ALRIGHT BOYZ...FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015 ANNOUNCED - Page 3

MacroGuru · 10-21-2014, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HerRealName

Yes I have a Pro 3 and no problems running FM14 at all.

AWESOME! Thank you..

DaddyTorgo · 10-21-2014, 08:46 PM

I totally wanna do that with a Pro 3.

Grover · 10-21-2014, 09:16 PM

I need to finish my EUIV Dynasty so I can start an FM15 one!

Icy · 10-22-2014, 03:03 AM

Nervous as a kid! (at my 39s)

The beta should be out before the weekend (just a guess).

Just in time for the "classic" Real Madrid Barcelona on Saturday, nothing like watching it on TV while playing FM15 in my notebook!

DaddyTorgo · 10-22-2014, 08:17 AM

That's right - it's a Clasico weekend!!

Nice!!

Easy Mac · 10-22-2014, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I totally wanna do that with a Pro 3.

I run FM 14 fine on a Dell Venue 8 Pro. It can get a little bogged down with too many leagues, but I can run it with the main leagues selected without too much of an issue. The 64 gb version is on sale for $180 at Frys.

DaddyTorgo · 10-22-2014, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

I run FM 14 fine on a Dell Venue 8 Pro. It can get a little bogged down with too many leagues, but I can run it with the main leagues selected without too much of an issue. The 64 gb version is on sale for $180 at Frys.

That's hot. I totally want to do that. Is that worth $180 to me to be able to like...do that anywhere & anytime?

Quite possibly. Hmmm.

bulletsponge · 10-22-2014, 12:19 PM

heres a video of the match engine

Pre-Beta #FM15 Match Engine Footage (English version) - YouTube

SunDevil · 10-22-2014, 02:42 PM

This is making it hard waiting for FM15:

James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo Combined For Beautiful Goal Against Liverpool | The Big Lead

SirFozzie · 10-22-2014, 09:29 PM

saw a tweet from Miles that made me think it's going to be friday or later:

Miles Jacobson @milesSI · 8h 8 hours ago
To save myself any more abuse or questions about it tonight, the beta is definitely not tonight. Still don't know when. But not tonight.

Miles Jacobson @milesSI · 3h 3 hours ago
@scottpratt1974 I will know by 8pm tomorrow if it will be out tomorrow or not. As I did tonight.

DaddyTorgo · 10-22-2014, 09:36 PM

AAAARGH.

NEED BETA TO IMPROVE MY MOOD.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 10:46 AM

BUMP

As reported by Ryche in the FM14 thread, beta is now live on Steam.

Of course right before I head out to the gym for my workout. Need to workout now though so I can go home and be uninterrupted after work.

DLing on my work computer so I can at least poke at the UI and such this afternoon hopefully.

Ryche · 10-23-2014, 11:03 AM

Oops, didn't look close enough when I posted in the other thread, got too excited.

Grover · 10-23-2014, 11:08 AM

Yeaaaaaah!

I think I've come down with something in the office...

bulletsponge · 10-23-2014, 11:47 AM

i cant figure out how to dl it. i preordered it on steam

bulletsponge · 10-23-2014, 12:04 PM

DL FM15 now!

rats i have to go back to work for a few hours! grrrrrrrr

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 12:22 PM

Launching...

Grover · 10-23-2014, 12:27 PM

I wish I could download this remotely.

I AM JEALOUS.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 12:33 PM

Choosing managerial style...

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 12:33 PM

Feel free to ask questions!!

Scoobz0202 · 10-23-2014, 12:44 PM

Can Classic use custom databases?

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 12:46 PM

Oh sure - make me back out to start a classic game.

LOL - let me just save this game so I can bounce back into it.

flere-imsaho · 10-23-2014, 12:53 PM

FMC will still not be able to use custom databases.

I know this from hanging around the relevant SI board in question, so it's pretty iron-clad. And SI gets a lot of heat about it.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Can Classic use custom databases?

Not sure if we can tell yet...the option to use different DBs is greyed out even for full mode at this point...

Grover · 10-23-2014, 01:01 PM

Did you need lotion and tissues while booting this up?

My guess is yes.

But seriously, how sharp is that match engine?

