stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

[doncropper]

Below are my "Current" CFB 25 Offline Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings. These are combined settings developed from the masterful works of "Experts" like Armor and Swords, Playmakers, and others. They should get "ALL" the Credit for these settings as they are the true "EXPERTS" and I am only an OldTime Gamer who very much values their work.

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VERSION 17: Post October Patch:
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LEAGUE SETTINGS

-- COMMISSIONER SETTINGS
Skill Level = VARSITY
Coach Firing = ON
Coach XP Speed Setting = SLOWEST
Player Edit Permission = ANY PLAYER
Injury = ON
Wear and Tear = ON

-- CLOCK MANAGEMENT
Quarter Length = 10 MINUTES
Accelerated Clock = ON
Minimum Play Clock = 19

-- USER TEAM HELP
Season Experience = FULL CONTROL
League Advancement = MANUAL

-- TEAM SETTINGS
Auto Recruiting = ON
User Coach Auto-Progression = ON



XP SLIDERS (DEFAULT)
AUTO SUBS (DEFAULT)



GAMEPLAY SLIDERS

-- PLAYER & CPU
QB Accuracy = 2
Pass Blocking = 70
WR Catching = 85
Run Blocking = 85
Fumbles = 30
Pass Defense Reaction Time = 52
Interceptions = 35
Pass Coverage = 99
Tackling = 31

-- SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power = 45
FG Accuracy = 45
Punt Power = 50
Punt Accuracy = 50
Kickoff Power = 50

-- GAME OPTIONS
Injuries = 35
Fatigue = 68
Min Player Speed Threshold = 34

-- PENALTIES
Offside = 99
False Start = 99
Holding = 59
Face Mask = 99
Defensive Pass Interference = 99
Offensive Pass Interference = ON
Illegal Block In The Back = 99
Intentional Grounding = ON
Roughing Passer = 52
Roughing Kicker = OFF
Running Into the Kicker = ON
Illegal Contact = ON




USER SETTINGS

-- COIN TOSS
Coin Toss 1st Choice = KICK
Coin Toss 2nd Choice = AGAINST WIND

-- KICKING
Control Scheme = TAP AND TAP

-- PASSING MECHANICS
Passing Type = CLASSIC PASSING
Passing Slowdown = OFF
Pass Lead Increase = MEDIUM
Reticle Speed = 1
Reticle Visibility = HIDDEN
Meter Visibility = HIDDEN

-- GAMEPLAY HELPERS
Auto Flip Defensive Play Call = ON
Defensive Ball Hawk = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Window Size = 100%
Defensive Switch Assist = ON
Controlled Player Art = OFF

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Below are the RESULTS of testing 25 games using various opponents using V08 Settings:

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Upcoming V09 Settings that have NOT yet been TESTED:

LEAGUE SETTINGS

-- COMMISSIONER SETTINGS
Skill Level = VARSITY
Coach Firing = ON
Coach XP Speed Setting = SLOWEST
Player Edit Permission = ANY PLAYER
Injury = ON
Wear and Tear = ON

-- CLOCK MANAGEMENT
Quarter Length = 10 MINUTES
Accelerated Clock = ON
Minimum Play Clock = 16

-- USER TEAM HELP
Season Experience = FULL CONTROL
League Advancement = MANUAL

-- TEAM SETTINGS
Auto Recruiting = ON
User Coach Auto-Progression = ON



XP SLIDERS (DEFAULT)
AUTO SUBS (DEFAULT)



GAMEPLAY SLIDERS

-- PLAYER & SKILL
QB Accuracy = 4
Pass Blocking = 65
WR Catching = 61 69 (+8)
Run Blocking = 61 71 (+10)
Fumbles = 45
Pass Defense Reaction Time = 45
Interceptions = 30 32 (+2)
Pass Coverage = 86
Tackling = 40

-- SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power = 45
FG Accuracy = 23 19 (-4)
Punt Power = 56 68 (+12)
Punt Accuracy = 45
Kickoff Power = 95

-- GAME OPTIONS
Injuries = 35
Fatigue = 68
Min Player Speed Threshold = 41 38 (-3)

