Fast Break Pro Basketball 2013 Released!

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by nZane

Not that I'm too terribly concerned about this sort of thing, but John Stockton just won the 1987 Slam Dunk Contest in my league.

White men CAN jump?

[korme]

HR, on the current league editor, draft order screen - there is a grayed out Add button. Were you planning on making that available to add user-controlled supplemental picks or something of that nature?

[HeavyReign]

Nah that is just the button for adding players or teams greyed out.

[korme]

With historical modifiers enabled, I'm not getting any Wilt like 50/25 numbers, pretty standard averages actually. Should I be disabling this feature?

[korme]

PS- when I tried to unregister the RMChart thing I got an error code, so I just gave up there

[HeavyReign]

The change I made on rebounding is causing some issue. Just gonna take it out.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by korme

PS- when I tried to unregister the RMChart thing I got an error code, so I just gave up there

What was the error? And what version of Windows do you have? Need to figure out if it just isn't installing right or if it is something else.

[mgsports]

Trade Metor please so I can set it at 100% so lots of Trades will happen in the NBA.

[korme]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

What was the error? And what version of Windows do you have? Need to figure out if it just isn't installing right or if it is something else.

7.

"
The module C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RMChart.ocx was loaded but the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0x80004005.
"

Is it because I have the game running?

[HeavyReign]

Probably best to close the game while testing that but it seems to be an admin thing.

1. Run command prompt as Administrator. If you type in cmd in the run box it should appear in the list then you can right-click and run as admin.
2. Change folder by issuing the following command : For Windows 32-bit: cd C:\windows\System32
   For Windows 64-bit: cd C:\windows\SysWow64
3. Type the following command and hit Enter: regsvr32 /u RMChart.ocx
   
4. Type the following command and hit Enter: regsvr32 RMChart.ocx
5. Run the game and let me know if that changes anything.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by korme

Sent Groundhog two sets of files, which he should be uploading at some point:

The first one is a simple edit to the league & team csv's that give teams accurate nicknames from '46-'12 and also changes USBL to NBA, NBDL & ABA

The second set also includes the above but also modifies the image directory for each team throughout the years, and with it is included a historic image set, so if you play with the Hawks from 1946 to 2012, the game automatically updates giving you the Tri-Cities Hawks and their logo, the Milwaukee Hawks complete with a logo, onto the Atlanta Hawks and their many logos throughout the years.

That's the beauty of how Brian set this up, once all the files are installed you don't have to do any work, each season updates for you. Also updated the team color schemes to match the corresponding logo.

Where can I send flowers?

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Ok, I think I see the issue there right away.

He avoids the number 5 at all costs?

[mgsports]

Trade with other Leagues option and more then one Minor League affliated with a NBA League.

[korme]

3. It says failed to load; module could not be found.

Do I need to uninstall and then re-install? This might be an issue with me uninstalling the Demo after I installed the game.

[korme]

While I wait for your response, I thought this might be worth looking into:

COACH DETAILS

 John Kundla - Head Coach - Lakers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Age:                         50
 DOB:                         07/03/1916
 College:                     Minnesota
 Hometown:                    Minneapolis, MN
 
 Salary:                      $3,451
 
 Career Coaching Record:      751 - 567 (.570)
 Playoff Appearances:         16
 Playoff Coaching Record:     84 - 74 (.532)
 Division Titles:             9
 Conference Titles:           8
 Championships:               4
 
 Career GM Record:            0 - 0 (.000)
 GM Playoff Appearances:      0
 Playoff GM Record:           0 - 0 (.000)
 GM Division Titles:          0
 GM Conference Titles:        0
 GM Championships:            0
 
 Coaching Inside:             99
 Coaching Shooting:           87
 Coaching Handling:           82
 Coaching Post D:             65
 Coaching Perimeter D:        90
 Scouting Current:            99
 Scouting Potential:          38
 
 Coaching History:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1965   Lakers                   Head Coach   41  39        
 1964   Lakers                   Head Coach   43  37        
 1963   Lakers                   Head Coach   33  47        
 1962   Lakers                   Head Coach   47  33        
 1961   Lakers                   Head Coach   45  35        
 1960   Lakers                   Head Coach   45  35        
 1959   Lakers                   Head Coach   44  32        
 1958   Lakers                   Head Coach   42  30        
 1957   Lakers                   Head Coach   37  35        
 1956   Lakers                   Head Coach   33  39        
 1955   Lakers                   Head Coach   40  32        
 1954   Lakers                   Head Coach   44  28        
 1953   Lakers                   Head Coach   40  32        
 1952   Lakers                   Head Coach   56  14        
 1951   Lakers                   Head Coach   39  27        
 1950   Lakers                   Head Coach   45  21        
 1949   Lakers                   Head Coach   35  33        
 1948   Lakers                   Head Coach   42  18        
 1947   Warriors                 Assistant    26  22        
 
