ZachBraff

This is extremely creative and often hilarious. I was considering doing a 2004 dynasty, but it would be hard to do it without constantly comparing my work to this great diary! Keep up the good work, man.

You also might want to look into the stats of some of the new workers you imported over. For example, Mustafa Ali is 17 but his stats are really solid, so I think they might have just been imported from a current day real world mod.

The new intro screens are really well made and do a great job setting the scene for the mod.

It looks like Royal Rumble is set to occur on Wednesday Week 1 January with the latest update

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MrVillian" data-cite="MrVillian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48346" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hey gang! I think I figured out the problem with TNA events. I set them to active by mistake even though they have a preset date when to start. They are now set to dormant and shouldn't become active til the date I gave them</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Nice!</p><p> </p><p> As for WWE's product, Classic Sports Entertainment or Episodic Entertainment. Hopefully now that we have the full release, they'll add or tweak some products. You can't even have a cage or ladder match with the current settings for either of those products, which is why I understand someone suggesting No-Style Style, but whether I'm watching or booking that, the ratings are extremely high because of the way they weigh popularity/performance and the angle requirements are too low.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="JoMo" data-cite="JoMo" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48346" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>TNA ran their weekly PPVs until the summer of 2004, so everything is correct <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, but their monthly PPVs didn't start until November 2004 with Victory Road. The mod currently has them set to run their 2005 monthly PPV schedule from the start of the mod if I recall correctly.</p>

Can't progress any further because I'm also getting the Golden Girls crashes on the first weekend, but here's a few things I noticed for the last update as well as the newest update. - Doug Basham should be managed by Shaniqua - Rodney Mack and Jazz should be managed by Theodore Long - Tajiri should be managed by Akio or Sakoda - TNA are still running their monthly PPVs that didn't exist at this time - This was actually in the original mod too, but I just realized that NXT Arena is in this mod as a venue because TNA ran their weekly event from there, so I think that could be taken out - US Title should have the weight limit taken off (although Nickman misread, it's actually "Small" at the minimum, but still, I don't think it had a limit IRL) - Most people have pointed out duplicates, so I'm wondering if you should just remove the 400 workers that you imported a few updates ago since it seems to stem from that - I've already said it, but No-Style Style doesn't make sense for WWE and creates some really high ratings for their segments, but if everyone agrees that it's the best option then I can just change it to my preference before starting a game

Booker T vs. Garrison Cade Rene Dupree vs. Chris Jericho Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner vs. Matt Hardy vs. Rob Conway Christian & Test vs. The Dudley Boyz Molly Holly & Jazz vs. Lita & Trish Stratus Kane vs. Rikishi & Hardcore Holly

Mostly personality issues, but also I've noticed a lot of workers have both "Can't Play" and "Plays Well" too. If you want to use a majority of the new attributes, you'll have to apply them manually. Also a lot of non-wrestlers have 0 experience, which is a problem for road agents.

Few notes about the newest data: - I'd just suggest putting start data variance at none. Just let the player decide if they want any variance. - Classic Sports Entertainment is the best product for WWE for this time period. Hopefully the devs will tweak it or add some more products because obviously there are issues that make this product give some unrealistic penalties (and some of them are really harsh), but something like No Style Style doesn't fit at all because it's only 25% angles and I don't think storylines even matter for that product. It's also leading to some really high segment ratings due to the popularity/performance ratio favoring whatever is higher. - Some issues with TV ratings: Last update, first WWE Raw finished with just over 2 million total viewers, including 1.5 million from Spike TV (which is realistic because most of their viewers would come from them). This update, first Raw finished with 1.6 million, but only 200k was from Spike. J Sports 4 in Japan almost had as many viewers, finishing with 170k. Good news is that The Sports Network is now getting some viewers, probably has something to do with changing their coverage levels, but it looks like it nerfed Spike TV. As for Smackdown, the new update finished with 2.8 million total viewers, the old data finished with nearly 2.4 million. Things aren't too different there, but all the broadcasters seemed to jump up a bit in viewers, whereas with Raw, everything seemed to drop. Not sure if there's any other factors causing this. - Someone already mentioned, but there are some vets that have 0 experience. I think it might only be important for road agents (although it is weird to see someone like Earl Hebner with 0 experience, but I don't think it matters for any non-wrestlers except agents), so I'd suggest filtering to easily find all the agents with 0 experience. There's not many, so it shouldn't take long to go through and give them some experience.

