First off I have to say how much I love FBPro98, the game just has a feeling of playing football that Madden never seems to capture...
I noticed when I was playing that there were way too many times my players were standing still when the ball came to them, and no matter what I tried it never changed. I went into FPSEdit and dropped all players speed by 5 and their acceleration by 3 and I noticed a lot more players being hit in stride by passes for both myself and the CPU, and some good run after catch numbers, versus the catch the ball and be hit immediately.
I also noticed in a game against Denver they were running a screen play(O1HSCRN, I believe or something close to it), where the blockers would never even be out in front of the back when he caught the ball, resulting in the RB being tackled after a short gain every time...I made some adjustments to the play and tested it against several VPNFL defenses, and I think I have much better results with it, including the LT and FB out in front leading a convoy downfield...depending on the defense the team is in I have seen the play go for anywhere between -5 yards and 51 yards...obviously a blitzing, aggressive defense usually gives up the big plays with screens, which is actually what happens...defenses where multiple defenders drop into coverage are usually able to stop the play after smaller gains...IMHO, it just looks a lot more like what I am watching on Sundays versus some lineman out in space that never even block anyone....
Posted on Dec 26, 2008, 7:09 PM from IP address 76.180.173.191