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Put titles on the workers I see potential or actual success in and change champions if the story needs it. For instance, in my Attitude Era save, Austin is my top guy so he is the main holder of the world title, but he drops and regains the title as the story demands. Same with my midcarders but also take titles off them if they transcend a certain championship.

Sounds interesting. Planning to convert to 2020 when it releases or is this strictly 2016?

There will be mods. There's no doubt about that.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dude-1981" data-cite="dude-1981" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Generally I just don't have them meet 1 on 1 four times in 6 months. <p> </p><p> Have a tag, a handicap, triple threat. Have X have to beat a minion or stablemate before he gets to Y.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I do that where possible or where it fits, but some feuds just don't operate like that. Imagine doing a best of seven series storyline. That's ratings hell.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BrokenCycle" data-cite="BrokenCycle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It's meant to make you plan better. Try intentionally hindering one or two of the <p> match ratings before you get to the blowoff. Don't use Open Match and Slow Build on every single one. Maybe throw in a Keep Strong or make the one of the Match Aims Storytelling to lower the ratings a bit. Stuff like that. The penalty is based on the average rating of the previous matches.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I know what it's meant to do but none of my planning has worked, haha. </p><p> </p><p> Thank you for the response. This is helpful.</p>

I hope merchandise is done better this time round. I like that wrestlers will have individual sales numbers but I'm hoping that merchandise might precede pop. As we see in reality, a lot of pushes are the result of merchandise sales rather than what management see in the worker. I would love to see someone I planned to be a solid midcarder start moving merch, forcing me to push him and profit or stick with my gut on him.

One thing I've never been able to get round is the rating cap on the fourth match in a series. Doesn't what wrestlers I use or what stipulations I have for the match, the ratings always bottom out. I recently had Rock v Mankind, both over 90 pop meet in a steel cage but it got a C+ because it was the fourth match. Anyone got any tips on how to overcome this as I find it detrimental to my feuds.

Will how an event is regarded affect attendances? I'm thinking of Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble etc. These events are the draw, not the card WWE presents. It would be great if this could be replicated in game, the pre-booking not affecting attendances for certain events.

Love the latest update. Adds another level of realism and immersion.

<p>May 1999</p><p> </p><p> WWF World Heavyweight - Vacant</p><p> WWF World Tag Team - Edge and Christian (1st reign)</p><p> WWF Intercontinental - Owen Hart (3rd reign)</p><p> WWF European - D'Lo Brown (1st reign)</p><p> WWF Hardcore - Bob Holly (1st reign)</p><p> WWF Light Heavyweight - Funaki (1st reign)</p><p> WWF Women's - Ivory (1st reign)</p>

<p>Art of War mod. May 1999. Top two feuds at the moment are Austin and Triple H feuding over the title, and Rock and Mankind feuding before leading into the creation of the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. At No Mercy UK, Triple H botched a move, injuring Austin. Austin is out for a month and will miss the Over the Edge PPV where he was scheduled to get a count out victory over Trips. After vacating the title on Raw, Austin will be the special guest referee for the Rock, Mankind, Triple H title match at Over the Edge. With a little help from the ref, Mrs Foley's baby boy is going to win his first world title!</p><p> </p><p> 1999 was supposed to be the year of Triple H. Year long feud with Austin, few world title reigns, possibly winning the rumble. Now, he's getting jobbed down the card and he'll be feuding over the European and Intercontinental titles until at least Survivor Series.</p>

As I don't feel that injuries occur enough even when set to high, I set my injuries to extreme. Three shows later, my roster has been levelled. Good job I had a backup save. Back to high injuries I go.

