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Match simulator preview 3

Rasmus Rønn Nielsen, The Dudes 11 October 2012, 14:06

I've finally taken the time to record and publish a new preview of the upcoming match simulator :D

Here's a list of improvements since the last preview:

  • Better colouring: Shirts, shorts, skin and hair are now coloured correctly.
  • Goal keepers' clothes now have different colours from the outfield players' clothes.
  • We now show name signs above the players closest to the ball. The signs have a low opacity so they do not block the view of the pitch too much.
  • We now support several halves.
  • The referee can give yellow and red cards.
  • We show a match presentation popup before the match starts. In this popup you can examine the teams' lineups, bench and key players.
  • Players can now perform throw-ins.
  • Players now understand the basics of freekicks and penalty kicks (they are not especially good at it yet though).
  • Improved tackles. The players can now both stumble and fall.

Regarding the visual of the match simulator, we feel we've now built a decent base. Onwards, we're going to focus on the following:

  • Improved player AI and behaviour
  • Tactics editor
  • Fine tuning of certain animations that are not yet 100% correct (throw in, goal kick, etc)

A funny bug appears in the new preview. See if you can find it. Watch the preview on Youtube (best seen in full screen and 720p).

As always, we'd like to hear your feedback so please drop a comment below :)