BrokenCycle

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="w4lru5" data-cite="w4lru5" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is there a way that I can see a list of all the call-outs/challenges that my fighters have made?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yep. It's in the match making screen (Add fight).</p>

Am I missing something? I have automatic full delegation on in options and the Auto Renewals menu, so why do I have to accept the contract?

Company popularity.

The industry is down? I don't know. I've gone back to old saves to look and they're running 10,000 seat arenas.

Yep. That's how it works. I'm fine with it because it was in the last game, but it is confusing and there should be a help button.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MightyDavidson" data-cite="MightyDavidson" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So I downloaded the demo and when I started it up, it told me it was not in Administrator Mode and that I should not continue lest I screw something up. So how do I set it to that mode so that I can play my game safely?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Go to Start. Scroll to the bottom to the WMMA5 folder. Right click the WMMA5 exe and go to More>Open File Location. It'll take you to the shortcut in Windows. Then right click on that exe. Press the Compatibility tab, then check "Run as administrator."</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="shadowmaster" data-cite="shadowmaster" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So I dropped from National to Cult size. Is there any way to turn off the cooling down period or push my fed back up to National without waiting the 5 months. I had sent a bunch of my workers on a paid vacation for 2 weeks and started getting messages about my roster being too small.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You can't turn off the cooldown, but you can turn off the Minimum Roster Size in Options.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44552" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No. Rocky Golden is Lex Luger. A dopier-looking, long haired Lex Luger. You should have heard the blue streak of suppressed expletives I never let out when that lump got picked up by the big time. Every time I see a new C-Verse come up I find myself hoping some undercarder just got run out of TCW for Paiging him. A greater never shoulda been you'll be hard pressed to find in C-Verse.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Um what? No. I cannot believe how wrong this is. Do you actually play the C-Verse?</p>

Giant Tana - Nia Jax

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CharlieRock" data-cite="CharlieRock" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> But the current title holder(s) never wants to lose to someone less popular. <img alt=":mad:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> How do I anchor the title to the lower midcard status it was designed for? <img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> There is a way to do this. I don't think it's intended, but it's a workaround. </p><p> </p><p> Put Keep Strong or Protect on the loser. Put Protect on the winner. Protect on the winner will lower his possible popularity gain. I did a test on this a while ago and I don't remember the specifics, but it works quite well. Also, you only get dinged for booking decisions once.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Danny_H22" data-cite="Danny_H22" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How do i remove a preset narrative in a game I have already started?<p> </p><p> I am playing the Montreal Prelude mod and HBK is due to retire soon. I also want to cancel WCW and ECW going bust</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In the in-game editor. Options > Edit Data > Narratives. You can't delete them, but you can set it to a different year.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If I send a wrestler off on leave/give them a bonus, is there any potential for other workers to get upset?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Nope.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="WCW Mark" data-cite="WCW Mark" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44531" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I usually plan three title fights ahead in each division. So as an example:<p> </p><p> I'll know that James Foster vs Tim Boyer is my next Heavyweight Title Fight, lets say it's happening in January.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This is absolutely nuts.</p>

<p>The game has always been pretty open to different booking styles, and I think I have tried all of them that I could think of. Booking with betting lines in mind is fun, but so is booking fights with great fighters vs cans. Booking popular fighters is great, but so is booking purely on rankings. Every type of booking has its pros and cons. </p><p> </p><p> What I would suggest is to constantly change your booking. Do whatever you feel like at the time. </p><p> </p><p> The way I book in this game is by constantly asking myself "What would happen if..."</p><p> </p><p> What would happen if I put this fighter on a 10 fight win streak and should be challenging for the belt in another dangerous fight that could ruin all my plans?</p><p> </p><p> What would happen if I put a guy I was trying to protect in a dangerous fight?</p><p> </p><p> What would happen if I put a great unknown fighter in with some experienced, old fighter?</p><p> </p><p> This engagement in the game and ability to change on the fly is what will keep you playing, because you'll constantly be excited about what you book.</p>

I think you guys are really overthinking this. Don't be so formulaic in your booking-- just do whatever feels right at the time. The WWE title doesn't only change hands at WrestleMania and Summerslam.

If you click on the surgery thing, it'll tell you the risk value.

