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Suggestions for Cyanide for next Pro Cycling Manager Game
Addy291
Never knew that. That could work for turning the windsock on and off then.
YORKSHIRE BORN, YORKSHIRE BRED...
 
stuartmcstuart
I hate the windsock - even if it useful. It looks ridiculous floating above the riders heads! Angry

Therefore, I never use it Wink
 
Finn84
In the condition menu of the squad, listing of each rider's most recent race would be good. It should be like "Tour de France stage 12", which could mean that rider has abandoned during that stage while rest of your time has finished Tour. Would be helpful if you plan to have a break of month for some rider and so on.

Oh, and please do 10-6-4 and 3-2-1 for the majority of stage race bonifications. 20-12-8 belong to Grand Tours (although AFAIK Tour don't have them this year, and Vuelta didn't have last year) I feel that they affect the shorter races too much now.
Edited by Finn84 on 05-06-2008 16:46
 
Rin
I´ve send 6 sites of ideas to Cyanide , I hope at least 1 feature would be useful

Speak with the rider (under 4 eyes) more than after a 2nd or 3rd Place or the 1st Place Interview , should be more , maybe ask him which rider he would like to have in the team (only to captain maybe)

Speak with the team before a GT , Tactics , what you are expecting of the riders etc.

Cups , put every race of 1 nation together and let that be a “Cup” , every french race is put in to the “Coupe de France” where the Top 10 – 20 or 50 Places are rated with Points for the Cup , when you won the Cup , you´ll get some money (good for little teams that can´t take part at foreign races , little teams like Roubaix Metropole aren´t racing so much in other countries than France)

A “After GT” report with the news that are interesting , who is the best newcomer (Neopro) , who is the best “New at the GT” , who has won which stage (from 1 to 21) , the standings Top 10 with a nice background (like the loading screens of PCM07 where the GTs had special loading screens) and also important the teams -> which team earned how many money

“Where I am?” at the old CMs (3 and 4) , there where the names of the towns you passed through , would be good if that could come back

More scouting regions Japan is missing definetly -> Skil-Shimano , when you would like to have a "real" team (Sign Dutch and Japanese riders) , it´s not possible because Japanese isn´t scoutable (could add China also for example)

“Own Trainingplans” I think that could be personalized , to every rider , a diffrent training plan , could be more “difficult” , like intervall training , TT training , power training , training on a standing bike (don´t know the english name) , I heard a lot of CM2s Training system that that was the best , maybe you can make a own training , in the manual (06) there stands -> MO +++ , ++ and + , maybe you could let the player make a own training program , like Mountain +++ , Downhill ++ and Hill + , the other things should be trainable too (like Downhill)

Here stood "Better german commentary" but I think that isn´t interesting for a international community

Hidden rider attributes so a new idea could come of

More manager attributes like Scouting (at every race you become some attributes of some riders so when you play a long time (2010) that would be hard to buy the best riders because first you must search the riders who are really good) also PR and some more attributes could come (maybe with my ideas Wink)

"Press" there could be a new feature that you tell the medias (maybe you could use the “Magazine after the Race” for that feature or the website or a my idea that follow that) which rider are take part at which race , which rider is the most promising , which rider is the best at Mountains , answer questions that are asked (“Which rider could come?” “Where do you see a potential”) , could be done something of that

"Team Website" The website will be the “Central” where everything of your team will be decided there , the rider talks , the press things , transfers and so on , I think it would be a “Ah!” effect when you are presenting a Website as the Central of the manager part work , you will get in to the Mail box through the Website where the latest news are standing (for example when you have signed a new rider “Ciolek will join Garmin-Chipotle next year!” and you can click the news where you see what the rider says (a great challenge , great honour to take part of the team) , what the manager says (very good rider , very promising rider) and maybe the length of the contract) , where the most interesting facts (like how many riders under 25 , how many season wins and so on) and a rider will be presented (with the stats)

"The Website of the PR" maybe the website thats already in the game could be made better with some ideas of the Team Website (interesting facts , 1 rider presented and so on) , where some interesting interviews are standing there (rider or team manager) etc.

