If you like battle royale shooter games, Apex Legends would be a great choice. The game was developed and released by Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts. Initially, it was released for Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 4 in 2019. However, the game’s popularity made it necessary for the developers to make it available on other platforms. As a result, Apex Legends was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox series X/S between 2021 and 2022. Also, a mobile version of the game was released for Android and iOS users on May 17 2022 and cross-platform play is supported for convenience.
Players are grouped into teams of two to three in squads and are set on a shrinking island. Players have to search for and utilize weapons on the island before it completely shrinks. The team that remains alive wins the game. Apex Legends was so successful it exceeded 25 million players in its first week of release!
Like many online video games, Apex Legends has its own technical issues at launch too. Errors are encountered from time to time which disrupts smooth gameplay, though not frequent. The developers work on ways to end these permanently, but they occur nonetheless. One of such is the error 30005 issue and at the end of this article, you will know how to fix the Apex Legends error code 30005 should you encounter it while running the game. Error 3005 is not exclusive to Apex Legends, as it occurs in other titles as well when the game tries to create a subfolder where anti-cheat was installed. It also appears that the anti-cheat software being out of date or not working is the main cause.
Apex Legends: How to fix error code 30005
Whatever the reason for the error code 30005 might be, let’s discuss the solutions. To fix the Apex Legends error 3005, use any of these techniques-
Go to the Anti-cheat installation folder, open and right-click on the ‘easyanticheat.sys file. Now, delete it and restart the game. You can also try the below steps-
- Launch the EasyAntiCheat.exe file from the EasyAntiCheat installation folder.
- Click on Apex Legends
- Click on install or repair
- Allow the system to repair any damaged file
- Restart game
If you have an unidentified malware application, the anti-cheat software settings may likely conflict with it, causing the error. We recommend you get in touch with Apex Legends support if the error persists. These tips should resolve the error 30005 and have your game running smoothly. Kindly share these troubleshooting techniques with friends.
