Alright boyz, it's the BBCF First Impressions thread.

[jbmagic]

Version 1.02 is out. Retail and Demo are both updated to 1.02

-Fix the injury length issue
-Fix the coach switch issue on year 1
-Fix the distance issue on penalties (face mask)
-Fix the 4th down FG logic inside the 10
-Improved the late game AI
-Fix the home and home issue
-Fix advance week button
-two point conversion INT
-Fix WR limit for redshirts/change position
-underclassmen turning pro
-Fix the recruit distribution issue (by state)
-Timing issues for TOs
-Plays called should always match
-Improve CPU logic when academics given to staff
-Roughing the passer logic
-Adjust the early season poll logic
-Time coming off touchbacks
-Allow ' in team names/nicknames
-Fix coach development skills matching on the coach hire screen
-tie breakers
-hot routes in PBP
-Added an (*) after schoolname on the recruit card if the player has an offer from that school.
-Added an email with the playoff pairings
-Flag playoff games on the postseason schedule screen
-Fixed an issue with training %s sometimes allowing a negative value.

Arlie

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

Version 1.02 is out. Retail and Demo are both updated to 1.02

[jbmagic]

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Patch 1.02 is out.

skydog how come you didnt give him a hard time?
your so racist toward me.

[Bee]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

skydog how come you didnt give him a hard time?
your so racist toward me.

I don't think it has anything to do with your race.

[sovereignstar]

Originally Posted by Bee

I don't think it has anything to do with your race.

now you're a racist!

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

skydog how come you didnt give him a hard time?

i put the list of bugs fixes for 1.02

Because he doesn't annoy me to no end, and because he was the first to post it in this thread. Arlie posted the bug fixes already.

your so racist toward me.

Yes, of course, it is because of your race, not your behavior, that you annoy me. Classic.

[KJDelaney]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

That was funny.

[kingfc22]

Anyone notice a considerable change in injuries?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by kingfc22

Anyone notice a considerable change in injuries?

Yeah. I got to the end of the last regular season in my dynasty with no one "Out," without max spending on injuries.

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
QB	Laurence Feacher	Eye (Abrasion)	Prob(0-2)
WR	Chuck Joyce	Toe (Infection)	Ques(3-5)
WR	Kwame Lytle	Toe (Torn Tendon)	Ques(3-5)
OT	Alvin Burkett	Sternum (Bruised)	Ques(5-7)
OT	Brenden Leo	Groin (Pulled)	Doubt(2-4)
OG	Vai Schlecht	Toe (Torn Ligament)	Ques(2-4)
DE	Hokie Sprinkle	Elbow (Sprain)	Prob(1-3)
DE	Lito Womack	Foot (Broken)	Prob(3-5)
DT	Zek Day	Ribs (Broken)	Ques(4-6)
DT	W.K. Staley	Foot (Torn Cartilage)	Doubt(2-4)
OLB	Kassim Odle	Upper Arm (Strained Tricep)	Ques(9-11)
FS	Kermit Petitbon	Lower Back (Slipped Disc)	Doubt(9-11)
SS	Malcolm Calico	Elbow (Subluxation)	Ques(3-5)

[sooner333]

do we need to download a new pstats file for the patch?

[Icy]

Originally Posted by sooner333

do we need to download a new pstats file for the patch?

Not really needed but i added and fixed more stuff to the pstats 1.5 that i released today so if you are going to start a new league i suggest it.

[Ben E Lou]

Ideas for 1.1

[CamEdwards]

Gah. I've been sucked in. Now in 2017 with my Oklahoma State Cowboys, and just cannot get over the hump. Of course it doesn't help that I have OU siphoning off 2/3 of the best in-state players.

Still, I had one of my running backs win the Heisman, and I've played in one national championship game.

It looks like the patch has really helped out with injuries as well. I was able to play most of my starters all season last year. Just wish I had better starters on defense. Grr.

[Antmeister]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

skydog how come you didnt give him a hard time?
your so racist toward me.

Wow....I think you may be a tad bit off here.

[DaddyTorgo]

WOOT. now that the patch has been released I am buying this instant! WooHoo

[dubb93]

So if I'm in the middle of an endless home and home will this patch stop it in my current dynasty or only in future games?

[TazFTW]

Arles said it will be fixed when you advance to the offseason.

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Arles said it will be fixed when you advance to the offseason.

thanks

[DaddyTorgo]

so within the logos zip there are two folders, where do i put them??

edit: nevermind. it's under "helmets" i'm just a dumbass and posted before looking

[DaddyTorgo]

dola: firing up the first game and already smiling

did anyone who has finished a 4 year college that is in the game not choose their alma matter for their first game?

