Ask the Champ Man developers your questions

[Keir]

Hi folks,

Have you got something you'd like to ask the developers of Championship Manager?

Roy Meredith (BGS and CM General Manager) is appearing on Gamespot's podcast this Thursday and we'd like to invite you to post your questions to him here. We can't promise they'll all be answered, but if you've got a burning question about the next Championship Manager please feel free to ask it here and we'll do our best to get it answered (even if it's not in the podcast :) )

[Ultra_Manager08]

1) Will the Home-Leagues be included in the CM09 Version?

2) The New Game Engine looks amazing, can you see this being an area for further development?

3) How confidient are you that CM09 will meet the needs of everyone who buys a copy?

4) Working for EA Sports, have you played Fifa 09, and what do you think of it?

5) Finally, will there be a list of new features in CM09 released to the community only?

[Keir]

1) Will the Home-Leagues be included in the CM09 Version?

2) The New Game Engine looks amazing, can you see this being an area for further development?

3) How confidient are you that CM09 will meet the needs of everyone who buys a copy?

4) Working for EA Sports, have you played Fifa 09, and what do you think of it?

5) Finally, will there be a list of new features in CM09 released to the community only?

Top man, good questions. Keep them coming guys.

[joshsam]

Which of the main systems in the game have been overhauled; ie, training, scouting etc.

[Ponting_error]

The question of Home-Leagues being included in the CM09 Version is a very important one as most CM users are very keen on the idea.

Are you looking at making the team talk option alittle bit more updated as the 3 options you get for the team talk are not always correct to use for the way a match is going.

The appeal option for red and yellow cards is no longer on the game. Is their a chance that it may come back for future CM games?

When arranging Pre-season friendlys it never allows you to go to places like Austria and a few others, Why is this?

[Ultra_Manager08]

4) Having Worked for EA Sports, have you played Fifa 09, and what do you think of it?

[tanzim]

What is actually new to the game?, cause playing CM2007 and CM2008 there is not much difference except for a new theme i think?.

[McGeady-CFC]

Working at EA you are literally "behind the scenes" I'd like to know who the top guys are and how much work you do on champ man 09 on average a day :).

[Turpin2009]

Will you please, please, please put online on future versions of the game, it would make it so much more in depth and fun.
Loads of my mates used to have the game but got bored of it (dont know why) and now play rubbish free online games like fantasy football.etc.
if the great CM games were combined with online play vs mates...
well, itd be pretty ace

[LemonTea]

1) How are the stats of the players in the game determined? Or rather, how reliable are the sources?
(For example Amr Zaki is bad in CM2008, but he's the top goalscorer for international competitions in terms of apperance/goal ratio and he's currently the top scorer in the EPL.)

2) What can we expect in CM2010?
(I know its a little to early but some suggestions in the forum may not be implemented in CM2009.)

3) Will CM evolve to a stage where we can be players for a few season and then retire to become managers? (Eg. Roy Keane, Alex Ferguson, Paul Ince)

4) Will FIFA or FM (or any other football game) merge with CM one day to produce that 'ultimate' football game?

5) Why aren't there any playable Asian or African (with exception to Japan) leagues? Is it due to the lack of researchers from these regions or are you guys unwilling to implement them into the game (as it would affect its size)?

[LemonTea]

1) How are the stats of the players in the game determined? Or rather, how reliable are the sources?
(For example Amr Zaki is bad in CM2008, but he's the top goalscorer for international competitions in terms of apperance/goal ratio and he's currently the top scorer in the EPL.)

2) What can we expect in CM2010?
(I know its a little to early but some suggestions in the forum may not be implemented in CM2009.)

3) Will CM evolve to a stage where we can be players for a few season and then retire to become managers? (Eg. Roy Keane, Alex Ferguson, Paul Ince)

4) Will FIFA or FM (or any other football game) merge with CM one day to produce that 'ultimate' football game?

5) Why aren't there any playable Asian or African (with exception to Japan) leagues? Is it due to the lack of researchers from these regions or are you guys unwilling to implement them into the game (as it would affect its size)?

Opps I did not realise its only regarding CM2009. My bad. :(

[Boyd 12]

1) Will you be able to manage African National teams in CM09?

2) Will there be any new leagues added to CM09?

3) Will there be downloads after transfer windows to update Staff, and player transers?

4) Will the media side in the game be improved?

5) What do you think will be the best new feature in the game?

6) Any hints on players we should look out for ? :D

[Boyd 12]

Sorry forgot to say thank you for this.

[lukarella]

1) On CM09 will you be able to manage different teams such as Croatia and Belarus?

2) Will the home leagues be included(as previously asked)?

3) Is there going to be a patch for CM09?

4) Any hints on players we should look out for ?

5) Will you be able to manage your 'B' team in internationals in any future editions of CM?

Thanks a lot.

[neil12345]

ON CM09!
can u cchoose your own international manager and coach!!XX

[affliction]

Keir my lad, can PJ have a job? Not of the hand or blow variety, just a normal job.

[Stinger Cymraeg]

Will you be able to hire staff while international manager?

Will your managerial stats increase and decrease during your career? and all the other staff?

Will there be reserves and youth team cups?

What will be the main differenses between cm08 and cm09?

How many of the users suggestions have been implemented into cm09?

[ChampAddict09]

1. What are the main differences between Champ 08 and Champ 09? Anything major?

2. Has the Ideas Forum been used/considered at any point? If not, why?

3. Are you confident that we will be happy with everything for 09?

4. Has ideas and planning for 2010 begun?

5. Are the players ratings, in your opinion, more accurate this year?

6. And finally, Are regens included?

Thanks. If any of these questions can be answered that would be great!

[KUBI]

Why should someone who has only a budget for one football game buy CM2009 and no other?

Is the match engine more realistic? No more 180 throw-ins? More intelligent decisions and positioning by the players on free kicksand corners?

What about training? Still a boring check list with no response from the assistant manager, or real day to day training, in which you can talk to players, trying new free kick variation and every day feedback from the physios and coaches?

Is it possible to arrange training camps?

Is Pro-Zone still in the game and is it improved and can become a real tactical help for the human manager?

Is it possible to arrange friendly games during the season?

Is there more media involvent and how did the developers deal with all the redundant questions/answers that can become very boring during a long term game?

What's the most interesting improvements for people who like to play a game for more than 3 seasons?

Is there more interaction between the board and the manager? Are there jobs saver than others? In Lower Leagues clubs can't sack a manager that often and quick, because they can't afford it. Will there be a difference in managing ambitious and less ambitous clubs?

[Arlborn]

1) Did the regen's system change?

2) New leagues? Any?

3)Will there be more options for international managers(such as managing U21)?

4)Is the general training system improved with more options?



Thank you for the opportunity.

[MerseysideRed1]

1) Is there a wider base of countries and clubs to manage?

2) Is there anything from FIFA 09 that is very similar or exactly the same as what's going to be in CM09?

3) How in depth will the training and scouting system be?

4) Is it possible for a manager to have a wider range of things to ask the board? (e.g. when transfer funds are not given and ultimatum is issued, what ultimatum is stated?)

5) Are you able to hire assistant managers for country?

Thanks Roy for answering our questions...

Cheers

[howshamm07]

1) What are the major developments from CM08 to CM09?

2) Is the match engine primed and ready or will it be a working progress over the next few games?

3) Can you release the PC Specs to the fans on the forums??

Thanks

[Duke_Red_Dog]

what national teams will there be available to manage beside those from CM 08?!
I see that others asked this question, but I'm really interested, and you should take this in consideration(as so many of us like to manage in other British countries), will there be the Irish and Welsh leagues on?!
And if the leagues will be on, will you bring on the Setanta Sports Cup?! I hope for a big yes!

[howshamm07]

How have you tried to make CM09 the best football management sim on the market considering the success of FM in recent years??

[Ultra_Manager08]

Will David Beckham be in the game with his loan move to AC Milan in January?

[almond]

i want to know if the next cm will look any different from previous versions of champ man?

