I've been waiting for this for about a decade! Seems every other time one of the indy devs announces a football game it nevers sees the light of day, but this being tied to OOTP's team, I BELIEVE!
I'm excited, to say the least.
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Originally Posted by ripwalk
Lastly, a suggestion .. I forget where I read it, but mention that the Facegen would be pictures of players with helmets on, but without a face guard.. Why?? That sounds incredibly awkward looking. Why not just have the Facegen pictures be players with their jersey on, no helmets at all, as players are when they are intro-ed in NFL games?
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Agreed that when I read that it definitely sounded like it would look super awkward. If FaceGen hair is a nightmare, I'd rather a baseball hat than a weirdo helmet.
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Originally Posted by farmkidD2
...will the GM/Coach be able to set up a gameplan to heavily stop the run at all costs, or key a specific running back or double team a specific WR? Or on offense, create a gameplan around a specific player? Maybe this is incorporated via a practice schedule where the coach highlights various aspects of the game(like discipline or forcing turnovers or tackling).
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As someone who's been using Madden as a (really shoddy) GM sim for years, being able to have strategic control like this would be a tremendously enjoyable feature!
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Originally Posted by Francis Cole
When the game starts will probably be just before the HOF game. It's certainly not going to be before the draft, as that goes into historic leagues which will not be for V1  |
Will we have the ability to start the league with all teams CPU controlled and sim to the end of the first Super Bowl and take over a team right after?
Will we have the ability to quick-sim entire seasons (or, even better, multiple seasons) to build up a history in a fictional league?
Will the Health Map allow for long term injuries that take a while to get back to 100% from? i.e. a player gets an ACL injury, comes back the next season but isn't really the same player until the season after that.
Will the GM AI react to things going on in the league? For instance, let's say a CPU controlled team is in a division with 2 or 3 strong QBs, will the CPU GM go after pass rushers and cornerbacks? Will we see CPU GMs 'copycat' the strategies of Super Bowl winners?
I am very pleased to hear your sound strategy of limiting the scope for v1. I'll be following your progress keenly!
brad