Challenge’s description. Fixed an issue where exiting out of a Replay Editor draft after trimming a video would reset the trim. Fixed an issue where the Rip Score was missing from the info panel in skate.Pass. Fixed an issue where your skater would be invisible after joining a friend’s party on another server. Fixed an issue where cumulative challenge goals would sometimes not increase as intended. Fixed an issue where the HUD disappeared after starting a challenge, requiring a client restart. Fixed an issue where, after purchasing Tix, there was no redemption page and skate.Pass only displayed your skater. Fixed an issue where purchasing items that increased Rip Score would display an incorrect score on the redeeming screen. Fixed an issue where the skater could become soft-locked after switching to the Party tab from a not in-game or offline friend. Fixed inconsistent anchor threading and torpedo duration behavior in the Thread the Anchor challenge. Fixed an issue where the game would crash during mission progression and after completing the tutorial. Fixed an issue where the San Van Bucks amount was not displayed on the item preview page after accessing a Market Miles product box. Fixed an issue where challenge completion would not register after taking a long time to finish the challenge. Fixed an issue where in-game settings would revert to default between gaming sessions. Fixed an issue where users lost San Van Bucks while redeeming skate.Pass content and received unwanted items. Fixed an issue where users who did not claim rewards for completing all Tasks before the rollover were not granted Rip Chips NEW SETTINGS Compass on HUD: You can now hide the Compass (How to find it: Settings > General > Interface). Hold Fakie Push: Allows you to hold fakie even after pushing (How to find it: Settings > Gameplay > Controls). Grind Lean Exit: You can now turn this setting off to make getting deep and stylish grind leans easier without accidentally leaving the grind (How to find it: Settings > Gameplay > Trick Toggles). Maximum Pump Strength: Lets you control the maximum speed gained from pumping (How to find it: Settings > Gameplay > Assists). GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS Expanded Drop-In Functionality Drop-Ins now work in more situations, even on tall vertical walls. Transitions from Drop-In to air now look and feel better. Visual Improvements to the World and your skater’s eye shape and skin complexion have been made. 50 new pedestrian types now roam San Van. 3D Audio Support for the PlayStation 5 has been added. Access to the Social Menu has been moved from a tile in the main hub to the main hub’s top navigation bar. Hold timing and its animation are now consistent on all D-Pad actions. The player's Audio Volume settings will be reset to default values at the beginning of this season. Developer’s Note: This reset allows for easier boosting of music volume through the Toolbar. NEW ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES Additional accessibility features have been added to support Party Voice Chat. Menu Narration now instructs players on how to activate Party Voice Chat. Communication Wheels statements are read aloud to party members while Text-To-Speech (TTS) is activated. Voice chat is translated into text on screen while Speech-To-Text (STTT) is activated. NEW FEATURES Co-op Mode: Own the Lot Own the Lot pushes up to four players to complete as many reqs as possible while racing against the clock. Team up with friends to take on shared challenges of scaling difficulty and own the streets of San Van together, earning Tix in the process. Own the Lot also includes special season-long Tasks that grant rewards. For more information about Own the Lot, visit our Season 2 article. Developer Note: Own the Lot is tuned for party play. We don’t recommend trying to complete these challenges on your own, and in fact, it will be quite difficult to do as a solo player. Flip Tricks Impossible Flips Front Foot Impossible Flips Nollie Impossible Flips Nollie Back Foot Impossible Flips All Impossible Flips can also be performed as Held, Late, and from Grinds and Manuals Handplant Tricks 14 New Handplant Variants have been added, making for 16 total. Handplants, including One-Foot, No-Foot, and Tweaked Handplants can also be performed in Fakie stance. Handplants can now be held for different durations based on how long you hold the input. Multiple Handplant variants can now be chained back-to-back within the same plant. Developer’s Note: When it comes to Flip Tricks, proper Impossibles have been a common request. So, we've not only added new gestures and animations for base Impossible Flips, but also, new variations like Nollies and Front-Foots to give you more options. On the vert skating side, we've also revamped Handplants to feel better, give more control, and fill out all the missing trick variants we didn't get to at Early Access launch. We’re looking forward to seeing these new additions show up in clips, expand your options for lines, and provide more variation for challenges. We are always looking for ways to enhance the experience and give as much control over your skater and experience as possible. Darkslides and more will be coming in future seasons, but until then, we hope you enjoy these updates and look forward to your feedback so we can keep improving the skating experience. Challenges A bevy of Challenges spread across the Casper Hotel Rooftop, Road