NationStates Jolt Archive

Football Managers – Love or Hate it

Yesterday, I played with my old Football Manager 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Manager_2007). I managed Futbol Club Barcelona (http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/) for 43 game-years but I resigned yesterday after winning the title and the Champions League again.

I’m in for a new career with a new team in Football Manager 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Manager_2008). I’m thinking about some team in the Conference League South, something as Newport County (http://www.newport-county.co.uk/).

I’m playing footy managers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Manager#The_original_Football_Manager_series) for years now and I’m thinking about creating one by myself, a web version.

I am able to program everything, but I recognize that the actual matches will be the most difficult part.

So, one has some nice links about examples, ideas, algorithms of computerized soccer matches?

Or do you have a great idea which is currently not available in any game or is not implemented very well?

I found already these ones:

http://www.robocup.org/
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1208/features/robocup.htm
http://www.imada.sdu.dk/~rolf/Edu/DM80/E05/Papers/self-reference-bkw-05.pdf
http://www.gamasutra.com/gdconf/archives/2003/Van_Ryswyck_Jack.doc
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1901/using_genetic_programming_to_.php?page=1

www.hattrick.org

You'll manage a whole club there :)

I still play Championship Manager 03/04. I can't get used to this new-fangled 'Football Manager' and CM itself is crap since Sports Interactive aren't making it anymore.

I still remember playing CM97/98 way back on my crappy old PC.

I was a big fan of the series untill about a year ago when I started not caring about sports and playing more rpgs and strategies.
One thing that bugged me about the games was the licenses for some national teams like Germany and Netherlands.Maybe you can find a way around that;)Also,pay lots of attention to frustrating loading times.
If you do make something nice please tell us and I'll test it for you.I won't even charge you:D
Seriously though,good luck!