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#310315 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
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A good update:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/ecKBEdsFgEaVYZ28w0GqwSyOweR86ZMs21g7RIrY.png
League going good, but R Soc., well, a blast from the past.
I somehow managed through the Champions League.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/6kxSQPTjXHgUF9IsZbafIT4TzQdZ1Vc035tUByYh.png
Maybe, I will keep neymar and ter stegen happy after all.

Talking of neymar, I found the next Neymar:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/5grvsofGdKesg0PHnIvjulU21CAbR1oXgJb7QLnH.png

This sent me looking for the next Messi. And here is what I got:
https://sortitoutsi.b-cdn.net/uploads/mirrored_images/ZEulIiIYug0FUl8CAL3xjkaYLQkDlAtKUCWD1OQT.png
Matches Messi in nationality and position but his club(and the fact that he wanted to go to Manchester united) suggest a different player.
These two players, by the way are currently at the manchester clubs(you know which one is where)

These two players cost me 30m apiece, so no more business in this window
#310313 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
6 games later...
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/WzO75AXgpzzZXkE3VvrGck6BwY2fNnFeQT9Xr8kB.png

The league is going pretty well after I ditched the idea of building for the future. The Champions league, however, is not.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/21iMId45yRT2t9AJJoO7KHmIjWixL35Gzuqyye41.png
Bottom of the group. And, to not loose my two best players(Neymar and ter Stegen), I must win it.
#310310 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Firmino was probably right. The first few matches:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/lTIL9hpAd72k8Ch0SXJxQNcMDiHs4aSWjGohsewq.png
Does not look that bad, but the facts are:
=>Majority of my team are in their thirties
=>In all the matches, I have been unable to give my youngsters a chance.
=>A couple of the first team players are already set to leave in January after transfer requests.

Finally, In the champions league, we managed 1 point from our first two games against Napoli and VP. If I don't win it, ter Stegen will leave
#310158 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Well, so I am here in Barcelona. But am I really?
Roberto Firmino came up to me and said that he wanted to leave for Germany. So I asked what it would take to keep him here. and he said
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/w2aa74MB0PWYjrW8yGD9wzmtpN2WWFUrtohHAMTG.png
The team does not expect to go beyond Quarter Finals in the champions league. Also it is satisfied if I can guarantee champions league entry from the league.
#310127 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
The main problem, I think is this:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/1q2ynOMehhDrbqwyWVnSwr1LwTEhrHZSoMdNVR9K.png
Have loaded all players from top clubs of all six continents. At that time though, it showed player count=121,000, with Italian leagues loaded down to level 6.(now it is only liga bbva)
And yes, unless I reload the game every six months or so, it becomes very slow(don't know why).
Are you suggesting that not doing so would reduce crash dumps?(I do remember that once, the crash dump was generated when I was reloading and the game would not reload.)
#310114 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Now the story of the season. In the league, we were doing pretty well. Well into the second half, here were the notable observations:
=>Real Madrid would win the league.
=>Barcelona, Celta(our team) and valencia would fight it out for completing the top 4.
=>Athletico, the team I was praying for to win the league would finish fifth at best.
A few interesting results:
My first loss was to Atletico. Ended a dream run in the league
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Hof9mDjMZnu070mPQBRFnoVSIbKErZpnbFnnoJ60.png

Then the most disheartening result, managing only a draw with 20th placed Soc.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/AA2z6XegL9n9fozrICtAsmhPB7GEhsJr0PmV1wCn.png


The result to remember(not for Rodgers though)
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/tEzyDIzfoxNBMmr6enZ1UMKc81sp9KHA3KFJZVdZ.png
Note the jersey

But we were soon brought down to earth in the immediate next game
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/FDPt3ChPLZQak64Y4VMQLWAcUMiagJj9wp5X9wvU.png
(the ... is 10)

With Barca weakened, our main rivals for the silver medal were Valencia. The two games against them
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/TbTDfwDQvepDrmuIbrK6YPxlvTc1CrQm0Wgg0B8D.png
this was early in the season, unlike the away game
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/2CVkXHihuyX0XQN586YKSYzNUcUQNwHUlwuKfEwC.png

With the table stabilising, here was the master stroke. Two games on the same day:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/V9QtOjFPahUqj0WWpISvAK1speLirSUakwt3vpXM.png
No screenshot for the other one, but we won and Barca was assured a 4th place.
I expressed interest in a very insecure job, and a shamefaced Rodgers resigned.
I got the interview, and did well(I think)
Heading into the last matchday, we led Valencia by a point. The club requested me to stay, but I rejected. And my final game in charge
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/feC447MBgT96Dv2ws2TUP8hy4pmmONdlM0Q1ssLN.png
well, we had to settle for third.