[lukarella]

Any good new skins? And, will these questions be answered via PM's?

[Zola's NO.1 fan]

1.Will the MLS be on it (some players are awesome E.G Landon Donovan,David Beckham.
2.Will you be able to manage smaller countrys.
3.I know this has already been asked but please can you appoint staff when an international manager.

[Keir]

Any good new skins? And, will these questions be answered via PM's?

A few of them will be answered on the Gamespot podcast this afternoon by RM. Me or Smiffy will hit you all up with a link when it's live.

We'll try and address the questions that go unanswered a little later down the line :)

[howshamm07]

when the podcast is uploaded, could you possibly put a link on this forum for us?? Thanks

[Ultra_Manager08]

A few of them will be answered on the Gamespot podcast this afternoon by RM. Me or Smiffy will hit you all up with a link when it's live.

We'll try and address the questions that go unanswered a little later down the line :)

Thanks, was just about to ask for the link!, Cheers Keir!

[howshamm07]

ahh- good good... thanks Keir :)

[MRv8supercar]

Dont know if this has been asked but by bypassing the patch will the game be better than if there was time spent making a patch?

[Cappo Smiffy]

Dont know if this has been asked but by bypassing the patch will the game be better than if there was time spent making a patch?

Simply put, a patch for '08 would have meant shorter development time for '09, as obviously sections of the studio couldn't work on both at the same time!

Will be interesting to get your feedback after the podcast too :)

[Boyd 12]

Will the Podcast be live?

[Keir]

Will the Podcast be live?

I do believe they've just finished recording it, and after a quick bit of tidying up they'll put it online.

[Ultra_Manager08]

Thanks for the update!!

[Roy Meredith]

Have just finished recording, as Keir said, and it's going to be posted up later.

Unfortunately they didn't get round to asking all the questions due to time constraints (would have ended up as a 5 hour podcast), so within the next few days we'll post up responses to everything that people have posted here (where we can, obviously - some stuff we can't comment on at the moment...so please bear with us)

Feel free to carry on asking questions in this thread and we'll get round to answering them as quickly as we can...

[sebastiano]

Great news !

[affliction]

http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/features/ukpodcast/index.php

In there somewhere is some info about CM :thup:

[cr09]

Championship Manager 2009 will be released in April 2009, with a demo in March.

It's encouraging, I think. Shows a desire to get the game right rather than get it rushed out at a peak time for sales.

[neil12345]

thank for that

[Hamilton2007]

The release of CM09 is in April, Does that mean that there will be a patch with summer transfers around september/october 09?

[KUBI]

I guess they have to release an update with player data, when the seasons starts in June or July.

[sebastiano]

Will there be a Mac OS X release of CM 2009 ?

[GeorgeHaynes]

it won't be out that late if you got it off a retailers site they just estimate it

[GeorgeHaynes]

Championship Manager 2009 will be released in April 2009, with a demo in March.

It's encouraging, I think. Shows a desire to get the game right rather than get it rushed out at a peak time for sales.

it won't be out that late if you got it off a retailers site they just estimate it

sorry for double post

[GeorgeHaynes]

Championship Manager 2009 will be released in April 2009, with a demo in March.

It's encouraging, I think. Shows a desire to get the game right rather than get it rushed out at a peak time for sales.


sorry looks like it is out april 2009

sorry for triple post

[ChampAddict09]

april :(

[howshamm07]

april??!! gonna have to be FM this year then :(

[ChampAddict09]

hope its worth it

[Kazza]

I thought that that the reason they did not patch cm08 was so they could concentrate on cm09? April release waste of time they would have missed the boat.

Even FIFA manager hav ementioned they are closing the gap on cm09 - this will compound that.

Obviously something has gone wrong!

Any ideas peeps.

[Cappo Smiffy]

I thought that that the reason they did not patch cm08 was so they could concentrate on cm09? April release waste of time they would have missed the boat.

Even FIFA manager hav ementioned they are closing the gap on cm09 - this will compound that.

Obviously something has gone wrong!

Any ideas peeps.

Nothing has gone wrong at all. Everything is on schedule thus far, it's just we gave ourselves longer development time, as we decided we wanted to make sure some of the new features we've implemented (to do with the media, 3d engine etc) work thoroughly and not as gimmicks that look repetitive. There are over 500 player animations for example, and it takes time to tie it all in with match engine.

I believe Roy mentioned last week in an interview with gamesindustry.biz we were on for an 18 month development cycle, and I completely understand why people want to play it now, but I think you'll see we've overhauled the game and taken a big step in the right direction with it :)

[howshamm07]

in that case why wasnt a patch released for CM08 and then instead of releasing 09 because its pointless in april... the season is over.... release a good CM2010???

[affliction]

I thought that that the reason they did not patch cm08 was so they could concentrate on cm09? April release waste of time they would have missed the boat.

Even FIFA manager hav ementioned they are closing the gap on cm09 - this will compound that.

Obviously something has gone wrong!

Any ideas peeps.

EA Sports said they are closing the gap with FIFA Manager? Did you expect them to say "Nah, it's not all that this year, it's like the last few, pants"?

[Kazza]

No but they admitted they were not near fm09 all because of the cm delays or do you think that is not relevent!!

[Cappo Smiffy]

in that case why wasnt a patch released for CM08 and then instead of releasing 09 because its pointless in april... the season is over.... release a good CM2010???

A patch for CM 08 would have delayed our plans for '09 even further tbh.

The decision was made that the work we do in this development cycle would take longer, but put us in a better position in several ways for future releases.

Including the way we code in features.

When we release screens of the 3D match engine you'll see where parts of the work has gone into :)

[howshamm07]

A patch for CM 08 would have delayed our plans for '09 even further tbh.

The decision was made that the work we do in this development cycle would take longer, but put us in a better position in several ways for future releases.

Including the way we code in features.

When we release screens of the 3D match engine you'll see where parts of the work has gone into :)

Thanks for reply Cappo Smiffy... is greatly appreciated and i understand where you are coming from

Its just taken a while for the fans to hear any news at all
and when something finally comes it seems bad news rather than good...

[Cappo Smiffy]

Thanks for reply Cappo Smiffy... is greatly appreciated and i understand where you are coming from

Its just taken a while for the fans to hear any news at all
and when something finally comes it seems bad news rather than good...

Not a problem, I'm here to try and help with any questions you have!

Yes there hasn't been that much news for a while, but with all the recoding, there wasn't much we could show, visually, that was presentable at that stage, if you catch my drift.

For example, we couldn't announce the 3D match engine for sure, until we were happy we could get it to work, and with the 500+ animations going in, we hope it gives it a lot of variety, and these need to be thoroughly tested. So if this looked like it wouldn't work within our code structure and we had already announced it, we'd have looked very foolish :D

But part of the restructuring has enabled us to get in the extra player animations and the way the flow etc.

We've then put in the plan to release a data update after the summer transfer window has shut, so there will be updated data going into the next season :)

[howshamm07]

okay thanks

[RomanistaPerSempre]

Not a problem, I'm here to try and help with any questions you have!

Yes there hasn't been that much news for a while, but with all the recoding, there wasn't much we could show, visually, that was presentable at that stage, if you catch my drift.

For example, we couldn't announce the 3D match engine for sure, until we were happy we could get it to work, and with the 500+ animations going in, we hope it gives it a lot of variety, and these need to be thoroughly tested. So if this looked like it wouldn't work within our code structure and we had already announced it, we'd have looked very foolish :D

But part of the restructuring has enabled us to get in the extra player animations and the way the flow etc.

We've then put in the plan to release a data update after the summer transfer window has shut, so there will be updated data going into the next season :)

Looking forward to that. :)

[Derek McAvoy]

If anyone would like to join the Champ Man Research Network send an email to bgsresearch@bgstudios.co.uk. We are always looking to expand and woudl love to hear from anyone who would like to help us. We've got some people helping us with the home nations but welcome more people signing up!

[Arlborn]

That is great guys.

