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So I got bored and started surfing PWSE.net, and I read some info on this sim called 5GWS. It actually seems alright...

The Aptly named 5th Generation Wrestling Simulator promises in one of it's loading graphics take wrestling sims to the next level. I was given the opportunity to test an early beta version of the sim, so.....without further ado here are my initial finding and reports. I want to start from the beginning (well duh) this game certainly has flare, possibly the funkiest graphics (I use funky because I aren't sure if I am keen on the graphics) in any wrestling simulator I have seen, and MUSIC! A nice built in "theme" song for the sim and the addition to add your own MP3's. Jamie Goehring (strife to you PWSE forum regulars) have put consideration into the design of the game, offering theme alternatives as well as display resolution issues. So what about the sim? Keep in mind I loaded the Test Company (the new game isn't totally finished) "the main office" screen is packed full of options, neatly arranged around your screen for easy access and finding. This is your hub for the sim where you make all your decisions and navigate through the various features. SO the features, I mentioned there are a LOT and I will now briefly describe some of the features in the sim.

Company Details - It's being redesigned according to the pop up, but currently tells you the size, location and level of you company from Merchandise quality, pyro spending and production level it gives an overview to how your company is performing as a whole.

Active Roster - The roster page is stuffed full of stats, your wrestlers have statistics for risk level, selling ability, weapon ability amongst others, here you can check out there disposition and assign managers to them. You also have a cluster of other options including the ability to repackage the wrestler and suspend them.

Book Card - Whilst still at the first screen "overview" stage I wanted to comment on the visuals on it. Its like nothing I have seen to date, exceptional layout with booking statistics and card statistics separated nicely along with all the booking options, e.g. book a commercial, match, angle, etc. The initial shell looks good and Jamie will hopefully put effort into a good booking engine.

Event Calendar - Speaks for itself but again is clear as to what you've booked in at what dates of the year, also keeps tabs on tours, birthdays, contract expirations and rivals.

International Tour - Another nice piece of design engineering, with a lot of good research lists the venues and prices of where you can take your fed on tour abroad. Book a tour and generate support outside the US.

As I said those are some of the options, I want to save some for secret and some for the full review at the time of release

Overall the sim looks visually amazing with good groundwork already in place. There are still some runtime issues, bugs and general nastys which need to be addressed but it's an early beta and the author looks to have what it takes to fix those in due course. This sim SHOULD, if programmed at the level its been programmed so far, this should finally give us another BIG sim joining the likes of EW, PW as one we will play again and again. I would bet on this being a contender rather than another pretender, but only time will tell......

PWSE.net

After a few months, we are now able to reveal some more information about the Fifth Generation Wrestling Simulator. The game concept and design is put together by Jamie Goerhring and Clint Linneman, otherwise known as Strife and Chainlink Productions. I am not aware of the official release date, but by playing the beta preview, it seems to be nearing completion. Here are some of the features that you should expect to see upon it's release.

CHOOSE THE LOOK

One of the best features of this game is the ability to change the template that the game uses. With more than ten different templates to choose from, everyone is sure to find a look that they will like. Unlike many other games of its type, there is no need to modify images or anything, because the game already has each template programmed within. Within the display options menu, not only can you change a few colors and images that are used throughout the game, but you also have your pick of many other different things.

From the menu, you are given the choice to choose button types, window styles and more. The user is also shown what each control, such as a list box, will look like with the current template chosen.

As if that wasn't enough, you also have the choice of creating your own template; choosing header color, text box color, and much more.

GAME SETTINGS

Within the game settings menu, you are given the opportunity to choose how many months that both financial information and card results are stored.

PROMOTION DATABASE

The wrestling promotion editor brings many features that have been missing from other games. In 5GWS, the user is given the opportunity to not only modify production values, but also manage pyrotechnic spending and video package quality.

The user is able to modify training camp and development territory details from this menu as well, and also has the ability to set the promotion’s headquarters; choosing city, state and country.

WRESTLER DATABASE

This is the most complex of the editors and at times can be very confusing.

