Bug Reports Thread

[AlexB]

I'm a little concerned over 1-day scores: playing a Leics career, I felt that the 50-over scores were generally at least 20-30% too low (225-230 seems to be a very good total from what I've seen so far)

Then I got to Twenty20 and started taking more notice into the AI matches. I ran a quick spreadsheet, and as at 18th June there have been 27 1st innings that got at least into the final over - the average 1st innings total was 121.04.

I've run the same calculation from this year's real life Twenty20 - the first 27 scorecards of 1st inninngs that get at least into the final over show an average total of 159.37.

IRL there were 17 innings of 27 that were 150+. In my game, there were three out of 27 of less than 100, and only one of over 150 (strangely a massive jump to 178 ). That's only one innings in 27 that is within 10 runs of the RL average total.

IRL, there were 2 of the first 27 cards showing a total of less than 120. There were 9 innings (always of 27) in my game lower than the RL lowest total.

IRL there seven cards out of the 27 higher than the highest ICC2008 total from these 27 cards.

This is not a massive sample size, but is enough to show that there is a problem in Twenty20 totals, and it appears to be about 30% out.

[Chris Child]

Oops

Windows Vista =

C:\Users Folder\User name or Account Name\appdata\Local\VirtualStore\ProgramFiles
\Xplosiv\International Cricket Captain 2008\Saves (Cap & Save File).
Depending on the Vista Software that you have installed and any user accounts created the path may vary slightly.

Windows XP =

C:\Program Files\Xplosiv\International Cricket Captain 2008\Saves \ (Cap & Sav File)

[Sureshot]

Though for ICC 2008, it is more likely to be in the folder entitled International Cricket Captain 2008

Doing save files are relatively simple. Not as intimidating as it sounds.

[Chris Child]

Bug Saved Games

Hi,

If you can save the game at the point where any bug in the highlights happen it would be massively appreciated. These sorts of bugs are rare and very difficult to repeat. Keep a copy of the save and then send a mail via the "contact" section on the left. We'll then tell you how to get the save to us.

Your save will be in one of these locations:
Windows Vista =

C:\Users Folder\User name or Account Name\appdata\Local\VirtualStore\ProgramFiles
\Xplosiv\International Cricket Captain 3\Saves (Cap & Save File).
Depending on the Vista Software that you have installed and any user accounts created the path may vary slightly.

Windows XP =

C:\Program Files\Xplosiv\International Cricket Captain 3\Saves \ (Cap & Sav File)

Chris Child

[GrahamB]

Playing as England, the stadium was missing from one end in the 3rd test, so it appeared that the fans were sitting in mid air!

This could be my PC I guess - on the basis it might have been Trent Bridge as in real life, I started a test game as Notts and the stadium was fine.

Same thing here.

[AlexB]

Playing as England, the stadium was missing from one end in the 3rd test, so it appeared that the fans were sitting in mid air!

This could be my PC I guess - on the basis it might have been Trent Bridge as in real life, I started a test game as Notts and the stadium was fine.

[GrahamB]

I always thought that left arm pace bowlers would bowl from the other side of the wicket to right handed batsmen (going by the maxim that over the wicket is defined by the bowling arm being that closest to the umpire).

[AlexB]

I think there are issues when batsmen retire hurt - I have four instances of retired hurt in about 6 matches, which is a high occurance rate (although a small sample size).

However, in addition to the problem I found when my guy was hurt (see page 1), I've had an issue where an AI batsmen was hurt. After Peter Fulton went, on the dismissal screen instead of saying 'Retired Hurt' it read 'Not Out', and no-one came in to replace him.

You can see however that Fulton is still scoring runs (in the bottom left corner), and he has appeared in the highlights as well.

FWIW when I reloaded the game, Fulton reappeared in the batsman info panel as if normal, and I was able to change line length & field again to him

[KentLad]

India v SA series

I've started an international game as West Indies and noticed that in the SA v India series, the 2nd Test match of the series was played twice!

[mattyhiggins]

hey everyone,

im really enjoying this new version of the game

however i cant help noticing that theres a ridiculous amount of LBWs

rarley does a game go by where theres not atleast 5 per innings.

has anybody else noticed this or is it just me?

[AlexB]

I think there are issues when batsmen retire hurt - I have four instances of retired hurt in about 6 matches, which is a high occurance rate (although a small sample size).

However, in addition to the problem I found when my guy was hurt (see page 1), I've had an issue where an AI batsmen was hurt. After Peter Fulton went, on the dismissal screen instead of saying 'Retired Hurt' it read 'Not Out', and no-one came in to replace him.

You can see however that Fulton is still scoring runs (in the bottom left corner), and he has appeared in the highlights as well.

[GrahamB]

Successfully chasing big fourth innings totals on a terrible pitch really shouldn't happen too often.

[andynotts]

Potential major problem with the Download and the 2 Day Free Trial: I can only think this is what this issue is connected to.

I downloaded and subsequently paid for the new game on Friday. When I turned on this morning, clicking to open the game simply didn't work. It wouldn't start at all. I tried rebooting - no joy - then re-installing to the same directory but this didn't help.

I've subsequently re-installed to a new directory and now all is fine again (not even required to enter to Softwrap key: presumably as its to the same machine) - however I'm worried that when another 2 days pass, the same thing will happen again.

[AlexB]

Another minor annoyance - when you change bowling aggression, the field changes in accordance with the new level, the length stays the same, but the line always changes to middle and off.

[Cottager]

a small one. on a free hit, somebody skied one and the commentator boomed out "this could be out!". not sure how you'd stop that happening though