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Our kicker consistently attempts FG's outside the requested kicking range, even as far as 71 yards sometimes.

Here are the settings:

Max Field Goal Range, from the place hold to the uprights, LOS + 17 yds (leave blank for "auto"): 54 yds

In the situational AI settings I have:

Ball Spot (yard line) Opponent 40 & Opponent 3
Special Circumstance: Withing FG Range

I can provide more info if needed.

Thanks in advance

try setting the 'special circumstances' drop down box to 'none' in the input and then check in the test AI what it does just inside and outside the range you set the FG to.

Actually, you need to make sure that you have an input set to punt, when beyond that 54 yard range.

Below your FG input, add the following:

Ball Spot - Own 40 to OPP 35
Special Circumstance: Outside FG Range

Play: Punt



Basically, what's happening is that when you're at the 41 or worse, you have no input triggering on 4th down. The sim uses "Football Logic" to decide what to do, and I guess you have a decent kicker, so the sim decides that he can make that ridiculous FG. You cover this situation completely with 1 more basic input.


Ideally, you'll want multiple inputs, following the same logic. For example, if it's 4th & 0.5 on the 50, you may opt to go for it, rather than punt. I think I've got about 6 or 8 different situations where I'll either punt, kick the FG, or go for it.

Additionally, there will be certain cases where you actually want to kick a FG longer than 54 yards. The vast majority of these situations will fall in the 2nd quarter or 4th quarter sections, but it's possible to trigger a situation where you may want to kick a FG just beyond that 54 yard range in a basic scenario.

Anyway, if you just want to keep it simple, that single input will cover it. Don't listen to David Hasselhoff. His suggestion doesn't achieve anything.

my suggestion assumed he's already got a punt input, so doing what I suggested would sort out whats amiss pretty quick, avril.

Originally posted by Bloodfart
my suggestion assumed he's already got a punt input, so doing what I suggested would sort out whats amiss pretty quick, avril.

If he had a punt input, he wouldn't be having the problem, though, David.