Gaming FM 2008 - Caf Network Game

[Solius]

For all who have FM 2008, this is the post for the Network game we'll be starting. Below are the people in it and soon to be their teams, we need to devise a method of picking teams.

Participants:

SOLIUS - Tottenham
GH78 - Fulham
DANNISTELROOY - Sunderland
ADDICT - Birmingham - Relegated Blackburn Rovers & Ipswich
REDDEVIL#26655 - Portsmouth - Relegated Portsmouth & West Brom, FA Cup Winner 09/10
UTD HEAP - Newcastle - Relegated Newcastle
JACOB - Everton - Premiership, FA Cup and UEFA Cup Runners Up 08/09 - Community Shield Runner Up, League Cup & Champions League Winner 09/10 Premiership & Club World Championship Winner 10/11 Community Shield Winner 11/12


Teams Allowed:

Premiership Team, cannot have Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal

Leaves 16 teams to be chosen, you may be Derby if your up for a challenge .


I myself would like to be Tottenham, if anyone else wants them say so and we'll negotiate. Else not state the team you wish to have below.

EDIT: Also make sure you all have update 8.0.2 as thats the database we'll be using.

 

[The Flying Potato]

Portsmouth please

 

[GE]

I'll pick Newcastle, for now. Relegation looms.

 

[VidaRed]

lets see who pics citeh.

pick everton or villa if you want to be safe.

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

I'll be City

 

[MikeUpNorth]

When are you planning to play? I may be Sunderland.

 

[Solius]

When are you planning to play? I may be Sunderland.

Just whenever possible, most likely late at night.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

Just whenever possible, most likely late at night.

Do all people have to be online at the same time to play?

 

[Solius]

Good question, I'm not entirely sure. Anyone played a network game before?

 

[MikeUpNorth]

Good question, I'm not entirely sure. Anyone played a network game before?

Well I have on a local area network and you do all have to be online at the same time. Either that or the host server (whoever starts the game, with the database running on their computer) can force absent managers into holiday mode so that the game can continue.

 

[Solius]

Well I have on a local area network and you do all have to be online at the same time. Either that or the host server (whoever starts the game, with the database running on their computer) can force absent managers into holiday mode so that the game can continue.

Hmm, ok well we'll need to note times when we're all gonna be on then. That or maybe narrow down the amount of people to keep things less complicated.

If not we'll just do the holiday thing for them.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

Oh and when you're setting up the game, make sure you UNTICK 'move matches for TV'. This means that all matches are played at the same time and prevents loads of waiting around whilst other managers are playing their games.

 

[Solius]

Oh and when you're setting up the game, make sure you UNTICK 'move matches for TV'. This means that all matches are played at the same time and prevents loads of waiting around whilst other managers are playing their games.

Yeah I read something about that when trying before.

 

[MalibuKen]

I'll be Aston Villa

 

[Solius]

You in MikeUpNorth?

 

[MikeUpNorth]

You in MikeUpNorth?

No, I really shouldn't thinking about it. Going to be a busy few weeks. It's a shame because I'd have got Sunderland to break the top 4, oh well.

 

[Woodzy]

You don't have to all be online at the same time as far as i know. The game carries on as if the players not online were actual manages within the game, and take full control of the club etc.

The host does have to be online everytime though obviously.

 

[Solius]

You don't have to all be online at the same time as far as i know. The game carries on as if the players not online were actual manages within the game, and take full control of the club etc.

The host does have to be online everytime though obviously.

Ta, I'll be the host unless anyone else will be on more than me?

 

[Woodzy]

Ta, I'll be the host unless anyone else will be on more than me?

It'll be more useful to pick the person with the fastest computer i suppose. The mass amount of users wont slow the game down, but it takes longer in general, therefor faster load times would be helpful.

Also, could i get in on this?

 

[Solius]

It'll be more useful to pick the person with the fastest computer i suppose. The mass amount of users wont slow the game down, but it takes longer in general, therefor faster load times would be helpful.

Also, could i get in on this?

I have no idea how to determine who has the fastest computer, and yeah sure, pick a team and I'll add you to the list.

 

[PeteReDevil]

What a timing this is!
Just threw away mine. Have done so every year when I get too addicted
Took too much time from the paper I'm writing

 

[VP]

I'm up for this. I'll be Everton. But there's almost no chance of this working. I've tried it a few times with 2 or 3 friends and it didn't work.

Maybe better off doing what we did last summer with Redcafe United.

