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I’m pleased to announce that finally the Cverse XL mod is released and available for download.

 

For those of you who haven’t seen this yet it’s simply an extended look at the Cverse including a number of smaller promotions that would probably be termed as minor indies.

 

For the likes of Rich Eisen this doesn’t make much difference. Who cares about companies in Seattle, Alice Springs, Blackpool or Faliraki when jack Brice’s contract is up and there’s a giant PPV to book?

 

However for the bottom rung of the world these companies are all-important. Any job is a job and any stage is a stage.

 

The point of this is for the massed ranks of average, one-dimensional and limited workers to actually get the chance to show themselves off and improve. The Minor Annoyance has a job. Karen Bilous has a job. The Hillbillies are big names in their new job!

 

You can play any game you normally could do in the Cverse and simply see how it helps/hinders you when bottom-feeder talent is employed and improving. Is a RTG game harder in this world or easier?

 

The real way it’s intended to be played though is as a challenge with one of the additional companies. Each one has a goal and a set of playing rules to battle against. Some of them are very easy and some are very hard but I’d love to hear how you get on.

 

Jaded has done a fantastic job of helping with the mod and solving as many flaws as possible so far but it’s clearly not going to be perfect. Whether companies at this level should be that polished is a matter of debate but of you do find any serious errors or problems please let me know.

 

Everyone I’ve asked about graphics has been great with allowing me to use a few alts and pics but if by some chance some of your work has made it in without permission please let me know and I’ll immediately remove it.

 

There are some gimmicks, companies and characters that could potentially be seen as distasteful. All stereotypes, clichés and caricatures are intended to amuse rather than offend.

 

I hope anyone who plays this mod has as much fun (and frustration) as I did putting it together.

 

Here’s the upload link. Let me know if it’s not playing nice

 

Updated files 3.1.13 21:30:

 

http://www.ewwarehouse.info/2013/01/...rnellverse-xl/ - Editted in by Derek B

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It's pedantry, but ZEN-CAN is set to open in The Maritimes - the opposite side of Canada to Vancouver (the correct region would be British Columbia). Also, a bit more glaringly, ZEN-NY is set to Tohoku Japan :p

 

Thanks for the release, very much appreciated to see more work done on the C-Verse :)

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After all that playtesting, just about to start my first proper game! Have just got Australia active (for a quick game on my terribly slow laptop) and playing with AE.

 

Quick question on the challenge rules for AE:

 

Any gimmicks you use must be legit or brute. - There's a bunch of guys who start off there with gimmicks that don't fit this requirement. I'm assuming it's okay to leave them as it is?

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Thanks for the interest everyone.

 

It's pedantry, but ZEN-CAN is set to open in The Maritimes - the opposite side of Canada to Vancouver (the correct region would be British Columbia). Also, a bit more glaringly, ZEN-NY is set to Tohoku Japan :p

 

Thanks for the excellent spots. I only added the Zens apart from Japan last night as future ones. I love the idea of an alliance of them all spanning the globe. Ill sort those issues tonight.

 

So I decided to play 1000 Islands Wrestling, owned by Dunton Hall (The Smartest Man In The Universe).

 

I then book Ron Greenhorn in interview angles.

 

WIN!:D

 

Rowdy Ron is a star in the making in Toronto. I love the idea of him in a sea of absurd gimmicks.

 

This is a great mod! Plays really well and the new companies are excellent and very well thought out :)

 

Thanks very much sir. Glad you're enjoying it

 

After all that playtesting, just about to start my first proper game! Have just got Australia active (for a quick game on my terribly slow laptop) and playing with AE.

 

Quick question on the challenge rules for AE:

 

Any gimmicks you use must be legit or brute. - There's a bunch of guys who start off there with gimmicks that don't fit this requirement. I'm assuming it's okay to leave them as it is?

 

Great point. I think I'll change them all so that they qualify from the start. That'll be right in V 2.0

 

PICT have to run one show a year in New Zealand? That's the best challenge I've ever seen.