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grover

Did you need lotion and tissues while booting this up?

My guess is yes.

But seriously, how sharp is that match engine?

Yes. This day is, I would say, better than Christmas.

Haven't gotten into a match yet, and truth be told, my computer at work doesn't have any graphical bells and whistles so I don't expect it to look as good here as it will look at home, but I'll let you know.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:29 PM

Checking out the new scouting...

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:30 PM

I love the concept of "I'm looking for a backup LB" or "I'm looking for a replacement for my ST" or "I'm looking for a hot prospect at position X". It just feels so natural to me already. You get a list of "these are the suggested conditions (age/$/attributes/current ability/potential ability/etc)" that you can then manually adjust before sending out the scouts. And you can select a chief scout in a picklist that (THANK GOD) shows you their JCA/JPA!!!!

And you can still do reports by league/nation/region or on another team, so that's good.

The new couch/scout reports are weird and will take some getting used to I think. Switching from more of a text-based, horizontal interaction with it to a more visual + vertical format is disorienting.

Grover · 10-23-2014, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

The new couch/scout reports are weird and will take some getting used to I think.

What has changed about the reports? I haven't looked at too much on the web about the changes, so I'm definitely curious here.

Love the idea you mentioned with specifically looking for a role at a position. That's fantastic.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:40 PM

LOVE LOVE LOVE the "here's a range of attributes on a player we're offering you who you haven't scouted" touch.

I can see it leading to a lot more mistake impulse-buys then when attributes were just greyed out - because you can talk yourself into saying "oh well his first touch is 12-17...i bet it's 17" and clicking buy.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grover

What has changed about the reports? I haven't looked at too much on the web about the changes, so I'm definitely curious here.

Love the idea you mentioned with specifically looking for a role at a position. That's fantastic.

Well the old way you had that page with the current ability/potential ability, the playing field with the roles, the price, the salary, the interest in transfers.

And it was all text, and all horizontal.

The new reports have 3 vertical columns "Pros" "Cons" and one that's untitled.

All the same info is there - in fact I think you get more color than just "strongest attribute" and "weakest attribute" the way it used to be, but it's just laid out completely differently and is disorienting.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:48 PM

Assistants suggesting players to make available and for what reason with easy dropdown menu to do so - nice touch.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 01:56 PM

The new tactics creator setup does a real nice job walking you through setting up a tactic and then like...suggesting what players are best for the roles you picked. Maybe not any different mechanically than last year, but more approachable for new users I suppose.

bulletsponge · 10-23-2014, 02:01 PM

finally back from work, time to fire it up!

Grover · 10-23-2014, 02:05 PM

The next two hours are going to trickle by. I cannae wait!

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:06 PM

THEY LOOK MORE HUMAN-LIKE ON THE PITCH!

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:22 PM

Maybe because it's an inter-squad friendly, but I didn't get a nice pregame visual of my stadium. Like it started to do a sweeping-view and then zipped right past it.

Although it looks hella nicer ingame up in the stands I hafta say.

Ryche · 10-23-2014, 02:23 PM

Tomorrow will be a good day to 'telework'

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:24 PM

I'm smoking my U20 team...LOL

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:33 PM

If you ask for a scouting report on a player you don't know you now get a quick snapshot that gives you some grey-area about his current and potential and when you go in to assign a scout to them you can select either an amount of time or # of matches to watch them for.

It doesn't just automatically open him up completely. That's going to make scouting much more realistic. Now I have to evaluate based on that snapshot is it worth the time to send a scout to watch him, and if so for how long. And how long will it take for the scout to get a true impression of him.

You also get a "knowlege level" telling you how complete their assessment is and what's left to assess.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:45 PM

Whoa - one of my players wants to have a chat about leaving to join Barcelona. He's indicated he may be willing to have a chat with one of the senior squad members to resolve the situation though.

Nifty lil "color" added to players. Makes the world feel more alive.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 02:47 PM

What? The squad not happy with how I dealt with the issue and now they want a meeting?

Aaargh.

Grover · 10-23-2014, 06:41 PM

Kouyate is listed as a DC. This makes me angry.

YOU HAVE FAILED ME SI!

