masshlx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 How do I install this? Youtube step by step instructions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I really like this alternate US structure. If there is one thing I would add rivalry wise, it would be an Atlantic Cup with the 2 NY teams, Philadelphia, DC, and New England. The rivalries between these clubs are pretty intense in the real MLS (minus the Cosmos of course) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantona12345 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Are the teams in the lowest league on here real teams or made up teams, also is there logopacks for the lowest leagues, I've downloaded the logopacks that have been recommended to me on here so far but still want the lower American leagues logos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Most if not all of the teams in the lower leagues (levels 6 and down) are completely made up, so no logos for those teams unfortunately. I thought I did add a NY rival cup with COSMOS vs. Redbulls, could be mistaken though. glad everyone is enjoying it, and not having too many problems with bugs or anything. and fsquid, yes I did create something similar last year, I put twice the amount of work into this one so hope you enjoy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWhite Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Awesome stuff. I have moved the Aztecs to a different stadium though Texas Memorial was begging to have some games there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarSlamEagle Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 What would be the best way to replace the Cosmos with a custom expansion team in this database, Mike? Just editing the Cosmos or adding a new club? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 editing the cosmos would be easier. It would really mess things up if you just deleted them, and added someone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekluse Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thanks for the time you put into this. I was assuming I would be disappointed since the team I would want to play as is AC St. Louis since I live in Fenton where they played, but they ceased to exist as a team last year. Was pleasantly surprised to see they are in this database still and rated rather highly. Downloaded it last night, spent a couple hours at work today making custom kits for them, and excited to give this database a go when I get home and hopefully hold me over til FM13. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawne3386 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks for the time you put into this. I was assuming I would be disappointed since the team I would want to play as is AC St. Louis since I live in Fenton where they played, but they ceased to exist as a team last year.Was pleasantly surprised to see they are in this database still and rated rather highly. Downloaded it last night, spent a couple hours at work today making custom kits for them, and excited to give this database a go when I get home and hopefully hold me over til FM13. I've been playing as St. Louis Lions. It's been fun trying to pull them up as AC flirts with relegation. If it comes together, we'll both be in USL-PRO next year and all hell's going to break loose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I had more fun beating Nashville in the Volunteer Cup with Memphis than anything! Hate the Nashville. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 awesome fsquid, see your team in the open cup next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Alright, I don't like the promotion. Seems a bit harsh that I go through the USL-Pro season with 2 losses, the best by 15 points. I don't get promoted automatically. I get by the first opponent in the promotion playoffs easily, but get a rash of injuries and lose the finals. Your thoughts behind making it that hard to get promoted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 You got earn your spot in America lol. Play-offs is where it's all on the line. Show up next year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Blizzard Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think Mike's set up acknowledges that promotion-relegation is such a (literally) foreign concept in North American sports and doesn't really fit with the "franchise" model that exists in MLS, NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL - why should you pay tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for a franchise only to find your terrible team bumped down after the first season??? So, making promotion so hard is probably the only "realistic" way it could ever hope to be implemented. p.s.: as a Toronto FC supporter, I'm pretty happy there's no promotion-relegation in North America!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoPenalti Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm getting could not process rule group settings error. Maximum number of teams for <comp#1-long>(16) conflicts with minimum number of teams from this competition required (20) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 your going to have to be more specific. where are you seeing this error? Did you touch or change anything in the editor? Any other settings you changed or special circumstances that you introduced to cause this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 upgrade to the latest version 12.2.2 i think...the upgrade adds/deletes teams, and that would cause an error message like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoPenalti Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 your going to have to be more specific. where are you seeing this error? Did you touch or change anything in the editor? Any other settings you changed or special circumstances that you introduced to cause this? I haven't changed anything. I import it with the editor and I see blanks under all divisions and sub divisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I think Mike's set up acknowledges that promotion-relegation is such a (literally) foreign concept in North American sports and doesn't really fit with the "franchise" model that exists in MLS, NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL - why should you pay tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for a franchise only to find your terrible team bumped down after the first season??? So, making promotion so hard is probably the only "realistic" way it could ever hope to be implemented.p.s.: as a Toronto FC supporter, I'm pretty happy there's no promotion-relegation in North America!!! I know, but it just pissed me off that I didn't get promoted because I had an injury situaiton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Mike, is there a way for teams to not steal your youth intakes? It's quite annoying.... Good luck next year fsquid. If American soccer ever implements a promotion/relegation, this kind of playoff system might be the best there is. Having lots of fun with this file Mike, Markham Marauders are now in the USL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Blizzard Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I know, but it just pissed me off that I didn't get promoted because I had an injury situaiton. I do feel your pain, fsquid... Injuries are annoying, but what I really hate in the custom North American databases I play with is that the playoffs always overlap with November international dates. If you've got a good team, you can storm the league only to see six regulars off on international duty and get knocked out in the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhombus46 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'm having a problem where almost all of the lower division clubs haven't hired a manager, and I'm into April in the simulation. I made sure to click Add Key Staff, I thought that would handle it. Is there a way to fix it without starting over? