Matt10's Madden 25 Sliders
Background: Pretty much what I said in Madden 23 and Madden 24, in fact I'm just going to post the same thing because nothing has changed. Even though the game is presented to us in a certain fashion and vision, does not mean that we have to accept it in that state. If there is an issue, or something that needs slight improvement, I am a big believer if giving the user the power to address it. Sliders do that, and have done so for years. Many believe that sliders do little to impact the games, and that very well could be true in regards to what that individual wants fixed. I use sliders as the guide towards the balance of what I want vs what I have to sacrifice to get there. Each year, we just have to hope for iterations of our favorite titles to start to get it - and hope that the base they have is good enough to build off of.
Focus of the Sliders: It's all about animations for me, and ensuring that they are logical within the context of what is happening on the field. There's no stat chasing, just enjoy the game and hope that games play competitive enough. Ratings can play out, sure, but just like IRL, that's not always going to be the case. If it were, there'd never be any romance in football.
My aim this year is to keep it really simple. I'll take constructive criticism of course, but I won't just jump in at every issue. As the thread continues, I'll start a suggestion section that will go over how to make things easier/harder, etc.
Thanks as always, take care, and stay tuned.
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Slider Update Log
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11/30/2024: Happy Holidays, everyone!
Version 3 is focused on just a bit of regression testing, making sure that the values are still intact, while still trying to introduce some different elements - especially in the special teams area.
I tested a higher threshold to clean up some animations, but unfortunately it just caused issues with the gameplay such as coverage and tackling - so 75 is where we are going to leave it. Other areas was reducing Holding as that started to get called a lot, same with offside at times, but the main one that sticks out is Facemask at 95. This never gets called, but I am using it here as a tackling animation variable. A bit more wrap up and less big hits, especially DBs vs bigger backs/receivers/TEs. I lowered tackling for the All-Madden set to create a form of punishment for bad tackling form/decisions.
After that, Defensive PI had to go down because the animation isn't produced by the value being higher, so there's no point messing with something that can affect coverage and hope it gets called once in a blue moon. The main animation I started to see was the DBs not reacting to the ball in the air - and we definitely can't have that.
Another value I wanted to give a bit more of a test on was Ball Security and seeing if this was going to be a variable that can create better vision to a more aware runner - and not necessarily just running backs, but scrambling QBs and receivers. I noticed a lot smarter running to obvious spaces on the field, especially by receivers in open field. Running backs are a really enjoyable to watch now. Some may hit the hole immediately, some may juke their way out of trouble, it just depends.
Lastly was the Special Teams. I just always feel that Madden devs do not know how kickers actually kick the ball. They must think that every kick is driven forward and not high first - or that every kick is end-over-end. This just isn't the case. So, what I've done in the past, is just raise the field goal power fairly high so that the "oomph!" is there in the kick - which brings the height (even though it should be much higher for some kickers). To compensate, I also lowered the FG Accuracy so there is more pressure to perform.
This is the fresh feeling I was looking for, and I think these changes overall provide that. I hope you all enjoy as much as I have. Hopefully future patch updates don't screw this up as it's been a lot of fun.
Enjoy!
If you provide feedback, please advise of any modifications you have done from this set.
Make sure to edit the sliders in the main menu.
Make sure to reset the sliders in the Franchise before importing.
Import the sliders in franchise.
