BSOD REFERENCE_BY_POINTER with EasyAnti-Cheat_EOS in Rocket League since May 12 (Windows 11 Insider)
In early May, Steam offered the new Easy Anti-Cheat for Rocket League. I played a few matches without issues.
Now I see an in-game message that says AUTHENTICATING 🛡️ and it takes a moment for my car to spawn. A bit annoying, but still playable...
However, since May 12-13 I can no longer play any online matches. I get a BSOD every single time right before hitting the ball on kickoff.
What happens everytime:
- Here’s exactly what happens:
- The arena loads normally
- Everyone is in position, 144 FPS, good audio, controller works perfectly
- “I got it. I got it. I got it.”
- 3… 2… 1…
- I press Boost + Jump
- 💥 BSOD → REFERENCE_BY_POINTER (0x00000018)
After reboot and login, after desktop icons loads Windows freezes (only mouse works) and I have to force power off.
Minidumps point to: ntoskrnl.exe + EasyAnti-Cheat_EOS.sys
I’ve already tried:
- Verified game files on Steam
- Deleted all Easy Anti-Cheat folders and repaired via admin CMD
- Tried the Epic Games version of Rocket League
- Updated BIOS to latest version (v5044)
- Uninstalled ASUS Armoury Crate and AI Suite 3
- Disabled EVGA Precision X1
- Rolled back NVIDIA drivers to 596.36 ^((the last stable ones before the May 12 issue and nvidia last update same day))
- Cleaned up a lot of background services and programs
- Full virus scan
- sfc /scannow
Every other game works perfectly, CS2, POE2, GTAV you name it. Only Rocket League seems to be affected. But i didn't tried other EAC games.
PC Specs: ASUS Prime X570-P | Ryzen 5 5600X 4.2GHz | EVGA 3080 Ti | 32GB 3600MHz | Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview (Dev Channel) - Build 29591.1000
I’ve been playing Rocket League for almost 10 years and this is the first time I’ve run into such a serious issue that completely prevents me from playing online. I really miss being able to hit the ball again 😔
I’d really appreciate any help or suggestions from the community, this is really frustrating. Thank you so much in advance!
TL;DR:
Rocket League crashes with BSOD REFERENCE_BY_POINTER 0x00000018 (ntoskrnl.exe + EasyAnti-Cheat_EOS.sys) every online match since May 12 after the new EAC update. Happens right at kickoff. All other games work fine. Windows 11 Pro Insider + Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 3080 Ti.