If a project isn't fun, there is no point continuing on with it until the motivation is back. It's an exercise in futility. Still, thank you for the contributions you make to create an enjoyable experience for TEW players.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="EBEZA" data-cite="EBEZA" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Gotta build dem stars! <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> Okay, an absolute hard-and-fast rule is that, if they haven't been a permanent member of either WCW or ECW's roster, they can't join the Alliance. So Austin could (although I'd prefer he didn't), but The Rock absolutely can't. Fair?</p><p> </p><p> Also, only feels fair to point out that RVD wasn't ECW World Champion in the original ECW. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, it's fair. No one would jump in any diary of mine if it didn't make sense. Stories have to make sense and shouldn't be based around the premise of, "We need a new heel/face!"</p><p> </p><p> Austin joining the Alliance made no sense. You know what else made no sense? Austin turning heel in the first place! It's as if they completely forgot who actually won them the war!</p><p> </p><p> Wow. Never actually knew that. You think of ECW World Champions, you think of Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, Sabu, Taz and RVD. I always just assumed he won it and had never even considered that he didn't.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="EBEZA" data-cite="EBEZA" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hmmm, I'd still prefer it within the existing rules (Austin jumping to the Alliance when WCW treated him like crap made no sense to me), but I could definitely see Triple H siding with Stephanie... I'll leave it to your better judgment to allow exceptions that make sense <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not really sure what I can do with The Alliance within the existing rules to be honest. A big reason the Invasion angle failed was because the top WCW stars were all sitting out. With the WCW and ECW talent at my disposal, I don't know how to have the alliance come out on top in year one without tanking the WWF side's pop. As for the main title champions all being new come 2002, that could be a very strange picture come the time. My main titles contested in a triple threat consisting of Chris Jericho, Buff Bagwell and Little Guido <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Might make an interesting, if unusual, diary.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="EBEZA" data-cite="EBEZA" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh, are you keeping them as separate companies? Sorry, I thought you were re-running the Invasion angle! Then yes, adjust away!</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No, I'm not keeping them as separate companies. However, within kayfabe they are separate, so, for example, if HHH's contract is coming up, it provides a kayfabe reason for them to jump even though I renew their contracts. Also, as contracts are random, it's not possible to know beforehand whose contracts are up and when. Just thought it would add some variety.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HarmonyOfDissonance" data-cite="HarmonyOfDissonance" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Looking for rules for either a 1998 WWF or WCW or ECW game.<p> </p><p> A 2001 Invasion game.</p><p> </p><p> All three potential ones will include created wrestlers that either can or cannot be included in rules.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> WWF 1998:</p><p> </p><p> 1. Title belts cannot be hot potatoed around the roster. Each title reign must last a minimum of three months. </p><p> 2. The intercontinental title must act as the stepping stone to the World title and anyone who holds it must be world champion within two years of their final reign if they haven't already been world champion.</p><p> 3. No one who won the Royal Rumble in a particular year in reality can win it in the same year in-game. Example, Austin can win the Rumble in 99, but not 2001. </p><p> 4. No WCW/ECW wrestler can be signed/debut before their actual debut. </p><p> 5. The Light Heavyweight Championship must become a legitimate competitor to the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and must become a respectable midcard title. </p><p> 6. Val Venis, D'Lo Brown and X-Pac. One must be world champion within two years, one must have a year long European title run and one can never hold a singles title. You decide. </p><p> 7. Smackdown cannot air until the date it actually aired. </p><p> 8. Edge and Christian, the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz. All three teams must have split up by 2002. Two teams must go on to form partnerships with members of another team (e.g. Bubba Ray and Christian) while the third team must have one wrestler pushed to the moon and the other stuck as a midcard jobber.</p>

EBEZA, I am going to ask your permission to alter one of the rules you posted for me. Can wrestlers jump ship if their contracts are due to expire? Obviously, not every wrestler whose contract is nearly up will jump, but it allows more creative freedom if I have the option to use that as a loophole.

