Madden 12 Franchise Check List and Tips on Improving your Franchise Experience
Madden 12 Franchise Check List and Tips on Improving your Franchise Experience
***DO NOT HIT AUTO REORDER ROSTERS***
1. Buy Madden 12 :P
2. Unlock Online Pass
3. Save original roster as Preseasonwk1.ros
4. DL Regular Season Week 1 Roster
5. Save as NFLwk1.ros
6. Load NFLwk1.ros from File Management
7. Go to Franchise Mode
8. Configure Options
a. Suggestions
Settings I used:
Sim Injuries = OFF
INJ = OFF
SAL CAP = ON
QTR = 10
DRAFT = OFF
DEADLINE = ON
USE PRE INJ = OFF/NO
UPDATE CHART = USER
RE-SIGN = USER
FA BIDS = USER
SIGN DRAFT = USER
FILL ROSTER = USER
SIM CUT DAYS = USER
SIM SCOUTING = USER
EDIT PLAYER = ON
9. Select all 32 Teams
10. Go into Coaching Schemes
a. Coaching Schemes Suggestions
OFF = 50/50/100
DEF = 50/50
Under DEF Set to either 4-3 or 3-4 depending on roster depth and coach habits
Team Base Defense
Arizona 4 - 3
Atlanta 4 - 3
Baltimore 3 - 4
Buffalo 3 - 4
Carolina 4 - 3
Chicago 4 - 3
Cincinnati 4 - 3
Cleveland 4 - 3
Dallas 3 - 4
Denver 4 - 3
Detroit 4 - 3
Green Bay 3 - 4
Houston 3 - 4
Indianapolis 4 - 3
Jacksonville 4 - 3
Kansas City 3 - 4
Miami 3 - 4
Minnesota 4 - 3
New England 3 - 4
New Orleans 4 - 3
NY Giants 4 - 3
NY Jets 3 - 4
Oakland 4 - 3
Philadelphia 4 - 3
Pittsburgh 3 - 4
San Diego 3 - 4
San Francisco 3 - 4
Seattle 4 - 3
* Louis 4 - 3
Tampa Bay 4 - 3
Tennessee 4 - 3
Washington 3 - 4
11. Go to NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/
12. *if you have a laptop skip this step
a. Print out all 32 Teams Active Rosters as of 9/11/11
13. Go to Player Management
14. Use Printed Sheets to Delete Fake UFA Players
15. Go back to Player Management and Cut Players as follows
OFF= QB [2] RB [4] FB [1] WR [5-7] TE [2] LT [2] LG [2] C [2] RG [2] RT [2]
DEF= LE [2] RE [2] DT [3-4] LOLB [2] MLB [2] ROLB [2] CB [5-7] FS [2] SS [2]
*= K [1] P [1]
16. Go to Player Management and fix Player Pos as needed
17. ***DO NOT HIT AUTO REORDER ROSTERS***
ex. (OVR)
LOLB 82 ROLB 87
LOLB 73 ------
LOLB 64 ------
change to
LOLB 82 ROLB 87
LOLB 73 ROLB 64
this will balance out the depth charts
18. Go to Player Management and select Team Captains
WHY? Cause these are the players at the coin toss u don't want benchers out there
I normally pick my favorite players for each team.
19. Go to Player management and do all the player edits you want 8)
all personal pref here.
NOTE:You can't edit "?"/rookies/fakes till after preseason :cry: :shock:
20. Depth Chart Time 8) Even out the Depth and balance the weight
a. ex(1)
LOLB Jerry 1st ROLB Harry 1st
LOLB Barry 2nd LOLB Barry 2nd
LOLB Terry 3rd LOLB Terry 3rd
why? = Cause now these 2 players will say 2nd String and 3rd String this is important
for simulation reasons and auto sub reasons [don't forget to set your auto subs :wink: ]
POS that need to be balanced [LT,LG,RG,RT,LE,RE,LOLB,ROLB]
21.Players needed to fill req. after UFA Fakes are Cut [if you released the correct fake ones you
will have these left over don't cut real rookies :wink:
***Make sure to sign only FAs below 59 OVR so it wont effect your depth changes you just made.***
HB= TEN
T= ARZ IND GB
G= SD IND ATL SF GB OAK STL NO
C= OAK NYG
DT= ARI SD DAL MIA GB BAL HOU
FS=GB
22. Next Save File as
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
you will basically make a league template with changes as default
23. Now Sim the Pre-Season if you wish to do so but when Pre-Season is done do not forget
to edit the rookies
Print out a sheet of Rookies Names for a reference. Edit them if you wish.
