Your 2020 plans

[The Nickman]

<p>Ok, I’m pumped and ready to go for when the demo drops. My latest game is an April 2001 Real World mod playing as the WWF booking the invasion angle, so I’ve played up to January 2002 and copied the save into a new mod so I can convert it and play as soon as the demo hits.</p><p> </p><p>

Just need to fix up my title lineages over the next few days and I’m ready to get cracking!</p>

[FINisher]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>There was a TEW04??? Now there's a little fact I may not know... <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> “Oh, my sweet summer child.." <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Man, those were the days. I loved booking DAVE. I did like TEW05 better though, IIRC.</p>

[PFElton]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Nickman" data-cite="The Nickman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ok, I’m pumped and ready to go for when the demo drops. My latest game is an April 2001 Real World mod playing as the WWF booking the invasion angle, so I’ve played up to January 2002 and copied the save into a new mod so I can convert it and play as soon as the demo hits.<p> </p><p> Just need to fix up my title lineages over the next few days and I’m ready to get cracking!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I don't know that that will work unfortunately.</p>

[Jaysin]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Nickman" data-cite="The Nickman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ok, I’m pumped and ready to go for when the demo drops. My latest game is an April 2001 Real World mod playing as the WWF booking the invasion angle, so I’ve played up to January 2002 and copied the save into a new mod so I can convert it and play as soon as the demo hits.<p> </p><p> Just need to fix up my title lineages over the next few days and I’m ready to get cracking!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> What you're trying to do is not possible. You can't convert 2016 saves into usable databases. </p><p> </p><p> 2020 saves will be able to be converted into usable databases however.</p>

[Peria]

Might take my WCW Lives 2001 game that is currently in 2014 and convert it over to 2020. Was running NJPW, and having a blast. But I burnt myself out because booking all those round robin tourneys!

[The Nickman]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What you're trying to do is not possible. You can't convert 2016 saves into usable databases. <p> </p><p> 2020 saves will be able to be converted into usable databases however.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've already done it, my Mod is ready to go as soon as the demo hits.</p><p> </p><p> I just took the starting Mod from April 2001, fast forwarded to January 2002, made sure the roster was updated (same workers and switched any alignments or gimmicks as required) and then updated my title lineages (I ignored the titles from other companies).</p><p> </p><p> With the leftover time now I'm just tweaking a few of the popularities, and added a few tag teams, but that stuff doesn't bother me too much provided my roster and the title lineages are correct. Most of that stuff can be tweaked once my new 2020 game is up and running in TWO DAYS!!!!</p><p> </p><p> I've started a new game with the new mod and compared to my latest save, they're VERY comparable. I'm happy.</p>

[Kimberly]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What you're trying to do is not possible. You can't convert 2016 saves into usable databases. <p> </p><p> 2020 saves will be able to be converted into usable databases however.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> 2016 Mods can be converted, right?</p>

[PFElton]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Nickman" data-cite="The Nickman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've already done it, my Mod is ready to go as soon as the demo hits.<p> </p><p> I just took the starting Mod from April 2001, fast forwarded to January 2002, made sure the roster was updated (same workers and switched any alignments or gimmicks as required) and then updated my title lineages (I ignored the titles from other companies).</p><p> </p><p> With the leftover time now I'm just tweaking a few of the popularities, and added a few tag teams, but that stuff doesn't bother me too much provided my roster and the title lineages are correct. Most of that stuff can be tweaked once my new 2020 game is up and running in TWO DAYS!!!!</p><p> </p><p> I've started a new game with the new mod and compared to my latest save, they're VERY comparable. I'm happy.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So you made a mod based off of a save of yours; you did not convert a save into a mod.</p>

[Soft]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Peria" data-cite="Peria" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Might take my WCW Lives 2001 game that is currently in 2014 and convert it over to 2020. Was running NJPW, and having a blast. But I burnt myself out because booking all those round robin tourneys!</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh yeah the round robins can burn you out pretty hard. I once did a league kind of promotion with 20 roster members who had two matches each against each other (so basically the same mode as some larger European football leagues). After half a season I quit because a) all my shows were basically pre-booked b) it was no fun anymore ^^</p>

[JayAB34]

I'm starting with a 2001 mod with FMW/WEW. Going to try and make FMW relevant again. Wish me luck.

