Front Office Football 2004, Version 5.1 - Page 3

yabanci · 11-18-2004, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Ditto...would really be nice to see if gameplanning is working or not in MP leagues.

Seeing as the play-by-play tells you about formations and blitzes that there must be some way to pipe it to a file...no?? I'm sorry if that has already been brought up before...I've just never seen the issue raised...being a newbie and all!!

I can understand not wanting to clutter up the game logs too much for people who sim their games and only want a quick summary of what happened. But there should be a separate multiplayer game log that includes the same play-by-play info that you get in the solo game.

cuervo72 · 11-18-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by samifan24

Stupid question, but how do I return my copy to the regular NFL teams to begin play with the new file? I was in a mp league and so my game's got all those teams set when you start a new career.

Moving the frfoot.fcy and frfoot.fni files into another directory and out of your universe directory should do it. You will have to edit the nicknames manually using the interface, which should write another frfoot.fni file. Just swap these in and out whenever you change careers.

(if I have this wrong, someone correct me)

johnnyshaka · 11-18-2004, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by yabanci

I can understand not wanting to clutter up the game logs too much for people who sim their games and only want a quick summary of what happened. But there should be a separate multiplayer game log that includes the same play-by-play info that you get in the solo game.

Just curious, was this ever brought up or suggested for future updates or new releases?? Or are you and I the only meticulous multiplayer league players out there??

Remangiii · 11-18-2004, 08:29 PM

Looks like a great update. Thank you.

I may very well use the money I had saved for the new version on TCY.

yabanci · 11-18-2004, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Just curious, was this ever brought up or suggested for future updates or new releases?? Or are you and I the only meticulous multiplayer league players out there??

It has been brought up a number of times.

gstelmack · 11-18-2004, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by yabanci

I can understand not wanting to clutter up the game logs too much for people who sim their games and only want a quick summary of what happened. But there should be a separate multiplayer game log that includes the same play-by-play info that you get in the solo game.

As one who has brought this up before, agreed. The new information is nice, but it really only adds color, not much help for gameplanning. This is my only disappointment in what otherwise looks like a fantastic update. Thanks, Jim!

corbes · 11-18-2004, 09:16 PM

That's a generous update, Jim. Thank you. You've got my sale for your next game sight unseen -- but you earned that long ago.

TSD · 11-18-2004, 09:21 PM

When I try to patch the game, it asks if I want to reinstall the game! Does this
erase all my previous games, stats and players?

TSD

Cap Ologist · 11-18-2004, 09:47 PM

no, it won't erase anything that's saved.

MizzouRah · 11-18-2004, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cap Ologist

no, it won't erase anything that's saved.

..but it will overwrite any logos, reshacks, custom stuff added...

Todd

Cap Ologist · 11-18-2004, 09:52 PM

oops, forgot about that stuff, i had to go refix everything today. luckily i was smart last time and recorded all the changes i like to make in a text file instead of having to hunt through all the options.

Karim · 11-18-2004, 10:47 PM

For the few of us who used Taco's City Editor to create new cities, you don't have to make a copy of cities.fdt and citydata.fdt. The patch does not seem to overwrite these files.

Any customized .bmp files (like all of wheels's great stuff) will be overwritten.

MizzouRah · 11-18-2004, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cap Ologist

oops, forgot about that stuff, i had to go refix everything today. luckily i was smart last time and recorded all the changes i like to make in a text file instead of having to hunt through all the options.

Yep, I was prepared this time.

Todd

Young Drachma · 11-19-2004, 01:30 AM

Thanks Jim, you're awesome. But then..I'm not the first (and surely not the last) to say that. Have a great relaxing holiday season and then let's hear it for FOF Baseball!

(I had to...)

vex · 11-19-2004, 01:45 AM

And I have now joined the zombies, as I have got the game

daedalus · 11-19-2004, 05:45 AM

Wow. What a way to treat your customers.

fantastic flying froggies · 11-19-2004, 08:47 AM

I don't think there's ever been a more appropriate moment to use this smilie. Jim :

Thank you!

Thul · 11-19-2004, 09:19 AM

Mmm....field goal percentage. I can finally put the calculator away

arizing540 · 11-19-2004, 09:35 AM

Ok, I downloaded the .exe file and tried to run it. I got the following error message:

"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT . The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application."

Can anyone help me out?

Cuckoo · 11-19-2004, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by arizing540

Ok, I downloaded the .exe file and tried to run it. I got the following error message:

"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT . The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application."

Can anyone help me out?

Check the FAQ at solecismic.com - this is a XP / Adware issue I believe.

Galaril · 11-19-2004, 09:48 AM

So, does this mean we can fire up a totally random fictional league with a draft and pick the cities for the teams ? Or our we still stuck with the NFL cities as they are ?

