Injuries.. ? Is my game broke.? I see none..!

[CleveCluby]

Can anyone verify if you have seen any injuries happen in CPU vs CPU games. We have played nearly 40 of them in franchise mode. I know not many of you play CPU ve CPU, But this is how we are running our test. These were complete games at ten min quarters. One team is always human owned, but under CPU control. But we have seen no injuries for either team.

Yes, Injuries are turned on. We have plenty of them when we sim the other games in the schedule. When we do slide the control over to human ( coach mode ) during the game. then go to options and the sub menu, Injuries are always blacked out. We don't know if that's because we don't have any or even if that's the way it is supposed to be.

Can anyone share any info on this. This is becoming rather frustrating. Not that I like injuries, But we don't think it works in CPU vs CPU games.

Tks

But if it's working, you would think we would see at least one from some team in 40 games.. Wouldn't you..????

[Kanobi]

yes. I've seen plenty of injuries in CPu v CPU contests.

BTW...why are you running tests???

[laxman490]

why do you play cpu vs. cpu? i dont quite understand. so its not even coach mode where you pick the plays; you just like watching a real game??

[CleveCluby]

Kanobie

Thanks for the quick response.. And these are watched or visualised games.. Not sims.???

Then something must be wrong with my game.

The test are being done so that we can fix the RB breaking to many tackles, Get the right amount of plays per game, Get the stats as close to NFL as possible and Etc. So far we have pretty much fixed the RB breaking tackles, FG's never being missed is fixed, getting the stats to NFL is very close, the right amount of plays per team and sim is fixed.

Mainly stuff that lets us set up our league the way we prefer it.

Other tests are test on sliders, How much and what they effect at min and max levels. What and how each rating directly effects a players performance.

For example, Setting a players speed to 0, then running a drill test, then setting it to max and doing it again.. OR setting a WR catch to 0, then going to practice and seeing how many balls he catches, then keep moving it up to see where the players starts to catch it consistently

Basically, The most important reason... Because we enjoy it. It's part of the fun for me. That’s how the VPNFL files were created for Sierra FBpro.. Which turned it into the most realistic Graphic Sim FB game ever made.. IMO.

Even though it is so outdated, It is still going strong. There are many, many leagues still going using FB98 version. Not bad for a game that is 5 years old.

[CleveCluby]

Laxman490

The question was about Injuries, But I will be glad to answer yours the best I can. Only because I have heard this question 100 times.

First of all, I am 52 years old. Do to circumstances in my life, My hands are not that dexterous. Yet I love sports. FB, BB, Golf. That’s why I work part time for a pro teams.

There are seven of us that have had a in house league since Christmas of 1992, When I bought my wife our first computer. I also purchased Dynamix FB.. Hardball, Tony Larussa, and a few other sports games for myself. From that day forward. I was spell bound. I could still play ball.

That Christmas morning, My cousin, and a couple of my friends whom have always been involved in sports, did nothing but play Dynamix FB every chance we got. ( my wife never seen the computer after that. )

The first thing I did was got in touch with Doug Johnson, from Dynamix, One of the creators of the game and the lead programmer. I spent countless hrs. on the phone with him and learned many things about the game. I even shared some Ideas with him. I was the first person to ever post on the Sierra board, which got me 7 free Fb96 games. ( which I still have )

Anyway, As we are all about the same age, being thumb jockeys was not part of our forte. We never grew up with video games so we weren't used to joysticks. But every Sunday, They would all gather at my house where we would build our teams, set the rosters, make our trades, put in our game plans etc. Then set back and watch it all play out before our eyes.

Who was the smartest coach, Who built the best team, who, made the smartest trades, who choose the best game plans. Who could take their team all the way.

We created our own rules, All games were to be watched, that way everything was equal, you couldn't win because you had better hands or quicker moves. You had to win because you were smarter, You had to out think the other guy. If you won it was because you created a better team and a better GP. just like real FB.

We did have a rule that allowed you to get in and Coach, Call your own plays in the last to minutes of the half, Only if you were loosing because and only against CPU teams. But we really never did that.

We put in money, Bought trophy’s, Jackets, plaques for the winners. My wonderful wife would cook Sunday dinner for all the guys, We would compete against each other, drink a few beers and have a ball. All day long.

This still continues to this day. But we are currently playing with Madden 2k3.. And when it is Baseball season, We play a league in HH baseball.

We are owners. We draft players. We trade, We build, We do whatever it takes to make the best club, We love realism, If my RB gets 1500 yds in a season, I want it to be because of his talent based on my game plans, based on my decision’s, Based on me hiring the right coach, based on the offensive line I built for him.

Did I pick the best player in the DRAFT, or did I screw up and miss him. Will he be the next superstar. or did I pick a looser.?

I don't want an Ave. RB getting 1500 yds because I can use a controller better than Gary and his Star RB getting 100 yds because he can't.

I had always been involved in sports, played and coached BB in my adult life. This was a way to still be apart of it.

I and my friends want the thinking mans part of the game, I don't want to see if I can out maneuver the game, I want to see If I can out think it. Our leagues have always been based on this. That is also why we test. To get as much realism as possible.

It seems as though people just can’t understand why we play Coach mode or owner mode. It is simply for the realism based on knowledge, Not thumb skill.. We are stat freaks also.

As I have asked before. Why do you watch FB on TV or go to games. You are not involved, How could you possibly enjoy yourself. You’re not calling the plays, you’re not running the RB. You are simply watching. So why do you do that ??????

I have read so many times. WHY would you pay 50 dollare for a game you just watch.. Well why would you pay 50 dollars for an NFL ticket to a game you can only watch once...?????

Because it’s exciting, you never know what to expect. The joy, the disappointments. The thrill of the game its self.

Well that’s what we do, Except we are a part of it. The thinking part. And those of us that play this way.. LOVE IT.

Now you know !….

[laxman490]

damn nice anwser. sorry if i seemed like i blew off your question. i never played a cpu vs. cpu game.

you get a

[jmood88]

Wow, that's a great response.

[DocHolliday]

i need a kleenex