Next Save File as
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
24. Then simulate the season and look for any glitches bad stats etc.
If not move on to Pre-Season and test that as well.
If you have time Simulate the Season again on Year 2 now.
25. If there is no problems then load the file of your choice below
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
Enjoy! You earned it probably take a good 7-15 hours or more :shock: if you really your picky , ocd , etc :P
I simmed some seasons and the stats were pretty good don't forget about coach schemes :wink:
:PEdit all Players with Player Roles so the roles will be removed
some roles give - or + add/dis vantages to team's and players
once you edit a player even their equipment there roles are gone
so go through the list and edit who is left over
also make sure you've tested your sliders out before playing your chise
Important Traits to Change [Starters,SuperStars]
QB - Tight Spiral = Yes
HB - Fight for Extra Yards = Yes
WR - Drop Open Passes = No
DE,DL,OLB,MLB - Big Hitter = Yes (if applicable)
Traits to change for all SuperStars [90+ OVR]
Consistency=5
Confidence=5
Make sure the WR you want to get the most receptions is in the WR#1 slot
or the sim engine won't give your player enough RECs.
ex.
Wes Welker should be in Slot but for sim and chise you need him at #1
Player Editing Examples I use
ex.
Percy Harvin CTH = 92
then is CTH would go to 90.
If it was CTH = 94
he would go to 95 CTH
ex2.
90 stay
91 down
92 down
93 down
94 up
95 stay
96 down
97 down
98 up
99 stay
Human
Passing:
QB ACC = 50 <--- Enforced
Pass Blocking = 5 <--- Enforced
WR Catching = 20 <--- Enforced
Rushing:
Broken Tackles = 5 <--- Enforced
Run Blocking = 30 <--- Enforced
Fumbles = 40 <--- Enforced
Pass Defense:
Reaction Time = 50 <--- Enforced
Interceptions = 20 <--- Enforced
Pass Rushing = 5 <--- Enforced
Rush Defense:
Reaction Time =20 <--- Enforced
Block Shedding = 5 <--- Enforced
Tackling = 50 <--- Enforced
CPU
Passing:
QB ACC = 65 <--- Enforced
Pass Blocking = 5 <--- Enforced
WR Catching = 25 <--- Enforced
Rushing:
Broken Tackles = 5 <--- Enforced
Run Blocking = 30 <--- Enforced
Fumbles = 40 <--- Enforced
Pass Defense:
Reaction Time = 50 <--- Enforced
Interceptions = 25 <--- Enforced
Pass Rushing = 5 <--- Enforced
Rush Defense:
Reaction Time =25<--- Enforced
Block Shedding = 5 <--- Enforced
Tackling = 50 <--- Enforced
(Blocking + Shedding + BRKTCK + Rushing = 5 so rushing is possible on All madden )(If your having trouble running put CPU Tackling to 25 )
Special Teams:
FG Power = 50 <--- Enforced
FG Accuracy = 50 <--- Enforced
Punt Power = 50 <--- Enforced
Punt Accuracy = 50 <--- Enforced
Kickoff Power = 50 <--- Enforced
Game Options:
Skill Level= Custom <--- Enforced
PlayCall Style= Conv. <--- Enforced
Qtr Length= 11 Mins <--- Enforced
Coach Tips= On <--- Pref.
Play Clock= On <--- Enforced
Strat Pad Quick Links= On <--- Pref.
Coordinator Audio= On <--- Pref.
Coordinator Subs= Off <--- Pref.
Acc Clock= On <--- Enforced
Min. Play Clock Time= 10 <--- Enforced
Camera= Normal <--- Pref.
Auto Strafe= Off <--- Pref.
Auto Sprint= Off <--- Pref.
Injuries= Off <--- Pref.
Fatigue= 50 <--- Enforced
Game Speed= Very Slow <--- Pref.
Player Speed Threshold= 0 <--- Enforced
Coach Mode= Off <--- Enforced
changing all teams to 60 under pass in the coaching schemes leads to better end of year stats
Go to Roster Breakdown then go to Active Players then click X/[] a couple times
and see if there is any off numbers
ex.
