Franchise Mode arrives today, and it opens up a whole new part of the Maximum Football universe. Dynasty has given players the chance to build their own college programs, recruit stars, and shape careers from the ground up. Now you get to carry those stories forward and create new ones in the pros.
Franchise is Available Now!
Try your hand at managing a pro team by building your roster from free agency and the draft, running the front office and stadium amenities, and making the game-time decisions to cement your franchise into a league leader.
Franchise brings two full leagues into one game, giving you a complete football universe to play with. You can steer a team through the pros while keeping an eye on the next wave of talent coming through Dynasty. If you have been recruiting and developing players in Dynasty, their stories continue here. Your college stars can become draft prospects, and you get to follow their careers from their first offer all the way to the bright lights of the league.
If you want the full breakdown of how everything works, be sure to check out our deep dive. It covers scouting, schedules, coaches, drafting, player roles, and all the systems that tie this mode together.
How to Play Franchise Mode
You can jump into Franchise in a way that fits your playstyle. Here are the options available:
- Franchise Premium Mode: If you want unlimited access without worrying about tickets, you can pick up Franchise Premium. It gives you full access to the mode whenever you want to play.
- Legend Edition: The Legend Edition gives you unlimited access to both Dynasty and Franchise, along with a bundle of exclusive items. If you love building programs and creating multi year stories, this is the all in package.
- Tickets: Tickets are your season keys. One ticket equals one full season, and any tickets you have earned up to this point can be used in both Dynasty and Franchise. If you have been saving them, they are ready to go.
New Weather Effects
This launch also gives us the chance to expand on another feature that players have been asking for. Weather arrived in 1.0 as a visual flourish, but it is now a real part of the on-field experience.
Rain and snow can create messy conditions that increase the chance of fumbles and change how you approach each drive. Your opponent will feel it too, since coaches now adapt their play calling based on what is happening in the sky.
Updated Injury System
Injuries have also taken a big step forward. In the past, only ball carriers could get hurt, which meant the injury bug hit the same handful of positions over and over. With this update, every position on the field is part of the system. Linemen can go down in the trenches, defenders can take a bad hit, and the wear and tear of a long season finally feels real.
Multi-week injuries now function the way they should, so the depth of your roster matters in a meaningful way. Building a complete team is more important than ever, and your decisions on draft day and in free agency will carry real weight throughout the season.
Winter Classic Showcase Winners
As you explore the mode, keep an eye out for some familiar community creativity. The winners of our Winter Classic Showcase will appear in-game on December 16. These teams were created by players and voted on by the community, and they fit perfectly into the spirit of building your own world.
Season 5 is on the way!
Season 5 also arrives on December 16, bringing new gear, challenges, rewards, and a fresh round of content to chase. It is a big month for Maximum Football, and we are excited for you to experience everything we have lined up.
Franchise Mode is a big step for this game, and it would not exist without your feedback, your patience, and your willingness to jump in with us. We are proud of where the game is today and even more excited about where it is headed. Thanks for being part of it, and have fun shaping your football universe.
Full Patch Notes
Gameplay improvements:
- Exhibition games can now choose between College and Pro ruleset at match setup
- Extended the injury system to allow more players to be able to receive injuries as a result of actions
- Improved animation selections so synchronized movements should occur much less frequently for a natural feel
- Fixed issues related to game clock not stopping in certain cases (running out of bounds during punt plays or when a change of possession happened)
- Re-enabled accelerated clock for MPL
- Disabled AI defense shifting during hurry up
- Disabled a situation where the kick returner could run after calling for a fair catch
- Blocker hurry up offense right before a two minute warning is about to trigger
- Fixed some gameplay issues in pass drills and pass defense drills
- Adjusted some defensive AI behaviors
- Added better visibility for favoriting plays
- Added more realistic reaction times for play recognition on defense
- Improved the starting position for the camera in manual replays
- Reworked motion controls to allow for smoother commands
- Allowed early snap for user during designed motion
- Added more animations, including swats, cuts, tackles and tackle breaks
Dynasty improvements:
- Fixed a save slot loading issue
- Enabled draft class export
- Fixed an issue where Dynasty-specific injuries were not carried over from one Dynasty match to another
- Moved facilities inside player improvements and renamed it to position installations to better align with Franchise design intentions
- Fixed some team color data issues on older saves
Customization improvements:
- Corrected some uniform issues and incorrectly mirrored helmet logos
- Fixed a jersey number visibility issue on most teams
- Player name saving after customizing will consistently trigger a save now
- Fixed some towel placement issues
Other improvements:
- Changed login fails handling to avoid transitioning users out of offline matches when losing connection
- Various audio improvements
- Added filter and sorting actions for logo panels
- Improved scroll functionality for gamepads
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a situation where defenders could stop after a pass
- Fixed an issue where the defender covering the carrier would not properly run pursuit logic
- Fixed an AI issue where punt return CBs would not move at the beginning of punts
- Fixed a delay in defense reactions when a ball is caught
- Fixed a potential softlock after a delay of game
- Fixed an issue where injured players could continue moving normally despite having just sustained an injury
- Fixed an issue where the Injuries panel in the in-game menu could display players who were not actually injured
- Fixed an issue with celebration models disappearing on preview
- Fixed a UI issue with Player 2 UI display in local multiplayer if Player 1 paused
- Favorite plays list now refreshes when a favorite is removed
- Fixed an infinite load issue in the Download tab of custom logos as a result of a specific button combination
- Fixed the user not being able to navigate in Explore tab after selecting a logo and switching pages
- Fixed an issue where adjusting input modes or mappings during the pause menu caused it to lose focus and let players move their characters behind the menu
- Fixed the user name UI failing to display in the host lobby screen
- Fixed a situation where Local MP buttons were overlapping
- Various bugfixes for drills
- Fixed the online leaderboard filter not working