<p>You forgot to change some of John Hennigan's and Joey Matthew's skills after altering their popularity.</p><p> </p><p> Hennigan: </p><p> Brawling: 28</p><p> Technical: 30</p><p> Aerial: 48</p><p> Flashiness: 64</p><p> Basics: 70</p><p> Psychology: 47</p><p> Consistency: 61</p><p> Selling: 65</p><p> Athleticism: 76</p><p> Stamina: 75</p><p> Microphone: 29</p><p> Charisma: 62</p><p> Acting: 31</p><p> Star Quality: 77</p><p> </p><p> Matthews:</p><p> Brawling: 43</p><p> Technical: 30</p><p> Aerial: 47</p><p> Flashiness: 73</p><p> Basics: 70</p><p> Psychology: 63</p><p> Consistency: 61</p><p> Selling: 70</p><p> Athleticism: 53</p><p> Microphone: 47</p><p> Charisma: 70</p><p> Acting: 53</p><p> Star Quality: 70</p>

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Drew McIntyre RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler Edge vs. Randy Orton The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles Kevin Owens, Aleister Black & RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. Seth Rollins, Buddy Murphy, ? & ? United States Champion Andrade "Cien" Almas (w/Zelina Vega) vs. Angel Garza vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. Rey Mysterio Ruby Riott vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan Ricochet vs. Bobby Lashley (w/Lana) NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa North American Champion Keith Lee vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Damian Priest vs. Dominik Dijakovic United Kingdom Champion WALTER (w/Imperium) vs. Finn Balor NXT Tag Team Champions The BROserweights vs. Undisputed Era's Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish (w/Roderick Strong) Featuring: Aliyah, Aoife Valkyrie, Bianca Belair, Billie Kay, Candice LeRae, Catalina Garcia, Chelsea Green (w/Robert Stone), Dakota Kai, Deonna Purrazzo, Io Shirai, Jinny, Kacy Catanzaro, Kay Lee Ray, Kayden Carter, Lana, Mandy Rose (w/Dolph Ziggler), Mercedes Martinez, Mia Yim, Natalya, Peyton Royce, Piper Niven, Reina Gonzalez, Shotzi Blackheart, Sonya Deville, Tamina, Taynara Conti, Tegan Nox, Toni Storm, Vanessa Borne & Xia Li Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott Universal Champion Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley vs. Carmella vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison vs. The New Day vs. The Usos Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn (w/Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors vs. Twisted Bliss Austin Theory, Babatunde, Big Show, Cedric Alexander, Cesaro, Chad Gable, EC3, Elias Samson, Erick Rowan, Erik, Fandango, Gran Metalik, Ivar, Jeff Hardy, Kalisto, King Corbin, Lince Dorado, Mansoor Al-Shehail, Mike Kanellis, Mojo Rawley, Mustafa Ali, Riddick Moss, R-Truth, Sheamus, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tony Nese, Tyler Bate, Tyler Breeze & Zack Ryder Otis Dozovic (w/Tucker Knight) vs. Dolph Ziggler (w/Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville & Robert Roode)

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jean-vic" data-cite="jean-vic" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48346" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The Undertaker shouldn't be set to be on a hiatus when he's in a storyline. He should be available for WWE so he can be placed in angles.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm pretty sure you can still use Taker in angles. When selecting workers in the angle, just switch from "available" to "all" and his name should pop up.</p>

Well, anything with "Brisbane" or "Gold Coast" in it belongs to Queensland. Otherwise, all I can suggest is just doing some Googling of the listed venues and seeing which states/areas they're actually located in. Here are the areas that seem to be missing venues or have them misplaced: CANADA Saskatchewan MEXICO Noroccidente Occidente Sur BRITISH ISLES Wales EUROPE Russia Southern Europe Southern Mediterranean Western Europe OCEANIA Queensland Tasmania Victoria Then India has nothing. Anyway, with the way the new locations feature works, I guess you could just leave it as is. It'd be cool to at least organize the existing venues though. As for broadcasters, might be worth asking Idol about how he did his research regarding broadcasters around the world in 2004.

Any plans to flesh out some of the game areas with venues and broadcasters? They added some new areas compared to 2016, so there's a few regions with no venues or coverage. Most notably, India is completely barren. There's also some venues that are located in the empty game areas, but they're in the wrong places because the way the game was built in 2016 and the conversion (for example, New South Wales has several Queensland venues on its list).