This article offers advice on coping with the gigantic database which the new Football Manager game contains, providing useful tips to enhance the running of the game.
With a new 3D pitch feature and over 50 playable leagues, it’s no surprise that 'Football Manager 2009' requires a powerful system in order to perform at an acceptable level. However there are ways and means of ensuring that the game runs as quickly as possible.
Installing Football Manager
Different PC's will allow for different speeds, and it's important to make sure that the settings of the game are not too powerful for the PC, otherwise you will encounter problems before the installation is even complete! Sometimes uninstalling other games from a PC can be effective, as doing so means that there is more space available for the FM database. Check the amount of hard drive space left on your computer by selecting 'File > Properties' in your C: Drive, as this will ensure that you are not cramming a massive amount of data into a small amount of space.
Once installation is complete, it doesn't take long to decide whether the game is running at a desired speed or not. If the game is not running as quickly as you would like, there are a few adjustments which can be made to the games 'preferences' in order to increase the game speed.
Before starting a game on Football Manager, an options screen will appear, providing options such as 'New Game' etc. In the bottom right of the screen there are a few options, one of which is preferences. Once selected you will automatically arrive at the 'General Settings' menu, where there are several game features which can be adjusted and reflected in the game play.
Adjusting General Settings
From the General Settings menu it is wise to select the 'Processing Fixtures' option and change it to 'Fastest (Can't Interrupt)'. As the title suggests, this will prohibit the use of the games menus when fixtures are processing, and as a result the fixtures will process that bit quicker.
Display Options
Use the menu on the left side of the screen to change from the 'General' options, to the 'Display & Sound' options. This is where many changes can be made to ultimately increase the game speed.
The most effective changes are listed below:
Display Mode: Default (Ensure that 'Use Skin Cache' is checked)
Show Players and Staff Pictures: None
Show Graphical Attributes in Profile: Unchecked
Show Badges/Logos: Unchecked (Depending on the quality of the PC's graphics card)
Show Background Pictures: Unchecked
Show Unique ID's: Unchecked
Adjusting the Graphics
The newest feature of FM 2009 is that it now has a 3D pitch, which is accountable for a large part of the waiting which is entailed in playing the game. Although it's a trendy new perk of the game, after a while it will most probably become more of a bother than a feature. At this point return to the 'Display & Sound' menu and uncheck 'Enable 3D match cameras', and ensure that 'Graphical Detail' is low. Ok, so you have to return to the standard 2D pitch, but the game runs much more quickly!
Sound Settings
The sound settings can have an impact on the games performance, and if the sounds aren't important to your gaming needs then simply do the following:
- Select 'None' on the Sound Cache option
- Ensure that the 'Play Sounds' option is unchecked
Once these changes are made (or at least any which suit your requirements), start a new game. With any luck the difference should be noticeable immediately. Sports Interactive have created forums for most queries to do with the game and they can be found at: COMMUNITY SIGAMES
Happy Managing!
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