 

If it was easy anyone could do it right?

 

I am now downloading this, and more then ready to play it, I'm pretty stoked to see all the smaller companies in action.

 

Excellent. Hope it's good fun for you. let me know how you get on.

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Excellent work - mind if I upload this to EWWAREHOUSE.INFO?

 

No problem at all sir - so long as you ask anyone playing it to come by and tell me/us how it's going for them.

 

 

 

 

I've also just noticed that the challenges sheet in the attachment is not the final one. Again - I'll upload the correct one with all companies included ASAP.

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Camden Underground's picture wasn't showing for me initially, anyone else have the problem? Fixed it in the editor quickly.

 

Loving The Depraved. Really makes me want to buff Jonni Lowlife's mic skills. :D

 

Noticed I can get some decent stars like Joey Beachamp, Danny Patterson and Greg Gauge off the bat if I can stump up the cash.

 

Looks excellent, thanks for the great mod.

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Done a couple of alt pics that weren't in the folder included. Still working on Riley McManus' crime fighting alter ego.

 

Nice. Your White Hat Joe is pretty close to my version (that I didnt include for some reason)

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img59/7898/regularjoecowboy.jpg

 

Equal Rights Avenger was designed for one of MJStarks great renders:

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img33/6573/equalrightsavenger.jpg

 

Of course feel free to share alts and suggest any other dodgy low-rent gimmicks!

 

Looking it over, one thing I noticed off the bat was Beach Babes T&A levels were set to none. Was this intentional, as the flavour text seems to imply it should be otherwise.

 

Oh BB - they were an absolute nightmare to create. Ill update this. Thanks

 

Not sure if you realised but there was a new Cverse data been released.Some of the workers dont have there pics assigned because of spelling mistakes/grammar.i.e Paulo Gandalfini and Pharoah King are two that spring to mind.

 

I did but never got round to fixing it. Cos who hires those guys anyway?

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File updated in the link in the first post.

 

Also for those who dont want the whole thing here are the company challenges:

1,000 Islands

Challenge: Dunton Hall super-spender!

Add $50m dollars to your budget and play with your UC as Dunton Hall. Grow the company to Cult size as fast as possible regardless of how much it costs.

Hiring rules:

Not awful entertainers

Only one worker bigger than light heavyweight on the roster at any one time.

Male/female split must be kept as equal as possible. You cannot have more than 3 of one gender than the other active wrestlers.

 

Friday Night Cage Fights

Challenge: Keep it real baby.

Use only legitimate hard-men and total unknowns to prove to the crowd this is REAL.

Hiring rules:

Must have at least decent toughness

You can’t employ anyone who works for another Canadian company. Working in other companies is fine. If one of your workers signs for another Canuck company you CAN renew with them.

Must debut at least one new worker at every show.

 

Canadian Ninja

Challenge: Make them like it!

How big can you grow in your home region in 2 shows?

Hiring rules: Must always have at least one ninja as an active wrestler. He must have an appropriate pic that has been published on the GDS forums.

All wrestlers must be over 30.

 

 

MQR

Challenge: Fund the revolution!

Make as much money as you can in 2 years.

Hiring rules:

None!. But... only French-speakers can be used as faces

 

Baltimore Wild

Challenge: The true alternative.

Become the largest women’s promotion in North America.

Hiring rules:

You can only use matches that are based on hardcore or eye candy.

You can NOT hire any worker who currently works for another American, Canadian or Mexican company. Even if they’re not a wrestler there.

You CAN hire workers who already work in Britain, Europe, Australia or Japan.

 

 

Calories 500

Challenge: Go BIG.

Grow as fast as you can in the Midwest. How high can you get your popularity in two years?

Hiring rules:

Can only hire in-ring workers of at least heavyweight size.

 

OLD

Challenge: Use ‘em up!

Old stars are there to be used. How many workers can you injure in-ring in two years?

Hiring rules:

Can only hire workers over the age of 35.

Anyone you hire must have worked for at least one Cult+ sized company in the US before.

