College Football 25’s August 8 Title Update adds new uniforms, expands playbooks, and much more

As a die-hard gamer who has spent countless hours immersed in virtual worlds, it’s always heartening to see developers diligently working behind the scenes to iron out the kinks and enhance our gaming experience. The recent updates for College Football 25 are nothing short of impressive!

A Significant Title Update has arrived for College Football 25, and the patch notes suggest that it brings everything fans have eagerly anticipated.

Included 8 new shotgun formations to a total of 35 teams: Bunch Quads Open (Known as Diamond Quads; added to teams including Texas Tech, Western Michigan), Deuce Twins Over (Buffalo, Toledo), Slot F Wing (NC State, Liberty), Split Pro Far (NC State, Liberty), Split Pro Near (NC State), Tight Y Off Flex (Florida), Wing HB Wk Close (Indiana, Minnesota), Wing Slot Over (Texas A&M, Kansas State)
• Tuning and logic enhancements to pursuit angles.
  Introduced new behavior that further differentiates players with high pursuit ratings vs lower pursuit ratings. 
Reduced frequency of broken tackles from trailing defenders.
Fixed various instances of rare broken play bugs.
Fixed issue where certain formations had offensive players align too wide when on the near or far hash.
Fixed an issue where you could not use 4-2-5 or 3-3-5 formations in a custom playbook.
Fixed an issue where singleback formations would be assigned the wrong name when creating a custom playbook.
Fixed an issue where Spiking the Ball in online modes was not working as part of the Turbo Tempo system.
Fixed an issue so a Speed Option Running Back will follow the QB longer.
Adjusted AI QB behavior on shot plays to make more lob throws vs bullet passes.
Adjusted AI QB behavior to be less aggressive based on awareness rating.
Adjusted AI offensive line behavior resulting in less illegal man downfield penalties during RPO style plays.
Adjusted the DB’s ability to more effectively shed blocks on the perimeter.
Increased the speed penalty for running out of stamina during play.
QB scrambles behind the line of scrimmage will lose stamina at a faster rate.
Fixed an exploit where players would leave a QB contain player unblocked and run around them.
Increased the reward players receive for shading inside or outside correctly in Man Coverage vs passing routes.
Adjusted False Start chances when you make preplay adjustments late in the play clock.
Fixed an issue where run-fit defenders were not responding as effectively to Wildcat run plays. 
Made an adjustment to the Wildcat Unbalanced Motion Zone play.
Reduced the effectiveness of multiple laterals in a single play.
Adjusted the thresholds required to receive the most effective Juke and Spin moves. 
Adjusted press animations to be more of an effective counter to the Takeoff Ability.
• Abilities
  Rebalanced the Gold and Platinum tiers of the Juke and Spin abilities like 360 and Side Step. 
  Rebalanced the Platinum tier of the extender ability which includes not firing on QB designed run plays.
  Slightly rebalanced the effectiveness of the Gold and Platinum tiers of the Quick Jump Ability. Additionally we made adjustments to the tier levels found on the Texas Front 7.

Fixed an issue where players were unable to have more than 20 created coaches at one time in an online Dynasty League.
Various fixes around score summaries and Box Scores.
Various fixes for News Stories.
Introduced a new Playoff Bracket Screen.
Discovered that FCS SE, MW, and NW were secretly using professional players and passing them off as collegiate players. Gave them sanctions and ensured they are now using properly-rated players.
Fixed an issue where Wear and Tear did not recover for FCS teams resulting in a high number of FCS team injuries during gameplay.
Reduced dynamic attendance penalties for playing FCS teams.
Increased dynamic attendance in rivalry games.
• Retuned Toughest Places to Play formula to reduce the impact that large stadiums have on Toughest Places to Play and increase the value of filling the stadium and winning games at home historically.:
  Reduced impact of raw crowd size.
  Increased impact of historical win rate.
  Increased impact of attendance rate.
Increased the accumulation of Pride stickers, particularly for defensive players and offensive linemen.
Reduced the Chance to Transfer Penalty for players rated below 90 OVR.
• Defensive Schemes and Playbooks for the following teams have been updated.
  USC
  UCLA
  Mississippi State
  Texas Tech
  UConn
  Miami
  Memphis
  Nevada
  North Carolina
  Notre Dame
  Oregon State
  San Jose State
  TCU
  Texas A&M
  Troy
  UMass
Updating your coach’s playbook in the Schemes and Playbooks screen will now update your team’s scheme and should be reflected in Team Needs. 
Fixed an issue where Offensive Linemen would appear in the Preseason Heisman Watch in future seasons.
• Recruiting
  Fixed an issue where teams were pursuing too many quarterbacks in High School Recruiting.
  Reduced the number of unrecruited 4 and 5 stars early in the season.
  Increased the number of players that the AI will pursue at one time.
• Visits
  Fixed an issue where you could not schedule visits for recruits in certain situations.
  Fixed an issue where a visit remained scheduled even if a recruit was removed from a board.
  Fixed an issue where the allowed the number of visits scheduled for a week to exceed 4.
  • Tuned Visit Influence effects:
    Removed initial influence when scheduling a visit.
    Increased disparity between winning and losing a game during a visit.
    Tuned the logic for game stakes to better account for ranked teams.
    Increased the penalty for choosing a visit activity that the team does not have a high grade in or the player is not interested in.
• SuperSim
  Increased hand off rate for simulated RPOs to increase the number of running plays across the country, especially for teams with a lot of RPOs in their playbook.
  • Various tuning fixes to increase the gap between good and bad teams/players.
    Dev Note: We are going to continue to monitor the simulation results to ensure that teams and players are performing within expected ranges, including reducing frequency of upsets, based on Pre-Season Projections and expected win totals. 
• Polls
  Increased the loss penalty for schools with more than 1 loss.
  Increased the weighing of Conference Prestige in the poll calculation.
  • Reduced variance in CFP poll logic vs Media/Coaches
    Dev Note: As with the other systems mentioned above, we will continue to monitor the Polls system to ensure that it strikes a balance between realism and reward for player success.
• Custom Conferences/Custom Schedules
  Fixed an issue in Conference Rules where Divisions were changed to off, even if those Divisions were previously turned on.
  Fixed an issue where the Independents Tab disappeared when removing all teams from Independents
  Addressed UI issues around the Conference Title game for the CUSA and PAC-12
  Addressed UI issues around Dynasty Team Select UI appropriately respecting Custom Conference moves