Matt10's Madden 25 Sliders - All-Madden |Version3| All-Pro |Version 2| || feat. MrHurriicane
Game Options
*Please see spoilers in the OP for previous version values. Previous version values are noted in parentheses.*
Skill Level: All-Madden/All-Pro
Game Style: Simulation
Quarter Length: 11 minutes
Accelerated Clock: On
Minimum Play Clock Time: 15 seconds
System: Current Gen (PS5, XB Series X)
Rosters: EA Default (Active or Preseason)
Auto-subs: Default
Superstar Abilities: On | Personal Preference
Home Field Advantage: Off
Progressive Fatigue: Off
Other Settings: I play no switch on defense, Passing is Placement/Medium, Multi-Meter kicking
Gameplay Helpers
Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On
Defensive Ball Hawk: On
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
Defensive Switch Assist: Off
Player Sliders
Injuries: 25 (Previous: 20)
Fatigue: 52
Speed Disparity Scale: 75
Physics Based Tackling: 90 (Previous: 70)
Penalties
Offside: 60 (Previous: 65)
False Start: 65
Offensive Holding: 50 (Previous: 55)
Facemask: 95 (Previous: 70)
Illegal Block in the Back: 50
Roughing the Passer: 40
Defensive Pass Interference: 55 (Previous: 65)
Ineligible Receiver Downfield: On
Offensive Pass Interference: On
Kick Catch Interference: On
Intentional Grounding: Off
Roughing the Kicker: On
Running into the Kicker: On
Illegal Contact: On
Gameplay Sliders
////All-Madden USER/CPU
QB Accuracy: 40/30
Pass Blocking: 45/40
WR Catch: 40/35
Run Blocking: 50/50
Ball Security: 45/45 (Previous: 50/50)
Pass Defensive Reaction: 50/50
Interceptions: 25/25
Pass Coverage: 40/40
Tackling: 49/49 (Previous: 50/50)
////All-Pro USER/CPU
QB Accuracy: 40/52
Pass Blocking: 40/48
WR Catch: 40/45
Run Blocking: 35/55
Ball Security: 45/45 (Previous: 50/50)
Pass Defensive Reaction: 50/50
Interceptions: 20/30
Pass Coverage: 45/35
Tackling: 48/55
Special Teams
FG Power: 65/65 (Previous: 55/55)
FG Accuracy: 35/35 (Previous: 45/45)
Punt Power: 50/50
Punt Accuracy: 50/50
Kickoff Power: 65/65 (Previous: 50/50)
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Video Archive
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Slider Log Update - Archive
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Version 2
Version 1
Background: Pretty much what I said in Madden 23 and Madden 24, in fact I'm just going to post the same thing because nothing has changed. Even though the game is presented to us in a certain fashion and vision, does not mean that we have to accept it in that state. If there is an issue, or something that needs slight improvement, I am a big believer if giving the user the power to address it. Sliders do that, and have done so for years. Many believe that sliders do little to impact the games, and that very well could be true in regards to what that individual wants fixed. I use sliders as the guide towards the balance of what I want vs what I have to sacrifice to get there. Each year, we just have to hope for iterations of our favorite titles to start to get it - and hope that the base they have is good enough to build off of.
Focus of the Sliders: It's all about animations for me, and ensuring that they are logical within the context of what is happening on the field. There's no stat chasing, just enjoy the game and hope that games play competitive enough. Ratings can play out, sure, but just like IRL, that's not always going to be the case. If it were, there'd never be any romance in football.
My aim this year is to keep it really simple. I'll take constructive criticism of course, but I won't just jump in at every issue. As the thread continues, I'll start a suggestion section that will go over how to make things easier/harder, etc.
Thanks as always, take care, and stay tuned.
=================================
Slider Update Log
=================================
11/30/2024: Happy Holidays, everyone!
Version 3 is focused on just a bit of regression testing, making sure that the values are still intact, while still trying to introduce some different elements - especially in the special teams area.
I tested a higher threshold to clean up some animations, but unfortunately it just caused issues with the gameplay such as coverage and tackling - so 75 is where we are going to leave it. Other areas was reducing Holding as that started to get called a lot, same with offside at times, but the main one that sticks out is Facemask at 95. This never gets called, but I am using it here as a tackling animation variable. A bit more wrap up and less big hits, especially DBs vs bigger backs/receivers/TEs. I lowered tackling for the All-Madden set to create a form of punishment for bad tackling form/decisions.