 

 

Devil Women

Challenge: In it for the money!

Make as much cash as you can in 2 years.

Hiring rules:

You can only ever have 2 males on the roster in any capacity at any time.

You can only ever run 1v1 matches.

All angles must be interviews or videos.

 

 

Spokane Suicide Society

Challenge: This is what real flying is about!

Declare war on CZCW (edit the database if necessary) and close them down as fast as you can.

Hiring rules:

You can only employ middleweight or lighter wrestlers.

You CAN hire larger than that to work in non-in-ring roles.

Every match must be rated on aerial skills.

 

 

 

Texas Wrestling League

Challenge: What a darn-tootin’ mess!

With no worker appearing in more than one you must have at least 10 current storylines of at least C heat.

Hiring rules:

You must have at least one worker with a pic in a cowboy hat active on every show. This picture must have been shared on GDS forums.

You must have at least one Mexican national or canon Native American on the active roster at all times. If you fail to have one your game immediately finishes.

 

Chivas LA

Challenge: Hit the big time!

Groom two of your workers to be hired by TCW. They do NOT have to go straight from you to them. They can work for other companies in the interim.

Hiring rules:

You must always have at least 3 Mexicans on your roster.

You can NOT employ anyone who works for IPW, TCW or GSW. If any of those companies hire one of your workers you must immediately release them.

 

Hi NRG

Challenge: A special kind of holiday.

Obtain a child promotion in Europe (at least small sized) and survive a year subsequently.

Hiring rules:

You not employ any women at any time.

You must have at least one wrestler with decent sex appeal at all times. If you fall beneath this you fail.

You can NOT hire anyone heavyweight or larger.

You must run at least on triple threat match every show.

 

 

Return to the Islands

Challenge: Welcome to paradise!

Pay for the relocation of at least 10 workers to Hawaii. You must survive at least 12 months subsequently!

Hiring rules:

You must always have at least one Hawaiian on your roster at any time.

You must have at least one match based on comedy on each show.

You can NOT hire anyone of heavyweight size or large UNLESS they are also Hawaiian.

If Everest becomes available you MUST hire him regardless of cost and use him under his Big Kahuma alterego.

 

Youth Action

Challenge: Take on the world!

How much can you grow your home-region popularity using only young workers in two years?

Hiring rules:

You can only hire in-ring workers who are 22 or younger.

As soon as a wrestler hits 23 you can no longer use him and must release him immediately.

Non-active wrestlers can be aged up to 29. If no appropriate hires are present below this age you can hire the youngest possible option.

 

 

Camden Underground

Challenge: Take over London!

Become the largest promotion in the British Isles South region. Either overtake 21CW in popularity in the region or force them to close.

You must also overtake any other UK promotions that grow in London.

Hiring rules:

All in-ring workers must be at least decent on camera. You CAN renew the contracts of existing workers who do not qualify.

You can NOT run shows outside of London (although any TV show may be broadcast elsewhere).

You can only run one match based on hardcore and one based on aerial skills per show.

You can NOT use any dark time for shows.

 

Big Top

Challenge: Tour the world!

Run a full tour in every single region in the world without going bankrupt.

Hiring rules:

Everyone you hire (bar road agents and announcers) must be at least decent as an entertainer.

You CAN renew the contract of anyone already employed who does not fit this.

You must always have at least one person active in the company’s stables (Strongmen, clowns, animals and acrobats). These workers must have an appropriate picture published on the GDS forums.

 

Back garden wrestling

Challenge: Zero to hero.

Get one of your alumni employed by a company of at least National size (anywhere in the world).

Hiring rules:

You must have at least one spot monkey on your active roster at all times. If you fail this for any reason your game is over.

You can only hire middleweight and lower active workers.

You can only hire unemployed wrestlers. If they subsequently get another job you CAN keep them.

 

 

PICT

Challenge: Scot to the top!

Reach Cult size with a Scottish Main Event champion.

Hiring rules:

You must always have at least 3 Scots on the roster. If you fall below this for any reason your game ends.

