rpvankasteren
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SI are working on the first installment of the new Football Manager series, for SEGA. SI are the studio that have developed all previous installments of the Championship Manager series. After the break-up with Eidos, because of a difference in future plans, they went and signed a 5-year deal with SEGA to continue their heritage. Eidos have set up a new studio, BGS, to work on the next installment in the Championship Manager series, CM5. For info on this game I direct you to the CM5 info sticky.
This thread is open for discussion, and all new features will be added to this first post when brought to the public...
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Info as stated on the www.sigames.com site (not dated):
The best estimate of a release date to now is: "before christmas".
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Some facts found on soccer.gamez.nl, dated 27th july 2004:
More realistic injuries.
Offer players to other clubs. (nothing new)
Club logo's / Kits / Competition logo's (for licensed leagues/players. So not the Dutch leagues and players....)
Possibility to arrange a fee for the selling club to buy a player back. (useless)
Possibility to offer a player a cancellation clause. (must be different from non-promotion and relegation clauses, right?)
Much improved media section. (Manager Mindgames)
Import/export shortlists/training schedules.
Improved search option.
Ask player to reconsider retirement. (nothing new)
International Management will be changed.
More hidden stats.
(Improved?) player personality system.
Not only a "playmaker" but also a "target man" can be chosen.
Transfervalue drops big time when a contract nears the end of it's term.
Speed improved by 45 % compared to CM 03/04. (Big improvement, but will it be enough?)
I'll try and translate the article sometime in the future... (:/)
Well, the most important bits:
Other interesting facts in that article by Ivo Willems at SGZ:
- The GUI looks easier to control, making the first steps into FM for gamers who never played CM less straining.
- Expected database size of 245,000 players, with about 150 individual stats (a lot of them hidden).
- Integration of the .ddt file system in the GUI (
). There's some problems with that at current, limiting the addition of players to only one country per game, but they hope to solve that before the (eventual) release.
According to Ivo, the game looks excellent, for an alpha-version. Not all options have been activated, but it looks promising the least. SI say they have plenty of work to do, before reaching beta-status. First they want it finished, and bug-free. They actually plan on not having to release any patches.
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Go have a look at the new FM site on SEGA's servers:www.footballmanager.net. It has LOADS AND LOADS of screenshots available.
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The Bootroom, SI's Online Fanzine, goes exclusively behind the scenes at
Sports Interactive and takes a look at some of the features and functionality that you'll
be able to find in Football Manager 2005.
Make sure to visit them, as they have good articles with some new, very informative, exclusive screenshots.
FM 2005: Player/Staff Searches and Scouting by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: The Media, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: International management, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: The matchday, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: Misc, by Marc Duffy
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BIG BIG BIG, HUMONGOUS NEWS:
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With the gold demo comes the final readme. And the final readme contains the official system requirements. So let's see:
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This thread is open for discussion, and all new features will be added to this first post when brought to the public...
====================================================================================================
Info as stated on the www.sigames.com site (not dated):
The best estimate of a release date to now is: "before christmas".
====================================================================================================
Some facts found on soccer.gamez.nl, dated 27th july 2004:
More realistic injuries.
Offer players to other clubs. (nothing new)
Club logo's / Kits / Competition logo's (for licensed leagues/players. So not the Dutch leagues and players....)
Possibility to arrange a fee for the selling club to buy a player back. (useless)
Possibility to offer a player a cancellation clause. (must be different from non-promotion and relegation clauses, right?)
Much improved media section. (Manager Mindgames)
Import/export shortlists/training schedules.
Improved search option.
Ask player to reconsider retirement. (nothing new)
International Management will be changed.
More hidden stats.
(Improved?) player personality system.
Not only a "playmaker" but also a "target man" can be chosen.
Transfervalue drops big time when a contract nears the end of it's term.
Speed improved by 45 % compared to CM 03/04. (Big improvement, but will it be enough?)
I'll try and translate the article sometime in the future... (:/)
Well, the most important bits:
Other interesting facts in that article by Ivo Willems at SGZ:
- The GUI looks easier to control, making the first steps into FM for gamers who never played CM less straining.
- Expected database size of 245,000 players, with about 150 individual stats (a lot of them hidden).
- Integration of the .ddt file system in the GUI (
). There's some problems with that at current, limiting the addition of players to only one country per game, but they hope to solve that before the (eventual) release.According to Ivo, the game looks excellent, for an alpha-version. Not all options have been activated, but it looks promising the least. SI say they have plenty of work to do, before reaching beta-status. First they want it finished, and bug-free. They actually plan on not having to release any patches.
====================================================================================================
Go have a look at the new FM site on SEGA's servers:www.footballmanager.net. It has LOADS AND LOADS of screenshots available.
====================================================================================================
The Bootroom, SI's Online Fanzine, goes exclusively behind the scenes at
Sports Interactive and takes a look at some of the features and functionality that you'll
be able to find in Football Manager 2005.
Make sure to visit them, as they have good articles with some new, very informative, exclusive screenshots.
FM 2005: Player/Staff Searches and Scouting by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: The Media, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: International management, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: The matchday, by Marc Duffy
FM 2005: Misc, by Marc Duffy
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BIG BIG BIG, HUMONGOUS NEWS:
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With the gold demo comes the final readme. And the final readme contains the official system requirements. So let's see:
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1. System Requirements
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Your computer must meet the following system requirements to run this game.
The game may not run, or you may experience decreased performance on
computers that do not fulfil these requirements.
[b]Windows Minimum System:[/b]
Microsoft Windows 98 SE, 2000 or XP (95/NT are unsupported)
P3 600MHz processor
128MB System RAM for one league and small database
100% DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
4x CD ROM Drive
1024x768 32bit colour display
650Mb Hard Drive Space
Microsoft Compatible keyboard and mouse
[b]Windows Recommended System (refer to Minimum requirements above for unlisted items):[/b]
P4 1.8GHz processor
256MB System RAM
8x CD ROM Drive
[b]Mac Minimum System:[/b]
Mac OSX 10.2 or later
500 MHz Power PC G4
128MB of Ram, with virtual memory set to at least 256MB
1024 X 768 Monitor
500MB free disk space
[b]Mac Recommended System:[/b]
Mac OSX 10.3 or later
1.25GHz Power PC G4 or G5
256MB of Ram or Higher
1024 X 768 Monitor
500MB free disk space
Note: The game's performance and/or graphical quality may differ according
to your computer's hardware and/or video card. Computers with high-performance
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I just wished they would have an offer to clubs button for loans...
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