7 Ways to Fix Regular In-Game Skate Crashing on a Windows PC

Skate is now available as an Early Access game. Some players report that Skate frequently crashes on their PCs when playing it. One player reported that the game was crashing like this: “Have any other users of Arc cards been experiencing random crashes of the new Skate game? Randomly, the game will crash, no matter the settings, also freezing the game as well as any other displays.” This is how you can fix regular in-game Skate crashing on a Windows PC.

Disable Crossplay

Disabling crossplay is one of the most widely confirmed ways to fix regular in-game Skate crashing. So, it seems that crossplay triggers the Skate bugs when enabled. You can disable the crossplay feature as follows:

1. Start your Skate game.
2. Press the X (for Xbox) or A (for PlayStation) controller button when playing Skate.
3. Then, select Social & Spectate.
4. Select the Settings tab.
   
   

   The Cross-Play setting

5. Set Cross-Play to Disabled.

Reinstall the EA Javelin Anticheat Software

Players also confirm they’ve fixed the in-game Skate crashing by reinstalling EA Javelin. EA Javelin is the anti-cheat software for Skate. These are the steps for reinstalling EA Javelin:

1. Open the C:\Program Files\EA\AC folder.
2. Then, double-click the EAAntiCheat.Installer.exe file.
3. Select Skate in the drop-down menu.
4. Click on the Uninstall All option.
   
   

   The EA Javelin Anticheat Setup

5. Next, click on the EA Javelin anticheat installer on this download page.
6. Run the downloaded EAAntiCheat.Installer.exe file from whatever folder includes it.
7. Choose Skate from the drop-down menu.
8. Click Install to reinstall the anti-cheat software.

Set a DX11 or 12 Launch Option for Skate

Setting a DX11 or 12 launch option has also fixed Skate crashing for some players. Applying this potential fix sets the game to utilize a DirectX 11 or 12 API. You can set a DX11 or 12 launch option for Skate like this:

1. First, open your Steam software and the Library tab inside it.
2. Right-click the Skate game in the left sidebar to select Manage and Properties.
3. Next, input -dx11 for DirectX 11 into the launch options box.
   
   

   The Verify integrity of game files option

4. Try playing your Skate game.
5. If the crashing persists, try entering -dx12 within its launch options box.

Install Visual C++ Redistributable Packs

You can check what Visual C++ packages are on your PC by entering redist into the search box within the Installed apps section of Settings. If the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 package is missing there, then you certainly need to install it. Also, try installing 2012 and 2013 Visual C++ packages if they’re missing as well. This is how you install the 2015-2022 Visual C++ packages. 

1. Navigate to this Microsoft page within your web browser.
2. Click on the X64 and X84 download links for Visual C++ Redistributable v14.
3. Double-click the downloaded vc_redist.x64 file in whatever folder includes it.
   
   

   The Visual Studio Visual C++ download page

4. Click on the I agree checkbox.
5. Select the Install/Repair option.
6. Repeat the previous three steps for the X84 Visual C++ file downloaded.

Delete the Shaders Cache

A few say they’ve fixed Skate crashing by deleting the shader cache for that game. Erasing that cache might clear corrupted data in it. To delete the shader cache, go through the following steps:

1. Activate the Run dialog by holding the Windows key and pressing R.
2. Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% into Run and click OK.
3. Then, right-click the Skate folder, which includes shader and cache data, to select Delete.
   
   

   The Local folder

Select to Verify (Repair) the Skate Files

Finally, try running a verification (repair) scan for Skate to fix corrupted files detected. Steam users can apply this potential resolution by going through the steps on this Valve help page. This Electronic Arts support page includes instructions for selecting the Repair option with the EA app.

The Verify integrity of game files option

Update Graphics Drivers

Updating graphical drivers is another potential fix for regular in-game Skate crashing. To do this, check out our guide for updating graphical drivers. When manually updating a NVIDIA graphics driver, select the Custom (Advanced) and Perform a clean installation option in the setup window.

The NVIDIA graphics driver download page

I hope one of the potential resolutions above fixes the in-game Skate crashing on your Windows PC. There isn’t any surefire way to fix that in-game crashing, but the troubleshooting methods above have worked for some players. However, remember that Skate is more likely to crash as an Early Access game.

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