Clips not being detected? Check these three things first before reading further:

• Stream is tagged as Madden NFL 26 — not just “Gaming”
• Stream visibility is set to Public
• No overlays are covering the kill feed or ability HUD

Configure your stream correctly so Eklipse AI detects highlight moments automatically. Proper configuration allows the platform to read your game state and generate clips in real time. You can view our full list of supported titles on the Eklipse Games List.

STEP 1: TAG YOUR STREAM AS MADDEN NFL 26 #

Eklipse detects highlights based on your stream category. It must be set to Madden NFL 26 specifically — not just “Gaming” or another game title.

• Twitch: Creator Dashboard → Stream Manager → Edit Stream Info → set Category to Madden NFL 26
• YouTube: YouTube Studio → Go Live → Edit → Category: Gaming → Game title: Madden NFL 26
• Facebook Gaming: Start Live Stream → under Gaming → select Madden NFL 26

STEP 2: SET STREAM VISIBILITY TO PUBLIC #

Eklipse cannot process private or unlisted streams. Set visibility to Public before going live — not after.

STEP 3: KEEP CRITICAL HUD ELEMENTS VISIBLE #

HUD stands for Heads-Up Display — the layer of information your game shows on screen during gameplay. This includes health bars, kill counters, score displays, ability icons, objective markers, and anything else that tells you the current state of the game.

Eklipse AI reads your HUD in real time to detect highlight moments. It does not watch gameplay the way a human does — it identifies clips by detecting specific on-screen signals. If those signals are covered by stream overlays such as your facecam, alert notifications, or chat box, Eklipse cannot detect the event and the clip will not be generated.

(To learn more about how HUDs work across different games, read our general guide: What is a HUD in Streaming?)

HUD category	What it includes	Why Eklipse needs it
Kill and event feed	Elimination notifications, assist confirmations, match events	Main trigger for highlight clips
Score and match status	Kill count, match score, round timer, point totals	Identifies high-stakes moments worth clipping
Health and resource bars	HP bar, shield meter, mana, energy, or stamina	Survival context — low health clutch moments are prime clips
Ability and skill indicators	Cooldown icons, skill charges, ultimate charge meter	Ability activations are a key detection signal
Objective markers	Capture progress, mission trackers, zone control indicators	Needed for objective-based highlight detection

Safe to cover: Decorative or social elements that do not reflect gameplay state — in-game text chat panels (this is the chat panel inside Madden NFL 26 itself, not your Twitch or YouTube stream chat overlay), cosmetic UI elements, or ambient flavor text. If you are not sure whether something is safe to cover, leave it visible.

• The general rule: If covering an element would make you worse at the game, do not cover it. Those are exactly the elements Eklipse is reading.
• Madden NFL 26 HUD positions: In Madden NFL 26, the primary scoreboard, play clock, and down-and-distance markers are typically located at the top-center or bottom-center of the screen. Player stamina, fatigue, and the play-calling interface appear at the bottom-center. Because Eklipse relies on score updates, turnovers, and drive summaries to identify top plays, keeping these central screen areas clear is required for highlight detection.

STEP 4: PLACE STREAM OVERLAYS CORRECTLY #

Place overlays here:

• Top-left corner
• Top-right corner
• Bottom-left corner
• Bottom-right corner

Do not place overlays here:

• Top-center (Scoreboard and Clock) — covering this prevents Eklipse from detecting score changes, quarter changes, and game-winning moments.
• Bottom-center (Play Call, Down & Distance, Stamina) — covering this obscures crucial drive summary data, turnover alerts, and specific play setups.

STEP 5: USE ENGLISH AND DEFAULT HUD SETTINGS #

• Set in-game language to English. Eklipse AI reads on-screen text to identify highlight events — non-English characters reduce text recognition accuracy and will cause missed clips.
• Keep HUD at default style and colors. Custom UI skins or interface mods that change how text and icons render will reduce detection reliability.