Bobble · 10-23-2014, 07:03 PM

Did I miss a "deal on FM15" notice? Where's the cheapest place to get FM15?

bulletsponge · 10-23-2014, 09:05 PM

the 2 new MLS teams, Orlando and NYCFC are in fm15, in the '15 season

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 09:15 PM

Okay - so nobody is answering me.

Weren't we supposed to get like...more of a pre-game 3d view of the stadium in this version? Like before the match started? Is there some setting I'm missing?

bulletsponge · 10-23-2014, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Okay - so nobody is answering me.

Weren't we supposed to get like...more of a pre-game 3d view of the stadium in this version? Like before the match started? Is there some setting I'm missing?

hey yea your right. i dont know where that is

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2014, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

hey yea your right. i dont know where that is

So I'm not imagining it right?

LOL was starting to worry I was crazy.

I posted a bug report on the SI site. A couple times I've seen it like...almost start but then quickly flash away from it.

Ryche · 10-23-2014, 11:29 PM

Didn't get to play with this much because of the Broncos game but I'm simming out a season with England overnight to play around with tomorrow. Interface will take some getting used to as always, but the game seems faster than 14 so far. It's blowing through this sim at least twice as fast as it would have taken before.

DaddyTorgo · 10-24-2014, 12:29 AM

So I figured my first tactics were farrrrr from finished, but I got drawn into a CL group with Real Madrid and Liverpool.

First game - Madrid come to the Juventus stadium.

I WON! 3-2!!!

Playing a 4-3-1-2, standard aside from the individual player roles being customized to their strengths. Standard/Flexible.

10-21-2014, 09:16 PM	#103
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	I need to finish my EUIV Dynasty so I can start an FM15 one! __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

10-22-2014, 03:03 AM	#104
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	Nervous as a kid! (at my 39s) The beta should be out before the weekend (just a guess). Just in time for the "classic" Real Madrid Barcelona on Saturday, nothing like watching it on TV while playing FM15 in my notebook! __________________ Last edited by Icy : 10-22-2014 at 03:03 AM.

10-22-2014, 12:19 PM	#108
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	heres a video of the match engine Pre-Beta #FM15 Match Engine Footage (English version) - YouTube __________________ the Barbarian, WW Royal Rumble Champion Last edited by bulletsponge : 10-22-2014 at 12:21 PM.

10-22-2014, 09:29 PM	#110
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	saw a tweet from Miles that made me think it's going to be friday or later: Miles Jacobson @milesSI · 8h 8 hours ago To save myself any more abuse or questions about it tonight, the beta is definitely not tonight. Still don't know when. But not tonight. Miles Jacobson @milesSI · 3h 3 hours ago @scottpratt1974 I will know by 8pm tomorrow if it will be out tomorrow or not. As I did tonight. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-23-2014, 11:03 AM	#113
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	Oops, didn't look close enough when I posted in the other thread, got too excited. __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

10-21-2014, 08:46 PM	#102
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I totally wanna do that with a Pro 3.

10-22-2014, 08:17 AM	#105
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	That's right - it's a Clasico weekend!! Nice!!

10-22-2014, 09:36 PM	#111
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	AAAARGH. NEED BETA TO IMPROVE MY MOOD.

10-23-2014, 10:46 AM	#112
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	BUMP As reported by Ryche in the FM14 thread, beta is now live on Steam. Of course right before I head out to the gym for my workout. Need to workout now though so I can go home and be uninterrupted after work. DLing on my work computer so I can at least poke at the UI and such this afternoon hopefully.

10-23-2014, 11:08 AM	#114
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Yeaaaaaah! I think I've come down with something in the office... __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

10-23-2014, 11:47 AM	#115
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	i cant figure out how to dl it. i preordered it on steam __________________ the Barbarian, WW Royal Rumble Champion

10-23-2014, 12:04 PM	#116
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	DL FM15 now! rats i have to go back to work for a few hours! grrrrrrrr __________________ the Barbarian, WW Royal Rumble Champion

10-23-2014, 12:22 PM	#117
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Launching...

10-23-2014, 12:27 PM	#118
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	I wish I could download this remotely. I AM JEALOUS. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

10-23-2014, 12:33 PM	#119
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Choosing managerial style...

