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Old 07-01-2006, 06:38 PM   #1
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Mudtiger - PC slider tweaks

Goals

1. Raise passing completion % for both cpu and human. Way too many games where I see 30% completion rate. I want 50 to 60%.

2. Decrease INTs

3. More injuries

4. Less field goal accuracy

5. 60 to 125 yards on the ground per 20 carries on average

6. Some losses, I think I've won nearly every game I've played

7. More offense - most of my games have been field goal affairs

8. Miracle the special teams into looking more like real special teams

9. Keep the cpu and human sliders close to or equal to each other

I will approach this the same way I do NCAA and madden sliders, by zeroing out the sliders to begin with, then slowly raising them if needed. If you have the pc version, go to football-freaks and get the HC utility so you can change all of these things.

This is my 2nd preseason game and 4th total game with these sliders and I'm starting to like them. There probably is a lot of minor tweaking that needs to be done, but I've finally enjoyed playing/watching/coaching these last 2 games. Hopefully I won't need to do any major changes.

Results from my 2nd pre-season game, I'm the rams. I subbed in 2nd string late in the 2nd quarter, then put in 3rd stringers in early 4th quarter.

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NFL HEAD COACH  PC v5.0.2.1 Game Log - TEXANS at RAMS
Game Time: Sat Jul 01 16:53:11 2006
Skill Level: All Pro
Quarter Length: 6 minute(s)

Slider                         Human   CPU
QB Accuracy                       80    70
Pass Blocking                      0     0
Receiver Catching                 70    70
Running Ability                    0     0
Offensive line Run Blocking        0     0
Defensive Awareness                0     0
Defensive line Knockdowns          0     0
Interceptions                      0     0
Defensive Break Blocks             0     0
Tackling                           0     0
Fieldgoal Length                  50    50
Fieldgoal Accuracy                 0     0
Punt Length                       50    50
Punt Accuracy                     50    50
Kickoff Length                    50    50


Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
TEXANS              7   13    7    3    0         30
RAMS                3   14    0    3    0         20

Game Statistics:                   TEXANS       RAMS
First Downs                            10         15
Third Down Conversions                  6          4
Third Downs                            13         10
Third Down Percentage               46.2%      40.0%

Rushing Attempts                       30         20
Rushing Yards                          91         85
Rushing Average                       3.0        4.3
Rushing TDs                             2          0

Passing Yards                         186        212
Passing Completions                    14         16
Passing Attempts                       23         29
Completion Percentage               60.9%      55.2%
Passing Average                       8.1        7.3
Passing TDs                             1          2

Offensive Pass Interceptions            1          2

TIME OF POSSESSION                  11:59      12:01


Individual Stats: RAMS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Marc Bulger                      7    9  113   77  12.5    1    1    0   35  155.7
Doug Johnson                     6   10   88   60   8.7    1    1    1   32   82.4
Ryan Fitzpatrick                 3   10   20   30   2.0    0    0    1    9    0.0

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Steven Jackson                   5   32   6.3   21    0    0
Marshall Faulk                   3   29   9.6   15    0    0
Michael Bennett                 10   24   2.3   12    0    1
Ryan Fitzpatrick                 1    7   7.0    7    0    0
Marc Bulger                      1   -7  -7.0    0    0    1

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Kevin Curtis                     4   46  11.5   13    1    1    1
Isaac Bruce                      2   40  20.0   35    0    0    2
Joe Klopfenstein                 2   33  16.5   20    0    0   22
Madison Hedgecock                1   32  32.0   32    0    0   20
Shaun McDonald                   3   24   8.0   13    0    0    5
Torry Holt                       1   19  19.0   19    1    0    0
Marcedes Lewis                   1   10  10.0   10    0    0    2
Steven Jackson                   1   10  10.0   10    0    0    9
Dane Looker                      1    7   7.0    7    0    0    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Dawan Landry                     6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Chris Claiborne                  6    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dexter Coakley                   5    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Jerametrius Butler               5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jahmile Addae                    4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jimmy Kennedy                    3    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
O.J. Atogwe                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Kevin Curtis                     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Kamerion Wimbley                 2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Rex Tucker                           6             0
Blaine Saipaia                       4             0
Orlando Pace                         3             0
Alex Barron                          3             0
Marcedes Lewis                       3             0

Individual Stats: TEXANS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
David Carr                      14   23  186   60   8.0    0    1    1   61   82.8

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Domanick Davis                  22   82   3.7   24    2    0
Vernand Morency                  6   10   1.6    5    0    0
Moran Norris                     1    0   0.0    0    0    0
David Carr                       1   -1  -1.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Dominique Byrd                   3  100  33.3   61    1    0   40
Andre Johnson                    4   52  13.0   23    0    0    2
Corey Bradford                   2   12   6.0    8    0    0    4
Jerome Mathis                    1   10  10.0   10    0    0    0
Jabar Gaffney                    3    7   2.3    8    0    0    4
Moran Norris                     1    5   5.0    5    0    0    6

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
A.J. Hawk                        8    3    1    0    1    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
C.C. Brown                       6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Marcus Coleman                   6    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0   0.0           1        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Todd Wade                            9             0
Steve Sciullo                        8             0
Zach Wiegert                         6             0
Seth Wand                            6             0
Mark Bruener                         2             0
LeCharles Bentley                    1             0
As you'll notice, qb accuracy and WR catch are very high. So far I think that's needed to get a decent completion %.