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

Gah. I've been sucked in. Now in 2017 with my Oklahoma State Cowboys, and just cannot get over the hump. Of course it doesn't help that I have OU siphoning off 2/3 of the best in-state players.

Still, I had one of my running backs win the Heisman, and I've played in one national championship game.

It looks like the patch has really helped out with injuries as well. I was able to play most of my starters all season last year. Just wish I had better starters on defense. Grr.

Wow, talk about serious playing time.

[jbmagic]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Wow, talk about serious playing time.

Todd, have you try out the game yet?

its pretty solid so far.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

Todd, have you try out the game yet?

its pretty solid so far.

Nope, haven't pulled the trigger yet.

[DaddyTorgo]

pull todd pull

[Havok]

Good job Arles..... time to turn Maryland into a powerhouse

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

pull todd pull

[Huckleberry]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

did anyone who has finished a 4 year college that is in the game not choose their alma matter for their first game?

*raises hand*

I graduated from Texas but have chosen Air Force for all my games because that's my team in the FOFC league. Also because I prefer to start out with more of a challenge to get better at the game.

[CamEdwards]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

pull todd pull

I second that. It's a lot of fun MizzouRah. Time to take the plunge.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

I second that. It's a lot of fun MizzouRah. Time to take the plunge.

I'll do some more checking around to see how stable the game is via 1.02 - I'm close, very close.

[Arles]

Originally Posted by kingfc22

Anyone notice a considerable change in injuries?

The main change will be in the overall length players are out and the high frequency it seemed to happen to QBs and RBs. You will still see a similar number of injuries, just not as many long term ones.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Arles

The main change will be in the overall length players are out and the high frequency it seemed to happen to QBs and RBs. You will still see a similar number of injuries, just not as many long term ones.

Interesting, I was getting a lot more injuries involving my O-line, FB and safeties. Thanks again Arlie for making a very fun game.

[Pumpy Tudors]

The new patch should be enough to get me into the game. I'm going to start a new career (since I had only played one game in my original career). Since my real-life alma mater doesn't have a football team, I don't really know which school to select in the game. I guess I'll pick Tulane since it is the closest school to my alma mater geographically. That's also the school I'm going to coach.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a quick way to evaluate my team at the start of a game? Is there any particular HTML report I should print out which would let me decide which players I want to start at each position? This is the hardest part of getting into a football game for me. It takes so long for me to learn my personnel.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

The new patch should be enough to get me into the game. I'm going to start a new career (since I had only played one game in my original career). Since my real-life alma mater doesn't have a football team, I don't really know which school to select in the game. I guess I'll pick Tulane since it is the closest school to my alma mater geographically. That's also the school I'm going to coach.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a quick way to evaluate my team at the start of a game? Is there any particular HTML report I should print out which would let me decide which players I want to start at each position? This is the hardest part of getting into a football game for me. It takes so long for me to learn my personnel.

i don't consider myself an expert at all, but i just looked at a combination of their current/potential and their year. that sorta gave me an overview of them, although i'm sure i could (and will) go much more in depth.

[Flasch186]

you know there's an FM site that picks a random team for you perhaps we could get that guy to do a randomizer for this hmmmmm

[Icy]

Originally Posted by Flasch186

you know there's an FM site that picks a random team for you perhaps we could get that guy to do a randomizer for this hmmmmm

It's something really easy to code, maybe i'll do it tomorrow, it's 2:30 am here now.

[duckman]

*sigh*

You people are depressing me.

[DaddyTorgo]

sweet. My BC Eagles just beat the #1 ranked Miami Hurricanes 38-21. It didn't give me quite the poll-bump I thought it would, but with the #4 ranked offense I think I'll be just fine in the long run.

[Icy]

Originally Posted by duckman

*sigh*

You people are depressing me.

Why?

[Cuckoo]

Early playing with the new patch looks really solid for me. I really wish that I got an e-mail when a player was completely healed though.

[DaddyTorgo]

i think i just got a bug. end of regulation, time expired and yet i was still able to kick a FG to go ahead 30-27 (with no time left on the clock) and yet the game still went to OT.

Boston College ball, Q4, 1-10-CLEM26 (00:00) 27-27 Offense: Medium Pass, Set: SingleBack, Play: SB-FL-in-SE-post Defense: Stop Run, Set: 5-2, Play: 52-run-Man-B6,11 QB Bob Anderson sees WR Morten Hart running the post with a step on the defender. He arcs the ball, and the SE makes a great over-the-shoulder catch. FS Nathan Fuller is a missile and explodes into the receiver but he holds onto the ball. Great concentration.BC: Gain of 8 on the play. Boston College ball, OT, 1-10-CLEM25 (-) 27-27 John Matthews will attempt the 43 yard field goal.The snap is good, here's the kick it's in there. Clemson ball, OT, 1-10-BC25 (-) 27-30 Offense: Medium Pass, Set: Quads, Play: Q-SE-up-WR3-out Defense: Normal, Set: Dime, Play: Dime-norm-MZ QB Mel O'Connor sidesteps the defender and fires the ball to WR Ken Muhammad. The pass sails high and behind the receiver. Incomplete.CLEM: No gain on the play.


edit: WHOA. yeah something weird happened there and OT got broken. Clemson kicked a FG and then got the ball back for another possession.

