05-24-2003, 03:22 PM | #1 | ||
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OT - CM4 EP#4 patch update (no it isn't out yet)
This is a current list of items which are present in the EP#4 patch.
Please note this is not ALL items that will be present in the patch, simply a current list of items implemented. There is no release date set for this patch yet. ================================= Championship Manager 4 Enhancement Pack 4 (4.0.6) ------------------------------------------------- Please note, this enhancement pack contains all the fixes contained in Enhancement Packs 1, 2 and 3 as well as the following: General ------- - Improve selection for "Manager of Month" awards - Improved reputation changes due to promotion/relegation - Fixed bug where Northwich move to a massive 200,000+ seater stadium - Made players clubs look for take into account whether the club is active in Europe more - Adjusted progression of agility and balance characteristics for players - Fixed contract decision news for non playing staff when no news body text was getting generated. - Coach and scout reports can now be done on players who are on trial. - Tweaked player injury distribution (EP#3.5) - Tweaked player long term tiredness/jadedness - Tweaked manager job applications to make movements easier - Team/squad screen now keeps the view type permanently. - Fixed problem with network clients using other languages. Match reports/club names, etc were not being translated. - Manager sackings are now listed on a teams 'Staff Out' page. - A player can now accept a contract renewal and a loan contract at same time. - On the match screen, clicking on the minute label of a sending off or injury now shows the highlight of that event. - Player's trial spell at a club in his playing history is now shown as "Trial" and not "Loan". - A player signed from free transfer now has "-" shown in his history instead of "Unknown Club". - Moving a player from one team to the other sometimes did not update the title text properly. - Group draw news was sometimes not being sent to teams. - Fixed a few interface problems when 2 or more humans are playing matches on the same machine on the same day. - For nations where trialists are allowed to play competitive matches, the trial screen no longer states that trialists cannot play. - Players withdrawn from national teams now get repicked properly in future matches. - Fixed friendly screen bug where choosing a team would sometimes result in a different team being selected. Scouts & Searches ----------------- - Scouts did not pick up promising youngsters on free transfer. Network, Hotseat and Internet Play ---------------------------------- None currently Wages, Finances and Board Interaction ------------------------------------- None currently Player Happiness ---------------- None currently Training -------- None currently Tactics: -------- - Fixed Match engine picking its own human captain regardless in some circumstances. - Fixed changing captain during a match did not update match screen/stats. Competitions: ------------- - Added reserve leagues to Norway. - KFC Dessel now play theie belgian 2nd division games at 7.30pm. - Fiorentina won't play the Italian cup in the first year. - Regional relegation now will occur in Serie C1 and C2. - Belgian playoff matches played on neutral ground. - Italian discipline rules now ensure ban recieved in a competition only applies to that competition. - Added Danish reserve leagues. - Greece now has U21s instead of U18s. - 32 First phase Champions League teams now get share of total tv money at end of competition. - Spanish league schedules are now better organised. - Spanish cup now finishes earlier on World Cup/Euro Champ years. - Belgian friendly dates are now closer to the start of the season. - If the UEFA Cup winner qualifies for the Champions League through their domestic league, they now go into the Champions League instead of the UEFA Cup. Match ----- - Fixed bug where a tactics change at a corner kick sometimes caused the game to not show what happened after the corner. - Managers viewing matches controlled by other managers no longer have their speed/highlights settings used to determine the settings for the match. - Tuned match conditions slightly (defenders conditions dropped a tad too much basically) - Prevented players from moaning at the referee quite so much - Prevented referee's from moving free-kicks forward 10 yards too often Macintosh Specific ------------------ None currently |
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05-24-2003, 03:35 PM | #2 |
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Do these take effect in current games, or must you start over?
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05-24-2003, 03:41 PM | #3 |
SI Games
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So far we have retained compatibility with existing save games, keep your fingers crossed basically ...
(as we haven't finished working on the patch yet so its impossible to say if I can keep things compatible) |
05-24-2003, 04:47 PM | #4 |
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Mark,
I have had some instances where I clicked on my tactics and then scored a goal. It did not take me to the tactics screen and started with the kickoff and I had to wait for the next stoppage. Todd
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05-24-2003, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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Some great stuff Marc!
