EA has revealed patch notes for theEA Sports College Football 26July 24 title update, which will bring an extensive number of bug fixes and adjustments to the game. The newEA Sports College Football 26update also makes some changes based on the July 17 update, which allows gamers to change a player’s position within their current position group without penalty to their skill caps.
TheCollege Footballseries returned after more than a decade with the release of last year’sEA Sports College Football 25. Some fans were skeptical about the series becoming yearly again, but EA put an end to fears about a possible hiatus when the company announcedEA Sports College Football 26back in January.EA Sports College Football 26was released on July 10 to positive critical reception, with the game now sitting at an 85 Metascore on Metacritic at the time of this writing. There have been some technical and gameplay issues that have persisted since launch, but the EA Sports team has been hard at work releasingnewCollege Football 26updates.
The patch notes for theEA Sports College Football 26July 24 title update revealed a slew of changes and bug fixes that will be made to gameplay, Dynasty, Road to Glory, Ultimate Team, and overall presentation. A variety of game stability improvements were made alongside tuning and animation improvements to physics-based tackling. There were multiple bug fixes that ensure animations, stunts, and other plays don’t result in players being stuck or frozen in place. Moreover, the update builds on top of the changes that were made intheCollege Football 26July 17 update. The chance of rain has been reduced in Dynasty and Road to Glory games, and an issue that caused cold weather and snow to appear during warm weather climates in playoff games was fixed, among other issues. An issue that caused theCollege Football 26pre-order bonus to apply at the start of the second season after redshirting was also fixed.
Further, the new title update will introduce Leaderboard Campaigns and Event Lineup Building challenges toCollege Football 26. Leaderboard Campaigns are new limited-time competitions tied to specific programs that place players on a leaderboard, and players can enjoy this new content from the Ultimate Team main menu once the update is live. Players also have the option to pick Head-to-Head or Solo play in Leaderboard Campaigns, and a player’s performance on objectives like points scored or wins determines their overall leaderboard placement. On the other hand, Event Lineup Building challenges are new types of events that call on players to build theirbestCollege Football 26teamswithin sets of team requirements.
Lastly, the EA Sports developers made some adjustments toCollege Football 26’soverall presentation. Adjustments were made to the First Down Rousers at Michigan, the Gator chomp on-field celebration, Nebraska’s “Throw Bones” celebration, Missouri State and Delaware’s Bowl and Playoff End Zones, Texas State’s cannon touchdown celebration, and certain in-game scenes to ensure there’s no immersion-breaking glitches or camera obstructions.
Gameplay
Dynasty
Theseupdateswere added last week to Online Dynasty files, this update now brings them to Offline Dynasty files: