General Gameplay Questions Thread

[nickjames19]

Look in the bottom right, the icon with a tick and a cross in circles will be lit up in yellow. Click on it, you probably have a worker's contract signing or something to deal with.

 

Thanks it worked.I have asked a number of questions on here lol. 2020 is the first version I've played, so just getting used to it. So far though got a WWF '98 save going. A lot of fun.

[Wrestling Century]

So are there any gameplay differences between having faces/heels on a product with no distinction and just straight up having no faces/heels? Do people who are good at being face/heel get a boost or something, or is it just a label thing?

[cmax00]

Am I missing something obvious with training facilities, I created one in the first year of the game, knowing it would take a year for my first graduates.

 

It's set as mostly male students with fluid graduation. And I got absolutely nothing. I did an upgrade in early 2021 and figured maybe it reset the counter so I waited.

 

Just started 2024 and still not a single graduate, in fact looking through the other facilties nobody has any alumni that weren't historic.

 

I've checked in the editor, graduation is definitely enabled.

 

Am I missing an obvious option somewhere that's hindering me or have I hit a bug?

 

This is a guess, but you might have the same problem I had in my first file: In options, there's a setting for Picture Requirement, which was set to "Yes." I had nothing in my database under "Free Pictures", which is where it grabs the pictures to assign to new graduates, so it didn't generate any graduates at all. Turning that off started generating workers as normal, with blank pictures.

[Larrikn]

hey, is there anyway past the unimportant vs unimportant loss. im booking new japan and occasionally like to do a young lion vs young lion match. also the "this match is too short for an important match" loss sucks, not a question just something currently bugging me lol.

[Remianen]

hey, is there anyway past the unimportant vs unimportant loss. im booking new japan and occasionally like to do a young lion vs young lion match.

 

Put it in the preshow. Fans aren't interested in seeing matches between people they don't know.

[Jonny2284]

This is a guess, but you might have the same problem I had in my first file: In options, there's a setting for Picture Requirement, which was set to "Yes." I had nothing in my database under "Free Pictures", which is where it grabs the pictures to assign to new graduates, so it didn't generate any graduates at all. Turning that off started generating workers as normal, with blank pictures.

 

I could have sworn there was a load of free pictures in there (in fact I ended up assigning one of those cvfp_xxxx pictures to my first graduate) but that seems to have done it, got my first graduate before the end of Jan, thank you.

 

Edit - I see it now, the pictures are in the directory but the real world mod I'm using doesn't have any free pictures assigned.

[Makhai]

Just finished recording my Last Man Standing pay-per-view with CWA and I don't know if I ran into a bug, oversight or just something annoying that is meant to happen, so I thought I'd post here first before going over to tech support.

 

I don't play with mandatory pre-booking just as an FYI. I always pre-book my pay-per-views for organisational purposes as the pre-booking screen says since I have the preference off. The Last Man Standing pay-per-view ends with a royal rumble. Earlier on in the show I had a tag match where Lightning Lomas suffered a back injury meaning he couldn't compete later on in the battle royal so I took him out. I like this as it's cool on the fly booking (though his tag title reign is screwed). The issue is since I took him out the battle royal, I've technically not 'lived up' to the pre-booking I made for the show, as Lightning Lomas is not in the match. The game told me as much but I thought maybe since I've literally HAD to do this since it's on the fly, maybe it'll let me off.

 

Nope, the event that definitely would've been a blue rating, got a 78 with the red error message saying how fans were expecting the "battle royal" and were upset it wasn't on the show. I realise writing this I sound a bit mad which wasn't my intention as I'm just genuinely just wondering if this is avoidable? In my opinion, with mandatory pre-booking off the red message saying the fans were expecting _____ shouldn't exist but I can get past that. It's just irritating I literally HAD to change the booking on the fly due to an injury and it affected my grade, it feels like a potential oversight.

 

I ran into this problem in my EWA diary save booking Madness in Munich... couldn't change participants in the Battle Royal and if I didn't book the match exactly as is, it took an ~20 pt penalty (From 43-20.) Despite everything being off. It's borked, don't use it.

