One of the most irritating aspects of the previous games has been eliminated in FC 26, but shadows remain a problem.
There are plenty of stadiums available in the game, and some of them have shadows (when you play in the afternoon). While they might look realistic, shadows can cause different visual problems for the players. They can make certain areas of the pitch dark and mess with the jersey colors.
Thankfully, a new feature added to the game allows you to turn them off. Unfortunately, the feature is currently bugged (as of writing this guide on Sep. 23).
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How to turn off shadows in FC 26
Turning off shadows in FC 26 is pretty straightforward.
- Turn on the game and let it load to the main screen.
- Open Settings.
- Open Game Settings.
- Go to Visual.
- Scroll all the way down to Accessibility.
- You'll find the option to turn off Shadows (as shown in the screenshot below).
Go back to the game, and load a match, and there won't be any shadow on the pitch. However, that's under an ideal situation when the feature works as intended. There's a current bug that still creates stadium shadows despite being turned off.
FC 26 shadows fix
A permanent solution will hopefully appear from EA Sports in a future update. For the time being, here's what you can do.
- Once you have turned off the shadows, don't start a game. Instead, restart FC 26 and then go to settings once again. Turn on the shadows and turn them off again from Game Settings before proceeding to start a new match.
This has worked for me on console, but it's highly inconsistent in my experience. Here's what you can do to avoid the problems.
- If you're in Ultimate Team, use a stadium item that doesn't have shadows. The best option is the default stadium, which has no shadows at all.
- If you're playing in other modes, go to match settings. Set it to night, which will hide the sun (and the resulting shadows).
Additionally, try to use lighter-colored kits, which prevent the jerseys from getting messed up in the shadows.
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