10-23-2014, 12:33 PM	#120
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Feel free to ask questions!!

10-23-2014, 12:44 PM	#121
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Can Classic use custom databases?

10-23-2014, 12:46 PM	#122
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Oh sure - make me back out to start a classic game. LOL - let me just save this game so I can bounce back into it.

10-23-2014, 12:53 PM	#123
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	FMC will still not be able to use custom databases. I know this from hanging around the relevant SI board in question, so it's pretty iron-clad. And SI gets a lot of heat about it.

10-23-2014, 01:01 PM	#125
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Did you need lotion and tissues while booting this up? My guess is yes. But seriously, how sharp is that match engine? __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

10-23-2014, 01:29 PM	#127
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Checking out the new scouting...

10-23-2014, 01:30 PM	#128
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I love the concept of "I'm looking for a backup LB" or "I'm looking for a replacement for my ST" or "I'm looking for a hot prospect at position X". It just feels so natural to me already. You get a list of "these are the suggested conditions (age/$/attributes/current ability/potential ability/etc)" that you can then manually adjust before sending out the scouts. And you can select a chief scout in a picklist that (THANK GOD) shows you their JCA/JPA!!!! And you can still do reports by league/nation/region or on another team, so that's good. The new couch/scout reports are weird and will take some getting used to I think. Switching from more of a text-based, horizontal interaction with it to a more visual + vertical format is disorienting. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 10-23-2014 at 01:38 PM.

10-23-2014, 01:40 PM	#130
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	LOVE LOVE LOVE the "here's a range of attributes on a player we're offering you who you haven't scouted" touch. I can see it leading to a lot more mistake impulse-buys then when attributes were just greyed out - because you can talk yourself into saying "oh well his first touch is 12-17...i bet it's 17" and clicking buy.

10-23-2014, 01:48 PM	#132
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Assistants suggesting players to make available and for what reason with easy dropdown menu to do so - nice touch.

10-23-2014, 01:56 PM	#133
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	The new tactics creator setup does a real nice job walking you through setting up a tactic and then like...suggesting what players are best for the roles you picked. Maybe not any different mechanically than last year, but more approachable for new users I suppose. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 10-23-2014 at 02:05 PM.

10-23-2014, 02:01 PM	#134
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	finally back from work, time to fire it up! __________________ the Barbarian, WW Royal Rumble Champion

10-23-2014, 02:05 PM	#135
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	The next two hours are going to trickle by. I cannae wait! __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

10-23-2014, 02:06 PM	#136
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	THEY LOOK MORE HUMAN-LIKE ON THE PITCH!

10-23-2014, 02:22 PM	#137
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Maybe because it's an inter-squad friendly, but I didn't get a nice pregame visual of my stadium. Like it started to do a sweeping-view and then zipped right past it. Although it looks hella nicer ingame up in the stands I hafta say. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 10-23-2014 at 02:24 PM.

10-23-2014, 02:23 PM	#138
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	Tomorrow will be a good day to 'telework' __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

10-23-2014, 02:24 PM	#139
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I'm smoking my U20 team...LOL

10-23-2014, 02:33 PM	#140
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	If you ask for a scouting report on a player you don't know you now get a quick snapshot that gives you some grey-area about his current and potential and when you go in to assign a scout to them you can select either an amount of time or # of matches to watch them for. It doesn't just automatically open him up completely. That's going to make scouting much more realistic. Now I have to evaluate based on that snapshot is it worth the time to send a scout to watch him, and if so for how long. And how long will it take for the scout to get a true impression of him. You also get a "knowlege level" telling you how complete their assessment is and what's left to assess. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 10-23-2014 at 02:56 PM.

10-23-2014, 02:45 PM	#141
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Whoa - one of my players wants to have a chat about leaving to join Barcelona. He's indicated he may be willing to have a chat with one of the senior squad members to resolve the situation though. Nifty lil "color" added to players. Makes the world feel more alive.

10-23-2014, 02:47 PM	#142
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	What? The squad not happy with how I dealt with the issue and now they want a meeting? Aaargh.

10-23-2014, 06:41 PM	#143
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Kouyate is listed as a DC. This makes me angry. YOU HAVE FAILED ME SI! __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner