TCY Version 1.3

[Solecismic]

Solecismic Software released The College Years, Version 1.3, on September 14, 2004.

This is a minor update to the original game, which was released in July of 2001. We're continuing to update the program simply to thank our customers for their longtime support of Solecismic Software.

The update primarily consists of new schedules matching the college football world as it exists in the fall of 2004. Miami and Virginia Tech have made their way over to the Atlantic. Connecticut has joined the East. And the Sun Belt continues to expand.

In addition, there's a new recruiting magazine, TCY Today, available at the end of each season, ranking each school's raw recruiting performance. This is a change from the other recruiting ratings in the game, which are based on the school's expected performance.

A bug that placed the leader of every division of the two-division conferences into the optional 24-team playoffs has been quashed. The logic for determining Coach of the Year has been tweaked to better emphasize wins and losses, and academic pursuits are slightly less important to recruits when choosing a school (but they're still very important). In addition, a couple of tweaks were made to lessen the ratings difference in players when exported to Front Office Football.

Solecismic Software is a privately held entertainment software company founded in 1998 and dedicated to producing career-play football simulations. You can visit us on the web at http://www.frontofficegames.com.

[Pyser]

wow. tcy fans must be PUMPED.

I myself am pumped, too...because this would indicate the next project WONT be tcy2!

come on fof6!!!!!

[Alf]

Yeah !

[timmynausea]

I've been playing TCY a lot again lately so I'm glad to see it updated. TCY2 does seem a lot less likely now. I think it'll be political with an outside chance it'll be baseball. I'd be happy with either one but happier with politics.

[Honolulu Blue]

Thanks for the update, Jim.

[Alf]

You can continue existing careers after the update, but changes made to city information (names, location changes), team names and conference names are erased.


This update replaces the 1.2a update, issued in 2003. You do not need to install a previous patch before loading 1.3. Nor do you need to uninstall a previous patch. Earlier careers will also remain stable, but the new conference alignments added in 1.3 will create unusual schedules with continued careers.

[condors]

this is so unlike most companies

update a game that was released so long ago and not charge for the update

thanks Jim!

[Icy]

Thanks a lot Jim for the free udpate. Probably this means that we won't have also a new FOF, mybe just an update for this season. Skydog threads asking about impovements for fof and tcy...probably for next year versions but not this one as Jim wouldn't have enought time to implement them. Let's see then the next Jim's susprisse :)

[cthomer5000]

cool.

[MizzouRah]

I was thinking, TCY 2 when I read the title. Ok, it's early!

Thanks for the update though, Jim!


Todd

[Ksyrup]

The logic for determining Coach of the Year has been tweaked to better emphasize wins and losses,
Does this mean the Michigan coach only wins the award 2/3 of the time?

Thanks Jim!

[fantastic flying froggies]

Excellent news !

(even though I can't install the patch right now, because in my current dynasty, I'm playing Connecticut renamed as Yale and I want them to stay independant...I really need to start posting this dynasty some time...)

[Ben E Lou]

Does this mean the Michigan coach only wins the award 2/3 of the time?

Thanks Jim!I'm simming some seasons to see which conferences remain strong for the long haul with the changes. After six years:

The College Years
Coach of the Year List

Year Coach Team
2009 Walt May Michigan
2008 Walt May Michigan
2007 Walt May Michigan
2006 Albert Bradley Notre Dame
2005 Walt May Michigan
2004 Jon Seaver Ohio State
2/3 so far. ;)

[Bee]

2/3 so far. ;)

Quiksand has way too much influence...

[Cringer]

Very cool Jim, thanks.

Although a little sad it looks like no TCY2.........

[sovereignstar]

Solecismic Software released The College Years, Version 1.3, on September 14, 2004.
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Ben E Lou]

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/frown.gifYeah, a real bummer that Jim updated the game for free. http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[sovereignstar]

Give it a rest. I was looking forward to TCY2 like many were. A political sim should be fun, but not really my style.

[Ben E Lou]

Give it a rest. I was looking forward to TCY2 like many were. A political sim should be fun, but not really my style.Hmmm...and when did he say that the game would definitely be a political sim....or definitely not be TCY2?

[Noop]

As soon as Michigan's coach won the coach of the year I cut the game off... the other stuff is candy but not my type of candy.

[WSUCougar]

I hereby dub thee The Thread of Unfounded Assumptions.

(Cool news about the update ~ thanks, Jim!)

