This patch includes a list of gameplay improvements across the game based on feedback from our community and some new additions we really think you're going to really enjoy! Continue reading to learn more about this update!
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Team Settings
You now have a way to edit team information and settings in this update! You'll have the ability to edit team names, cities, stadiums, fields, grass types, weather, run play call percentages, and base defenses. These changes fit nicely with the previous updates to gameplay settings where you can set "Team" specific preferences in your game to match the team's settings. We're super excited to see what creations you will bring to your roster!
Audibles
Have you been sitting at the line wondering why you picked the play you're in and can't go back because you've exhausted all of your timeouts? Well now you can audible out of your current play and choose a preselected play from your current formation.
Curious how this works under the hood? The first thing we try to do is find a run or man play (right), screen or blitz play(top), standard pass or zone play (left), and a quick pass or deep zone play (bottom). If the current formation doesn't have one of these plays in their list, then we grab a unique random play from your formation set, so you have 4 plays to choose from.
You can bring up the new Audible screens using the Y button (XBOX) or the "W" key and can cancel out of the audible by selecting the same button if you wish to keep your current play. Keep in mind, once you change your original play, there's no getting it back. You will be left to choose any of the 4 audible plays, so be mindful when calling audibles.
Defensive Coverages
Defenders were allowing big plays at times because they were stuck strafing for too long and not keeping up with assigned receivers. Now defenders will turn and keep up with the receivers much better and also play more intelligently to avoid those huge plays. They will also intercept and break up passes at a higher rate in this update. We would love to hear your feedback on how you like these changes, so be sure to keep us posted on our Discord!
Another small, but beneficial item was a change to the play art color for SCREEN plays to now be purple, instead of the normal orange color. This was to easily distinguish between run vs screen plays and we hope this solves any confusion out there when viewing these types of plays!
Patch Details
- Offensive and Defensive audibles can now be called during the presnap sequence.
- New Team Settings page now allows you to edit cities, names, stadium, grass, and more inside the game now.
- Fixed longest pass stat popup showing passing yards as opposed to passing long stat.
- Kickoff and kick return players now run based on play call direction (Left, Middle, Right).
- CPU will auto skip if playclock is under 10 seconds to avoid delay of game due to huddle sequence taking too long.
- Restructured team logos to be compiled inside of game to improve performance when not using custom rosters.
- Fixed issue where players would move to incorrect locations during the scrimmage lining up phase after huddle.
- Fixed issue when tapping sprint button when GASSED and still able to sprint.
- Bumped up defensive coverages for more interceptions and pass break ups.
- Screen plays now display as purple instead of same orange color to better distinguish between run and screen plays.
- Team play calling stats have been revamped for more accurate stat tracking of plays called during a game.
- Settings changed to normal difficulty by default now.
- Miscellaneous bugs & fixes.
If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.
As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!