JeeberD · 11-19-2004, 10:13 AM

Should player rating be affected by the update? A number of players on my CFL squad seem to have made jumps in their ratings all of a sudden in the middle of the season...

gstelmack · 11-19-2004, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Should player rating be affected by the update? A number of players on my CFL squad seem to have made jumps in their ratings all of a sudden in the middle of the season...

The update list had a mention of tweaking the scouting algorithm for players not on your roster. Maybe it affected the on-roster guys as well?

Thul · 11-19-2004, 11:03 AM

I've had players with ratings jumps mid-season before. Looking back at my HFL dynasty report, it looks like my TE and C jumped 8 points by the midway point of the season (from the start of the season) and my QB jumped 6.

That said, I do think the patch adjusted the scouting. So it may be a combination of both.

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Should player rating be affected by the update? A number of players on my CFL squad seem to have made jumps in their ratings all of a sudden in the middle of the season...

korme · 11-19-2004, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Galaril

So, does this mean we can fire up a totally random fictional league with a draft and pick the cities for the teams ? Or our we still stuck with the NFL cities as they are ?

at the start, just change all the cities.. that's how my league is, totally fictional

jbmagic · 11-19-2004, 12:05 PM

so with 5.1

i see readme says
"35) Add a "primer", allowing you to create an entirely fictional universe when beginning career with allocation draft or full draft."

how we do this? does it mean whenever we start a new fictional universe league the players names, contract, rating will be different everytime?

thanks

Galaril · 11-19-2004, 12:10 PM

What is the difference between an allocation draft and a full draft?

sovereignstar · 11-19-2004, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaril

What is the difference between an allocation draft and a full draft?

Allocation is where you set positional sliders to your preferences (that's why it's also known as a preference draft) and the selection process is automated and is completed in a breeze. A full draft is where you have the choice to select your players individually for all 53 rounds.

FBPro · 11-19-2004, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmagic

so with 5.1

i see readme says
"35) Add a "primer", allowing you to create an entirely fictional universe when beginning career with allocation draft or full draft."

how we do this? does it mean whenever we start a new fictional universe league the players names, contract, rating will be different everytime?

thanks

There's the option to select this or not in the league creation area.

jbmagic · 11-19-2004, 01:38 PM

fbpro

does it create fictional league with different players names and rating everytime we start a new league?

FBPro · 11-19-2004, 01:39 PM

IF you choose that option.

yabanci · 11-20-2004, 12:53 AM

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21) Allow fifth column of statistics to appear in FOF drafts generated from draft utility.

Does anybody know what this means? Thanks.

Cap Ologist · 11-20-2004, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by yabanci

Does anybody know what this means? Thanks.

There was a little known bug that would delete the last column of statistics in utility generated draft files. I noticed it when I was working on a draft utility for Franklinnoble. I emailed support to find out what happened, and they told me that they would pass it on to be fixed in the next release, but I didn't think it was likely to get fixed because I wasn't anticipating this.

DaddyTorgo · 11-20-2004, 02:07 AM

did we ever hear anything about resolving the bug (?) in free agency where people bounce down to "over cap" status in free agency, resulting in a lot of quality free agents available on the cheap in late free agency?

Galaril · 11-20-2004, 06:08 AM

Ditto?

Flasch186 · 11-20-2004, 07:20 AM

fantastic flying froggies · 11-20-2004, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Flasch186

bump

There 's no need to bump this thread, it's already stickied at the top of the page...

Dutch · 11-20-2004, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Moving the frfoot.fcy and frfoot.fni files into another directory and out of your universe directory should do it. You will have to edit the nicknames manually using the interface, which should write another frfoot.fni file. Just swap these in and out whenever you change careers.

(if I have this wrong, someone correct me)

That's right. Here are the instructions that 3ric gave us to make easy to use batch files. I switch from MP-IHOF to SP-NFL effortlessly with these instuctions. And you can use it for as many universes as you want.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...2&postcount=51

Dutch · 11-20-2004, 10:38 AM

Thanks, Jim!

Galaril · 11-22-2004, 10:54 AM

What is the easiest way to get the NFL team cities and nicknames into association?Is there a file with them that we can download or do we just have to go in an change them all manually ?

MizzouRah · 11-22-2004, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaril

What is the easiest way to get the NFL team cities and nicknames into association?Is there a file with them that we can download or do we just have to go in an change them all manually ?

I have one sov was nice enough to send me. Maybe Skydog could put one up somewhere?

Anyhow, email me and I will send it to you.

tmvolm AT centurytel.net

Todd

Galaril · 11-22-2004, 12:51 PM

Actually I went ahead already and put them in manually.Thanks for the offer Todd.

-Dan

Cringer · 11-22-2004, 04:25 PM

I am dying for this patch to fix the FA/cap problem. My league can not continue with out it......