Any Englishman you employ can only ever be a heel.

You must run at least one show per year in New Zealand (on tour!)

 

Guildford 6

Challenge: 5 years of the G6.

G6 emply only 6 core workers at a time. How big can you get yours?

Hiring rules: You can only employ 6 core wrestlers (the ones under contract at start of the game). These must all be in a one-on-one matchup every month. If they lose that match they must be released and replaced by the victor.

If on of your core 6 workers misses a show (even through injury, no-show or working elsewhere) he must be released immediately. You can bring him back as soon as you like (if he’ll sign with you).

 

B-Glitz

Challenge: Conquer Europe

Become the biggest promotion in the UK as well as Europe.

Hiring rules:

Every worker you hire (bar announcers and road agents) must have at least decent microphone skills (or a manager who does).

You must always have at least one person who speaks Eastern Europe in your Main Event.

You must have at least one worker with great or better menace wrestle at each show.

If you fall bellow either of these requirements your game is over.

 

 

ALPHA

Challenge: Bam Bam to the moon!

Get Bam Bam Johansson into the Hall of Immortals. You can NOT select him as your UC but you can set his contract to an exclusive 25 year one.

Hiring rules:

You can only hire wrestlers who are heavyweight or larger OR lightweight or smaller.

You can NOT feature any small vs small workers on your shows. Every match or angle must have a big guy in it.

 

U Berlin

Challenge:

Dominate Deutchland!

Declare war (use the editor if necessary) on EWA. How quickly can you grind them out of existence?

Hiring rules:

You must run at least one cross-gender tag match per show (M & F on same team rather than M vs F).

You must have at least one wrestler of Big Heavyweight size or more on your roster at all times.

 

 

Ice Queens of Kyiv

Challenge: Ladies #1

Become the most important (as rated under company wars) all-female promotion in the world.

Hiring rules:

You can NOT employ any males at all. Even road agents and announcers must be female.

 

Quema de las Libelulas

Challenge: Create a monster!

Get one of your workers into the top 100 of the Power #500.

This must be someone who was not on the list at all when you hired them.

Hiring rules:

You can NOT hire any wrestler larger than lightweight.

You can NOT hire someone bigger and slim them down.

You can NOT hire anyone on last year’s Power 500.

 

Skull society

Challenge: To the death!

Win a National battle in Mexico.

Hiring rules:

You can never employ a wrestler without a mask (in their picture). Those with masked alts are fine but they must be published on the GDS forums.

If you add a mask to someone you must set his popularity across the whole of Mexico to zero via the editor.

Once every show you must unmask a wrestler in a match (or an angle). The unmasked loser must be immediately released from the company.

 

 

Double Dragon

Challenge: Legends of tag wrestling.

Get into the top 15 most influential companies in the world (as per Company Wars).

Hiring rules:

You can only run tag-team matches.

Multiple teams (2vs2vs2 etc) are only useable once per show.

4 vs 4 matches are NOT allowed.

You CAN employ existing tag teams from other regions if they are unemployed. Simply change them in the editor to being active in Japan.

 

Zen - Japan

Challenge: Take over the world!

Open a development territory in the UK, Europe, Canada, Mexico or USA (at least regional size).

Before you do so you must be at least E+ popularity in the region you are entering.

Hiring rules:

You can hire anyone who has ever worked for the original ZEN. If they don’t work in Japan you can alter that in the editor.

You can only hire workers with at least decent on camera skills.

 

 

Cutting Edge

Challenge: Soap opera with fighting!

How much can you make in one year with a match ratio of 30%?

Hiring rules:

No match can be longer than 8 minutes (not including set up time).

None of your angles can be longer than 10 minutes.

Only one angle per show can be longer than 6 minutes.

Everyone you hire must be 27 or under

OR

have decent star quality OR sex appeal.

 

Phoenix Girls

Challenge: The new Magic 3!

Declare war on 5SSW (use the editor if necessary). You must get three Japanese, women wrestlers into the Hall of Immortals.

