Any Given Saturday: HFA Sliders

[Miles Perry]

After testing and tweaking various sets, I've come up with one of my own. I've taken a different approach from many of the slider makers, because what I deem important, others may not. One thing I've never understood about most of the sets is turning Home Field Advantage off. I get it, it makes the players play more true to their ratings, but college football is about HFA! It's what separates the college game from high school or the NFL.

My goal for this slider set was to create a challenging experience. You should not be going 11-1 with Ball State. Period. You should not go in to Bryant-Denny Stadium and beat Alabama without playing the most perfect game you've ever played. I think I'm very close to finding that perfect balance. Bear in mind that I'm still testing some things here, and that some tweaks might be made to better enhance the gameplay.


Off/Def/User Skill: Heisman
Injuries/Fatigue: Off
Quarter Length: 8-10, up to you.
Game Speed: Normal
Min Speed Threshold: 40 (thanks to the guys on Charter's thread)
HFA: ON
Ice The Kicker: Up to you, I leave it on.

Penalties: Thanks to TylerHL, I stole most of these from his BYU Dynasty
Offsides: 60
False Start: 60
Holding: 52
Facemask: 5 (creates fumbles)
OPI/DPI: 50
KR/PR Int: 45
Clipping: 50
Intentional Grounding: 80 (best value imo. I've tried 50, 79, 83, and 99)
RTP: 50
RTK: 35

Sliders: USER/CPU
QBA: 5/35
Pass Block: 45/45
WR Catch: 25/40
RB Ability: 35/45
Run Block: 5/60
Pass Coverage: 40/35
INTs: 35/30
Rush D: 5/60
Tackling: 30/40

Special Teams Sliders have not been changed except for Punt Accuracy to 100

Highlights of Set:
Working Screen game (WR/Bubble Screens)
A good offensive line will make a difference (time to throw, run lanes open)
Challenge. You aren't going to cake walk through ANY game
Drives stall for both teams!
FUMBLES
Injuries (Most not long term though)
No Cheese Plays

Good luck finding cheese plays with this set. I haven't found any. That said if you would like some house rules to make the game even more difficult let me know. I will be posting box scores from games I play. I hope you guys enjoy these sliders!

[Miles Perry]

In my first game I traveled to Tuscaloosa and got demolished by Alabama with Indiana. Alabama is rated 97 OVR, 97 OFF, 97 DEF. Indiana 79 OVR, 84 OFF, 76 DEF. We had a decent start, but the fumble 6 was a huge turn. 2 plays later on offense I threw a pick and Bama put up 14 points in like 30 seconds. I struggled to stop the run, but a lot of the big runs came on missed tackles by me. This set will require you to play sound defense! You will have to take on blocks, fill gaps, and take a good angle to make tackles! Arm tackles will rarely bring down the ball carrier. Loved the speed thresh at 40.

Indiana Hoosiers at Alabama Crimson Tide
Jul 23, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indiana Hoosiers (0-1)	0	14	0	7	21
#3 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)	21	21	7	7	56

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	ALA
Total Offense	334	526
Rushing Yards	100	282
Passing Yards	234	244
First Downs	15	17
Punt Return Yards	7	38
Kick Return Yards	173	69
Total Yards	514	633
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-12	4-9
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	6-5-0
Penalties	0	5
Posession Time	18:26	13:34

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IND	ALA
3:46	(ALA) Smith, 34 yard fumble return	0	7
3:22	(ALA) Stewart, 5 yard reception	0	14
1:05	(ALA) Henry, 69 yard run	0	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IND	ALA
6:39	(IND) Howard, 4 yard run	7	21
5:48	(ALA) Henry, 30 yard run	7	28
2:58	(ALA) Black, 2 yard reception	7	35
0:53	(IND) Cobbs, 32 yard reception	14	35
0:23	(ALA) Howard, 7 yard reception	14	42
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IND	ALA
5:59	(ALA) Black, 4 yard reception	14	49
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IND	ALA
7:57	(ALA) Henry, 3 yard run	14	56
5:52	(IND) Corsaro, 22 yard reception	21	56

