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version 87

Post by FTP-ashario » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:09 am

Estimated Deployment Date: Thursday 30th October

Included in this version

New Feature: Suggested Lineup
A new button, 'Suggested Lineup' has been added to the match orders page. Clicking this button will result in your assistant selecting a suggested lineup for your team.
Your assistant will select 5 batsman, 5 bowlers and a wicketkeeper.
This feature is intended to help out new players who may need some assistance when creating a lineup for a match. It is not intended as (nor does it work as) a magic button that will consistently select your best possible lineup. Experienced managers who take into account factors such as the pitch, weather and player talents will almost always be able to select a superior lineup.

Changes to player form
Currently, the weekly form update results in the vast majority of players hovering between average and capable form during the season. As of version 87, form will fluctuate more, and it will be more likely for a player form to move below average or above capable.

Academy Investment
- The maximum limit of $100K that is imposed on academy investment has been removed. Teams are now able to waste...oops...invest more than 100K a week into each of their academies.
- There is a new field, 'Status', displayed on the youth and senior training pages. The status field indicates the direction in which your academy is likely to move given the current weekly investment.
The possible statuses are steady (academy level is unlikely to change), declining (a small drop), improving (a small increase), declining+ (a moderate drop), improving+ (a moderate increase), declining++ (a large drop) and improving++ (a large increase).
Keep in mind that the status is an estimate only. Additionally, even if the status is listed as declining++ or improving++, it will still take several weeks for your academy to change by a whole level.

Hopefully, this should remove a lot of the confusion associated with academy investment and its affect on your academy level.

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