Hello everyone,
As we move into the 2020 season I figured it was time to make a new thread for the Madden 20 Start Today Mod, with a more fitting thread title.
For those who are new, the Start Today Mod was started by me back in January of 2020, and has had extraordinary support from the community. The most updated franchise file included begins at
THE 2021 PRESEASON, or if you scroll down you can download the franchise file from
Version 2.4 in order to start at
Week 1 of 2020 if you want. I originally created the franchise file with the Superbowl roster from EA and went through 2019, replicating everything that happened in real life, and have replicated everything throughout the offseason. So without further ado, here's what the Start Today Mod/Franchise File entails, among other things:
- Correct team records/standings for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Season
- Correct coaches for 2021/a fleshed out coaching FA pool
- Completely accurate 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 player season statistics, as well as completely accurate player career stats
- Completely accurate awards for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021winners (Aaron Rodgers as MVP, Aaron Donald as DPOY, etc)
- All FA's signed to their correct teams, as well as accurate year-by-year cap hits
- All contract extensions and restructures have been handled
- All 5th year options have been added to players who had their option exercised
- All rookies in the 2020 draft and 2021 draft(including compensatory picked players) have been drafted to the correct teams at the correct draft spots
*Compensatory picked players have retroactively had their player cards adjusted to show where they were drafted in real life
- All UDFA's have been signed to their correct teams with the standard UDFA 3 year contract
- All updated team uniforms and logos in real life have been replicated in this mod
- Moved the Raiders to Las Vegas and updated stadiums for the Raiders and Chargers/Rams
- All player ratings match EA's official Madden 21 ratings
- Scouting points no longer decay after simming weeks (you don't have to 'use them or lose them')
- You can now scout as early as week 1 (instead of week 3)
- All players on the Covid Opt Out list have been played on IR, and their injury reason displays as 'Covid-19 Opt Out'
- Completely rebranded Washington as the Washington Football team, and we've included an optional Washington Warriors mod which turns the WFT into the Warriors at any point, courtesy of JarekNT and CRBiv14 (read the readme in the download for more info)
- The news/tweets section is updated by me with each release
And with that said, here's the most recent update:
MADDEN 20 START TODAY VERSION 5.0 - THE FINAL UPDATE
This file is a collaborative effort from the Madden Modding Community. Credit to Sinthros, JarekNT, Sabo,
Arrowhead, Wizbillyfa, CRB14, Choachers, bphit, HansonMa, Donjon, MahomesMagic, TyWizzler, Cseventko1, Stayplation, NFC3PO, Cursive, primetime02454,
joonpark9, Bep713, C4, Hey Stack, and anyone else who's helped for their contribution to the project, THANK YOU!
ST Fbmod:
- Added in the new Rams, 49ers, and Colts 2021 alternate uniforms
- Updated the 2021 Bengals Uniforms
- Added over 300 new portraits, including all available rookie portraits
- Added a brand new Aaron Rodgers Splashscreen (Credit to Hey Stack)
- Updated logos for SB LVI and LVII
- Minor updates to the Bank of America Stadium
Franchise File:
- Updated all player ratings in accordance with EA's Official Madden 22 Ratings
- All rosters are accurate as of 8/15/21
- Updated over 500 contracts, including all signed rookie contracts
- Updated ALL player numbers
- Updated ALL season ending injuries/players on IR
- Added all of Eli2Manningham's updated draft classes from 2022 through 2026
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNW...ew?usp=sharing
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THIS MADDEN 20 PROJECT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF
VERSION 4.9 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.8 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.7 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.6 CHANGELOG
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This file is a collaborative effort from the Madden Modding Community. Credit to Sinthros, JarekNT, Toxzon, Sabo,
Arrowhead, Wizbillyfa, CRB14, Coachers, bphit, HansonMa, Donjon, MahomesMagic, TyWizzler, Cseventko1, Stayplation, NFC3PO, Cursive, primetime02454,
joonpark9, Bep713, C4, Hey Stack, and anyone else who's helped for their contribution to the project.