-- PENALTIES
Offside = 99
False Start = 99
Holding = 60 54 (-6)
Face Mask = 95
Defensive Pass Interference = 99
Offensive Pass Interference = ON
Illegal Block In The Back = 75 84 (+9)
Intentional Grounding = ON
Roughing Passer = 55 52 (-3)
Roughing Kicker = OFF
Running Into the Kicker = ON
Illegal Contact = ON




USER SETTINGS

-- COIN TOSS
Coin Toss 1st Choice = KICK
Coin Toss 2nd Choice = AGAINST WIND

-- KICKING
Control Scheme = TAP AND TAP

-- PASSING MECHANICS
Passing Type = CLASSIC PASSING
Passing Slowdown = OFF
Pass Lead Increase = MEDIUM
Reticle Speed = 1
Reticle Visibility = HIDDEN
Meter Visibility = HIDDEN

-- GAMEPLAY HELPERS
Auto Flip Defensive Play Call = ON
Defensive Ball Hawk = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Window Size = 100%
Defensive Switch Assist = ON
Controlled Player Art = OFF

[dman08]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Hey, I've been following your sliders for about a week now. They Are playing really well. I had brought down holding and rtp myself. The only thing I wanted to ask you about was getting the total play count to match the simmed games which is around 110. I've been messing with 10 minute 10 acc and it's been close. The only reason I look for this is because at 10 minute 16 acc I was leading the league in pass attempts and rush attempts with a 1 star school because we run no huddle and it really skews the total play count. Other than that I'm testing right now. So I'll input the new set and give you some feedback. Thanks again.

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Hey, I've been following your sliders for about a week now. They Are playing really well. I had brought down holding and rtp myself. The only thing I wanted to ask you about was getting the total play count to match the simmed games which is around 110. I've been messing with 10 minute 10 acc and it's been close. The only reason I look for this is because at 10 minute 16 acc I was leading the league in pass attempts and rush attempts with a 1 star school because we run no-huddle and it really skews the total play count. Other than that I'm testing right now. So I'll input the new set and give you some feedback. Thanks again.

This set, when used with a variety of teams, produces exactly 110 plays a game minus special teams plays & extra point tries. However, the no-huddle hurry-up teams certainly raise this total by a good bit. The 110-play average per game sim engine is across the entire spectrum of teams. If you predominantly use a hurry-up offense likely you will need to do, as you have, bring the Play clock & minutes down. If you look at that spreadsheet you will see that those teams that ran 60+ plays per game were either hurry-up offenses or teams that were down late in the game by multiple scores and were playing fast. I would guess for your games using your hurry-up team you would need to get your average plays per/game down to the 90-100 range or so -- but that is totally a guess on my part.

[dman08]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

ok cool. I just took on the job at Memphis and hired an OC that runs pro style offense so I'm gonna revert to your clock settings.

[Playmakers]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Thanks for sharing

[Ebpmd]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Has anyone tried these with 15 minute quarters and 10 second minimum play clock?

[dman08]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Has anyone tried these with 15 minute quarters and 10 second minimum play clock?

I used to run 15 w 10 acc. My thoughts is it may be fine for teams that don't hurry up. The minute teams run hurry the total plays will get a little out of line.

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Below are the RESULTS of testing 25 games using various opponents using V09 Settings:
(*** V09 Settings have been updated on the Opening Post of this thread ***)

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Upcoming V10 Settings that have NOT yet been TESTED:
(***Not sure if "SPECIAL TEAMS" Sliders even work***)

LEAGUE SETTINGS

-- COMMISSIONER SETTINGS
Skill Level = VARSITY
Coach Firing = ON
Coach XP Speed Setting = SLOWEST
Player Edit Permission = ANY PLAYER
Injury = ON
Wear and Tear = ON

-- CLOCK MANAGEMENT
Quarter Length = 10 MINUTES
Accelerated Clock = ON
Minimum Play Clock = 16

