Fast Break Pro Basketball 2013 Released!

[murrayyyyy]

Question.

During a creation draft. How do you know the players contract? When I click on the player, everyone has a blank contract.

[Comey]

I'd like to reiterate the need for the starting five (plus sixth man) for each team in the history section. Would be huge for those of us long-term simmers.

[nol]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Question.

During a creation draft. How do you know the players contract? When I click on the player, everyone has a blank contract.

I think it's like the rookie draft in that each player's contract is is scaled according to their draft position. The contract length is 100 percent dependent on the round the player was drafted in, and the variations in dollar amount for picks near one another are due to the player's experience (a 10-year veteran drafted one spot after a rookie will likely have a larger contract).

[murrayyyyy]

will the print functions on the finance screens ever be active, like the salary cap report?

[korme]

Just got a 'fatal error' ID already exists

[HeavyReign]

I'm working on tracking down the ID issue right now. If you have the save it might help.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

will the print functions on the finance screens ever be active, like the salary cap report?

Made myself a reminder to add printing on that screen.

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Made myself a reminder to add printing on that screen.

Thanks,

[korme]

This guy just won MIP. Having a hard time seeing any reason behind it, other than the fact he missed 30 games the previous year.

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #32 PF Karl Malone - Clippers
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 Height:       6-9
 Weight:       256
 DOB:          7/24/1963 (27)
 College:      Louisiana Tech
 Exp:          5
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    97  34  67  42  50  38  79  95  88  39  60  70  53  81  91  80
 Potential:   A   C   B   C   C   B   A   A   A   C   A   B                

 Health:      Good                                           
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Salary:      $2,756,250                                     
 Length:      6                                              
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1990  NBA  LAC  82  82 37.9 37.5  3.5 12.7  2.8  3.5  0.80  1.4  1.5  3.1
   1989  NBA  LAC  52  52 37.2 37.7  3.7 12.6  3.2  4.0  0.82  1.3  1.4  3.0
   1988  NBA  LAC  63  63 35.8 31.6  3.0 11.6  2.2  3.3  0.68  1.1  1.3  3.2
   1987  NBA  LAC  82  82 37.1 25.3  2.8 10.2  2.7  3.1  0.87  0.8  1.3  2.5
   1986  NBA  LAC  59  58 37.7 21.2  2.4  8.1  2.8  3.0  0.94  0.9  1.3  2.8
   1985  NBA  LAC  54  53 34.1 15.2  1.9  7.0  2.2  2.6  0.85  0.7  0.6  2.7
 Career           392 390 36.8 28.5  2.9 10.5  2.7  3.3  0.85  1.0  1.3  2.9
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Season     63    9   22    8    7    4    8   24   39   22   32    0    1
 Playoff    39    6   20    6    1    2    4   12   18   19   24    0    0
 Career     64   11   23    9    7    6   12   25   41   23   32    1    1
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 Total    Player of the Game: 167
 Total    Player of the Week: 17
 Total    Player of the Month: 4
 Total    All-Star Appearances: 3
 Total    All-League First Team : 2
 Total    All-League Second Team : 1
 Total    All-League Third Team : 1
 Total    All-Defensive First Team : 1
 Total    Most Valuable Player : 1
 1990     NBA Scoring Leader
 1990     NBA All-Defensive First Team
 1990     NBA All-League First Team
 1990     NBA Most Valuable Player
 1990     NBA Most Improved Player
 1990     NBA All-Star
 1989     NBA Scoring Leader
 1989     NBA All-League Third Team
 1989     NBA All-Star
 1989     NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
 1988     NBA All-League Second Team
 1987     NBA All-League First Team
 1987     NBA All-Star
 1986     NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1985     NBA All-Rookie First Team
 1985     NBA Rookie Game Participant

[dawgfan]

That's been a general observation of mine as well - players that had, statistically at least, very similar seasons winning MIP, with the only real difference seeming to be number of games played.

