Small Questions Thread & "Living FAQ"

[LigerLiger]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Larrikn" data-cite="Larrikn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>hey im having a problem where im trying to add my child company to my alliance but when i offer a spot it says it doesn't meet the requirements, despite me having every option open</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I have had this issue with companies that have no Key Features on their product. Might be it.</p>

[Larrikn]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Liger!Liger!" data-cite="Liger!Liger!" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I have had this issue with companies that have no Key Features on their product. Might be it.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> thank you that seemed to be it</p>

[Herrbear]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Peria" data-cite="Peria" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It really helps when they get up in age, anything past 35 is eligible to receive the dreaded "time decline" penalty, and although unlikely until about 39-41 it can happen early.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So it is just for information especially when they start to get older so you know who might begin ageing. There is no way to give them a money bonus as a way of saying Happy Birthday? </p><p> </p><p> Thank you.</p>

[marsupial311]

If I don't assign a worker to a brand during a brand split does that mean they can work for both brands? I want my World Champion to work both brands and have everyone else stay on their show. Is that possible or are workers not assigned to a brand ineligible for branded shows?

[setalight]

About to start my first ever 0/0/0 game, realistically what wage am I looking to offer wrestlers at the beginning?

[Gungner]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If I don't assign a worker to a brand during a brand split does that mean they can work for both brands? I want my World Champion to work both brands and have everyone else stay on their show. Is that possible or are workers not assigned to a brand ineligible for branded shows?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Un-assigned workers can appear on both brands.</p>

[John Lions]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="setalight" data-cite="setalight" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>About to start my first ever 0/0/0 game, realistically what wage am I looking to offer wrestlers at the beginning?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> $300 should be pretty much the "most" you offer. It can be tough to find wrestlers with such a cheap wage normally, but I would recommend using Derek's CVerse XL mod as it balances cheap worker wages (indy wrestlers based in one area will only have a pop greater than 0 in that area, making them cheaper).</p><p> </p><p> Ideally you will want to hire literally the cheapest wrestlers available in your area who will do the majority of the work on your shows. For example, I play 0/0/0 in Australia, so I hire two guys, Sexxxy SJB and Bryant Hall as my jobbers because they are both worth about $120 per show and feature them heavily. Best case scenario is you will have a roster which costs between 100-300 dollars, but you want to make sure your core wrestlers are closer to 200 than 300 or you will be spending way more than you'd want. It can be tough balancing a roster and finances when you want to book a small company "legitimately" and not just run the same matches over and over and over.</p>

[setalight]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>$300 should be pretty much the "most" you offer. It can be tough to find wrestlers with such a cheap wage normally, but I would recommend using Derek's CVerse XL mod as it balances cheap worker wages (indy wrestlers based in one area will only have a pop greater than 0 in that area, making them cheaper).<p> </p><p> Ideally you will want to hire literally the cheapest wrestlers available in your area who will do the majority of the work on your shows. For example, I play 0/0/0 in Australia, so I hire two guys, Sexxxy SJB and Bryant Hall as my jobbers because they are both worth about $120 per show and feature them heavily. Best case scenario is you will have a roster which costs between 100-300 dollars, but you want to make sure your core wrestlers are closer to 200 than 300 or you will be spending way more than you'd want. It can be tough balancing a roster and finances when you want to book a small company "legitimately" and not just run the same matches over and over and over.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you for the help, how many wrestlers do you normally sign? I know it sounds stupid but is it the norm to put a tiny bit of pop in the area you start in or is it literally '0' everywhere?</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="setalight" data-cite="setalight" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thank you for the help, how many wrestlers do you normally sign? I know it sounds stupid but is it the norm to put a tiny bit of pop in the area you start in or is it literally '0' everywhere?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Should be literally 0 everywhere but it's up to you really. A couple other things.</p><p> </p><p> - Get a referee as your owner or UC so they don't take a wage.</p><p> - 4 wrestlers total is good, run an hour event (as short as 45 minutes when you're starting) and just throw them in all combinations of angles/matches you can. Any show over a 6 is going to increase your pop. Have them Road Agent for a match they aren't in.</p><p> - Don't sign announcers, CC, Managers or anything else until you have to. You don't get penalized for not having an Announcer unless you're actually on TV.</p>

