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There's no if about about it. It's just a matter of how long it'll take for SI Games to get their finger out and solve them all.Quote:
Originally posted by sadloserkid
slk urges you to keep an eye on CM4 as it is clearly a game that has the gaming world at it's feet. :)
If the bugs get sorted it'll be the business! Big if there though.
It's only out for 6 weeks and there have been three patches with a fourth in the works along with CM 03/04 which'll arrive at the end of the year.
Sure would you not want to see if the picture of yourself, @ndy, lefty et al is in?;)Quote:
Originally posted by Schumi
I think I'll hold on to my copy of the last version so!
Do the downloads have to be unzipped with Winzip?
No.
Patch 2 is on the DVD version of PC Gamer (the one with half life two on the cover)
Help!!
Just dowloaded the CM4.05 patych and I can't install it, I get an error saying CM4 doesn't appear to be installed which it is...
What folder should I install the patch to??
What I did was I simply double clicked on the file, then CM's patch loader thing came up and that took care of the rest, so I don't know why it's saying CM isn't loaded on your PC Xlex
I'd recommend the newest version of Championship Manager Magazine for anybody out there. The mag itself isn't a bad read and you also get 40 odd pages from the official tactics guide and a cover disk containing the following (and more):
* CM4 Expansion Pack 3 - Corrects the bugs, updates the stats, contains two new leagues (Slovakia & Indonesia I think)
* Complete version of the original Championship Manager
* Demos for CM2 and CM3 (and CMQuiz)
* A selection of tactics and skins for CM4
* Some other stuff that I can't remember...
Ya I got that, though CM 1 kept crashing my computer (Win xp).
SLK, did you notice with patch 3 that your players were getting injured for no apparant reason? Like getting a news item saying so and so will be out for a month with a broken foot three days after your last match? Bizzare, and ever so slightly annoying
Haven't gotten home to install it yet. Damn, I thought it would all be sorted now... :(
It's nice to have the Munster Senior Cup included, but what's with the Stalinist exclusion of the LDV Vans Trophy in England? Now there's no virtual chance of Roddy Collins wearing his Louis Copeland on Sky.
Did you get the magazine off the web or is it in the shops?
I got it in Easons in Limerick Hitman.
Would the game run well on a Pentium 3 800mhz.
What RAM would you recommend?
would 256 be alright?
I'm running the Eircom League, English League and Italian League on my PC which is only 466Mhz with 128MB RAM. It takes 6/7 minutes to calculate the English Matches on a Saturday but other than that it's OK.
I'm sure you'll be grand provided you don't select too many leagues ( maybe bear in mind how many teams are in each League e.g. eL has only 22, English has 56 I think and Italian 48 ).
The game did warn me that I was over the limit in the number of leagues before I started so it will tell you if you choose too many leagues for your PC to handle.
It was in the last time I checked.Quote:
Originally posted by Hitman
It's nice to have the Munster Senior Cup included, but what's with the Stalinist exclusion of the LDV Vans Trophy in England? Now there's no virtual chance of Roddy Collins wearing his Louis Copeland on Sky.
It's called "The Vans trophy"
I'm pretty sure it's there too!
The best thing about EP3 (I'm hoping) is that apparently they've corrected that little bug where your full back takes a throw in to your centre-half (generally Pat Scully for Limerick in my own case) who's neatly dispossesed by the opposition striker who then darts through on goal... used to drive me mental! :mad:
So hopefully that's sorted though I won't know until next weekend sadly... :(
that bug's fixed alright, annoyed the hell out of me too.
As far as specs go, I'm running it on a P2 1.5gHZ and it's fine, though I'm only running one league, as the delay was too much. Though it handled nine leagues fine, it was just the damn delay
thanks shelsman:cool:
Another question can you run (or is anyone runnig it) it under windows ME or 2000. Dosen't say on back of box:confused:
Ruairi, you must be the only person in the world that has a P2 1.5MHZ. Did INTEL make it just for you:p
Just to spice this up again, are there any players that you try and buy a lot when you're playing? When I do League of Ireland I basically take what I can get but after getting Limerick promoted one year in CM 2000/01 I strengthed the squad with Alan Kernaghan (a rock), John Sheridan and Tommy Coyne (couldn't even hold a place on the bench!). I remember signing a young lad called Robbie Daly in the same game but I think he was randomly generated.
With bigger teams I'd recommend Aimo Diana, Dmitrios Gramosis (spelling is off, he's a Greek/German with Hamburg I think), the usual Backircioglu and Kallstrom tandem, a verstaile defender called Suleyman Sleyman (again, spelling isn't great there but he's a Syrian/Swede), Greek international keeper with a long name that starts with 'E', Nigmatulin is a good cheapish keeper, Ajax have some players who develop well (Yakubu, Cruz, Trabelsi, Hersi), John Buikelma becomes a decent player as well. I've never really bothered with huge clubs, Villa, Celtic and Ajax are about my biggest so take that as a gauge. Oh and Taribo West on a free in a lot of editions is a good buy as well.
