EA Sports UFC 5 Universe Mode

[EvanJames42]

Quote: Originally Posted by wombatsportz

Hi, everyone! You might have seen another thread that I posted which included a slider set that I developed specifically for simulation AI vs AI gameplay in UFC 5, as well as information and suggestions on the in-game AI styles. Here is a link to that thread in case you haven’t come across it yet. Wombat's UFC 5 Simulation AI vs AI Sliders and AI Styles My main motivation for developing that slider set was because I wanted to see realistic fights and outcomes in my UFC 5 “Universe Mode”. After several discussions on that thread, it seems like there are other players that have a desire to run a universe mode on UFC 5 too. Unfortunately, since this mode isn’t built into the game, it makes keeping track of events, fight outcomes, fighter records, and other stats a tedious process. I have developed a universe mode tracking Excel workbook in hopes of making the process of setting up and running a universe in this game easier and more enjoyable. This Excel workbook includes 6 spreadsheets to help with the tracking of the universe. The sheets include; Fighter Roster & Stats, Event Schedule, Event Tracker, a Matchmaking tool, a CAF Generator, and a data sheet. Each of these sheets serve as a way to track and add immersion to the universe. The roster & stats tab provides an accessible overview of the roster and each fighters in-game ratings, fighting style, win/loss record, previous and next fight info, and even a career longevity meter. The event schedule and tracker tabs allow you to book events and fights for those events. The matchmaking tool aids in finding competitive matchups for your events by taking into account several factors to make fighter comparisons. The CAF Generator generates CAF formulas with the click of a button. It will generate the fighters style, general information, and appearance including hair style, hair color, specific tattoos and location, and even shorts type. This tool will even generate values to produce realistic facial sculpting. With the click of a button, the fighter details can be copied over to the data sheet tab which is the sheet that includes the fighter data for all fighters in the universe. The fighter roster & stats, Matchmaking tool, and CAF generator are all automated and don’t require any manual data entry. The event schedule, event tracker, and data sheet will require some data entry and editing as your universe mode progresses. Basically, the manual entry includes scheduling events on the event schedule sheet, booking fights for events on the event tracker sheet, and manually up****** fighters records and rankings on the data sheet. I have also implemented an optional auto ranking system that can be used. You can select between the manual or auto ranking system on the Fighter Roster & Stats sheet, and on the Matchmaking tool sheet. The auto system doesn’t require manual updates of the fighter rankings, but uses a formula to automatically calculate fighter rankings based on several factors. The auto ranking system doesn’t guarantee that the rankings will be entirely realistic or represent true to life rankings, but it does take away the hassle of constantly up****** the rankings manually. A more in depth overview of each sheet and instructions on how to work with them are included in the first tab (Overview and Instructions) of the workbook. Attached is a .zip file to access the workbook. This is a macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm), so you may be prompted to enable or disable macros upon opening the file. The macros are for the buttons on the CAF Generator sheet, so that the CAF generations can be refreshed and the fighter details can be copied over to the data sheet. If you do not plan to use the CAF Generator sheet, the macros can be disabled. *Note, that this workbook includes fighter win/loss records and rankings as of UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer. Future events and fights that have been announced as of 2/11/2024 are included as well. Regardless of if you end up using this tool to track your universe or not, I would like this thread to serve as a place to share anything related to your UFC 5 universe. Feel free to share anything from fight cards, results, rankings, pictures, highlights, event posters, CAF’s from your universe, storylines, or anything else that pertains to your universe. I would like to hear about it all! I will be posting updates regularly from my universe as well. Also, if you do decide to use this tool to track your universe and have any questions about it, just let me know and I will be happy to answer. I look forward to hearing about your universe!

This is going to be a blast! However, are you able to help identify the personalized information on the sheet? I can't enable autosave mode. Would like for my brother and I to be able to talk over chat and create cards/rankings.

[Libereco]

We have started a petition for EA to include Universe Mode in the game. All of us who have been simulating it for years in Excel should massively support the petition.

Go to Reddit and search "UFC 5 Universe Mode Proposal" post in EASportsUFC forum. I can't post links here.

[John_Elway]

Thank you so much for sharing the spreadsheet!! I have been using your AI vs AI sliders my UFC 5 Universe also and couldn't be happier with the results.

[johnmangala]

Really want to see Universe mode added in the future. Great post.