Madden NFL 15 Video - Simulated Season Stats

[LorenzoDC]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

The most straightforward version of the workaround so far, to recap, is to create 32 coach / owner characters within an offline Connected Franchise and, for each team you don't plan on controlling yourself, enable all the AI roster management helpers during the character creation process and then changing the teams's offensive scheme to "Vertical Offense".

No, it's really more detailed than that. As angels posted this morning, the best looking stats came from:

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Last night I ran 2 simulated seasons. I set all teams with "vertical offense"schemes and different playbooks SD, NO, DENVER, ATL, CHI, PITT, GB, and DAL all had "pass balance" SEATTLE, AZ, CINN, CAR, TENN, KC, PHIL, NE, IND, MIA, MINN, STL , JAX, BALT, HOUS, DET and WASH ran " balance" NYJ, CLEV, TB, NYG, BUF, OAK, SF ran " run balance"

And then when you play a team using your primary CFM team, you have to manually change your opponent's playbook back to what it had been before you changed it for simulation purposes. That means you have to manually create a log of the schemes and playbooks BEFORE you change them. That's an important step.

Then there are the issues with the draft and how different users may want to handle them, as well as the off season and trades.

CM Hooe, I know you're a programmer. What I think we really need is a documented procedure in a main post, that can be updated as people test it more. Kind of like what people do with slider threads. See what I mean?

[extremeskins04]

Quote: Originally Posted by LorenzoDC

What I think we really need is a documented procedure in a main post, that can be updated as people test it more. Kind of like what people do with slider threads. See what I mean?

That would be amazing.

[JHeyBraves]

Quote: Originally Posted by JaymeeAwesome

I have noticed the playbook changes when you retire a coach.

Can you change the playbook back when you regain control of the coach after the offseason?

Quote: Originally Posted by Farmer joe

So that's the only change we have to make? I'm just hesitant to try it because I fear that every team will play exactly the same when I play vs them and that during offseason, a lot of teams will be signing/drafting players that are horrible fits for their teams. But, looks like it the only confirmed workaround so far.

I would think you could change the playbooks of all teams you control to ensure they play different. So have them set one way for simulation purposes, then go in and change your opponent before you play them and reset it after the game.

I always find the draft to be more head scratching than free agency (especially with respect to CPU drafting QB's to teams that don't need them). I think free agency would be a royal pain with all 32, but the draft would be worth controlling. I've thought about doing the first round or two for all teams, then delegating all CPU picks to the CPU. Buttoning through the draft would take a while but probably be worth it for your sim franchise.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by LorenzoDC

No, it's really more detailed than that. As angels posted this morning, the best looking stats came from: And then when you play a team using your primary CFM team, you have to manually change your opponent's playbook back to what it had been before you changed it for simulation purposes. That means you have to manually create a log of the schemes and playbooks BEFORE you change them. That's an important step. Then there are the issues with the draft and how different users may want to handle them, as well as the off season and trades. CM Hooe, I know you're a programmer. What I think we really need is a documented procedure in a main post, that can be updated as people test it more. Kind of like what people do with slider threads. See what I mean?

I missed Angels' post from this morning, thanks for that update.

I don't want to edit the original post of this thread as it's a front page news post, but I'll talk to the other mods about getting a separate thread going with the workaround featured more prominently.

[angels28]

Change all schemes to vertical offense. Change all playbooks to either " pass balance" , "balance" , or " run balance". When you play a certain team just put it back to " coach playbook". When playoffs start, change all schemes back to their original. So FA and draft is fine. When new season starts change all schemes back to "vertical"

[SickDL]

Quote: Originally Posted by JHeyBraves

Can you change the playbook back when you regain control of the coach after the offseason? I would think you could change the playbooks of all teams you control to ensure they play different. So have them set one way for simulation purposes, then go in and change your opponent before you play them and reset it after the game. I always find the draft to be more head scratching than free agency (especially with respect to CPU drafting QB's to teams that don't need them). I think free agency would be a royal pain with all 32, but the draft would be worth controlling. I've thought about doing the first round or two for all teams, then delegating all CPU picks to the CPU. Buttoning through the draft would take a while but probably be worth it for your sim franchise.

I was thinking about doing the same. Control the draft the first round and then give back the control to the cpu, or maybe ill just do it for a few teams to save some time.
cpu drafting is pretty bad expecially in the first round.

[angels28]

You can also resign any player you want. So big names don't leave too early. Luck, newton etc.

[LorenzoDC]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

I missed Angels' post from this morning, thanks for that update. I don't want to edit the original post of this thread as it's a front page news post, but I'll talk to the other mods about getting a separate thread going with the workaround featured more prominently.

Perfect. That's exactly what I had in mind.