A question for you. The game is gonig to come ou so near the end of the season that I wonder, will it be called CM 09 or CM5(was it 5? or 6?)?

[Arlborn]

You seriously should put an edit function here.

Alternatively I could just start reading my own posts and searching for typos before submitting them...

[CM_Fever]

Lmao, ****... all the time i spent checking everyday for updates bout the game! and the demo release, and now it says it will come in ****ING APRIL???

LOOL............ FM 09 done all the 3D and they releasing 14 november, i guess CM 09 will be losing a lot of fans ... and i guess you got pretty bad and slow programers in there.

All this ****ing time waiting for all bad news?! Please!

As im getting a new laptop, i guess ill be playing FM 09 all the way... CM has just gotten out of my interest... pfft..

April... season is ending and then we get CM 09!! then 5 months later FM 10 releases!!! wooo, if ya guys wanna earn money from this.. i bet you failed, who will buy a game at the end of the season? waste of cash! Waiting for some more months would be better and buy CM 10! LoL

After this BGS studios and eidos will finish the contract due to bankrupt! :O

I hope i wasnt too hard :) if you delete, edit this post, its just worse, im expressing an opinion, more angered opinion for all of us cm fans that were so enthusiastic about CM coming out soon!!

Sad stuff..

Anyway, peace. :S

[Arlborn]

CM Fever, nothing excuses your language I believe.

Now, did you read hte whole thread(s)?

[KUBI]

You probably will come back when you played FM2009 for 4 months.

CM2009 will be ready when people are ready for a new game...

Not the badest idea.

[CM_Fever]

Im sorry, but i got really mad when i saw the game was being released in april when ive waited all this time for some little news about new cm coming out! And all i saw was bad news.

I got pissed off, but now i understand that if cm 09 wants to compete with fm 09 they will have to change the game a lot... But the date is just too late! I wont be buying a game that is coming out at the end of the season!

I got soemthing to add, FM 09 just added 3D game and some new media features, and everything is equal except the color of the skin. They really didnt have that much to do..

And if CM 09 really wants to change radically, i understand they need more time to do so.
I remember one CM i dont remember which tho, that was released in march, i dont remember the reasons too lol..

[Sorry for the bad language on the above post] :(

I usually behave :P

Sorry CM admins i hope that all this time you spend working on new CM will be worth every penny and every minute of playing.

Keep up the work and let us informed about your work!

Peace..

[Cappo Smiffy]

No problem CM Fever, have you seen the screenshots (http://www.getmanaging.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2889) of the game so far?

[CM_Fever]

No problem CM Fever, have you seen the screenshots (http://www.getmanaging.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2889) of the game so far?

:o

Revolution i can say! Revolution!!! xD

Take off whatever i said. im buying this game whenever it comes out! it could come out on august 31 of 2009! ... noo now im joking =x

But yeah it shall be a good game so its worth the wait! Nice screenshots.. i just hope its not just appearance and that it will piss FM players off and make them buy CM 09, i think ya guys made a big and controversy decision, but it was a good one, keep up the good work guys! :)

Championship Manager !! =D

[MiLko-LFC]

I knew that new version will KICK ASS :D

[steven.newman1985]

My Question Is

When Signing a youngster from a different country who has no current international caps,

After so many years will he be able to be called up to the national team, in with league he's playing


Example - Buying Jean Chera at the age of 12, keeping him until he's 22 and then maybe calling him up to the english national team?.

[Scadge]

Lmao, ****... all the time i spent checking everyday for updates bout the game! and the demo release, and now it says it will come in ****ING APRIL???

LOOL............ FM 09 done all the 3D and they releasing 14 november, i guess CM 09 will be losing a lot of fans ... and i guess you got pretty bad and slow programers in there.

All this ****ing time waiting for all bad news?! Please!

As im getting a new laptop, i guess ill be playing FM 09 all the way... CM has just gotten out of my interest... pfft..

April... season is ending and then we get CM 09!! then 5 months later FM 10 releases!!! wooo, if ya guys wanna earn money from this.. i bet you failed, who will buy a game at the end of the season? waste of cash! Waiting for some more months would be better and buy CM 10! LoL

After this BGS studios and eidos will finish the contract due to bankrupt! :O

I hope i wasnt too hard :) if you delete, edit this post, its just worse, im expressing an opinion, more angered opinion for all of us cm fans that were so enthusiastic about CM coming out soon!!

Sad stuff..

Anyway, peace. :S

Ok Bye

[howshamm07]

Lmao, ****... all the time i spent checking everyday for updates bout the game! and the demo release, and now it says it will come in ****ING APRIL???

LOOL............ FM 09 done all the 3D and they releasing 14 november, i guess CM 09 will be losing a lot of fans ... and i guess you got pretty bad and slow programers in there.

All this ****ing time waiting for all bad news?! Please!

As im getting a new laptop, i guess ill be playing FM 09 all the way... CM has just gotten out of my interest... pfft..

April... season is ending and then we get CM 09!! then 5 months later FM 10 releases!!! wooo, if ya guys wanna earn money from this.. i bet you failed, who will buy a game at the end of the season? waste of cash! Waiting for some more months would be better and buy CM 10! LoL

After this BGS studios and eidos will finish the contract due to bankrupt! :O

I hope i wasnt too hard :) if you delete, edit this post, its just worse, im expressing an opinion, more angered opinion for all of us cm fans that were so enthusiastic about CM coming out soon!!

Sad stuff..

Anyway, peace. :S

i agree with you on this one- its sad but true im afraid CM :(

[xoblivionxx]

Really sorry if these are mentioned already.

1. Will there be online play? Like maybe a mini-league, where you can play matches and sell players within that League only.

2. Will it be easier to apply for management of another club?..Because this has been bugging me over some time.

[howshamm07]

screenshots look good though- match engine possibly worth waiting for :)

Cheers Cappo Smiffy

[MRv8supercar]

Will there be a patch out with the skins being changed from saying 2009 to 2010?

as it will be useless saying 2009 when 2010 should be out.

[affliction]

I'm not sure why people are moaning about it being released at the end of the season. I mean, Football Manager will have been pretty much played to death by folk like myself, who sadly find themselves finishing work and getting into bed about three hours before I'm up without eating anything. The football season will be almost over, no World Cup or European Championships. So what's going to fill the void that is there due to no football and no football management sims... maybe a football management sim. I know, shocking.

[MerseysideRed1]

Hey Cappo,

Could I find out when the CM09 demo will be out? I know the original will be out April 09, but will the demo be released this year or next year?

Cheers,
MerseysideRed1

[KUBI]

The demo comes out on March 2009

[Cappo Smiffy]

Hey Cappo,

Could I find out when the CM09 demo will be out? I know the original will be out April 09, but will the demo be released this year or next year?

Cheers,
MerseysideRed1

Whilst I can't comment if there will be a public BETA demo (Roy's in a meeting) we're planning on releasing the GOLD CM '09 demo in March.

[Hamilton2007]

Is there at this time something known what the minimum PC-specs are going to be ?

[Boyd 12]

Seeing as you can play as teams in the Isthman league how far down does the English league ladder go now?

[fids2k]

What the Scum-supporter said.

Still a result an a half \o/

[GeorgeHaynes]

why are people moaning about it coming out in april if people are still on cm08 in october and lets face them screenshots do look brilliant.

[MRv8supercar]

Will the patch include changes like changing the game to say 2010 instead of 2009?

[tanzim]

Lmao, ****... all the time i spent checking everyday for updates bout the game! and the demo release, and now it says it will come in ****ING APRIL???

LOOL............ FM 09 done all the 3D and they releasing 14 november, i guess CM 09 will be losing a lot of fans ... and i guess you got pretty bad and slow programers in there.


Actually, FM have been working with japan's virtua soccer team i think for over 3 years now, also it'll be great if the bgs team could post screenshots time and then just to hype us up more :)

[howshamm07]

the screenshots of the match engine that are out already look fantastic!!

[Southend Fan]

I posted a thread about this liast night, but didn't see this one already started, so I'll ask in here.