[Groundhog]

Must be comparing stat totals rather than averages?

[korme]

Extremely minor tweak alert - it always nags me when I see Bob Sura enter the league as a PF. He was a SG.

[yeah826]

Also to add Neil Johnston is a C, Spencer Haywood is a PF, Nate Thurmond is a C Jerry Lucas was a PF, Zelmo Beaty is a C and Walt Bellamy was a C

[mh2365]

has anyone made a new setup file for the college game with the 2013 conference realignments?

[Comey]

Pretty sure there's one in the college thread.

[Comey]

dola--

I'm having issues with roster building. I just want to draft at the moment, so I'm letting the CPU handle roster moves and finances. And they sign 238408408343 a season, consistently releasing and signing guys. This makes my team cohesion poor-to-bad.

How do I fix this, so that they aren't signing everyone off the street? This is, of course, outside of handling it myself, as I just want to draft at the moment.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by mh2365

has anyone made a new setup file for the college game with the 2013 conference realignments?

Tons of mods on that thread, I consolidated them all here to make it easier to find:

FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

[murrayyyyy]

Was playing the game and had auto foul turned on in a close game and lost. Started the next game and auto foul was still on and I had 7 players foul out before I could figure out what was happening. Auto foul was greyed out so I couldn't turn it off. Nothing like 37 first half fouls.

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

Tons of mods on that thread, I consolidated them all here to make it easier to find:

FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

thanks ... found what I was looking for

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Was playing the game and had auto foul turned on in a close game and lost. Started the next game and auto foul was still on and I had 7 players foul out before I could figure out what was happening. Auto foul was greyed out so I couldn't turn it off. Nothing like 37 first half fouls.

Fixed for 3.0.16

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by Comey

dola--

I'm having issues with roster building. I just want to draft at the moment, so I'm letting the CPU handle roster moves and finances. And they sign 238408408343 a season, consistently releasing and signing guys. This makes my team cohesion poor-to-bad.

How do I fix this, so that they aren't signing everyone off the street? This is, of course, outside of handling it myself, as I just want to draft at the moment.

Unfortunately CPU control is all or nothing here. I'll need to tackle the sign/release loop that happens in certain spots at some point. I just never notice it while it is happening.

[TexasT]

Okay, I'm confused. To start a current NBA season do I use the historical NBA file or the USA1-2012 file? The last time I tried a start with the USA file, starting in preseason, everyone was a free agent.

[yeah826]

I use the historical file but you can use the USA 2012 player file with the USA 2012 league

[HeavyReign]

Basically it is best to use the USA player file with the USA league file or use historical rosters for the historical league. The main difference for the current year is that the USA roster file should be mostly accurate contract information while it will be randomized using the historical rosters.

[mgsports]

How about updated Rosters with 2012/13 Stats and date starting as of Draft/Draft have this Years Players to pick from?

[HeavyReign]

******************************************************************************************************************
Version 3.0.16: http://www.fbbgames.com/FBPB3Update3016.exe
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Fixes:
*Fixed a display error for scouts on the coach profile.
*Fixed a freeze that occurred if you ran the training period without filling vacancies in the staff of a human team.
*Fixed overflow error when viewing FA screen if the salary cap is too large.
*Fixed error 9 hitting next after viewing a coach on the staff screen if the next position in the list is vacant.
*Increased the chance for a foul to be committed with autofoul on.
*Fixed a bug in the league editor that could cause developmental leagues to not be properly associated to the parent league causing the dev league to reset back to standalone.
*Fixed another cause of error 10 during team file importing.
*Fixed error 9 that could occur during cpu trading.
*Added code to prevent ID in use error.
*autofoul settings should be reset at the start of a new coached game.
*Should not be possible to trade injured players.