Hiring rules:

You can NOT employ anyone who works for 5SSW.

You must always have at least 3 Japanese wrestlers of UM or higher status according to autopush.

 

 

PAIN

Challenge: Cross the Pacific!

Reach at least D+ popularity in your home region as well as one of the following regions (Tristate, Northwest, Hawaii or Southwest in the USA), (South in the British Isles), (Quebec in Canada)

Hiring rules:

You must feature an English speaking wrestler in the main event of every show you run.

 

Desert Trios

Challenge: The fight that stops a nation.

Get the Uluru Trios Cup to at least Historic importance.

Hiring rules:

You can only run one match per show that is NOT a 3v3 (not including dark time).

You can’t sack anyone. All contracts must be allowed to run down.

 

Athletic Empire

Challenge: Olympic standard!

Hold a match rated at least B-

Hiring rules:

You must only hire workers not employed by any other company in Australia (or New Zealand).

If any of your workers are picked up by other Australian companies you CAN renew their contract.

Any gimmicks you use must be legit or brute.

 

Beach babes

Challenge: Do people want this?

Grow as much as possible in your home region in two years.

Hiring rules:

You must have at least one Australian woman wrestle in every match (dark time is exempt from this).

 

RA

Challenge: We win!

Become more important AND influential (according to the Company Wars screen) than ZEN.

Hiring rules:

Every match you run must feature at least one New Zealand native OR someone who you have relocated and has been based in NZ for at least a year.

All Australians, English, South Africans or Welsh employees must be set as heels.

 

 

 

 

The only company not to have a challenge is Eurotrash Combat. Any ideas?

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ZEN Andora's flavor text appears to be missing in this one. Also asked this in the small questions thread and didn't get an anwser, but If I set up a ZEN Parent Company alliance, and set the To Be Opened Zen companies to it, would they properly be assigned at their launch?

 

EDIT: Tested that, and sadly it throws up critical errors.

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Baltimore Wild

Challenge: The true alternative.

Become the largest women’s promotion in North America.

Hiring rules:

You can only use matches that are based on hardcore or eye candy.

You can NOT hire any worker who currently works for another American, Canadian or Mexican company. Even if they’re not a wrestler there.

You CAN hire workers who already work in Britain, Europe, Australia or Japan.

 

God, that's gonna be HARD.

 

Devil Women

Challenge: In it for the money!

Make as much cash as you can in 2 years.

Hiring rules:

You can only ever have 2 males on the roster in any capacity at any time.

You can only ever run 1v1 matches.

All angles must be interviews or videos.

 

Easy. I love tag teams but besides that rule, I already do that now (or try to).

 

Ice Queens of Kyiv

Challenge: Ladies #1

Become the most important (as rated under company wars) all-female promotion in the world.

Hiring rules:

You can NOT employ any males at all. Even road agents and announcers must be female.

 

This is always my primary goal when playing.

 

Phoenix Girls

Challenge: The new Magic 3!

Declare war on 5SSW (use the editor if necessary). You must get three Japanese, women wrestlers into the Hall of Immortals.

Hiring rules:

You can NOT employ anyone who works for 5SSW.

You must always have at least 3 Japanese wrestlers of UM or higher status according to autopush.

 

This one is going to be FUN. :)

 

Beach babes

Challenge: Do people want this?

Grow as much as possible in your home region in two years.

Hiring rules:

You must have at least one Australian woman wrestle in every match (dark time is exempt from this).

 

Got BSC to Cult (once, it was painfully traumatic. Made me hate TEW passionately) so this shouldn't be TOO difficult.

 

Got a question though. The Database settings are part of the mod (i.e. set intentionally), correct? Only asking because I usually don't play with Restricted Areas on at all (if you're unemployed for a long period and someone offers you a job in another area, you'd be a fool to turn it down).

 

EDIT: Also, is the mod intended for players to just be bookers or is taking over as owner allowed (except in the noted cases like Dunton Hall)? I'm worried about Carl Batch giving me ridiculous owner goals.

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