Look what I found in my U18's...

[Sir Calumn]

I was browsing through my U18 squad at Chelsea for no apparant reason (on the gold demo) and look what I came accross! Take a look at those 20s and 18s and things. Anyway, my regular left midfielder was injured so I thought I might aswell give him a run out - and he went and played a 10 out of 10 scoring two magnificant goals! Anyway, the morale is, always look in yours U18s

(I cut the middle bit out cos the file was to big otherwise)

 

[Daz]

dude... he's just as good in mine

 

[rpvankasteren]

You're both playing the same quickstart, so that's not too surprising

 

[syaz_wan03]

eugh...i cant wait anymore to play this game

 

[Sir Calumn]

Originally posted by rpvankasteren
You're both playing the same quickstart, so that's not too surprising

Aye lol. To what extent are the stats fixed and to what extent randomised? I mean, is it all players below a certain age or value or something?

 

[rpvankasteren]

For FM 2005, I have no solid clue yet, but for CM 03/04 it was a lot like this:

Current and potential ability are set randomly as 0 (1-200), -1 (120-160), or -2 (160-200). There is some variance outside that given area for -1 and -2. Random stats are set as 0 (1-20).

Added to that, all players with set stats and ability also had some variance in their stats when starting every new game. Very little, though. Regens have 100% random stats, other than their nationality.

Mostly players in lower teams (reserves, under 18s, third division fringe players and below) are random in stats. Potential ability is fixed in quite a lot of players, 60-70% even, maybe, and current ability in even more.


For FM 2005, I presume it will be about the same, and there will be about as many players with random stats. This to keep the game interesting in earlier stages.

 

[scoham]

FM now uses a potential from 0 to -10, all with smaller ranges now.

Not sure about regens as its nothing like the CM3 series, a lot more random don't know if anything stays the same.

 

[Alex]

Thought I should add tho, that if you're playing the same quickstart, than the stats will be the same, a quickstart randomises nothing, as it is basically just a save game..

 

[Tom]

yes correct, basically all players are the same AND you'll have the same ammount of players as anyone else too.

IF you start with the same quickstart.

TROD.

 

[Sir Calumn]

Originally posted by Alex
Thought I should add tho, that if you're playing the same quickstart, than the stats will be the same, a quickstart randomises nothing, as it is basically just a save game..

I know that, that's why I said 'Aye, lol', lol

I've never been 100% on the potential ability thing though so thanx Ruud

 

[Tom]

god you could have just asked me on msn one of those a hundred times we've spoken

Anyway, Grant looks to be somewhat of a star, his overall shooting is amazing.

TROD.

 

[Sir Calumn]

Originally posted by TROD
god you could have just asked me on msn one of those a hundred times we've spoken

Anyway, Grant looks to be somewhat of a star, his overall shooting is amazing.

TROD.

Yeah, he does score loads from outside the box. There are some quite low stats their too, but I am sure he will blossom into a great player, though if what Ruud says is right, he probably wont be nearly as good ever again.

 

[rpvankasteren]

Thank goodness you can use the savegame from the demo in the full game then

 

[Tom]

only as a quickstart.

TROD.

 

[Sir Calumn]

Originally posted by rpvankasteren
Thank goodness you can use the savegame from the demo in the full game then

Really?! Damn thats awesome! I remember posting wishing they'd do that for all the previous demos. Now I can actually get into the demo

 

[Sir Calumn]

Just a thought, that is for both the vanilla and strawberry right?

 

[rpvankasteren]

Yes it is.