Some additional bugs in NCAA

anthony_allen_p · 12-25-2022, 03:20 PM

Hi again. I've played through about five seasons in one of my NCAA saves and have run into some additional bugs and quality-of-life issues:

I can't seem to redshirt after the first season. The option always is greyed out regardless of the month.

The walk-on function appears to break after a while. The option would still be in the drop-down, but nothing would happen after clicking on it. I ran out of goaltenders in my most-recent season and had to convert a forward to fill out my roster. (When I tried to play a game with the converted forward, the game crashed.)

Not all verbal commitments show up on the front page during the signing day event. The player's commitment would still be listed on the player's bio page, but not on the draft page.

Somehow, I got the Frozen Four achievement in a season where I went 0-36-0. (It was the first season where I doing a one-star walk-on-only game.)

There's some wonky stuff with scholarships. One year, I recruited over my limit. Another year, I wasn't able to offer a full scholarship to a player I nominated when, according to my count, I had one left. (I was able to offer a full scholarship to a player that I didn't nominate, however.)

I can't seem to tell how many roster spots I have left for recruiting. (Scholarship and roster spot counters would be greatly appreciated. The count I have on my legal pad next to my computer never seems to match the game.)

I'm still having issues with arena edits reverting. I have to go into commissioner mode at the start of every year to input accurate building information.

The scheduling logic is off for weekend home-and-homes. It makes sense for Michigan State to play home-and-homes with Ferris State, or Western Michigan, or Bowling Green over a weekend, as those are all short bus trips. It doesn't make sense for MSU to play a weekend home-and-home with Northern Michigan, which is an eight-hour bus trip, or RIT, which would be a flight.

Still really enjoy the game, though. I look forward to future improvements to NCAA gameplay. Keep up the good work!

anthony_allen_p · 12-25-2022, 06:57 PM

Found a new one:

On NSD, I offered a verbal commitment a position on my team, but no scholarship. I got the congratulations message saying he committed, but he wasn't listed on the scrolling commitment list on the bottom - it just skipped over my pick. That's normally what happens when a player doesn't get a scholarship offer from his preferred school.

I check the email after the season, and he wasn't on there.

For what it's worth, he was another one of those kids who verbally committed, but his verbal wasn't listed on the draft page. (Third bullet-point in the above post.)

JeffR · 12-26-2022, 03:39 AM

Some of those are on the bug list already, but I'll have a look through the others, thanks. The redshirt one looks like it may be a in issue with the right-click menu; if you use the Action button on the player screen, I can still redshirt after the first season even if the right-click option's not there.

12-25-2022, 03:20 PM	#1
anthony_allen_p Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 13	Some additional bugs in NCAA Hi again. I've played through about five seasons in one of my NCAA saves and have run into some additional bugs and quality-of-life issues: I can't seem to redshirt after the first season. The option always is greyed out regardless of the month. The walk-on function appears to break after a while. The option would still be in the drop-down, but nothing would happen after clicking on it. I ran out of goaltenders in my most-recent season and had to convert a forward to fill out my roster. (When I tried to play a game with the converted forward, the game crashed.) Not all verbal commitments show up on the front page during the signing day event. The player's commitment would still be listed on the player's bio page, but not on the draft page. Somehow, I got the Frozen Four achievement in a season where I went 0-36-0. (It was the first season where I doing a one-star walk-on-only game.) There's some wonky stuff with scholarships. One year, I recruited over my limit. Another year, I wasn't able to offer a full scholarship to a player I nominated when, according to my count, I had one left. (I was able to offer a full scholarship to a player that I didn't nominate, however.) I can't seem to tell how many roster spots I have left for recruiting. (Scholarship and roster spot counters would be greatly appreciated. The count I have on my legal pad next to my computer never seems to match the game.) I'm still having issues with arena edits reverting. I have to go into commissioner mode at the start of every year to input accurate building information. The scheduling logic is off for weekend home-and-homes. It makes sense for Michigan State to play home-and-homes with Ferris State, or Western Michigan, or Bowling Green over a weekend, as those are all short bus trips. It doesn't make sense for MSU to play a weekend home-and-home with Northern Michigan, which is an eight-hour bus trip, or RIT, which would be a flight. Still really enjoy the game, though. I look forward to future improvements to NCAA gameplay. Keep up the good work!

12-25-2022, 06:57 PM	#2
anthony_allen_p Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 13	Found a new one: On NSD, I offered a verbal commitment a position on my team, but no scholarship. I got the congratulations message saying he committed, but he wasn't listed on the scrolling commitment list on the bottom - it just skipped over my pick. That's normally what happens when a player doesn't get a scholarship offer from his preferred school. I check the email after the season, and he wasn't on there. For what it's worth, he was another one of those kids who verbally committed, but his verbal wasn't listed on the draft page. (Third bullet-point in the above post.) Last edited by anthony_allen_p; 12-25-2022 at 06:59 PM.

12-26-2022, 03:39 AM	#3
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,418	Some of those are on the bug list already, but I'll have a look through the others, thanks. The redshirt one looks like it may be a in issue with the right-click menu; if you use the Action button on the player screen, I can still redshirt after the first season even if the right-click option's not there.