If you like madden franchise mode, this is a must play

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REAL PLAYER EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY PLAYER

REALISTIC RATINGS BASED ON PAST MADDENS ROOKIE DROP RATINGS

Draft order is a mix of PFF and predictions for the end of the season

Lmk if you have any issues with the class thank yall

Drafted a center in the off-season, got a couple weeks in and his dev trait revealed to be an xfactor… since when was there oline xfactors?

Hey all, like you all, I grew up playing Madden franchise mode and like many of you found myself falling in love with the GM aspects (and hating the bad sim logic). So I started building my own game to give me the same rush on the go (disclaimer: with the help of AI). It's called "CapForge: Football GM" and I've been working on it for several months. Cap Forge sat at the top of the app store for paid apps in the top 5 all last month

It's a GM sim, so run the whole team instead; drafting, free agency, contracts and the salary cap, trades, depth chart, coaching staff, training camp, all of it. Then you watch your games play out on a little film view with play by play, or just sim through the week if you're in a hurry. Players age and develop (or bust), guys hold out for new deals, and your old QB might ask to come back for one more year when he should probably retire. I play a lot of long dynasty saves myself and that's mostly what I've been tuning it for as it has the practice squad phase.

The reason I'm posting now is that it used to be a paid app and I just made it free on both iPhone and Android. There are no coins or credits to buy, no player points you have to spend to upgrade anyone, no energy timer, and no ads. You can play as many seasons as you want without paying anything.

To be upfront, there is one optional purchase called Pro. It's a one time thing, not a subscription, and it unlocks the editors (editing players, teams and staff), loading custom rosters (there's a Madden 2027 custom roster in the discord), a couple of custom league rules, and more save slots. You don't need it to play the actual game, I just didn't want anyone to feel misled when they see it in there.

The latest update (1.6) added weather for every game based on the home team's city, real coverage calls on defense, and a reworked draft. If you want to see what it looks like first there's a page here: https://capforge.app/1.6/

It's just me making this (and my boys claude and codex), so if you try it I'd really like to hear what you think, good or bad. Happy to answer questions in the comments too.

We also have a very active subreddit r/capforge and even noisier discord. Feel free to come join!

Here’s my updated XP slider set following yesterday’s patch.

As I mentioned in my previous post, EA made some pretty significant changes to season goal XP, reducing how much players earn. My previous slider set relied heavily on those rewards, so with the latest update, it was time to start over.

The goal with these sliders has always been to keep the league’s overall talent level close to what we see today.
Credit to EA here, because it didn’t take nearly as many simulations to find a set I was comfortable with. I landed on this one after roughly 17 simulations, compared to 34 with my last set.

One issue that still remains is how certain positions are grouped together under a single slider. Edge rushers, tackles, and outside linebackers are good examples. Sometimes I felt like one side of a position was developing at the right rate, while the other was getting too much or too little XP. For example, LEDG might be in a good spot, but REDG wasn’t.
Because of those limitations, some of these positions will end up with a slightly deeper talent pool than today’s NFL. I’d rather have them a little too strong than too weak, especially when there’s only one slider to control both sides.

A few things to know

● Injuries: These sliders were tested with injuries off. Madden’s IR system is still broken, and I personally don’t enjoy playing against CPU teams with three or four healthy players stuck on IR that they can’t bring back. Turning injuries off is completely optional, but it’s my preference for now.

● Wear and Tear: You can use Wear and Tear with these sliders. Even with injuries off, backups don’t earn nearly enough XP for it to make a major difference either way.

● Roster settings: I recommend setting roster limits to 51 and enabling Force Full Roster. This is especially important if you want the free-agent pool to stay close to the talent level we see at the start of today’s NFL. These settings are optional, but they’re worth considering if that’s your goal.

Hopefully these sliders work well for you guys. I’d appreciate any feedback after you’ve had a chance to use them, and feel free to ask questions.

For gameplay sliders, Matt10 recently released his updated set, so I’d recommend checking those out.

I’m willing to take people’s sliders or recommendations for injuries. I’m currently playing on a 35 Injury, and Wear and Tear is on. I’ll lose players for the a decent, but rarely anything lasting like season ending or multi-week injuries. I get like one or two a season. Is there a way for me to up the injury amount or have more severe injuries?

I doubt it but figured I’d ask!

I’ve started a franchise on All Madden with Matt 10 sliders. This has always been good and competitive for me in the past. However this year I’m 0-7. I get sacked about 12 times a game, but each time is about 1-1.5 seconds after the snap, in the pocket, so no chance to avoid. I’m also only averaging about 1.5 yards per rush. With the vast majority getting stopped for no gain or a loss. Any help with these to aspects of the game would be appreciated.

Me and my friend play together and we’re having a hard time telling who’s who with the newer indicator and its lack of contrast/color.
What setting should I turn on/off to help with this?

Strong Core of commissioners. Just rebuilt the league after the previous commissioner abandoned it. Last thing we need to go to week 1 is 7 teams filled. Teams may be slightly different, they all have new rookies though. You can join and check out the rosters and claim a team today! league has NeonSportz!

Madden League Discord -> https://discord.gg/DYA6vdvxe

Unless I’m playing on easy (at which point I’m just scoring every drive and that’s no fun at all), every game goes exactly the same. I dominate for about 2 and a half quarters or so, and then the other team’s defense miraculously becomes the ‘85 Bears and their QB suddenly becomes prime Tom fucking Brady.

Am I going crazy? Someone please tell me I’m not losing my mind right now. Is this shit scripted?

What’s the point of playing someone like Travis hunter at WR if it doesn’t record the stats? How have they not figured that out yet? For both college and madden. I’m guessing since he doesn’t show up in stats he also would not be able to win any offensive awards?

Doing a franchise with the Saints, want to replace the Superdome because I hate the lighting inside, makes it look like a tomb. But if I do so will New Orleans fall out of the rotation for places the Super Bowl can be, or will the new stadium fill that spot?

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I was one game away from getting promoted to “Hero” in Head-to-Head, and then this happened. I literally punched the air. 😭
Luckily, on the very next play, he threw the ball right into my hands, so I got promoted in the end. But come on, breaking a double tackle? Madden did me dirty, bro. WTF 💀

Hey all!

I’ve been playing superstar and play Edge on the Commanders. I’m sure people have had this issue - I was trying to find a post on it but didn’t.

It feels like randomly on third down, or second down, etc. I’ll get subbed out for a singular play. This triggers the super slow jump to cut scene and then back into the game where sometimes I’m not even sure what’s happened.

Is there any way to stop this? I feel like it’s ‘realistic’ in the sense this would happen in real life, but is super annoying. Not sure if it’s a team scheme thing or something else.

Appreciate any help!

My rushers can somehow shed a 300-pound man, but when the opposing team’s RB is blocking, all of a sudden my rusher can’t get past him?

How do I stop Madden from putting my defensive ends out in coverage on slot receivers and tight ends? I tried everything from my formation subs to depth chart, and it’s still happening. Is this a glitch or what?

How do I stop Madden from putting my defensive ends out in coverage on slot receivers and tight ends? I tried everything from my formation subs to depth chart, and it’s still happening. Is this a glitch or what?

Wanting to do a fantasy draft and need a good legends roster…