It disappeared when I downloaded the second patch. I couldn't find the magazine in Cork, does anyone have any suggestions? I think the keeper's Eleftheropolous.Quote:
Originally posted by UCD_4_Life
It was in the last time I checked.
It's called "The Vans trophy"
Hitman, I'm in Cork for the weekend. If you want a copy I'll check in Limerick today and see if there's any left. The I can arrange to meet you in Cork on Saturday maybe and hand over the Magazine/CD in return for the cost price. It's a bit pricey at just under a tenner but if you want to do that either PM me here or else e-mail me as soon as you get a chance.
I take lunch at 12.45 :D
And you got the Greek keeper right too!
wat do you do to get these players
just got cm4 and its very slow is that normal ?
Yeah its normal.Its very slow
EP 4 is out now, with EP 5 on the way.
Which would lead to the question... why release the thing when it takes 5 mods to fix it?
And my money is on a sixth mod being released.
You never know, all the bugs might be fixed by the time CM 5 is out :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Yeah, it should never have been released in the state it was in... smelled of money to be honest. I'll be much warier of buying straigh-off next time out.
Yes but at that stage they will have created a whole load of new ones!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Ruairi
You never know, all the bugs might be fixed by the time CM 5 is out :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I don't think spending €50+ on the next full version is justified. You should be able to get a data update ( including patches ) for €10-15. That would be fair.
If they introduced a 3D Match Engine in the next version, then it would be worth paying for.
Rumour has it that they abandoned a 3d match engine for Cm4. In the CM4 magazine one of the development tema said that they'd need proper visualisation for over 200,000 players, and that it'd be like writing another game entirely.Quote:
Originally posted by Shelsman
If they introduced a 3D Match Engine in the next version, then it would be worth paying for.
It's slow enough anyway, imagine CM with a 3D engine?? Imagine the loading times!!! It'd be like being back in the commodore 64 days! :D
What bugs does EP4 fix? Is there much advance on the third patch?
A 3D match engine won't be introduced for at least five years and even then, unless it's perfect, it'd be commercial suicide for SI Games. Most of the fanbase just wouldn't accept it.Quote:
Originally posted by Shelsman
Yes but at that stage they will have created a whole load of new ones!!!
I don't think spending €50+ on the next full version is justified. You should be able to get a data update ( including patches ) for €10-15. That would be fair.
If they introduced a 3D Match Engine in the next version, then it would be worth paying for.
To answer Hitman's question, yes it does fix A LOT of bugs. It also causes a dozen new ones though and the fix list for EP5 is also quite large. It's been three months since I've bought the bloody thing and I've only gotten about two weeks of enjoyment out of it. SI have handled the situation terribly and won't be getting anymore of my money again.
check a few of these out- ibrahim ali, got him on a free, s, schoof- got him on loan from leverkusen. phillippe mexes centre back for france in the confederations cup plays for auxerre. ivan rocha got him on a free. fabian ernst on loan from werder bremen, slavisa jokanovic, got him on a free, ivan hurtado also free and brett emerton on loan from feyenoord. currently joint second with bohs neither of us has lost a game and weve played 22 not including the cup. bohs got knocked out in the quarter finals of the champions league by liverpool on 2-1 agg.
i downloaded ep 4 and have it on cd, if anyone wants it PM me and i'll give it to ya, or post it to ya if needs be
does anyone here have that unofficial game editor that came with cm4 magazine????
if you do and you got it to work then please help me out =]
basically i have used the editor to make myself a little dream team and when i start a new game it crashes =[
can anyone out there help me out??
thanx a bunch
Anyone got any Player Tips?
As Manager of Derry I could sign:
Stephen Hughes (Injured for 5 Months) Sold for £250,000 to Rangers
Kanchelskis
Les Ferdinand
Per Frandsen
Also look out for a young Bulgarian called Torpindov (16yo) Valencia, Real, Feyenoord all calling for him....
I signed David Welch for Drogheda from Cork City on loan for the season and he and Andy Myler scored nigh on 60 goals on the way to winning the first division (Myler ended up with about 35 I think).
When I was playing with Cork City I signed Ray Carolan from Kilkenny (I think) on a free transfer, and he was excellent in the holding role in midfield.
Ken Oman (Bohs) is handy, got him on loan for two seasons, but the bugger wouldn't sign a permanent deal, despite a fee being agreed.
And, obviously enough, John O'Flynn is magic. :D
Kevin Kyle and Neil Mellor are usually good loan signings.
In the first division Paul Keegan (Leeds), Alan Dunne (Milwall) and Neal Horgan (Cork) helped me and my Limerick boys to promotion.
......On another issue, anyone interested in an EL Network Game?
Might be a laugh.