[CamEdwards]

Thanks Jim. As others have mentioned, this is very cool of you to update the game for free. I'm installing it on my laptop tonight.

I also agree with those who are a little disappointed that a full blown TCY2 probably isn't the next game to be released.

I'd be excited for a political sim, however. I think Jim would do a great job with one of those.

[Darkiller]

Thanks a million Jim.
you are king, as usual.

[Ben E Lou]

In addition, there's a new recruiting magazine, TCY Today, available at the end of each season, ranking each school's raw recruiting performance. This is a change from the other recruiting ratings in the game, which are based on the school's expected performance.I'm excited about this. It was always a pain to have to wait until the next season to see the raw recruiting rankings.

[Darkiller]

same here..that is a really, really neat thing.
would that be the very first "media" implementation in a FOF game ?? wowowo

[Raven Hawk]

Thanks Jim!

[Capital]

While this repeated discussion has been fun (I really have been enjoying it :)), Jim really needs to let everyone know about whatever the new game actually is. What was fun for the last couple of months is starting to get annoying.

[sovereignstar]

While this repeated discussion has been fun (I really have been enjoying it :)), Jim really needs to let everyone know about whatever the new game actually is. What was fun for the last couple of months is starting to get annoying.
I'd just like to know IF there is going to be a TCY2 at this point or not? How does the MP league that I'm in (where we use TCY players) prepare?

[JeeberD]

same here..that is a really, really neat thing.
would that be the very first "media" implementation in a FOF game ?? wowowo

The Green Page?

OK, so it's only kinda-sorta media interaction...

[cthomer5000]

The Green Page?

OK, so it's only kinda-sorta media interaction...
The draft grade is kinda-sorta

[Darkiller]

Well I agree with the Draft grades (alas they will flame me for picking a punter in the 2nd round, my grade will be lowered because of this; although it was a good pick !)

As for the green page, I think it is the league wide's consensus no ?

[Tekneek]

Very impressive!

[druez]

While this repeated discussion has been fun (I really have been enjoying it :)), Jim really needs to let everyone know about whatever the new game actually is. What was fun for the last couple of months is starting to get annoying.

agreed

[fantastic flying froggies]

Well I agree with the Draft grades (alas they will flame me for picking a punter in the 2nd round, my grade will be lowered because of this; although it was a good pick !)
You picked a PUNTER in the 2nd round ????? MWWAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!! :D

(sorry, couldn't resist...)

[Mota]

Someone needs to quick finish a season and export the draft class.

Remember last time Jim updated TCY, it was to make it compatible with FOF4. And even the draft class file name reflected that. Could be that this is preparing for a new FOF?

Anybody? (I'm at work)

[Franklinnoble]

I'm guessing a new FOF is a very strong possibility here.

It sort of makes sense. I think Jim developed the FTP client to work with some multiplayer game, and if it were integrated with the next version of FOF, it would make online league play a little easier.

[cthomer5000]

Well I agree with the Draft grades (alas they will flame me for picking a punter in the 2nd round, my grade will be lowered because of this; although it was a good pick !)
You didn't mention that you went 2-14 last year. http://www.fof-ihof.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif (javascript:emoticon(':twisted:'))

As for the green page, I think it is the league wide's consensus no ?
No. Different teams see a different green page. We found that out at some point last season.

[Swaggs]

Among the more amusing new bowl names from Jim in this patch:

Fair and Balanced Bowl in Washington, DC
Benifer Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Smoking Cessation Bowl in Winston Salem, NC
Forged Document Bowl in San Francisco, CA
Amber Frey Bowl in San Jose, CA
Swift Boat Bowl in Boston, MA

It also appears that Jim has taken liberty and taken away the automatic BCS berth of the Big East.

[Franklinnoble]

Among the more amusing new bowl names from Jim in this patch:

Fair and Balanced Bowl in Washington, DC
Benifer Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Smoking Cessation Bowl in Winston Salem, NC
Forged Document Bowl in San Francisco, CA
Amber Frey Bowl in San Jose, CA
Swift Boat Bowl in Boston, MA

It also appears that Jim has taken liberty and taken away the automatic BCS berth of the Big East.
What? No Debra LaFave Bowl?

Damn...

[Swaggs]

Some of those choices do point to a political sim, now don't they? ;)

[MylesKnight]

FANTASTIC!!... Best Post I've Read in Sometime..

Thank You Jim!!! You are indeed THE MAN!!!

