Stadium Updates

[mjussawalla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

it seems the new Dallas Cowboys stadium will be in Madden 10, is there any chance it will be in NCAA 10?(it's the location of the Big 12 championship game, and future Cotton Bowl games.) is that something that could even be shared between Madden and NCAA if the NCAA team wasn't making it already?

I mentioned this in the Madden forums.

It seems odd that the Madden team can put in a stadium in the game when it is not yet completed, but the NCAA team needs to actually take pics of the stadium.

Maybe the teams use different software or processes?

[zoltan]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Well.. just stay tuned for this week's blog

so basically this weeks blog is gonna be about stadiums???????

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjussawalla

I mentioned this in the Madden forums. It seems odd that the Madden team can put in a stadium in the game when it is not yet completed, but the NCAA team needs to actually take pics of the stadium. Maybe the teams use different software or processes?

well, Madden has 32 teams compared to NCAA's 120 teams + Bowl game stadiums. if the Madden team gets the stadium wrong, it doesn't hurt them as much to redo it than it would if the NCAA team did it wrong.

[mjussawalla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

well, Madden has 32 teams compared to NCAA's 120 teams + Bowl game stadiums. if the Madden team gets the stadium wrong, it doesn't hurt them as much to redo it than it would if the NCAA team did it wrong.

However, certain stadiums (New Texas Stadium and Rogers Centre) should be shared. i.e. Rogers Centre was in last year's Madden but not NCAA - similarly New Texas Stadium is there for Madden this year, but not determined for NCAA.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjussawalla

However, certain stadiums (New Texas Stadium and Rogers Centre) should be shared. i.e. Rogers Centre was in last year's Madden but not NCAA - similarly New Texas Stadium is there for Madden this year, but not determined for NCAA.

true, but it could be possible that the stadium files aren't compatible. I hope it is in NCAA 10, but as of right now, it's not even completed for Madden, so I'm not putting much hope for it to be in NCAA.

[GoBlue!]

I didn't read through all of the responses and I'm sure some of these were mentioned but...

Michigan - Construction is underway on the stadium with new suites and press boxes being added. Also they don't play night games there as there are no permanent lights other then the two on the sides of the old press box. The games that go past sunset have portable lights brought in at the corner of the stadium.

Western Kentucky - Has a GREAT on campus stadium, can we get the real one and no the generic?

Western Michigan - Same as WKU

[mjussawalla]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoBlue!

I didn't read through all of the responses and I'm sure some of these were mentioned but... Michigan - Construction is underway on the stadium with new suites and press boxes being added. Also they don't play night games there as there are no permanent lights other then the two on the sides of the old press box. The games that go past sunset have portable lights brought in at the corner of the stadium. Western Kentucky - Has a GREAT on campus stadium, can we get the real one and no the generic? Western Michigan - Same as WKU

General rule for NCAA stadiums - if it is not completed in real life, it won't be in the game. Thus:
- UMs new upgrades won't be in till next year at the earliest (that's why Minnesota will be playing in a generic stadium this year)
- WKU should be in
- WMU should also be in

NCAA's Stadium policy is different than Madden which will be added Dallas' new stadium.

[OMT]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjussawalla

However, certain stadiums (New Texas Stadium and Rogers Centre) should be shared. i.e. Rogers Centre was in last year's Madden but not NCAA - similarly New Texas Stadium is there for Madden this year, but not determined for NCAA.

They aren't shared. We can pull over a lot of the art, sure, but they don't drop right in.