Changes:
*Injuries should heal gradually during the offseason instead of all at once during training.
*Player positions should update during the season depending on what position the player is playing.
*All league teams will be separated C/F/G instead of C/PF/SF/SG/PG.
*Updated most improved player award code to be more based on average performance rather than totals.
*For player career records the player's team should indicate the team they accomplished the most with.
*Added the option to change the assigned DLG team for each team in the current league editor.
*Now possible to edit salary cap and luxury tax cap at any time not just during the offseason editing period.
*Added print functionality to the team finances screen.

Engine Changes:
*Inbounds passes should no longer be nearly 100% to the PG.
*Increased touches for players with high passing.
*Players with high passing will look to pass more.
*Players with 3p skill but low 3p usage should still shoot 3s.
*Rebalanced historical modifiers.

[yeah826]

Thanks HR loving this update Bron Bron playing like Bron Bron

[yeah826]

Bug Report
I tried to start my league in 1961 with the historical roster and I got a run time error number 6

[HeavyReign]

Reposted with overflow error fixed.

[King of New York]

HR,

This game is great Trading AI is impressively tough but not impossibly so; the draft has, I think, just the right amount of variability in terms of players exceeding or failing to meet expectations. Player development has the right amount of variability. I've simmed the Warriors from 1946 to 2035 so far, and we had a fearsome team in the late 80s with Olajuwon and McHale. Larry Bird got his only ring when I signed him at the age of 37 for one season. But we've also had some rough stretches in the basement for three or four years at a time. Thanks for all of your hard work.

[yeah826]

Hey HR I was wondering if you were planning on adding that list of player with good and bad defense to the game this may help teams like the 80's pistons who were good defense team but did not get lots of blocks or steals they usually end up being one of the worst teams on the game because of this. Also may help the Bulls but now that Rose is good again they are looking better.

Also I noticed that Wilt had some overrides on his strength jumping stamina and defensive rebounds I wanted to see what happened if I just took the overrides off and Wilt was putting in his regular numbers this is the case since you made it possible for players to input with over 100 ratings. So I guess at least those can be removed (def rebounds str jumping and stamina)

[HeavyReign]

Yes, I'm going to go through and add them. I've got an update planned with a few historical db related things and I was going to get it in then.

[markprior22]

HR, do you see the possibility down the road of playing exhibition games with historical teams?

[whomario]

Originally Posted by markprior22

HR, do you see the possibility down the road of playing exhibition games with historical teams?

yes, please

Also, is there any chance for either A) a 2012 file with career stats or b) a historical file with accurate contract info for the 2012 season ?

[mgsports]

How can you select DL Team in Editor because all I see is where to enter name?

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by mgsports

How can you select DL Team in Editor because all I see is where to enter name?

You are in the league file editor rather than the current league editor.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by whomario

yes, please

Also, is there any chance for either A) a 2012 file with career stats

I'll be adding the option to try and import career stats from the DB when using a player file.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by markprior22

HR, do you see the possibility down the road of playing exhibition games with historical teams?

That would take some work but would be a great addition.

[Marmel]

Is it possible to take the NBA setup in a certain year (let's say 1980) and keep those same teams and divisions indefinitely, while also using the full historical database and random debut?

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by Marmel

Is it possible to take the NBA setup in a certain year (let's say 1980) and keep those same teams and divisions indefinitely, while also using the full historical database and random debut?

Just make the start up file yourself in excel and it's possible. You pick start in preseason I assume and it will start with 1980 rosters.

Or do the same thing and pick creation draft (instead of preseason or free agency) and it starts with players from an all time era in an ultimate draft and follows with random players. It's what we did in a MP league and like an idiot I took Jerry West as my top player followed by Radmanovich and Loy Vaught. That's right, that should scare anyone that those two guys are my other good players.

I'm pretty sure if you turn on the no movement thing it will stay the same.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by Marmel

Is it possible to take the NBA setup in a certain year (let's say 1980) and keep those same teams and divisions indefinitely, while also using the full historical database and random debut?

