EWR 4.2 Gimmick Mod - Updated 11-23-10

[TheGame2705]

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Through some careful renaming and with the use of Dalymir's Gimmick FAQ, I have revamped the gimmicks in EWR 4.2 to give some new life and to fix existing problems. I have included a color-coded Excel spreadsheet which gives all the information necessary on every gimmick's requirements. Below I have posted the change log with brief descriptions. Please read everything before throwing out complaints as this was done with A LOT of time and effort and thought. I am open to suggestions and am willing to explain why I did what I did.

New

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Bad Ass -> Fantasy (Max Moon, Tekno Team 2000, etc.)

BFG -> Emo

Clown -> Child (Dominick, Sandman's son, etc.)

The minimum age is still 18 but atleast this is somewhat of a workaround for having kids in games

Coach -> Rowdy

Braveheart is supposed to be for him but Piper isn't British so the gimmick would never work.

Cocky -> Drunk

I thought that fun/evil drunk as two gimmicks was unnecessary so I made a neutral drunk gimmick

Comedian -> Radio DJ

Please tell me I'm not the only one who remembers DJ Ran from WCW

Country Singer -> Legal Attorney

I axed lawyer along the way and this gimmick needs high charisma so I thought it was a natural fit

Dealer -> Sadist

High risk gimmick so I thought it fit, especially with masochist being in the game

Evil Clown -> Evil Clone

I don't think there was a proper version of this in the game before

Evil Dentist -> Troubled Man (Abyss, Mankind, Jake Roberts, etc.)

Someone who can't deal with their troubles

Evil Knight -> Art Is Life (Undertaker in 1999, Vampiro)

A wrestler who thinks that they're their gimmick

Evil Pimp -> New Money

Someone who is rich or has inherited money but is trashy

Evil Preacher -> Fake Babyface (Rougeaus, Kurt Angle near his debut)

A wrestler who thinks they're a face but is hated by fans

Evolution -> Knock-Off

Wrestling, especially WCW, is known for its knockoffs

Fun Drunk -> 'Animal' (Bulldogs, Jake Roberts, Koko B. Ware, etc.)

Wrestling is also known for lots of involvement involving animals

Glam Rocker -> High Energy

Gothic -> Masked

Informer -> Musician

Journalist -> Technician

Junkie -> Robber

Lawyer -> Snitch

Lumberjack -> Pretty Boy

Man Beast -> Primitive

This worker is more or less a caveman

Man in Black -> Jive Brother (JYD, Booker T, Stevie Ray, etc.)

Manic Depressive -> Past Their Prime

Mentor -> Legend

Standard fare legend that doesn't even have a gimmick anymore

Ninja -> Gypsy

Pacifist -> Jamaican

Paper Boy -> Low Class

Postal Worker -> Faith Beliefs (Dustin Runnels, Reverend D-Von, etc.)

Pretentious Artist -> Muscled-Up Egotist (Masterpiece, Narcissist)

Putz -> Vile (Bastion Booger)

Racist -> Coarse (RVD, Shane Douglas, Scott Steiner, Rhyno, etc.)

This wrestler is talented and charismatic but prone to swearing A LOT

Rasta -> Irish (Finlay, Sheamus, etc.)

Religious Zealot -> 'Mature' Villain (Se7en)

This is a gimmick if you want someone to be something you'd find on Law & Order

Slob -> Jerk

Suave -> Clown

Neutral gimmick for face or heel

Sucka -> Power (Ted Arcidi, Hercules, Bill Kazmaier, etc.)

Sumo -> Fuji (Mr. Fuji, Sonny Onoo, etc.)

That 80's Guy -> Fashion Model

The Ryland Effect -> Self Hype Machine (Ken Kennedy)

Trash -> Giant

Neutral gimmick

Troublemaker -> Cheer Leader

Neutral gimmick for Spirit Squad or Daffney

Weirdo -> Shrink

Psychiatrist

White Witch -> Feisty Girl

Violent Drunk -> No Boundaries (Jake Roberts, Kane, etc.)

A heel that will stop at nothing to succeed

Renames

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Braveheart - U.K. Charm

Bumbling Englishman - U.K. Sports Athlete

Chameleon - All Style

Cheerleader - Girl Friend

Daddy's Girl - Spoiled Girl

Demon - Beast

Evil Referee - Crooked Ref.