<p>You don't have to turn the numbers on. </p><p> </p><p> Just chill out. </p><p> </p><p> The game is best when played as a personal story tool. Stop worrying about being good at the game. It's fine to ask how the game works, but try to just play the game for fun and experiment yourself.</p>

<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>It was before an B- match and a A rating. I'm trying to put on the best show possible the whole time. The idea of calming the crowd is really counter intuitive to me. <p> </p><p> Maybe this is the answer to my match rating problem.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah it is. But DO NOT turn the setting off. If you turn it off, you won't get the very high bonus to match rating for the match being hot, either. </p><p> </p><p> Crowd management is stupidly easy in this game (it was frustratingly hard in TEW 13). Just think for about 10 seconds, predict how segments will affect the crowd, and experiment. Turn dirt sheet on. A good match aim is Storytelling to buffer matches-- I like to think of it was pumping on the brakes instead of slamming the brakes. Short hype videos, less than five minutes, I think, also work. </p><p> </p><p> Crowd management has tons of leeway. Instead of finding a template for your shows, it forces you to think a little bit. But it's not hard at all.</p>

Yeah there is. Check out the Mod Index in the mod forum.

I'm not sure if this will necessarily work, but how about making them a touring company?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Winter8905" data-cite="Winter8905" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can you get a guy over from Midcard to Main event just by having him in high rated promos.?<p> </p><p> Like could I just build a guy in promos for 2 months to get him over without having him wrestle before his big match?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> If you're playing as a smaller promotion with weekly shows, maybe. If you're playing as a big promotion, absolutely not. </p><p> </p><p> You might as well have him squash jobbers every week, too.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Azul" data-cite="Azul" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>None of my Grey Dog Software games will start. I will click the icon, and see the loading sign instead of the mouse sign flick on once or twice, and I do get the confirmation for administration rights, but none of the programs will start. Nothing else happens. Before I posted this problem in the technical form I was going to try to uninstall the game and then re-download it. My question is if I re-download the game can I still use the Databases, Music, Pictures, Skins, and System folders that I was using before? I wanted to ask this before I re-downloaded the game. <p> </p><p> I'm using the latest patch, then I tried to use an earlier patch to see if anything would change but it didn't.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It will overwrite the files. Just make a backup of your GDS folder.</p>

<p>I think you went a little bit too far balancing the indy darlings. I get that you think it's good to have people improve over time, but if the stats are too low to begin with it's pretty unrepresentative of wrestling at the time. Ring of Honor was full of some of the best talent in the world, and were putting on killer shows that still are talked about to this day. It's okay to have really good wrestlers on the indies. </p><p> </p><p> Here's a list of wrestlers that I think could be buffed more...</p><p> </p><p> Bryan Danielson could have his psych bumped up a lot to maybe like high C+ or low B-. Also, he was definitely a vanilla midget at the time, and only truly got his charisma over in the WWE like 6 years later. I think his charisma could be nerfed. </p><p> </p><p> Samoa Joe was an amazing talent. Pysch, entertainment, brawling, mat skills could all be buffed a little. Also his face rating could use some tweaking upwards. </p><p> </p><p> Why does Low Ki suck so much? The dude was so unique and vastly ahead of his time. He was one of the best workers in the world. </p><p> </p><p> Christopher Daniels' stats are fair, but his entertainment skills are so low. He definitely has a lot of charisma. </p><p> </p><p> Alex Shelley's stats are criminally bad. </p><p> </p><p> Jeff Hardy's stats are just terrible. </p><p> </p><p> Raven is legitimately one of the best minds in the business. I think his psych could be raised a lot. </p><p> </p><p> AJ Styles was literally one of the best workers in the world at this time. </p><p> </p><p> Why are the Dudley Boyz enhancement talents with E- popularity? My head exploded when I saw that. </p><p> </p><p> I don't know. I know you clearly put a lot of work into this, but the balance is so whack. A ton of the workers in this mod feel the same. It's like that episode of The Simpsons where Homer becomes morbidly obese and learns that he could press Y all day. A ton of workers just have a wall of yellow Cs for their profile. I don't know if it's due to an unfamiliarity with the wrestlers, or what, but variety is the spice of life, man.</p><p> </p><p> That said, there are some things that I like. I think the lack of companies and, from what I've seen, relationships, helps the mod. I don't know if it'll lead to a bunch of people being unemployed, but that may lead to the AI not being so weird. The mod definitely seems focused so far. The WWE seems to be working pretty well, but the indy balance is just way off.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Every storyline should be advanced at every A show, I believe.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It's two shows in a row.</p>

<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="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It said I don't have enough interesting storylines, but I only have two of my seven storylines below the minimum heat and I don't feature them on Raw because of it.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> If the game says you don't have enough interesting storylines, then that's the problem.</p>