VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS =================== WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- If you get the message when loading that the program requires a 512K SVGA graphic card with 640 x 480 256 colour mode and your card has this ability then it is probably that something in the FM98.pif file has not been set correctly, to fix it:- Go to windows Explorer and right click on FM98 file A box should appear with the menu option Properties select this. Now click on the index card SCREEN. In the USAGE box at the top of the screen make sure the box FULL-SCREEN is checked (Has a 'x' in it). Click on OK to save your change and this box will disappear. Thereafter the program will be launched with this special attribute. If the situation is worse then undo what you have just done in the properties box. **************************************************************** DISPLAY PROBLEMS ================ Mouse trials, screen corruption, white border around screen when loading game or computer locks when loading (this could also be incompatible sound card). DOS USERS --------- To run the program type FM 1 instead of FM followed by the ENTER key. WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- Go to windows Explorer and right click on FM98 file !!(NOT FM98.exe)!! A box should appear with the menu option Properties select this. Now click on the index card PROGRAM. Now change the entry on Cmd line from STKRUN.EXE FM98.EXE to STKRUN.EXE FM98.EXE 1 Click on OK to save your change and this box will disappear. Thereafter the program will be launched with this special attribute. If the situation is worse then undo what you have just done in the properties box. **************************************************************** SOUND PROBLEMS ============== The sound drivers used by this game might conflict with other installed interrupts. If 'anything unusual' happens while running the game try restarting the game after reseting your computer and switch OFF the match sound effects. If this stops unusual side effects the sound card is conflicting with your mouse driver and you have to change the mouse driver software or disable the sound effects when playing the game. To ensure no sound effects are used by the game you can do the following:- DOS USERS --------- To run the game type FM98 instead of FM followed by the ENTER key. WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- Go to windows Explorer and right click on FM98 file !!(NOT FM98.exe)!! A box should appear with the menu option Properties select this. Now click on the index card PROGRAM. Now change the entry on Cmd line: from STKRUN.EXE FM98.EXE to FM98.EXE If you also have display problems as described above then you will have to change this to FM98.EXE 1 Click on OK to save your change and this box will disappear. Thereafter the program will be launched without the sound conflicting sound feature. If the situation is worse then undo what you have just done in the properties box. **************************************************************** MICROSOFT MOUSE REQUIRED ======================== DOS USERS --------- You must install your Mouse Driver software. WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- This should only appear while attempting to run the game from the DOS prompt after Win95 has been shut down. This message will appear because Windows 95 has not bothered to install your DOS Mouse Driver software for the DOS mode. Just install your mouse driver at this prompt to resolve the problem forever more. Note, it is likely you have to reset your computer before this will modification take effect. **************************************************************** CD DRIVE NOT RECOGNISED ======================= DOS USERS --------- You must install your CD Driver software. WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- This should only appear while attempting to run the game from the DOS prompt after Win95 has been shut down. This message will appear because Windows 95 has not bothered to install your CD Driver software for the DOS mode. Just install your DOS CD driver at this prompt to resolve the problem forever more. Note, it is likely you have to reset your computer before this will modification take effect. **************************************************************** GRAPHIC SPEED DELAYS ==================== Due to the hard disk space required for all badge and large kit graphics only the most vital files have been copied to your hard disk by the automated setup or installation routine. If you experience an uncomfortable delay when Football Masters accessing screens which rely heavily on some of these files like arrange friendlies then we suggest that you copy all these files to your hard disk. DOS USERS --------- With the Football Masters in your CD Drive d: type the following:- COPY d:\badges\*.* c:\games\fm98 where c:\games\fm98 is the directory where the game has been installed. WINDOWS 95 USERS ---------------- Use the windows explorer to perform the same as above. How to Install Kits and other stuff if you find it necessary ------------------------------------------------------------ If you find the main menu slow in accessing the large Kit design files for European matches you can perform the above task replacing 'badges' with 'kits' Likewise if you use the real results frequently the 'stats' folder can be copied replacing 'badges' for 'stats' Just in case you're interested you can also do this for 'stadiums' (backgrounds) 'photos' (of players) and 'winners' (celebrations). We do not recommend copying 'careers' (real stats on players) there are currently far too many small files which may use a significant amount of space on some Hard Disks. **************************************************************** MOUSE FREEZE AT HALF TIME MATCH =============================== So far, this is the only 'anything unusual' item that we have seen occur and the solution is to disabled Sound effects which is detailed above. **************************************************************** TO EVERYONE =========== 99% of users should not experience any difficulties while using this game but due to the very nature of PC, DOS and Windows 95 design some of the event solutions described above can not be avoided in all cases. If you were effected we apologize unreservadly for the inconvenience caused. If you have any difficulty in performing any of the above instructions please phone our office for further assistance from one of our experienced technical support staff. **************************************************************** ESP Software PO BOX 557 Southend-on-Sea Essex SS0 7JH U.K. Telephone : +44 (0) 1702 434600 Facsimile : +44 (0) 1702 434888 CompuServe : GO ESPSoftware Web Site : www.espsoftware.co.uk Email : Internet:ESPSoftware@compuserve.com **************************************************************** INSTRUCTION BOOK Release Notes **************************************************************** NEW GAME Note : Fantasy League option is only accessible