Only WCW/ECW wrestlers can jump ship and only WWF wrestlers who haven't held the two main single belts can jump though. So, that stops the likes of Austin, Triple H, Rock jumping, sure, but what is to stop me moving Booker T over to the WWF side, or RVD to WWF?? To be honest, any ship jumping would be kept to a minimum anyway. I already think I have a new take on the whole invasion angle anyway, so if I can see that through there won't be much, if any, jumping.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="EBEZA" data-cite="EBEZA" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>OMG <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>The Invasion Angle must last a year longer than it did (culminating at Survivor Series 2002); The Alliance must win at Survivor Series 2001<br /></li><li>Only superstars who actually appeared for WCW and/or ECW can jump ship; this does not include one-off jobber appearances (eg Edge in WCW as Damon Striker)<br /></li><li>Also, no current WWF Superstar can jump ship if they have previously held the Intercontinental Championship for more than three months, or the WWF Championship at all<br /></li><li>None of WCW's main eventers who elected to sit at home and wait out their contracts may debut before they next appeared on TV in real life (eg nWo in 2002 (WWE), Sting in 2003 (TNA), etc)<br /></li><li>You must feature ECW a lot more strongly in the Invasion: the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, ECW Television Championship and ECW Tag Team Championships must be as strongly featured as WCW's titles.<br /></li><li>At Survivor Series 2002: the following matches must take place:<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>WWF/E Champion vs WCW World Champion vs ECW World Champion (none of the three participants can have held any of the three championships before you begin the save)<br /></li><li>WWF Intercontinental Champion vs WWF European Champion vs ECW Television Champion (if you're using the WCW TV Title, throw them in too for a 4-way; none of the participants can have held any of the championships before you begin the save)<br /></li><li>WWF Tag Team Champions vs WCW Tag Team Champions vs ECW Tag Team Champions (none of the three teams can have held any of the three championships before you begin the save, however any of the six men can be former tag champions, just not with their partner for this match)<br /></li><li>WWF Light Heavyweight Champion vs WCW Cruiserweight Champion (neither of the participants can have held either of the championships before you begin the save)<br /></li><li>Team WWF vs Team Alliance (the WCW United States Champion must be in this match; each team can only have a maximum of two members from their Survivor Series 2001 match in your save)<br /></li><li>Immunity Battle Royal (you must sign the winner to a ten-year written deal before the event, and must never make booking decisions that reduce their morale; if other influences lower their morale below "normal," you must give time off and/or bonuses until they are back to normal; they may not be fired, not even for drugs/steroids/fighting/etc. Choose wisely!)<br /></li></ol><p></p><p> [*]Team WWF/E must eventually win at Survivor Series 2002, but you must find a way to reintroduce half of Team Alliance into the roster before the next Wrestlemania.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p></p><p> </p><p> Hope these are the sort of thing you're after! If any don't make complete sense, just ask and I'll try to clarify <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Will you be posting this save in dynasties?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Good rules. Thank you. Any worker specific rules or goals?</p><p> </p><p> Few questions: what did you mean by jump ship? As in workers for one company jumping to another company?</p><p> </p><p> Shouldn't the WCW United States Champion be in the IC/TV title three way?</p><p> </p><p> Hoping to do a diary, yes, but I'll need to look more into how diaries are presented etc. Never done one before.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Koholos" data-cite="Koholos" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can’t help with the WCW, don’t know them that well. But for WWF...<p> 1) If a wrestler loses a belt, they can’t wear it again for a year (they can still compete for it).</p><p> 2) Ken Shamrock goes over Triple H at WM, so Vince can make WWF seem more legit.</p><p> 3) Golddust and Mankind must form a tag team.</p><p> 4) To prevent Jeff Jarrett leaving and eventually forming Impact, he must be pushed to Main Eventer. </p><p> 5) No means No! - anyone caught using drugs is suspended(or sent to rehab). Second violation is termination. For any other offenses, 1st is a Fine, 2nd suspension, 3rd Termination.</p><p> 6) Nation of Domination can’t break up, but the race war angle is seen as potentially controversial, so they need to become about purity in sports.</p><p> 7) Owen Hart, British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart quit and will not come back.</p><p> 8) Since Vince is not known for his acceptance of losing - ANY time a WWF show has a lower rating than WCW, a wrestler must either have his push or his gimmick changed.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you for that. However, losing Owen Hart pains me. How can I recreate my favourite tag team creation without Owen? Owen Hart and Val Venis, Breaking and Entering <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Keeping the Nation together will be interesting. Looking forward to doing that. Also, having Austin unable to hold the WWF title for a year whenever he loses it will make booking very interesting. Guess Kane isn't winning it at King of the Ring, haha. </p><p> </p><p> Oh, and there is no WCW in DoWCW. It starts after WWF has purchased them but before the Invasion angle has begun so any rules you think of for that would be welcome. </p><p> </p><p> Thanks again.</p>

Looking to do an Art of War save (1998) as WWF and looking for some rules to freshen up the experience. I always book the same way (Rock v Austin at WM 15, Corporation formed, Triple H turns heel in 1999 etc). Also thinking about doing a diary in the Death of WCW mod, so wouldn't mind rules for that either.

Here's hoping you have to schedule ad time on tv shows in 2020.

I downloaded the picture pack from the first post and it didn't work. I just realised that I have the Jan2018 database so I copied that pic pack over because I know that works with Jan 2018, and it didn't work. Don't know what's wrong with it. EDIT: It's now working. I haven't changed anything. OK....

No, the entire pack isn't working. I haven't changed anything about the pack as far as I'm aware. I downloaded the file from Page 1 and placed it in the game's picture folder. Like I say, everything other pic pack you've provided is working just fine. I can't explain why it is going wrong. It's odd.