And here is the league table:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/S7EMpiaSQ3Wl2bFyAqzzDOxwIDrTocyoW8ijm8Zg.png

As of now, I am the newly appointed head coach of a cash strapped team, known as Futbol club de Barcelona
Epilogue...Rodgers is now the head coach of Celta
#310054 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
And then a Liga Adelente side kicks me out of Copa del Rey
#310053 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Barcelona is probably still far away, so to increase my profile in Spain, I took up a job with Celta. They have a perfect 7 losses in seven games. Board wants me o achieve top half. I want to acieve two things:
->Prevent Real Madrid from winning(I am a Barca fan)
->Prevent Barca from winning(I want that job!)
#310047 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Barcelona did fire their coach but the job was taken by brendan rodgers
#310045 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Heartbreaking to say the least. Crash dump 6 attempts. I have now decided to end this drama and head straight to the final destination:Barcelona. My victory in Uefa champions league means that now I am one of the 7 head coaches with a world class reputation. Should help me get the job. Also the fact that Barcelona did not win the uefa cl...
I short, I am back to the time when I had just won the champions league
#309870 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Crash dump again. This time while playing with costa rica in gold cup. guess that is the problem then, continental tournaments are broken
Edit: Played again and somehow got past it, eliminated in quarter finals
#309853 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
New Continent, new country, new club
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/sHfqkpQRCXgvy6Zt2rpcU2EAgMTYJ0wt81cLEraf.png
Really need to build the team, and have only a couple of weeks to do that
#309816 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
The English season is over and we won. In fact, we won a treble!
And then the we became they:Clubs kept questioning as to why I loved to resign so many jobs, and I was tired. so I asked the board to upgrade training facilities(which they should have) and they refused. I leaked to press and they fired me. Cool. Anyhow, here are two screenshots(taken after the firing)
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/k54DaNM6p63Bq1cyrXWSw1E6eUphbA2fu3752B3r.jpg
5xCL+4xEL. Cute
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/z4bwb17LFt2rtC6hapkAnIrShK8ySbM0nuVLEzmt.png

Anyhow, now I have ticked off https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3FtoSAKKI_xj0E_nhzZVsA2GSjPlKqSXAGa1GuEYO-oWkV_vc9gOyCghttps://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDmNxT7VIm0Z8Xsab0yh727VkkiYc4R4AmhIndHIJ_RonHGVGmrINocn8 https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwfjjiZwfeu-cIY48tr4kfmF96EVqzr7hl6b2OheXtEvr3oTCYvqNxL5Ahttps://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPDeO6EQzbJYh4i3ctIKIOO2W0lBzCaSEQAsCZGS5aNwtJHSj5E_xydYk.https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTG2DGA94hwX1gH78sWupR6w7SCqw7OrxD6ljn4fc9HaeRELQf4chMjh2I
#309809 My Ultimate Football Manager Challenge II
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
What's it with the yellow cards?
#309605 EDT PROJECT
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Suggestions for improvement are welcomed
#309560 The edt Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
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#309428 The edt Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
sure I can give you a hand with names if you want

Great. Name files can be generated by the above given algorithm, although there may be better ways. Upload any country you do here or on gthe SI forums please. Club files will be appreciated too.
If you test the program on some country(Till now due to lack of time, I have only tried with India, worked on second attempt.) please report any possible bugs.
#309425 The edt Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Would also need a clubs file, I guess as I can't see the newgens unless they have the first club set.

Here is a folder with the program. It also has Clubs file for India and Name files for India and England.
The exe is pretty much self explanatory, but to really be able to enjoy this we need the community to contribute with name files. Meanwhile, here is a quick way of doing so:
1.Go to any FM savegame(where youth intake has taken place for the concerned country.
2.Go to World->your country->youth intake;
3.A huge list should appear for some month. Do print screen(from the fm menu) and save as webpage.
4.Open the webpage and use google table capture to convert it into a spread sheet.
5.Copy only the names column and paste it into a text file.
6.Open this text file with excel and select delimited. in the next window select space;
7.Finish. names should have been split. Some cases where names contain multiple words, may need to be addresed manually. Copy individual columns to separate text files and you are done.
Clubs can be done similarly.
Of course there will be better ways.
NOTE: Do not use more that 1000 names.
File names must be entered without the .txt exension.
Please test and report mistakes. Also if you make new country files, upload here.
Windows based program

Every create edt file must go to <programs folder>\data\db\[latest version]\edt\<here>;
New game required
#309383 The edt Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Having played FM for some time, I have seen people try to sometimes change the way youth of countries works. Also, I have seen that there is a certain file(be_a_newgen) which allows one to set future regens.
Now here is the plan. I want to create a program that would, based on some user inputs, create an insane number of future regens of desired nationality, CA and PA(both randomly in a certain range). While the program itself is not hard to code(I already have a beta coded) the main difficulty is the names of regens(and perhaps cities, have to see if leaving it blank works).
So here is my question to the community: will some people be willing to create a list of possible first names and last names to help this program?
please reply if yes and then I will be posting a copy of the program here.
the format is simple:1 file for first names, 1 for last and 1 name in each line.
#309381 The Manchester City Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
#309375 The Manchester City Project
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Why does the heading show the 1960s Badge?
#308958 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Bad News. I had with Iraq made it to the quarters of the AFC Asian Cup when Crash dump again. Don't know if I will continue...
Edit:I won't. Tried again, won the WAFF this time, Made it again to the quarters and Crash again. So that's all folks.
Edit:Tried a third time, and this time, success(I went all the way back to when it was early days in liverpool) as the asian cup is over(I am not managing any team in that competition though)
Will update at the end of the season
#308939 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/GlTzZuArMbKZsod0feKQqcgHbii6zGk10WrU36FY.png