when the game is run in the English or German Language. When the game is run from any other languages real players statistics are used as standard. Watch out for upgrades for this facility in other languages on our web site. There are potentially thousands of players to assess for the real player statistics so you may find our ratings mostly apply to higher division clubs. If you would like to assist us with improving future accuracy to this aspect of the game we would as in any other circumstances welcome your input. Note we have NO bias whatsoever to any particular club at the present time Manchester United are very strong in England and this has been taken into account but it shouldn't last forever! CUP DRAWS When viewing the European Cups and related displays all non-domestic clubs or countries are displayed in grey while other domestic clubs are shown in white. Sometimes the letters V, U, I, D may be shown to represent the non-league division as well as N. **************************************************************** Program Changes Release Notes **************************************************************** Load / Save Different Country After playing the game for a considerable period if you attempt to load a different countries saved game corruption may occur. If this happens quit the game, restart your computer and reload. Corruption should be obvious from seeing teams in black or the words foreign used for team names. A patch for this should be on our web site by the time you read this. Up-to-date news of problems and potential solutions can instantly be found on our web site. www.espsoftware.co.uk **************************************************************** Cup Competition Rules **************************************************************** EUROPEAN - Champions Cup ======================== Qualifying Round 1 ------------------ Top league team from bottom 30 seeded countries qualify. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw and one team has not scored more away goals extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has still not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. Qualifying Round 2 ------------------ 15 Winning teams from previous round plus league winners from 17 remaining country except the top 7 seeded countries where the league runners up qualify. 2 leg tie played by identical conditions to previous round. Champions League ---------------- 16 previous round winners plus previous season European Cup winner plus league winners from the 7 top seeded countries A standard league format, 6 groups of 4 teams that play in a 'round robin' - all teams play each other home and away. The top team from each group qualifies for the next round with the two best runners up. Teams qualifying for this stage get 1,000,000 pounds Every league point gains each team 250,000 pounds Quarter Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous 2 leg round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round 1 game at a neutral venue, if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn penalties. NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Some countries without there own domestic leagues like Liechenstein do not qualify for this competition. ---------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN - Cup Winners Cup ========================== Qualifying Round 1 ------------------ The main domestic cup winners from bottom 30 seeded countries qualify. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw and one team has not scored more away goals extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has still not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. Round 1 ------- 15 Winning teams from previous round plus teams from all other countries and the previous cup winners cup champions. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Round 2 ------- 16 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Quarter Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------- For progressing to the next round a team receives 250,000 pounds If any team that qualifies for this competition that has already qualified for the European Cup then the next team in succession will take each countries qualifying place. ---------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN - UEFA Cup =================== Qualifying Round 1 ------------------ There are 40 team slots which are filled from the bottom seeded countries teams. Most of these countries will have only one team entry allocated to it but some will have two. To see the exact number of places available to each country refer to the European Country Seed listing accessible from any European cup draw screen. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw and one team has not scored more away goals extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has still not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. Qualifying Round 2 ------------------ 20 winning teams from the previous round plus a further 16 from the bottom seeded countries which were not allocated places from the 1st qualifying round. Most of these countries will have two teams entered to it but some will have two. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Round 1 ------- 18 winning teams from the previous round plus a further 26 from the top seeded countries which were not allocated places from the previous qualifying rounds plus 16 losing teams from European Cup Qualifying Round 3 teams who qualified from the Intertoto Cup plus the previous seasons UEFA Cup Champion. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Round 2 ------- 32 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Round 3 ------- 16 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Quarter Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous round. NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------- For progressing to the next round a team receives 250,000 pounds The final from 97/98 season is one game in a Neutral venue. Like the Cup Winners Cup if any team that qualifies for this competition that has already qualified for the European Cup then the next team in succession will take each countries qualifying place. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENGLAND - F.A. Cup ================== 1st Round --------- 48 teams 2nd and 3rd division with 32 Non-league teams which have qualifying stages Regionally split into a North and South section, 1 game if drawn replayed at opposite ground if drawn extra time and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 40 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 44 teams from Premier and 1st division with 20 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game if drawn replayed at opposite ground if drawn extra time and penalties if required. 4th Round --------- 32 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 5th Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 6th Round --------- 8 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round 1 game at neutral venue if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn replayed if and drawn again extra time and penalties if required. