TheEarl Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Because of the problems with managing in Sweden, I have launched the Stage 1 early. This so people can take part in the challenge. Prologue will have a new due date later, when the Sweden issue is fixed. Please when submit your progress, start by typing if you submit Prologue or Stage 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 OK, a lot of back and forth now but the Sweden issue seems to be fixed already. Will check and maybe confirm this later. Link Still I will allow Stage 1 to be started anytime people want. I will update submission date for Prologue as soon as I can confirm its working again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwilymJJames Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just started a Prologue run, so it looks like it's been fixed. Hammarby sacked their manager while I was going from 10th - 16th July, so I think I'm there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I can confirm that Sweden appears to be working so here goes setup profile table on the 16th July Hammarby it is then ! lycra on, pedals at the ready!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Great, good luck @Pip and @GwilymJJames Have reinstated the submission deadline for Prologue to 25th November Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkfootball Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 "Fight for the Capital": Set up Starting Manager Profile I love managing in South Africa so this should be a lot of fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Good luck at being the first for Stage 1 @kkfootball set the pace for the rest of us to chase Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkfootball Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I have a clarifying question. In regards to the player we buy from other clubs, do we include cups as well as the league matches in the number of games played? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedaf Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Alright i'm in for the prologue: game setup manager profile league table (16th July) I'm taking over bottom of the league Hammarby and I have a game against AIK on my first day on the job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 7 hours ago, kkfootball said: I have a clarifying question. In regards to the player we buy from other clubs, do we include cups as well as the league matches in the number of games played? Yes but only until end of 2017/18 season. Even though you didnt ask can also clarify. You can buy as many players from the rival teams as you want but only 1 will count for points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Ok well its fair to say that wasn't particularly impressive! Final table - Relegation! results Yellow Jersey: 5 Wins = 5 points | 12 Goals = 1 points | 15th Place finish = 0 points | Grand Total = 6 points Green Jersey: 0 Win = 0 points | 0 Goals = 0 points | Grand Total = 0 points Stage Win: + 1 Place Next Stop Cape Town!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 The first stage looks really interesting. Love the idea of managing in different places. Here are the usual starting screenshots. Game Setup Manager Profile - I decided to stay as English. You didn't HAVE to become Swedish did you? Good luck to everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Absolutely not required to be swedish. I wrote before the Prologue that we will visit all over the world. I didnt even start as swedish or norwegian my self. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Too bad Hammarby didnt turn out that well for you @Pip hopefully any of the next Stages will bring you more fame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Leaderboards updated with entry of @Pip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Ice Gravy Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Prologue - Hammarby IF Being the nice guy I am I thought I'd help everyone out by making sure you don't finish bottom. You're very welcome. On a serious note that was awful. Terrible up front, sloppy at the back. If I was a horse I'd be shot. I used this challenge as a bit of a trial for tactics which I'll be using on my Youth Challenge save, and maybe changed around a bit too much. I definitely need to do some research before I start a long save. One thing to point out - my manager was born in 96 rather than 97 as specified. I entered 97 several times but it kept resetting. As can be seen below it didn't give me a tactical advantage. Screenshots Database Manager at start of challenge Starting table Pre-challenge results Manager at end of challenge Finishing Table Challenge results My points by my calculations: Yellow Jersey: 3 Wins = 3 points | 12 Goals = 1 point | 16th Place finish = 0 points | Grand Total = 4 points Green Jersey: 0 Wins = 0 points | 0 Goals = 0 points | Grand Total = 0 points Stage Win: + 0 Places Let me know if you're struggling with the screenshots, never posted links before! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 @Ice Ice Gravy sorry to hear about your struggles. I will update the Leaderboards later. Its ok that your birth year ended up at 1996, I suspect that happends if you are born late in the year. Its much more a cosmetic change if your manager is 20 or 21 years old. People might have figured this out but in the Tour the manager will gradually become older so in Stage 1 birth year will be 1996, then next Stage will be 1995 and so on. (Depending on how many seasons there will be for each Stage) Screenshots looks fine so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Only just getting started with this. Always find it harder to get into games from the start instead of mid way through the season. With regards to the player that you sign from a rival club. I'm guessing that if you sign more than 1, then you can select which will be your "Special Function" player and it's not just the first one that you sign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Watson156 said: Only just getting started with this. Always find it harder to get into games from the start instead of mid way through the season. With regards to the player that you sign from a rival club. I'm guessing that if you sign more than 1, then you can select which will be your "Special Function" player and it's not just the first one that you sign? Correct, and you should obviously chose the player with most appearances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Ice Ice Gravy said: Prologue - Hammarby IF Being the nice guy I am I thought I'd help everyone out by making sure you don't finish bottom. You're very welcome. You have my warmest gratitude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 @kkfootball and @Watson156 how far did you play in Stage 1 yet? I think I will start my quest on Friday... