Paulv2k4 FIFA18 Gameplay Mod

paulv2k4 said:

Hey. thanks mate. yep waiting for frosty editor so i can do it properly. the cheat table dont work for most of the files.



thanks.

i agree. it is annoying me that there is no fouls and at the moment i cannot get it to work like in FIFA 17 without affecting the game in another way.

after theyve released the latest patch it looks like i will have to tone down my speed ups. although it still plays rather well.

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yeah it still plays well , i can't wait for your next nightly

tomOGwarrior said:

any chances of getting a slower gameplay? currently i experience no midfield/build up play at all. basically every team i play against is playing super fast & direct with loads of long balls.

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i agree although it seems to be team dependant , i played again Porto in the pre-season match and there was a lot of midfield play build-up whereas it was less when i played again bayern Munich in the German Super Cup

ill try. already tweaked the sliders but never set it to 0 height for both teams.

tomOGwarrior said:

any chances of getting a slower gameplay? currently i experience no midfield/build up play at all. basically every team i play against is playing super fast & direct with loads of long balls.

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bangus said:

Lower Line Height and Line Length to pull players back, which creates more of a midfield-focused game experience. Teams will play more compactly and position themselves more defensively. The result is less long balls, and slower buildup due to having to break down the defense.

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i've just tried your sliders settings and @Paul nightly and oh my , it made a noticeable difference. you were right , midfield build-up improved ( most of the game takes places in the midfield now) , I've just played a game against villareal and it finished 4-3 ( they scored 3 wonderful goals, one was a though ball, the second an 1-2 tiki taka style and the third came at the end of a 11 passes build-up lol , the only thing missing now is a bit more AI foul but @Paul is on it and i can't wait to try his coming gameplay mods

Yep works pretty well. I also lowered height for fullbacks at home i have them set higher up the pitch.

paulv2k4 said:

Hi all.

Its that time of year again. As much as I like FIFA 18. I felt it didn't use its new tactic features enough. So time to make some changes again.

Current Version 1.0

Aims:

• Less boring games (i hate constant 1-0 wins and my team being the "best defence of the league")
• Remove Super Goalkeepers (i combine my change with a slider of 9 for GK Ability)
• More AI direct dribbling
• Better AI shooting
• More AI long passes

You can get it here. (OneDrive direct link)

How to Install:

Copy the locale.ini into your FIFA 18 -> Data folder (overwriting)

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amazing! will test it now. It works in "my player" career mode? Thank you!

Paul, I love your gameplay ini, it has saved the game for me as after the new patches it played like Fifa 17 but thanks to you it plays again close to the original. I reduced pass speed to 40 for cpu and human and it works beautifully.

Just one question about the lack of fouls. Instead of more fouls is there any way of increasing cards by getting the ref to book all fouls?

well done anyway

bangus said:

Lower Line Height and Line Length to pull players back, which creates more of a midfield-focused game experience. Teams will play more compactly and position themselves more defensively. The result is less long balls, and slower buildup due to having to break down the defense.

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Hi thanks for you tips. Would it be possible to post your whole Settings ?
I am pretty new to FIFA (coming from PES)...
Thanks

So far, your gameplay patch is the best! However the only issue is that it's impossible to dribble 1 on 1 with the left stick. Is there any gameplay tweak that can allow like FIFA 16 dribbling? Thanks Paul like always!

TheAwesomeGem said:

So far, your gameplay patch is the best! However the only issue is that it's impossible to dribble 1 on 1 with the left stick. Is there any gameplay tweak that can allow like FIFA 16 dribbling? Thanks Paul like always!

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Its been a problem that is on my mind since I started. Keep up to date with my nightlies and let me know if any of them feel better to you. *just released another one*

hi @paulv2k4 , i've just tried the latest nightly (the 2017-10-10 one) and here are my observations :
first the positive : the cpu now commits fouls , i played 3 games and altogether the cpu committed 8 fouls and got 2 yellows so that's a definite improvement
now the not so positives: the game is a bit faster now (even though i play on slow setting) compared to the previous nightly i was using which was the one from 2017-10-03.
the cpu also tend to reach the further player ahead with a direct pass ( when i loose possession) isntead of building up or getting out of a dangerous situation by passing the ball to the nearest player which was the case in the previous nightly ( nightly that i was using with the slider settings @bangus shared)
edit : i still use the same slider settings with your latest nightly
edit2: one unattended consequence of the new cpu aggressiveness is that it's way too hard now to defend ( steal the ball from the cpu) and the cpu passes are way to accurate, another thing is when its a 50-50 situation after a tackle for instance , 4 times out of 5 the cpu come out with the ball

Your gameplay is almost perfect Paul and the new patch is even better. CPU is more aggressive and make more sliding tackle. But still there's this one problem. Here is the best dribbler(Ronaldo) against the worst defender(Crewe Alexandra player) and this keeps happening. I normally dribble with left stick:

Thanks for your feedback guys. There is another nightly version on the OneDrive now.

@TheAwesomeGem - I feel your pain. I will continue to look at it and see what I can do. Its been a give and take of fixing fouls/tackles and this issue.

paulv2k4 said:

Thanks for your feedback guys. There is another nightly version on the OneDrive now.