Family Guy - Generation

Foreign Royalty - Snobby European

Hired Gun - Hench Man

Inspirational Leader - Leader of the People

Thief - Cocky

Triad - Ninja

Whole Damn Show - Smug High Flyer

Switches

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Gangsta - Monster

Geek - Sumo

* Sumo no longer needs to be a manager

Ice Man - Mountie

* Mountie can be Canadian

Knight - Mentor

Monster - Bad Ass

Mountie - Redneck

Nerd - Putz

Occult - Gothic

Pirate - Savage

Redneck - Gangsta

Savage - Pirate

[Sousa]

Doesn't the Big Friendly Giant gimmick require that "Menacing" be checked? And that the person be a babyface? So, for example, you could give Big Show an emo gimmick but not Raven.

Beyond that, you've replaced the incredible useful Bad Ass and Man Beast gimmicks with a generic "fantasy" gimmick and a caveman gimmick that, while fun, I have never seen in a wrestling promotion ever. You've given Whole Damn Show a far more generic name than it had before that suggests the same sort of gimmick. "Foreign Royalty"--which requires merely a non-USA gimmick and could thus apply to a broad range of gimmicks from William Regal to Prince Nana to Tiger Ali Singh to The Sultan--is now strictly European.

I mean, good on you for learning hex editing and all, but I know how to make clay pots and fire them in a kiln, too; I just don't do so because I suck at it.

Oh, and don't even get me started with the implication that JYD and Harlem Heat had the same gimmick.

[C-MIL]

Doesn't the Big Friendly Giant gimmick require that "Menacing" be checked?

No.

"Foreign Royalty"--which requires merely a non-USA gimmick and could thus apply to a broad range of gimmicks from William Regal to Prince Nana to Tiger Ali Singh to The Sultan--is now strictly European.

Foreign Royalty in the original game is considered a bad gimmick for non-European workers. It can't apply to any of them without penalty.

Anyway...

* Mountie can be Canadian

The reason mountie was a bad gimmick for Canadians in the original game is because the RCMP and other Canadian officials blocked WWF from allowing Jacques Rougeau to compete under the Mountie moniker in their country, citing some ridiculous "police impersonation" statute but really because they just didn't appreciate having their proud police force portrayed as a pro wrestling heel.

This is also the reason for the song "We're Not The Mounties", as used by the Quebecers.

[TheGame2705]

Thanks for the backup C-MIL and you are correct on all counts.

I also never knew that tidbit about The Mountie. That's pretty good trivia. However, he still used the gimmick for almost two years so I figured it necessary to fix that. Especially for scenarios' sake.

[TheGame2705]

Doesn't the Big Friendly Giant gimmick require that "Menacing" be checked? And that the person be a babyface? So, for example, you could give Big Show an emo gimmick but not Raven.

No, it's simply a face gimmick and given the description I came up with, it fits for face only.

Beyond that, you've replaced the incredible useful Bad Ass and Man Beast gimmicks

This is why I requested that people read. Bad Ass is still in the game. On the count of Man Beast, it seemed redundant to me given that it was probably only in there for Rhyno, who can be given any number of similar gimmicks such as the aforementioned Bad Ass.

with a generic "fantasy" gimmick

Which is actually quite useful in my opinion given how many countless ones there have been in wrestling.

and a caveman gimmick that, while fun, I have never seen in a wrestling promotion ever.

That one will probably be changed in the next revision as I kinda veered off track with what I wanted it to be.

You've given Whole Damn Show a far more generic name than it had before that suggests the same sort of gimmick.

Because the gimmick as it stood was meant only for RVD even though it had stats to benefit any range of heels. Early heel AJ Styles in TNA could have this gimmick but there was far more to the RVD moniker than Styles did so someone might choose something else.

"Foreign Royalty"--which requires merely a non-USA gimmick and could thus apply to a broad range of gimmicks from William Regal to Prince Nana to Tiger Ali Singh to The Sultan--is now strictly European.

As C-MIL pointed out, it's European only. It was also a little redundant as Royalty is already in the game.

I mean, good on you for learning hex editing and all, but I know how to make clay pots and fire them in a kiln, too; I just don't do so because I suck at it.

Very unnecessary. I was going to thank you for your feedback so that this could be improved for the community but you don't even need to be acknowledged given that you didn't even put any thought into your responses and came off like a jerk. Heck, I had someone else defending my decisions because your thought was so clearly poor.

Oh, and don't even get me started with the implication that JYD and Harlem Heat had the same gimmick.