[John Lions]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="setalight" data-cite="setalight" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thank you for the help, how many wrestlers do you normally sign? I know it sounds stupid but is it the norm to put a tiny bit of pop in the area you start in or is it literally '0' everywhere?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No problem. To start, you first make sure your user character has a Booking Reputation of "Greatest" and start unemployed. When you load into the game, there is an option to "Start Own Company", which you can do because of the reputation. This is the only way to reliably run a 0/0/0/0 now since the way bankruptcy works, you get a 1 year "grace" period from when you start the company that you wouldn't get with it starting in the database. This way, you have a year and a half until you go bankrupt.</p><p> </p><p> On the "Start Own Company" screen, fill in all the required info, just choose "Rock Hard" as the difficulty. Once you have your product, name, and other required info set for your promotion, go into the editor and change your population to 0 everywhere and change your money to 0 as well. You should only have pop in the "home region" you chose for your promotion and the regions attached to it by spillover.</p><p> </p><p> The way local companies work is you can only really ever to afford to let at most 8 guys wrestle any given night. To keep things fresh, I usually hire around 8-10 wrestlers and run 3 single matches a show. You can splurge sometimes, but just be cautious about your $ total. As long as the worker isn't pushed as a main eventer, you can leave them off a show without a morale penalty, so make sure to temporarily depush any worker pushed as a "main eventer" to an upper midcard on the night of a show you won't be using them. It's just a clunky mechanic that works for bigger promotions but doesn't make much sense for local promotions. You can use one of your workers to be a Road Agent and if you can hire a cheap ref (or have your user character as a ref) then that would work well since there are penalties for too many "guest refs".</p><p> </p><p> You will want to make sure that your Wrestling Industry/Economy aren't in the toilet before you commit to making the company or it's virtually impossible to get above water before the year and a half deadline. Starting with a wrestling economy above E+ and trending upwards or a very high # for the economy trending down should be serviceable, but you don't want your game to end before you really get started. It's like real life, where a normal person wouldn't start a wrestling company in the middle of a recession <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Finally, have fun with it! If you are playing more for the booking and become attached to your promotion, don't feel bad if you have to give yourself a "loan" when debt collectors come calling. If you are playing more for the challenge and see that as a loss, then you can use that first time as a learning experience. Everyone plays differently, but playing a 0/0/0/0 game became much less user friendly (due to it being TOO user friendly in 2016) so I hope all of these tips can help you out <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's by far the most immersive and enjoyable way I have come to play TEW and I can't play it any other way since.</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Un-assigned workers can appear on both brands.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Follow up that I didn't think of. Will an unassigned worker take a morale hit if they're left off a show of the other brand (i.e. I have my champ feuding with someone on Raw, will he be mad I don't use him on Smackdown)?</p>

[Clark K]

I've noticed a lot of A.I. international level companies getting mysteriously low show ratings. If i look at the segment ratings i find that the show rating is consistently 7-10 points lower than what it should be. It isnt that the rosters are too small either. Any guesses as to what might be causing this

[Bigpapa42]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Clark K" data-cite="Clark K" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've noticed a lot of A.I. international level companies getting mysteriously low show ratings. If i look at the segment ratings i find that the show rating is consistently 7-10 points lower than what it should be. It isnt that the rosters are too small either. Any guesses as to what might be causing this</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Where are they holding the shows?</p>

[Gungner]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Follow up that I didn't think of. Will an unassigned worker take a morale hit if they're left off a show of the other brand (i.e. I have my champ feuding with someone on Raw, will he be mad I don't use him on Smackdown)?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Shouldn't be a problem. I think (if that is indeed still the rule), that main-eventers will expect to be used on 1 out of 3 shows. So that should be the rule of thumb.</p>

[CharlieRock]

<p>Just a quick question, I think I am reading this wrongly. </p><p> </p><p>

A pay-per-appearance contract; does this mean you pay them <span style="text-decoration:underline;">only</span> when they appear in a match or angle, or does it mean you pay them when they appear in your locker room?</p><p> </p><p>

