Freezing issues after the new patch (Exhibition, Franchise and RTTS)

[Pared]

Please keep all discussions of freezing issues in THIS thread.

It would be helpful if you could state SPECIFICS as to what you are doing that is resulting in a freeze.

What menu's were you in?
Was this a new or pre-existing franchise save file?
Etc.

Thank you.

Edit: Thanks to Bobhead for compiling this information. Thanks also go out to the many who contributed to helping put all of this together:

Here you go Pared... Basically a synopsis of everything in the thread, from the cause to the working solution

Please realize this isn't only my work. Dozens of users in this thread worked to find out the cause of the problem and all of the details. Credit to bkrich also.


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The newest patch has the potential to corrupt parts of your game data for Franchise Mode, Road to the Show mode, and/or Season mode. This is something that has various consequences, but usually leads to the game hanging at a particular point, after loading the file.

Another consequence is that for a few teams, the season will finish with only 161 games completed.

These issues only affect users who started franchises, RTTS's, or seasons BEFORE downloading the patch, and users who have saved their franchises, RTTS's, or seasons on their Playstation Vita.

If you are starting a new mode after downloading, the only thing you need to know is that you should not load

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Conditions
You are only at risk for a freeze if you meet all three of the following conditions:

- You already started the Franchise, Season mode, or Road to the Show mode BEFORE downloading the patch; OR you have played and saved your file from your Playstation Vita

- Have started the regular season in the game file (ie: you're done with Spring Training)

- Your team is Oakland, Seattle, Kansas City, or Miami, or you have completed 1 or more games against one of these teams.

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The following only works for a franchise, RTTS, or Season mode file that was last saved BEFORE downloading the patch. If you have saved or autosaved your game since downloading the patch, the workaround is unlikely to work for you.

1. Quit The Show and go to the XMB menu in your PS3.

2. Go to the "Game" sub-menu (the one you go to to start The Show), and scroll up to the "Game Data Utility" folder

3. Find the file named "MLB 12 The Show Additional Content"

4. Press Triangle and Delete the file

5. Start The Show, and load up any RTTS, franchise, or Season mode file you wish to keep. You will be prompted regularly to download the patch throughout the remaining steps. Do NOT download the patch. For convenience, disconnect your PS3 from the internet.

6. Complete ALL the games in April, either by playing them, simming them, whatever. This can be done at any pace, and you can save your game at any time.

7. Use the "Sim to next day" feature to ensure that "today" is actually May 1st. It's not enough to just finish the last game on April 30th, you have to actually advance into May.

8. Save your game.

9. Download the patch.

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If your game file met the conditions at the top of the page, then until further notice, you should not:

- View the schedule for the month of April, for one of the "at-risk" teams defined at the top.

- View any box scores for any games that occured in the month of April

- Use the "Cloud" feature or transfer any "at-risk" (see above) files between the Vita and PS3.

[td7]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

From what I'm reading, most are happening in existing franchises. I'm not downloading this patch until I see how it will be fixed. I have done a ton of rating edits to my franchise.

[Heroesandvillains]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

It appears that NOT everyone continuing a Franchise is experiencing the freezing issue. Considering this, it is crucial that people having this issue go into great details specifying the circumstances surrounding it.

To add to the below, please add whether or not the freezes are happening during an existing or new Franchise, whether or not the freezes happen while trying to load from the main menu; freezing while trying to ENTER a game, freezing trying to sim forward, or freezing by pressing "View(ing) Today's Games."

*EDIT* Also include which rosters you are using.

If you have time, can you get very specific about your freeze issue here:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...d.php?t=547207

Include even very arbitrary things, such as...

1. Franchise or Season Mode

2. Date on the schedule

3. 30 team or single team

4. If all games on the day of the freeze were completed or if you tried to enter a game without simming the other games.

5. If some games on that day had been simmed, which ones?

6. If it froze during a game or trying to enter a game.

This stuff could help SCEA recreate the freeze so they can hopefully fix it. You'll be doing a great service to us all.

[rangers1724]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

I cant 100& confirm this is patch related but before the patch today I never had a problem in this game with freezing during games but since I dl'd it I have had 2 exhibition games freeze.

-One on a ground rule double. the ball bounced over the fence and the game froze.

