Maybe I'm Just an Idiot...

[Eaglesfan27]

but I've discovered that the computer has been making moves for my Eagles in the eNFL (activating and deactivating guys in the preseason whom I didn't want this done to.) I think I realized why. When I open the multiplayer console and then opened my global options - all of the options for team control are set to computer control. I know I didn't have this in my single player game. I'm hypothesizing that the game automatically defaults the global options to computer control for multiplayer console games. I fixed the problem (least I hope) by changing the options with the multiplayer console open and saving the game to retain those settings. Hopefully I don't see this problem again in the future. I thought I would share with everyone in case other people are having this same problem.

Edited: Edited title in case this is actually important information for people playing in multiplayer leagues.

[FargoFreez aka fof playa]

I appreciate the heads up.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

I noticed something similar happen to me in multiplayer.

I just opened the new league file up in my game and noticed that there already has been signings of free agents and releases of players done for my NE team as well as other teams. Why does this happen if we are managing the teams?

I checked my gloabl settings and like you, it was on scout control for signing free agents, signing rookies, etc. I will reset them now for my next save, but I am not sure if the change will ever be effective since the game is underway (and instead I will be left on scout control for good - I just don't know the answer to this yet until our MP moves forward).

Also, even if it is under scout control, I am not sure why anything should have happened in the transactions log yet for the first league file. It shows I signed a number of free agents at min sal., but why did I get these guys automatically at this stage? Why were other teams prevented from signing the same guys? I thought we put in offers, then exported, then got the new league file which showed which players got signed.

Any help out there on this, guys?

[QuikSand]

Not much help - except that many of these "global" settings are set only by the commissioner for MP leagues... so it doesn't really matter what you have set for yourself individually (for things like "scouts make minor roster moves", it only matters what the league's central game has set.