Backwards Compatibility

Hi,

I guess this question may have been asked before, in fact I know this question has been asked before but I've got a slight twist on the question that I'd like to see what SI think of it.

My question is why can't we use previous games Databases within the latest version of FM?

It is something I'd really like to be able to do. Will it be able to be implemented into future games?

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It is impossible because the new patch brings changes that are in existent in the earlier versions. It's like giving a five year old kid the task to ad 2+2=4 but with this change 2 2=4 do you think you can explain to him whats happening without introducing the + term.

I think it's possible but missing information will likely have to be randomised - i.e. things like manager tendencies would need to be missing or randomised. I'd imagine it's difficult though as legacy applications are hard enough to make backwards-compatible without worrying about the next iteration of the game.

Thanks Ter. Appreciate the answer.

Also, contracts would have already expired, and so forth.

SCIAG, the problem wouldn't be on the contracts since those contracts would be base from the save that would be imported to the new game.

Like Ter said, the problem would be in leagues structures and rules changing between games and other things that may create a conflict with the new game.

If the contract expiry date is July 2008, then it will have already expired...

Unless the game starts in July 2007 just like in the old game too.

If the contract expiry date is July 2008, then it will have already expired...

I think your not understanding. If a save game was to be imported to new game, the year the player saved (imagine October 2010), then that contract that supposed to end in the July 2008 no longer is applied.

It is pretty much the same thing with Save games when patches are released. The save game still is compatible and it still runs with the new patch, but your simply playing with another database then with database that was updated on the new patch.

I think your not understanding. If a save game was to be imported to new game, the year the player saved (imagine October 2010), then that contract that supposed to end in the July 2008 no longer is applied.

It is pretty much the same thing with Save games when patches are released. The save game still is compatible and it still runs with the new patch, but your simply playing with another database then with database that was updated on the new patch.

He said "databases", not "saved games".