Utilities....

[jkntech]

All,

I worked on a couple spare outside utilities for FBPro back in the day. I just picked up the game and I am looking forward to putting it through the paces.

Regardless, is there any interest in doing a modified port of some of the common FBPro utilities over for MF, i.e., make it so commissioners can run the utilities they do now (or used to) with the same command lines and essentially get the same results? Just curious... if there's no interest, I won't bother, but with the databases being in open format, it probably would not be that hard to do. If it is worth it, let me know what ones would be the best ones to tackle first and I'll start chipping away at them.


Thanks much,

Jack

[Tbird]

There's people that are making Utilities but no fbpro utilities have been ported over. I wish I knew how to program my Visual Basic knowledge is very small. I just know the "hello world" code [:D]

It would be awesome if this could happen

[jkntech]

Well, looks like we need to do it then. Any wishes, just post them here and I'll see what I can crank out this week.

[Magnum357]

Cool. I know for a fact that many of the 3rd Party Programmers for Football Pro had made some excellent 3rd Party Software for that game. I think a few Football Pro Utility writers would really help out MaxFB considerably.

[simmer]

We need a roster utility for NFL 55 man rosters.

[garysorrell]

I would really like to see a suite of utils that handle all the stat output. If you had the Sundby stuff, FBpro was a whole different game.
Stuff I would like to see:

Standings
Schedule Output(By league and team)
Roster printout by position
Weekly, seasonal and career stats(team and individual)

Just the above alone would make running a league, online or solo, a lot more enjoyable

[jkntech]

Gary,

I was looking at the databases, and they don't look too bad. Lemme see what I got.

PS: Did you play in one of the USFL leagues?

[garysorrell]

Hey, sure did. Scott Greenes USFL.

Kinda feels like a reunion of sorts here, ran into a few from either the USFL or James Swinneys WFL74

I think a usable, functional method of getting all the league info/stats, etc is something that would make this game much better. The main reason I havent even tried league play yet is because of this.
Im a geek when it comes to this. I used to run solo leagues in FBpro and had folders full of data and printouts from multiple seasons. It just makes it more fun when your league has a physical history

[Lucas718]

I was wondering if it would be possible to create sort of an almanac that would list things like past champions, and top 20 lists for rushing, passing, receiving yards in a game and a season, most TDs in a game/season, all kinds of stats.

[Tbird]

ORIGINAL: Lucas718

I was wondering if it would be possible to create sort of an almanac that would list things like past champions, and top 20 lists for rushing, passing, receiving yards in a game and a season, most TDs in a game/season, all kinds of stats.

Yea an almanac is a great idea definitely

[jkntech]

That is a good idea.....

Lemme see what I can work out - I'm thinking of making each utility run from the command line like Lorne's did, but if you pass it a blank command line, we could throw up a screen - maybe connect the utilities together or something.

I'll post source code as I go so if anyone wants to help or contribute, they are free to do so.


Thanks!

Jack


PS - Gary - I thought you were in Scott Greene's leagues - definitely a stickler for realism. Good to see you around!

[garysorrell]

Great to be here. I think that once the utilities start showing up, and David has the bugs squished, we could be looking at a community like we remember from the FBpro days.

[Tbird]

Another cool utility was the charts utility

like the one the mlf used when they we're running on fbpro

http://blindsideblitz.com/mlf/charts2.html#teamhart

[Frenzy]

ORIGINAL: garysorrell

Hey, sure did. Scott Greenes USFL.

Kinda feels like a reunion of sorts here, ran into a few from either the USFL or James Swinneys WFL74

I think a usable, functional method of getting all the league info/stats, etc is something that would make this game much better. The main reason I havent even tried league play yet is because of this.
Im a geek when it comes to this. I used to run solo leagues in FBpro and had folders full of data and printouts from multiple seasons. It just makes it more fun when your league has a physical history

I was in James's WFL74 for a few seasons and it was probably my favorite league but he had to give it up because of his health.

I would love to have a stats/records/hall of fame utility.

[garysorrell]

According to another former member here, he passed....very sad to hear.

[jkntech]

That is sad.... You always figure everyone stays around or goes off playing on some other game. I never knew he had health issues to begin with.

Damn.

[scottGreene]

hey Jack....hey Gary...long time no chat.

(Well kinda...Gary and I have kept in touch off and on over the years...hell, he's the one that pointed Max. FBall out to me I do believe).

So- how are things in the online world of football?

Sry- to hear about James. I remember him in our league. He played the B'ham Stallions (in both incarnations of the USFL we did). I lost touch with him quite a few years ago. Did not know he passed away. I remember he was one of the ones (along with Jack, Gary, John and Eric...uh cant recall their last names)...we all jumped on IRC in chat and used to pass the time away there.

Found in the internet archives...the old USFL site we had.

http://web.archive.org/web/200411090850 ... guitarwiz/

** And Gary...was it TopRat that used to do the reports sometimes for the online version of KICKOFF we did? (Cant remember your alter ego's name )

Linkage to the internet archive of a page from KICKOFF
http://web.archive.org/web/200105232240 ... ckoff.html

***How's that for remembering old times???

Scott Greene
(yes- former USFL "The Made for the Internet League" dude... )

[jkntech]

Not only am I old enough to remember the USFL online league, but I remember the USFL games.

Gentlemen, we are definitely old. Ack.

Good to hear from you, Scott! You gonna start a league up with this game?

[scottGreene]

Not only am I old enough to remember the USFL online league, but I remember the USFL games.

Gentlemen, we are definitely old. Ack.

Good to hear from you, Scott! You gonna start a league up with this game?

Just started messing with this game today actually (at work...Network Admin has its perks I guess ) Its pretty cool. Not quite where FBPRO was, but close..and has lots of potential.

No idea about a league...how about you? I know you had one of the longest running FBPRO leagues out there (is it still going, btw??).


Drop me an email sometime at exoromeo AT gmail DOT com

[garysorrell]

Yeehaw!! Its on now......Scotts in the house.

gary_l_sorrell@yahoo.com

Hey Scott, if nothin else, at least we can dress our little footballers up in their proper uniforms

I have played a lot of quick games since day 1 with this game, its come a long way and a blast to play.

Yes...TopRat[&o]...he isnt dead, just waitin for you