Reasons that I like this so far and worries that may turn into tweaks:

Pass % looks great to me. Bulger was 7 for 9 and was hitting open guys. Doug Johnson came in and did slightly worse while Fitzpatrick came in and stunk up the place. It looked just how I wanted it though as Fitzpatrick had guys open but made bad throws.

Carr looked good having the best cpu QB day I've seen. His numbers aren't overpowering but right about where I'd want an average day for a QB. His 61 yard bomb really helped him out, the rest of his passes were under 10 yards except for the 20 something yarder to Andre.

This area needs more testing though before anything is nailed down but I like it so far.

My concern is that with D awareness at 0, it seems like DBs may get burned too much. There is a fine line here where qbs need wide open guys to complete passes, but if the D is just too dumb, then deep bombs and even a mediocre passing attack could be unstoppable. I'm feeling pretty good about qb accuracy, maybe some decrease will be needed, don't know yet. I'll definitely be messing with knockdowns if the passing attack is too potent, with a possible small increase to D awareness. Be aware that there will be guys wide open and while it may induce yelling at the computer specially when you are on defense, the stats so far have come out pretty well. This is the number 1 area I'm trying to get correct and to my liking.

As long as I'm talking about qbs, I'll mention sacks. Carr got out of there with 0 sacks. That just ain't right. My DLine was getting no pressure. I'll have to look at how that can be altered. It may have been my playcalling and my sub 70 rated DLine though. I was happy with the pressure the cpu got on my qb.

I'm a bit concerned about my individual run stats. They were a bit high due to some broken tackle long runs. I'm not going to pass any judgement on them as of yet though considering the cpu run game looked about right to me.

Steven Jackson 5-32, 6.3 avg. Long of 21.
Marshall Faulk 3-29, 9.6 avg. Long of 15.
Michael Bennett 10-24, 2.3 avg. Long of 12.

Domanick Davis 22-82, 3.7 avg. Long of 24.
Vernand Morency 6-10, 1.6 avg. Long of 5.

Possible run tweaks:

Up tackling a small amount, up def break block a small amount, or a small D awareness increase to get guys to the ball on run plays in conjunction with maybe slowing down the pass game. I'm not going to make any of those tweaks until I get more stats to look at.

Injuries...I had at least 2 guys go out with short 2 quarter injuries during the game. Right now I have injuries set at 125. More games need to be played before I make any changes here.

To sum everything up, I think I'm making progress on tweaking this game to my liking. I've had a heck of a lot of fun playing my first 2 preseason games with these sliders as the passing game has opened up far beyond the poor 30% completion rate for both human and cpu which seemed like the norm before any tweaks. My concern so far is that the offense may come out to be too overpowering, but that's ok cause the D can easily be given a boost here and there if needed. My other concern is that I've only been using these for 4 games, so a true stat pattern hasn't emerged yet.
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Old 07-01-2006, 07:48 PM   #2
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Re: Mudtiger - PC slider tweaks

I got the console version so sliders aren't an option for me. But if they were it would make the game much better for me amd that's saying alot because I really enjoy it as it is right now. Sliders would take it up another level for me.

Hopefully EA implements them in next years version and create it for both PS3and XBOX 360. The thought of playing this game with enhanced graphics and the ability to change sliders would be awesome.
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Old 07-01-2006, 08:44 PM   #3
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3rd preseason game, Rams(me) at Chiefs

I go up 24 to 3 in the first half and the Chiefs spend the rest of the game throwing 15+ yard pass patterns. I just stuffed Holmes plain and simple, I'll be keeping an eye on cpu rushing avg. A slight bump in their run block might be needed.

There is a definite need to help the DBs bat down deep passes. I'll be making some changes - knockdowns will go up, cpu qb accuracy will come down as will human probably.

I'll get in at least a couple games to see what kind of changes in the stats appear before updating the sliders from the previous post.