I would have put Harlem Heat if that was the case. Personality-wise, they pretty much gave Booker T the same shtick as JYD when he came to WWF. Sure JYD was a powerhouse and Booker T was more athletic, but to Vince they were all just black. Same thing with Slick. Stevie Ray doing commentary on Thunder is another great example where he would talk about "Suckas gots ta know" and "yaks." I kinda didn't like this gimmick because it's so broad but its frequency is high.

[TheGame2705]

Well that's disappointing. I expected to get more than me, C-MIL, and a petulant child crying his head off in here.

I'm currently working on fully converting the Tables match to a Casket match next as it's the only one that fits in both finish and character length.

[Iconpaul]

I've just downloaded and I appreciate your effort in adding variety to the game.

To the specifics:

BFG -> Emo: Here I see the worker must be Heavyweight and not heel. Any reason to bind Emo to these limits?

Clown -> Child: I find it a bit useless if you cannot employ a proper child.

Comedian -> Radio DJ: Personally, I prefer comedian, also because I don't think radio djs need high charisma.

Country Singer -> Legal Attorney: Worker must be american, so no foreign lawyers?

Dealer -> Sadist: I don't think sadist is as risky as drug dealer.

Evil Knight -> Art Is Life: Worker must be male but I can imagine females with this gimnick.

Evil Pimp -> New Money: High risk and only male do not match exactly with the gimnick.

Evil Preacher -> Fake Babyface: I don't see why at least 40% risk to have a fake babyface.

Evolution -> Knock-Off: Sorry, my primary languages is not English. What does knock-off mean?

Fun Drunk -> 'Animal': Risky and not heel, non perfect for the gimnick, which I found a bit useless afterall.

Junkie -> Robber: Robber is not as risky as junkie in my opinion.

Lawyer -> Snitch: What's a snitch?

Lumberjack -> Pretty Boy: Why only american or canadian?

Man Beast -> Primitive: A bit useless I think.

Man in Black -> Jive Brother: Why the need for superstar look?

Manic Depressive -> Past Their Prime: Why not face? And isn't it almost the same as grizzled veteran?

Ninja -> Gypsy: Is so frequent the gypsy gimnick?

Postal Worker -> Faith Beliefs: I'd assign it a minimum risk.

Racist -> Coarse: Is there a need for this gimnick?

Rasta -> Irish: Why limit it only to men? I'd let rasta alone and rename pacifist irish.

Religious Zealot -> 'Mature' Villain: I don't catch the L&O innuendo.

Slob -> Jerk: What's a slob and what's a jerk?

Suave -> Clown: Why clown not be menacing?

That 80's Guy -> Fashion Model: Why not face?

The Ryland Effect -> Self Hype Machine: Why not heel?

Trash -> Giant: Yes, but I think menacing should be a must.

White Witch -> Feisty Girl: What's a feisty girl?

Violent Drunk -> No Boundaries: Is not the same as man on a mission?

Demon - Beast: Why the risk requirement?

Hired Gun - Hench Man: I'd let it alone.

Triad - Ninja: Why the risk and nationality requirements?

Gangsta - Monster: Why the risk requirement?

Knight - Mentor: Why male and not heel?

Redneck - Gangsta: Why only american?

[Can I change my name]

Why would you get rid of Rasta, then add Jamaican? Same thing. Just change Pacifist to Irish. It's not like either of those gimmicks are bound to nationality anyway. Same thing with Paper Boy/Low Class and Giant/Trash. Low Class and Trash are more or less the same idea.

[Spider-Fan]

I've seen a Caveman gimmick done in the UK... Jus' sayin

Some good edits there Game, must have taken you a fare while

[Drock007]

how do i make this work?

if someone doesn't mind me helping

[Rocky]

Just replace the original game with it.

[TheGame2705]

Sorry about the absence. My computer got some nasty malware.

BFG -> Emo: Here I see the worker must be Heavyweight and not heel. Any reason to bind Emo to these limits?

I never thought of it as being a heel gimmick but the heavyweight is a constraint.

Clown -> Child: I find it a bit useless if you cannot employ a proper child.

I would have liked to change the age requirement but finding specific values has been very tough for some reason. For now, I figured this would do.

Country Singer -> Legal Attorney: Worker must be american, so no foreign lawyers?

Yeah I forgot that it had to be American only

Dealer -> Sadist: I don't think sadist is as risky as drug dealer.

