Question......

Karen Lutz · 08-23-2003, 09:28 PM

I am sure this will seem dumb to some people, but I would like to know what is up with this------

Before the draft in a sim I am doing a team had lots of money for signing free agents, added some money in a few contracts with some trades etc and then after the draft had no money left for free agents and the actual cash is still the same. How does this happen? I see that there is no way to edit the available free agent funds.....so the game must have done it, but why?

Leahcim · 08-23-2003, 10:16 PM

Straight from Markus here is the formula for figuring $$ for extensions and free agents:

Extensions:

$$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players with 2 or more years left on their contract + extensions signed + salary of coaches]

Free agent period:

$$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players on the team + salary of players that have a contract offer + salary of coaches]

Signing free agents during season:

$$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players on the team + salary of coaches]

Playoff revenue is not used, it only influences your cash when proceeding to the next season.

So, as you added players salaries to your team with the trades, the money left for signing players decreased.

08-23-2003, 09:28 PM	#1
Karen Lutz Ball Breaker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada OOTPChampionships: 5 Posts: 898	Question...... I am sure this will seem dumb to some people, but I would like to know what is up with this------ Before the draft in a sim I am doing a team had lots of money for signing free agents, added some money in a few contracts with some trades etc and then after the draft had no money left for free agents and the actual cash is still the same. How does this happen? I see that there is no way to edit the available free agent funds.....so the game must have done it, but why?

08-23-2003, 10:16 PM	#2
Leahcim Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, NY Posts: 32	Straight from Markus here is the formula for figuring $$ for extensions and free agents: Extensions: $$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players with 2 or more years left on their contract + extensions signed + salary of coaches] Free agent period: $$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players on the team + salary of players that have a contract offer + salary of coaches] Signing free agents during season: $$ left = [Last year marketing revenue + Last year Gate revenue + This year TV contract + Cash] - [salary of players on the team + salary of coaches] Playoff revenue is not used, it only influences your cash when proceeding to the next season. So, as you added players salaries to your team with the trades, the money left for signing players decreased.