 

[SmashedHombre]

I'm up for this. I'll be Everton. But there's almost no chance of this working. I've tried it a few times with 2 or 3 friends and it didn't work.

Maybe better off doing what we did last summer with Redcafe United.

Thats what I thought, won't it be ridiculously slow or summit? Well assuming it works I will take Blackburn

 

[CrazyBelgian]

I expect it to be very slow, certainly when you get 16 teams/players at the same time. (Is it even possible to play with that much people?)

Too bad I have exams coming up, otherwise I would have joined.

 

[esmufc07]

West Ham

By the way, I've never played a network game, so I don't actually know how it works.

 

[SmashedHombre]

West Ham

By the way, I've never played a network game, so I don't actually know how it works.

No me neither, I've not even played FM2008. I'm assuming santa cruz's stats are out of this world though and that he is single handedly going to propel me to the top of the table.

 

[esmufc07]

No me neither, I've not even played FM2008. I'm assuming santa cruz's stats are out of this world though and that he is single handedly going to propel me to the top of the table.

I was hoping you could be persuaded to sell

 

[SmashedHombre]

I was hoping you could be persuaded to sell

You couldn't afford him mate. I might be persuaded to take a player exchange for him if PSmith is willing to give me Yakubu, Cahill and Arteta. Oh and I will give you 3.5 for Ashton. It's a good offer, I think you shoudl take it

 

[esmufc07]

You couldn't afford him mate. I might be persuaded to take a player exchange for him if PSmith is willing to give me Yakubu, Cahill and Arteta. Oh and I will give you 3.5 for Ashton. It's a good offer, I think you shoudl take it

3.5m?! Is that a sick joke? Give me McCarthy, Samba and Pedersen and £5m cash and he's yours

PS - Since I like you, you can pay the £5m in installments over 6 months.

 

[SmashedHombre]

3.5m?! Is that a sick joke? Give me McCarthy, Samba and Pedersen and £5m cash and he's yours

PS - Since I like you, you can pay the £5m in installments over 6 months.

Fine but I want first option on any of your up and coming youth products

 

[esmufc07]

Fine but I want first option on any of your up and coming youth products

Then it's a deal, although I have no obligation to sell.

(Laughing in a monsterous sort of way. Well, kind of)

 

[SmashedHombre]

Then it's a deal, although I have no obligation to sell.

(Laughing in a monsterous sort of way. Well, kind of)

Really? Bollocks to that then. I will just settle for PSmith's offer of Cahill, Arteta and Yakubu for Santa Cruz and that will probably be most of my transer dealings done for the season.

 

[esmufc07]

Really? Bollocks to that then. I will just settle for PSmith's offer of Cahill, Arteta and Yakubu for Santa Cruz and that will probably be most of my transer dealings done for the season.

And there's me thinking we had a good relationship

I know of a few bargains on FM anyway, my team will be unstoppable after I've spent around £5m.

 

[SmashedHombre]

And there's me thinking we had a good relationship

I know of a few bargains on FM anyway, my team will be unstoppable after I've spent around £5m.

I'll just bid on your targets then and offer them better contracts. Couple this with me getting half of Evertons team, and I will be unbeatable.

I'm an FM genius already and I haven't even played it yet

 

[esmufc07]

I'll just bid on your targets then and offer them better contracts. Couple this with me getting half of Evertons team, and I will be unbeatable.

I'm an FM genius already and I haven't even played it yet

Fine, be a cnut. I shall just beat you with my tactical genius.

 

[Woodzy]

Argh, i knew i went to bed at the wrong time last night, all the good teams have been taken. Ah well, i'll take Wigan.

Heskey for £30 million anyone?

 

[esmufc07]

Argh, i knew i went to bed at the wrong time last night, all the good teams have been taken. Ah well, i'll take Wigan.

Heskey for £30 million anyone?

I wouldn't even consider paying £30,000 for that useless lump, never mind £30m.

I'll take Valencia and Koumas off you though.

 

[SmashedHombre]

Argh, i knew i went to bed at the wrong time last night, all the good teams have been taken. Ah well, i'll take Wigan.

Heskey for £30 million anyone?

Thats not a bad offer. I'll double whatever esmufc07 bids

 

[esmufc07]

By the way, what does the winner get? And can we start tonight?

 

[Woodzy]

I'll be free from around 8.30 onwards tonight if anyone wants to play. We should make a rule that 80% of players involved have to be online before we can continue playing. So when games are played without players being online they can't really complain because the majority of people were online, and the game can't be continued simply because 2 or 3 people wanna play.