 Awards & Achievements:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Season   Award
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1965     NBA Coach of the Year
 1964     NBA Coach of the Year
 1962     NBA Coach of the Year
 1961     NBA Coach of the Year
 1960     NBA Coach of the Year
 1955     NBA Coach of the Year
 1954     NBA Coach of the Year
 1953     NBA Coach of the Year
 1952     NBA Coach of the Year
 1951     NBA Coach of the Year
 1950     NBA Coach of the Year
 1948     NBA Coach of the Year
 
 Job Movement:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Season   Move
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1964     Signed a new 4-year contract for $3,451
 1960     Signed a new 4-year contract for $2,143
 1955     Signed a new 4-year contract for $2,081
 1951     Signed a new 4-year contract for $2,020
 1948     Hired as Head Coach of the Lakers
 1947     Hired as Assistant of the Warriors

Pretty good regular season record, nothing outstanding though. Kind of wondering why he always win CotY

[HeavyReign]

Uninstalling the demo after the install could certainly cause an issue. Wouldn't hurt to redo it.

[britrock88]

And how about the blank columns in his season-by-season record?

[nilodor]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Uninstalling the demo after the install could certainly cause an issue. Wouldn't hurt to redo it.

My problem as well. I reinstalled and it worked out. Consumers eh? Thanks!

[korme]

brit - it seems the print to file button is trying to output what a college coach's card would look like - CW (conference wins) should be replaced with Playoff Wins

[pbot]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Right now they are balanced toward a full league. There are some tweaks to that the could be made if needed.

No, that's cool. I was just wondering. Haven't had much of a chance to mess around with the full version yet, so trying to get my plans in order.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by korme

Sent Groundhog two sets of files, which he should be uploading at some point:

The first one is a simple edit to the league & team csv's that give teams accurate nicknames from '46-'12 and also changes USBL to NBA, NBDL & ABA

The second set also includes the above but also modifies the image directory for each team throughout the years, and with it is included a historic image set, so if you play with the Hawks from 1946 to 2012, the game automatically updates giving you the Tri-Cities Hawks and their logo, the Milwaukee Hawks complete with a logo, onto the Atlanta Hawks and their many logos throughout the years.

That's the beauty of how Brian set this up, once all the files are installed you don't have to do any work, each season updates for you. Also updated the team color schemes to match the corresponding logo.

FYI the nicknames/league names cvs files are up on my site. I saw the email with the logos and had a quick look before I came into work this morning - fantastic stuff. I'll have these hosted tonight. Thanks Korme!

[murrayyyyy]

Ugh, going into the 92 draft I had the #1 and 2 pick before the lottery... Could have tried Shaq and Mourning side by side...

instead 4 and 5 so Jim Jackson and Christian Laettner.

[korme]

It took some editing, whatever, but (just a commish watching) I got the Big O NEARLY to average a triple double - 35 PPG, 12 RPG, 9.8 APG! So close!!

[HeavyReign]

Btw I'm out of the house for a bit so no detailed help beyond what I can do with my phone.

[korme]

How does a player determine when to retire? Loss of skill, age, experience, or all of the above?

I've got to think it's age, not experience, right? Since a player doesn't accumulate a year's experience if he doesn't play anywhere.

[korme]

Dan Anderson (1968-69) imports as Danw Anderson

[korme]

I noticed someone had a 3PT rating in the editor of 108. I thought 100 was the max?

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by korme

I noticed someone had a 3PT rating in the editor of 108. I thought 100 was the max?

Steve Novak broke the sim!!!!!!!!!!

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by korme

How does a player determine when to retire? Loss of skill, age, experience, or all of the above?

I've got to think it's age, not experience, right? Since a player doesn't accumulate a year's experience if he doesn't play anywhere.

Loss of skill and age seem to be the factors. The guys that shrink to an orange/orange with age tend to go around 34, while I've seen a few guys hit 40 too.

[korme]

Yeah, I asked because there was a guy that was 42 years old and Red/Red, and I wondered why the hell he was still around before realizing he was generated by the ABA starting

[Mota]

I just had an issue after having played 5 games. I was sending a guy to development, and when I went back to the Hot Seat all the data was lost. The calendar still showed the played games, but my record was 0-0 and the players' stats were erased.

