I need a bit of help on how to play as the weaker teams, and naturally the weaker riders. Due to current tour mania I've had a bit of a play with Quintana and his team doing the stage races, the Dauphine to be precise.
I'm a little disheartened because I haven't done very well at all. I played two stages and gave up! The first, a time trial I simulated as I don't get them at all. The second, slightly hilly finish I micromanaged all stage to get Quintana protected and near the front along with another chap who should be team leader. I couldn't even get the other rider to stay near the front and he blew very early. I may have been focusing on him too much and slightly missed an attack yet with Quintana I attacked and couldn't bridge the gap, he didn't even leave the peloton!
Now, I know the standard is high with a lot of better riders but I'm only playing on normal and really trying to get position sorted and failing massively. Should I do a proper career and aim for smaller races for a bit to try and build him up a bit more? As it stands M/H ratings are ~72.
Single stages or stage races should be a good start to learn the game but you should turn off the random fitness and other option which prevent your riders to be at same level as other riders.
I can't explain how to ride but there should be more then enough tutorials. Did you check the tips and tricks (look left). Furthermore there is a complete complete PCM 11 guide. I don't know how could you have missed that because it is the first thread in this forum.
I have read the sticky. I missed the left hand column though. By reading this I have come across your season planner Lachi and downloaded it with the intention of learning by starting a new career.
One problem though, I can't find my saved game? And also is there a place whilst playing to actually save your game? I'm relying on an auto-save so far. Newb questions I know!
Scrap that found my saves. Well hidden! Having a bash with the software now, it all seems very technical and a bit baffling though so far. Congratulations on a fine program!
No need to save manually, the game does it for you. It saves if you go back to the main menu, or play a stage or simulate a day.
When you open my planner, there are instructions on the first page.
It should explain how to use it. If you still have questions, ask again.
I wonder what is technical. Basically there are two lists, one showing the attributes of your riders, the other showing the participation of the riders in the races.
It's a logistics problem I think, for us new to the game there are a hell of a lot of races which need to be raced and planned and it's a bit overwhelming. Using Europcar now as an example I know my Tour de France team, and probably half my Dauphine/ Paris Nice team. And if I get wildcards I know who I'd like to be team leader for the Giro/ Vuelta. I've got Voeckler who should pick me up quite a lot of points in the one day minor races and one or two who are half decent on the cobbles. It's the domestiques that are the problem, is there an auto-fill option at all?
