skate. Skate-o-Ween Weekly Task Fix
We are aware of the issue affecting tasks blocking you from completing week 1 of the Skate-o-Ween event. We pushed a fix today allowing you to run any of the previously completed challenges again, "Witch's Brew", "Spider Bait", and "Heathen Flip", to complete the challenge goals and get all the week 1 rewards. Additionally, we're disabling the "Basinator" Challenge due to the objective "Perform a single flip trick and 360 into the Fountain" not consistently tracking. The skate. Team
skate. - Community-Raised Issues [Last Update: October 24th]
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. Achievements | Achievements aren't being unlocked despite meeting the criteria. | [MEGATHREAD] Achievements not completing Challenges | "Holly Huck" challenge reappears after completing it | 'Holy Huck' Challenge is reappearing... Challenges | Cumulative total challenge goal completion is not updating or tracking properly to unlock neighbourhoods. | Challenges not logging Challenges | The coop challenge goal often does not register as completed. | Co op challenges not completing Challenges| Unable to make progress against daily/weekly/seasonal tasks | Daily and weekly task not counting progress AGAIN | EA Forums - 12765908 Daily Tasks | Task progress stops after two completions due to lack of additional daily slam challenges | Daily Task and Daily Challenges Don't Match Sometimes. ❗Workaround: If you haven't completed any challenges, you can do 2 goals in a challenge, then exit, then do another 2 in the same challenge. In-Game | Friend's skater appeared invisible after joining a friend's party. | Invisible Friends in Online Co-op Level Up | Market mile fails to level up after achieving the required neighborhood rep | Market Mile not leveling up Loading Issues | Multiple reports on players encountering an infinite loading screen. | MEGATHREAD - Loading.... Error ❗Note from Dev: Some players have reported that waiting between 1 and 3 minutes solved the issue for them. Mission Completion | Unable to complete all goals in "The Total Package" challenge during Tour 3 | Problem in mission in the market mile tour Mission Softlock | Softlock after completing the mission Check out the Extravert Skate Shop. | Go to extravert to level up bug Players Stuck | Stuck in a canal if they fall in after collecting the final bearing in the Salmon Run line challenge. | Stuck in canal, can’t respawn, can’t play game now ❗Workaround : Players can join a party and have the party leader start a coop challenge. Players stuck | Multiple reports on players getting stuck / softlocked | Softlock MEGA THREAD 🆕Skate-O-Ween Tasks | The Skate-O-Ween Tasks event task progress does not update properly | Skate-o-ween task bugged?! 🆕SVB Charge | Getting Charged SVB for Rip Chip or Tix Items | MEGA THREAD - Getting Charged SVB for Rip Chip or Tix Items ⏳ 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. ✅ 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 v0.28.0 In-Game | When starting a challenge solo or without a party, a "Waiting for player" pop-up appears on the screen. The challenge eventually starts after a minute. | Waiting for players on non co-op chalenges Players stuck | Unable to progress even after rebooting the game and getting stuck on the mission Tour 1 - Skater Eyes: Stunting 101 | [MEGATHREAD] Stunting 101 Tour 1 Stuck at 3/3 completion Patch v0.27.7 In-Game | Rarely, a queue notification showing "err" will appear when a party starts a Co-op challenge queue. | [MEGATHREAD] ERR notification every few seconds Players stuck | When booting the title with a fresh account, the user will get stuck in the splash screen at the "Configuring" stage. | Stuck on "Configuring" MEGA THREAD Players stuck | Players spawn way out of bounds every time they log in. | [MEGATHREAD] Stuck beneath map. Skatebord in a void. 🔧 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. 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!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.The Weekly Grind - Oct 21, 2025
Welcome back to The Weekly Grind. Let’s get to it! What’s going on? First things first, welcome to Skate-o-Ween! Our first seasonal in-game event is running from Oct 21 - Nov 11, 2025 with updates to the city’s community parks, new event challenges, and gear for you to get through those event challenges. For more details on Skate-o-Ween, check out our event blog. The team is working on update 0.28.5, targeting release Thursday, to help address several issues affecting players. You’ll find a list of the bugs the team is tackling down below in our Known Issues section. We did note that last Thursday there was an issue with a Seasonal Daily Task that required earning 2 stars 4 times in Stunt Challenges but there weren’t enough Stunt Challenges on the map. That’s totally on us and the team reconfigured rotations on Friday, Oct 