The "Picture in Picture feature" was great of CM3 and CM4 , espacially at mountain stages and with the Bottles feature it would be better to have 2 diffrent cameras to have a better look at the race

"Own Team" a own team feature would be good because so it wouldn´t be so much work to change a whole team , deleting riders or overwriting riders and so on

More interesting co-sponsor contract there should be sponsor preceedings , the Co-Sponsoring is at the moment , clicking Co-Sponsor , hoping that the Sponsor will take part at a team , should be more diffrenced , have a longer contract but less money and maybe the Co-Sponsor will add also 1 goal and when that goal is reached , the team will get 20.000€ for example

More actions like at CM2 , where was a great amount of actions like attack when a rider is attacking (automatic attack) , when a favourite is attacking and so on

Maybe contracts with material manufacturer they should add a goal when thats reached , they will give money

Material bar material can get damaged , every rider should have a material bar , when a frame hasn´t got a bar anymore , the frame will break into 2 pieces for example (but that wouldn´t be good I think because of "too realistic"Wink

More team rolls like Water taker

Take riders of a Tour before starting a stage maybe riders could get ill meanwhile a stage race

Espoirs Team , Teams should found a espoir team , so you are avoiding that 18 year old riders take part at great teams..

More Staffs , like “masseur” who improves the Regeneration in stage races

Materials , the Material thing could be improved , not buying thing X so you are allowed then to buy thing Z , I think that could be changed , every material should have also TT things , maybe more equal stats , there should be 3 possibilities , cheap , middle and expensive , it doesn´t makes sense to me to buy HED or ZIPP things (06) when I can have with Campagnolo or Mavic much better things in 1 manufacturer

Maybe a easier stage editor , I have a idea for a stage editor (easy stage editor) , there should be a profile and you click at a point there will be a mountain , also there should be “rounds” addable

More rider statistics like how many 1.1 races has won Rider X for example in his career , also 1.2 , 2.HC , 1.HC , ProTour and GT (because the GTs aren´t in the PT... :/)

More team goals , like “End the year with money (not minus)” after a manager used more money as he has , a small team should have also a goal add a mythical trainer into the team , great teams -> End at least 5th in ProTour etc. or win 3 monuments of cycling

Help popups which explains a little bit , like at training when you are training sprint , the popup will say what Sprint will effect to the riders (training SP , ACC etc.)

Maybe more of the 07 PSP Version like the team choosing screen where you could see how good is a team at stage races for example

Unlockables , that will improve definetly the Long Time Playability (longer than 1 career playing for example) , at the PSP you could unlock old teams , why not at the PC version? I mean mustn´t playable at career but I think a stage race with old team would be funny (For example Team Bianchi 2003 , US Postal 2002 , Telekom 1996 or 1997 , Festina 1997 or 2000 etc. or the Teams of Anquetil , Poulidour , Eddy Merckx , Hinault , there would be a great amount of Team that could be unlocked (Saeco with Cipollini etc.)) , also that could be unlocked : riders for a “own team” feature , old stages (maybe 1997 Tour to Andorra Arcalis) or old jerseys (GC , Points , Mountain etc.) like the TDF GC Jersey with the Credit Lyonnais writing (2002 for example)

Cyclist Characteristic , I´ve got a idea of a Cyclist characteristic , I thought for example train leaders like Ongarato could lead a sprint train very well because of their experience their etc. so in the game they will become at the last 12 KM at a Flat stage a bonus at Flat (+1 or +2) because of their experience (so you are avoiding to give them very high stats they don´t deserve normally) , also Elbowing Sprinter like McEwen who are very dangerous because of their elbow work , is a sprinter left or right of him , he will let him behind but maybe he will causing a crash... When he causes a crash he will be last of the group

The potential of the riders at the players team should be visible with stars or wheels (8 wheels for the highest potential for example)

Maybe a Live-Ticker Mode as a 3rd possibilty to let a stage run

The Live-Ticker Mode should have :

The stage profile with a arrow , where the peloton and groups are

A great box where somethings like "Valverde attacks" stands (like in a ticker) and under that a "interaction" box where you can choose "Follow Valverde?" "Yes" or "No" , when "Yes" , "Who should go with Valverde?" (The 8 riders should be named , at the right , there should be a box there you can tick the riders in the group of Valverde so they can follow him) , also rider can fall , "Who should help "Klöden"?" and you can give the riders some orders (take water , take relay , attack , block and so on) , at a sprint stage there could be "There are 10 KM to go , would you like to create a sprint train or would you like that your rider take a other riders bike?" ("Sprint train" or "Other riders bike" , when you tick "sprint train" , you must name first 2-4 riders who leads the train , for example Milram , Lancaster , Velo , Ongarato and Zabel , "Who should take the last place for the win?" "Petacchi" , when you tick "other riders bike" there should be the best sprint riders listed who take part