[kieranforthewin]

Have you got Pre-Booking Bonuses turned off, as well as Mandatory Pre-Booking turned off?

 

It would make perfect sense that if bonuses are turned on, then you'd get the resulting penalty for not delivering the promised match (though one midcarder in a battle royale does seem harsh). Like, a "I know you didn't have to promise me anything, but you did, and you've failed to live up to it" situation. You can't really expect to get the bonuses but ignore the penalties because it's not mandatory.

 

But if bonuses and mandatory pre-booking are both off, I'd take this to the tech support forum if you haven't already.

 

 

Thanks for the reply, I can confirm bonuses are also turned off for me. I've just read the handbook and it says turning it off "helps the user avoid penalties". So it doesn't get rid of them completely I guess?

 

I ran into this problem in my EWA diary save booking Madness in Munich... couldn't change participants in the Battle Royal and if I didn't book the match exactly as is, it took an ~20 pt penalty (From 43-20.) Despite everything being off. It's borked, don't use it.

 

 

Thanks for replying, yeah I guess I'll have to pre-book for organisation and then just delete the bookings the day before the pay-per-view.

[wolfwwe]

Goddamnnniiittttttt. Wish Saving matches and angles on the booking screen would also save the game. I was almost done booking a big event when my power went out and came right back on. When I booted my computer back up, my game was still on the beginning part of the day, meaning I lost all my booking progress.

[brianc2008]

I'm not 100 percent sure if this has been asked yet.

 

But when I look at places to book my card, why am I seeing cities alongside buildings?

[Remianen]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wolfwwe" data-cite="wolfwwe" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47568" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Goddamnnniiittttttt. Wish Saving matches and angles on the booking screen would also save the game. I was almost done booking a big event when my power went out and came right back on. When I booted my computer back up, my game was still on the beginning part of the day, meaning I lost all my booking progress.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That happened to me once. Problem with 'save upon segment addition' is for people running tests. They have autosave off for a reason. Just click the save button after you add each segment. It becomes a habit after a while.</p>

[awesomenessofme1]

I'm not 100 percent sure if this has been asked yet.

 

But when I look at places to book my card, why am I seeing cities alongside buildings?

 

There are Venues and there are Locations. Locations are kind of halfway between a generic and specific venue. They have a maximum capacity, but they only charge you proportionally to how many people you draw. It basically represents some kind of arena within that city that isn't specifically in the game as a Venue.

[soxfan93]

I'm still really confused about the whole Off-Screen thing.

 

When is a worker considered on-screen? Is it when a worker is physically in front of the live audience (e.g. in the ring, on the ramp, etc.) or are they on-screen anytime they are physically visible by the viewer at home?

 

Specifically its things like the old "The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order" promos. Is that off-screen overness or on-screen entertainment?

 

That of course opens Pandora's Box, though. Razor Ramon driving a car, on-screen entertainment. Jeff Jarrett playing at a Nashville bar, on-screen entertainment.

 

Where does it end? Is this the path I am supposed to take?

[ConcutioCaelum]

Yes. Offscreen would mean that they are literally not shown at all in the segment. They are just mentioned by people involved in the segment.

[wolfwwe]

I'm really puzzled right now. I had Pillman Jr. (he's not assigned any personality traits that would trigger this) lose a match in June 2020 and he got upset, but ever since, he's been booked to win most of the time, even held the MLW title for like 7 months or so, but now I'm in March 2021 and he's "annoyed" but all of this kinda indicates that he should be in a good mood.

 

[D-Lyrium]

I'm still really confused about the whole Off-Screen thing.

 

When is a worker considered on-screen? Is it when a worker is physically in front of the live audience (e.g. in the ring, on the ramp, etc.) or are they on-screen anytime they are physically visible by the viewer at home?

 

Specifically its things like the old "The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order" promos. Is that off-screen overness or on-screen entertainment?

 

That of course opens Pandora's Box, though. Razor Ramon driving a car, on-screen entertainment. Jeff Jarrett playing at a Nashville bar, on-screen entertainment.