Will CM09 have any sort of copy protection along same sort of lines that FM09 has gone, with limited installs and having to either telephone or connect to the internet to authenticate the game, or will it have some sort of disk protection like CheckDisk?

Also noticed that the game has included the BGB, Ryman and Unibond leagues, will these include the next tier down, but which I mean Ryman Division One North etc?

[wsa15]

One question. Is this development cycle going to be permanent? Meaning will CM 2010 and following versions be released in the christmas period? Or is CM going to be released around the March, April period every year from now onwards.

[cm0102fan]

I've had a quick look around the forum and can't see it so I apologise for asking but is this going to be released on the PS3?

[Ultra_Manager08]

cm09 will not be released on any other platform, although future versions could be released on different platforms it will not have the same features and gameplay it will have on the PC, as they are trying to go in direction of good pc gaming, which could lead to online gaming!
The best way to go

[one_fat_rover]

Hi folks,

Have you got something you'd like to ask the developers of Championship Manager?

Roy Meredith (BGS and CM General Manager) is appearing on Gamespot's podcast this Thursday and we'd like to invite you to post your questions to him here. We can't promise they'll all be answered, but if you've got a burning question about the next Championship Manager please feel free to ask it here and we'll do our best to get it answered (even if it's not in the podcast :) )

Hi Keir - can you post a link to where l can download the podcast?

[Cappo Smiffy]

Hi Keir - can you post a link to where l can download the podcast?

Click HERE (http://dw.com.com/redir/GSUK-102308.mp3?destURL=http://download.gamespot.com/d3/free/podcast/GSUK-102308.mp3&siteid=93&ctype=podcast-download&cval=gsukpodcast;102908) to download it.

Click HERE (http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/features/ukpodcast/index.php?tag=topslot;img;1) to listen online :)

[one_fat_rover]

Click HERE (http://dw.com.com/redir/GSUK-102308.mp3?destURL=http://download.gamespot.com/d3/free/podcast/GSUK-102308.mp3&siteid=93&ctype=podcast-download&cval=gsukpodcast;102908) to download it.

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Cheers!

[manutdrp]

hey just wondering it has the
Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman Football League Premier Division)
which is step 7
but does it hae the british gas premier also step 7 because yate town are my local team
could you tell me which english leagues are available.

cheers
sorry if its already been asked

[CSeedorf]

hey just wondering it has the
Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman Football League Premier Division)
which is step 7
but does it hae the british gas premier also step 7 because yate town are my local team
could you tell me which english leagues are available.

cheers
sorry if its already been asked

Which leagues are added to the game will be revealed in due time on this site. At the moment, the Home leagues are the only confirmed added leagues.:)

[Tommo290]

will there be a built in editor

[SteJackson]

on FM the budgets took the PISS!!, like blackpool only had £300K. i no we're not exactly rich but were not that poor, were just cheap. but on CM we had like 13M which was TOP!! coz ud never rli run out of money, even tho we never had any1 to buy.

wat i wanna no is will it still be like that or are u gonna do wat ****ty FM did?

[fids2k]

hey just wondering it has the
Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman Football League Premier Division)
which is step 7
but does it hae the british gas premier also step 7 because yate town are my local team
could you tell me which english leagues are available.

cheers
sorry if its already been asked

If the Isthmian Premier is in there, I'd expect both the Southern Premier and NPL Premier will be in there too.

[phelanator]

so if cm09 is out in april next year whats happening with cm10 whens that gonna come out will it be another year when that season has almost ended aswel and have to release another update for the 09/10 season its making more work for BGS in the end

[cm0102fan]

Just wondered if the developers of CM09 have looked back at older versions to see what made them so great and addictive. Looking at CM01/02 it was near perfection at the time and there are many good features from that series that could be implemented/used in future CM's. Having downloaded and tried the FM demo I think that 3D representation is not the way forward for Management games - its all about imagination.

Maybe im old school but I would love to see a management game that would recapture the old addiction from years ago.

[shwan]

Just wondered if the developers of CM09 have looked back at older versions to see what made them so great and addictive. Looking at CM01/02 it was near perfection at the time and there are many good features from that series that could be implemented/used in future CM's. Having downloaded and tried the FM demo I think that 3D representation is not the way forward for Management games - its all about imagination.

Maybe im old school but I would love to see a management game that would recapture the old addiction from years ago.

some managers too in RL, prefer not to go to the match and stay warm at thier home sofa listing to the radio and calling the assistant for any changes .
realsime wise, this is impossible,
it is like saying ok, let me love and marry a women, with my eyes closed, leaving space to my imagination. sure nothing can beat her beauty in my imagiantion.
some like to live liek that
some want like real managers spot where the problem are, and try to fix it, and 3d view profide best view to the game.
the text mode still gonna be developped anyway, beside the 3d, so i tihnk everyone is gonna stay happy.
and BGS should developp the game to all area to all costumers types.

[Ultra_Manager08]

Why cant we have the option of either 3d view or 2d view in game settings, where it is up to user to custom there game. As i believe the way forward in gaming is allowing each user to have a unique experience!

[Szafa]

LOOL............ FM 09 done all the 3D and they releasing 14 november, i guess CM 09 will be losing a lot of fans ... and i guess you got pretty bad and slow programers in there.

I think that in April FM will be boring to this fans and part of them want try play in CM :)

I have question: when we know system requires for CM09?

sorry for my english ;_;

[szkodi]

BGS and Eidos will announce details about system requirements soon I think. The game is still programmed so i do not think that anyone can give us any info about it now.

[Turpin2009]

please please please get online as soon as possible

:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d :d:d:

[ChampAddict09]

april??!! gonna have to be FM this year then :(

the demo is awful

[shwan]

the demo is awful
yepp 100% agree
i ereased it after 2 day, i give them a 2nd day chance, and still nothing changed.

[kiwi-pete]

HI, apart from PC versionwhat game consoles will CM09 be released on?
Thanks

[DanielO]

A patch for CM 08 would have delayed our plans for '09 even further tbh.

The decision was made that the work we do in this development cycle would take longer, but put us in a better position in several ways for future releases.

Including the way we code in features.

When we release screens of the 3D match engine you'll see where parts of the work has gone into :)

So why not just delay it until September and call it 09/10?

[Boyd 12]

HI, apart from PC versionwhat game consoles will CM09 be released on?
Thanks


CM09 will not be released on any console.

[ChampAddict09]

yepp 100% agree
i ereased it after 2 day, i give them a 2nd day chance, and still nothing changed.

i hate it. i play on it for 5 mins and get bored. too complex, unreal and takes too long

[ChampAddict09]

i hate it. i play on it for 5 mins and get bored. too complex, unreal and takes too long

proper bad

[Antonin]

Will there be the ability to add user-created leagues? One of the great weaknesses of that other soccer game is the developers' total lack of interest in adding a couple more African leagues, even though the research has been done. I say, give the user community the ability to add a league.

Customization options would help distinguish your game from the competition.

[Ultra_Manager08]

So why not just delay it until September and call it 09/10?

CM09 sounds better and they always go by when game is released 09/10 season will be called cm09, and 10/11 will be cm10 and so on. And that is they way it should be!

[shwan]

Will there be the ability to add user-created leagues? One of the great weaknesses of that other soccer game is the developers' total lack of interest in adding a couple more African leagues, even though the research has been done. I say, give the user community the ability to add a league.