Agreed but it matches Masochist in terms of risk

Evil Knight -> Art Is Life: Worker must be male but I can imagine females with this gimnick.

True but none came to mind

Evil Pimp -> New Money: High risk and only male do not match exactly with the gimnick.

Yeah I didn't like this one too much in the end. Suggestions?

Evil Preacher -> Fake Babyface: I don't see why at least 40% risk to have a fake babyface.

I felt that no one really uses a promotion under 40% but I admit it's not optimal

Evolution -> Knock-Off: Sorry, my primary languages is not English. What does knock-off mean?

Copy or imitation

Fun Drunk -> 'Animal': Risky and not heel, non perfect for the gimnick, which I found a bit useless afterall.

Yeah usually they have a gimmick in addition to having an animal. Suggestions?

Junkie -> Robber: Robber is not as risky as junkie in my opinion.

Agreed

Lawyer -> Snitch: What's a snitch?

Someone who tells on someone else for their own gain or to cause trouble

Lumberjack -> Pretty Boy: Why only american or canadian?

I forgot the requirements of lumberjack in doing this

Man Beast -> Primitive: A bit useless I think.

Yep. Suggestions?

Man in Black -> Jive Brother: Why the need for superstar look?

Ideally would have liked Fonz Factor

Manic Depressive -> Past Their Prime: Why not face? And isn't it almost the same as grizzled veteran?

I'd say a grizzled veteran is different. This is moreso for someone who's old but isn't tough or anything.

Ninja -> Gypsy: Is so frequent the gypsy gimnick?

Haha no

Postal Worker -> Faith Beliefs: I'd assign it a minimum risk.

Maybe. Mind elaborating?

Racist -> Coarse: Is there a need for this gimnick?

It's so common, especially in ECW

Rasta -> Irish: Why limit it only to men? I'd let rasta alone and rename pacifist irish.

Oh didn't realize it was men only

Religious Zealot -> 'Mature' Villain: I don't catch the L&O innuendo.

It's a scripted American TV show about catching and prosecuting criminals of various types

Suave -> Clown: Why clown not be menacing?

Because they aren't LOL

That 80's Guy -> Fashion Model: Why not face?

It's moreso a heel gimmick the way it would come off in wrestling

The Ryland Effect -> Self Hype Machine: Why not heel?

Yeah I need to revise that

Trash -> Giant: Yes, but I think menacing should be a must.

Ideally but it doesn't hurt anything by not being so

Violent Drunk -> No Boundaries: Is not the same as man on a mission?

I'd say one is goal oriented and this one is just about winning by any means

I honestly got tired of the questions although I have to thank you for the amount of time and effort you put into proofing it. I really do appreciate it. I am more than welcome to any suggestions you have and from anyone for that matter. The only thing that needs to be kept in mind is that I can't change any values already in place and that the character limit needs to be the same.

[Iconpaul]

Your mod lacks compatibility with every update and scenario, so if you want someone to enjoy it, you should only fix gimnick errors and alter them only slighting and to further their scope.

So:

Bad Ass -> Fantasy: Wrong.

BFG -> Emo: Wrong.

Clown -> Child: Wrong.

Coach -> Rowdy: Wrong.

Cockly -> Drunk: Wrong.

Comedian -> DJ: Wrong.

Country Singer -> Attorney: Wrong.

Dealer -> Sadist: Wrong.

Evil Clown -> Evil Clone: Wrong.

Evil Dentist -> Troubled Man: Wrong. Evil Dentist -> Evil Doctor: Might be good.

Evil Knight -> Art is Life: Wrong.

Evil Pimp -> New Money: Wrong.

Evil Preacher -> Fake face: Wrong.

Evolution -> Knock-Off: Wrong.

Fun Drunk -> Animal: Wrong.

Glam Rocker -> High Energy: Wrong.

Gothic -> Masked: Wrong.

Informer -> Musician: Wrong.

Journalist -> Technician: Wrong.

Junkie -> Robber: Wrong.

Lawyer -> Snitch: Wrong.

Lumberjack -> Pretty Boy: Wrong.

Man Beast -> Primitve: Almost.

Man in Black -> Jive Brother: Wrong.

Manic Depressive -> Past their Prime: Wrong.

Mentor -> Legend: Wrong.

Ninja -> Gypsy: Wrong.

Pacifist -> Jamaican: Wrong.

Paper Boy -> Low Class: Wrong.

Postal Worker -> Faith Beliefs: Wrong.

