Brian Nichols Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 July 17 - Long time no update ....So I'll try to provide more updates from here on out. I've been working hard on the code that allows the game to support multiple leagues at once. Going back and converting code that was designed to only handle one league has been a significant process but it is mostly done. It also took me forever to figure out how I wanted to lay out the available options when starting a new game but I finally came up with something that I'm pretty happy with. The end result of all this is I've added 4 leagues to the game so far: NBA, ABA, NBDL, and Italy's Serie A. The three American leagues have full historical settings for league structure so the process of expansion and team movement in the correct years can be fully automated. The game will also automatically update league rules like the salary cap for you each year if you enable the option. Currently ABA teams will leave for the NBA in 1976 but I still need to add code to make the league fold. Coming work will include adding more leagues as well as adding code for how the leagues can interact. For instance it will be possible to set up promotion and relagation between leagues and it will be possible to specify one league as a developmental league of another league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 <p>This is an odd question but I love alternate timeline stuff so:</p><p> </p><p> Would it be possible for the ABA to never merge with the NBA? That way if you want you can play as the ABA up until the present day.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nichols Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 There should be some way of making that possible whether the NBA continues on just without those teams or maybe adds other fictional teams instead. Right now one way would be to just turn off historical movement and expansion for the NBA once you get to 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStroke7 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Brian Nichols" data-cite="Brian Nichols" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34179" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>July 17 - Long time no update <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />....So I'll try to provide more updates from here on out. I've been working hard on the code that allows the game to support multiple leagues at once. Going back and converting code that was designed to only handle one league has been a significant process but it is mostly done. It also took me forever to figure out how I wanted to lay out the available options when starting a new game but I finally came up with something that I'm pretty happy with. The end result of all this is I've added 4 leagues to the game so far: NBA, ABA, NBDL, and <strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Italy's Serie A</span></em></strong>. The three American leagues have full historical settings for league structure so the process of expansion and team movement in the correct years can be fully automated. The game will also automatically update league rules like the salary cap for you each year if you enable the option. Currently ABA teams will leave for the NBA in 1976 but I still need to add code to make the league fold. Coming work will include adding more leagues as well as adding code for how the leagues can interact. For instance it will be possible to set up promotion and relagation between leagues and it will be possible to specify one league as a developmental league of another league.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Being Italian this is a fantastic news.</p><p> If you need help with where to find logos and stats feel free to ask.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedsRule Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sounding amazing so far Brian. I can't wait to keep hearing awesome updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RA27 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Wow, extremely ambitious. Sounds like it is going to be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I am extremely excited about this game now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thamolas Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 This game is starting to sound like it's going to be for basketball what OOTP is for baseball: amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Any update on the development of the game?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nichols Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 July 31 - I was thinking I was due for an update. Time flies. I was finally able to get a build ready for a small group of testers back on the 21st. They are keeping me busy with new suggestions and fixes. While there is still a ways to go, that is always a big step for me. I tend to get the most done when I'm getting constant feedback. Even though I don't have anything to share as far as new features today, hopefully people will take the move to the next phase of development as good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Testing is a very good sign btw if you are in need for more testers i can lend a hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedsRule Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 July 31 - I was thinking I was due for an update. Time flies. I was finally able to get a build ready for a small group of testers back on the 21st. They are keeping me busy with new suggestions and fixes. While there is still a ways to go, that is always a big step for me. I tend to get the most done when I'm getting constant feedback. Even though I don't have anything to share as far as new features today, hopefully people will take the move to the next phase of development as good news. Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theheel Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Really looking forward to the continued development of this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonin Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Testing is a very good sign btw if you are in need for more testers i can lend a hand. Agree 100%. Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RA27 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Testing is a very good sign btw if you are in need for more testers i can lend a hand. Yeah very exciting. I don't think I have ever looked forward to a game as much as this one. Also as a guy who has owned FBB for more than 10 years and played as much as any person currently living I would be more than happy to volunteer as a tester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 NBA, SERIE A? What about the licensing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nichols Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 For the release version, copyrighted things like team nicknames and league names will be fictionalized. Obviously stuff like that can be easily changed to whatever you would like however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 For the release version, copyrighted things like team nicknames and league names will be fictionalized. Obviously stuff like that can be easily changed to whatever you would like however. Ah, that explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yugi123 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Graphic Features? I am wondering if there will be player profiles, team, league & player pictures in this game? It would awesome to have pictures showing when looking at a teams roster and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 So any update to the game?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nichols Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Currently I'm working through updating contracts and free agency to better match the new CBA. That has been a longer process than I'd hoped but it is almost done. I am wondering if there will be player profiles, team, league & player pictures in this game? It would awesome to have pictures showing when looking at a teams roster and such. Team logos are in the game but league ones are not. Code is in the game for player pictures but it hasn't been implemented yet. I'll need some modifications from Jason in order to make room for them and haven't had a chance to get it figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedsRule Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Good to hear progress is being made. There are a lot of games I wanna get in the months coming up Not surprised some stuff will be fictionalized, as long as a good modder comes along to help us it will be great. Will there be customizable draft classes? That would be huge for historic seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda11 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 One thing that I have always wanted in FBB was the ability to import and export players from one draft class to another. If we could do that we would be able to combine different draft classes to make them deeper or just have a mix of players being drafted from different eras. Will this be possible in the new game and if not would you consider this a worthy enough feature to be added into the game? Either way you've got yourself a customer right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So i was wondering hows progress on the game is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah826 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Ok so its been almost a month has there been any progress with the game if not would be nice to know?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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