First of all, hello to everybody here on the forum, reporting in from Germany. I recently bought this game on Steam, played a few test runs before jumping into my first career game. There I have encountered a problem - the game does not let me create groups for my riders. When I click on groups I should get the +/- symbols bottom left, right? But I don't - all that happens is that my window turns slightly blue-ish but that's it, no option to create groups, What am I doing wrong or do I have to start over?
Click on "Schedule" in your career main menu and then you'll have 3 tabs above races - Team ; Riders ; Groups. Click on "Groups" and in bottom left corner, press "+" to add a group. Name group whatever you want, choose its symbol and just drag it to rider you want to see in that group.
Do that multiple times if you want multiple groups of riders (like stage-racers, sprinters, fighters etc.)
Edited by admirschleck on 10-06-2014 01:37
Wow, thanks - I looked somewhere else for this ... Gotta say as a first time player of this game, while I really like the 3D and management part of it, the devs have kinda gone out of their way to make it less user-friendly than it should be. Other than that I've got no issues with the game so far, it's fun. And that's coming from someone who isn't even a huge fan of the actual sport on TV (when it comes to sports management games I mainly play Football Manager by Sports Interactive).
Ultimately, I've had quite some fun with it so far (minus the menus xD) and I see myself enjoying this game for some time to come, might even get the 2014 one down the line.
Edited by Morbid on 10-06-2014 02:53
No problem, you can ask whatever you want here on forum, it's one of the best communities (best PCM, for sure). Yep, the game is probably the best we (cycling fans) can get at the moment and even despite it's quite buggy from time to time (for my taste), it's one great game.
Oh, there are few articles about PCM14 on home page of the site so you can check them out (there's one great, where everything is explained and it even contains few screenshots from the game). You can also take a look on PCM 14 stream that was held few days ago. Also, many users will here write their experiences about new game which will definitely help you to decide whether you're going to buy the game or no. Welcome to the forums!
Edited by admirschleck on 10-06-2014 11:14
... Gotta say as a first time player of this game, while I really like the 3D and management part of it, the devs have kinda gone out of their way to make it less user-friendly than it should be. Other than that I've got no issues with the game so far, it's fun. And that's coming from someone who isn't even a huge fan of the actual sport on TV (when it comes to sports management games I mainly play Football Manager by Sports Interactive). 
