franticloser Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 What I've seen with the ExPPA is that you get guys leaving because they get signed elsewhere, so I would stick with just the standard PPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtxyank Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 <p>Putting the Von Erichs loyal to World Class is probably the easiest way to achieve what you want. </p><p> </p><p> The only thing I'd do other than that is a non-aggression pact between WWF and World Class.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'd say let it be tested first. There's going to be a lot of blood and friendship relations for the Von Erichs in World Class, it'd likely take a lot of money for a company to pull them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 I've been retooling worker popularity today and debating where to set main eventers such Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Andre the Giant, etc. I have the WWF set at Cult, with their highest pops in New England and Tri State at 70, C+. I have Hogan, Piper and Andre 80(B) across all territories in the US and Canada(keeping in mind how over they got with national TV exposure thanks to the USA Network and syndication during that time period), which would still, combined with their skills, should still bring about good ratings and if booked correctly, final overall grades that would increase the WWF's popularity. Would this sound about right? I don't want their pop inflated too much, but I also don't want to take the chance of their destiny roll getting them stuck in the B area. Though I guess their high star quality would ensure that doesn't happen. My main reason for retooling pop is to try and keep workers from getting too popular to re-sign with everybody. I know that's going to happen as the game goes on. I just didn't want anything ridiculous like everybody in the game world too big for just about everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I think 80s across US and Canada is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 I think 80s across US and Canada is perfect. That's what I was thinking, and then having workers down the card having territorial pop would work out fine. I'm thinking maybe the WWF has some workers who have the same pop across the board in the US and Canada because of the TV coverage, then workers everywhere else has pop in their respective regions where their work was televised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Second post on the first page(my reserved post) has been updated with a list of promotions. Green are ones that are completed, blue are ones being worked on, and red are ones not started. If I left out any promotions that were running as of January 1985 and are important enough to the game world, let me know and I'll add them to the list. As you can see, I finished the WWF and quite happy with the auto-pushes after adjusting popularity. There are a few guys who auto-push to Midcard that were mostly used as enhancement talent on television, but keep in mind some of the bigger names that the WWF used for the first WrestleMania have not been signed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I believe I just thought of the reason I'm excited to see this mod come to light: Magnum TA. This is right after the famous I Quit match with Blanchard, and the world knew he was heading for greatness.... except the accident happened in late 86. But here, we can see just how far JCP could have gotten with Magnum in the position he was being groomed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36675" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I believe I just thought of the reason I'm excited to see this mod come to light: Magnum TA. This is right after the famous I Quit match with Blanchard, and the world knew he was heading for greatness.... except the accident happened in late 86. But here, we can see just how far JCP could have gotten with Magnum in the position he was being groomed for.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> WWE listed him on a list or the best talent to never appear in WWE. It would have been nuts how different the wrestling could be if it weren't for his accident.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36675" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WWE listed him on a list or the best talent to never appear in WWE. It would have been nuts how different the wrestling could be if it weren't for his accident.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not to mention Flair was ready to hand the ball over to Magnum. I'm not talking about just dropping the belt and winning it back weeks later, but letting Magnum be THE guy. And knowing how picky Flair was about who he would let be THE go-to guy, that tells you right there what a star Magnum TA was on his way to being. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Speaking of guys who could have been bigger stars, while David Von Erich is already dead as of the starting point of this one, one guy who's still alive when this mod starts is Gino Hernandez. Such a gifted talker, and had the in-ring skills to match too. I seem to recall a lot of guys saying he could have been a Horsemen.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatedRKO16 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Bruiser Brody is here too which I had forgotten was gone by the 1991 mod I've been playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayW Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 <p>I'm usually only really into mods from the mid-90's and onwards, as thats when I really got into wrestling, but I am genuinely excited at the eventual release of this game.</p><p> </p><p> I've only looked through your '88 mod, and I liked the balance, but I just don't have the feel for that era. I know '85 is the same era, but for some reason I find myself not being able to wait for this! The idea of being able to book from the first WrestleMania, or playing as JCP/NWA and running a Magnum/Flair program. Then the rise of guys like Sting, The Steiners, The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs, the eventual debuts of Brian Pillman, Steve Austin.</p><p> </p><p> Not to mention guys like Arn Anderson, Vader, Savage, Piper, and ofcourse Hulk Hogan at the height of his popularity.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Damn, so many guys that i can build to the top CAN'T WAIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kp86 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Matt Shannon" data-cite="Matt Shannon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36675" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Second post on the first page(my reserved post) has been updated with a list of promotions. Green are ones that are completed, blue are ones being worked on, and red are ones not started. If I left out any promotions that were running as of January 1985 and are important enough to the game world, let me know and I'll add them to the list. As you can see, I finished the WWF and quite happy with the auto-pushes after adjusting popularity. There are a few guys who auto-push to Midcard that were mostly used as enhancement talent on television, but keep in mind some of the bigger names that the WWF used for the first WrestleMania have not been signed yet.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You do seem to have left out the Florida territory, run by the Grahams. Eddie Graham commited suicide in January 1985, after which the territory started really losing money, but they still gave Lex Luger his start in the business, so they should likely be added.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kp86" data-cite="kp86" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36675" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You do seem to have left out the Florida territory, run by the Grahams. Eddie Graham commited suicide in January 1985, after which the territory started really losing money, but they still gave Lex Luger his start in the business, so they should likely be added.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Crap, I knew I was forgetting one. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> And that one is kind of a big player considering that like you said, it's where Luger got started.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvarasus Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Where is Portland? JPUK and ASW in England and CWA in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvarasus Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 South Eastern Championship Wrestling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 South Eastern Championship Wrestling? All added. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvarasus Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Looks like your making good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 I want to get the masses' opinion on this. I remember reading in Derek's mod-making guide that he prefers potential to be set to random, which of course makes each game different. Would you all want me to leave everyone's potential to random, or select a few yet to debut workers who did make a splash in real life and set their potential as such? Also, potential, decline, relevancy, and retirement ages. Would you all prefer I leave these at random, or set a few hard decline ages for certain workers so that we don't have Hulk Hogan hitting decline when Hulkamania is still going wild? I'm thinking of setting potential ages for certain workers, but again, the thoughts from the masses please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franticloser Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I think random is good as I hold to the the moment you start the game becomes a parrell world, also why are you putting in fictional promotions? There are a so many actual companies that have opened and closed in the pas 30 years, that any fictional ones are kind of pointless and bloating. Just my thought, but I would prefer future real life promotions (TWA(ECW BEFORE ECW), TNA, ROH, OVW, etc., then vice and liberty city wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="franticloser" data-cite="franticloser" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36675" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think random is good as I hold to the the moment you start the game becomes a parrell world, also why are you putting in fictional promotions? There are a so many actual companies that have opened and closed in the pas 30 years, that any fictional ones are kind of pointless and bloating. Just my thought, but I would prefer future real life promotions (TWA(ECW BEFORE ECW), TNA, ROH, OVW, etc., then vice and liberty city wrestling.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm putting in the real life future promotions. I was just listing the two fictional ones. The ones above that I listed, I wanted to put the focus on the ones who were already open. But if everybody wants the fictional ones not to be in, I won't put them in.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff3029 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I agree. Leave everything as random. If there is someone who I want with set attributes, I can edit myself. I would also prefer the fictional promotions be left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 I'm leaning toward setting most everything Random. I may put in a few hard decline ages, and list the workers who have said decline ages so that if people want to reset them to Random they can. It'll mostly be for the Hulk Hogans, Ric Flairs, Macho Mans, Stings and Terry Funks of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franticloser Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Are you setting them to decline way late or way early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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