Blitzing

[ZootMurph]

When setting up a playbook, or calling plays in the game, where can I find blitzes to put it?

Also, in the same vein, can you create your own plays?

Thank you.

[damoore46]

I asked a similar question about Blitzes. There are some listing in the Plays.XML file, but they don't seem to pull into the playbook editor. Brooks is looking into it. I have just started to play around with the plays, but if you mod the Plays.XML file, I believe that you can create your own plays. Just make a backup of the original file first before modding!!

David

[ZootMurph]

I asked a similar question about Blitzes. There are some listing in the Plays.XML file, but they don't seem to pull into the playbook editor. Brooks is looking into it. I have just started to play around with the plays, but if you mod the Plays.XML file, I believe that you can create your own plays. Just make a backup of the original file first before modding!!

David

Thanks David!

Now that I've looked at the xml file, I can see why. The plays you can see have a different format from the plays you can't... examples below.

You can see this in the playbook:
<Play Freq="1" Formation="D335" Name="335B Man Choke" DefScheme="D335" CoverPref="Mixed" SchemeFocus="Pass" LBRole="Mixed" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Zone" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Flat" />
</Play>

You can't see this in the playbook, but it's in the XML file:

<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="DPress Zero Blitz">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>

There's a whole lot missing in some of those plays...

Patrick

[damoore46]

The key question is that if you change the action in one of the "correct" plays to "Blitz", would that make the player actually blitz? I don't know the allowed commands for the actions, so if Blitz is an actual command, then it might work. I would assume (yes I know what that means! ) that only the linebackers and DBs can be set up to blitz, but I don't know the exact logic in the programs. I'll have to give that a try as well.

David

[ZootMurph]

The key question is that if you change the action in one of the "correct" plays to "Blitz", would that make the player actually blitz? I don't know the allowed commands for the actions, so if Blitz is an actual command, then it might work. I would assume (yes I know what that means! ) that only the linebackers and DBs can be set up to blitz, but I don't know the exact logic in the programs. I'll have to give that a try as well.

David

I've been doing extensive testing and I put blitzes and regular plays all in one playbook, set the plays to 0% blitzes in the strategy, and it seems to be working out fine. All the plays in the playbook I made myself, BTW.

[TalonHIFL]

The key question is that if you change the action in one of the "correct" plays to "Blitz", would that make the player actually blitz? I don't know the allowed commands for the actions, so if Blitz is an actual command, then it might work. I would assume (yes I know what that means! ) that only the linebackers and DBs can be set up to blitz, but I don't know the exact logic in the programs. I'll have to give that a try as well.

David

I've been doing extensive testing and I put blitzes and regular plays all in one playbook, set the plays to 0% blitzes in the strategy, and it seems to be working out fine. All the plays in the playbook I made myself, BTW.

Any chance you'd be willing to share that playbook file?

[ZootMurph]

At this time, no. It's very incomplete and just a test run to see if I could get things running the way I want them to be run. However, i will give you what I put at the end of the file with a few base blitzes.

You will put this in the Plays.xml file, between these last two lines in the file:
</Playbook>
COPY AND PASTE HERE.
</Playbooks>

Here is a very basic 43 base blitz package. Please note you will need to adjust the frequency that each play is used... I am still playing with blitzes, etc., so this is just a test and you should really update it and build the playbook yourself. These are simple plays just to test the system. If you want to look at the X's and O's, you need to put this in the Default playbook without the <Playbook Name..etc. >, <Plays>, </Plays> and </Playbook> parts. You can't look at the plays in the playbook for some reason.

Just note there are a LOT more blitzes and coverages you can add. I'm not a fan of the 34 or 335, so I can't really advise on that. I will say I've got a lot more blitzes I've been trying, and a few coverages, but these are the very basics. For 43 defense, Slot ID 0-3 are the defensive linemen. I haven't yet tried to put them into coverage, so I'm not sure which lineman goes to which number. Slot ID 4 is the middle linebacker. Slot ID 5 is the left outside linebacker and the Dime CB in Dime. Slot ID 6 is the right outside linebacker in 43, and the Nickel CB in Nickel and Dime. Slot ID 7 and 8 are the CBs. I never tried CB blitzes so I'm not sure which is left side and which is right side. Slot ID 9 is the Strong Safety and Slot ID 10 is the Free (Weak Side) Safety.

Good luck!

<Playbook Name="Base 43 Test1" Type="Defense">
<Plays>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="D43Wide" Name="43W Outside Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="D43Under" Name="43U Weak Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="2" Formation="D43Over" Name="43O Strong Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="D43" Name="43 Safety Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Blitz"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="5" Formation="D43" Name="43 Cover 2" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Mixed" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="4" Formation="D43Over" Name="43O Cover1" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Mixed" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="3" Formation="D43" Name="43 All Man" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="2" Formation="D43" Name="43 Red Dog" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="2" Formation="D43Wide" Name="43W Short Zone" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Zone" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="True">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone"/>
</Play>
<Play Freq="4" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Cover 2" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="2" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Cover 1" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="3" Formation="NickelWide" Name="Nickel All Man" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Short Zone" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Inside Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Safety Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Blitz" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Red Dog" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="NickelWide" Name="Nickel Outside Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Strong Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Nickel" Name="Nickel Weak Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Dime" Name="Dime Cover 2" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Mixed" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="DeepZone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Dime" Name="Dime Cover 1" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Dime" Name="Dime All Man" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="Dime" Name="Dime Short Zone" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Zone" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Zone" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Hook" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Zone" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="DeepZone" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="Dime Weak Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Blitz" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="Dime Strong Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="Dime Dog Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="Dime Safety Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Blitz" />
</Play>
<Play Freq="1" Formation="DimePress" Name="Dime Outside Blitz" DefScheme="D43" CoverPref="Man" SchemeFocus="Balanced" LBRole="Coverage" BaseForm ="False">
<Slot ID="0" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="1" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="2" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="3" Action="Rush" />
<Slot ID="4" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="5" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="6" Action="Blitz" />
<Slot ID="7" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="8" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="9" Action="Cover" />
<Slot ID="10" Action="Cover" />
</Play>
</Plays>
</Playbook>