17 to prevent this from happening in the future. We’ll keep you updated on next steps once we’ve locked them regarding that Daily Task completion issue. Also, we hear everyone loud and clear on the soft lock issues and we've been manually fixing those for players since Early Access release. As of Friday, we pushed another softlock fix, with more fixes on the way. If you haven’t yet, make sure to share your details on the Mega Thread as we need to fix these individually for the time being. We appreciate your dedication and sticking with us in Early Access as we work through these issues. Make sure to check our official skate_status account on X to keep up-to-date with news and info as it comes out. We love seeing all your clips! On October 20th, we launched our first skate. UGC contest where you can design a shirt to be in-game. Check the official rules for details and hit up the #skate-tshirt-contest channel in the official Discord to drop your submission. Check here for details, rules, and the legal stuff. As usual, last week saw some amazing clips, videos, and screenshots, and we wanted to share a few that caught our eye. Remember: if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via skate.reel. Tie-dye dreams in the House of Rolling Reverence, Credit: ToSwagy21 It’s a vibe. - Credit: DreadHead Hippy Hangin’ in SV with the crew - Credit: Thugster Weekly Calendar skate. October 2025 UGC T-Shirt Contest started Oct 20, 2025 The Weekly Grind! (that’s today) Server Maintenance - Oct 21, 2025 starting at 9:50AM PT for up to 30 minutes Skate-o-Ween kicks off for 3 weeks Patch Notes & Known Issues for Update 0.28.5 Update 0.28.5 (Thursday) Coming Up: Halloween Sweepstakes in Discord Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps. (This is not an exhaustive list of all tracked issues.) Recent Fixes Softlock/Progression Stuck Issues (Ongoing) We're working on a long term fix that will take some time, so while we do that, as mentioned above please submit via the Mega Thread here for us to individually help you. Fix: Fixes are ongoing, with more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29. Tasks not working after daily reset. We’re pushing out a backend code optimization to prevent tasks not resetting/working after the daily rollover on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025 at 10PM PT. Please let us know in the skate. Bugs & Issues forums if you continue to experience this after this backend fix goes live. To Be Fixed in the Coming Weeks: Body flips often fail to register during the Double Trouble Season 1 Challenge Input for one-foot ollies can be inconsistent Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge Workaround: Restart game. Known Issues Still Being Investigated: Co-Op challenges fail to start for some party members We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. Some PC users experiencing very long loading screens after logging in Fix: Will be fixed in the next update. Stuck on Isle of Grom We’ve previously pushed out a fix so that new players won’t run into this issue, and have continued to help skaters that are stuck so they can enter San Vansterdam. If you still can’t take the ferry, please report it in our megathread. Infinite Loading Issues We’re tracking an issue with players getting stuck in loading into San Vansterdam. Workaround: Make sure the game is updated (repair install, if possible). We’ve seen reports from players that loading will complete after a few minutes. EA App: Click … on game tile, select Repair Steam: Steam Library, right click game, Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity. Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. Troubleshooting: Ensure that the 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 friend from another server Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another. Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix. The replay editor often captures stuttering during export Due to the different way this system works across platforms, only PC is fixed at this time, and we’re continuing to work on console replay editor issues. 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: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29. skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages Workaround: Close the skate.Pass menu and re-open it. Fix: Team is working on a fixSkate-o-Ween Event