- The second one was on a play where I was throwing a pitch and my pitcher froze in his throwing animation. the ball never came out and all I heard was the sound effect of the ball hitting the glove and the game just sat there on that screen for a few mins before I turned it off (had to use the ps3 button; the controller turn off wouldnt come up). The crowd could still be heard on both freezes.

I am going to delete the patch and re download later. They started doing some work on the wires near my house so I had no internet when I left for work this afternoon.

[BIG CAROLINA]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

Where did it freeze: Online OS League Games

When did it freeze: 2 times, both times it happened when my team (Angels) were up to bat.

1st game I was the home team and we got through 4 Detroit batters with no freeze. Then I come to bat with my leadoff hitter, get a hit and the game freezes. League game 2 of the series is on hold until commish restarts so we go on to game 3.

2nd game (game 3 of the series), we are now in Detroit. 1st inning lead off hitter gets a hit, LF fields the balls to throw to the cut-off man and bam, frozen again.

Edit: 1st game was a day game, second game was a night/overcast game

[bcruise]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

I tried loading up the two franchise files I had stored locally, plus one that was still on the Cloud (from the earlier CPU vs CPU testing) and tried simming for awhile...none of them froze. IIRC, both were using the default rosters so this freeze issue may end up being related to OSFM or other custom rosters somehow. Unfortunately I don't have an OSFM franchise saved from before the patch - I would only ask that folks keep an eye out for that possibility.

Tried viewing today's games and just normal simming ahead with the same results. There's definitely an issue if this many are having problems, but I can't recreate it.

[ThunderStruck87]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

It keeps happening to me when I try to load an existing franchise save file. It'll load, I'll push circle, and when it tries to transition from the load screen to my franchise it freezes.

I can delete this patch, correct?

[curly fries]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

It keeps happening to me when I try to load an existing franchise save file. It'll load, I'll push circle, and when it tries to transition from the load screen to my franchise it freezes.

I can delete this patch, correct?

So did you have a OS roster or default?

[cgm110]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Exhibition, Franchise and RTTS)

If I start a new franchise post patch download (havent DL'd yet) will I face freezing issues or is it just continuing a franchise released before the patch. It now is sounding like there could be ingame issues as well

[seatown27]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

How can i delete this patch? Awful.

[Jasti20]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

RTTS on the Royals. Date on the schedule is 1st week of July year #3. RTTS loads fine as usual. Freezing occurs immediately upon hitting "play next appearance" and "schedule". It appears that I can navigate the rest of the game mode without issue. No custom roster.

[Chaos81]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

Got a freeze when trying to continue my Royals season. I load it, hit X to get to the schedule screen, the schedule screen shows up, then it freezes. The save file is from last night, prior to me downloading the patch.

1. Season mode.

2. April 10th.

3. Single team.

4. Don't think any games on the day were simulated.

5. NA

6. Freezes on the schedule screen.

7. I am using the OSFM rosters. EDIT: Just remembered it's the 25man version uploaded by HustlinOwl on Wednesday evening.

[curly fries]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Exhibition, Franchise and RTTS)

If I start a new franchise post patch download (havent DL'd yet) will I face freezing issues or is it just continuing a franchise released before the patch. It now is sounding like there could be ingame issues as well

From reading everyone's posts, it looks like an existing franchise with a custom roster set might be causing the freeze with the new patch.


Now the question is, if we start a new franchise using OSFM, will the patch cause any freezing issues. Will find out soon.

[hoopla32]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Franchise and RTTS)

It keeps happening to me when I try to load an existing franchise save file. It'll load, I'll push circle, and when it tries to transition from the load screen to my franchise it freezes.

I can delete this patch, correct?

I was having the same issue but I deleted the patch and my franchise loaded without any issues. Of course now that I deleted the patch I can't get online and play because you have to have the patch to play online.

I am using the OSFM rosters.

[sportsfanstan]

Re: Freezing issues after the new patch (Exhibition, Franchise and RTTS)

I'm not sure this even goes here as I opted not to download the patch but my game keeps freezing after games in season mode. I was on the Show Nation forum and they said it happens a lot and to try taking out the auto save. I took autosave out and my game will still freeze about 30% of the time after a game when it tries to back to loading the season mode screen. This is a total disaster who wants to spend 45 mins on a game for it not to count?