Pretentious Artist -> Muscled-Up Egotist: Wrong.

Putz -> Vile: Wrong.

Racist -> Coarse: Wrong.

Rasta -> Irish: Wrong.

Religious Zealot -> 'Mature' Villain: Wrong.

Slob -> Jerk: Wrong.

Suave -> Clown: Wrong

Sucka -> Power: Wrong.

Sumo -> Fuji: Wrong, beacause it must be heavyweight. Requirements make this gimnick wrong, no matter the name.

That 80's Guy -> Fashion Model: Wrong.

The Ryland Effect -> Self Hype Machine: Wrong.

Trash -> Giant: Wrong.

Troublemaker -> Cheer Leader: Wrong.

Weirdo -> Shrink: Wrong.

White Witch -> Feisty Girl: Wrong.

Violent Drunk -> No Boundaries: Wrong.

Braveheart - U.K. Charm: Wrong.

Bumbling Englishman - U.K. Sports Athlete: Wrong.

Chameleon - All Style: Right.

Cheerleader - Girl Friend: Wrong.

Daddy's Girl - Spoiled Girl: Right.

Demon - Beast: Wrong.

Evil Referee - Crooked Ref: Right

Family Guy - Generation: Right.

Foreign Royalty - Snobby European: Right.

Hired Gun - Hench Man: Indifferent.

Inspirational Leader - Leader of the People: Indifferent.

Thief - Cocky: Wrong.

Triad - Ninja: Wrong.

Whole Damn Show - Smug High Flyer: Right.

Gangsta - Monster: Wrong.

Geek - Sumo: Wrong.

Ice Man - Mountie: Wrong.

Knight - Mentor: Wrong.

Monster - Bad Ass: Wrong.

Mountie - Redneck: Wrong.

Nerd - Putz: Wrong.

Occult - Gothic: Might be.

Pirate - Savage: Wrong.

Redneck - Gangsta: Wrong.

Savage - Pirate: Wrong.

My suggestions:

Evil Dentist -> Evil Doctor.

Foreign Star -> Foreigner

Grizzled Veteran -> Veteran.

Manic Depressive -> Emo.

Mountie -> Whatever.

Prima donna -> Vain.

Ryland Effect -> Lucky Bastard?

[Muppet92]

In my opinion a lot of the names didn't need changing, as they are accurate to the requirements and descriptions... You can fit most real-world characters to the in game descriptions...

[Rocky]

My suggestions:

Evil Dentist -> Evil Doctor.

Foreign Star -> Foreigner

Grizzled Veteran -> Veteran.

Manic Depressive -> Emo.

Mountie -> Whatever.

Prima donna -> Vain.

Ryland Effect -> Lucky Bastard?

None of those would work (except the Ryland Effect -> Lucky Bastard.) The name changes will only work if you were to use the same amount of characters

i.e Primma Donna = 11 -> Vain = 4

[Haydenism]

I used the mod without any problems for my DGUSA game, and found myself liking some of the new gimmicks. Admittedly, seeing guys like Christopher Daniels going from Evil Preacher to Fake Babyface was weird to me, as it went from "The Fallen Angel" to "Goofy Kurt Angle" (though I eventually had fun with this gimmick). It's not perfect, but it is a great mod. Would love to see more tweaks, and maybe the Caveman gimmick replaced.

[Iconpaul]

None of those would work (except the Ryland Effect -> Lucky Bastard.) The name changes will only work if you were to use the same amount of characters

i.e Primma Donna = 11 -> Vain = 4

Oh crap, my bad! I thought the letters needed to be either the same or less, not exactly the same.

[PhilaHitman]

Your eliminating the tables match and replacing it with a casket match? No thanks, need the table match. There is no way to add a gimmick match to the 3-3 matches right?

[Rocky]

None of those would work (except the Ryland Effect -> Lucky Bastard.) The name changes will only work if you were to use the same amount of characters

i.e Primma Donna = 11 -> Vain = 4

Oh crap, my bad! I thought the letters needed to be either the same or less, not exactly the same.

Actually, You could be right... I'm not sure if it packing it with spaces could work.

If it does, then would open up a world of opportunities

[TheGame2705]

It's possible to pad with spaces but it throws off the formatting.

I'm playing a 1993 WWF/WCW scenario so I need the casket match and I'm going to try and find some way to hopefully make a strap match too. Casket over Tables fits and neither top promotion used that match until 2000. That's just for my own use though.