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round 1 game at Wembley if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn replayed at a neutral ground if drawn extra time and penalties. ENGLAND - League Cup ==================== 1st Round --------- 70 teams which finished bottom of previous seasons league. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. 2nd Round --------- 35 Winning teams from previous round and 15 remaining league teams not involved with European cups. The 15 seeded teams do not play each other. 2 leg tie played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 25 Winning teams from previous round and 7 teams involved in European cups. The 7 seeded teams do not play each other. 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 4th Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Quarter Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie with identical conditions to the previous 2 leg round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round 1 game at Wembley if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn replayed at a neutral ground if drawn extra time and penalties. NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------- From 97/8 Season matches played over one leg are decided on the night. Replays no longer apply. ---------------------------------------------------------------- That if more than 7 teams qualify for Europe by virtue of winning a previous European Cup or an overall improvement in European seeding leads to a greater number of clubs qualifying that the top 7 placed teams in the league are given the special priviledge identified in Round 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Cup Winners priviledge of entering the UEFA Cup has been withdrawn from the 98/99 season due to the size of the Premier League not being reduced to 18 teams. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENGLAND - Associate Members Cup =============================== 1st Round --------- 32 of the 48 teams 2nd and 3rd divison Regionally split into a North and South section, 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 16 Winners of the previous round plus the 16 teams with a bye from the first round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 16 Winners of the previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Area Semi-Final --------------- 8 Winners of the previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Area Final ---------- 4 Winners of the previous round. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. Final ----- 2 Winners of the previous round. 1 game at Wembley if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn penalties. ITALY - Coppa Italia ==================== 1st Round --------- 20 teams from Seria B and the top 4 teams from Seria C1A and 4 teams from C1B. The Seria C1A and C1B teams will not play each other. 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 10 Winning teams from previous round plus 18 Seria A teams. The Previous Round Winning teams will not play each other. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Quarter-Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie. If aggregate score is a draw and one team has not scored more away goals extra time is played and if aggregate still drawn and one team has still not scored more away goals penalties will decide the tie. Semi-Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie played by identical conditions to previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round. 2 leg tie played by identical conditions to previous round. GERMANY - DBF Pokal =================== 1st Round --------- 18 teams from Bundesliga 1. 18 teams from Bundesliga 2 plus 6 top teams from each 4 Regionalliga and 4 from the Oberliga. Teams not in Bundesliga 1 or 2 will not play each other. 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 32 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Quarter-Final ------------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi-Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game at Olympiastadion if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn penalties apply. NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------- In any round teams from the Regionalliga or Oberliga against any Bundesliga team will always be played at the lower divisions home venue. ---------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTLAND - F.A.Cup ================== 1st Round --------- 3 teams from Division 3 and 5 Non-League teams. 1 game if drawn replayed at opposite ground if drawn extra time and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 4 Winning teams from previous round plus the remaining bottom 18 teams from the league 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 12 Winning teams from previous round plus all the 20 remaining league teams 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 4th Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round plus all the remaining league teams 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 5th Round --------- 8 Winning teams from previous round plus all the remaining league teams 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi-Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round plus all the remaining league teams 1 game at neutral venue if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn replayed if and drawn again extra time and penalties if required. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. SCOTLAND - League Cup ===================== 1st Round --------- 16 teams which finished bottom of previous seasons league. 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 8 Winning teams from previous round and 24 remaining league teams. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 16 Winning teams from previous round 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 4th Round --------- 8 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi Final ---------- 4 Winning teams from previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Final ----- 2 Winning teams from previous round 1 game at large neutral venue if drawn extra time is played and penalties if required thereafter. SCOTLAND - Associate Members Cup =============================== 1st Round --------- 28 teams chosen from teams in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd divison 1 leg match with extra time if drawn and penalties if required. 2nd Round --------- 14 Winners of the previous round plus the 2 teams with a bye from the first round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. 3rd Round --------- 8 Winners of the previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Semi-Final ---------- 4 Winners of the previous round. 1 game played by identical conditions to previous round. Final ----- 2 Winners of the previous round. 1 game at large neutral venue if drawn extra time is played and if still drawn penalties.