2009 Features Requests

[Themer]

The above suggestions on attendances and revenue from tickets is a very good idea. A whole new financial system is required as the current finance area is very limited.

[KentLad]

Out-grounds

It would be nice in future versions if you could decide which grounds to play your home matches at.

Kent, for example should play most games at Canterbury, but you should also be able to select a few games to play at Tunbridge Wells, Beckenham and even Maidstone.

Possibly you could invest funds in stadium development, and by increasing the capacity of your ground and improving the facilities, you could gain Test or ODI status, and thus more revenue from international games being held there.

The dimensions and characteristics of each ground could be incorporated - ie. normally higher run rates on smaller pitches etc.

Another option would be to install floodlights - temporary or permanant at grounds. Obviously the cost of installing floodlights (especially permanantly) would be high, but you could then increase ticket prices and have floodlit matches.

In these games, the effects of the floodlights could be programmed in - ie. harder to bat under the lights.

Also, it might be a nice feature to show attendances at matches - likely to be about 500 people per day at a midweek Championship game, but maxed out for a floodlit 20/20.

[Themer]

Wrong wrong wrong.

You can't change a player to All Rounder without being able to edit the stats.

Like I said, I won't be buying the next edition without an editor.

Simple Solution for you Don't. Just because you want one doesn't mean they're should be one. Many people such as myself wouldn't want an Editor where you can change all stats including their Hidden stats

[muhammad saad]

something i would like to see is changes in a player type...in ex. a bowler change into and all-rounder if he has a season of good batting and looks to be a good one in the future. Also a batsmen turn an all-rounder if he proves he can bowl well.

Ditto I had this in my mind since ICC 2002.

[muhammad saad]

Hey Chris can you mention some ideas which are on top priority? plz tell us becuz there will be a huge disappointment if these features are not implement after such long thread. So plz keep us informed about the things that gonna implement.

[Detroit500]

something i would like to see is changes in a player type...in ex. a bowler change into and all-rounder if he has a season of good batting and looks to be a good one in the future. Also a batsmen turn an all-rounder if he proves he can bowl well.

[Blocky]

Wrong wrong wrong.

You can't change a player to All Rounder without being able to edit the stats.

Like I said, I won't be buying the next edition without an editor.

[Isura]

I know what I am gonna request now will be frowned upon by many long term players of this game but i will post it anyway. I know there is an easy and normal level to the game, but will it be possible to include an arcade difficulty to the more casual or pick up and play type of players? Just playing for fun.

I think it's a good idea. Or have a 'simple mode' where you don't have to worry about all the management details like training, but just play the games (and maybe with less strategy options for a quick hit!)

[Isura]

Essential and "Easy" Improvements
- Higher runrates in ODI and T20 games.
- Rain delays/reduced overs in OD games (with possibly simplied duckworth lewis type system).
- Saving squads (was in 2006, don't know why it's removed).
- Ground names (removed in new version).
- More grounds. Sri Lanka should have Galle and Kandy, Australia Hobart, India Mohali and a few others too, Pakistan Faisalbad.
- More accurate pitch conditions for different grounds (eg no wicket in Sri Lanka assists the fast bowlers from the start of the match).
- Pitch degeneration - sometimes have tracks "flatten out" in days 2-3 like at Lord's. The "dew" effect in ODI night games.
- Night matches.
- More detailed pitch effects. Like bounce helps RF bowlers, seam helps RFM.
- Save scorecards to a proper HTML/XML format like in Cricket Coach.
- More international fixtures. Asia cup, T20 world cup, ICC champions trophy, those ODI only series' sometimes. Use a fake name and let the users edit fixture names and that solves the licensing issue right?
- Fixture editor for international game. Edit 1-3 years into the future like in Cricket Coach.
- See fixtures for at least 2 years into the future.
- Career strike rates for FC matches.
- Stats don't reset at huge numbers like 2048 wickets.
- Stats for the last 3 years. Like you can see the player stats in each of the last 3 seasons.

Cool Features for the Future
Detailed career records
- Top 10 Highest/lowest team scores
- Top 10 individual scores (FC, OD, T20)
- Top 10 bowling performances
- Highest partnerships for each wicket and total partnerships (for any wicket)
- All-time career stats should be saved like highest average, most runs, most wickets, etc (see cricinfo for all the standard career stats that they keep)

- "Hall of Fame" section where you can nominate retired players. This is a section where you can view the profiles and stats of your great players. When a player retires you are asked whether to nominate him into the club or national hall of fame.

- More organized and detailed training. For example bowlers should have more training options like 'weights/fitness' which reduces injury risk longterm. This is a big area, and others have already given some great suggestions.
- Sports psychology training to help players in bad form (and young players).

- More management options in international mode. Budgets for each cricket board. You can use these budgets to sign players, hire coaches, invest in youth academies, go on tours. And competition's like the world cup can increase the budget.
- Under 19 and A team tours (optional, eg 1) do nothing, 2) choose squad only, or 3) play whole tour. This is a great way to test the new players and it adds variety.

In summary, once the minor gameplay issues I've listed in the first part are fixed, cricket management games will have to start improving in the 2 main areas of statistical detail and management options.

[Agent47]

I know what I am gonna request now will be frowned upon by many long term players of this game but i will post it anyway. I know there is an easy and normal level to the game, but will it be possible to include an arcade difficulty to the more casual or pick up and play type of players? Just playing for fun.

[Simbazz]

We are working on editing the database right now with all the changes requested by users here in the database errors thread.

My point is, is that as with FM or any other main stream management type game, there is an editor. This means i can make neccesary changes straight away, without having to wait for the producers to do them for me! As a community it could mean the game could thrive!

[muhammad saad]

Gday Guys

i was talking to my brother about some updates that could brought into the new ICC

and he agrees with the adding of new tournaments and that you should be able to have a bit more control ova youth teams and the like.

What could happend if he not

[G-Reb]

Gday Guys

i was talking to my brother about some updates that could brought into the new ICC

and he agrees with the adding of new tournaments and that you should be able to have a bit more control ova youth teams and the like.

[muhammad saad]

Far too many good bowlers in India ,Srilanka and their population is also very large in reality there are avg about 15 bowlers in a nations who avg 20-27. plz reduce the number of bowlers generated by the game it just remove the challenge of finding good bowler who can replace current good bowler.(Which is still present in Aus ,NZ ,WI ,SAF and some times PAK too I never enjoy captaining IND or Sri becuz of lack of challenge.)
Although the generation for batsman is perfect.

One more thing in ODIs IND mostly have bowlers who dont played a single test but have 100s of ODIs wkts at 15/16 per piece which is unrealistic.(I think you can sort it out in next patch)

[aus5892]

Is there anyway in which we could have a roster editor! I mean, i'd gladly give up my online priviledges just to have a proper up to date roster, with correct players with correct bat/bowl types. You guys have done a great job, but theres like 5 or 6 errors alone in the Hampshire squad!

Is there no way we could have an editor to do such a thing?

We are working on editing the database right now with all the changes requested by users here in the database errors thread.