Alright boyz, here we go!!! (The Football Manager 2011 Impressions/General Thread)

[Anguscl]

Deadspin did an post on FM:

The Unreal Genius Of Football Manager, Greatest Video Game Ever

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by Anguscl

Deadspin did an post on FM:

The Unreal Genius Of Football Manager, Greatest Video Game Ever

I especially like the video they included.

The Greatest Run in Football Manager History from Brian Phillips on Vimeo.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

BEST FM 2011 ADD-ONS

FACEPACKS
Cut-Out Megapack (Over 70,000 Faces) -- Discussion and Links

LOGOS
Shiny Logos -- Discussion and Links
Metallic Logos -- Discussion and Links

KITS
SS'11 2D Kits -- Discussion and Links

MISC
FM11 Susie Real Names for Clubs, Competitions and Awards Fix -- Discussion and Link **beta version due to be updated in a week or so**

SITES FOR ADD-ONS
Sortitoutsi.net (aka Susie) Note: Best to find stuff via the forums as some stuff isn't entered into Susie's "download library" by the authors
FM Europe **in French so good luck!**
FM-Base
The Dugout Note: Better place for discussion than downloads from what I remember
FM Scout Home to Genie Scout, which I don't believe is out for 2011 yet as of 11/4
Los Wonderkids
FM Fanboys

Thanks Sov.. any "all in one" type mod so I don't have to download 15 different links?

[MrBug708]

FM 2011 Scout isn't out yet, is it?

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

FM 2011 Scout isn't out yet, is it?

Wont be out until after the new year, though FMRTE and FMassistant are both out

[JetsIn06]

I'm having trouble as the Ireland manager. It's 2014, and I'm about to play the first game of the World Cup.

I typically remove the player selection, and then ask the ass-man for his advice, and then go through and make changes I deem necessary.

I've done this as a manager in the EPL and all the way through qualification, but now, it doesn't seem to work.

I get a message saying that "There might be spaces in my selection due to rules for the next fixture, etc." There aren't just spaces, he selects no one.

So, I thought I could go through myself and select the squad. Everything works, and I click Submit Team...

"You haven't selected a captain. You haven't selected a goalkeeper. Both of those things HAVE been selected. I'm not quite sure what's going on here.

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

I'd expect it'll be the same as last years version tbh ($9.99 / £6.99) ....

missed that info, thanks for the reply. That'd fit my budget

FM

[RainMaker]

Is there a guide to the game anywhere online? I remember there being one last year that went into detail about tactics and stuff (it was a paid guide) and was looking for another one for this years game.

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by JetsIn06

I'm having trouble as the Ireland manager. It's 2014, and I'm about to play the first game of the World Cup.

I typically remove the player selection, and then ask the ass-man for his advice, and then go through and make changes I deem necessary.

I've done this as a manager in the EPL and all the way through qualification, but now, it doesn't seem to work.

I get a message saying that "There might be spaces in my selection due to rules for the next fixture, etc." There aren't just spaces, he selects no one.

So, I thought I could go through myself and select the squad. Everything works, and I click Submit Team...

"You haven't selected a captain. You haven't selected a goalkeeper. Both of those things HAVE been selected. I'm not quite sure what's going on here.

Might need to throw out a "Ping: Marc" here...

This is now happening every game. My tactics change to :unnamed:, and then it's not recognizing my selections. Am I screwed?

[DaddyTorgo]

Weird...

[JetsIn06]

[DaddyTorgo]

Whoa - never seen that before.

Can you not just go on holiday and advance past the match (not ideal, but it might work)?

[JetsIn06]

I did that, but it immediately happens again. Tactics go back to "unnamed" and can't move past the next game.

Luckily, we beat Man U when I went on holiday

[Marc Vaughan]

If you don't mind could you back up that save (at the point where you have the issue if possible) - if its not recreated/fixed in house I might petition you for a copy of it if you don't mind ..

(sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you)

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

If you don't mind could you back up that save (at the point where you have the issue if possible) - if its not recreated/fixed in house I might petition you for a copy of it if you don't mind ..

(sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you)

No problem. I have a backup created, so if you need the file, let me know. Nothing else I can really do anyway, other than go on vacation and miss games, so I'll catch up with Fallout 3

[JetsIn06]

dola

I also transferred the save to my PC (I was playing this save recently on a Mac) and the same issue arose, if that makes it any easier.

I should also add that everything worked perfectly until the 2014 World Cup opening game of group play. What's strange is that, after at first happened, I force quit, opened it back up, and then everything seemed to work.

But then when my 2014 Man City season started, it started happening again. A force quit and reload did nothing to fix it.

