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Public Interfaces

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Positions
Play skill caps
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Player traits
Physical condition
Team chemistry
Experience
Morale
Depth chart
Training
Staff
Coaches
Facilities
Teamwork
Injury report
Draft
Scout report
Roster limitations
HR Department
Youth Academy
Youth pull
Transfer Market
Teams Hall of Fame
Mediacenter

Game

League
Relegation
Season Rollover
Game situations
-Pass play
-Rush play
-Touchdown
-Point after Touchdown (PAT)
-Two point conversion (TPC)
-Field Goal
-Punt
-Kickoff
-Safety
-Tackles
-Sacks
-Interceptions
-Fumbles
Formations
Gamecenter
Game settings
Playbook
Challenges
Champ of Champs Cup
Supercup
Friendly Cup
All Stars Challenge
Live Challenges
Scrimmages
Venue of a match
Kickoff-time of a match
Homefield Advantage
Statistical Leaders
Match of the Day
Coaches Karma
Tanking warning

Finances

Economy
Sponsors
Player salaries
Stadium
Fan shop
Prize Money

Glossary

Glossary

Formations

This is a short graphical introduction of all possible formations.

Offense

I-formation
Shotgun 2WR
Shotgun 4WR
Big I-formation
Wishbone
Pro set
Singleback Big
Singleback Spread
Flexbone
Goalline O

Defense

3-3-5
Dime
4-3-4
5-3-3
5-2
3-4-4
4-4-3
3-1-7
Goalline D

Pickorder on the engine:
I-formationotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr ter hbc fbc qb
Shotgun 2 WRotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr tel ter fbr qb
Wishboneotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr hbl hbr fbc qb
Shotgun 4 WRotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr wrl1 wrr1 fbr qb
Pro setotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr ter hbl hbr qb
Big I formationotl otr ogl ogr oc wrr tel ter hbc fbc qb
Singleback Bigotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr tel ter hbc qb
Singleback Spreadotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr wrl1 wrr1 hbc qb
Flexboneotl otr ogl ogr oc wrl wrr hbr hbl fbc qb
Goalline O*otl otr ogl ogr oc fbc qb tel ter wrl wrr
3-3-5der del nt mlb olbr olbl cbr cbl ssc fsr fsl
4-3-4der del dtr dtl mlb olbr olbl cbr cbl ssr fsl
5-3-3der del dtr dtl nt mlb olbr olbl cbr cbl fsc
Dime 4DL MLB 4CB 2SFder del dtr dtl mlb cbr cbl cbr1 cbl1 ssl fsr
5-2der del dtr dtl nt mlb mlb1 cbr cbl ssl fsr
3-4-4der del nt mlb mlb1 olbr olbl cbr cbl ssl fsr
4-4-3der del dtr dtl mlb mlb1 olbr olbl cbr cbl fsc
3-1-7der del nt mlb cbr cbl cbr1 cbl1 ssc fsr fsl
Goalline Dder del dtr dtl nt mlb mlb1 olbr olbl cbr cbl
*The marked formation won't be selected by the engine, it can be activated by having a playbook rule only!



Our user crystalkiddo created this small applet, which could give you a much better idea how these formations pair to each other on the field. Click here to open the applet.

STBL and STT line up "crossed" against each other. This means the STT are filled from left to right, while the STBL are filled from right to left. By this, STT1 is facing STBL1, as example.
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