BTS: Frequently Asked Questions - Page 24

beezer2434 · 07-29-2014, 10:27 AM

With training camps underway, is there any updates francis?

PSUColonel · 07-30-2014, 07:29 PM

2005

dave1927p · 07-30-2014, 09:22 PM

hopefully there will be time to add the career stats to the draft summary pages...sorry francis, I'm not capable of letting this go!

It just adds so much to the game for me...

Francis Cole · 07-31-2014, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dave1927p

hopefully there will be time to add the career stats to the draft summary pages...sorry francis, I'm not capable of letting this go!

It just adds so much to the game for me...

I think for V1 it will look a bit like this:
1980 NFL Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So you are free to click on the players to see what his did in his career, but the stats are not actually on the same screen.

Francis Cole · 07-31-2014, 04:28 PM

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With training camps underway, is there any updates francis?

Everything is coming along well.
Research has started and the researchers are doing a great job.

Nearly at the stage where (nearly) everything is the game and teams happily go from year to year.

After that it will be a case of working on the AI, for example teams currently cut players to get 53, but I will work on making those cuts more realistic etc.

Aside from that stuff, the main thing is the game-engine, which as we will have a brand new playbook I will probably have to back and work on a lot. Out of everything which needs doing this may be thing which takes the longest.

dave1927p · 07-31-2014, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Francis Cole

I think for V1 it will look a bit like this:
1980 NFL Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So you are free to click on the players to see what his did in his career, but the stats are not actually on the same screen.

will it be colour coated for pro bowler or hall of famer?

By the way, the reason it means so much to me is that I love this screen and going through it...having to click on each players name over and over again is quite tiring and I just end up not doing it. Otherwise they are just names on the screen that won't really mean anything to me after simulating and playing for many years. I would be thrilled with the colour coating for the time being so hopefully you can get that in but don't worry, i'm not holding my breath.

Would be great to be able to sort by team as well and easily use arrows to skip forward and back in years for easy viewing.

Looking forward to seeing a screenshot of the game.

Orioles1966 · 08-01-2014, 02:26 PM

Will 40 teams still be the max for any league?

Francis Cole · 08-01-2014, 02:44 PM

It's a number around there, I don't know if it's exactly 40.

Orioles1966 · 08-01-2014, 04:08 PM

Will it be possible for the NFL and Custom League(s) too play in the same Universe and have player transactions between the leagues?

Francis Cole · 08-01-2014, 04:27 PM

Not 100% sure currently. Hopefully.

Orioles1966 · 08-01-2014, 06:48 PM

Any estimate when beta testing will begin?

Francis Cole · 08-02-2014, 11:03 AM

Probably not this year for any wide-scale testing.

dave1927p · 08-02-2014, 07:52 PM

I typically run these games as a GM only having my head coach control tactics and depth charts. I get him the players he plays them how he sees accordingly. Will different AI coaches that I employ have various strategies that get different results from players?

ChiefWahoo · 08-02-2014, 09:30 PM

Hey Francis,

As far as I'm concerned, guys wearing hats on their heads in FaceGen is not a major issue; however, I would like to request the possibility that some guys prefer flat-brim, New Era style hats over traditional, rounded baseball brims. These hats are particularly popular with football players on draft night. I will post an example picture here. Thank you!

Francis Cole · 08-03-2014, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dave1927p

I typically run these games as a GM only having my head coach control tactics and depth charts. I get him the players he plays them how he sees accordingly. Will different AI coaches that I employ have various strategies that get different results from players?

Yes, for example if you sign a HC who plays 3-4, then as a GM it would be better for you to sign the players who fits 3-4 rather than 4-3.

dumbrabbit · 08-09-2014, 12:21 PM

For those people who will use BTS to teach themselves football, how will they know which player can fit in their schemes? Will there be a label somewhere that tells them what scheme that player fits best in? Will the game tell you which systems require which attributes maybe?

drksd4848 · 08-13-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Orioles1966

Will it be possible for the NFL and Custom League(s) too play in the same Universe and have player transactions between the leagues?

What would be more realistic is to start a custom league and have the AI running the NFL sue the pants off of you, then disband your custom league...

BradC · 08-13-2014, 10:04 PM

But then you win an anti-trust case against them and are awarded a buck, which is tripled to $3.

dumbrabbit · 08-14-2014, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BradC

But then you win an anti-trust case against them and are awarded a buck, which is tripled to $3.

And may quite possibly be quadrupled to $4.

goalieump413 · 08-14-2014, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Francis Cole

Everything is coming along well.
Research has started and the researchers are doing a great job.

Nearly at the stage where (nearly) everything is the game and teams happily go from year to year.

After that it will be a case of working on the AI, for example teams currently cut players to get 53, but I will work on making those cuts more realistic etc.

Aside from that stuff, the main thing is the game-engine, which as we will have a brand new playbook I will probably have to back and work on a lot. Out of everything which needs doing this may be thing which takes the longest.

Glad to hear your research team is busily working away. Great news.

In previous Q&A, you mentioned that there would be one playbook as the game's base playbook. Has this changed? I'm confused by your statement.

07-30-2014, 09:22 PM	#463
dave1927p FHM Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 2,906	hopefully there will be time to add the career stats to the draft summary pages...sorry francis, I'm not capable of letting this go! It just adds so much to the game for me... __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence?

08-01-2014, 02:44 PM	#468
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	It's a number around there, I don't know if it's exactly 40. Last edited by Francis Cole; 08-01-2014 at 04:33 PM.

08-02-2014, 07:52 PM	#473
dave1927p FHM Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 2,906	I typically run these games as a GM only having my head coach control tactics and depth charts. I get him the players he plays them how he sees accordingly. Will different AI coaches that I employ have various strategies that get different results from players? __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence? Last edited by dave1927p; 08-02-2014 at 08:02 PM.

08-02-2014, 09:30 PM	#474
ChiefWahoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 129	Hey Francis, As far as I'm concerned, guys wearing hats on their heads in FaceGen is not a major issue; however, I would like to request the possibility that some guys prefer flat-brim, New Era style hats over traditional, rounded baseball brims. These hats are particularly popular with football players on draft night. I will post an example picture here. Thank you! Attached Images

07-29-2014, 10:27 AM	#461
beezer2434 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 254	With training camps underway, is there any updates francis?

07-30-2014, 07:29 PM	#462
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,106	2005

08-01-2014, 02:26 PM	#467
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Will 40 teams still be the max for any league?

08-01-2014, 04:08 PM	#469
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Will it be possible for the NFL and Custom League(s) too play in the same Universe and have player transactions between the leagues?

08-01-2014, 04:27 PM	#470
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Not 100% sure currently. Hopefully.

08-01-2014, 06:48 PM	#471
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Any estimate when beta testing will begin?

08-02-2014, 11:03 AM	#472
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Probably not this year for any wide-scale testing.

08-09-2014, 12:21 PM	#476
dumbrabbit All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 827	For those people who will use BTS to teach themselves football, how will they know which player can fit in their schemes? Will there be a label somewhere that tells them what scheme that player fits best in? Will the game tell you which systems require which attributes maybe?

08-13-2014, 10:04 PM	#478
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,874	But then you win an anti-trust case against them and are awarded a buck, which is tripled to $3.