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by Mota

I just had an issue after having played 5 games. I was sending a guy to development, and when I went back to the Hot Seat all the data was lost. The calendar still showed the played games, but my record was 0-0 and the players' stats were erased.

Stab in the dark, your first 5 games were preseason and you just hit regular season?

[Mota]

That would be pretty dumb of me if I admitted to that, wouldn't it?

Instead, I will just bow out of this conversation and return at a later date.

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by Mota

That would be pretty dumb of me if I admitted to that, wouldn't it?

Instead, I will just bow out of this conversation and return at a later date.

I may have made the same mistake with the first demo so no need to feel bad.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

I may have made the same mistake with the first demo so no need to feel bad.

Yeah I thought the same thing first time around, so don't sweat it dude.

[murrayyyyy]

Is it possible on the trade screen too highlight injured players in red? I don't know if it makes a difference but saves having to bounce back and forth between screens.

[nol]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Ok, I think I see the issue there right away.

Glad to hear that's an issue. I had always thought it was because the coaches hated my organization

[nZane]

Any chance we could get an email reminder at the end of the season about declining player options, similar to the one we get at the beginning of the season for rookie options?

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by korme

How does a player determine when to retire? Loss of skill, age, experience, or all of the above?

I've got to think it's age, not experience, right? Since a player doesn't accumulate a year's experience if he doesn't play anywhere.

Age, skill, & how much playing time they got the previous season.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by korme

Pretty good regular season record, nothing outstanding though. Kind of wondering why he always win CotY

I'd say his team is constantly finishing above their perceived talent level and there are less teams at that time. Definitely seems like a few too many CotY awards though.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Is it possible on the trade screen too highlight injured players in red? I don't know if it makes a difference but saves having to bounce back and forth between screens.

Sure

[MrBug708]

He was the Lakers coach

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by korme

3. It says failed to load; module could not be found.

Do I need to uninstall and then re-install? This might be an issue with me uninstalling the Demo after I installed the game.

If reinstalling didn't work, do a search for RMChart.ocx on your computer and see if it is found anywhere. Let me know where it is found if it is there.

[Groundhog]

I've been testing out playing purely as a GM, with the rotation and strategy left up to the CPU. Small sample size, but doing this seems to result in my coach using an uptempo (10) gameplan all the time. For example my woeful expansion Bobcats average nearly 110PPG with me at GM and CPU gameplan and give up 116PPG. Sim the season again with me stepping down as GM and the same roster/coaching staff (and some non-dramatic CPU-controlled roster changes) and they are down under 100PG and giving up a little bit over.

I did the same test a few more times and saw similar results.

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I've been testing out playing purely as a GM, with the rotation and strategy left up to the CPU. Small sample size, but doing this seems to result in my coach using an uptempo (10) gameplan all the time. For example my woeful expansion Bobcats average nearly 110PPG with me at GM and CPU gameplan and give up 116PPG. Sim the season again with me stepping down as GM and the same roster/coaching staff (and some non-dramatic CPU-controlled roster changes) and they are down under 100PG and giving up a little bit over.

I did the same test a few more times and saw similar results.

Same thing happens to me. I think that is why I always saw such high scoring totals with my 80's Celtics. I ran from 1976 until 2012 but didn't know if it was because I've only had 3 coaches during that time frame. Only had 4 seasons below 104 ppg in that time frame.

[Young Drachma]

I didn't play the old version, so this is all new to me. But is the deal that you can only add/deactivate leagues from the start of your universe?

[Radii]

So the first thing I thought of to do with this game was to re-live the glory years of ACC basketball.. I took over the Bullets in 1979 and my only rule is that I can only sign/draft/trade for players from the ACC. That isn't going to last long... in 1984 my starting lineup of Brad Davis (maryland guy from mid 70's), Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Larry Nance, and Ralph Sampson, with Mike Gminski as my 6th man, made it to the NBA Finals.

The top guys from the ACC weren't good enough to go as high as I was picking in 80-83 (Sampson and Worthy were both about 5th pick range, while I had 1st and 2nd those years), so I would trade down a couple slots, pick up future picks and get my ACC guys. This made it easy to trade up for Jordan who is first team all NBA his rookie year.

So yeah... I'll come up with a new challenge after playing this out a short while longer

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

I didn't play the old version, so this is all new to me. But is the deal that you can only add/deactivate leagues from the start of your universe?

Right now you can only add leagues at the start. You can deactivate a league during period after you run offseason by setting its last season to the last season played in the editor.

[HeavyReign]

I did find a bug that made it so recommended pace was pretty much always 10 for human teams.

[Groundhog]

OK, I've uploaded Korme's fantastic historical logos and nickname files:

FBB