QB should say only 2 for all teams
only CBs and WRs will be an off number some with 5 up to 8
1. New commentary (either commentators or people in charge of production of commentary)
2. FIX Lag during Online Games
3. Less Features more gameplay
4. Improved PA AI
5. Improved Cut Days (NO FAKE PLAYERS PLEASE AND TY)
6. CREATE A PLAYBOOK that works
7. Keep the PGA Kick Meter (but make KACC affect the meter more)
8. Full Slider control separated from Difficulty
9. Fluid FPS (60 FPS all the time please,choppy presentation screens = fail )
10. Improved Audio (Go to Stadiums and record how loud it is )
11. Improve Blocking AI
12. Even More Tackling Animations
13. Increase AA and AF filtering
14. More Player Traits
15. Dynamic Weather (rain to clear to rain , snow to clear to snow)
16. Ability to change Depth Chart in Practice Mode in Franchise
17. Improve OnLine Franchise Drafting (Draft in 5minutes (Yes,No) Yes go to lobby draft starts in 5 mins like fantasy football site drafts)
18. Ability to Create a Blank spot in the Depth Chart
19. Use the abilities of the 360/ps3 it is console it can't handle things like a 560 would you need
to get rid of useless graphical stuff and concentrate on maintaining 60 FPS smooth
20. LB Jumping Ability seems to be a common complaint
21. Remove 3d Grass (It looks horrible the XBox can't handle such graphics, it appears in half the view but not the other half doesnt make it 3d then
22. Add ESPN Weekly Show (Berman please)
23. Improved Challenge Play System (ability to choose what you are challenging)
24. Add John Madden into a John Madden Game
25. Ditch the Soundtracks (Save the Money for development)
26. Ability to turn off ACC Clock in Franchise Mode
27. Improved Halftime Show (More Highlights , player interviews)
28. Timer when you press resume in Multiplayer
29. Bring back the X-Ray Injury Photos
30. Ability to have Practice Squads in Franchise Mode
31. Actually have Pass Interference called on both OFF and DEF
32. WR + CB Jostling Controls
33. Speed Threshold Defaulted to 0 (DT can't outrun WRs,Hbs etc....)
34. Ability to Save in Game
35. In Pro Bowl players wear their teams helmets
36. Remove Games Completed Penalty
by NastyNateSolder
***DO NOT HIT AUTO REORDER ROSTERS***
1. Buy Madden 12 :P
2. Unlock Online Pass
3. Save original roster as Preseasonwk1.ros
4. DL Regular Season Week 1 Roster
5. Save as NFLwk1.ros
6. Load NFLwk1.ros from File Management
7. Go to Franchise Mode
8. Configure Options
a. Suggestions
Settings I used:
Sim Injuries = OFF
INJ = OFF
SAL CAP = ON
QTR = 10
DRAFT = OFF
DEADLINE = ON
USE PRE INJ = OFF/NO
UPDATE CHART = USER
RE-SIGN = USER
FA BIDS = USER
SIGN DRAFT = USER
FILL ROSTER = USER
SIM CUT DAYS = USER
SIM SCOUTING = USER
EDIT PLAYER = ON
9. Select all 32 Teams
10. Go into Coaching Schemes
a. Coaching Schemes Suggestions
OFF = 50/50/100
DEF = 50/50
Under DEF Set to either 4-3 or 3-4 depending on roster depth and coach habits
Team Base Defense
Arizona 4 - 3
Atlanta 4 - 3
Baltimore 3 - 4
Buffalo 3 - 4
Carolina 4 - 3
Chicago 4 - 3
Cincinnati 4 - 3
Cleveland 4 - 3
Dallas 3 - 4
Denver 4 - 3
Detroit 4 - 3
Green Bay 3 - 4
Houston 3 - 4
Indianapolis 4 - 3
Jacksonville 4 - 3
Kansas City 3 - 4
Miami 3 - 4
Minnesota 4 - 3
New England 3 - 4
New Orleans 4 - 3
NY Giants 4 - 3
NY Jets 3 - 4
Oakland 4 - 3
Philadelphia 4 - 3
Pittsburgh 3 - 4
San Diego 3 - 4
San Francisco 3 - 4
Seattle 4 - 3
* Louis 4 - 3
Tampa Bay 4 - 3
Tennessee 4 - 3
Washington 3 - 4
11. Go to NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/
12. *if you have a laptop skip this step
a. Print out all 32 Teams Active Rosters as of 9/11/11
13. Go to Player Management
14. Use Printed Sheets to Delete Fake UFA Players
15. Go back to Player Management and Cut Players as follows
OFF= QB [2] RB [4] FB [1] WR [5-7] TE [2] LT [2] LG [2] C [2] RG [2] RT [2]
DEF= LE [2] RE [2] DT [3-4] LOLB [2] MLB [2] ROLB [2] CB [5-7] FS [2] SS [2]
*= K [1] P [1]
16. Go to Player Management and fix Player Pos as needed
17. ***DO NOT HIT AUTO REORDER ROSTERS***
ex. (OVR)
LOLB 82 ROLB 87
LOLB 73 ------
LOLB 64 ------
change to
LOLB 82 ROLB 87
LOLB 73 ROLB 64
this will balance out the depth charts
18. Go to Player Management and select Team Captains
WHY? Cause these are the players at the coin toss u don't want benchers out there
I normally pick my favorite players for each team.
