While the forum has been quite active, especially when it comes to stories (thanks everyone - keep up the good work!), the main site has slowed down in terms of updating. Not a lot of news, not a lot of new downloads. Hopefully, we're slowly getting back on track, now that the 2011 season is coming up.
With that said, plenty of work has been done on the upcoming 2011 DB. We may be able to release a 'for fun' version this week, but if we don't, here's a couple of screenshots of what's coming up:
In other news: Some may remember that we used to have a yearly award show going on in June or July. Unfortunately, we got tied up with patches, DB releases, patches and more DB releases. Therefore, the award show was postponed - it will be held at the end of this month. Watch this news section for more info - it'll come soonish.
As tradition goes, PCM.daily will release an updated DB, reflecting the rider and team changes of 2011. And as always, we're looking for people who are interested in helping out with the DB.
Basically, we're looking for anyone who's capable of helping. More specifically, we need some graphic artists capable of doing minor graphics (logos, mini logos, accessories), equipment designers and stage makers. We could also use some input on rider stats (stat maker) and if you're experienced in DB editing, there's also plenty of stuff to do for you.
If you believe you're capable of helping out and wish to do so, feel free to send me a PM, explaining what you can help us with.
Please keep in mind that we only respond to those we invite to the DB Team.
Every year after the release of PCM, there's always a handful of gamers who claim to be able to make a much better product. Do I even need to mention the glorius project of FizzleFX?
Anyway, here's your chance to turn talk into action. Cyanide's looking for both Level Designers and Level Design Scripters. They do have a whole lot of requirements, but if you're interested in cycling, can speak English or French and can program, you're (basically) good to go ;)
Cyanide released patch 1.0.4.2 a couple of days ago, but apparently, it causes more troubles than it fixes.
Several of our members have reported that the patch messes up the sprint again. Now, it's impossible to pass the lead-out riders, meaning that whoever starts the sprint first wins.
It's also being reported that there are problems with the stage editor. With patch 1.0.4.2, it's more unstable, and stages that have been created with the patched editor generally take a lot longer to load than stages created with patch 1.0.4.1.
Yes, I know that we've said this before, but this time, we might be telling the truth: The last patch for Pro Cycling Manager 2010 has been released. Actually, that's not really true either -- Cyanide hasn't released it, but since it's on Focus' server, we guess that they would have released it, had Cyanide's server not been down.
So, what does it fix? In the previous news article, we said that it fixed some AI stuff related to the sprints. Did we get any wiser with the release? No. The patch itself comes with a note saying: "Minor modifications during sprints."
That doesn't really tell us much, but since you don't have to restart your career to benefit from the fixes, you might as well install it. Links below.