Check out the video --- The folks in San Vansterdam are more about fun than fright, so Skate-o-Ween isn’t your traditional Halloween festival. San Van’s gotten a spooky makeover, with plenty of eerie vibes and room to flex some of your wildest style. Stomp those tricks, earn some treats, and unlock new rewards that scream Halloween—think creepy-cool costumes, spooky slip-ons, haunted hoodies, and more. Discover more in the shop to trick out your style and shred till you’re dead. Skate-o-Ween runs from Oct 21, 2025 to November 11, 2025. What’s in the event? First, we’re updating the community parks. Here’s a peak at one of the updated parks, located in Gullcrest Village. We’ll be adding new Event tasks every week for a total of three weeks. However, don’t worry, the previous week’s tasks will remain available until the end of Skate-o-Ween. Complete the event tasks to earn Chocolate coins (the event currency) to get yourself Skate-o-Ween gear, customization, and Build Kit items. What are some of the event tasks? Some are pretty easy, like “Land 15 Hippy Jumps”. More intermediate tasks would be like “Earning Score in Sequences that include a Coffin”. For a harder challenge, we’ve got tasks like “Land Sequences with a Body Flip at Skate-O-Ween Community Parks”. We’ve also got Event Challenges like Skate the Web (Line), Dreadful Drop (Stunt), Ghostly Grind (OTS), and Sinister Sprinfest (Session). But that’s just a few. Throw down some tricks to get those treats. Not only can you earn Chocolate coins, but we’ll have a First Login reward cosmetic and daily free event currency for you to grab from the in-game store. A sample of the gear includes the Green or Red Witch Mask, new gestures like the Zombie, profile backgrounds, such as Bad Luck, that can be purchased in the event store, and props like Jack-o'-Lanterns and Tombstones. Get in, have some fun in the updated community parks, earn some Chocolate coins, and score some Skate-o-Ween gear and props. We’ll be dropping the 7-Ply Maple Harvest Event info soon. See you in San Vansterdam, The skate. TeamThe Weekly Grind - Oct 14, 2025
As mentioned in The Grind Vol: 6, we’re shifting The Grind from a monthly article to a weekly newsletter. With that shift, we’re also updating the content, so The Weekly Grind will be the spot for weekly news, community content sharing (screenshots and videos), tracked known issues, and upcoming updates. Let’s dive into our very first The Weekly Grind. What’s going on? Last week we launched Season 1 for skate., and dropped the blog and the Season 1 trailer. If you missed it, here’s that trailer again: We’ve seen a lot of content from the community, from crazy NBD videos, IRL vs. in-game clips, and some sick screenshots. Here’s a few we saw from the community, and if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via skate.reel. Credit: Boothulhu Credit: Housepant Credit: Shokora Weekly Calendar The Weekly Grind debuts! (that’s today) Oct 15 - Skate Bounty #3 - check out our social channels for details when it goes live Coming Up: Skate-o-Ween starts Oct 21, 2025 Skate-o-Ween, our first seasonal event, starts up next week with updates to the community parks, some event-specific Challenges, and more. We have details dropping next week before the event starts, so stay tuned! Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps. (This is not an exhaustive list of all tracked issues, but a greatest hits sorta list.) Recent Fixes Various progression issues Fix: Fixes are ongoing, with more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29. skate.Insider Rewards not showing up Fix: The team continues to run scripts to grant Insiders the skate.Insider Rewards. Skaters getting kicked from online play Fix: Some fixes implemented Oct. 10 and 12, more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29 Minor patch to address in-game Dead Space cosmetic issue Fix: Fixed Oct. 13 To Be Fixed in the Coming Weeks: Body flips often fail to register during the Double Trouble Season 1 Challenge Input for one-foot ollies can be inconsistent Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge Workaround: Restart game. Known Issues Still Being Investigated: Daily Tasks not counting after reset We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. Co-Op challenges fail to start for some party members We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. Some PC users experiencing very long loading screens after logging in Fix: Will be fixed in the next update. Stuck on Isle of Grom We’ve previously pushed out a fix so that new players won’t run into this issue, and have continued to help skaters that are stuck so they can enter San Vansterdam. If you still can’t take the ferry, please report it in our megathread. Infinite Loading Issues We’re tracking an issue with players getting stuck in loading into San Vansterdam. Workaround: Make sure the game is updated (repair install, if possible). We’ve seen reports from players that loading will complete after a few minutes. EA App: Click … on game tile, select Repair Steam: Steam Library, right click game, Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity. Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. "ERROR 852146987" Troubleshooting: Ensure that the 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 friend from another server Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another. Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix. The replay editor often captures stuttering during export We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. 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: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29. skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages Workaround: Close the skate.Pass menu and re-open it. Fix: Team is working on a fix See ya in San Vansterdam, The skate. Teamskate. Known Issues Status Oct 9, 2025
