I kind of want to cancel on dinner plans and test this out now 
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With free roam tutorials, now with more manual controls requiring players to be able to aim and a certain level of practice is required.
It would be nice to have options to make other AI players run around in certain plays, such as
- moving the ball along the wing from defence 50 to forward 50 (through the corridor or via the wing) - great way to practice aiming handballs and kicks for a run and gun game
- centre bounce clearance work
- half forward kicking to a leading forward
- boxed in inside def 50 - aim is to try and get out of DEF 50
Having the other AI teammates just standing around seems pointless for a free roam and now with manual aim and kick.
in some sports game for training and free roam i think it was like old fifa you could set how many AI team and AI opponents on the field too. could do a 10 vs 6 and allow the player to practice aiming kicks and handballs and Marking
Practice Makes Perfect!!!
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I think adding a way we could add our own custom players in management mode would be great.
Whether it is putting the player in the draft or putting them in free agency would be cool
It would make it easier for YouTubers to do career Sims.
As well in management mode able to make the team do the trades/signings/lineups automatically all together would also be nice
Would be nice to adjust the size and/or colours of the kick and handball markers.
As someone who sometimes use āfarā cameras, having them more easy to see would be nice
Also, had another game after work was done and dusted and got slaughtered.
Inaccurate handballs and missing kicks loses gamesā¦ā¦ā¦especially when you are the one with full control of aiming and canāt hit a targetā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦
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Itās so good I love it. Takes a while to get used to but starting to get some great chains going.
Also another thing @JNT_BA would it be possible for us to get a higher FOV? I play with end medium camera angle I think itās called. A little difficult to switch angles around the ground which is the only bad thing about it as you canāt see the full ground to your side unless you click in your left stick which takes a while
I have tried further away camera angles but I feel it ruins it a little (at least in my experience) as I like to be closer to the action. Something Iāve never been able to find a balance for in an AFL game
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Great patch. The game feels a little smoother and the contests a little more intense.
Actually came here to say next thing has to be manual handball, didnāt even know the patch introduced it lol.
If I had to say one thing that makes 26 a lot better than 23, itās that you feel like you have more control over whatās happening on field, especially with areas like tackling. And player fitness is massive the way a game can really open in the second half.
Current wishlist:
- drop the ten metre passes while being tackled and the ball being able to phase through a pack of players in defence. I know itās getting better but itās still distracting. People will learn that loop passes are the only option (which in turn will be less effective) and in the meantime ball physics will be more convincing and clean disposals more skill based.
- the spread from a kick out is still pretty rough. Hopefully on the roadmap.
- the AI can get a comical amount to time to dispose the ball. The sequence where you can tackle, let them get up then tackle them again and after a full second itās a ball up or they pass it ten metres feels comically unbalanced.
Keep up the good work BA, itās coming along well. I love contests where you can end up on your backside or with a clean break allowing you to play on. It makes the gameplay feel a lot more ārealā. Making running shots riskier, especially from a set shot is a great improvement as well.
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Some cool differences with Dribble Goals that you can get.
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I have Afl26 on Xbox and havenāt played since the release. How is it going? Is it worth hopping onto again?
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I have it on Xbox and I like it.
Thereās definitely still some areas for improvement but itās a solid as hell simulation of the greatest game on earth
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As long as you dont have it on PC where its a complete roll of the dice about whether or not youll get through a game without it crashing it should be fine for you. My PC well exceeds requirements but 26 crashes even more than 23 did.
Umpires donāt like my team in career mode
Free Kick Count
11-27
@JNT_BA if I buy afl23 on Xbox store and play it and pro team and make a purchase and go back to AFL26 will I get a founders pack or is it too late to get the founders pack and gold badge?
If your motivation to do this is mainly to get a foundation player, it might be better to look on the Auction House first to see if anyone has put their card on there?
Not sure if itās a good or bad idea but just an idea, maybe like it if you agree. To sell candy have the ability to tap x or circle and it fakes a quick if you tap it quick. Like nba 2k pump fake. Think it could be fun
Not sure how practical this would be but just on the auto interchange, wondering if it would be possible to adjust the percentage of players positions when on the ground
For example, Nick Bryan 100% of time on ground in ruck, Draper 80% ruck and 20% forward. Therefore if Bryan is in ruck, Draper could be resting forward or on the bench but if Draper is rucking then Bryan is on the bench
Nic Martin 70/30 mid/forward, Prior 100% backline etc etc
Therefor I wouldnāt be seeing Prior in the forward line like I currently do
Just a thought. Dunno if it would work tho
@JNT_BA
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This would be great I donāt use auto interchange but if I had the ability to do this or even have set rotations like NBA it would be great.
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Iāve given up on league/region teams.
Next team to be created (in Extra Detail)
Essendon 2000
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@JNT_BA Apologies if it has been said already but I donāt think I ever got a 100% definite answer last time I asked.
Does AFL 26 allow for the same save files to be used across multiple platforms?
Would consider buying the PC and upcoming Switch 2 versions of AFL 26 if I can use the same save files across both platforms.
I did think about writing a ticket but none of the ticket options seems to allow for general enquiries that are not tied to one version of the game.
I did find an email link and sent an email that way but thatās probably an old one and I will probably not get a response there.
I doubt it would. Different platforms would have different save file formatsā¦ and likely not match each other.
The only thing that MAY be able to work like that, could be Pro Teamā¦ IF you can login on each with the same MyNacon accountā¦ but even then I donāt know if it would work.