EA Sports plans to release a new patch for College Football 26 on Thursday, July 24 and shared what players can expect from the update a couple of days in advance.
One of the fixes addresses a bug where play art would stay on screen after the snap when Home Field Advantage was active. There’s also a fix for a rare issue that could cause a player to freeze during a hit stick attempt. Online games are getting some attention too with adjustments made to ensure stunts and twists trigger correctly.
Wide receivers should also feel more responsive as an issue that sometimes stopped catch animations from triggering when manually taking control mid-route is being corrected. There will be some various tuning updates to physics-based tackling and a problem with blockers on Power O plays, where their first steps could occasionally go in the wrong direction will also be fixed.
The team has added a few more fixes for Dynasty and Road to Glory, expanding on last week’s updates. What was previously rolled out for Online Dynasty files is now making its way to Offline Dynasty as well, bringing everything up to speed across the board. Check out the patch notes below.
Dynasty
- Reduced the chance of rain in Dynasty and Road to Glory games.
- Fixed an issue where cold weather and snow could occur in warm weather climates during College Football Playoff games.
- Fixed an issue where starters who were Juniors could decide to transfer due to Playing Time.
- Fixed an issue where only the IBL column was showing for fullbacks in Redshirt players spreadsheet.
- Fixed an issue preventing players from entering free practice.
- Fixed an issue where the game could freeze during overtime when playing the moments.
Road To Glory
- Fixed an issue where the pre-order bonus would be applied at the start of your second season after redshirting
Ultimate Team
- Campaigns:
- Leaderboard Campaigns are new, limited-time competitions tied to specific programs that will place you on a leaderboard with a small group of players, making every game impactful. These will be available right from the Ultimate Team main menu, and whether you prefer Head-to-Head or Solo play, your performance on key objectives like points scored or wins determines your leaderboard placement. These will vary with each program that campaigns are associated with and what you earn will vary depending on the tier that you unlock.
- Event Lineup Building challenges:
- We are introducing new types of events that will challenge players to build their best team within a set of team requirements, in order to enter program specific events. As well as an easier way for users to alter their lineups to meet these requirements.
- E.G – Build your strongest ALL-SEC team and take on other players in the H2H Conference Clash Event.
- Head to the Event screen to find information on currently active Live Events. From here, you can build your best available lineup for this event with a few button presses.
- Directly from the Lineup screen, you will be able to browse which events are currently available and get information as to each event’s requirements. If your lineup meets the requirements, you’re good to go. If you have holes in your roster, it will be identified for you and you will be given paths to acquire the missing pieces.
- We are introducing new types of events that will challenge players to build their best team within a set of team requirements, in order to enter program specific events. As well as an easier way for users to alter their lineups to meet these requirements.
- We have updated the progress & rewards screens for players so that they are now easier to understand.
Presentation
- Made an adjustment to the First Down Rousers at Michigan.
- Fixed an issue allowing an opposing player to participate in the Gator chomp on-field celebration.
- Fixed an issue so that Nebraska’s ‘Throw Bones’ celebration is used only on defense.
- Fixed an issue where Missouri State and Delaware’s Bowl and Playoff End Zones had a generic coloring to them.
- Fixed an issue where the Texas State cannon touchdown celebration was in the wrong location.
- Fixed an issue where camera obstructions would occur during certain scenes.
