CM4 Demo is out !!!!!

[alva]

Ok, I just downloaded it, was very easy and very good speeds.

I return later with some comments

http://www.sigames.com/downloads_view.php?id=301

the link holds multiple mirrors, the 4 one was the fastest (for me).

[FrustratedPoet]

I hate you.

I expect to see a full review and screenshots here before 5pm GMT, OK?



Have fun!

[FrustratedPoet]

For people's information:

The file is 29.9MB.

Features disabled from demo:

Ability to arrange friendly
Ability to cancel friendly
Send players for rehabilitation
Network / Internet / Hotseat Play
Sound Effects
Viewing a Full Match
Future Fees for players
Starting a new game
Background pictures
Assistants recommending players to clubs
Saving Highlights
Viewing other teams tactics

The presence of 'viewing a full match' and 'starting a new game' on there are a little confusing, but I'm sure alva will tell the whole class all about it soon.


also:

Known Crashes

In team screens when you go to any other view apart from the Traditional and sort, it crashes

In fixture screens when you click on 'Show next fixture' when a team has no fixtures

[alva]

I won my first game :

4-0 but the game simply dropped two of them.
Reported that bug immediatly but apparently it's a known and fixed for the final version.

oh FP, it's waaaaaaaaaaay better then cm3, the options are wooooow, the menu's are greeeeeeaaaaaaaat!!!
Well, what can I say about the 2d engine except for sssssssuuuuuuupppeeeeeeerbbbbbb.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by alva
I won my first game :

4-0 but the game simply dropped two of them.
Reported that bug immediatly but apparently it's a known and fixed for the final version.

So even though you won 4-0, after the game was over it only registered as a 2-0 win?
That's weird, but at least it's fixed for the full version.

oh FP, it's waaaaaaaaaaay better then cm3, the options are wooooow, the menu's are greeeeeeaaaaaaaat!!!
Well, what can I say about the 2d engine except for sssssssuuuuuuupppeeeeeeerbbbbbb.

/me is seething with jealousy

[FrustratedPoet]

What leagues can you choose to play in the demo?

All of them, or just the English Premiership?

/edit: It's also probably worth pointing out to other people who may read this that the demo is offically titled as a 'Beta Demo', which is SI's way of saying "expect it to be buggy". That's fine with me, though, I just want to play the damn thing.

[alva]

Only the English premiership, is there any other

There will be a new demo 'soon' (about 14 days before the final release)

Straight to the SI forums...

http://community.sigames.com/1/OpenTopic?a=cfrm&s=21019056&f=71019056

[pg]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
The file is 29.9MB, so even a dial-up user could get it eventually if they have a download manager.

off topic - i just wanted to say why does everyone assume it's so hard for dialup users to get large files? i've downloaded gta3, and daggerfall without getting disconnected and it only took a day or so. with a download manager like getright it's a snap to get files. getright will even auto redial if you get disconnected or if what you are dling is in segments it'll move onto the next one if you set it up right. getright!

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by pg
off topic - i just wanted to say why does everyone assume it's so hard for dialup users to get large files?

I don't know why everyone does it, but I know why I do it: Because when I had a dial-up connection I found it very hard to download big files (like 50+MB) even with a download manager. Just speaking from personal experience, I'm glad you have found it easier than I did.

PS- broadband roXXorZ!

Anyway, back on topic.....

[Skanky Burns]

Probably because without a download manager, all your download is lost if you are disconnected. And (based on personal experience) you are disconnected a lot. One ISP disconnected people every 4 hours - it cost us a fortune just in phone bills.

But thats OT, so I'll leave now.

[Drew Dude]

and it only took a day or so.

Well thats why I don't - only got 1 phone line.

[FrustratedPoet]

/me thinks "Gee, I bet alva's having a lot of fun playing the CM4 demo right now"

/me will spend all weekend drinking and having sex, but would STILL rather stay home and play CM4
/me thinks that is pretty darn tragic and makes a mental note to slap himself in the head with a large trout

[Alex]

*Alex agrees with FP's last remark*

Well, I pretty much have a chance to try it now. I always wanted to know what is with all the fuss about these Championship Manager games. But I guess that even the final release won't have a Brazilian league, now will it?

[FrustratedPoet]

The final release will certainly have a Brazilian league, even CM97/98 had that IIRC.

There will be 39 leagues in CM4. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, N. Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, S. Africa, S. Korea, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Wales, Yugoslavia are all included.

[Kropotkin]

The collection of cash for me to buy a new computer starts now!!!