[Jabroniriffic]

I will start off with FCW like always and once the full version comes out I'll start moving my 2004 TEW 16 save.

[The Nickman]

So you made a mod based off of a save of yours; you did not convert a save into a mod.

Go back and re-read what I said and tell me where I said I converted a save into a mod.

[StarWarrior]

I'm planning on starting with a 1985 game to rebook the first WrestleMania, or possibly starting a 1991 game.

 

Same thing for me. Most of my games will take place as WWF/NJPW/AJPW from the mid-80's to the early 90's, aside from modern day NJPW. Can't wait!!!

[adam.TEW]

I came up with a unique set of rules to enter the real world with a lower-sized promotion that I will create to challenge ROH, Impact and similar competitors to eventually become number #2 behind WWE some day.

 

One of the major rules will be that I can only sign 5 "rather unrealistic" talents max. and none of the huge superstars at all. The roster will mainly consist of those in their mid 30s to 40s who did not make it big and could be signed easily, mainly underrated wrestlers I personally liked for the most part, such as Zack Sabre Jr., Low Ki, Eddie Kingston, the Briscoes, Alexander Otsuka, Sami Callihan or Chris Hero. 2 of these 5 "stars" will be KENTA and RVD, I haven't figured out the rest yet.

[Soft]

I came up with a unique set of rules to enter the real world with a lower-sized promotion that I will create to challenge ROH, Impact and similar competitors to eventually become number #2 behind WWE some day.

 

One of the major rules will be that I can only sign 5 "rather unrealistic" talents max. and none of the huge superstars at all. The roster will mainly consist of those in their mid 30s to 40s who did not make it big and could be signed easily, mainly underrated wrestlers I personally liked for the most part, such as Zack Sabre Jr., Low Ki, Eddie Kingston, the Briscoes, Alexander Otsuka, Sami Callihan or Chris Hero. 2 of these 5 "stars" will be KENTA and RVD, I haven't figured out the rest yet.

 

I think the games are in general more fun if you impose some rules on your hiring process, as I do the same in my intended save described above.

 

Even though I'd see Hero or Zack Sabre Jr. as quite the big names already with their respective fame from NXT and NJPW.

 

It really comes down to your product I'd say. If the product is more steered towards in-ring performance I always found it quite easy to get out a good product after around 6-8 shows and be competitive. Starting smaller with a pop based fed is what is more challenging. At least for me it always has been like that.

[adam.TEW]

You're probably right that Hero and Sabre are bigger names nowadays, Hero would at least be a free agent though so I think it would be ok (right now as of April 2020). I've stopped watching wrestling years ago so I'm still stuck somewhere when I used to see them wrestle in front of me to a crowd of 300 people at most. Sabre is still such an underrated wrestler, he reminds me of Bryan Danielson in 2006 or so when it wasn't really clear to anyone what would happen with his career in regards to mainstream wrestling.

 

In the past I felt when starting "too small" in TEW it would bore me really fast to only book 6-12 different talents and it wouldn't make much room for certain dynamics and roster rotation, so I always start somewhere around a 20-30 man roster which kinda fits the level of ROH and similar promotions I guess.

[NoHopeForSome]

I'm going to wait a little and grab a Real World Mod, most likely the continuation of Fleish mod, and start with NWA. Rules of my save will be:

 

• Can only sign 'realistic' workers. This means workers that would justifiably sign for them. No picking up people like Pac or Moxley who just wouldn't sign for them because of their deal with AEW.
  
• Additionally, regardless of the relationships between companies, avoid signing people with conflicting TV deals. IMPACT, ROH and AEW are the three main ones where, in real life, their contract would have them be unable to work there full time. I will probably explore how relationships work and if I can set them up so companies all follow this rule to try make the save more realistic
  
• Tapings have to be done with the maximum about of episodes per day, which I think is 4 if I remember rightly. This can only be changed once we get to a size comparable to AEW
  
• Owner goals are absolute and must always be the number one aim, even if it works against me
  
• Book the product as faithfully as possible. There won't be any elimination chambers or ultra death matches, the content will be true to the NWA brand.
  