Just change the boxes under Historical Settings to Custom when starting the game with a Historical League and it will keep the settings based on the year you start with.

[mgsports]

Create a League in League Editor that's outside of Game?

I mean in League Editor that's outside of the Game in Team Infor I could type Bakersfield for like Clippers

Also any chance you add Cities to the Database so if a League expands by the Computer it can pick from them?

Rosters as of the Draft would be good that would include 2013 Draft Class/Order.

[King of New York]

Sometimes, going into the Free Agency period, my team talent is rated as good or great, but if I sign two or three scrubs to fill out my roster, my team talent rating drops, even though we are not really any worse for signing 2 or 3 guys who will never play. The game seems to be evaluating team talent as a fairly straight average (talent divided by number of players). Perhaps there is some way to change how the game rates team talent by giving more weight to the talent of the five starters, or perhaps to the starting five and to the first three guys off the bench?

[Marmel]

Originally Posted by King of New York

Sometimes, going into the Free Agency period, my team talent is rated as good or great, but if I sign two or three scrubs to fill out my roster, my team talent rating drops, even though we are not really any worse for signing 2 or 3 guys who will never play. The game seems to be evaluating team talent as a fairly straight average (talent divided by number of players). Perhaps there is some way to change how the game rates team talent by giving more weight to the talent of the five starters, or perhaps to the starting five and to the first three guys off the bench?

I have a different interpretation. I think the game rates your team talent relative to the rest of the league. So at the beginning of FA you might have a good team compared to the rest of the league, as the other teams sign useful FA's and you sign a couple of scrubs, your relative rating has dropped.

[King of New York]

Originally Posted by Marmel

I have a different interpretation. I think the game rates your team talent relative to the rest of the league. So at the beginning of FA you might have a good team compared to the rest of the league, as the other teams sign useful FA's and you sign a couple of scrubs, your relative rating has dropped.

Interesting, Marmel--you might be right about that. Thanks.

[HeavyReign]

Originally Posted by Marmel

I have a different interpretation. I think the game rates your team talent relative to the rest of the league. So at the beginning of FA you might have a good team compared to the rest of the league, as the other teams sign useful FA's and you sign a couple of scrubs, your relative rating has dropped.

This.

[dawgfan]

Minor database note - there are entries for Bob Duffy and Bob Joe Duffy for the 1962 draft class; they are the same player.

[murrayyyyy]

More in the could ya file.

When I look at a players history, it just says traded to XYZ. Could it possible to list what the trade was? I just did a test sim for something and D Coleman was traded to the Raptors but it left me wondering what the Raptors gave up for Coleman in 1999. (I had already advanced to 2000)

[korme]

Have you done any more thinking about making former players randomly debut as coaches?

[korme]

With the latest release, your most recent MIP:

 PLAYER DETAILS

 #34 SG Jacque Vaughn - Lakers
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 Height:       6-1
 Weight:       198
 DOB:          2/11/1975 (26)
 College:      Kansas
 Exp:          3
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    49  62  72  45  61  54   8  24  24  63  55   7  88  37  65  76
 Potential:   B   B   B   C   A   B   F   D   D   B   B   F                

 Health:      Good                                           
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Salary:      $619,779                                       
 Length:      1                                              
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season  LGE TEAM   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   2000  NBA  LAL  76   0  8.4  2.5  0.1  0.9  1.1  0.4  2.59  0.6  0.0  0.9
   1999  NBA  LAL  13   0  5.3  1.9  0.2  0.9  0.7  0.3  2.25  0.3  0.2  0.8
   1998  NBA  MIN  45   0  6.5  1.6  0.1  0.6  0.4  0.4  1.00  0.3  0.0  0.9
   1997  NBA  MIN  11   0  2.2  1.2  0.3  0.4  0.2  0.3  0.67  0.1  0.0  0.3
 Career           145   0  7.1  2.1  0.1  0.7  0.8  0.4  0.67  0.4  0.0  0.8