Customization options would help distinguish your game from the competition.

totaly agree

[michael jones]

Hi
am l the only one who cares about championship manager being aloud to come out on the ps3 NO.
l have been on other forums and asked who wants to see championship manager
out on the ps3.guess what alot of people want this game out on the ps3
in a poll l dun l asked this question out of these football managerment games
what would you like to see
1 lma 16%.WANTED THIS OUT ON THE PS3
2 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 88%.WANTED THIS ON THE PS3.
------------------------------------------------------------
So mr games makers the burning question is
WILL CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER BE OUT ON THE PS3.
ye? no?
please dunt say the ps3 isnt up to it
becuse we here this alot from ea sports
please bring the above game out
from michael jones.the person who will stand up and fight for the wright to have championship manager on the ps3
ps oh ea sports total club manager only got 1 vote

[Ponting_error]

Mr Jones

Nice to see what ppl want only you came across alittle needy and childish. If I were 1 of those ppl who voted on somthing you had done then read what you have just posted on here then i'd feel alittle bit stupid right about now knowing that YOUR going to fight this for it to come out on ps3! What I want is for Championship manager to come out b4 xmas but will I get it?? NO! If I rant like you just did will BGS listen? NO! they are trying to make a game thats top stuff with very little time to do it and if it was an online poll then why would you want it for ps3? you must have access to a pc so just buy it for that. So fight on son but try walking b4 u start running as ppl will only listen if u talk and not babble aload or crap

[michael jones]

Hi
thanks for replying to me
l will try to explain why ps3 owners would like to see championship manager
out on the ps3
alot of people got the first one made by domark
thats was for the pc and the artie 520ste which was great
and the ps2.what makes myself and others mad is that since the ps3
alot of games companys(spelt wrong )have for some silly reason have
drop games for the ps3
and have made games about war etc
ok you could say you have pes fifa but wheres the management in that
or have l got it wrong
we yust need to know that ps3 owners would love championship manager out on the
ps3.and we would like to know if they have any plans for cm to out on the ps3
if l have offened you in my first mes then l am sorry
thanks

[Boyd 12]

When will more of these question be answerd then ?

[rmallen]

88% is a meaningless number. How many people did you ask? What are the demographics? Are they regular players? Is it likely they'll convince other people to purchase the game?

There are a ton of other questions relating to the potential profitability of a PS3 release of the game. I'm by no means trying to stop you from making your voice heard, but if you asked 11 people and 8 said they want it, that's not a very big sample size, and can hardly be used to represent any type of meaningful population. While the other questions are slightly less important to an extent, they do factor into the potential for profit. These are all things you have to consider.

I'm sure there's a good reason CM09 isn't intended for consoles - the costs outweigh the forecasted returns at this point.

[ToGooD2BeTrue]

hi, i was absolutly gutted when there was no c.m 08 or 09 for the PSP. i would very much like to know if c.m wil come to the PSP again & more importantly when ?

[Cappo Smiffy]

When will more of these question be answerd then ?


I'm compiling a list and seeing what we can answer :)

[shwan]

can we know pls:
- PC/mac spec needed
- is graphic images (logo, kits..) gonna be the same, if not what is the spec of file, so we can edit it them by now, so it will be ready by game time.
cheers

[Boyd 12]

Will we expect a whole new Interface on CM, E.g Diffrent menu layouts ?

[AxelF]

can we know pls:
- PC/mac spec needed
- is graphic images (logo, kits..) gonna be the same, if not what is the spec of file, so we can edit it them by now, so it will be ready by game time.
cheers

Yep i would like to know this also

it would keep me busy until April if i knew

[Cappo Smiffy]

Yep i would like to know this also

it would keep me busy until April if i knew


Axel I'll see what I can find out about the graphics!

[J-Rich23]

Which german league will be the lowest fully licensed?
Could you make the fourth league too please?

[Golaxi]

hi. what will the regen system be like? will it be actual game created players or will they be old players that are just different names?

and is the scouting system good to match it aswell? what age do they come through? and also, is the standard of them good?

[Cappo Smiffy]

To quote a member of our graphics team:

"If they can be specific about what they want to change now, I could give them the sizes BUT the interface has been majorly changed and revamped since the last version"

[shwan]

To quote a member of our graphics team:

"If they can be specific about what they want to change now, I could give them the sizes BUT the interface has been majorly changed and revamped since the last version"

cheers m8
so it is more rasion to know it as it seem old size will not work
well basic graphics i think could include:
- kits
- player/people pictures
- club logo

those are the basics i think,
don't know how much CM added of other type of graphics, but basic can be enough
at least we can start preparing them,
sure game gonna look nicer if we are able to have those graphics added on in my game rather than waiting months till patchs are ready.
good luck with this year game

[AxelF]

To quote a member of our graphics team:

"If they can be specific about what they want to change now, I could give them the sizes BUT the interface has been majorly changed and revamped since the last version"


Thanks Cappo

just wanted to know about the same as what shwan is asking

[Golaxi]

just wondering if my question will be answered?

[Anthony Kyne]

hi. what will the regen system be like? will it be actual game created players or will they be old players that are just different names?

and is the scouting system good to match it aswell? what age do they come through? and also, is the standard of them good?

Hi Golaxi,
We've re-worked the regen system quite a bit as well as the ageing. We don't necessarily use old players but we do, when creating players, take a DNA like print of a player who has retired to base new players on. This means that it should keep the levels of good and bad players the same throughout time and keep the stronger nations strong. Although that doesn't mean you can't get some new emerging nations in the future.

Scouting has been completely re-written, I'll do a write up soon about that for the web site, all I can say is that I'm sure you'll be impressed :)

hope that helps
Anthony

[cup-28]

Cheers Anthony!

Glad to hear these changes, by the sounds of it waiting until April will have paid off with such a vast improvement. (hopefully :) )

Is there any other major changes that we don't know about that you could tell us, or are we all to wait? haha.

Cup!

[szkodi]

What about possibility to save goals/other situations on hte pitch?

[Golaxi]

Thanks Anthony! Sounds like a good system and im glad at having to wait untill april so that you can work on stuff like this properly.

cheers

[Ultra_Manager08]

Hi Golaxi,
We've re-worked the regen system quite a bit as well as the ageing. We don't necessarily use old players but we do, when creating players, take a DNA like print of a player who has retired to base new players on. This means that it should keep the levels of good and bad players the same throughout time and keep the stronger nations strong. Although that doesn't mean you can't get some new emerging nations in the future.

Scouting has been completely re-written, I'll do a write up soon about that for the web site, all I can say is that I'm sure you'll be impressed :)

hope that helps
Anthony

Thats sounds amazing if this can work with no bugs, and the younger players retiring at 14-18 has that been fixed also? so there isn't as many young players retiring.

Also did you fix players randomly joining your club even though you dont want them, but they still belong to another club.

Thanks

[Paulo di Hanio]

1) In CM09, instead of having nothing but friendly matches in the pre-season, will it be possible to send your players on a training tour?
For example, some teams are sent to train at high altitude as it's better for re-gaining fitness. Other teams are sent to train with better teams, like Swansea City trained with Barcelona for a week or so before this season started.

2) Will it be possible to form relationships with other managers/staff?
For example, when managing lower league clubs, if you could form a good relationship with another manager from the Premiership then it would be a good way to get potentially great players on loan, and vice-versa if you're managing the Premiership club. The relationship status could be based on how well the loan signings develop...
Could also form a good relationship with backroom staff so that when you move club then they'd be keen to follow you?

3) Will it be possible to negotiate new managerial contracts?
Instead of the contract automatically being renewed, it would be good to negotiate a salary with the club. Would also be good to be able to approach the board at times to request an improved salary and be able to issue an ultimatum on the threat of leaving the club! Signing on bonuses would also be good.

4) As in previous versions of the game, will it be possible to complain about refereeing performances and appeal red cards?

5) Will it be possible to establish a media persona as a manager?
Anything from a Jose Mourinho who loves the media attention, to Sven who's always in it for the wrong reasons, to a Harry Redknapp style manager who stays mainly under the radar.

6) Would be good to have players come to you for advice with regards to transfers and other things.
For example if a player was to leave the club, not necessarily on bad terms, if they had several offers they could come to you for advice on what you thought would be the best move for their career.

Sorry for the long post, hope not too much of it is repeated fro earlier posts.

[yarko_gadget]

1) In CM09, instead of having nothing but friendly matches in the pre-season, will it be possible to send your players on a training tour?
For example, some teams are sent to train at high altitude as it's better for re-gaining fitness. Other teams are sent to train with better teams, like Swansea City trained with Barcelona for a week or so before this season started.