@TheAwesomeGem - I feel your pain. I will continue to look at it and see what I can do. Its been a give and take of fixing fouls/tackles and this issue.

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Hi @paulv2k4
it seems there's a bug with the latest nightly (2017-10-13), i installed it and when i launched my game , it boots straight into the practice arena (i don't get the language selection screen , nor the profile loading screen) and my save doesn't work (no profile, no career loading etc..)
i reverted back to the 2017-10-10 nightly and everything is back to normal

kenshi_blind said:

Hi @paulv2k4
it seems there's a bug with the latest nightly (2017-10-13), i installed it and when i launched my game , it boots straight into the practice arena (i don't get the language selection screen , nor the profile loading screen) and my save doesn't work (no profile, no career loading etc..)
i reverted back to the 2017-10-10 nightly and everything is back to normal

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Hi. Sorry mate. Forgot to change the setting back. Its fixed now.

paulv2k4 said:

Hi. Sorry mate. Forgot to change the setting back. Its fixed now.

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thanks a lot , i'll give it a go and report back
ps: your work is really appreciated

paulv2k4 said:

Thanks for your feedback guys. There is another nightly version on the OneDrive now.

@TheAwesomeGem - I feel your pain. I will continue to look at it and see what I can do. Its been a give and take of fixing fouls/tackles and this issue.

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No problem mate. I am just glad that someone is doing something about the issue. Good luck! I will try the latest nightly now

Hello! First of all i really apreciate your work, been testing the mod and loving it in general, but there's two problems i'm having, first is the CPU dribblling prediction, without using skills i can't really go past anyone because they push me very easily (maybe agression increased cause that), and they playing very foward almost all the time, even with bangus line sliders they tend to do crazy long passes with almost no build and play in the midfield. I'm the only one experiencing that? If yes there's one slider set or any string that could help? Thank you! (sorry my bad english)

Avallac'h said:

Hello! First of all i really apreciate your work, been testing the mod and loving it in general, but there's two problems i'm having, first is the CPU dribblling prediction, without using skills i can't really go past anyone because they push me very easily (maybe agression increased cause that), and they playing very foward almost all the time, even with bangus line sliders they tend to do crazy long passes with almost no build and play in the midfield. I'm the only one experiencing that? If yes there's one slider set or any string that could help? Thank you! (sorry my bad english)

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Give the latest nightly a try , from my experience so far , there's more build-up from the cpu , yeah it still plays a bit fast but the new nightly improved on the build-up gameplay, like for instance when you loose possession , the cpu doesn't pass straight to the most advanced player, it now tends to pass its way out of a very tight situation (pun intended) by passing to the closest players then after that it tries to reach a more advanced player
Also in the latest nightly the cpu does use long balls ( transversal passes)now and also it makes more mistakes (bad passes) which was not the case previously

kenshi_blind said:

Give the latest nightly a try , from my experience so far , there's more build-up from the cpu , yeah it still plays a bit fast but the new nightly improved on the build-up gameplay, like for instance when you loose possession , the cpu doesn't pass straight to the most advanced player, it now tends to pass its way out of a very tight situation (pun intended) by passing to the closest players then after that it tries to reach a more advanced player
Also in the latest nightly the cpu does use long balls ( transversal passes)now and also it makes more mistakes (bad passes) which was not the case previously

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I tried it now along with my slider settings and damn finally got a balanced hard match, still some unreal long balls by the CPU but much better in general, using line values as bangus said, if someone want to try i can share the full sliders because i'm loving it for now , need to play more matches anyway

bangus said:

Edit CPU team pass tactics, #1. Trying to fix FIFA using only ini and slider edits is impossible. Much more is needed to fix the core game-coding issues. The CPU in my squads test file for example regularly ends up with 15 fouls and 5 cards every game, but the only way to accomplish that is via massive, unrealistic player rating edits.

Likewise, changes to the game play - the sort of ball-movement realism you and others want - requires going into the formations tables and editing the xy positional values, as well as individual player assignments:

This setup (as one example) tightens up CPU positional play. It eliminates long balls because the team moves up the pitch together, meaning more players are in position to play/receive short passes. In a game I just finished, the CPU in one instance crossed midfield, after which it passed the ball 50 times (I counted them on replay) before finally taking a shot. Why? Because the game program recognizes there are 8-9 passing options at any one time, rather than the usual 2-3 as with the regular formation setup.

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I will mess a bit with tactics too, but to be honest at this moment i'm having fun games at all, hard as hell because of my sliders but what i expect from legendary.

One thing that reduced the CPU crosses for me was changing FB's instruction to not go foward, because they were advancing so much so the wingers were always free, so i advance them manually when i want. Also the line sliders at 0 - 25 - 40 as you said help too, i'm using this as base to balance the other sliders, still testing but almost all games i'm having 10 - 15 finishes for each side, some fouls and a not bad build and play from the CPU. Any upgrade from this will be great but i'm glad that i'm having fun at least, last year i was bored even with custom sliders with the difficulty, again thank you for the mod and bangus thank you for the line tip, changed a lot for me