I had assumed it was only when they appeared in a match or angle. However, I read the Player's Tip on paid leave of absence and it seemed to indicate you pay whenever they appear in your locker room. (as a paid vacation for a worker includes appearance fees for any show produced while they were on Leave.) So essentially a paid vacation for PPA workers is an appearance fee for any show while they were gone as they would have been in the locker room otherwise. </p><p> </p><p>

I'm confused, which is it? <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How long is a worker generally "annoyed"? And is there any way to make them happy again without throwing money at them?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Vacations. If somebody is stinking up my locker room I tell them to stay home.</p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Dynamite Sid" data-cite="The Dynamite Sid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm not certain but I think one thing it influences in 2016 is who is considered a locker room leader. Mikey Lau and Sayeed Ali are young guys with no real stature in my SWF save but they are two of the toughest guys on my roster and are both considered Locker Room Leaders as is Brandon James who also has a Toughness rating in the 90s</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Toughness also comes in handy when a worker would be inclined to complain about a match's planned results, if their opponent is happy and tougher they will fall in line without further question.</p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As far as I know of it (and I could be wrong), storylines affect the momentum of your wrestlers, and momentum directly relates to your match grades. So storylines DO help your wrestlers put on better matches, but aren't necessary. That's how I understand it, at least. Hopefully someone else can give you a little more insight but I'm pretty sure about the relationship with momentum.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Storylines are not needed, per se because momentum comes from match results. I suppose you could hot fix a negative momentum with a storyline. But why bother? If they have negative momentum it is only because you had them lay down in the first place.</p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Macca316" data-cite="Macca316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What would I need to change in the product information to get Sponsors?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Well, for one thing if you have <em>any</em> Risque in your Product take it out.</p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Are there caps for how good a match can be held by a certain size of a company? (Or based on some other factors)<p> </p><p> My company is regional sized, is growing in popularity all the time, but I have lost count how many matches I have had rated 83. None higher, and probably quite a lot fewer rated 82, 81 or 80, making me think I've hit a ceiling somehow.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I scored a 'B-' as a Local ...</p>

[CharlieRock]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MrEgorize" data-cite="MrEgorize" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>hi, i have another question about worker's skill. What "Mat Work" skill is? i can imagine a bit, but i dont know what exactly this is.<p> </p><p> (bad english alert)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Mat Work is any work not Aerial.</p>

[MainOffender]

Mat Work is any work not Aerial.

 

This isn't really accurate. Mat Work is literally wrestling on the mat, like amateur wrestling -- slow-paced with holds and reversals.

 

Also, this post by Derek B in his mod-maker's guide from TEW 2013 is indispensable for stat explanations.

[DarK_RaideR]

Just a quick question, I think I am reading this wrongly.

 

A pay-per-appearance contract; does this mean you pay them only when they appear in a match or angle, or does it mean you pay them when they appear in your locker room?

 

I had assumed it was only when they appeared in a match or angle. However, I read the Player's Tip on paid leave of absence and it seemed to indicate you pay whenever they appear in your locker room. (as a paid vacation for a worker includes appearance fees for any show produced while they were on Leave.) So essentially a paid vacation for PPA workers is an appearance fee for any show while they were gone as they would have been in the locker room otherwise.

 

I'm confused, which is it?

 

Workers under PPA contracts are only paid when they are used in a match or angle, unless you've also agreed to a downside when you signed them. Downside is a fixed amount they're guaranteed to get if they're not used or, as you call it, if they simply appear in your locker room (and thus do not earn their PPA money). Downside becomes mandatory once you hit Regional Size and I personally suggest you keep it lower than the PPA reward.

 

What's probably confusing you is sending workers on vacation. If you want to do that with workers under a PPA contract, the only available option is to send them on paid vacation.

[Clark K]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Where are they holding the shows?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> All over the world actually. Hadn't noticed that.But the shows they put on in their respective home nations and regions are also getting lower show ratings than i assume they should be getting. Im talking about SOTBPW and USPW by the way</p>

[jjohns44]

I wanted a worker back who left us and so tweaked his contract from the other company(i know im a bastard haha) . Now he's unemployed and doesnt want to negotiate with us right now. He left on good terms though. About how long will it take them to consider re-signing with us?