Added an additional scenario and NIL content.
Fixed rare issues where you’d get a scenario reward screen that did not align with your received bonuses.
Fixed an issue where users were getting Skill Points maxed out after completing a practice.
Fixed a crash when quitting a Position Battle.
Reworked Wear and Tear UI to show position-appropriate ratings-impacts.
Fixed an issue where you cannot equip a Mental Ability during the RTG Player creation flow if you enter a settings menu during creation.
Fixed an issue where Meter Mental Progress is not tracked during Bye Weeks.
Fixed an issue where it is impossible to lose Coach Trust once you reach max Coach Trust.
Fixed a UI issue related to the display of Coach Trust when a user is close to max Coach Trust.
Fixed an issue where you cannot Upgrade your player during Bye Weeks.
Fixed a UI issue related to the display of Weekly Energy in the Meters Screen.
Fixed issues with Mental Goals not tracking correctly or reaching Platinum correctly.
Fixed UI issues around Text Messages.
Fixed an issue where backing out of the Team Selection step in RTG Creation can soft lock the mode.
Fixed an issue where a player can continue to work on Academics after graduating early. 

Generating ‘Best Lineup’ no longer changes your equipped visuals and playbook.
Player Portraits will no longer appear on non-player items after filtering or sorting. 
Fixed a crash that occurred during kicking off at halftime when playing Champs.
Attributes on the front of Player Items should update correctly after a Player Item has been upgraded.
Fixed an issue that was occurring when highlighting the Rename Team tile on the UT Hub.
Fixed an issue with Squads 3v3 that prevented 2 users from being able to connect to the game.
Fixed an issue with the Orientation Pack that was preventing new users from being able to upgrade their lineup and progress through the Orientation Field Pass.
Fixed an issue on the Player Profile Screen that prevented users from being able to transition within the Profile selections.
Removed the Green Gavel icon that appeared on owned items placed on the Auction House.
Fixed a crash with House Rules: Touchdown Tango that triggered when the play clock reached 0.
Player Items displayed on the New Items Screen no longer appear transparent when not highlighted.
When viewing Challenge Details the yardage marker is now displayed within the Conditions.
On the Lineup Screen names of players in backup slots contributing to Chemistry should change in scale when highlighting a Chemistry boost.
Improved UI around Attributes that are receiving chemistry boosts when viewing the Attributes tab of the Item Detail screen.
Fixed issue that was causing long load transitions on the New Item Screen during the First Time User Experience.
The Difficulty star for Challenges now displays correctly when scrolling down the Play Co-op List.
Fixed an issue that was causing users to error out to the Main Hub when trying to access the Auction House.
Conference Filters in the Auction House now work correctly.
Fixed stability issues for users entering Ultimate Team for the first time. 

Added new uniform pieces for Baylor, Oregon, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Bowling Green, Northwestern, UTEP, Boise State, New Mexico State, App State, Texas State, Louisiana, New Mexico, and South Alabama.
Adjusted uniform pieces for 2024 season: TCU, Arkansas, Missouri, Baylor
Various improvements made to teams’ uniform pieces for authenticity
• Updates have been made to the following stadiums:
  Holiday Bowl
  Texas State
  Kansas
  Kennesaw State
  Oklahoma State
  Wake Forest
  UL-Monroe
  Nebraska 
Fixed an Issue where the USC Mascot would disappear during the opening ceremony.
Fixed an Issue where the incorrect mascot would appear during different situations.
Restored opening chants for Penn State, FSU, and Tennessee on Xbox Series S.

Tier Rebalancing and Reconstruction changing the format from 3 tiers to 5 tiers.

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2024-08-08 18:40