(not complaining, just wishing, wishing, wishing)

Flasch186 · 11-22-2004, 05:02 PM

ill be there soon

Cringer · 11-22-2004, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Flasch186

ill be there soon

your my patch? wow, Jim is good but when did he start making actors?

sovereignstar · 11-22-2004, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Flasch186

ill be there soon

Front Office Stand-ins?

Ben E Lou · 11-23-2004, 06:36 PM

Bump. Un-stick. Archive.

Ben E Lou · 11-29-2004, 05:03 PM

For the sake of reference, Jim released a small un-retitled patch to this update on 11/25/2K4. For more info, go here: http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...t=32366&page=1

11-19-2004, 01:30 AM	#114
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11-19-2004, 08:47 AM	#117
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11-19-2004, 09:19 AM	#118
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11-19-2004, 09:35 AM	#119
arizing540 Mascot Join Date: Jun 2004	Ok, I downloaded the .exe file and tried to run it. I got the following error message: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT . The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." Can anyone help me out? __________________ Detroit Lions of the RNFL NY Blizzard of the USFL Detroit Lions of the NRL Commish of the FFL Pittsburgh Steelers

11-19-2004, 09:48 AM	#121
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	So, does this mean we can fire up a totally random fictional league with a draft and pick the cities for the teams ? Or our we still stuck with the NFL cities as they are ? Last edited by Galaril : 11-19-2004 at 11:05 AM.

11-18-2004, 08:29 PM	#104
Remangiii n00b Join Date: Sep 2004	Looks like a great update. Thank you. I may very well use the money I had saved for the new version on TCY.

11-18-2004, 09:16 PM	#107
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	That's a generous update, Jim. Thank you. You've got my sale for your next game sight unseen -- but you earned that long ago.

11-18-2004, 09:21 PM	#108
TSD n00b Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wesley Chaple, Florida	When I try to patch the game, it asks if I want to reinstall the game! Does this erase all my previous games, stats and players? TSD

11-18-2004, 09:47 PM	#109
Cap Ologist College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flower Mound, TX	no, it won't erase anything that's saved.

11-18-2004, 09:52 PM	#111
Cap Ologist College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flower Mound, TX	oops, forgot about that stuff, i had to go refix everything today. luckily i was smart last time and recorded all the changes i like to make in a text file instead of having to hunt through all the options.

11-18-2004, 10:47 PM	#112
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	For the few of us who used Taco's City Editor to create new cities, you don't have to make a copy of cities.fdt and citydata.fdt. The patch does not seem to overwrite these files. Any customized .bmp files (like all of wheels's great stuff) will be overwritten.

11-19-2004, 01:45 AM	#115
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	And I have now joined the zombies, as I have got the game

11-19-2004, 05:45 AM	#116
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Wow. What a way to treat your customers.

11-19-2004, 10:13 AM	#122
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Should player rating be affected by the update? A number of players on my CFL squad seem to have made jumps in their ratings all of a sudden in the middle of the season... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

11-19-2004, 12:05 PM	#126
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	so with 5.1 i see readme says "35) Add a "primer", allowing you to create an entirely fictional universe when beginning career with allocation draft or full draft." how we do this? does it mean whenever we start a new fictional universe league the players names, contract, rating will be different everytime? thanks

11-19-2004, 12:10 PM	#127
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	What is the difference between an allocation draft and a full draft? Last edited by Galaril : 11-19-2004 at 12:11 PM.

11-19-2004, 01:38 PM	#130
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	fbpro does it create fictional league with different players names and rating everytime we start a new league?

11-19-2004, 01:39 PM	#131
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	IF you choose that option. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

11-20-2004, 02:07 AM	#134
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	did we ever hear anything about resolving the bug (?) in free agency where people bounce down to "over cap" status in free agency, resulting in a lot of quality free agents available on the cheap in late free agency? Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 11-20-2004 at 02:18 AM.

11-20-2004, 06:08 AM	#135
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	Ditto?

11-20-2004, 07:20 AM	#136
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11-20-2004, 10:38 AM	#139
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Thanks, Jim!

11-22-2004, 10:54 AM	#140
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	real nfl team nicknames What is the easiest way to get the NFL team cities and nicknames into association?Is there a file with them that we can download or do we just have to go in an change them all manually ?

11-22-2004, 12:51 PM	#142
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	Actually I went ahead already and put them in manually.Thanks for the offer Todd. -Dan Last edited by Galaril : 11-22-2004 at 12:52 PM.

11-22-2004, 04:25 PM	#143
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	I am dying for this patch to fix the FA/cap problem. My league can not continue with out it...... (not complaining, just wishing, wishing, wishing) __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

11-22-2004, 05:02 PM	#144
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	ill be there soon __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

11-23-2004, 06:36 PM	#147
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Bump. Un-stick. Archive. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

11-29-2004, 05:03 PM	#148
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	For the sake of reference, Jim released a small un-retitled patch to this update on 11/25/2K4. For more info, go here: http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...t=32366&page=1 __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

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