 

Where does it end? Is this the path I am supposed to take?

 

Easiest way I've found to differentiate:

On-screen = this was filmed especially for this segment, the worker gets paid for showing up to film it even if he does nothing else. Whether it's pre-taped or not, if he specifically showed up to film something, even if he's only doing a voice-over, he's on-screen.

 

Off-screen = the worker doesn't get paid for that segment if he's not otherwise booked on the show. It's either footage edited together from other things, or he's not actually on the show (like being mentioned in someone else's promo).

 

Off-screen would be hype videos, highlight reels, being mentioned in a promo you don't appear in, any footage you've already recorded being shown again ("Last week on Raw!", "Earlier tonight!").

 

 

Of course, if you want him to be rated on anything other than Overness, the decision is made for you (he has to be on screen).

[D-Lyrium]

I'm really puzzled right now. I had Pillman Jr. (he's not assigned any personality traits that would trigger this) lose a match in June 2020 and he got upset, but ever since, he's been booked to win most of the time, even held the MLW title for like 7 months or so, but now I'm in March 2021 and he's "annoyed" but all of this kinda indicates that he should be in a good mood.

 

 

Nah, annoyed is right.

 

He's irritated (-1) and angry (-3) about things.

He's also pleased (+1) about two things.

 

-4 + 2 = -2.

[Shinclone]

The thing I'm having the most difficulty with is the perception system. I have Warrior drop the belt to Sgt Slaughter and he goes from major star down to star. I've had a string of fantastic IC title defences from Mr Perfect and he remains at well known. I also can't get a damn bit of traction going for guys like Steven Regal, Chris Jericho and Adam Bomb no matter how strongly I try to book them. Yes, I know Adam Bomb wasn't a huge star, but I loved his look as a kid lol.

[soxfan93]

Easiest way I've found to differentiate:

On-screen = this was filmed especially for this segment, the worker gets paid for showing up to film it even if he does nothing else. Whether it's pre-taped or not, if he specifically showed up to film something, even if he's only doing a voice-over, he's on-screen.

 

Off-screen = the worker doesn't get paid for that segment if he's not otherwise booked on the show. It's either footage edited together from other things, or he's not actually on the show (like being mentioned in someone else's promo).

 

Off-screen would be hype videos, highlight reels, being mentioned in a promo you don't appear in, any footage you've already recorded being shown again ("Last week on Raw!", "Earlier tonight!").

 

 

Of course, if you want him to be rated on anything other than Overness, the decision is made for you (he has to be on screen).

 

This makes so much sense, and also confirms that I had been using them correctly, so that's even better! Thank you so much D-Lyrium!

[wolfwwe]

Nah, annoyed is right.

 

He's irritated (-1) and angry (-3) about things.

He's also pleased (+1) about two things.

 

-4 + 2 = -2.

 

Nah, my point is the last thing he got any kind of upset about was 3 months ago, and before that, it was 6 months, and now he's got Red Hot momentum, post-title reign, and he's still booked to win most of the time. I mean what do I have to do?

 

I really don't think he should be holding a grudge about a loss at an event 11 months ago. I think this game thinks wrestlers care way more about wins and losses than they actually do in real life. Most just wanna put on a good show. There are bad apples of course, but that's kinda ridiculous.

[D-Lyrium]

Nah, my point is the last thing he got any kind of upset about was 3 months ago, and before that, it was 6 months, and now he's got Red Hot momentum, post-title reign, and he's still booked to win most of the time. I mean what do I have to do?

 

I really don't think he should be holding a grudge about a loss at an event 11 months ago. I think this game thinks wrestlers care way more about wins and losses than they actually do in real life. Most just wanna put on a good show. There are bad apples of course, but that's kinda ridiculous.

 

Ah, right, yeah. It is a little finicky when it comes to morale, because it only keeps track of specific events. There's no morale boost for "booked really well recently" or "I have really good momentum now", which there probably should be.

 

They'll get "pleased at a win" if they beat someone who they wouldn't normally expect to beat, but they don't get morale bonuses for general strong booking or their current situation.

