Madden 17 Everything Playbooks (custom) for the CPU or user

[SwaggerCoach]

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OK got the custom playbooks up and running on PS4.

I just created a BALANCED run/pass book and am currently testing it against the CPU.

So far, everything works perfectly.

KEY NOTE I forgot to mention: you must use an OFFLINE franchise and you must set INSTANT STARTER to OFF in your commissioner league settings.

I will keep everyone up to date with how the playbooks are looking!

[GeneralsHockey]

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I'm not quite understanding how to do this in CFM it only lets me on my one controller when I sign the dummy 2nd controller on as guest none of the custom playbooks show up when I go to change if for the CPU

[vannwolfhawk]

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So, I got 16 teams rough drafts done. I will not do anymore until I get these finalized. It's a lot harder to add plays that fit a situation than it is to delete plays which is why I have so many plays as of now. I just corrected all 16 teams inside the 5 yard line plays and deleted a bunch. I also tested a few star ratings as well as a few plays vs the CPU and need to make some changes.

For example I tested bills playbook and they wouldn't threw the ball out of bounds twice on wr screen plays. Also the shotgun zone run works well for the CPU but I've seen the base run get blown up so I need to test some more. I'm thinking I might need to eliminate the shotgun runs outside of zone runs. I also saw too many playactions on a few downs do going to adjust those with half star ratings. Seemed good after I did this. I'm also getting verts called which I didn't want to eliminate but I might eliminate them all together now unless they have a check down in it. Then lastly, adding team specific plays like cam and panthers qb power runs maybe add a half star on certain downs above the other stars to maybe see that a few times a game...

I'm still researching team plays, sets, etc. Once I get these dialed in I'll re upload. The ones online are a good start to get a feel but I'm not happy where they are at right now.

Question... Where was this stated wr 1 and wr 2 will be fixed and patched? Mr. Price had said he was told it was done on purpose.

[SwaggerCoach]

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I'm not quite understanding how to do this in CFM it only lets me on my one controller when I sign the dummy 2nd controller on as guest none of the custom playbooks show up when I go to change if for the CPU

Make sure your guest account has the playbooks downloaded to it.

Each account on your system will have different files saved to it. Unfortunately, the playbook files must be saved to the guest account.

If you need a quick way to transfer files, just go to EA share, upload the playbook, switch accounts, and download it from the guest account.

[Bondsfan]

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I see alot on this thread about the custom playbooks making the teams you play more authentic. While I can definitely see the importance in this for some, its not a big deal to me. What is a big deal, however, is having a good play calling system for the team I'm controlling, and currently, I hate the quick playcalling since it basically just repeats the same plays over and over, with 3/4 of the playbook not starred/rated (so they'll never pop up) and the plays that are rated, arent really indicitave of the team I use general gameplay.

So that being said, do these also improve your own offensive playcalling? Are all the plays rated, or is it just a small selection like the default playbooks?

I can't wait to try out the Steelers version you made. Last year I went in and rated every offensive/defensive play for the steelers so I could get more variety. It took forever. So I appreciate all the work you are putting into this!

[DanB_DanB]

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Yea, i think ya'll might be right about it not working for custom books when you use the method of, switch 2nd controller to cpu side, change playbook, then move back to middle... That might just work for the default books, not customs. It's definitely ringing a bell..

[IcedCoffee1983]

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So I can get better play calling with the generic playbooks too, right? I don't HAVE to do custom playbooks, right? The generic PB's have a better star rating system than team regular PB's from what I have read, and therefore the generic ones produce better play calling.

So if I want I before each CFM game I can just turn on a 2nd controller with a guest profile, switch the CPU's playbooks to generic ones, start the game, and after the 1st play move the controller to the middle and turn it off... The playbook will stick, right?

To build off D81:

The Generic playbooks have always had better gameplans tied to them than Team Default, if you don't want to go "full on" and create Custom Books for the CPU...

For some reason, the CPU gameplans are weak in Season One and set smarter after the first post season, when the AI recalibrates everything...

This has (unfortunately) been the case for years...

In short:

I (often) use generics in Season One and Team Default from Season Two on...

So based on what KingV2k3 said, I only need to bother with this season 1, correct?

I'm just not advanced enough in my understanding like you guys to do it with custom PB's... but quickly swapping generics in year 1 is easy for me to understand.

Can I do it that way?

[D81SKINS]

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So I can get better play calling with the generic playbooks too, right? I don't HAVE to do custom playbooks, right? The generic PB's have a better star rating system than team regular PB's from what I have read, and therefore the generic ones produce better play calling.

So if I want I before each CFM game I can just turn on a 2nd controller with a guest profile, switch the CPU's playbooks to generic ones, start the game, and after the 1st play move the controller to the middle and turn it off... The playbook will stick, right?