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Leaderboards updates with the progress of @Ice Ice Gravy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skogmus Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Let's give it a go with the prologue.. Setup Manager profile League table 16th of July Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Good luck @Skogmus strange its only me who ever got another team than Hammarby so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 13 hours ago, TheEarl said: @kkfootball and @Watson156 how far did you play in Stage 1 yet? I think I will start my quest on Friday... Struggling to get into FM at the moment. Just actually need to get into the games and I will be fine. Will just lock myself in a room and get it done. Would like to think that I should have at least half the season done by the weekend, if not all of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skogmus Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 So I've completed the prologue, and I'm happy enough with the result. Difficult team to manage and couldn't get my strikers to score on a regular basis through the half season. Did climb from 16th to 8th place after beating AIK in the 92nd minute in the final game of the season, sending them down the table. A few results could have been better, but can't really complain on how it went. ScreenshotsManager profile – end of seasonLeague table – end of seasonFixtures – pre-challengeFixtures – challenge I'll try to calculate the points as well, but you might want to double check in case I make a mistake..Yellow jersey: 3pts. for 8th place; 8pts. for 8 wins; 2pts. for 20 goals = 13pts. in total, given that I still know how to count correctly..Green jersey: 2pts. for drawing 1-1 away against Djurgårdens; 5pts. for winning 2-1 away against AIK = 7pts. in totalStage win: Taking my team from 16th to 8th place, climbing a total of 8 places. Now at least a day off before heading to Cape Town. Happy to see that stage published this early so I hopefully get to finish it before I get to busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Nice effort @Skogmus, your entry is in the leaderboards now. 9 managers have completed the Prologue so far, will be very happy if we reach double figures and maybe even higher.... Also excited to see who will post Stage 1 first. I am about to start that season today... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Also as a quick note. I have quite a few ideas as to the rest of the stages. But if anyone think they have a good story and something to contribute for one of the stages, please write about it here or in a PM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Not going to reveal too much at this stage, but really love playing in South Africa. Teams are scoring at will, but obviously my team is leeking at the back too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 If somebody else decided to repeat the first stage (which you've said is permissible), I probably would as well. I am ultra competitive, and it's killing me that I botched up my chances forever by trying to figure out FM18 by doing the stage. But with a week to go, it looks as though everybody else is happy to stay pat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 17 hours ago, TheEarl said: Also as a quick note. I have quite a few ideas as to the rest of the stages. But if anyone think they have a good story and something to contribute for one of the stages, please write about it here or in a PM Would love to have a MLS stage. Might also be fitting to have the last 3 stages in France, Italy & Spain in honour of the 3 big stage races, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikeologist Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Watson156 said: Would love to have a MLS stage. Might also be fitting to have the last 3 stages in France, Italy & Spain in honour of the 3 big stage races, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana. I hate managing in the MLS, which is exactly why I second W156's idea. Separate the adults from the children. Of course, if we don't have to change the team much it won't be too difficult. @Watson156 How could Earl make it difficult? Points for big signings? (what are they called; designated players?). On the whole though, I'd prefer to have more obscure leagues; Hong Kong would be cool, and at least one international stage, though I'm not sure how that could be done. Maybe holidaying to the world cup, and taking on the bottom ranked team. Is the world cup the first international tournament scheduled in the game? Anyway, don't really care what the stages are. My only real preference would have been not to have to manage in S Africa again. