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| Dippofix |
Posted on 23-11-2013 12:04
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Very nice graphics Shonak! 
Meanwhile at An Post, JOC is doing well enough. Without giving away too much i can say that his first. good result came quite spectacularly against world class opposition.
Edited by Dippofix on 12-12-2013 09:21
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| Shonak |
Posted on 23-11-2013 12:58
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atlanta wrote:
Thats great Shonak, and do you own PCM 13?
Nah, I only own PCM 2012 and some very old ones. I looked at the some playthroughs of PCM 2013 and I don't like the sponsor system of the game.
@Dippofix: Great, looking forward to the story. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 27-11-2013 07:02
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Domestique
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Finally heading towards the spring season start with simulated victories in Oman (Fuglsang), Murcia (Nibali) and La Drome & Sud Ardèche (Iglinskiy). First race I did myself after Tour Down Under was Strade Bianche, where Astana decimated the peloton and Nibali attacked for an impressive 15 km solo to the finish, barely staying ahead of a small peloton. So we're definitely ready for Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-11-2013 14:18
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Looks like the guys are building up their form very nicely. Nibali`s solo attack must show that he ready for Tirreno. Do you aim for Tour or Giro this season?
@Dippo: Could you maybe tell me, which young riders have got an increase, and how much? I noticed Meinjtes, that south african rider, and that he was rather low and I think about increasing stats for some youngster like Mohoric, Fernandez, Meinjtes, Yates bros, Konrad and so forth... that means, if they are all in the db?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 27-11-2013 14:42
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Domestique
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Nibali is aiming for the Tour, because it's the sponsor's #1 goal to win the yellow jersey. But first he will try to win Tirreno and Sanremo, then take a long break and build up through Luxembourg, GP Aargau, Tour de Suisse (another major sponsor target) and National Championships. Last targets will be the Worlds and Lombardia after a build-up through some minor Italian races. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 11-12-2013 00:41
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Is there a way to get the custom training schedules from one team to another, in this case from my Lampre career to my Euskaltel career?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 11-12-2013 01:16
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Yes, simply save the schedule, then switch to the euskaltel career and find a custom schedule (should be 30 blank ones to begin with) then simply load the schedule over the top of the blank one.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 11-12-2013 11:37
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Oh my, I never noticed that save-button haha. Thanks a lot!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-12-2013 17:25
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Is there something like a limit of exported results in the PCM folder? They wouldn't show up for two races but when I deleted some older results, it worked again.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 16-12-2013 09:34
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Domestique
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I don't know.
After some Windows 8.1 related issues and some minor post-season database tweaks, I started a new career, this time with RadioShack-Leopard for a change. It's an interesting team that's only among the top favourites in the cobbled classics, but can get decent results everywhere. Also, the amount of ancient dinosaurs in the team, as well as the sponsor contracts ending (I won't renew), creates great opportunities for shaping a team for the future.
Main season goals are the cobbled classics & Sanremo (Cancellara), stage win & polkadot jersey in the Tour (Schleck) and of course I want to win the Vuelta with Horner, who is also ambitious for Catalunya, Pais Vasco and the Ardennes classics.
The season started really well with a double NC victory for Sergent, followed by two stages (Nizzolo, Kiserlovski) and the GC (Kiserlovski) in the Tour Down Under. I love that race.
Especially proud of Nizzolo's victory on stage 1, where we had to close down a huge gap to the breakaway (9 minutes, 80 km). Massive work from Devolder, Hondo and Roulston first, then a powerful pull from Hermans, followed by a brilliant Kiserlovski, who lead the peloton through the hilly finale, catching the breakaway and being able to pull until 2 km to go, draining the legs of the pure sprinters. Then Gallopin started his lead-out and Nizzolo finished it off perfectly. Team work doesn't get any better than this. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-12-2013 12:23
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Nice performance at Tour Down Under. I personally really don't dig that race but that's maybe because I never have many aspirations for these Tour. Do you think you have a shot with Schleck at the Tour?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 17-12-2013 13:07
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Domestique
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Shonak wrote:
Nice performance at Tour Down Under. I personally really don't dig that race but that's maybe because I never have many aspirations for these Tour. Do you think you have a shot with Schleck at the Tour?
Absolutely not! I set Andy's climbing stat to 75 and lowered most of his other stats too, so he will be targeting stage wins and the polkadot jersey. He still has the potential though, so I hope to bring him back to his former glory by 2016 or so  |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 18-12-2013 15:08
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2016, that's a long time plan then. Sounds good.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 19-12-2013 06:48
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Maybe 2015, let's see how fast he will develop |
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 27-12-2013 21:09
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So, i've started up a little side career, where i try to bring a custom team from Continental to World Tour #1, without actually 3D playing. This way, it progresses super fast, and i got through the first season in two days. At the end of each season i'll post the season statistics and give team related info. And Jack O'Connor is also in this DB, because that's my db with the most young riders like Yates, Mohoric and such, but his stats are different to the ones for the story, but a good indication of his potential/abilities.
Of course, just any team would be boring, so i decided to revive HTC, but it's a bit of an all-round team now. The real twist however is that i'll only sign riders aged 23 or less, might change that a little after the first few seasons, so that i don't just have to sign regens. And as long as we're Conti or Pro Conti i'll also only sign english speaking riders. This is the squad for the second season, in which we will be PCT, thanks to some outstanding work, especially by the two Bennets. Our first seasons squad was basically the same, minus English and Yates:
This happened in Season 1:
(Promoted: Androni & IAM)
(Relegated: Lampre & Euskaltel)
I'm kind off scared that it'll be straight back down for us, since we don't have anybody to do well at the WT races, so we won't gain any CQ Points there. We'll try to have our riders in top form for races like the Tour of California, the USAPCC and the Tour of Britain, and maybe gain wildcards for Pologne and/or Beijing, to make some easy points.
EDIT: Contador won the Velo d'Or ahead of Battaglin and Boonen.
Edited by Dippofix on 27-12-2013 21:30
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| Selwink |
Posted on 27-12-2013 21:14
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Battaglin world champion
Albasini 2nd in the Vuelta
Your game is scary
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 27-12-2013 21:23
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Selwink wrote:
Battaglin world champion
Albasini 2nd in the Vuelta
Your game is scary
Yes, Battaglin was a really weird story. I decided at the start that i'd play the Worlds and maybe a few Nationals, so i actually played that one. I played with Slovakia, to get Sagan the rainbow, and it was liek this: After the final hill, Scarponi was about forty seconds ahead, and there was a group of ten, containing Sagan, behind. I put Sagan to the front with dot 80, and he brought back Scarponi until Scarponi was about 300 metres ahead, with 1,4km to go, everybody else was wheelsucking Sagan. Then i let Sagan sprint, overtook Scarponi, and Battaglin jumped out of Peters wheel to take the win.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-12-2013 22:31
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Nice idea Dippo, congratz on promotion to PCT level already in the first season. And, finally I know in which language you play. 
Edited by Shonak on 27-12-2013 22:32
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 27-12-2013 23:43
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Shonak wrote:
Nice idea Dippo, congratz on promotion to PCT level already in the first season. And, finally I know in which language you play.
Tja, was für eine Überaschung.
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 31-12-2013 18:22
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Because my HTC career is unplayable due to the Mallorca bug atm, i'm playing a bit with Guinness again, and i've encountered a bit of a problem: I've got J.D. Atapuma, who has 81 Mountain with just 73 Hill. This way, i keep loosing time on the hilly stages that i sim, and can't make up enough time on the Mountains. What do you guys think would be a good edit for that, to make it a bit more level?
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