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Markus Heinsohn · 12-19-2003, 11:31 AM

During all this coding I really forgot to write a manual... LOL

Well, looks like I'll have to work some more over the weekend before I can go on vacation...

But the game is pretty easy to understand anyway, and most things are explained...

yankeesrule · 12-19-2003, 11:33 AM

manual? who uses those things? i thought they were just excess scrap paper.

ey215 · 12-19-2003, 11:33 AM

It's not like OOTP has a working manual either.

WZBarnard · 12-19-2003, 11:34 AM

Manual? We don't need no stinkin' manual!

Markus Heinsohn · 12-19-2003, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ey215
It's not like OOTP has a working manual either.

ROFL

Goodsox · 12-19-2003, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ey215
It's not like OOTP has a working manual either.

Honestly, I didn't even know OOTP had a manual

I just downloaded it and started playing. Even if I knew it had a manual I probably would've taken the typical male route and never looked at it

bigjas · 12-19-2003, 02:28 PM

The problem with manuals are that they are written in Japanese, translated into Spanish, then finally translated into English.

I just take the guy route and don't fool with manuals.

John C · 12-19-2003, 02:32 PM

Man, this makes me feel great, as I wrap up the TPF manual.

-John

Kaitiaki · 12-20-2003, 12:52 PM

Manu-wah???

Seriously, while the game is playable without a manual (especially if you've played OOTP), it would still benefit from one, particularily for some of the mechanics that aren't in OOTP.

Workout strategies (e.g. which Flex routines are more important for what type of player), drinking consequences (obviously drinking affects your game, but by how much? Whats the performance difference between a slight or terrible hangover?), etc... I have no problem with the general idea of how they work, but if I'm to optimize my player's development, I need more specifics on *exactly* what each feature affects.

bulldog55 · 12-20-2003, 02:08 PM

Yeah, I was going to make the same comment about workout routines. Any time I think about me and working out, I just remember the scene in the Simpsons when Homer walks up to the gym, looks at the big sign that says GYM, and then asks himself, "Gime? What's a gime?" Then walks inside and says, "Oh.... A gime."

eraddeus · 12-20-2003, 02:45 PM

It's not like we'll ever use it, John!

chug74 · 12-20-2003, 02:47 PM

Yeah...a manual is not nessesary...BTW Markus, you beat me up in ITP and broke some of my teeth...Your EVIL!!!

AnotherAlias · 12-20-2003, 04:56 PM

Tell it to the orthodontist.

biggestkj · 12-22-2003, 12:12 AM

Hah...so that's what those things are....I thought they were just cover art or a copy of the box itself.

streetballer67 · 01-01-2004, 05:16 PM

I, for one, actually need the manual.

BlitzburghBucco · 01-12-2004, 07:24 AM

Any update on this?

merlin · 02-17-2004, 09:20 AM

i don't think we need a manual you open , you play and you find out the game

Merlin

Oneida · 03-22-2004, 04:22 PM

So is there a manual??

Akwebby · 06-21-2004, 05:31 AM

I would like to know if there is one yet? Although by the time I get an answer I will probably have experimented around with the majority of the parts of the game I would look to a manual for like definitions on how RPG points affect the char, and whether you can increase your initial max like if i start at 8(60) and get to 60(60) can I get the paranthetical max to increase?

dbacks · 06-21-2004, 02:57 PM

Nope, no manual yet.

12-19-2003, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Heinbockel, Germany Posts: 10,343 Thanked 242x in 63 posts	Manual During all this coding I really forgot to write a manual... LOL Well, looks like I'll have to work some more over the weekend before I can go on vacation... But the game is pretty easy to understand anyway, and most things are explained...

12-19-2003, 11:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
ey215 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 572	It's not like OOTP has a working manual either. __________________ "It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before. Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope - and coming home." Ken Burns, Baseball

12-19-2003, 02:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
John C All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,404 Thanked 10x in 4 posts Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Man, this makes me feel great, as I wrap up the TPF manual. -John __________________ TSW \| eMLB \| Continental Baseball League \| Hardball Heroes

12-20-2003, 12:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kaitiaki Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,065	Manu-wah??? Seriously, while the game is playable without a manual (especially if you've played OOTP), it would still benefit from one, particularily for some of the mechanics that aren't in OOTP. Workout strategies (e.g. which Flex routines are more important for what type of player), drinking consequences (obviously drinking affects your game, but by how much? Whats the performance difference between a slight or terrible hangover?), etc... I have no problem with the general idea of how they work, but if I'm to optimize my player's development, I need more specifics on exactly what each feature affects. __________________ BJHL: Commissioner; Owner: Wichita War Eagles

12-20-2003, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
bulldog55 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 7 Posts: 1,988	Yeah, I was going to make the same comment about workout routines. Any time I think about me and working out, I just remember the scene in the Simpsons when Homer walks up to the gym, looks at the big sign that says GYM, and then asks himself, "Gime? What's a gime?" Then walks inside and says, "Oh.... A gime." __________________ Commissioner of: Transcontinental Baseball Association Sacramento Associates Victory League Portland Bulldogs Owner of: Maelstrom Cubs \| BBSC Current League Tigers \| OTBL Beaverton Rangers

12-19-2003, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,220 Thanked 2x in 1 post	manual? who uses those things? i thought they were just excess scrap paper.

12-19-2003, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
WZBarnard Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13	Manual? We don't need no stinkin' manual!

12-19-2003, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 265	The problem with manuals are that they are written in Japanese, translated into Spanish, then finally translated into English. I just take the guy route and don't fool with manuals.

12-20-2003, 02:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
eraddeus Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 86	It's not like we'll ever use it, John!

12-20-2003, 02:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
chug74 Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 14	Yeah...a manual is not nessesary...BTW Markus, you beat me up in ITP and broke some of my teeth...Your EVIL!!! __________________ Go Blue 10-3 ranked #6. We may have lost, but we lost to the best team in the country. We also got the 4th best recruting class in the country, so we have high expectations. GO BLUE!!! S3BL- Montreal Expos GFBL- Jailblazers

12-20-2003, 04:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
AnotherAlias Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: On the floor, in pushup position Posts: 3,587 Thanked 2x in 1 post	Tell it to the orthodontist. __________________ http://vasiliz.deviantart.com/ A man with confidence in his own convictions, needs to offer no proof of their existence ~ AnotherAlias

12-22-2003, 12:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
biggestkj Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17	Manuals?!? Hah...so that's what those things are....I thought they were just cover art or a copy of the box itself.

01-01-2004, 05:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
streetballer67 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,009	I, for one, actually need the manual. __________________ Visit Here!!!

01-12-2004, 07:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
BlitzburghBucco Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Steel City Posts: 145	Any update on this?

02-17-2004, 09:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
merlin Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 49	manuals i don't think we need a manual you open , you play and you find out the game Merlin

03-22-2004, 04:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
Oneida Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 249	So is there a manual??

06-21-2004, 05:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
Akwebby Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 9	I would like to know if there is one yet? Although by the time I get an answer I will probably have experimented around with the majority of the parts of the game I would look to a manual for like definitions on how RPG points affect the char, and whether you can increase your initial max like if i start at 8(60) and get to 60(60) can I get the paranthetical max to increase?

06-21-2004, 02:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
dbacks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,735	Nope, no manual yet.

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