• No shortcuts or using the editor. So no changing the product to fit trends, no putting contracts one one day to get a worker to leave a company, no unretiring people if they go.
  

 

Some of these might seem needlessly restrictive but I really want to play the game as realistically and faithfully to the idea of the NWA as possible and challenge myself to find and develop talent, work within a budget and improve my booking skills within the game.

[pat666]

I'm going to wait a little and grab a Real World Mod, most likely the continuation of Fleish mod, and start with NWA. Rules of my save will be:

 

• Can only sign 'realistic' workers. This means workers that would justifiably sign for them. No picking up people like Pac or Moxley who just wouldn't sign for them because of their deal with AEW.
  
• Additionally, regardless of the relationships between companies, avoid signing people with conflicting TV deals. IMPACT, ROH and AEW are the three main ones where, in real life, their contract would have them be unable to work there full time. I will probably explore how relationships work and if I can set them up so companies all follow this rule to try make the save more realistic
  
• Tapings have to be done with the maximum about of episodes per day, which I think is 4 if I remember rightly. This can only be changed once we get to a size comparable to AEW
  
• Owner goals are absolute and must always be the number one aim, even if it works against me
  
• Book the product as faithfully as possible. There won't be any elimination chambers or ultra death matches, the content will be true to the NWA brand.
  
• No shortcuts or using the editor. So no changing the product to fit trends, no putting contracts one one day to get a worker to leave a company, no unretiring people if they go.
  

 

Some of these might seem needlessly restrictive but I really want to play the game as realistically and faithfully to the idea of the NWA as possible and challenge myself to find and develop talent, work within a budget and improve my booking skills within the game.

 

I never change stuff via the editor. I mostly play smaller company and most of the times my Champions gets contracts with bigger company, so screw i loose them. So workers dies, some retires some quit the business. Its shits that happens in real life. The sudden change to original plans, thats what I like the most.

[Jack Avatar Fan]

I'm probably going to get into a 5SSW game early on, as it was one of my best 2016 saves. I look forward to seeing how their roster looks. Maybe they grabbed Alicia Strong and are making a large push in Japan. Or perhaps USPW has raided them and only a few loyal workers remain at the top of the card.

[Matt_Black]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jack Avatar Fan" data-cite="Jack Avatar Fan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm probably going to get into a 5SSW game early on, as it was one of my best 2016 saves. I look forward to seeing how their roster looks. Maybe they grabbed Alicia Strong and are making a large push in Japan. Or perhaps USPW has raided them and only a few loyal workers remain at the top of the card.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I don't see USPW raiding 5SSW anymore than they've raided any other Japanese company for their talent.</p>

[MrVillain]

I think on Thursday I'll convert my 2004 mod over to 2020 and begin working on it to get it ready for full release. WWE 2004 is my first true game for 2020. I'm already booking Mania 20 in my head. Sting will start out with WWE and not TNA.

[Taker4455]

I'm going to start a historic real world mod, using a custom made tiny company. A rule I'll be using involves not signing any debuting worker until they've had at least 2 years in the game world.

 

Can anybody suggest some other rules?

[LK_Lance]

<p>I'll be giving NOTBPW a go as they're the only CVerse company I've actually played with in 2016 (I mostly play mods) so I'm interested to see what the shake-up has been there, provided they're still around.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm also working on my own alternate reality mod which I'll doubtlessly be playing numerous test runs for over the first few months!</p>

[Stickmaniac]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Taker4455" data-cite="Taker4455" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47197" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm going to start a historic real world mod, using a custom made tiny company. A rule I'll be using involves not signing any debuting worker until they've had at least 2 years in the game world.<p> </p><p> Can anybody suggest some other rules?</p></div></blockquote><p> Start somewhere really obscure, like Scandinavia. This kind of challenge interests me. I’d like to see the rest of the world debut in a future TEW, especially Africa and the rest of Asia.</p>

[SilentScreams]

I plan to find out how much TCW have been screwed over again and try to fix them. They've always been my favourite company to play as.