NCAA 06 Football NEXT - Released! Built-In Playoffs, Transfer Portal, and much more!

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NCAA NEXT 24 - RELEASE
October 22, 2023


A Modern Remaster of NCAA Football 2006 for PCSX2 & AetherSX2

The NCAA NEXT 24 Mod is a fully integrated modification of NCAA Football 06 for the 2023 season with a ton of new features to the original game and previous modification releases. This package is a combination of our team's texture package of over 15,000 new graphics textures and modifications to the entire game's core engine, database structure, and strings to enhance gameplay, dynasty mode, visual quality, and much, much more!

Features include:

• Over 15,000 Textures Replaced at 4K Res+
• Modern Rosters
• Player Editor Enabled in all modes
• Modern College Football Alignment/League Structure & Scheduling, including 12-Game Scheduling System and Notre Dame's rotation and rivalries
• College Football Playoff Built-In
• Conference Championships and Divisionless Conferences
• Updated Bowl Names/Sites
• New FBS Teams (Charlotte, Coastal, Liberty, Old Dominion, South Alabama, UTSA)
• New Stadiums for various teams
• Modern Playbooks including real Coaches and Coaching Strategies
• Realistic Transfer Portal Recruiting and Waived Transfer Wait Period
• De-Interlacing Built-In to improve visual quality
• Uniform Expansion - Up to 20 uniform kits per team, including unique gear/accessories!
• New Modern Gear and Accessories
• ALL Modern NCAA Rules as of 2023
• Accelerated Play Clock Option
• Current Starting Year
• In-Game Text Updates
• Allows Duplicate Jersey Numbers and #0
• Enhanced Recruiting, including NIL Pitches, Improved In-Season Recruiting, Off-Season Recruiting improvements, etc.
• Improved Recruiting and Walk-On Player Generation Databases
• Improved Pro Draft Declaration requirements
• International Recruits
• Unlocked Pride Sticker Counter for all teams
• Team Prestige, Academic, and Rankings all updated
• BCS Ranking Algorithm Fixes for Additional Teams
• Updated Player Number Generation Choices to match NCAA Rules, including "0" jersey numbers
• Added CPU Coach Stat Tracking
• CPU Coach Firing/Retiring, and Auto-Hire for CPU teams
• Outdoor Stadiums for teams that used to play in domes
• Updated OOC Rivalries Scheduling + New In-Game Rivalries Added
• Updated Recruit Ratings, 3D Model Body Shapes & Realistic Accessory Choices
• Add an additional 4th Impact Player with user-selectable Captain/Impact Players in Off-Season
• Removed Stadium Cannon Celebrations
• Added Oregon Duck Mascot
• Unlocked hidden teams and allow mascot teams to play human teams
• Modern Database of 8192 First and 8192 Last names for recruits
• Upgraded Music Soundtrack (16 original + 16 new tracks)
• Re-wrote entire magazine headline and captions database (3500+ lines)
• New player-to-coach dialogs including NFL, NIL, Transfer Portal and more
• Sponsorship text updates
• Uniform Numbers and Decals Fixes
• Updated Heisman Candidates

Special Thanks to Vikesfan059/OS Modding Team for Rosters!

Full Release details: https://www.ncaanext.com/2023/10/nca...4-release.html

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Download Links and Revision History

https://www.ncaanext.com

NCAA NEXT 24 (V14) - First Release

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FAQ


Where do I get the latest version?

https://download.ncaanext.com

Known Bug List: https://www.ncaanext.com/p/known-bugs.html


What systems does this work for? Does this work for original PS2 or Xbox?

This works with emulators only. PS2 and original Xbox will not work with new textures at this time. The game patches and modern patch will work but textures do not work, which may cause some weird visuals, but the game itself will run with the updates on modded PS2s only.

For full experience, it'll work on:Windows PC - PCSX2 1.7+
MAC (Intel-based) - PCSX2 1.7+
Linux (Intel-based) - PCSX2 1.7+
Linux (Arm-based) - AetherSX2
SteamDeck - PCSX2 1.7+ with EmuDeck
Android OS (phones, tablets, or handhelds) - AetherSX2
MAC M1/M2 - AetherSX2
Xbox Series S/X - PCSX2 1.7+ or AetherSX2


Do I need to install the Next ISO Mod?

The game patch is a collection of uniform number fixes, names database updates, and other small patches to the ORIGINAL NCAA 06 game. It keeps the original rosters and league structure, so you can continue to play as it was in 2005, but with updated fixes for our mod. This collection is in the Source-Code.zip file under Game Patches folder.

The Modern Patch is a completely re-build of the game. This mod includes new teams, new league structure including conference realignment, scheduling updates, names databases, uniform fixes, recruiting updates, and a lot more. This is a total new game experience that uses modern league setup and rosters. This is a separate file in the download/releases page.

Both of these require patching the original game image ISO and creating a new one to use correctly.


I created the NCAA Next Mod ISO, but I do not see updated rosters?

Did you make the Mod ISO? If yes, continue. If no, create it.

Did you run the right ISO in the emulator? Sometimes you may accidentally select the original game.

Do you have another roster on your mem card that are being loaded? If so, remove the memory card and start with a new one, or go to System Settings in the game menu, and reset rosters


Will this work for PPSSPP?

Yes! https://portable.ncaanext.com


Why aren't my textures loading?

Check to see if these have occurred...Are you using PCSX2 1.7 or newer?
Did you turn on LOAD TEXTURES?
Did you turn off MIPMAPPING?
Is the TEXTURES folder in the PCSX2 directory?

Also, make sure to use a PCSX2 Emulator Nightly Build from February 8th, 2023 or older.
Full set of emulators that work with this mod can be found here: https://emulators.ncaanext.com

Why is my screen/graphics shaking or blurry?
Change your emulator graphics Deinterlacing setting to None if you are using the Next ISO mod. Change to Auto if youre not using the ISO mod.

For PC users, you can also press F5 until it cycles to None or improves quality.

Why are jersey numbers all black and player names running/streaking down?


You may need to downgrade your emulator version. Find compatible emulators with NCAA Next for your system at https://emulators.ncaanext.com




How do I change the Playstation controller layout to Xbox style?

You can find the XBOX layout in the Textures \ Controller folder.

[Smokeydre03]

Ik this is a massive longshot but anybody have an extra copy or able to send me a ps2 hardrive or ps2 with it already on it? Ill be willing to pay whatere cost is needed, I. was able to get revemped but almost messed up my ps2 trying to set up ncaa next 06

[Jay_AB81]

This looks really cool, question on the portable version for I assume PSP, though maybe I’m wrong, but how does this work, I have a modded PSP 3000, I love the system even if it’s near.y 20yrs old, I have over 430 different UMD movies/tv shows, all CIB, I kinda miss that time, before large phones, large storage options, when you could get Family Guy season 1 & 2 on a 5 disc set, each disc able to hold like 5 22 minute eps, only 1.8-ish GB in storage for each UMD, man I miss those days, but I do love my 1TB iPhone(hoping the new 16 pro max has a 2tb option lol), but anyway, thanks for any help.