-- USER TEAM HELP
Season Experience = FULL CONTROL
League Advancement = MANUAL

-- TEAM SETTINGS
Auto Recruiting = ON
User Coach Auto-Progression = ON



XP SLIDERS (DEFAULT)
AUTO SUBS (DEFAULT)



GAMEPLAY SLIDERS

-- PLAYER & SKILL
QB Accuracy = 4
Pass Blocking = 65
WR Catching = 69 73 (+4)
Run Blocking = 71 76 (+5)
Fumbles = 45 40 (-5)
Pass Defense Reaction Time = 45 40 (-5)
Interceptions = 32 36 (+4)
Pass Coverage = 86 96 (+10)
Tackling = 40 35 (-5)

-- SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power = 45
FG Accuracy = 19 16 (-3)
Punt Power = 68 88 (+20)
Punt Accuracy = 45
Kickoff Power = 95 99 (+4)

-- GAME OPTIONS
Injuries = 35
Fatigue = 68
Min Player Speed Threshold = 38 36 (-2)

-- PENALTIES
Offside = 99
False Start = 99
Holding = 54 57 (+3)
Face Mask = 95
Defensive Pass Interference = 99
Offensive Pass Interference = ON
Illegal Block In The Back = 84 96 (+12)
Intentional Grounding = ON
Roughing Passer = 52 53 (+1)
Roughing Kicker = OFF
Running Into the Kicker = ON
Illegal Contact = ON




USER SETTINGS

-- COIN TOSS
Coin Toss 1st Choice = KICK
Coin Toss 2nd Choice = AGAINST WIND

-- KICKING
Control Scheme = TAP AND TAP

-- PASSING MECHANICS
Passing Type = CLASSIC PASSING
Passing Slowdown = OFF
Pass Lead Increase = MEDIUM
Reticle Speed = 1
Reticle Visibility = HIDDEN
Meter Visibility = HIDDEN

-- GAMEPLAY HELPERS
Auto Flip Defensive Play Call = ON
Defensive Ball Hawk = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist = OFF
Defensive Heat Seeker Window Size = 100%
Defensive Switch Assist = ON
Controlled Player Art = OFF

[LucaC80]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Really like the feel of the games on Varsity so far

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Settings & AVERAGES from some of the Major Slider contributors (including my current set for comparision):

[doncropper]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

I have concluded that attempting to get the Rushing Yards & Passing Yards Totals per game to match closely with the "Real Life" or, better yet, the "Game Approximate Target" values is likely not the best goal to aim for.

Reason is that in CPU vs CPU games I can not control the ratio of Run Plays to Pass Plays without altering Playbooks which is something that will not happen because the game has 134 teams (too Massive a Task to Undertake) and most of their Playbook setups match fairly well with how their offenses execute in Real Life.

However, a valid way to measure Offensive Production is to simply attempt to Match Total Offensive Yards per game and in V09 above it matches really well.

GAME APPROXIMATE TARGET = 347.6 Yards per game (122.9 Rush + 224.7 Pass)

RESULTS with V09 were = 351.3 Yards per game (106.8 Rush + 244.5 Pass)

In V10 Sliders Testing (with only 1 game remaining to test out of 25 games) the results are only a 10-yard difference between the two which is only around a 3% difference and also very acceptable in my opinion. V09 above was only a 1% difference.

Thus I feel the Slider adjustments will likely only have 1 more 25-game Test after V10 is released later today because most categories are very much on Target with the exceptions of Punt Power & Field Goal Accuracy which I have my doubts those Special Teams sliders work.

[Playmakers]

Re: stecropper's Dynasty Varsity CPU vs CPU Settings

Thanks Don

A couple of things I noticed with FG's on Varsity

Even at 60 Accuracy if you keep power around 40 the kickers still miss

KO Power is the crazy one

I've been following your thread and plan on tweaking those sliders but I'm start taking a deep dive into the default rosters ratings.

I noticed for example most lower rated Offensive lineman bottom out at 55 Run block and Pass Block Foot work ratings. Those are the actual ratings that impact played games

The actual Pass Block and Run Block ratings itself only apply towards SIM results.