Tunnel, Building Roof Patio, and Canal Buildings, and the rest of San Van are powersliding into Season 2. We’ve made big improvements to how we deliver and refresh Seasonal Challenges based on community feedback—Seasonal Challenges will still drop each week, but we’ll also reset them twice over the season, giving you more opportunities to earn Tix. Each individual challenge won’t give quite as many Tix, but over the season you’ll be able to earn more than twice the Tix from Seasonal Challenges, not including the Tix you can also earn from the new Own the Lots. Plus, the amount of challenges dropping per week in Season 2 has been increased. For a full breakdown of these changes, including how many more Tix you’ll earn each season, visit our Season 2 article. Missions Point of Impossibility will bring you underground on a hunt for the place where the Impossible was first landed in San Van. The Mission is unlocked after completion of Shingo's Secret Scoring Tips mission in Tour 2. Completing Point of Impossibility rewards you with 500 Tix and three new Props. Coping Inspector will take you to the rooftops for some Handplant practice at a handful of the newly added rooftop spots, and unlocks after completion of The Gift of Grab mission in Tour 3. Completing Coping Inspector rewards you with 500 Tix, the Coping Inspector title, and a Rooftop Fast Travel Point. Tasks Rotation Changes: Weekly Tasks will last three weeks, giving you time to catch up on any missed Tasks. Seasonal Tasks are now Monthly Tasks. Developer’s Note: This change was made to Seasonal Tasks to inject more variety and rewards into your experience. Auto-claim Task rewards Now, if you forget to manually claim your Task rewards, they will automatically appear within 24 hours of when the Task ended as a login message. New Character Customization Options 5 hair, 2 facial hair, and 3 eye shape customization options have been added to the character creator. Advanced Edit Mode For Replay Editor An Advanced Edit Mode has been added to the Replay Editor with these additional options: Trim replay Add, edit, and navigate keyframes, interpolating between camera types and camera targets. Adjust camera type, target, field of view, tilt, roll, and framing for each keyframe. Export settings have been moved to the Advanced Edit Mode. Party Voice Chat You can now activate Party Voice Chat from the Party Settings, and converse with their party members using a microphone. Whomever is currently speaking will have their name displayed on screen with the appropriate mic status icons. You can choose to mute individual party members and not hear their voice audio. This only affects you, not the rest of the party. Party Beacons Party Up? is now available as a statement in the Communications Wheel. Using this statement drops a beacon in the world that other players can interact with to join your party. Your beacon is automatically cleared when the party is full or if you join another party. skate.Pass Developer’s Note: Community conversations have made it clear that you want more ways to play, earn Tix, and express yourself through cosmetics. In Season 1 the skate.pass was designed to help you earn the items you wanted most. But we learned that many of you enjoy the feeling of completing the skate.Pass from start to finish. For Season 2, we’re aiming to support both approaches. We’ve tuned the amount of Tix required to unlock rewards pages on the skate.Pass. You will also find we added a bit more SVB for you to collect this time around. We’re also actively considering additional places where Tix can be exchanged outside the skate.Pass, such as at Extravert. All in all, the Season 2 skate.Pass will have tighter scaling to promote quicker progression through the earlier pages of the skate.Pass. Legacy skate.Pass Legacy skate.Pass lets you keep progressing and claiming rewards from the premium pass you bought last season while the new season is live. Only your most recent previous premium skate.pass is eligible. Any progress you make from earning Tix will be applied to both your Season 1 Legacy skate.Pass and your Season 2 skate.Pass. News Read up on what’s new in skate. News will display when you enter the game, or can be accessed at any time from the main menu. Vee Reduced frequency and adjusted triggers for Gameplay Vee dialogue. Developer’s Note: We heard your feedback that Vee was commenting a bit too often during free skate. We’ve adjusted both the frequency and timing of Vee’s lines to create a quieter experience. And if you prefer to do your tricks in total silence, the option to fully mute Vee while free skating is still available. SEASON 2 KNOWN ISSUES There is an additional stuttering issue present when using the replay editor in-game, noticeable as skipped frames. This is separate from the exported video issue fixed in the 0.29.1 Patch Notes. Stalled exported replay videos if going into the menus while recording. Sometimes, putting the game on fullscreen and leaving it minimized for three or four minutes will prevent the player from re-opening it until the game is restarted. Often the Team Up, Throw Down mission does not end until the player untracks and retracks the mission. The Throwdowns queue timer freezes after all other players leave the queue. When the player accepts an invitation, the invitation pop-up appears again and an error modal shows up. During Stop, Quick Drop, and Roll Mission the fliptrick over cars criteria doesn't seem to track