TEST V12 GAMEPLAY MOD - RELEASE!!! (Patreon)

V12 is finally here!! (Watch the preview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--axj4wSY28)

It's taken me a long time to get to grips with TU6, and to improve some of the issues, but it's at a point now ready for release! There are still some areas I'm working on and not 100% happy with, but this is a big improvement on where TU6 left us.

I'm not really one to go and list off every single change I've made, but those who are familiar with my work know that there's a significant amount of areas which have very meaningful and purposeful changes to make a much more sim-oriented experience. The mod has been tested and balanced a lot, and I don't go and change things for the sake of it - it's all for a reason and all pulling towards a certain direction.

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There are a large number of changes in V12 compared to V11. A big part of this was balancing out the issues caused by TU6. This sounds small, but actually impacts many areas of the gameplay. This includes things like pressing, marking, tackling, positioning all of which have been changed, tested and balanced to bring the game back to a more stable place.

Outside of these balances, is the introduction of more 'grittiness' into the game. This was always part of the progression and it's a welcomed addition.

I'm not going to call it 'fouls' because I don't think that quite accurately represents what the change is. I've opened up the scope for much more fighting for the ball.

This results in a lot more tackles, challenges, physical interactions and it will often result in more fouls - but you can't just judge based on the number of fouls alone. Play for yourself and see! The impact on the gameplay is quite large. You will find it more difficult passing out of a good press for example, especially if you don't have strong technical players.

I should mention that I really recommend playing the Fast version of the mod for the best experience with these new changes. There is a link still between speed of movement and behaviour and the FAST version provides the most intensity in the challenge and fight for the ball. It plays NOWHERE near as fast as you would think - I recommend trying it. It's definitely the version I play with the most. To be clear, I don’t mean select ‘Fast paced’ in game, I mean use the ‘Fast’ version of the mod.

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If you're new to my gameplay mod entirely, this is some of what you can expect in general:

- Player and team individuality. STATS MATTER! You'll know if you're going up against a big team with great players - on both end of the pitch. This goes for strong players, technical players, lethal finishers, players with good balance, great defenders - and much, much more. You will see this reflected in CPU behaviour as well as your own.

- CPU variety has been dramatically increased. You will see crosses, long shots, tackles, through balls, long balls. Don't judge on one game alone, play with a variety of teams with different abilities and personalities and you will see it come through.

- Realistic Movement - of course the animation system isn't perfect, but players speed of movement is considerably slowed down from the default game and animations behave much better than before. Game tempo is greatly considered in this as well. Trust me guys, this is far more than slowing down some turning circles and speed and acceleration, there's been a huge number of changes and it has been extensively balanced and tested.

- Passing, shooting speeds have been balanced a lot to create a much more natural and realistic experience. The ball no longer shoots out of the foot like a rocket.

- The ball is no longer 'stuck' to the players feet. It behaves more naturally, deflecting and bouncing around like it should.

- First touch has been made more realistic - stats matter in this as well!

- Positional changes to create more realistic patterns and behaviour. The reduction of a reliance on cutback goals for example.

- A more difficult avenue to goal - the midfield battle is much improved due to a number of purposeful tweaks and adjustments. This is not some end to end experience where you end up with 6-5 scorelines anymore. The positioning, behaviour and movement has been massively adjusted for both attacking and defending.

- The CPU actually play football against you. None of this 3 passes to the striker, turn and shoot. There's some really nice buildup play, passing backwards, sideways etc.

- Players physical interactions mean a lot more now. There's no more sliding off each other and bursting beyond anyone you want now. Your approach to goal needs to be far more considered than before. It's not just about speed!

- Grittiness. The CPU will tackle more, fight for the ball and you will generally see a lot more organic clashes between players - often resulting in more fouls.

- Lots of little realistic additions. For example, you can't play laser guided passes behind you anymore. You have to think a lot more about body positioning.

- Crazy boosts removed!

- Plus lots of other little other tweaks and adjustments that are made to account for various gameplay elements.

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I MUST STRESS - THE MOVEMENT SPEEDS HAVE NOT CHANGED AT ALL FROM V11 to V12. IF YOU THINK THE GAME IS PLAYING FASTER THEN THE MOD MUST NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY.

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NECESSARY SETTINGS: Please also read the separate 'Settings' .txt file in the download for all settings.

The following settings are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to get the mod working as intended:

- NORMAL GAME SPEED. The Mod WILL NOT work properly if you play on Slow.

- PLAYER BASED DIFFICULTY ON

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RECOMMENDED SETTINGS:

- WORLD CLASS difficulty. The mod is designed for World Class and I have increased the difficulty of World Class and that's what I find provides the best experience and balance overall, but play on whichever difficulty level you prefer. Legendary may not bring as much variety from the CPU attack.

- CLASSIC ATTRIBUTES (I've nerfed the boosts, but classic is recommended (I think this is only an option in friendly matches anyway).

- Default sliders recommended (50/50). You can adjust as you like, but it's designed with 50/50 in mind.

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NOTES:

- I don't think I've mentioned this before, but the crazy boosts are taken care of and removed in this mod. You don't need to use any additional mods for this - it's already included.

- There is an Add Ons and Adjustments download to go with this mod. That is OPTIONAL ONLY!!! I recommend playing with the mod the way it comes here. Pick one and you're good to go!

- There are now THREE base versions - SLOW, MEDIUM and FAST. Each has different adjustements based on movement and passing speeds - but they all have the exact same base.

- EA can sometimes make the game speed up at times out of nowhere. This can happen randomly and might stick around for a few days or less. If it does happen and the game is suddenly playing crazy fast, please be assured that this is not the mod! It's EA being EA and it will settle.

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There's still more to come guys, and I have some ideas I'm getting ready to test, but for now I really hope you enjoy Test v12!

Thanks for the support!