2) Will it be possible to form relationships with other managers/staff?
For example, when managing lower league clubs, if you could form a good relationship with another manager from the Premiership then it would be a good way to get potentially great players on loan, and vice-versa if you're managing the Premiership club. The relationship status could be based on how well the loan signings develop...
Could also form a good relationship with backroom staff so that when you move club then they'd be keen to follow you?

3) Will it be possible to negotiate new managerial contracts?
Instead of the contract automatically being renewed, it would be good to negotiate a salary with the club. Would also be good to be able to approach the board at times to request an improved salary and be able to issue an ultimatum on the threat of leaving the club! Signing on bonuses would also be good.

4) As in previous versions of the game, will it be possible to complain about refereeing performances and appeal red cards?

5) Will it be possible to establish a media persona as a manager?
Anything from a Jose Mourinho who loves the media attention, to Sven who's always in it for the wrong reasons, to a Harry Redknapp style manager who stays mainly under the radar.

6) Would be good to have players come to you for advice with regards to transfers and other things.
For example if a player was to leave the club, not necessarily on bad terms, if they had several offers they could come to you for advice on what you thought would be the best move for their career.

Sorry for the long post, hope not too much of it is repeated fro earlier posts.

Great ideas. I like them all.

[Paulo di Hanio]

Thanks Yarko

[Tek]

If a question list is still being compiled I have one too.

In CM09 will we be able to select all competitions and Simulate world? I recently found out that I don't have certain players if I have Simultate world off, but that's the only choice I get when I select all competitions. Thanks in advance :)

@Paulo di Hanio: Great idea list!

[Golaxi]

I have an important question.

Will you be able to expand the stadium and if you have enough money, build a new stadium?

also how will youth development work? what age will youngsters come through? You could gain advantage over the other game by having them bare young. and also how will training work?

in another very popular game i think the training has always sucked. I think you could gain some advantage by making a really good training system so you can actually develop your players properly.

could you suggest to your players to stay behind after training at possibly the risk of upsetting them? or maybe some players will do it of their own accord and the coaching staff will let you know?

for my gaming experience aswell as it being an enjoyable, realistic game i also want a game with longevity. and to be able to do things real managers would be able to do.

and btw, why does the community link button on the site now go to the tomb raider website? how are people gonna find the forums?

cheers

[Anthony Kyne]

I have an important question.

in another very popular game i think the training has always sucked. I think you could gain some advantage by making a really good training system so you can actually develop your players properly.

cheers

Watch this space ;-)

[Golaxi]

looking forward to it.

[ane lenstra]

Why can't you just update CM 01-02 to 2008? Some new features, complete new database.. Then you made just the perfect game!

[Grant2009]

Because when they make a new game they can add new features?

[TomCFC.NottsForest]

Will their be an in-game editor?

[Ultra_Manager08]

Because when they make a new game they can add new features?

Is Lucy Pinder your girlfriend :), i have her as a friend on myspace! she is not bad! Danielle Lloyd all the way ;)

[ane lenstra]

Because when they make a new game they can add new features?

A lot of people aren't waiting for features as 3D, look at the reactions FM got on that. ;)

Or make a it possible to run CM 2009 in CM3 mode/style/skin.... Why can't you add features to an old game?

[szkodi]

A lot of people aren't waiting for features as 3D, look at the reactions FM got on that. ;)

Or make a it possible to run CM 2009 in CM3 mode/style/skin.... Why can't you add features to an old game?

I would admit that ChampMan had 3D already in version 2007 and 2008. Now it is only a remake with motion capture.

[Tomst]

A lot of people aren't waiting for features as 3D, look at the reactions FM got on that. ;)

Or make a it possible to run CM 2009 in CM3 mode/style/skin.... Why can't you add features to an old game?

It is sad that developers do not listen to majority of people,cm3 series made this game so addictive and popular,and they destroy this game with every new edition,so many good things can be taken from cm3 series,i'm affraid that cm and fm will become like fifa manager,fifa has only good graphics,everything else is horror,and your idea is not bad,but i think they won't listen to us,they will continue in they way making the game not playable!

[Tomst]

Just wondered if the developers of CM09 have looked back at older versions to see what made them so great and addictive. Looking at CM01/02 it was near perfection at the time and there are many good features from that series that could be implemented/used in future CM's. Having downloaded and tried the FM demo I think that 3D representation is not the way forward for Management games - its all about imagination.

Maybe im old school but I would love to see a management game that would recapture the old addiction from years ago.

If they continue in this bad way,i will not turn my computer ever on,because there is no game for me to play,but i hope they will listen to us someday,i play 01/02 sometimes with these updates but it's boring when you can win everything with every club in first season,and this pitches destroy my wish to play this new releases,as you said it's not the way forward!

[Tomst]

I will buy all of the managerial books,every edition to learn how to play cm2009,fm 2009,i want to know how to organise trainings,tactics...,or better why don't you write a book how to play these two games,the time has come that you will have to have a managerial manual to learn how to play them,why can't you do something good and give people an option to choose what they want to watch,some of us don't like to watch these pitches

[Tomst]

Can you make a less complicated(better)user interface in the game?I don't like this,fm 2009 has many more options but it's simple to view everything,i am not fm fan although i used to play sometimes a little,and understand this as a positive critic,i am not glorifying fm!

[Cappo Smiffy]

Can you make a less complicated(better)user interface in the game?I don't like this,fm 2009 has many more options but it's simple to view everything,i am not fm fan although i used to play sometimes a little,and understand this as a positive critic,i am not glorifying fm!

Have you seen the latest screenshots Tomst?

[TuNdRaLoWeR]

Footballers profile how suitable? For example Alex de Souza (:

[TomCFC.NottsForest]

I will buy all of the managerial books,every edition to learn how to play cm2009,fm 2009,i want to know how to organise trainings,tactics...,or better why don't you write a book how to play these two games,the time has come that you will have to have a managerial manual to learn how to play them,why can't you do something good and give people an option to choose what they want to watch,some of us don't like to watch these pitches


Surely if someone told you in a book, right buy ...... then use the tactic....... etc. the game would be boring, finding new players and creating your own tactics is the main things for the game tbh.

[MerseysideRed1]

Can you make a less complicated(better)user interface in the game?I don't like this,fm 2009 has many more options but it's simple to view everything,i am not fm fan although i used to play sometimes a little,and understand this as a positive critic,i am not glorifying fm!

Simple? Really? Because all the crazy buttons are all over the shop and it took me a while to figure out what each button was, frustrating me to no end.

Anyway why would you want books? The whole point of this is to experiment it out yourself, not get a straightforward guide to everything. If you want that then it just takes all the fun out of everything.

[Tomst]

Have you seen the latest screenshots Tomst?

No i haven't seen the latest screenshots,i am not nervous because you decided to release it almost at the end of football season,it means you have more time to improve it,it is worth of waiting,but if i wait six months only for improvement of graphics that's not good,what i am trying to say is that if the match engine 3d and better graphics was the only reason of delaying then i i'm scared,and we already have a game released called fifa manager,by the way i haven't met anyone who plays this game,and plenty of people who played or still play versions of cm or fm from older to newer,it's not all about the graphics,pes had not so good graphics in recent years and wasn't licensed,but is still ten times better than fifa,the main aspect of the game is playability,and if you could look at my thread called 'more start options' and many sites in this world who are updating one game for many many years,game with poor poor graphics when you compare with today's cm games,game that has excellent level of playability,highly popular even today,and when you see all of that,then you'll know what i am talking about,maybe i can't find a lot of people here who will agree with me,but certainly this option would give us a right to choose!

Btw HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[Tomst]

Surely if someone told you in a book, right buy ...... then use the tactic....... etc. the game would be boring, finding new players and creating your own tactics is the main things for the game tbh.

You didn't understand what i am trying to say,i am saying that the game is trying to copy everything from real life,but it is impossible to do that,the game is getting too complicated with every statistic and mode available in the new games,it's good they try to make the game real,but some things can't be implemented from real life,and it's making the game bad!