[Marc Vaughan]

Originally Posted by FrogMan

missed that info, thanks for the reply. That'd fit my budget

In case you missed it - I've now started a seperate thread for FMHi 2011 - its going to be available worldwide in the next 24 hours (our in New Zealand now, rest of world will go live as Apple see fit).

That thread contains a full feature list etc. for the new version ...

[sovereignstar v2]

Assume the latest patch is out as Steam updated me to 10.2 just now without me realizing it.

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Thanks Sov.. any "all in one" type mod so I don't have to download 15 different links?

No, megapacks of that sort are generally frowned upon in the FM community as guys don't like their stuff to be passed around, many times without credit going to the original authors. Other reasons as well I presume, but it's just not like the OOTP community in that sense. It's possible you could find a megapack on some random forum or torrent sites like Pirate Bay. I'd still recommend downloading stuff individually as you can find better quality stuff and cater to your own tastes as well.

[Big Fo]

Nice, no more custom:custom:custom x1000

It seems like the change list is too big to go in a quote box, here's a link to it on the SI boards:

[bulletsponge]

NOOOOOO!!


none of my saved games will load

anyone else have this problem? and how did they fix it?

[bulletsponge]

just found out. new patch wont load saved games that have the polish leagues in them. nuts. SI better get this fixed asap

[DaddyTorgo]

Weird. I'm sure they're on it.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

just found out. new patch wont load saved games that have the polish leagues in them. nuts. SI better get this fixed asap

Good thing I have automatic update turned off in steam, or I would be hosed too

[Axxon]

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

NOOOOOO!!


none of my saved games will load

anyone else have this problem? and how did they fix it?

From the patch notes:

*PLEASE NOTE*

We're aware of an issue with attempting to load up older save games with the Polish leagues loaded - your save game will not load in 11.2.

This is something as said we're aware of and are looking into. If you wish to continue your game and have this league in your save, please do not patch up at this stage.

Thanks.

Doesn't help those of us on Steam unfortunately but hopefully they'll get it sorted out. I guess there is one disadvantage to Steam but 99.99% of the time autopatching is the way to go so I can't grumble.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Axxon

From the patch notes:




Doesn't help those of us on Steam unfortunately but hopefully they'll get it sorted out. I guess there is one disadvantage to Steam but 99.99% of the time autopatching is the way to go so I can't grumble.

I'm on steam and don't have a problem because of the following:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Good thing I have automatic update turned off in steam, or I would be hosed too

[sovereignstar v2]

Why are guys playing with the Polish league(s) selected?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Why are guys playing with the Polish league(s) selected?

I started doing it because of work permit leagues. I just enjoy it better if I have a league as view only. So now I usually have polish, Belgium, Bulgarian leagues in my saves for that purpose.

[sovereignstar v2]

That was the one reason I thought it might be ticked.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Why are guys playing with the Polish league(s) selected?

I wonder if I have it selected in my savegame. Might have to start the game in offline mode and check tonight. *note to self*

[bulletsponge]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Why are guys playing with the Polish league(s) selected?

poland is a good league for work permits, and ive played in poland a few times (usually a 2nd manager managing my feeder team so i can play with my loaneys)

[Axxon]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I'm on steam and don't have a problem because of the following:

Yes, and as I said, this is the only time I've ever had a problem like this and I like keeping my games updated so I'm not willing to give up the 99.999% success rate to avoid the one issue that I've seen.

I have a lot of games on Steam and I often go back to replay old games that I see have been recently upgraded, many with new tweaks or content. Pretty cool to me since I'd never be able to keep track of all that on my own and I always hated having to search out patches for games I haven't played in a while and want to revisit. The system isn't a problem to me; just this one off which I'm sure will get fixed.

To answer the guy about why I'm running with Poland, well, I run with all the leagues. My computer handles it fine and I like the immersion factor. That's why I run Poland. Because I can.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Axxon

Yes, and as I said, this is the only time I've ever had a problem like this and I like keeping my games updated so I'm not willing to give up the 99.999% success rate to avoid the one issue that I've seen.

I have a lot of games on Steam and I often go back to replay old games that I see have been recently upgraded, many with new tweaks or content. Pretty cool to me since I'd never be able to keep track of all that on my own and I always hated having to search out patches for games I haven't played in a while and want to revisit. The system isn't a problem to me; just this one off which I'm sure will get fixed.

To answer the guy about why I'm running with Poland, well, I run with all the leagues. My computer handles it fine and I like the immersion factor. That's why I run Poland. Because I can.

Sorry, your previous post sounded like you were annoyed with Steam because of the auto-updating. So I was just trying to provide you an option to get around issues like this.

I was just trying to help.