19. Go to Player management and do all the player edits you want 8)
all personal pref here.
NOTE:You can't edit "?"/rookies/fakes till after preseason :cry: :shock:
20. Depth Chart Time 8) Even out the Depth and balance the weight
a. ex(1)
LOLB Jerry 1st ROLB Harry 1st
LOLB Barry 2nd LOLB Barry 2nd
LOLB Terry 3rd LOLB Terry 3rd
why? = Cause now these 2 players will say 2nd String and 3rd String this is important
for simulation reasons and auto sub reasons [don't forget to set your auto subs :wink: ]
POS that need to be balanced [LT,LG,RG,RT,LE,RE,LOLB,ROLB]
21.Players needed to fill req. after UFA Fakes are Cut [if you released the correct fake ones you
will have these left over don't cut real rookies :wink:
***Make sure to sign only FAs below 59 OVR so it wont effect your depth changes you just made.***
HB= TEN
T= ARZ IND GB
G= SD IND ATL SF GB OAK STL NO
C= OAK NYG
DT= ARI SD DAL MIA GB BAL HOU
FS=GB
22. Next Save File as
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
you will basically make a league template with changes as default
23. Now Sim the Pre-Season if you wish to do so but when Pre-Season is done do not forget
to edit the rookies
Print out a sheet of Rookies Names for a reference. Edit them if you wish.
Next Save File as
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
24. Then simulate the season and look for any glitches bad stats etc.
If not move on to Pre-Season and test that as well.
If you have time Simulate the Season again on Year 2 now.
25. If there is no problems then load the file of your choice below
NFLwk1.fra <-- Save to restart season
NFL.fra <---- Season to Play
"Your Team" ex. Patriots.fra <--- Your Team's Franchise
Enjoy! You earned it probably take a good 7-15 hours or more :shock: if you really your picky , ocd , etc :P
I simmed some seasons and the stats were pretty good don't forget about coach schemes :wink:
INFO ADDED AFTER 1st POST
:PEdit all Players with Player Roles so the roles will be removed
some roles give - or + add/dis vantages to team's and players
once you edit a player even their equipment there roles are gone
so go through the list and edit who is left over
also make sure you've tested your sliders out before playing your chise
Important Traits to Change [Starters,SuperStars]
QB - Tight Spiral = Yes
HB - Fight for Extra Yards = Yes
WR - Drop Open Passes = No
DE,DL,OLB,MLB - Big Hitter = Yes (if applicable)
Traits to change for all SuperStars [90+ OVR]
Consistency=5
Confidence=5
Make sure the WR you want to get the most receptions is in the WR#1 slot
or the sim engine won't give your player enough RECs.
ex.
Wes Welker should be in Slot but for sim and chise you need him at #1
Player Editing Examples I use
ex.
Percy Harvin CTH = 92
then is CTH would go to 90.
If it was CTH = 94
he would go to 95 CTH
ex2.
