Developer's blog and early BTS videos

Cole · 01-31-2014, 09:12 PM

So I would assume there are many of you who didn't follow the original sleuthing thread in General Discussions and might not have realized, that Francis Cole had been writing a blog about this game last year:

Football GM | The Development of the 'Football GM' Game

Obviously a LOT will change between those posts and when the game is finally released in 2015, but it does show you some early screen shots (which again I'm sure will change), gives an insight into some of his ideas and thought processes and shows the general base of the game.

There are also some YouTube videos embedded in some of his blog posts.

Or, all of them right here:
Francis Cole - YouTube

I would assume it's OK to post this as OOTPD haven't made Francis hide this stuff yet and it's been out in the open for a while.

I just figured lots of people probably haven't seen this stuff yet and might be interested in it.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-01-2014, 03:53 AM

This should give you an idea about the general idea Francis has about football. However, regarding the look & features, BTS will be on a different level obviously

02-01-2014, 05:23 AM

In ten years bearded British millionaire Sir Francis Cole will be ashamed of these old videos.

drewst18 · 02-01-2014, 05:35 PM

I don't know about ashamed, but holy ****. I don't want to overhype but that game already looks better than any of the other Football Sim's on the market.

Impressive!

falkonisback · 02-01-2014, 11:53 PM

My god I am sooo excited!!!! A football game just like OOTP!! I hope all the history, stats, and customization is there like OOTP..if it is, this will be an AWESOME game!!

Rizzo · 02-02-2014, 01:19 PM

I remember seeing some of the earliest videos of the game a couple months ago and got so excited that one day it would come to fruition. The fact that OOTP brought the developer in and will be teaming up to create this game almost guarantees that we will be getting a great game!

packersfan · 02-02-2014, 11:52 PM

CAN'T wait a whole year for this game, BUT a whole year of continued development means it will be a good first edition when it does come out. I looked at the blog and I hope they don't shy away from the complicated financial rules...I think the more realistic, the more fun (of course, you can always include the option to turn off certain rules...this is available in OOTP)...looking forward to it.

Dark Horse · 02-03-2014, 01:17 AM

Can we pin this?

tward13 · 02-17-2014, 06:41 PM

Yep here it is

Ambermonk · 03-17-2014, 10:32 PM

Q!: Will it be possible to get rid of that ugly football background?

Q2: Will it be possible to truncate the excessive 'player' activity like running on & off the field?

Francis Cole · 03-18-2014, 03:30 AM

The whole look/interface will look different so don't worry about how it looks in those old videos.

At any time you can choose to skip straight to the next snap, saving you waiting.

Ambermonk · 03-18-2014, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis Cole

The whole look/interface will look different so don't worry about how it looks in those old videos.

At any time you can choose to skip straight to the next snap, saving you waiting.

Thanx, good to know.

01-31-2014, 09:12 PM	#1
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	Developer's blog and early BTS videos So I would assume there are many of you who didn't follow the original sleuthing thread in General Discussions and might not have realized, that Francis Cole had been writing a blog about this game last year: Football GM \| The Development of the 'Football GM' Game Obviously a LOT will change between those posts and when the game is finally released in 2015, but it does show you some early screen shots (which again I'm sure will change), gives an insight into some of his ideas and thought processes and shows the general base of the game. There are also some YouTube videos embedded in some of his blog posts. Or, all of them right here: Francis Cole - YouTube I would assume it's OK to post this as OOTPD haven't made Francis hide this stuff yet and it's been out in the open for a while. I just figured lots of people probably haven't seen this stuff yet and might be interested in it.

02-01-2014, 03:53 AM	#2
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	This should give you an idea about the general idea Francis has about football. However, regarding the look & features, BTS will be on a different level obviously __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

02-01-2014, 05:35 PM	#4
drewst18 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 164	I don't know about ashamed, but holy ***. I don't want to overhype but that game already looks better than any of the other Football Sim's on the market. Impressive! Last edited by TC Dale; 02-02-2014 at 04:28 AM. Reason: bypassing filter in main forums.*

02-03-2014, 01:17 AM	#8
Dark Horse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas! Posts: 2,633 Blog Entries: 5	Can we pin this? __________________ A Justafan Fan LBA Geo Bahn Rock Hounds fan of the ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE

03-17-2014, 10:32 PM	#10
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	Q!: Will it be possible to get rid of that ugly football background? Q2: Will it be possible to truncate the excessive 'player' activity like running on & off the field? __________________ *I cast this question into your soul, that I might know how deep it is* - Friedrich Nietzsche It often shows a fine command of language - to say nothing! - Bertrand Russell

02-01-2014, 05:23 AM	#3
dmytron Guest Posts: n/a	In ten years bearded British millionaire Sir Francis Cole will be ashamed of these old videos.

02-01-2014, 11:53 PM	#5
falkonisback All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Posts: 869	My god I am sooo excited!!!! A football game just like OOTP!! I hope all the history, stats, and customization is there like OOTP..if it is, this will be an AWESOME game!!

02-02-2014, 01:19 PM	#6
Rizzo Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 254	I remember seeing some of the earliest videos of the game a couple months ago and got so excited that one day it would come to fruition. The fact that OOTP brought the developer in and will be teaming up to create this game almost guarantees that we will be getting a great game!

02-02-2014, 11:52 PM	#7
packersfan Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 24	CAN'T wait a whole year for this game, BUT a whole year of continued development means it will be a good first edition when it does come out. I looked at the blog and I hope they don't shy away from the complicated financial rules...I think the more realistic, the more fun (of course, you can always include the option to turn off certain rules...this is available in OOTP)...looking forward to it.

02-17-2014, 06:41 PM	#9
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,964	Yep here it is

03-18-2014, 03:30 AM	#11
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	The whole look/interface will look different so don't worry about how it looks in those old videos. At any time you can choose to skip straight to the next snap, saving you waiting.