Recent Fixes Various progression issues Fix: Some fixes implemented Oct. 8, more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29. Skaters getting kicked from online play Fix: Some fixes implemented Oct. 7, more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29 To Be Fixed in the Coming Weeks: Input for one-foot ollies can be inconsistent Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge Workaround: Restart game. Known Issues Still Being Investigated: Stuck on Isle of Grom We’ve previously pushed out a fix so that new players won’t run into this issue, and have continued to help skaters that are stuck so they can enter San Vansterdam. If you still can’t take the ferry, please report it in our megathread. Infinite Loading Issues We’re tracking an issue with players getting stuck in loading into San Vansterdam. Workaround: Make sure the game is updated (repair install, if possible). We’ve seen reports from players that loading will complete after a few minutes. If the issue persists, please post on our megathread. EA App: Click … on game tile, select Repair Steam: Steam Library, right click game, Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity. Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. "ERROR 852146987" Troubleshooting: Ensure that the 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 friend from another server Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another. 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. The replay editor often captures stuttering during export We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. 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: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29. skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages Workaround: Close the skate.Pass menu and re-open it. Fix: Team is working on a fixskate. - Season 1
As we drop into Season 1, we wanted to give you a little refresher about our Seasonal process and get you ready for Season 1. Each Season in San Vansterdam will add more to the game, such as new skateable areas, new Challenges and Tasks, Seasonal events like Skate-o-Ween and the 7-Ply Maple Harvest, new brand partners, additional cosmetics, new tracks to the soundtrack, and a new skate.Pass, plus bug fixes and quality of life improvements. We’ll add more life and style to the city, like some spooky decor around the city for Skate-o-Ween and in-game events. With Season 1, we’re also implementing our first pass of visual updates, as shared in The Grind: Vol. 6. So what’s in Season 1? First, San Van is going to get a little makeover to do it up for the Season, and there’s plenty to discover once you drop in. Check out some of the seasonal decor we’re bringing to spots like The Orb, The Skateway, and new skateable areas around the city. Here’s a preview of what’s coming to the city. Skate-o-Ween Skate-o-Ween, as it's called in San Van, is the annual Halloween celebration, less focused on the spookiness and more about getting a chuckle out of someone, creating an inventive costume, and just getting together to skate in a fun outfit. During San Van’s Skate-o-Ween, skaters often don outfits that are callbacks to the origins of skateboarding - you'll see costumes, wild styles, or the baggy pants and chunky shoes of the early aughts worn ironically (and sometimes unironically). What a time. Even the companies of San Van get in on the fun - seizing on the opportunity to market their brands by selling corporate mascots for people to wear around the city. 7-Ply Maple Harvest The annual 7-Ply Maple Harvest occurs every year with the harvesting of San Van’s famous 7-Ply Maple trees. The Maple Harvest began in the early 20th century when a particularly robust variety of Maple Tree was discovered here. In the 70s, skaters discovered that by harvesting the San Van Maple every seven years, the wood produced would be perfectly suited for skateboard construction. Since then, the Harvest has evolved into a festival that embodies respect for the hearty, humble hardwood, as well as a celebration of accomplishments, growth, and reflection on the year since the last harvest. Each of these events will have community parks updated to celebrate the event. Plus, there’s themed cosmetics you can earn from participating in the events and earning Tix, and some you can grab from the Extravert Shop in-game. Community parks are public