[Axxon]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Sorry, your previous post sounded like you were annoyed with Steam because of the auto-updating. So I was just trying to provide you an option to get around issues like this.

I was just trying to help.

No problem. I don't have an issue over this at all. I'll just give my FM a rest until it's either sorted out or I'm ready to start a new game. Lots of goodies out there to play with right now.

The points I was making was to explain why his saved games weren't loading and to downplay this as a big issue that was somehow Steam's fault or a reason not to use them. Looks like I failed in the last part.

Interestingly both Fallout NLV and Civilization V recently had patches out and I considered turning off the auto upgrading for those two for the time being but decided against it. It's pretty cool that it's not an all or nothing deal.

[Axxon]

I have a question.

We know that positioning is for defenders and OTB is for attackers. On a corner kick, is OTB a factor for your CB's on offensive corners? I've never considered it when evaluating my talent but it makes sense that it would. The player obviously needs heading and jumping but getting open is important too.

I had a CB who was scoring buckets on corners ( default settings for corners ) and he was only a 9 on OTB but he kept finding a way to get open near the far post all the time.

Heh, I decided to try a new game while I'm waiting for the fix. This time I turned most of the leagues into view only leagues. I'm wondering how it improves the speed, which I've never worried about anyway. I'm interested in how the stats look and non playable league players develop. I kinda messed up because I'm using the new DB which will make it hard to straight compare between games but I've wondered about that too which is another reason I like playing all leagues even though I'll realistically never play in most of them anyway.

[JetsIn06]

Damn. Was hoping the new patch would spur my save back to life, but still having issues.

[whomario]

my current save kind of frustrates me due to me missing to activate a couple leagues i league, might start over. Has anyone played in Russia before ? That kind of intrigues me with their strict homegrown rules and everything.

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

In case you missed it - I've now started a seperate thread for FMHi 2011 - its going to be available worldwide in the next 24 hours (our in New Zealand now, rest of world will go live as Apple see fit).

That thread contains a full feature list etc. for the new version ...

hey, I had indeed missed it. Running over there to check it out, thanks for the heads up!

FM

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Is there a guide to the game anywhere online? I remember there being one last year that went into detail about tactics and stuff (it was a paid guide) and was looking for another one for this years game.

Shameless bump again for anyone who might have an answer.

[Flasch186]

The discount through steam pushed me over the edge to purchase. Dont tell the wife. I still hate you Marc.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by Flasch186

The discount through steam pushed me over the edge to purchase. Dont tell the wife. I still hate you Marc.

sure thing

-- signed Visa/MC/Discover/AMEX

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Good thing I have automatic update turned off in steam, or I would be hosed too

I thought I was so smart, but I guess I wasn't. I rebooted my computer for the first time in a while last night. When it came back up, Steam somehow had unset my setting to not auto-update FM. (Not sure why that occurred at all).

So suddenly when I tried to start up FM, I can't play my game now either. Oh well

I needed a break from FM anyways I guess, time to try out some other games!

[bulletsponge]

FM already released a quick fix to the polish bug, should automatically update on steam

[Karim]

Quick question...

Is there a screen during a match that shows where the opposition has subbed players? I can see where my players are on the pitch but can't see where the opposition players are lined up.

I remember a screen like that in previous versions and I use the positions to set opposition instructions.

Thanks...

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Karim

Quick question...

Is there a screen during a match that shows where the opposition has subbed players? I can see where my players are on the pitch but can't see where the opposition players are lined up.

I remember a screen like that in previous versions and I use the positions to set opposition instructions.

Thanks...

You can see on the Opposition instruction screen what position they are all playing at, or if you want a graphical view of it, you can go to information - formations to see

[DaddyTorgo]

Hapless Brescia

In my Juventus game...Brescia are still in the Serie A.

In their last 3 games they've lost 7-0 to Inter (who are down in like 8th place in the league), tied 2-2 with Sassuolo (newly promoted) and lost 8-1 to Napoli. That's 17 goals conceded in 3 games!!!

Both the Inter at Napoli matches were at home for Brescia too!

[samifan24]

Quick question: how did you choose to install the game: via Steam or via disc?

I just got the game for Christmas yesterday and chose the disc route but I wonder if I'm in the minority.

[JPhillips]

I went with Steam as most of the games I play are on Steam.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by samifan24

Quick question: how did you choose to install the game: via Steam or via disc?

I just got the game for Christmas yesterday and chose the disc route but I wonder if I'm in the minority.

I chose Steam.. it still installs from the disc and then applies the patch.

[DaddyTorgo]

Should I leave the Uruguay national team (#6 in the world) for the Wallis and Futuna national team??