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Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
RAMS                3   21    3    3    0         30
CHIEFS              0    3    3   14    0         20

Game Statistics:                     RAMS     CHIEFS
Rushing Attempts                       24         17
Rushing Yards                          91          5
Rushing Average                       3.8        0.3
Rushing TDs                             0          0

Passing Yards                         127        378
Passing Completions                     8         27
Passing Attempts                       16         46
Completion Percentage               50.0%      58.7%
Passing Average                       7.9        8.2
Passing TDs                             2          2

Offensive Pass Interceptions            0          3

Individual Stats: CHIEFS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Trent Green                     27   46  405   58   8.8    5    2    3   41   75.0

Individual Stats: RAMS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Marc Bulger                      7   14  132   50   9.4    0    2    0   41  122.6
Doug Johnson                     1    2    0   50   0.0    1    0    0    0   56.2
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For the Human player you can give a command to your DB's to Bat the Ball down all game if you like and they'll do it often if they are in position.
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For the Human player you can give a command to your DB's to Bat the Ball down all game if you like and they'll do it often if they are in position.
I know, but I don't want to give that command every play and I can't give it to the cpu. I need to get more balls batted down because I've opened up the pass offense a little too much. Jay Cutler just threw 16-28 for 247 on me, so it's a little too wide open. I'd like to reign it in just a tad and open up the running game a bit.
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Old 07-02-2006, 01:09 PM   #6
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These sliders were producing some good results after replaying my final preseason game about 5 times and replaying the opening day game 3 times.

Run blocking went up because too many guys were getting nailed in the backfield. Knockdowns do seem to control the passing game numbers somewhat. Pushing them up to 30 seemed too far and 200+ yard passing days were rare.

I could have had over 200 yards passing but had a few passes that should have been caught doink off guys. Human passing may need a slight boost as most of my previous 5 practice games have also had low passing numbers for human.

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NFL HEAD COACH  PC v5.0.2.1 Game Log - BRONCOS at RAMS
Game Time: Sun Jul 02 11:48:00 2006
Skill Level: All Pro
Quarter Length: 6 minute(s)

Slider                         Human   CPU
QB Accuracy                       65    65
Pass Blocking                     10    10
Receiver Catching                 60    60
Running Ability                    0     0
Offensive line Run Blocking       30    30
Defensive Awareness                1     1
Defensive line Knockdowns         20    20
Interceptions                      0     0
Defensive Break Blocks             0     0
Tackling                           0     0
Fieldgoal Length                  50    50
Fieldgoal Accuracy                 0     0
Punt Length                       50    50
Punt Accuracy                     50    50
Kickoff Length                    50    50

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
BRONCOS             3    6    0    6    0         15
RAMS                7    7   10    0    0         24

Game Statistics:                  BRONCOS       RAMS
Rushing Attempts                       27         23
Rushing Yards                         120         81
Rushing Average                       4.4        3.5
Rushing TDs                             0          2

Passing Yards                         240        182
Passing Completions                    16         14
Passing Attempts                       27         24
Completion Percentage               59.3%      58.3%
Passing Average                       8.9        7.6
Passing TDs                             1          0

Offensive Pass Interceptions            1          0

Individual Stats: RAMS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Marc Bulger                     14   24  182   58   7.5    0    0    0   38   82.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Steven Jackson                  12   55   4.5   15    1    1
Marshall Faulk                   8   29   3.6    9    1    0
Marc Bulger                      3   -3  -1.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Kevin Curtis                     3   75  25.0   38    0    0    9
Torry Holt                       4   53  13.2   34    0    0   35
Isaac Bruce                      1   26  26.0   26    0    0    2
Marcedes Lewis                   5   24   4.7    8    0    1    6
Steven Jackson                   1    4   4.0    4    0    0    0

Individual Stats: BRONCOS
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Jake Plummer                    16   27  252   59   9.3    2    1    1   60   87.2

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Mike Anderson                   14   63   4.5   11    0    0
Jake Plummer                     6   50   8.3   14    0    0
Tatum Bell                       7    7   1.0    6    0    1

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Jeb Putzier                      3   97  32.3   60    0    1   39
Darius Watts                     7   87  12.4   29    1    0    5
Rod Smith                        2   35  17.5   27    0    0    6
Ashley Lelie                     1   16  16.0   16    0    0    1
Todd Devoe                       2   12   6.0    7    0    0    9
Charlie Adams                    1    5   5.0    5    0    0    0
Injuries at 110. You'll see around 1 to 4 injuries, most guys going out for a handful of plays. I lost Steven Jackson for 6 weeks so longer injuries are in the game at 110.

I won the game on 2 DEN turnovers basically. A 90 some yard INT returned for a TD and a Tatum Bell fumble in the 3rd that I turned into a TD, otherwise the Broncos played much better than I did as I would expect them to.

I think I'm pretty close but will tweak as needed for the next 3 to 5 games and then reevaluate.
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