spaces in SV with custom layouts that rotate daily. Community parks will change each season, with the most popular ones returning in future seasons. Skate-O-Ween runs from Oct. 21 - Nov. 11, with the 7-Ply Maple Harvest dominating the city from Nov. 18 - Dec. 2. As you complete the in-game seasonal events, you’ll earn event currency to exchange for special Event cosmetics in-game. We’ll have more details on each event before they go live in-game. Seasonal events aren’t the only thing to do during Season 1. We’ll have 40 new Challenges for Season 1, with new Challenges added weekly, on top of the Challenges already live in the game.We’ll also have Seasonal Tasks – daily, weekly, seasonal and event tasks: Daily (~3-5/day)- a list of objectives that update daily Weekly(~6/week)- an event that unlocks each week and lasts until the end of Season 1 Seasonal (~10)- larger objectives that last all of Season 1 Event- objectives tied to the in-game event, which reward specific event currency Doing all those Challenges and Tasks gets you Tix, and those Tix get your rewards. As we mentioned for each Season, we’ll also have the skate.Pass. The skate.Pass has two tracks - the Standard (free) and Premium track - where you earn currency called “Tix” each season to buy items from the in-game store, which can be earned via: Daily, weekly, and Seasonal Tasks (including completion bonuses) Seasonal Challenges Daily grants (Premium skate.Pass only) Exchange for San Van Bucks skate.Passes can only be obtained from the in-game store during the seasons in which they are released. You’ll always be able to complete the Standard (Free) track without having to purchase the skate.Pass, but you’ll need to upgrade to the Premium track for 1000 SVB to get access to the Premium items. By acquiring the Premium skate.Pass, you’ll also be able to continue progressing and unlock rewards for up to one additional Season. Once the following Season ends, you can’t complete progression against the legacy skate.Pass. Now, if you want to get a bundle of SVB, some cosmetics, AND the Season 1 skate.Pass, you can purchase the Founder’s Pack or Founder’s Deluxe Pack – available on the skate.Shop. Fun fact: SVB purchases on the skate.Shop gives you 10% extra SVB. For EA Play subscribers, you can also get 10% off any purchase on the skate.Shop, including add-on content Packs and SVB purchases. Through the progression of the Standard and Premium skate.Pass tiers, you can earn up to 400 SVB to buy some gear in-game or to help purchase the next Season’s skate.Pass. So what are the rewards in Season 1? For Season 1, as it’s a little shorter season, you’ll have 82 tiers to work through (38 Standard and 44 Premium) to earn 32 free cosmetic items and 6 tiers of SVB on the Standard track, and 42 cosmetic items and 2 tiers of SVB on the Premium track, bringing your total rewards for both the Standard and Premium track (combined) to 74 cosmetic items and 8 tiers of SVB (up to 400 SVB total when you complete progression). This includes board items (like decks, stickers, trucks, griptape, and wheels), character items (like clothing, shoes, costumes, hats), gestures, as well as profile items like banners and avatars, with tiers ranging from uncommon, epic, rare, and legendary. What are some of the cosmetics? Some of the Free items are: Fresh Green Stripes Polo, Beige Baggy Jorts, PRMAFLO Puffletic White, Backwards White Baseball Cap are part of the Standard (Free) track rewards. Lucky Stripe cargo pants and Jazz Bucket hat can be acquired through the Standard track; Tie Dye Kitty Baby Tee is part of the Premium track rewards. And for some of the Premium items, we’ve got: Hesh Leather Jacket, Ripped Jeans, and Camden boots are part of the Premium Track Rewards. Yes, we also mentioned costumes, such as the Livingston costume, featuring the mascot of San Van, as a skate.Pass Premium Reward: There are endless ways to express yourself with new collabs and gear from some of the best brands in skateboarding. We’ve got Girl Skateboard, Chocolate skateboards, Thrasher, Royal Trucks, Vans, Dickies, & Dime already in the game, and with Season 1, we’re bringing Santa Cruz, Creature, and Independent to San Vansterdam, just to name a few. Now that’s just a sample of some of the cosmetics you can get through Season 1’s skate.Pass Standard Track and Premium track, but that’s not all we’re bringing to San Van for Season 1. As we’ve mentioned in The Grind, we’ll be updating the in-game soundtrack every season. This season, we’re bringing 21 new songs into the rotation, and we’re definitely bringing a 90s vibe. Bad Religion - Against The Grain Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene Gang Star - Full Clip Jane's Addiction - Stop! Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot Joey BADA$$ - Pardon Me Ice Cube - Bop Gun (One Nation) Naughty By Nature - It's On Operation Ivy - Sound System Skegss - L.S.D (Live. Sleep. Die) We’ll be dropping the full list of new music coming to San Van next week, so stay tuned. There’s a lot more for you to discover when you jump in, and we’re stoked to welcome you to skate. Early Access Seasons. See you in San Vansterdam, The skate. Team0.28.0 Patch Notes