Whole Tournament Update
My life is going hell. First of all what business does South korea have to Host a WAFF Championship. Secondly why does a worst-ranked-in-drawn-group team want to win the tournament?
We quickly left with a 3-0 defeat against Qatar and a 1-1 draw against Kuwait.
A month later, already in the quarters of Asia Cup, crash dump. But Then we had to play Kuwait again. and this time:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/jQ9gaMkJvLgyz5gtO626SvPCMPUveCI4CAv23BZj.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/W2EfVVdaAiTQpNzUzleQFAakFzZiH5tFPT3TeOyd.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/uHBoDPhzWF7vNJIrXxiWUdPJ06dAR9D2IXXNm19p.png
#308933 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
The inevitable has happened. Got Fired...
Anyway, to stay in the midst of things, I took up Iraq, who will be playing in the WAFF Championship and are favourites
#308929 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
Sorry for not updating on the world cup any more. France won it, but.
Our matches:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/1cUHNvetCQnaakqUTzhOjleQ3t8iW3etnVAv7kUN.png
Worst league performance for a team led by Baba till date. The table:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/gHyMemTjX02yOMr6jFa4iWmlZOIX3d94FqaPGKOl.png
Perhaps this time round, Baba will have to settle without a league win.
On the positives, we qualified for UEFA Knockouts!
#308893 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Qatar_2022_bid_logo.svg/160px-Qatar_2022_bid_logo.svg.png

Second Round update

We won in penalties but our star striker is out for a couple of weeks
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/xfchNMqobMEegAwegPHpABeAYJdv4fXAsJ33iURR.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/s2NJQ1LoxPgXHbBtV5RT3PAoxe4nmKBPlbnMQQf2.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/OGTAlibY5a59A4R3G1DkuMmQy7nN2jdN9flcayQm.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/aCzEGSMyVZoAJy0BzsdQTKZO2I7iEfQXIlioPD0O.png
We did go through and the only other interesting result here is probably Holland leaving against Mexico. More Interestingly though, countries like Spain, Brazil, England are missing. So where are they?
Spain: Second in EU Qual G5 behind Ukraine, failed to qualify
Brazil: Last in Grp. F Behind Germany, Cot d'Ivoire and South Korea(in that order)
England: Last in Grp. G Behind Mexico, Belgium and Senegal(in that order)
All this and the fact that Messi is still their best bet, Gives me hope against Argentina
False hope though, Lost 0-3 to them in the quarter finals
#308890 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
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169
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Qatar_2022_bid_logo.svg/160px-Qatar_2022_bid_logo.svg.png

Group Stage Update

Perhaps my biggest tournament till date. FA wants R16. But here is the group stage:
https://sortitoutsi.b-cdn.net/uploads/mirrored_images/5oKS9xblGKmB7mKyWeCCVjcfMAJ786ANi7no3jkx.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/End1fewFYgYlkQqjEZSIXtBRyvWMUL8dzMY350k7.png
Interesting results there, we went through on goal difference. The top ranked team in our group, Russia, finished last.
Next we shall face USA, where we are favourites

#308712 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
New Country, New Club
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/88Hljs4ciRAxNj98fKn6zKZEKj1pq6vcroSfVDVi.png
#308701 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
End of season update:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/VLvSqpe3ubMDdUlunrxgb6den6pFErDWBtl0RmYX.png
Not the best, after all, but I still manage to pick 2 points more from the last 17 gamesthan what had been picked of the first 17.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/74paksDZxwJJSRayWJ04veg6O0eissKdn837tu7T.jpg
Interestingly, Bayern got behind even Schalke.
Anyhow, now I have ticked off https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3FtoSAKKI_xj0E_nhzZVsA2GSjPlKqSXAGa1GuEYO-oWkV_vc9gOyCghttps://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDmNxT7VIm0Z8Xsab0yh727VkkiYc4R4AmhIndHIJ_RonHGVGmrINocn8 https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwfjjiZwfeu-cIY48tr4kfmF96EVqzr7hl6b2OheXtEvr3oTCYvqNxL5Ahttps://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPDeO6EQzbJYh4i3ctIKIOO2W0lBzCaSEQAsCZGS5aNwtJHSj5E_xydYk.
#308661 (No Longer a) Lower League Dream
Sankalan
10 years ago
3 years ago
169
6 more games gone, coming to the business end now.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/g9muo1AkNIpEanoagohOVtNFYJU1tuheGO9xXGsH.png
Perfection, I would say. In the mean time I am also giving some undeserved game time to an Indian AMR to boost my world cup hopes.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/12jHd9OsDATqSPHpv4mam5PMalytYRheD1P3Wg4N.png
Bayern are below us again and I hope it stays that way for some time, as we still have to play them away