[Easy Mac]

Still an occasional hiccup in the end of game logic. Back to back timeouts by my team.

South Carolina ball, Q4, 1-10-SC3 (00:28) 17-18
Offense: Medium Pass, Set: Quads, Play: Q-SE-playact-corner
Defense: Stop Pass, Set: Nickel, Play: Nickel-pass-SZ
QB L. Davis runs outside for 4 yards (FS B. Buchanan).

South Carolina Timeout!

South Carolina Timeout!

South Carolina ball, Q4, 1-6-SC16 (00:14) 17-18
Offense: Medium Pass, Set: Pro Set, Play: PS-TE-playact-SE-in
Defense: Normal, Set: 4-3, Play: 43-norm-MZ
QB A. Mobley throws an incomplete pass to TE K. Foreman.

South Carolina ball, Q4, 2-6-SC16 (00:06) 17-18
Offense: Medium Pass, Set: SingleBack, Play: SB-FL-cross-SE-out
Defense: Normal, Set: Dime, Play: Dime-norm-MZ-B7,8
QB A. Mobley completes a 34 yard in to WR M. Cleeland (CB E. Alston). South Carolina

Timeout!

Back to back timeouts and the game ended on my timeout without another play. Nothing huge, just something I noticed.

[duckman]

Originally Posted by Icy

Why?

I can't get the game until after Christmas.

[KWhit]

My starting QB was injured (bruised spleen) in the first game of my first career. My next two best QBs were about equal so I decided to try to give them both some playing time. Using the suggest button on playing time split them up at 60-40, so I decided to stick with that.

Well, the QBs pretty much alternated every play. One would come in for 1st down and then he'd leave and the other guy would play 2nd down and maybe 3rd. And they did this for the entire game. That kind of killed the 2 QB system experiment for me.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

Gah. I've been sucked in. Now in 2017 with my Oklahoma State Cowboys, and just cannot get over the hump. Of course it doesn't help that I have OU siphoning off 2/3 of the best in-state players.

Still, I had one of my running backs win the Heisman, and I've played in one national championship game.

It looks like the patch has really helped out with injuries as well. I was able to play most of my starters all season last year. Just wish I had better starters on defense. Grr.

/jedi mind trick

CamEdwards...

Come, come join the fofc-bbcf...

Mention it on your nationwide radio broadcast...

Pick a Sun Belt conference team...

/* jedi mind trick...

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry

*raises hand*

I graduated from Texas but have chosen Air Force for all my games because that's my team in the FOFC league. Also because I prefer to start out with more of a challenge to get better at the game.

Ok, I admit, I got kicked out of Texas for a 3 year scholastic probation in 1992 and never went back...

That hasn't kept me from choosing them!!!

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm about to ready to start my first serious career. I really like the direction this game is taking. Count me among those using their Alma Mater for the first game. It might not be the most challenging career using USC, but it should be fun

[DaddyTorgo]

so after you set your pitch for your recruit is it possible to change it? Cuz i havn't figured out how...

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

so after you set your pitch for your recruit is it possible to change it? Cuz i havn't figured out how...

No. It is best to scout recruits ASAP! As in, week 1 for you main targets, and then as many as you have the budget for. Then check them each week and see what kind of information they have given you. As soon as you see "very important" for anything that fits your school make that your pitch. If it is getting late and you have no pitch and you fear you may lose the recruit use logic to make a guess.

If all the teams they are interested in are local, then location is probably it. If the teams are national and are weak in the position then you can probably bet they are looking for some PT.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by dubb93

No. It is best to scout recruits ASAP! As in, week 1 for you main targets, and then as many as you have the budget for. Then check them each week and see what kind of information they have given you. As soon as you see "very important" for anything that fits your school make that your pitch. If it is getting late and you have no pitch and you fear you may lose the recruit use logic to make a guess.

If all the teams they are interested in are local, then location is probably it. If the teams are national and are weak in the position then you can probably bet they are looking for some PT.

okay dubb. great. thanks for that. that was what i had been operating under, just curious now as i get later into the recruiting process and i have been taking "blind shots" at some guys that are still around.

[DaddyTorgo]

dola

is there a way to view your OC and DC's preferred philosophies after you hire them??