If you feel like a nostalgic trip whilst waiting for the install to finish.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...ofsix-football
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If you feel like a nostalgic trip whilst waiting for the install to finish.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...ofsix-football
I got a nice shock when I bought it today.
I was told it'd cost €53 and in the end it cost me €35. Very nice.
Installing as we speak!
I've installed the game but you have to connect to do an online activation with your product key and it keeps saying I'm not connected to the internet.. Joke! :mad:
Did you manage to do the online activation superfrank? I can't do the phone method either because when I ring the number for ROI from my mobile it tells me I'm not from the correct region.. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
That would be great thanks. Here's player photos for the Finn Harps squadQuote:
Originally Posted by Graemerz
http://finnharps.com/Squad.htm
I'm sure every other club has squad pics on their websites.
Yeah, it's working perfectly for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Loads of people on other forums complaining that they have the same problem as you do. Apparently, the system is just overloaded.
What installation method did you use? Did you do the online activation? I've been messing around with it for at least 3 hours now!Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
Soft Anchor has overloaded and crashed so no one can get on at the moment. SI are attempting to fix it, absolute jokeshop to be fair as some people who actually got their game fully installed have had it crash their entire system as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Yeah, using the online activation thingy. It's only 34% installed at this stage after 50 minutes or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
You're in for a nasty surprise.. I used the STEAM online installation and my code worked fine then. Then when I went to actually play the game it asks you for the activation code again using the SoftAnchor software that Jebus mentioned and that's where their server lets you down.Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
I went and installed the game using the regular method then and it still needs you to activate online using the SoftAnchor programme. The phone number they give you as an alternative to the online activate gives an 'out of office' message back.
Shambles. :mad:
Some people are now saying that when you get the game installed you have to go away and install DirectX 9 to run it properly as it's not built in to the game :rolleyes:
I was gonna buy it, but people are having less problems with the pirated version, guess what I'm gonna do
Why can't they just let us install it the "old-fashioned" way? :rolleyes:
Sounds like a lot of unecessary hassle. Glad I didn't buy it.
Got it registered in the end. They are idiots for not realising everyone would be trying to activate it online at the same time!
The 3D match view isn't working for me.. I mustn't have high enough specs for it. :(
I got mine registered just now.
Clearly, it was all the el fans clogging the system.
Got mine last night (2am ish) - so bypassed all these problems - bought it online via Steam so it was installed and patched automatically.
You can use all the graphics from 08 in 09 with no problems.
Very impressed with it so far - the patch makes so much of a difference.
The 3D is grand (i'm on a new laptop I got a couple of weeks back - so it runs fine) - nothing better than seeing Jason Byrne stuff one in the top corner against Shels from 25 yards at a virtual Tolka Park.
Data looks fine - everything is where it should be.
Sadly no Kevin Hunt - even as a coach or such :(
Anyway - I've been invited to an "Ireland Trial Day" where I can run the rule over two teams of players who have been released by their clubs with a view to signing them - which is a nice touch.
Also found out that you can add individual journalists into the game - with their own characteristics (inflammatory, probing, boring, etc.) who then appear in the Press Conferences.
A lad I know has done a massive one of those files for England - gonna have a look and try to do one for the League
Enjoying it so far.
The 3D view might not sound great (or look it) but it's a million miles better than the old way.
It's a lot easier to sell players on this one. I remember on previous versions, you had to repeatedly slash a player's price before any club would bid for him.
AFAIK, the update came with the one I got as well. On the New Game screen, there was a choice to load datad from two files. The automatic one seems to be an updated version which is pretty good.
Sligo Rovers - Favoured personnel: Don O'Riordan?!
Legend - Sean Flannery!?
They have Paul Smyth with Monaghan Utd in the game even though he has been with us for 2 seasons now..
Yeah have to say, the EL is very shoddily researched.
