Created Player Towel Disappears During Live Gameplay
In Madden NFL 27, towels equipped on created players do not appear during live gameplay in Franchise and Superstar mode.
The towel displays correctly:
- In the Edit Player menu
- On the player model before entering a game
- During in-game cutscenes and presentation sequences
However, as soon as live gameplay begins, the towel completely disappears from the player model. It may reappear during another cutscene, but it disappears again when control returns to live gameplay.
This happens with created players across multiple modes, including Superstar and Franchise. I normally play as a quarterback, so the issue may be connected to the quarterback player model, position-specific animations, or live-game equipment rendering.
I originally accessed Madden NFL 27 through the trial and later purchased the full game using the same installation. I do not know whether the trial-to-full-game transition is related, but I am including that information in case it helps reproduce the issue.
Steps to reproduce:
- Create or edit a player, preferably a quarterback.
- Equip any towel in the player equipment settings.
- Confirm that the towel appears in the Edit Player menu.
- Start a game using that player.
- Observe that the towel appears during cutscenes.
- Begin controlling the player during live gameplay.
- Observe that the towel disappears completely.
Expected result:
The equipped towel should remain visible on the player during menus, cutscenes, and live gameplay.
Actual result:
The towel appears in the editing menu and during cutscenes but disappears whenever live gameplay begins.
This is consistently reproducible and affects the visual customization of created players. Please investigate the live-game equipment rendering for created players, especially quarterbacks.
NOTE: as seen in the attachments while in live gameplay, the towel is off, but as soon as I take a delay of game penalty, and it goes into a cut scene, the towel instantly appears.