Welcome to skate.’s Season 1, skate. Fam! As always, we’re dropping the Patch Notes and Known Issues for you to dive into before the update goes live, and we’re going live with Update 0.28.0 on Oct 7, 2025, with numerous fixes, improvements, tweaks, and changes. For more information about the new features coming to Early Access, refer back to our Season 1 blog. IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS PC Improvements: Better widescreen support Fixed the resolution selector by adding a drop-down menu, which also fixes how the resolution settings are applied. Stability Improvements: We’ve resolved a significant number of crash bugs, resulting in a much smoother and more reliable game. Gameplay Enhancements: Improvements have been made to core gameplay responsiveness and balance, ironing out many lingering bugs. Narrative Updates: A broad range of narrative issues have been polished, making story and dialogue moments feel more engaging. Audio Improvements: Numerous enhancements have been made to the game's audio for clearer sound and a more immersive atmosphere. Create & Customize a Skater: You’ll find enhanced skater creation and customization, with extensive fixes improving these features. Visual & Material Updates: Significant visual polish, including improvements to textures and materials, means a crisper and more cohesive look throughout the game. UI Polishing: The menus and user interface are cleaner and easier to navigate with several targeted improvements. Localization: Updates have been made to improve playability and clarity in multiple languages. BUG FIXES Live Play & Data Fixes: Various issues affecting live game data and updates have been addressed. Quickdrop/Throwdown Fixes: The Quickdrop and Throwdown systems have received significant bug fixes for improved performance. Environmental Fixes: We addressed a wide range of issues, including level layouts, collision and environment interactions, resulting in noticeably improved navigation and exploration. Mission Fixes: Mission-related bugs have been addressed for more consistent progression and objective completion. KNOWN ISSUES FIXED IN 0.28 These are the top issues we wanted to highlight, but rest assured there are more issues fixed in this patch. “Waiting for Players” bug when doing solo challenges. Users experience an infinite loading screen when trying to join San Van on Xbox platforms. Long queues to log into the game/server issues. Founder’s Upgrade is missing if Founder’s Pack is purchased on a different platform. Game crashes when scrolling through users in Spectate. Players can be trapped by drop items in shop spawn locations. The RIP Card customization will flicker between the old and new assets for a while after the selected user updates their customization. Player stuck unable to progress Tour 1 Skater Eyes: Stunting 101. 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". Quick Drops are invisible when chosen and cannot be placed. 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. When entering a grind and leaning to exit, skater disappears (rare). Criteria for unlocking the Historic neighborhood (Gullcrest Village) is not showing up, causing the mission to not appear. Disabled the “Pad Hopper” Challenge due to a world prop making the Challenge harder than intended KNOWN ISSUES STILL BEING WORKED ON We are tracking the following Known Issues as well. This is not an exhaustive list, and we’ll keep you updated as more trending issues are tracked. Stuck on Isle of Grom 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 for those still stuck as soon as possible. Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. "ERROR 852146987" Troubleshooting: Ensure that the 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 friend from another server Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to Teleport to the other party member so they could see one another. 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. The replay editor often captures stuttering during export We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress. 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: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29. Xbox SX players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players Fix: We are aware and the next update will fix the install size. Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge Workaround: Restart game. Fix: Fixed with update 0.28.1 skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages Workaround: Close the skate.Pass menu and re-open it. Fix: Team is working on a fix