[General Mike]

Great a patch for my favorite game, and I can't play it because elicense isn't working properly.

[Barkeep49]

It's funny that so many people thought that this confirms there would be no TCY2. I read the title and thought that this confirms that there WILL be a TCY2.

[Hurst2112]

Great a patch for my favorite game, and I can't play it because elicense isn't working properly.

and I am sitting here with 2 boxed versions of the game...only using 1. PM me if you are looking for a different version.

[JeeberD]

OK, so this is making me want to give TCY another shot. Problem is that I erased the game from my hard drive awhile back. I still have the reciept from e-license, so that part won't be a problem...I just need to find where to download the .exe. Anyone know where I can get that?

Oh, and I'm guessing that it's probably somewhere in the All Inclusive thread, but I haven't looked there yet...

[JeeberD]

Dola-

Nope, not in the All-Inclusive thread... :(

[JeeberD]

Double Dola-

Nevermind...found it! (http://www.solecismic.com/support/index.php) :)

[Hurst2112]

can't you download it from where you origionally purchased the game? I thought that's where i saw we could re-d/l FOF5.

[Darkiller]

You picked a PUNTER in the 2nd round ????? MWWAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!! :D

(sorry, couldn't resist...)

tst tst tst, wait till you find out WHAT punter I Drafted.
:cool: ;)

[KWhit]

tst tst tst, wait till you find out WHAT punter I Drafted.
:cool: ;)
That's actually a good pick for your team, cause you'll be punting a lot more than anybody else.



:)

[stevew]

Is the demo for TCY still the 2 weeks of the season one, or is it a unlocked version that expires in 3 days. I remember trying the demo a few years back, and not liking it all that much, but was thinking about trying it again. But only if its the 3 day type of demo.

[Franklinnoble]

tst tst tst, wait till you find out WHAT punter I Drafted.
:cool: ;)
Tom Tupa... the ultimate double-threat.

It's a brilliant pick... until you realize that you can't start a punter at QB in FOF2k4. Maybe Jim can make this doable in an upcoming version...

[Celeval]

For those curious who are reading:

- there are no additional export options after Front Office Football 2004
- the TCY Today Recruiting Rankings is a simple list of schools in order of Recruiting Class

Sorry, uh, back to "work"

Kevin

[McSweeny]

excellent news! i was just itching to get a new game of TCY going but was grumbling that UCONN wasn't in the Big East. Perfect timing! Awesome work Jim

[Ben E Lou]

Double Dola-

Nevermind...found it! (http://www.solecismic.com/support/index.php) :)...and that link IS in the reference thread, btw. :p

[Dutch]

Cool, I will definately be loading everything up on my laptop before my trip next week. Thanks Jim!

[Hurst2112]

Is the demo for TCY still the 2 weeks of the season one, or is it a unlocked version that expires in 3 days. I remember trying the demo a few years back, and not liking it all that much, but was thinking about trying it again. But only if its the 3 day type of demo.

Still limited to 2 weeks if I am not mistaken

[bigdawg2003]

Did anybody notice that in Week 1, USC doesn't play Virginia Tech. Why was that game excluded?

[stevew]

Still limited to 2 weeks if I am not mistaken


Damn, oh well then.

[Darkiller]

That's actually a good pick for your team, cause you'll be punting a lot more than anybody else.



:)
EXACTLY ! :D

[VPI97]

Did anybody notice that in Week 1, USC doesn't play Virginia Tech. Why was that game excluded?TCY only supports 11 game schedules for any team not named Hawaii. Since the VT-USC game was a pre-season 'classic', it makes it easy to decide that's the game to drop to get the teams down to 11.

[sooner333]

I didn't get the new bowl names and my colleges didn't revert back to Evanston, Central Houston, South Bend, etc. like they had in previous updates. Is something wrong with my update? It does say in the about section that it is 1.3-CD.

[duckman]

Thanks, Jim. http://www.fof-ihof.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_thumbsup.gif (http://java_script_:emoticon(':thumbsup:')/)

[Gambit]

I'm going to kick myself. I was playing TCY earlier today while viewing Jim's site and didn't even notice there was a new version :(

[ScottVib]

Thanks Jim, like McSweeney I had been looking for a version with UConn in the Big East!

[MrBug708]

Stanford was 8-0 in my first season playing while Arizona was 0-8 up until that point. Both teams were equally bad. Just a freak talent start?

[Ben E Lou]

Bump....un-sticky. Linked in the reference thread.