Mark Hutchison with Rovers, Gavin Peers listed as RB, Steve Feeney as CB, Raff only a RW same as Ventre RB only & Cash RW only.
David McDaid is also in the game twice...
Poor form from SI. Lazy.
I just brought this home but the disk seems to be faulty. It wont load and the computer thinks that the drive is empty. Its not a problem with the computer because it recognises other games. Has this happened to anyone else?
a balls really. Theres a problem with the typing, the speed of the game, some of the players faces are all f..ed up, 3d is ****e, squads are wrong..
very poor from SI
Downloaded the patch and the 3D is working for me now. Pretty snazzy alright. It'll add loads of time to completing a season though. I've ended up watching pretty much all of my matches..
are the uk and ireland still counted as one country, preventing naturalisation of British-born players in Ireland?
I downloaded it last night on a demo. It's for half a season, but it'll take a lot of gameplay to get it to that point. Downloaded it on a mac but the 3D gameplay is just names floating around rather than players... that's surely not what its meant to look like?
Heard of it happening to some people over on the SI forum, bring the disk back and replace is it is the only answer it seems. The games outlet you picked it up from should know this is the case with some copies anyway so there shouldn't be a problemQuote:
Originally Posted by fionnsci
Does anyone know or have new facepacks, competition logos, new kits etc for FM 2009? Can't find too many through Google
I think overall the game is good the only issue I have with it is that i believe that the current and potential abilities of the players are wrong. Alan Gough 100 current and skippy 73. Doesnt make sense really.
So is it worth getting i havent played FM since 2007 i got 2008 but 2 games into the season i lost all will to live playing it starting all over again after such an impressive run in 2007 . i have allways wanted a 3d player view so this has tempted me but does it actually reflect the game ie if some one is getting 10/10 ratings can you spot him playing well on the 3d view or is it just a gimick.
http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=106450Quote:
Originally Posted by vidic-class
So do any of ye have some bargain buys or spotted some young talent that you can get on the free? ( im playing with Sligo Rovers so no ridiculous ones! :P )
I've found one good one so far.
Name: Solomon Oladele
Age: 17
Nationality: Nigerian
Team: FK Jagodina
Looks like he could be a great player in the future.
BTW: Searching for gems is my favourite part of this game:D
Mustapha Hadji now plays for Limerick, and he's ace. Check him out
Lads, is it just me or is there no player pictures? I;m playing as Wycombe in League 2.
Confused and annoyed.
I thought the player pictures were always something that you had to tack on yourself?
I think i'll wait till after the new year to get this one with a decent patch and just play the hell out of 08 over Christmas
I've player pictures for the lower leagues in England anyway..Quote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
Is your 3D working tcm?
Anyone able to edit the teams/leagues as I need to bring Kilkenny back to their former glory!!
I want to manage in Ireland but can't bring myself to take-over anyone else
There's facepacks out online for it, check over on SI Forums for themQuote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
Pics seem to be working now whatever I managed to do. 3D working fine though the delay at the beginning of the match and after tactical changes is a bit annoying. That said, when you actually get to see Ciaran Martyn bang one into the top corner from 30 yards out it all becomes worth it. Can't beat watching your team actually play, despite the fact I have some gripes about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
Anyone got any good player tips? I'm playing 2 games, one as Derry, one as Wycombe. Signed Alan Cawley for my Derry side and he seems to be doing a good job this far. Any of the Dundalk players any good holidaysong? I toyed with signing Martin but didn't in the end. (In FM08 I used to sign a 'Chris Templeman' from a non-league side who would always score 25+ a season for me. ;))
Ian Ryan and David Cassidy would be the only ones worth signing. Not sure if they'd cut it in the premier though.. I'm still stuck in the first division unfortunately. I'm under more pressure than John Gill! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
Hit up Mustapha Hadji. He's 36 and plays amateur in Luxemburg but is definitely good enough for Derry and wycombe. He signed for Limerick anyway so he'll sign for both of those