Each wrestler within the game is comprised of various statistics. Here is a list of just a few:

Name

Height

Weight

Nationality

Catchphrases

Taunts

There are a few things about the editor that makes it stand out from those in other games. In 5GWS, the user is able to configure morale, health, current and desired wage, contract length, and injury. The beauty of the injury statistic is that the user is able to start a game with a wrestler already injured for a set amount of time. This allows for more detail and reality when playing as “real” promotions.

Separate from the basic options for each wrestler are the advanced statistics. These include booking skills, training skills, attributes and move selection.

Booking skills enable the user to choose which aspect of the business the wrestler prefers, entertainment or sports. Training skills allow the option of even going into detail as to which aspects of wrestling the wrestler’s specialty and which he would be best suited to train. The attributes that go along with each superstar go beyond what some other games offer. Just to name a few: corporate popularity, backstage respect and learning curve. Move selection not only allows the choice of a trademark weapon, but also allows the creation of five different finishing maneuvers.

TV SHOW DATABASE

A few of the options that are intriguing are the ability to set the show to be live or taped, whether its focus is on sports or entertainment and length of the show.

SONG DATABASE

The game even allows for the licensing of various songs for use as event or wrestler theme songs.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

This is where matches are made. The moves database allows for the editing of moves and move templates that are used by wrestlers within the game. What is put here is what will be seen when the action is going on within the squared circle. This option beats having to read the same recycled material for almost every single match that you produce.

TIME TO PLAY THE GAME

There are a few features that I would like to acknowledge throughout the game and the rest I will leave for you to find out yourself.

Game Clock:

Almost every action in the game takes time. Just like in real-life, you must also take into account the current time when taking care of the day-to-day business of the promotion. The time it takes to perform an action ranges from 30 minutes to 4 hours.

Calendar:

A calendar gives you the opportunity to see what the future holds. From this screen, you are able to view upcoming shows that are scheduled as well as tours and contract expirations.

Trading:

Throughout the game, you will be given offers by other promotions, requesting trades for wrestlers that you have under contract.

That is all I have to say about 5GWS. What I have covered is just the tip of the iceberg as this game has too many features and options to mention. From what I have seen, this game looks to be great when completed and in the process of completion could see many more features added.

Whenever 5GWS is released, look for it to be a great free-ware alternative to TEW.

Seems like a decent sim to me... has anyone else been keeping up with the sim community? Are there any other decent sims out there, or in production?

Since I formatted my computer, I ditched a bunch of my older music. Right now the most tracks I have are:

1) Alice in Chains = 75 tracks

2) Mindless Self Indulgence = 55

3) Iron Maiden = 48

4) Joe Satriani = 40

5) HIM = 38

The game has apparently frozen for me. RIGHT when I have my single ready, it now says that I'm still resting and the game is updating. I'm more or less stuck in last night's update.

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Yeah, it's been like that for everyone... I haven't checked MM this morning though, maybe it's fixed.

Edit: Well, now the site won't even load for me... maybe they're making some big changes to the game?

Grr...how much longer until the final is out?!

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lol well since this game is like a year overdue, I'm just glad there's some results right now.

Conan Friggin' O'Brian. He's one of the most entertaining people on television.

I think X-2 was better than Spidey 2. I'm a big fan of the X-men, plus I liked X-2's foreshadowing of Phoenix ending better than Spideys Hobgoblin ending.

It's free, right?

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Yep, it's free. You can also sign up as many bands as you want, as far as I know. I have two signed up right now anyways

Anyone know a good way to make money in v3?  The only way I can make money is by touring for 28 days, which leaves no time to practice so I'll never get any songs out.

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Well, I just kept playing, and eventually I started making money (although I'm not making tons). I just kept a regular routine of 7 day tours, and splitting the rest of my time between Practice and Rest. Eventually my costs and income levelled off. Right now my expenses are $100, and my income is somewhere around $150-200.

We may just have to wait until the full version is out for the label to start up.

