Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

[DangerDanjo]

I spent a few hours tonight customizing all the English teams from all the divisions for my new MM. I'm starting with Northampton in Coca Cola 2 but when I play the games all the teams are still set to high pressure, etc...

I created the tactics before I started the new manager mode and when I check them from the main menu the teams still show the changed tactics.

I also changed the stadiums and their names and that is working fine.

Any advice? Thanks.

[SpHSpH]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

This would be sad news. I have been getting pretty interested in the adjustment of custom tactics. I would be pretty grumpy if I spent a bunch of time doing all that work for no reward. Plus, I would like the CPU teams to play with some variety.

Has anyone else seen this?

Does it just say one thing ... but how are the teams playing?

[ggsimmonds]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

Are you certain that after you saved the custom tactics you set it as the teams default tactic? I made that mistake once and had to restart.

[baa7]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

Saving tactics is partially glitched. They sometimes save and at other times they don't. You just have to re-save until they eventually stick. But you won't know for sure unless you shut your console after saving, and then start it up again and check.

[SpHSpH]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

Will it be a "some teams save and some teams do not" type thing?

Will I have to re-check each team that I adjust?

Or is it "if one team stuck - they all stuck"?

[baa7]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

My experience has been that sometimes the tactics save first try, and sometimes it takes 3-4 attempts. But I've always been able to eventually save. And they stay saved once you're successful. Like I said, it seems to be a small glitch of some sort.

[baa7]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

BTW, it could be that MM has a specific issue with tactics showing as saved when they're not, as the OP mentioned. I haven't checked that out. But there are a few bugs in the game's edit/save system that I've come across, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's glitched as well.

[JRod]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

You may have to save them to your profile for them to stick.

[KG]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

I used all 28 slots and renamed about 45-50 stadiums and they have stuck so far. I have auto-save on but I still save my MM & my Settings before I turn it off.

Only thing I'm worried about is the eventual squad update overwriting my file somehow.

[dmax1]

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I've saved my custom tactics 3 or 4 times, but when I attempt to play a game they all revert back to the same high pressure racing up and down the pitch defaults. I thought this might just be in MM, but it's the same in exhibitions as well. All my other edits: players, formations, stadiums save fine. I've tried auto and manual save but nothing is working. Anybody know a way around this?

[SpHSpH]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

Can you solve this with a more "explicit" save?

If you save into the "new" space it asks you for a name.

This effectively creates a new file.

I sometimes find this helps (it did in FIFA09).

[dmax1]

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I tried saving to a new profile but it's still the same. I'm on the verge of just giving up except I spent way too many hours editing(who in their right mind would edit all the boots in the Football League?). There's got to be some way to make these formations stick.

[Magno Gonzalez]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

maybe you are not selecting the saved tactic ?
lets say you edited the tactics and saved it.. it is saved with the name you gave to it but not auto selected, the fact that you saved it doesnt mean the team has automatically switched to the tactic you just saved do you must than manually select the recently saved tactic and being sure it is the tactic being used ?

[dmax1]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

Well, I've tried everything I know to get my custom tactics to stick but it looks like it just ain't gonna happen. I may just have to re-edit and use the new defaults that EA sent out, although from the looks of them they didn't exert a whole lot of effort on them either. There seem to be an awful lot of straight 50's, but at least that's better than playing pinball with the straight 70's that were on there before. Just don't see too much variety in them, but I havn't really examined them all. Anyway if anybody comes up with a miracle solution to make custom tactics stick, please post them here. I'll save all my old squad files just in case.

[Qb]

Re: Custom Tactics Not Applying To Manager Mode

There seem to be an awful lot of straight 50's, but at least that's better than playing pinball with the straight 70's that were on there before.

I noticed this as well when looking at a sample last night. I checked teams in England (PL & lower), France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and some random leagues. Most of them had everything between 50-60 with a few 40s sprinkled in and I did see they kept Barca at 70 for pressure (accurate).

Not much variety, but it's better than over-aggressive D and all 70s. At least we can alter the tactics before a game if we wish. I'll probably lower build-up speed for each team I play and lower pressure/width if the other team should play conservatively.

I wonder if the board will buy this excuse when they go to sack me:

Board: How can you explain crashing out of the cup at such an early stage to a lesser opponent?

Me: Well, they were using my expertly devised tactics. Does that count for anything?

Board: SACKED!!!