So based on what KingV2k3 said, I only need to bother with this season 1, correct?

I'm just not advanced enough in my understanding like you guys to do it with custom PB's... but quickly swapping generics in year 1 is easy for me to understand.

Can I do it that way?

Yes, the generics have a different star rating system than the default PBs.
I would just have to check and see if they have multiple 4 vertical plays in them, I didn't see them in the Run N Shoot PB.
You may even want to do generic defensive PBs.
I will get more time on this Sunday and Monday.

[bigeastbumrush]

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OK I've had a chance to get the game and played a few games - it's a ton of fun this year.

Haven't had much of a look into the playbooks - might dig into that a little tonight.

Last year I believe I was able to crank out 7-8 PS4 playbooks.

This year I'm going to aim for 3-4.

Instead of doing each team's unique playbook, I'm just going to eliminate the stupid plays (4 verts, endless PA's, etc) and create different options for the CPU you can give them based on their team strengths.

Something like:
- Vertical/pass heavy offense
- Run heavy offense
- Option read/spread offense
- West coast offense

Since I'm not analyzing each team's playbook in detail like I did last year, this project should go much faster.

I'll post here once I get some PS4 books up....and who knows...I might throw up a few specific team ones as well....no promises

Would love to get a Jets playbook.

Thanks for the PS4 effort.

[The Kid 24]

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Yes, the generics have a different star rating system than the default PBs.
I would just have to check and see if they have multiple 4 vertical plays in them, I didn't see them in the Run N Shoot PB.
You may even want to do generic defensive PBs.
I will get more time on this Sunday and Monday.

Sweet! I may have to do this in my CFM!

How will formation subs work if changing to generic playbook?

Does anyone have a list all teams and what generic playbook they should be given?

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[vtcrb]

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How do I change the a offensive Schemes to a playbooks I have DLd in CFM. When I go to MY COACH screen and then Schemes, none of the custom playbooks appear. Thanks for any help. I apologize if I overlooked this somewhere in the thread.

[SwaggerCoach]

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Spent a good chunk of time testing out my first BALANCED ATTACK playbook last night in CFM mode.

I'm testing as the Raiders.

Notes:

- GOOD LAWWWD the CPU needs Run Block boosted in sliders. Their blocking is ANEMIC. Makes it a bit difficult to test the playbook balance when the CPU is going 20 for 38 with running the ball. Yikes. I'll up their run blocking and see what happens

- Play the Moment is incredible for testing playbooks. I can just play DEFENSE ONLY and it's a beautiful thing. LOVING that feature

- My first go had the CPU passing to the TE far too often.

- Not seeing enough deep shots either...which is interesting because I added a good deal of deep posts/outs/corners that get 20+ yards downfield. I yanked out the Verts plays and most of the shot plays...but I may need to stick a few back in. More testing needed here.

- Seeing the CPU chuck the ball out of bounds a ton. I've been able to generate a lot of pressure easily...and I'm seeing the rush affect the throw often which is cool. I recognize that I have Aldon Smith and Khalil Mack...but I'm not quite seeing the problem people are having with pass rush?

Just some initial thoughts. Still plenty to test and tweak - but I'm hoping by tonight/tomorrow to have a fully functioning Balance Attack playbook up for PS4.

[IcedCoffee1983]

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Yes, the generics have a different star rating system than the default PBs.
I would just have to check and see if they have multiple 4 vertical plays in them, I didn't see them in the Run N Shoot PB.
You may even want to do generic defensive PBs.
I will get more time on this Sunday and Monday.

Perfect, thanks for responding to my post D8; you are a Gentleman and a Scholar.

And yes, I will be sure to pick a generic for both offense and defense for the CPU. I'll keep an eye out for which generics might have multiple 4 verticals. Once I browse through and decide which generic play books are good, I'll have to devise a plan for which generics apply to each team the best.

After year 1 (supposedly) the CPU teams "recalibrate" their play books and then I will just let them use their default PB's. I will say... this is the 1st time I've heard of this "recalibration." But it's good to know it happens I guess.

Sweet! I may have to do this in my CFM!

How will formation subs work if changing to generic playbook?

Does anyone have a list all teams and what generic playbook they should be given?

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Actually, I think there is a list like that around here somewhere.

Someone on OS discovered the thing about generic playbooks a year or two ago. They made a list of which generic playbooks apply best to each team.

However I don't know where to find it, and I don't know if it would still be up-to-date.

Lastly... Is it really true CPU teams "recalibrate" their playbook each year?

[BV28]

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Just plugged in Vikings @ Packers in Play Now.

wow! What a difference...the CPU's play calling is amazing.

What are the plans with this? Are you planning on customizing all 32 teams' playbook?

I briefly saw this was able to be used in CFM which is awesome too.

[The Kid 24]

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Does anyone know if formation subs will still work if we change to generic playbook?