 

It would seem to be easy enough to give them a bonus for "Momentum is good right now" and then simply take the bonus away when that ceased to be true, to counteract the negatives from losses.

 

It's not so much that he's upset that he lost a match, but he's really annoyed about either the way it was booked or the guy he lost to and you still went ahead with it after he told you he was annoyed by it. I can understand him being angry at that (maybe not 11 months later when he's on top of the company, but still. It'll probably get a mention in shoot interviews when he retires ), I think the issue is there aren't enough bonuses to counteract it for the more recent successes he's had.

 

Like, yeah, be angry that I jobbed you to a broomstick that one time, but c'mon, you're the world champ now. Lighten up!

[LloydCross]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47568" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ah, right, yeah. It is a little finicky when it comes to morale, because it only keeps track of specific events. There's no morale boost for "booked really well recently" or "I have really good momentum now", which there probably should be.<p> </p><p> They'll get "pleased at a win" if they beat someone who they wouldn't normally expect to beat, but they don't get morale bonuses for general strong booking or their current situation.</p><p> </p><p> It would seem to be easy enough to give them a bonus for "Momentum is good right now" and then simply take the bonus away when that ceased to be true, to counteract the negatives from losses.</p><p> </p><p> It's not so much that he's upset that he lost a match, but he's really annoyed about either the way it was booked or the guy he lost to and you still went ahead with it after he told you he was annoyed by it. I can understand him being angry at that (maybe not 11 months later when he's on top of the company, but still. It'll probably get a mention in shoot interviews when he retires <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />), I think the issue is there aren't enough bonuses to counteract it for the more recent successes he's had.</p><p> </p><p> Like, yeah, be angry that I jobbed you to a broomstick that one time, but c'mon, you're the world champ now. Lighten up!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm not sure if I've seen it in 2020, but the 2016 version had a "Happy with their recent booking" note. Is that gone?</p><p> </p><p> Also, post event speeches are pretty easy to use to restore that morale.</p>

[TheBryanStinberg]

I still don't understand the popularity cap, I'm running a large size company averaging about 85 across America and Canada currently but my player character is stuck at 75 popularity.

[Jaded]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Larrikn" data-cite="Larrikn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47568" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>hey, is there anyway past the unimportant vs unimportant loss. </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You're okay as long as one of them's got decent momentum. (I think Very Warm or higher? Could be Hot, though.)</p>

[Remianen]

Nah, my point is the last thing he got any kind of upset about was 3 months ago, and before that, it was 6 months, and now he's got Red Hot momentum, post-title reign, and he's still booked to win most of the time. I mean what do I have to do?

 

I really don't think he should be holding a grudge about a loss at an event 11 months ago. I think this game thinks wrestlers care way more about wins and losses than they actually do in real life. Most just wanna put on a good show. There are bad apples of course, but that's kinda ridiculous.

 

First, if you're so concerned about his morale, give him a bonus. That's the quick and dirty way to change morale. Secondly, you seem to think wrestlers are not human or something. Would you be okay with some guy who started on the job a week ago getting a promotion you've been working hard for? Let's be real. Pretty much every worker in every industry wants to 'do a good job' but nobody wants to suffer (in any way, shape, or form) unless there's something in it for them. Junior is a 'People Person' which is almost the easiest personality type to deal with (Irrepressible is easier). Seems like you put someone over him that shouldn't have gone over him. Anyone would be pissed if that happened (unless they suggested or offered to 'do the honors' ). When that popup box comes up telling you the worker is 'angry' over the decision, you should probably pay attention to it and use the various tricks to try to get the worker to agree (keep strong, tainted win, interference, whatever). Otherwise, you deal with the consequences.

 

To answer your question in TL;DR fashion ("What do I have to do?"): In future, don't just blow past the popup box when the worker is upset about a booking decision. OR, be ready to reward them for being a professional (via a bonus). Or just deal with the morale hit.

 

 

I'm not sure if I've seen it in 2020, but the 2016 version had a "Happy with their recent booking" note. Is that gone?

 

Also, post event speeches are pretty easy to use to restore that morale.

 

Not gone.