[rhysnash]

Why can't you just update CM 01-02 to 2008? Some new features, complete new database.. Then you made just the perfect game!

There is a 2008 update for CM 01/02. And there's different developers now.

[rufcjoe]

will the rotherham board be lenient and recognise the -17 points deduction
will the rufc team be half decent
will a rufc manager have any chance of success

unlike in fm09

[redliner]

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but due to mega illness........(long recovery) I've not been around for a good few weeks. Plus I can't be bothered to troll through all the pages.

But.....

Has the "game freezing at 8.am" issue been addressed in the latest version?

I know it's not a major problem for some, but I've seen a few grumbles over the issue.

[Groggy]

When will more info about CM09 be released? im really interested to see whats happening with the game.

[Anthony Kyne]

When will more info about CM09 be released? im really interested to see whats happening with the game.

c&vg have done a preview
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=204126
and I think Cappo and the rest of Marketing are putting together some plans on feature announcements at the moment.

Hope that helps :)

[Boyd 12]

Cheers Ant: If people can not be bothred to read it here are some key points:

1) returning to the series is the ability to set two formations - standard and defensive - for one game

2) Recently confirmed licenses include the Spanish league, the Football League, the Ryman League and the Home Leagues (Welsh, Irish and Northern Irish) more to follow.

3) while an absolute ton of new pictures and journalist penned news stories have been created to spice up your in-game email inbox.

4) The game will also introduce a host of new weather, crowd and sound effects, and it's the attention to detail

There is some new screens aswell.

[Groggy]

c&vg have done a preview
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=204126
and I think Cappo and the rest of Marketing are putting together some plans on feature announcements at the moment.

Hope that helps :)

*Bows* Thank you very much! Sounds awesome

[Dan1994]

Since it's going to be released in the middle of 08/09, will the game itself pick up from there (the middle of the season)?

[Groggy]

Since it's going to be released in the middle of 08/09, will the game itself pick up from there (the middle of the season)?

i hope not. It would really crud if you support WBA and start a game and imediatly ... your screwed over. And if you play any of the big 4 then its not really ganna be a challenge is it...

[Tomst]

Since it's going to be released in the middle of 08/09, will the game itself pick up from there (the middle of the season)?

I really hope that this isn't your wish for the new game!

[Ultra_Manager08]

it will be hopefully 09/10 season starting at August! hence cm09 as cm10 will be 10/11 season and so on

[Dan1994]

I really hope that this isn't your wish for the new game!

When did I say I wanted it?

It's a question, hence I posted it in the "Ask the Champ Man developers your questions" topic. :D

[Tomst]

I was just joking,no hard feelings!

[Tomst]

I would like to have an option to exclude all of this 3d,2d and prozone when starting a new game,option to view all of the relevant statistics only in textual mode,this would be a good thing for many players in the world who stopped playing cm when you included this pitches,playing in mode like cm3,the game would be faster and i think more enjoyable,so i would like to know is it possible to hope for something like this,and if you can please answer me!01/02-NUMBER1

[Tomst]

When you aren't answering me,there is only hope left for me to see this in a game!

[Paulo di Hanio]

I would like to have an option to exclude all of this 3d,2d and prozone when starting a new game,option to view all of the relevant statistics only in textual mode,this would be a good thing for many players in the world who stopped playing cm when you included this pitches,playing in mode like cm3,the game would be faster and i think more enjoyable,so i would like to know is it possible to hope for something like this,and if you can please answer me!01/02-NUMBER1

You can do this in CM08.
Just go into the highlights filter when in game and turn them all off, that way you'll only have the text at the bottom of the screen.
I play it with only the goals turned on and I find it makes the game go quite quickly. Only slight downside to that is when you play it that way, every time the 3d pitch comes up you know someone is gonna score!

[james1]

Will the game also available in different languages, for example french or dutch?

[szkodi]

Will the game also available in different languages, for example french or dutch?

I bet that if u will buy it in your country then u will find translation.

[Cappo Smiffy]

IF things go to plan, hopefully myself & Roy will get some of these answered later today!

It's going to be a loooong day at the office!

[Roy Meredith]

Hi all,

It's been a while but as promised, Cappo and I thought it about time to get on here and provide some responses to your questions

Forgive the delay in replying but we're in the middle of Alpha, which means loads of very long days focused on the game and finalising the software

So we've grabbed a load of the questions that haven't been answered in any of the press yet and replies are below. Feel free to keep the questions coming (although bear in mind that we can't answer all of them just yet)

Seeing as you can play as teams in the Isthman league how far down does the English league ladder go now?

Hi Morrison iz Da Best (prefer the 'maiden' name!) we're going to the 7th tier - fully playable Rymans Premier together with Northern Premier and Southern Premier

Will the patch include changes like changing the game to say 2010 instead of 2009?
We're looking at how we deliver the patch data right now - we will be doing patches, to include updated transfer info, but I believe you're asking whether the patch will enable you to start the game during the following season. If this is what you're asking we're hopeful about it and it's certainly our aim, but we can't confirm 100% just yet

One question. Is this development cycle going to be permanent? Meaning will CM 2010 and following versions be released in the christmas period? Or is CM going to be released around the March, April period every year from now onwards.
Certainly CM10 won't be any earlier than that (I don't want to face a 6 month dev cycle and I think half the team would have kittens if I suggested it).

hi, i was absolutly gutted when there was no c.m 08 or 09 for the PSP. i would very much like to know if c.m wil come to the PSP again & more importantly when ?
Not this time round, but it will definitely come to handheld again

More answers to come in a little while...just grabbing a coffee and going through more questions
Roy & Cappo

[Roy Meredith]

Will the game also available in different languages, for example french or dutch?

Current languages at the moment - 6 inlcuding English, French, Spanish, Italian (other two to be confirmed shortly). We won't be doing a Dutch version at the moment, though

Will there be a Mac OS X release of CM 2009 ?

Yes - just not sure of release date yet

Since it's going to be released in the middle of 08/09, will the game itself pick up from there (the middle of the season)?

Game start will be the beginning of 08/09 season allowing managers to re-write the season before it ends in real life....

will the rotherham board be lenient and recognise the -17 points deduction

Yes they will, BUT remaining in the job will depend on a number of factors (finances, popularity, style of play etc) as they would with any club

If a question list is still being compiled I have one too.

In CM09 will we be able to select all competitions and Simulate world? I recently found out that I don't have certain players if I have Simultate world off, but that's the only choice I get when I select all competitions

Answer from Tom Hooper (game designer & all round decent bloke) - all the competitions are simulated, regardless of what leagues you're running. The depth of your player database is depenedent which leagues you run when you set up your new game. There is now no option to turn off 'simulated' world, the whole world is simulated all the time allowing you access to all countries and info

[Roy Meredith]

hey just wondering it has the
Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman Football League Premier Division)
which is step 7
but does it hae the british gas premier also step 7 because yate town are my local team
could you tell me which english leagues are available.

cheers
sorry if its already been asked

Yate Town are definitely in - just checked with our non-league research guru - Aki, and he was putting in the data as I was speaking to him

[Boyd 12]

Cheers for the answers Roy.

[Scadge]

Thanks for that. gives us more to look forward to!

[chris777]

If you are still taking questions, I have three to ask you:

1. Will there be goal of the month and season awards (and the ability to watch them)

2. Will you be able to add a picture of yourself or a real manager to the manager profile that you create? (for example like in FM2009 and the old LMA Manager games)

3. Will you be able to have good graphics and 3D match engine on a 'Gaming Laptop' as I have one and it has 2.0ghz processor, 4gb RAM and a NVidia graphics card (can't remember exactly what type it is, as I can't access my laptop at the moment)

Thanks
Chris

[captain fingerbang]

i like what chris777 said about adding a picture of yourself as the manager profile,

will there be player pics also i wanted to kno if there will be a team of the season and similar to player of the season award

[mcleod_69_69_69]

I have one question and sorry if it has been said earlier in the thread. Are players stats still going to be 1-100??