Indiana Hoosiers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Sudfeld 19/30 234 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Howard 23 97 4.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Corsaro 4 73 18.2 1 Harris II 4 48 12 0 Cobbs 4 38 9.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Spriggs 0 1 Evans 0 1 Herron 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Simmons 8 0 0 0 Newton 6 0 0 0 Fields 5 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Del Grosso 0/0 3/3 3 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Toth 6 231 32 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Howard 4 99 24.7 0 Hawkins 3 74 24.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Hawkins 1 7 7 0

Alabama Crimson Tide PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Coker 16/25 237 3 1 Barnett 1/1 7 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Henry 28 284 10.1 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Howard 8 122 15.2 1 Black 4 69 17.2 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Robinson 4 0 Greene 3 0 Taylor 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Smith 12 0 0 0 Reed 6 1 0 0 Ragland 5 0 1 0 Allen 3 1 0 0 Lake 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Griffith 0/0 8/8 8 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Scott 3 133 42 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Drake 3 69 23 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Drake 4 38 9.5 0

[Miles Perry]

Didn't realize playing an FCS team left you with none of their player stats at the end. Anyway, just played this game with the slider adjustments noted in bold in the OP. Even though the game was close, I never felt out of control. I made a lot of mistakes, but FCS West just wasn't talented enough to take advantage. If I don't have 3 turnovers this game is a huge win.

Cal Poly Mustangs at Arizona Wildcats
Jul 24, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cal Poly Mustangs ()	7	3	0	0	10
Arizona Wildcats ()	0	14	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	CP	ARIZ
Total Offense	218	431
Rushing Yards	26-88	190
Passing Yards	19/31: 130	241
First Downs	12	22
Punt Return Yards	6	17
Kick Return Yards	33	68
Total Yards	257	516
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	7-16	8-12
4th Down Conversion	1-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1	3-3-0
Penalties	2-10	3-25
Posession Time	15:29	16:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CP	ARIZ
0:49	(CP) #82, 8 yard reception	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CP	ARIZ
7:06	(ARIZ) Baker, 4 yard run	7	7
3:14	(CP) #26, 28 yard FG	10	7
1:04	(ARIZ) Soloman, 6 yard run	10	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CP	ARIZ
6:26	(ARIZ) Jones, 3 yard reception	10	21
4:16	(ARIZ) Phillips, 66 yard reception	10	28

Cal Poly Mustangs

Arizona Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Soloman 22/28 241 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Baker 17 96 5.6 1 Soloman 12 56 4.6 1 Wilson 5 38 7.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Phillips 6 103 17.1 1 Griffey 4 46 11.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Bundage 4 0 Friekh 1 0 Gross 1 0 Wood 1 0 Maiava 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Wright III 10 1 0 0 McCall Jr 5 0 0 0 Gilbert 3 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Skowron 0/0 4/4 4 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Riggleman 2 94 43.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Wilson 1 21 21 0 Johnson 1 21 21 0 Jones 1 26 26 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Johnson 1 17 17 0

Up next will be a game between 2 teams that are about the same overall.

[Miles Perry]

Hey guys if you want to see some more box scores and recaps check out my dynasty in the Dynasty HQ. Playing with these sliders using Clemson.

[Bnyce]

Ill try these out today, I dont know how to do box scores but I will definetly tell you how I feel about them. I like the HFA on too just gives the game more personality, thanks for your work man!

[nannerhammer]

I will try these out I love sliders focused on creating a challenge.

[nannerhammer]

First game was a ton of fun. I played as Baylor and owned the 4th quarter.

Baylor Bears at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Aug 2, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#4 Baylor Bears (0-0)	0	7	7	27	41
#13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)	10	9	0	10	29

Team Stats Comparison
	BAY	ND
Total Offense	595	414
Rushing Yards	47	173
Passing Yards	548	241
First Downs	23	17
Punt Return Yards	41	20
Kick Return Yards	171	151
Total Yards	807	585
Turnovers	6	2
3rd Down Converstion	3-9	5-18
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-3	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-4-0	4-2-2
Penalties	1-15	1-5
Posession Time	15:49	20:11

[Miles Perry]

Glad you enjoyed the sliders man! Looks like you had some trouble running the ball!