Start Today FBmod:
- The Bears, Bengals, Jets, and 49ers now have 3D Alt logos; These logos appear in the Team Select menu, the Trade Screen, and in Supersim (Credit to MahomesMagic15)
Franchise File:
- All rosters are accurate as of 3/25 at 4pm CST
NOTE: PS/Future Contract players are all free agents for now, to encourage the CPU to sign players in FA;
All FA signings with year-by-year data are accurate; Signings without data available will have their specifics retroactively updated in future updates
**As a reminder, we recommend NOT using the Franchise Logic mod for the 2021 offseason (Use it after), as it actually DECREASES FA signings due to the lower salary cap
- Updated several contracts that were slightly inaccurate on each team
- Edited several Cap Penalties for teams in order to make each team's spending money as realistic as reasonably possible
- Updated year-by-year salary cap increases for future years
- The Offseason roster limit for teams is now 80 players (used to be 75)
VERSION 4.5 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.4 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.3 CHANGELOG
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Franchise Logic FBmod:
- Fixed an issue where players couldn't earn XP (With XP sliders on)
- Fixed an issue where in the XFactor Database screen, Washington still had their old team name
Start Today FBmod:
- Added a brand new 'Press Start' video that appears when launching the game, showcasing key 2020 moments (Credit to JarekNT)
- Added a brand new splashscreen (Credit to Hey Stack)
- Completely overhauled the menus - There are now several new backround images/videos when browsing the M20 menus
- Added cyberfaces for Brandon Staley and Nick Sirianni
- Updated several 'Draft Stages' for teams (these appear when doing the draft - the Rams, Chargers, Buccaneers and WFT were updated)
- Added/Updated XFactor/Superstar 'Hero poses' for Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Chase Young, Roquan Smith, Jameis Winston, Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff, and NVP winner Mitchell Trubisky (these appear in the XFactor menu before games)
- Added David Culley's portrait and updated Robert Saleh's portrait
Franchise File:
- Handled all coach firings/hirings/retirements (updated as of David Culley being hired as Texans HC)
- ONLY players who have announced their retirement will retire
NOTE*: This does NOT apply to the Chiefs and Buccaneers. To prevent Tom Brady from retiring, lower his age before simming the week and increase it afterwards.
- Updated all player ratings to match EA's latest official update
- Updated the 2021 and 2022 classes in the download (Credit to Eli2Manningham)
- Updated all contract extensions/resignings/transactions
- Updated all team cap penalties for 2021 to be accurate
- Reverted all dev upgrades that M20 gives to players on Superbowl week (through getting awards, etc)
- Only real life award winners will have their associated awards in game
NOTE*: This will appear incorrect visually when looking at 'Yearly Awards' but is accurate when looking at the Player Card for each player
- Updated the news/tweets section
- Updated the FAQ in the Readme
VERSION 4.2 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.1 CHANGELOG
VERSION 4.0 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.9 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.8 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.7 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.6 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.5 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.4 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.3 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.2 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.1 CHANGELOG
VERSION 3.0 CHANGELOG
VERSION 2.9 CHANGELOG
VERSION 2.8 CHANGELOG
VERSION 2.7 CHANGELOG
VERSION 2.6 CHANGELOG
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CFM REVIVAL FBMOD 1.5:
- We have replaced the 'Bruised Sternum' injury with 'Mild Concussion.' Players who suffer a mild concussion will miss 1-4 weeks
START TODAY FBMOD:
- The following players now have cyberfaces: Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Jeff Okudah, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Derrick Brown, Isaiah Simmons, Patrick Queen, Henry Ruggs III, Damon Arnette, Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Hurts, JK Dobbins, Jonathan Taylor, and Xavier McKinney
- Completely revamped the Falcons/Chargers/Browns 2020 jerseys to more accurately match real life
- Made slight edits to the Colts 2020 uniforms
- Added the correct team logo for the WFT
- Updated all coach hats
- Made minor tweaks to the Bucs helmets to be more accurate
- Fixed mixmatch issues (all 2020 uniforms will appear as the defaults now)
Franchise File:
- The popular 'That Franchise Guy' rated alternate franchise file is now once again included
NOTE: These ratings are from August and have some inaccuracies
- The max roster limit for the regular season is now 55 instead of 53
- All team rosters are accurate as of 9/22/20
- All Week 2 win/loss results are accurate, and each game has the correct score
- Updated injury lists for all teams
- Updated all contract extensions and restructures
- The Patriots will now use the Bills playbook by default
- Updated several portraits and several player numbers
- Updated Mike McCarthy's 'years coaching' from 1 to 14
- Updated the news/tweets section
VERSION 2.5 CHANGELOG
VERSION 2.4 CHANGELOG/DOWNLOAD
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FBMOD:
- Added uniform patches to the Cowboys, Raiders, and Dolphins
- Added the Patriots new uniform number font
- Added "End Racism" and "It takes all of us" to all NFL fields
- Changed the name of all playbooks to match 2020 NFL coaches
Franchise File:
- All NFL teams are down to their 53 man week 1 rosters, accurate as of 9/5/20
- Placed the remaining Covid-19 Opt Outs on IR
- Fixed an issue where Covid-19 Opt Outs would still sometimes count against the active roster limit
- Increased the Max Practice Squad limit to 16 (Note: Due to time constraints, teams do not have accurate practice squads, we left them empty. This will be taken care of in the next update)
- Created any missing players/UDFA's that landed on an active roster in real life
- Put several players on IR to match real life
- Teams now can take up to 15 players off IR each season (this is the max amount Madden allows before crashing)
- Each team will now have appropriate playbook names (ie the Giants playbook won't be called Pat Shurmer anymore)
- Updated all contract extensions and contract restructures up to the current date
Download Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yba...ew?usp=sharing
I hope you all enjoy, as a lot of work has been put into this project. Our plan is to update this throughout the 2020 season. If you have any questions, READ THE README! Also feel free to check out the main Madden discords!
Madden Modding Community:
https://discord.gg/uTh4hY8
Franchise Football Community:
https://discord.gg/zPyQQpJ
Have fun everyone!