2D Pitch SOMETIMES Freezes?

Well, this has only happened 3 times, but it's getting frustrating. ONLY on the 2D engine, the match suddenly freezes. NOT the whole game, I can still move the curser and such. JUST the 2D engine. The first 2 times, I had to reboot the PSP, but the other time I left it for a bit and it fixed itself. Help?

ya it happen to me too the ball just fly up into the air. the only way to solve it is to pause and play the match will then be normal

I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing issues with the 2D pitch freezing. Could you provide us with a little bit more detail so we can take a look at this and try and reproduce it? For example, what was happening in the highlight when the 2D pitch freezes? If you leave the PSP running does the highlight eventually 'cut out' and the game continue as normal?

Thanks for the quickness Glenn.

Basically, the first time all it said down the bottom was 'Berbatov passes into the middle', then froze, and the other two were the ref running over to give a penalty.

For one, the game continued as normal after about 10-15 seconds, for the other two, after at least a minute, i was forced to turn the game off because I realised it wouldn't start again:)

Glenn quick question (or any SI guy for that matter). Is it actually possible to create a patch for the PSP version? Meaning has Sony got some rule to not allow patches or would it be too difficult etc.? I'm just curious, as FMH has never suffered from any major drawbacks like massive injury tolls like its PC cousin (although it is a much simpler game) and as a result have never seen any patches updating FMH versions.

Richie - thanks for the info, I'll take a look on Monday when I'm back in the office. If this happens again be sure to let us know so that we can try and isolate what is causing this to happen in the rare cases that you've reported.

Paris Hilton's Lover - as far as I'm aware it isn't possible to patch a PSP game.

On my game normally the defender will give the ball away and the keeper will stand still and let the player score! This has happened a few times now and it is really annoying!

David James has done it, the Chester keeper Danby did it TWICE in one game, one of which he cleared it 35yrds upfield and stood there while Asa Hall collected the ball, ran with it and hit it into an empty net

yeah my 2d pitch froze aswell... i had to wait about 30 secs before it carried on again..

Richie - thanks for the info, I'll take a look on Monday when I'm back in the office. If this happens again be sure to let us know so that we can try and isolate what is causing this to happen in the rare cases that you've reported.

Paris Hilton's Lover - as far as I'm aware it isn't possible to patch a PSP game.

I believe it is.

Killzone Liberation & SOCOM US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2 had patches added (for extra single player levels and improved online play respectively)

Maybe you should save after ever game so you don't lose much data.

I'm sure Richie uses Custom Firmware. Why Glenn, will that affect it?

That's odd - my post disappeared.

It could well do - custom firmware is unsupported and untested.

Weird, your post did dissappear!

Yep, I'd never use Custom Firmware

so apart from the glitches iss the 2d pitch very good? i would know myself but once again asda have failed to deliver

No, i'm using a bought copy of the game.

Just finished 3rd with villa and during 2nd half uefa cup final with basel, bouma gets injured & game freezes and cuts out!! very annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this happens to me 2, its dodgy, it will freeze and i can still move the cursor and the like just the match freezing, even after i tap PLAY and PAUSE numerous times its still frozen only way i get it working is by flicking the psp power switch and putting the psp to sleep and then turning it on again.

Yeah ive had that a few times also. Its annoying because you end up losing your game.

Out of interest what level (division) are you playing at and which players are normally the culprits?

Marc, FYI, I've also have it happened a couple times playing as Real Madriad. It was a goal kick, I believe. My keeper kicks the ball up straight to the other team forward. He then stands at the corner of the 6 yard box and watch the forward runs from the halfway line to the edge of the box before putting it into the goal.

May I also add that the marking system is not realistic at times. I often see my midfielders (playing 4-3-3) line up across the middle when the attacking players were all behind them outnumbering my def 6-7 to 4. None of them drop back to help out.

I reported this too a couple of days ago, guess no one listened.

OFW - Michael Owen Scored a header, game froze but could move all cursors game was just paused

As Marc posted above, when the 2D pitch freezes, if you leave it - ie don't press any buttons on your PSP - does it eventually continue? We've noticed that this seems to be the case inhouse.

just happened to me ball got put out for a corner, left it for a while and then i had a pen, not that im complaining as it put me 2-1 up

Yeah it just happened to me was on a good run as well won last 4 games and it froze (gutted) I had to turn it off and restart it.

just happened again, my DC had ran half the pitch got to the by line it said he was taking it around the keeper and then it froze next minute they are kicking off and he had scored even though he was quite a bit away from the goal

We're still investigating inhouse with regards to these match freezes - it is taking us quite a lot of time to first of all get a freeze (due to how rare they are) and then try and track what is causing it ... one thing I will ensure we investigate is if there are workarounds that will let you carry on without needing a restart - we're fairly confident that just leaving the freeze (ie don't press any buttons on the PSP) will solve it and the match will continue without you needing to restart your PSP. I'll be chasing this down tomorrow and hopefully my theory will be proven correct - in the mean time I'd suggest everyone tries this theory out and sees if it helps.

hi there

this has happened to me three times too. in one instance i was managing roma, and away at sampdoria. with only italian league selected. they scored, and their players ran off to the "crowd" but then it stopped. so i would click on something else to take the pitch away, stats etc... and then go back to pitch, and they'd move a couple of pixels, and the textbar remained constant.

i tried clicking on several things and persevered but they did not return upfied or the highlight cease. i powered off, and didnt mind as it was the first match since switching it back on after a save.

the other two times this has happened has been highlight related also and not recoverable.

ive been playing about a season n a half a day since 09 came out. I can tell u it happens quite alot, but as u say u jus leave it and it continues. Another thing that happens is the postions of players. Sumtimes u can have every player at one end ov the pitcth apart from a striker n the keeper n instead ov shooting the striker will pass it to the other end of the pitch if that makes sense lol. Also offsides never get caught.

I've found that clicking the "Pitch" box and changing it from Zoomed or full to None and then back to zoomed or full sorts it out with in a few seconds

I've got this reproduced inhouse now and have had a chance to look at potential workarounds. There are two:

1) Don't press any buttons on your PSP. The highlight will eventually time out and you can carry on as normal.

2) If you do press any buttons - I got the game going again by doing as posted by GloryGloryManUtd - again, the highlight will eventually time out.

In short, this is something that shouldn't be happening and we'll improve upon in the future but on the positive side you can ensure you don't have to restart your PSP to carry on your game if you follow the above workarounds.

glad to here youve found it Glenn and that it will be rectified for next year

Teehee...I had no problems with the 2D pitch until earlier, when something absurd happened. 2D pitch and commentary REALLY didn't match up:

In text: Ronaldo takes penalty, saved by Begovic, but the rebound falls to Hargreaves...GOAL FOR MAN UTD

In 2D: Ronaldo hits penalty which Begovic appears to catch comfortably, and the keeper walks to the edge of the box...then keeps walking OUTSIDE the box...then unloads a monster from about 10 yards outside his box into the top right of Akinfeev's goals at the other end of the pitch!!! GOAL FOR MAN UTD

Went down as a goal to Hargreaves as per the text commentary

^^^ That has got to be the weirdest one I have heard yet!