[Turpin2009]

Goal of the month/season would be brilliant, so would the pictures if you had a sort of profile card on the game with pic, team name, stats, age, team position. etc

[szkodi]

I have one question and sorry if it has been said earlier in the thread. Are players stats still going to be 1-100??

Yes, but as u maybe know there is option to change it in the game to classic 1-20 scale.

[mcleod_69_69_69]

Yes, but as u maybe know there is option to change it in the game to classic 1-20 scale.

Good I like the 1-100. Do you know if our manager stats will change??

[Turpin2009]

Hopefully the wages and stuff will: for 12 years I've been on 26,349 a week or something obsecure, despite signing more and more new contracts as I created more success

[szkodi]

Good I like the 1-100. Do you know if our manager stats will change??

That's real question for someone from developers ;)

[Cappo Smiffy]

I'll enquire about system specs this week, although I'm not sure if they're ready with a set minimum as things in-game are still being tweaked etc

[MRv8supercar]

Thanks for the answer to my question:) there were two questions there with data and the game name. As its going to be released as CM2009 will the patch change the game to say CM2010 on the desktop/ingame etc?

[twooder]

do uplan a multi-platform release i.e. ps2,ps3, xbox etc.

[MRv8supercar]

@ Twooder. they've already said this version is only for PC :)

[Cappo Smiffy]

Thanks for the answer to my question:) there were two questions there with data and the game name. As its going to be released as CM2009 will the patch change the game to say CM2010 on the desktop/ingame etc?


I don't think it would change the name of the game on the desktop, and to be honest I don't think anythings been finalised yet.

[Cappo Smiffy]

I should be able to get minimum specs out to you all next week as they're being confirmed this week.

I can confirm for someone who mentioned it that yes it will be playable on Vista & XP.

[MOG7]

Will we ever see more awards for European/World player of the year in different positions like in older cm's. Also a team of the season/week in each position. Another feature i like from older games was the way teams had 3 star players, was just a nice little touch imo. Also will there be less likeliness of fluke results, ie my team having 30 chances and scoring 1 and the oppo having 1 chance and scoring 1 :( I know anything can happen in football but it happens too often in the game imo.

[redliner]

I have a question, although it's possibly not that important.

Will the new game have a more realistic Tottenham Hotspur side? Or one similar to the obviously super-charged outfit currently in the game CM08.

I say this becuase I am currently in charge of Kidderminster Harriers in the season 2013-14. It is September and I'm in my first year in the Premier League. Im 18th with 3 points from 7 games.

Spurs currently sit top with a pld 7 won 7, goals for 26 goals against 1 record. This is following their already impressive record of Prem Champs in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2013 with two runner up spots. Plus they have won the Champions League in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Furthermore in 2009 they added the FA Cup to make a treble. They were also runners-up in the League Cup.

Of course, they also added the corresponding Super Cup and World Club Cup to their impressive haul.

I know this is only a "flippant" question, and one that maybe should have been posted elsewhere. But has anyone else noticed the domination of Spurs while they play as other teams?

My money is on the lead developer being a Spurs fan.

[MRv8supercar]

Thanks cappo:) also read this on the Fm forum(yes i know its the rival) but will the buy the loan back option be in the game?

[Paulo di Hanio]

Will we ever see more awards for European/World player of the year in different positions like in older cm's. Also a team of the season/week in each position. Another feature i like from older games was the way teams had 3 star players, was just a nice little touch imo. Also will there be less likeliness of fluke results, ie my team having 30 chances and scoring 1 and the oppo having 1 chance and scoring 1 :( I know anything can happen in football but it happens too often in the game imo.

Like the idea of having the 3 star players back. Think managers should be able to pick their own though, and not just have to accept the ones selected by the game.

[HellasManager]

A couple of questions for Mr Meredith or any of the devs

Is the game balance such that there are no real (big) diferences between text mode and 3D mode?what I have seen from other games so far are either player characteristics that work (apear) perfectly on 3D but are useless in text or the oposite.Have you managed to make a player react same way both in 3D and text?

Is the match pre calculated (and being such pre decided) in 3D (does the game cheat the gamer in other words?) if such do I still have the oportunity to drive code crazy by multiple changing on tactics and players during the match changing the initial calculation of match engine?

Are there unique player characteristics?if yes will they be visible while playing 3D?will height and weight for the first time in 3D gaming will play the big role that play in real football world?will 3D be hardcoded or easy to access by modders?

thank you in advance

[ChampAddict09]

2 quick questions for you: :D

1. Will manager stats/reputation increase/decrease or will we start at 80 again?
2. Will the media side be better and if so, how?

[szkodi]

2. Will the media side be better and if so, how?

Hope it helps:

http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_208431.jpg
http://www.totalvideogames.com/img/uploaded/www.totalvideogames.com_news___media_1_66543__size _655_2000.jpg
http://www.totalvideogames.com/img/uploaded/www.totalvideogames.com_news___media_2_66544__size _655_2000.jpg

[ane lenstra]

There is a 2008 update for CM 01/02. And there's different developers now.

You mean that buggy Tapani patch? Its fun for one season, but it always crashes with 1 or 2 seasons and then I have to start all over :mad:

Just a official 3.99 update... Im sure Eidos will make itself popular with an update for CM 01/02

[Tomst]

You mean that buggy Tapani patch? Its fun for one season, but it always crashes with 1 or 2 seasons and then I have to start all over :mad:

Just a official 3.99 update... Im sure Eidos will make itself popular with an update for CM 01/02

There's something that i would like,but i'm afraid it's not gonna happen,but there's always hope!

[Man Utdxx]

I have got a question for you

1) Are you going to put staduims in 3d, so that if we had to the stadium like the one at old trafford would we see it happen and like all the other stadiums in the UK.

[seytanju]

What are the tactics change? Tempo, Width, defensive line, the target region, play maker, did you target man option added? or are there specific options this new game?

In a game, a player with good features in other games is very bad. This problem was solved Did you?

corner in the dead ball is a very common goal. Sometimes defensive players more than the offensive player to score a goal. Is this problem resolved?

Skin sections of the game has changed in the format of the files did you?

Added on the press conference did you?

Manager feature does not change. Each time the 80 level. Is this problem resolved?

My English is bad. Sorry.

[zer0c00l]

sorry if this question has been answered, but due to the fact that the game is due out near the end of the season, will you but posting an update for players that get transferred in the summer, as it would be very disapointing to be honest if you don't.

[taylan]

Championship Manager 2009 will be released in April 2009, with a demo in March. You said "After March you will be a researcher" well how can i do research in this time? I think I will need to be very fast ha :D

[Cappo Smiffy]

Championship Manager 2009 will be released in April 2009, with a demo in March. You said "After March you will be a researcher" well how can i do research in this time? I think I will need to be very fast ha :D

The cut off for data will be before April anyway, so it's something you'll have to discuss with Derek!

[Man Utdxx]

I have got a question for you

1) Are you going to put staduims in 3d, so that if we had to the stadium like the one at old trafford would we see it happen and like all the other stadiums in the UK.
2) What dealing with the press like they have on football manager 2009, are we going to see it on champ man 2009.

[mcnamee19]

Just 3 quick questions for the developers:

1. Do you anticipate the game to be able to run at a respectable speed on a HP laptop using an AMD Sempron processor. Athlons and Semprons struggle with Football Manager 2009, so will this also be the case with champ 09?

2. In my opinion the user interface, pitch overview interface, and the tactics/team talk interface is near-perfect in Champ 08 - Are they changing drastically for the new version? Will there be an option to view the match highlights in the same way as in '08?

3. With regards to research, do you use World Soccer magazine when deciding player stats. I only ask this as Football Manager 2009 has got it wrong for so many players. A few talented players you might consider: Ezequiel Garay(Santander), Maxi Moralez(Racing), Gerardo Bruna(Liverpool), lulinha(Corinthians), Juan Mata(Valencia).

Thanks!!!!!