How to Spice Up Your Dynasty

[SilverBullet19]

One thing I do to spice the names up is I use street names. When I'm driving around and see a street name I think is cool, I either jot it down or commit it to memory so I can use it as a recruit's last name. It provides a better mix of unique names in my mind.

Quote: Originally Posted by TrophyKing80

I'd love to hear some of these stories. In past Dynasties, after coaching for 15-20 seasons, I create a prospect and make him my son. I do my best to make him an easy get for my team by making him an athlete in a position I need (playing time) and an in-state recruit (proximity to home), but I almost always make him only a 3-Star player, cause let's face it, his 'Ol Man is the real legend in the family. In addition, if I have teammates with the same last name, but separated in class by a year or two, then they become cousins or brothers. On that note, has anyone noticed that the generated names are terrible and, without sounding liking a stereotypical butthead, sometimes they don't match the athlete's appearance. Example: a straight up white player with the last name of "Lopez". I mean, I know that there are some Hispanics who are fair complected (there's a Mexican MMA fighter who has a red beard and hair....he damn-near looks Irish and his name means 'Cinnamon', I kid you not) but it's not the norm. Please no one bash me for this observation, cause I'm not trying to be a d***, just aiming for more realism.

I have always wanted to do the "coach's son" recruit. I would make him a bit lower caliber and a late bloomer, like his old man lol. If he didn't choose my school, that's a real gut punch but a good story. My Sonoma State dynasty is the first time I'm getting deep enough that it will be an option soon.

I also look for guys from the same city and sometimes will look to make them high school teammates that chose the same school. Next time it happens, I will likely make them twins if they choose a school together.

The name generator in this game is awful for a lot of reasons, the reason you point out has been mentioned often lol

[PhillyPhanatic]

Quote: Originally Posted by TrophyKing80

I'd love to hear some of these stories. In past Dynasties, after coaching for 15-20 seasons, I create a prospect and make him my son. I do my best to make him an easy get for my team by making him an athlete in a position I need (playing time) and an in-state recruit (proximity to home), but I almost always make him only a 3-Star player, cause let's face it, his 'Ol Man is the real legend in the family. In addition, if I have teammates with the same last name, but separated in class by a year or two, then they become cousins or brothers. On that note, has anyone noticed that the generated names are terrible and, without sounding liking a stereotypical butthead, sometimes they don't match the athlete's appearance. Example: a straight up white player with the last name of "Lopez". I mean, I know that there are some Hispanics who are fair complected (there's a Mexican MMA fighter who has a red beard and hair....he damn-near looks Irish and his name means 'Cinnamon', I kid you not) but it's not the norm. Please no one bash me for this observation, cause I'm not trying to be a d***, just aiming for more realism.

So funny, I did the same a few seasons ago in like year 12. I had a QB recruit on my list named Quinton Rivers, so I acted like he was one of Phillip Rivers sons. 2 seasons later I created his brother, Gunner (the name of one of Rivers' actual sons lol). Back when I first started my dynasty, my DC was Mike MacIntyre (Colorado coach IRL) and had a CB with the last name of McIntyre. I just added the "a" to his last name and made them father/son.

Keeps the game even more fun!

[KYcats2014]

weird question, but does anyone know if you can remove rices tarps from their stadium. im trying to turn rice into a powerhouse and i reeeeeally dont want those empty seats when i get them to that level

[SilverBullet19]

Quote: Originally Posted by KYcats2014

weird question, but does anyone know if you can remove rices tarps from their stadium. im trying to turn rice into a powerhouse and i reeeeeally dont want those empty seats when i get them to that level

I don’t believe there’s a way to remove the tarps since they’re coded in as part of the stadium. The only solution is maybe changing them to the generic pro style stadium using the editor


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[RoyMela]

I make a Excel-table with depth chart for every season. This way I can easily follow the path of my players, makes recruiting easier, is very wasy to see when my players graduate... Makes off-seasons and after game management a lot more fun.