until after you complete all of the other criterias. Often during the tutorial, if you wipeout during the Ollie Course, Vee's line about being off board will loop infinitely. Workaround: Closing and re-launching the game. The player needs to press the Back button two times for the missions menu to close. Rarely after teleporting to another player, the player will stop seeing traffic, pedestrians and other players. Rarely, the Back button has no functionality, and the player cannot exit the Replay Editor. The board stickers from the skate.pass don't appear on the board while the player is previewing them. The speech-to-text feature does not transpose the words correctly. Rarely, when interacting with a player and joining their party, you will accidentally join another player’s party. Title crashes when/if the players spam the changing tabs buttons in the SKATER menu. Exported videos are longer than their displayed in-game length. Character model stutters sometimes while performing tricks on a busy server. After spending time in the Settings menu or after changing the graphics lighting setting, shadows and lighting in San Van becomes inconsistent. Removing any socks or headwear and restarting skate. may cause previously equipped socks or headwear to be re-equipped. Multiple settings sometimes revert to incorrect states when skate. is restarted.0.28.5 Patch Notes
With Skate-o-Ween live in-game, we wanted to turn attention back to the top issues in the game as a whole. The focus of this update is to address several of our most pressing crash / stability issues in addition to some key improvements. This is not an exhaustive list, nor is it everything the team is currently tracking. We’ll continue to update everyone via The Weekly Grind (posted every Tuesday on Steam forums, EA Forums, Discord, and Reddit, as well as skatestatus) as we lock in more fixes and ETAs on fixes for trending issues. We wanted to drop the Patch Notes and Known Issues for you to dive into before Update 0.28.5 goes live at 10AM PT on Oct 23, 2025 with fixes, improvements, tweaks, and changes. Please note: In Update 0.28 a bug was introduced that resulted in incorrect values when granting Rip Chips and XP through Challenges. With Update 0.28.5, this bug was fixed, which now has the intended grants. City challenges (rotating): Per goal: 50 rep / 5 Rip Chips 0.28.0 had 35 rep / 20 Rip Chips Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips 0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips Mission challenges: Per goal: 0.28.5: 50 Rep / 25 Rip Chips 0.28.0 had 35 rep / 20 Rip Chips Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips 0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips Crew challenges (static/non-rotating): Per goal: 100 rep / 50 Rip Chips No change from 0.28.0 Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips 0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips BUG FIXES and IMPROVEMENTS Crashes & Stability: Fixed numerous game or platform crashes and stability problems including, but not limited to, the following: Crashes when getting into idle screen. Crashes after completing a challenge, then opening the map. Crashes while scrolling through the Spectate menu. Other miscellaneous crashes. Challenges & Progression: Fixed issues with challenge functionality, player progression and gameplay. Fixed long loading screens, black screens, and “slow motion” after using Spectate. Fixed various issues with Quick-Drop. Fixed Wall Carver challenge completion and rewards. Store, Economy, and Reward Issues: Fixed issues with the in-game store, item rewards, currency, and economy systems. Fixed issues with skate.Pass menu navigation. Fixed reward payouts, scaling, and item rarity. Audio Bugs & Implementation: Resolved audio-related implementation and playback issues. Character, Cosmetics & Content Errors: Resolved issues with character assets, cosmetics, missing or incorrect visual content, and user interface inconsistencies. Fixed missing content and clipping content. The Replay Editor (PC) often captures stuttering during export. Fix: Only PC is fixed at this time, and we’re continuing to work on console Replay Editor issues. skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages. Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players. Fix: Fixed with update 0.28.5. KNOWN ISSUES STILL BEING WORKED ON We are also tracking the following Known Issues. This is not everything, and we’ll keep you updated as more trending issues are tracked. Stuck on Isle of Grom. Fix: We pushed out a fix to stop the issue from occurring. However, this didn’t retroactively fix those in this state and we’re working to get the ferry running as soon as possible for those still stuck. If you’re still stuck waiting on the ferry, post in this thread. Unable to play skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. Troubleshooting: Ensure that VPN is disabled and check that the EA App is not in offline mode. For more troubleshooting help, refer to our Connectivity FAQ. Invisible party members when joining a friend from another server. Workaround (not 100%): When joining a friend from another server, players may sometimes be invisible. The workaround is to use the in-game teleport option via Social menu to teleport to them. Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix. Achievements are not granted to the user. Fix: We’re looking for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress. Criteria for unlocking the Market Mile neighborhood is not showing up, causing the "Manual Extension" mission to not appear. Workaround: You can get to Market Mile by doing more Challenges. Get that XP! Fix: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29. The Replay Editor (consoles) often captures stuttering during export. Fix: We’re continuing to work on console Replay Editor issues. KNOWN ISSUES FOR 0.28.5 skate.Pass & Tix Purchase: After the user purchases the Premium skate.Pass or Tix they may be returned to a blank skate.Pass menu with no redemption page, showing only the character. Workaround: Players can temporarily regain access by switching tabs, then backing out from the gameplay menu. Fix: We’re working on a fix to be implemented in a future patch.skate. Update 0.27.7 (Early Access Release)