EDIT: Looks like my band got deleted. I do have a question for those playing. When you first start out, do you have to buy your instruments to practice and stuff? Or is it just assumed that you have shitty instruments to play?

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As far as I know, it's assumed you have crappy instruments.

And yeah, I'd wait until the full version comes out until we worry about labels, the label system isn't all worked out yet in the Beta

Watching the episodes in the proper order really makes it soooooo much better. FOX really screwed things up there. When it was on TV I liked the first few episodes but the series didn't wow me. Then all of a sudden, everything seemed to click. I think things might've fallen together quicker if they showed the actual pilot first to set things up.

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Yeah, I really wasn't blown away by Firefly, which is why I didn't watch it. I guess I should give it another chance though, since it has such a devoted following and all. I guess it's like Angel... one episode doesn't really do it justice, you have to watch the whole season, since the plot is so great from episode to episode.

That would probably be because Fox decided not to air the proper pilot episode because it did't have enough "action"...so instead theymade them show a different episode which totally screwed things up, if ya watch it in the proper order<Serenity being the first episode> it definately helps alot.

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Ohhh... so, the episode I watched wasn't really the proper pilot eh. Well, that could be why I couldn't get into it. I might check out the DVD set sometime, I Think there is one...

Firefly eh... I should probably give that show another chance. I tried watching it when it first came out, but it just didn't click with me.

Personally I'd prefer Joss to get some work going on an Angel movie...

When will they have solid ropes!?  The Kane face texture is nice, but when will the ropes be solid?

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Well...ropes in real life aren't solid. They look like that. Although sometimes they appear to be.

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I think Agony might have meant that in this game you can clip right through the ropes. It's been a problem with pretty much every wrestling game I've played, and it's always taken away from the realism for me too. Not a huge deal, but it would be nice to see a game to find a way to fix this problem.

I like Dariush - Ira (Pascal F.E.O.S. Treatment)

The Pascal remix is shorter, and more to the point, so I like it more

Well, hopefully V3 will keep me occupied longer than V2. It does seem more difficult... right now my band is losing lots of money. I should try to get more gigs, I guess.

I'm just using the time now to figure out the best way to start a band, so when the game is reset in July I'll have a leg up on the rest of the n00bs.

So, does anyone here play Music Maven?

I played v2 for a few months, but then went off to college and forgot about it... now the version 3 beta is out, so I've signed up for that. I'm not seeing too many dramatic changes from the 2nd version, but I'm still going to give it a chance, since I'm in summer boredom mode.

I'll probably forget about it again once I go back to college in the fall.

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VII

Earthbound

WCW/NWO Revenge

Chrono Trigger

WWF Wrestlemania 2000

Star Wars KOTOR

And that's all the games I can think of right now that I really really liked...

Syphon Filter is pretty cool. Since you said you liked Stealth, I'd check that out.

Here's some metal suggestions from me:

Blind Guardian - I like these guys. They have a funky, fantasy feel to them. Try out "Mirror, Mirror" though, it may have the 'epic' feel you like.

Cacophany - "Speed Metal Symphony". This is just crazy guitar work, it may not be for you. I like it though, as a guitar player.

Children of Bodom - Kind of like Cradle of Filth, just not as extreme.

Some nice guitar solos.

Gamma Ray - Guitars sound like Blind Guardian, just different vocals.

Then if you want a general overview of some metal, just get a Headbanger's Ball compilation. I think MTV2 put one out, with some newer stuff on it.

I just finished reading 'Omerta' by Mario Puzo (Godfather author). It was a good book, I'd check it out.

Haha this is awesome. I love the badgers, and the Weebl cartoons in general

Hobo championship eh? Well, I guess I have to start somewhere! I'll represent all those travelling bums with pride :smug:

Well, my google search turned up this:

Lindsey Lohan Countdown

My friend just sent me this link... time flies, doesn't it?

Olsen Countdown

4 minutes!

I've heard the new Syphon Filter is pretty crappy... I'd get Splinter Cell instead, that game seemed really cool when I was watching my brother play it.