nothingface Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 This woulda been my dream game as a kid i believe. I remember having a ring and wrestling figures, having matches with storylines and angles, PPV's, yada yada. I also remember an old dice game with character sheets that was a blast. My imagination could run wild back in those days. 34 y/o now and this game seems like it's completely overwhelming. It might be my next purchase because of all the positive feedback this series gets. However I need a few selling points from any of you. What exactly goes on in a game like this? How do matches play out? You compete against other organizations or can you run just a single company? Does the game use real wrestlers and promotions or is it all random? Just a few things I guess. Responces would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franticloser Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 However I need a few selling points from any of you. What exactly goes on in a game like this? How do matches play out? You compete against other organizations or can you run just a single company? Does the game use real wrestlers and promotions or is it all random? You book matches on a show to show basis, you don't seem them played out just a brief thing telling you how well it was, you can set up storylines between workers. In the stock database their are several companies all over the world ranging from local indies to national powerhouses, the stock database is called the C-Verse, it is a fictional world that has a very rich backstory. If you scroll down to the mods section you will see several mods ranging from 1983-one being worked on right now for march of this year. A few tips in the time you are waiting to buy, read some diaries, the small questions thread in this section is great to get some advice before you start. Also TEW2005 is free and worth a look at the very least to get some idea of the game though there are several differences between 2005 and 2013, so grab the demo for 2013 and play them side by side. Also if you find it to over whelming a quick google search away will find you EWR a much easier and less involved game made by Adam Ryland back before TEW started that is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bombadil Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 You're also in charge of managing the business aspect of the company as well as the booking, so you can hire and fire guys and make a few other similar decisions. Usually you have many promotions run by the AI in addition to the one you're using, but I guess there's no real reason you couldn't just go into the database and delete the others if you really wanted. I don't think it's really meant to be played that way, and half the fun for me is seeing what the AI does with its companies and shows, but I think it would work out okay. It IS a pretty steep learning curve, but I've found this community to be fairly friendly. The IRC chat and the small questions thread are pretty helpful if you get stuck, and if it's still too much to take in, I second the EWR recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Ryland Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 There is a free trial version available via the front page of the site - that is the best place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXSegemoXx Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I promise you will love it. Its so much to learn yes but its a great replication of how wrestling businesses are run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxjonesy87 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I don't know if this works for you, but considering I did the same thing with my ring and action figures back in the day, as well as playing DnD... I usually just start a game with either WWE/SWF or I create my own and play until it feels overwhelming, then start over. Kind of pick up things, and realize what you should have done and then go back and play smarter and smarter each time. Works for me. Either way, the game is a blast. It completely immerses you. It's never dull. Get the demo, read Small Questions thread and before long you'll have it all figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Hook Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I don't know if this works for you, but considering I did the same thing with my ring and action figures back in the day, as well as playing DnD. Good, I wasn't weird in doing the same thing! I built a ring, with rubberbands for ropes, make turnbuckles out of pieces of sock, and set up a fed with Star Wars, DnD, Micronauts etc. action figures. To the OP- play the demo, I think you will like it. I am hooked on TEW now, all my saves in other games have been cooling for a couple months at least. Adam built a winner, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappyboy Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I don't know if this works for you, but considering I did the same thing with my ring and action figures back in the day, as well as playing DnD... I usually just start a game with either WWE/SWF or I create my own and play until it feels overwhelming, then start over. Kind of pick up things, and realize what you should have done and then go back and play smarter and smarter each time. Works for me. Either way, the game is a blast. It completely immerses you. It's never dull. Get the demo, read Small Questions thread and before long you'll have it all figured out. The latter of Brother Jonesy's suggestions sounds like what I do when I'm playing. I run what I call "training feds". They are overfunded micro-indies that I run with semi-realistic economics to try and build the underbelly of the C-Verse up and get them noticed well enough to get regular jobs in default promotions. As a result, I tend to encounter larger features associated with bigger companies only after I'm mentally prepared for them. And I've been playing this way since since midway through TEW 2008's life cycle. I have a pre-written explanation of my training fed rules that I've shared with others sitting in reserve on my hard drive. If you decide you want them, just say the word and I'll pass them along. You won't see much of the glamour talent playing my way but it would be a good way to shrink the learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks everyone. I'm about 30 seconds away from buying this but kinda broke. lol. Gonna see if someone will let me borrow some money until the 3rd of march. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxjonesy87 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks everyone. I'm about 30 seconds away from buying this but kinda broke. lol. Gonna see if someone will let me borrow some money until the 3rd of march. =) That's a long time to take out a loan for 35 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 That's a long time to take out a loan for 35 dollars ooopppss lol. i meant may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Where can I find the WWE mod? or TNA? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleisch Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=524316 That mod starts in July 2012. There is one being worked on for March 2013 but those are the only (close) to current world mods there are on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Or you can head to http://www.ewwarehouse.info/ which has lots of mods, including an up to date one by Captain Charisma. Seems most people are forgetting about that site, when in reality it's the new bobinc and has most of the mods available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franticloser Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Be wary of Cpt. Charisma's data it is quite messed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 I can't seem to install the mod correctly. Any step by step instructions. I did the steps the game said to do but its not working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I can't seem to install the mod correctly. Any step by step instructions. I did the steps the game said to do but its not working! Which mod are you using? Well, the process is the same for all of them, so here it goes. Go to the editor, select "create a new database" then exit the game, copy the data of the download into C:\Program Files (x86)\GDS\TEW2013\Databases/Mod in question. Then open the game go to the editor, edit your database, chose the picture pack you want, and that stuff, and then you're ready to go. Hope that helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bombadil Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Make sure you've actually switched to that database, too! What is the problem specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 I don't see a mod folder. does the database have to be a certain name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 I really hope this is easy and im just a dummy. lol. Im using shawn michaels mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franticloser Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 make sure you are running in admin mode, go into the editor, go to create database, name it whatever you want for example purposes we will call it rw. After you do this exit the game and open up the zip file, it should have one file in it copy that to C:\Program Files (x86)\GDS\TEW2013\Databases\rw(or what ever you called it) then re open the game and click on databases and select the rw(or whatever you named it) it should now be loaded up. For pics, when you created the database it should have created a pic folder to so goto C:\Program Files (x86)\GDS\TEW2013\pictures\rw then just copy the contents of the zip files over to the designated folders. Re open the game and go into editor-edit database-database info then from the pull down menu select the rw option and save. You should then be all set to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Whew!! The madness ends. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Whew!! The madness ends. Thanks guys! You got it? Hope you got everything right. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingface Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yep everything workin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud1305 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I have a pre-written explanation of my training fed rules that I've shared with others sitting in reserve on my hard drive. I would be interested in seeing these if possible please. This sounds like a fun way to play small companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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