90 stay
91 down
92 down
93 down
94 up
95 stay
96 down
97 down
98 up
99 stay
Human
Passing:
QB ACC = 50 <--- Enforced
Pass Blocking = 5 <--- Enforced
WR Catching = 20 <--- Enforced
Rushing:
Broken Tackles = 5 <--- Enforced
Run Blocking = 30 <--- Enforced
Fumbles = 40 <--- Enforced
Pass Defense:
Reaction Time = 50 <--- Enforced
Interceptions = 20 <--- Enforced
Pass Rushing = 5 <--- Enforced
Rush Defense:
Reaction Time =20 <--- Enforced
Block Shedding = 5 <--- Enforced
Tackling = 50 <--- Enforced
CPU
Passing:
QB ACC = 65 <--- Enforced
Pass Blocking = 5 <--- Enforced
WR Catching = 25 <--- Enforced
Rushing:
Broken Tackles = 5 <--- Enforced
Run Blocking = 30 <--- Enforced
Fumbles = 40 <--- Enforced
Pass Defense:
Reaction Time = 50 <--- Enforced
Interceptions = 25 <--- Enforced
Pass Rushing = 5 <--- Enforced
Rush Defense:
Reaction Time =25<--- Enforced
Block Shedding = 5 <--- Enforced
Tackling = 50 <--- Enforced
(Blocking + Shedding + BRKTCK + Rushing = 5 so rushing is possible on All madden )(If your having trouble running put CPU Tackling to 25 )
Special Teams:
FG Power = 50 <--- Enforced
FG Accuracy = 50 <--- Enforced
Punt Power = 50 <--- Enforced
Punt Accuracy = 50 <--- Enforced
Kickoff Power = 50 <--- Enforced
Game Options:
Skill Level= Custom <--- Enforced
PlayCall Style= Conv. <--- Enforced
Qtr Length= 11 Mins <--- Enforced
Coach Tips= On <--- Pref.
Play Clock= On <--- Enforced
Strat Pad Quick Links= On <--- Pref.
Coordinator Audio= On <--- Pref.
Coordinator Subs= Off <--- Pref.
Acc Clock= On <--- Enforced
Min. Play Clock Time= 10 <--- Enforced
Camera= Normal <--- Pref.
Auto Strafe= Off <--- Pref.
Auto Sprint= Off <--- Pref.
Injuries= Off <--- Pref.
Fatigue= 50 <--- Enforced
Game Speed= Very Slow <--- Pref.
Player Speed Threshold= 0 <--- Enforced
Coach Mode= Off <--- Enforced
changing all teams to 60 under pass in the coaching schemes leads to better end of year stats
Go to Roster Breakdown then go to Active Players then click X/[] a couple times
and see if there is any off numbers
ex.
QB should say only 2 for all teams
only CBs and WRs will be an off number some with 5 up to 8
1. New commentary (either commentators or people in charge of production of commentary)
2. FIX Lag during Online Games
3. Less Features more gameplay
4. Improved PA AI
5. Improved Cut Days (NO FAKE PLAYERS PLEASE AND TY)
6. CREATE A PLAYBOOK that works
7. Keep the PGA Kick Meter (but make KACC affect the meter more)
8. Full Slider control separated from Difficulty
9. Fluid FPS (60 FPS all the time please,choppy presentation screens = fail )
10. Improved Audio (Go to Stadiums and record how loud it is )
11. Improve Blocking AI
12. Even More Tackling Animations
13. Increase AA and AF filtering
14. More Player Traits
15. Dynamic Weather (rain to clear to rain , snow to clear to snow)
16. Ability to change Depth Chart in Practice Mode in Franchise
17. Improve OnLine Franchise Drafting (Draft in 5minutes (Yes,No) Yes go to lobby draft starts in 5 mins like fantasy football site drafts)
18. Ability to Create a Blank spot in the Depth Chart
19. Use the abilities of the 360/ps3 it is console it can't handle things like a 560 would you need
to get rid of useless graphical stuff and concentrate on maintaining 60 FPS smooth
20. LB Jumping Ability seems to be a common complaint
21. Remove 3d Grass (It looks horrible the XBox can't handle such graphics, it appears in half the view but not the other half doesnt make it 3d then
22. Add ESPN Weekly Show (Berman please)
23. Improved Challenge Play System (ability to choose what you are challenging)
24. Add John Madden into a John Madden Game
25. Ditch the Soundtracks (Save the Money for development)
26. Ability to turn off ACC Clock in Franchise Mode
27. Improved Halftime Show (More Highlights , player interviews)
28. Timer when you press resume in Multiplayer
29. Bring back the X-Ray Injury Photos
30. Ability to have Practice Squads in Franchise Mode
31. Actually have Pass Interference called on both OFF and DEF
32. WR + CB Jostling Controls
33. Speed Threshold Defaulted to 0 (DT can't outrun WRs,Hbs etc....)
34. Ability to Save in Game
35. In Pro Bowl players wear their teams helmets
36. Remove Games Completed Penalty
thanks yeah it took me probally 7-10 hours 
hey we all want attention right? 
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