Welcome to Early Access skate. fam! The playtest forum will be archived (but still visible!), so go check out our new, public forums here. The team has tracked and squashed some bugs that popped up since 0.27.5 (our previous update that gave our skate. Insiders an Insider’s Preview to help iron out some bugs and issues). With the game launching in Early Access on Sept 16, 2025 (tomorrow, can you believe it?!), we’ll continue listening to the community and working to make the gameplay experience better. Speaking of the skate. Insider program, Insider Rewards will start rolling out this week for everyone who registered as a skate. Insider. You’ll need to check the account you signed up to playtest with to get the Insider deck and pack of Insider deck stickers. Thank you for joining us in the skate. insider program! PROGRESSION UPDATE Our Insider's Preview showed you guys cranking through the game, so the team has looked deeply into progression rates and made some changes to how fast you earn XP. To note: We’ve eliminated any per-drop XP Removed XP gain from items acquired through Neighborhood rank up We’ve streamlined all XP gains from drop items to be 50 XP, regardless of rarity Balanced XP gains in Market Mile mission item rewards BUG FIXES Fixed a few soft-lock progression issues, including the “Complete The Line” Mission Fixed some crashing issues Fixed an issue with party invites for Throwdowns Fixed performance issues related to Quick Dropping items Fixed various localization and text issues throughout the game Fixed some thumbnail issues in the Create-A-Skater Fixed a flickering shadow in two cinematics Fixed a few character gesture issues Fixed for getting stuck under the map Fixed the “Err” Notification Fixed PC players unable to turn off friend request notifications Fixed issue where players are able to see other skaters when in spectate mode and can still hear them; however, in normal gameplay, they are invisible Fixed issue where if a party member leaves, the party behaves as if they are still joined Fixed Founder's Edition visual bug - Info Panel shows cross out pricing even if the player does not have EA Play Some CDN Image resizes to improve performance on Gen 4 consoles, especially Xbox One Renamed the D-Tres sneakers to Permaflow Various localization fixes KNOWN ISSUES Beyond the fixes coming in Early Access, we do have some Known Issues we’re hard at work on to get addressed and ready for Season 1, coming with Update 0.28.0 in a few weeks. The replay editor often captures stuttering during export. Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress. Players can be trapped by drop items in shop spawn locations. Workaround: Change “Quick Drop Visibility” in your social settings to “Only Me”. Fix: Fixed with Update 0.28. Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. "ERROR 852146987" Troubleshooting: Make sure to disable VPN; check that the EA App is not in offline mode. For more troubleshooting help, check this Connectivity FAQ. The RIP Card customization will flicker between the old and new assets for a while after the selected user updates their customization. Fix: Fixed in 0.28 Player stuck unable to progress Tour 1 Skater Eyes: Stunting 101 Fix: Fixed in 0.28 During the last step of "Spots and How to Own Them" when the user will start the challenge, they will be stuck for ~3 minutes with the message "Waiting for players". Workaround: Wait for the timer to run out, challenge will then be able to be completed Fix: Fixed in 0.28 Quick Drops are invisible when chosen and cannot be placed Fix: Fixed in 0.28 Sometimes viewing the preview of players in the San Van List causes a black screen, and exiting out to game from this state will lead to a soft lock Fix: Fixed in 0.28 When entering a grind and leaning to exit, skater disappears (rare) Fix: Fixed in 0.28 Criteria for unlocking the Financial neighborhood is not showing up, causing the "Manual Extension" mission to not appear Workaround: You can get to the Financial Neighborhood (Market Mile) by doing more Challenges. Get that XP! Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution. Criteria for unlocking the Historic neighborhood (Gullcrest Village) is not showing up, causing the mission to not appear Workaround: You can get to the Historic neighborhood (Gullcrest Village) by doing more Challenges. Get that XP! Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution. Disabled the “Pad Hopper” Challenge due to a world prop making the Challenge harder than intended. Fix: Fixed in 0.28. We're stoked to welcome you to San Van! We've got some work to do, and are glad you're here for the ride. Let's roll!