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, vikeologist said: I hate managing in the MLS, which is exactly why I second W156's idea. Separate the adults from the children. Of course, if we don't have to change the team much it won't be too difficult. @Watson156 How could Earl make it difficult? Points for big signings? (what are they called; designated players?). On the whole though, I'd prefer to have more obscure leagues; Hong Kong would be cool, and at least one international stage, though I'm not sure how that could be done. Maybe holidaying to the world cup, and taking on the bottom ranked team. Is the world cup the first international tournament scheduled in the game? Anyway, don't really care what the stages are. My only real preference would have been not to have to manage in S Africa again. Oh well. Could potentially make it difficult by, having it a bit like the prologue and starting half way through the season. Maybe make a save game and everybody has to start at the same team (in a tough situation, or small team at the top of the league) and see who does the best. Signing designated players could be an option for points, not too sure what the rules would be though. Could use one of the Canadian teams playing in the MLS and have to try and use as many Canadians or something along those lines. There is also the option of using the new team LAFC who don't actually play for the first season, so you have some time to sign anybody you like or the chance to build your own team through the various drafts available. I agree about the obscure leagues, apart from what I said about the last 3 stages! Would also love a International stage, maybe it could be used if there is only a short time available, would be a pretty quick challenge as you could holiday quite a bit when you haven't got any matches. Your idea about the World Cup seems like a good one, different points for different World Rankings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Both Hong Kong and MLS are good ideas separately. There will definitely be an International Stage, how this will be done will be revealed at a later time. It could be together with a club or standalone, points will also not be disclosed for now. When it comes to MLS/Hong Kong I would love to hear more like a background story, and more specific details to what can make it a challenge, and what should reward points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabreth Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Ok, let's begin the new stage Setup Manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, fabreth said: Ok, let's begin the new stage Setup Manager Good luck man. Doubt it will have much to say, but you could add Swedish language to your manager if you want. The rest of the setup looks fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Just a friendly reminder that there is 1 week left of the Prologue. Would love to see an entry from @Muttley84 @Ronaldo Beckham @GwilymJJames and others.... Also highly anticipating the first entry of Stage 1.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I can't mate, I am too busy with work to play the game properly, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: I can't mate, I am too busy with work to play the game properly, Understand, no problems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I had to get a job so I couldn't spend all day playing FM, trust me I would rather be playing FM all day then having to do a job but I got to pay the bills, I might crack on with Ultimate Challenge after Xmas though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: I had to get a job so I couldn't spend all day playing FM, trust me I would rather be playing FM all day then having to do a job but I got to pay the bills, I might crack on with Ultimate Challenge after Xmas though. I have to work also of course. But actually that is one of the reason for this Tour Challenges. The Prologue can be played in just a few hours. And the others will not be too time consuming also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 My first update of Stage 1: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiIIs Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Brilliant idea Earl and great scenarios so far! I remember back in the day doing these sorts of challenges when the game used to calculate manager points for each season! Here's my snapshots for Prologue Reset a number of times and each time Hammarby was lowest rank of the 3 and in the relegation zone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Ice Gravy Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 @skillsI'd have had a nosebleed if I'd have reached the lofty heights of 14th on my Prologue attempt. Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 13 hours ago, Watson156 said: My first update of Stage 1: Nice start mate. I did not win this comp, so you have an advantage there. I just have a few months left but can't finish it today. So will be sometime during the coming week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabreth Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, TheEarl said: Nice start mate. I did not win this comp, so you have an advantage there. I just have a few months left but can't finish it today. So will be sometime during the coming week. Yup, me neither. And I have some problems in the dressing room... it's another challenge of this FM edition if starting as an unexperienced manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkfootball Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/14/2017 at 23:50, TheEarl said: @kkfootball and @Watson156 how far did you play in Stage 1 yet? I think I will start my quest on Friday... I finished the season. I just need to play through the champions league. I haven't had the time yet as I was studying for a test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Didn't realise that we were in the African Confederations Cup, but this has allowed me to issue a mini challenge for Stage 1. Can anybody beat this score: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEarl Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 58 minutes ago, Watson156 said: Didn't realise that we were in the African Confederations Cup, but this has allowed me to issue a mini challenge for Stage 1. Can anybody beat this score: Played the same opposition in the Prel. round of CL "only" Won 10-0 with a rotated team. 19-0 on aggregate... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skogmus Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 10.11.2017 at 17:50, TheEarl said: Important: Set starting date to the earliest possible date South Africa. Earliest possible is January 2017 (First matches in 2017 continental cups). Assume it's a mistake and we're supposed to start early pre-season 2017/18? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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