As for the injuries, you have a change to them listed as 3.5, is their an ETA for this? I guess this one fell under my radar. What exactly do you mean by distribution? Just switching the types of injuries? or the occurence of them? Was wondering about that, as I seemed to notice an injury increase in EP3, whereas before my uber training schedule seemed to do a pretty good job stopping that. I actually just recently REALLY started getting into CM4, and I'm having a blast again. Took a little time, but it was worth it. Bah, this is just my luck. I start really getting into TDCB and CM4 at the SAME time, and I have Rise of Nations that needs playing also. This is what happens when you go on a gaming hiatus for a few weeks. |
05-24-2003, 05:17 PM | #6 |
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Not to thread jack but, does it look like we will have distribution in N. America anytime soon? If not, any recommendations on what is the best way to order a imported version?
Thanks for the anticipated replies. |
05-24-2003, 05:39 PM | #7 | |
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The 3.5 version can be found here, just overwrite your cm.exe with this version. It only applies to the injuries, I believe. I was having a hell of a time with them in my Hereford dynasty, but since I've installed that patch it has settled down quite a bit. |
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05-24-2003, 05:46 PM | #8 | |
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I order mine from gogamer.com which is in the states. I ordered it on Friday and it came on Monday via Fedex for $6. Todd
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05-24-2003, 06:06 PM | #9 |
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Thanks klayman! I was really hoping I'd just missed out on that release.
This means the rest of my weekend is looking to be pretty full. |
05-25-2003, 01:30 AM | #10 | |
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Man, that's cheap. I had to pay 40 bucks plus shipping for mine.
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05-25-2003, 08:01 AM | #11 |
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Sounds good, Marc.
One of my biggest beefs with CM4 is the injuries. I'll give you an example from my last game. My striker scores on a breakaway in the 88th minute to win the game. Of course, I'm jazzed. Then the game ends and the physio report comes out and reports that the striker, who 5 minutes ago was healthy enough to outrun the other team, is injured and will be out 4 weeks. If he was that injured, he wouldn't have been able to score the goal! It sort of destroys the reality of the game when that happens. |
05-25-2003, 03:54 PM | #12 |
SI Games
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Re: Injuries
We quietly updated the EP#3 download at sigames.com with a fix for this, you can also download this 'fix' as a single exe file from: http://www.vaggabond.com/seville/cm4.zip |
05-25-2003, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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Location: Calgary
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MV or anyone,
Until EP4 comes out, is there any way to find a list of free transfers? I have a $0 transfer budget with Telford and am struggling to get enough warm bodies into a lineup (17 players total, 5 injured). They are starting to get injured from overuse (no subs) and it will continue to spiral downward. I'd like to stay away from using "grey players" if at all possible. I don't care if I have to manually go through a list like with Quick Search, I'm just desperate to find unattached players... |
05-25-2003, 06:45 PM | #14 |
College Benchwarmer
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Location: Edmonton
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In the quick search, put "no club" in the club search and you will get a list of players (and non-players) not assigned to any club. You'll only get 500 listed though, so it would be to your advantage to do a specific search for each nation you have running in your game. You'll have to manually go through each player though.
I have also seen a non-club shortlist out there somewhere, which includes all the non-club players at the start of the game. You could try the Dugout. I haven't used it, so I can't comment on how good it is, but it might be what you are looking for. |
05-25-2003, 06:51 PM | #15 |
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and without using the list, you were able to get a few players by tiping a letter of the name (z for example) and the nationality, that gives you a few players on free among the 500.
also look at the transfer market every month or so to see which players are released by other clubs. |
05-25-2003, 09:02 PM | #16 |
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Marc,
Thanks for the list about EP4 Just noticed this, and didn't see it on your list. 2 of my player coaches retired from playing but don't appear on my staff list as coaches. However if I negotiate new contracts with them they are placed on the staff list (clicking on them via the transfers screen from when I originally signed them, before the renegotiation still shows them as my coaches) Hope that makes sense. CA
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05-26-2003, 06:04 PM | #17 | |
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Ok, I've looked and can't find this "transfer market" screen. I've found a list of players who have been signed from free transfers, but not any who have been released. TIA |
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05-26-2003, 06:22 PM | #18 |
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that's the list, sometimes you'll find players that have been transfered from a club to released (or free transfer, whatever it is in english) for free.
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