After that, Defensive PI had to go down because the animation isn't produced by the value being higher, so there's no point messing with something that can affect coverage and hope it gets called once in a blue moon. The main animation I started to see was the DBs not reacting to the ball in the air - and we definitely can't have that.
Another value I wanted to give a bit more of a test on was Ball Security and seeing if this was going to be a variable that can create better vision to a more aware runner - and not necessarily just running backs, but scrambling QBs and receivers. I noticed a lot smarter running to obvious spaces on the field, especially by receivers in open field. Running backs are a really enjoyable to watch now. Some may hit the hole immediately, some may juke their way out of trouble, it just depends.
Lastly was the Special Teams. I just always feel that Madden devs do not know how kickers actually kick the ball. They must think that every kick is driven forward and not high first - or that every kick is end-over-end. This just isn't the case. So, what I've done in the past, is just raise the field goal power fairly high so that the "oomph!" is there in the kick - which brings the height (even though it should be much higher for some kickers). To compensate, I also lowered the FG Accuracy so there is more pressure to perform.
This is the fresh feeling I was looking for, and I think these changes overall provide that. I hope you all enjoy as much as I have. Hopefully future patch updates don't screw this up as it's been a lot of fun.
Enjoy!
If you provide feedback, please advise of any modifications you have done from this set.
Make sure to edit the sliders in the main menu.
Make sure to reset the sliders in the Franchise before importing.
Import the sliders in franchise.
Matt10's Madden 25 Sliders - All-Madden |Version3| All-Pro |Version 2| || feat. MrHurriicane
Game Options
*Please see spoilers in the OP for previous version values. Previous version values are noted in parentheses.*
Skill Level: All-Madden/All-Pro
Game Style: Simulation
Quarter Length: 11 minutes
Accelerated Clock: On
Minimum Play Clock Time: 15 seconds
System: Current Gen (PS5, XB Series X)
Rosters: EA Default (Active or Preseason)
Auto-subs: Default
Superstar Abilities: On | Personal Preference
Home Field Advantage: Off
Progressive Fatigue: Off
Other Settings: I play no switch on defense, Passing is Placement/Medium, Multi-Meter kicking
Gameplay Helpers
Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On
Defensive Ball Hawk: On
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
Defensive Switch Assist: Off
Player Sliders
Injuries: 25 (Previous: 20)
Fatigue: 52
Speed Disparity Scale: 75
Physics Based Tackling: 90 (Previous: 70)
Penalties
Offside: 60 (Previous: 65)
False Start: 65
Offensive Holding: 50 (Previous: 55)
Facemask: 95 (Previous: 70)
Illegal Block in the Back: 50
Roughing the Passer: 40
Defensive Pass Interference: 55 (Previous: 65)
Ineligible Receiver Downfield: On
Offensive Pass Interference: On
Kick Catch Interference: On
Intentional Grounding: Off
Roughing the Kicker: On
Running into the Kicker: On
Illegal Contact: On
Gameplay Sliders
////All-Madden USER/CPU
QB Accuracy: 40/30
Pass Blocking: 45/40
WR Catch: 40/35
Run Blocking: 50/50
Ball Security: 45/45 (Previous: 50/50)
Pass Defensive Reaction: 50/50
Interceptions: 25/25
Pass Coverage: 40/40
Tackling: 49/49 (Previous: 50/50)
////All-Pro USER/CPU
QB Accuracy: 40/52
Pass Blocking: 40/48
WR Catch: 40/45
Run Blocking: 35/55
Ball Security: 45/45 (Previous: 50/50)
Pass Defensive Reaction: 50/50
Interceptions: 20/30
Pass Coverage: 45/35
Tackling: 48/55
Special Teams
FG Power: 65/65 (Previous: 55/55)
FG Accuracy: 35/35 (Previous: 45/45)
Punt Power: 50/50
Punt Accuracy: 50/50
Kickoff Power: 65/65 (Previous: 50/50)
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Video Archive
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Slider Log Update - Archive
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Version 2
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Version 1
Spoiler
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