TT shunts would bring more realism , I remember of Ullrichs TT shunt at Le Tour 2003 last TT

Actionelements , at PSP when you attack , you must fill a bar , at sprinting too (maybe with controlling the rider to use the slipstream) or when a rider has a flat tyre , maybe there must be filled also a bar to bring the rider fast back to the Peloton

Scenarios , the Track Feature is a good feature , maybe you can do a scenario feature where you are controlling 1 rider at a street race , I think for the first a scenario feature would be good , like you are Stephen Roche at the Stage of Le Tour 1987 to La Plagne or Jan Ullrich 2003 where he had won with a 1 Minute Gap to Armstrong (I think that was the TT to Gaillac) or Mario Cipollini or someother things

More national team events like U23 World Championships or the Olympic games , so there would be 6 events for the National Team (4 every year at least) , the Olympic games winner could have a golden helmet like Bettini

Rider uniques , could it be that to a jersey or helmet could be hanged on a rider name like qst_casque_bettini , so Bettini would have a golden helmet or lpr_maillot_diluca (or di_luca) so he would have the ProTour Champion Band (maybe could be as the info thing like the national champion bands)

Computer help , for beginners it would be good when there would be a Computer Help at a race who do the things and the player can lean back and watch what the AI is doing (was in CM1 I think)

A better Tutorial , at REVO , they had a very good Tutorial , they showed a picture of the game (manager part) and wrote a text over the picture so the player (beginner) knows better of the screen

After a season a resumee picture of the ProTour , the teams with their ProTour points , the rider results , the nation results , the most wins etc.

Prologue stat I think it´s necessary to have really good Prologue results , I think Lancaster won 2005 Giro Prologue , but he isn´t a time trialist but he has 71 in TT whats not really real , I think 60-65 would be there better , you are so avoiding to use TT or Sprint for a Prologue , with 1 Prologue stat you are avoiding many problems

Maybe street isles that is splitting the peloton or 2 roads thats also splitting the peloton

TT of PCM05 -> More riders that are shown in the Split Time

Pre-Race Tactics of CM2

Maybe Teambudget proceedings (less money but easy goals or more money but harder goals for example , also which goals , how much money , could be useful with the stat for proceedings)

Rider proceedings (proceed about the transfer fee etc.)

More rider retirements in a stage race maybe add illness in stage races or when riders (sprinters or bad mountain rider) can´t held in the time , they should leave the race

A office as a interface in the manager part

Maybe merchandising I mean at every team homepage , you can buy the team gear , I think that would bring a little bit realism to PCM

A notice block in the game

Most combative rider like at CM2

22 Teams in the Singleplayer Mode

Tiger jump (the thing the sprinters do at the last centimetres before the finish line , I don´t know the english word for that)

Maybe more injuries also very long injuries could affect the rider -> A sad remembering -> Joseba Belokis Shunt 2003 , after that he haven´t got any good races :/

Maybe a other winner ceremony , maybe some other cameras settings , not so ugly

The new animations (I think some are reproduced of the CM4 , but thats not bad because they were good) , at a crash a tyre could be bend or a bottle could fly of the helding , or when the rider drunk a bottle , they could throw the bottles so you see the bottles flying above the riders

I think you have the License for the Tour , could it be possible that you could add the Tour de France anthem at a winner ceremony? Maybe the anthem could be only listen when a rider of the team you control would win a stage , I think that would bring a goose bump effect

More free agents I think there should be more free agents

Maybe a “Birthday Feature” that will effect that a rider who has got his birthday won´t have a negative day form (but a better chance to have +4 for example) also maybe the rider picture could be build out , like -> writing somewhere the birthday of a rider in the game
 
Kromus
Definately more RANDOM withdrawals (not ones dependant on time limit or crash - even when rider crashes he hardly ever abbadons, I had biggest crash with 99 riders and only 2 abbadoned).
I really want it just like in real races, there are always more withdrawals during or after race than in PCM.
For example i finished 08 tour with 190!!! riders out of 198 and at Vuelta im at 14th stage with 193/198 riders... This should be really improved.
 
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