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I haven't had a problem yet with the international dats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 I thought I fixed this problem for the most part. I just made it where the international dates are basically in the last week of the regular season....however I could be wrong, but haven't seen the same issue like last years file Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novatheorem Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Is the link down? I can't seem to get the file DLed at all. Keeps telling me that it times out due to having moved to a new web address... This look amazing, though. CANNOT wait to get my hands on this one. As a side note, does anyone know how it plays alongside other edits? I have FuryG's African Megapack installed, and I was hoping to be able to run them side-by-side... Has anyone tried this yet? EDIT: So, I got the file installed, but the database is telling me that it found 0 files for any of the teams in the pack. Am I missing something? What is the correct path to install this file to in order for it to work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novatheorem Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 As an aside, to replicate the error that he got, you have to install the file to: Documents/Sports_Interactive/Football_Manager_2012/editor_data If you run it from there, you'll receive an error similar to the one previously described: "Could not process rule group settings in <file path> - too many teams (20) requested from Major League Soccer (0 teams)". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novatheorem Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Figured it out. Thanks for an awesome package! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 this really is an awesome package. Is anyone having any issues with fixture congestion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A380 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Figured it out. Thanks for an awesome package! How did you do that? I have the same error. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenYank Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I just wanted to pop in and thank you for this database. This mod as well as the German lower league mod have restored my love for FM, and will keep me playing until next years offering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy718 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Mega, mucho props to you Mike for creating this database. If only the real MLS was structured this way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Finally getting round to starting a new game with this in. Looking forward to seeing it in action! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgen Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Can Canadian teams still qualify for the North American Champions League Mike? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yes...not exactly sure how the CPU takes the order exactly, but in theory you should qualify for concacaf champions league by winning the Canadian championship, north American open cup, or by placing in one of top 2 spots in mls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWhite Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Putting that theory to practice will take me another 5 seasons I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Running this in combination with Uncle Ron's England file - I've got US U18 sides in the English FA Cup They're doing OK too in the qualifiers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 That's funny. There's so many new unique ids with new teams added, there's no telling what kind of wonky things that will happen by using another database with it...can you imagine a us u18 team making the champions league by winning that fa cup?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I was about to say, how does one team wind up in the FA Cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 It's not just one - it's loads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabEss.Safc1879 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 were is cal fc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenYank Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 A minor issue perhaps: Regarding the US Open Cup - I am three seasons into a career with AC St Louis. During the first season I won promotion from the NASL - but was never entered into the US Open Cup Each of my seasons in the MLS, however, I have been entered into the US Open Cup, but instead of my reserve squad being entered (like every other MLS Team) my first team is entered instead. To make matter worse, the board expect me to win the competition each year, when there are much more pressing competitions to attend to during that portion of the season (latter stages of the North American Open Cup, Group stages of the Concacaf Champions League, the MLS Play-off push, etc) is there a sort of trigger that keep bringing me into the USC? or am I stuck in it every year? In addition, the AC St Louis First team participates in the 'Show Me Cup' every year, in lieu of the reserve side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Your state cup, the show me cup, is what qualifies you for the US Open cup for the following year. Now I may have made a mistake in allowing AC St. Louis first team qualify for those comps. If you compare almost everybody in USL-PRO on up, it sends their reserve squads to state cups/open cups. AC st. Louis was one of those last minute shuffles of the teams to get some balance in realestic represented cities in the NASL. I would start throwing my u18 at the show me cup, and starting reserves in the open cup. I imagine if your in year 3 with them and already in the champions league, your doing fine by your board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenYank Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Your state cup, the show me cup, is what qualifies you for the US Open cup for the following year. Now I may have made a mistake in allowing AC St. Louis first team qualify for those comps. If you compare almost everybody in USL-PRO on up, it sends their reserve squads to state cups/open cups. AC st. Louis was one of those last minute shuffles of the teams to get some balance in realestic represented cities in the NASL. I would start throwing my u18 at the show me cup, and starting reserves in the open cup. I imagine if your in year 3 with them and already in the champions league, your doing fine by your board. Awesome, thanks for the insight on how that qualification system works. Yea, I had a bit of a miracle run during that first season in MLS... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabEss.Safc1879 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 where is the CAL FC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 didn't make the cut, who even knew they existed before this year though?! Next edition for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Blizzard Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 As I understand it, Cal FC won't exist after this year's USOC - at least, that's what Wynalda said. Whether he resurrects it next year, who knows??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenYank Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Another question for you Mike - I'm trying to track the progress of the league via the 'league reputation' statistic in FMRTE, yet I am unable to find 'Major League Soccer' in FMRTE... I've tried typing in any combination of 'MLS' 'M.L.S.' 'Major League Soccer' etc yet the league never comes up in the search results.... In creating this new structure did you have to give it a new name? Any recommendations for what I should use in the search? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 well I created a new MLS league with a new unique id. strange that it doesnt' show up. I can't search it either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kedzierz Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I can't even load a pre-game screen whitout getting crash dump, maybe you know why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemagnum4311 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 A lot people who have had trouble loading the file in the past, had problems because they weren't using the up to date version of FM. this is for 12.2. Other than that, just make sure you not loading it with other databases, and loading it correctly. Let me know if you need any other help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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