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DIVINE PRESENTS ULTIMATE SOCCER MANAGER ----------------------- Supplied by Tails Typed by Pixie/Divine Format by TWeeky CONTENTS Installation and loading instruction Starting the game The main screen The managers office The chairmans office The bank Training Shops and Restaurants Match day Technical tips Before you call Customer Support AMIGA and 1200 Floppy disk users should insert disk1 and switch your machine on.The game will automatically start to load and you will be prompted for the other disk(s) when required. A1200 Hard Drive users should boot your machine from the hard drive as usual, then insert disk3. Double click on the HDInstall icon that apperars in the window. Follow the on screen instructions to type in the drawer name and insert the other disks when prompted. A500 Hard Drive users should boot from your machine from the hard drive as usual, and then insert disk1. Double click on the disk icon and then double click on the HDInstall that appears in the window. follow the on screen instructions to type in the drawer name and insert the other disk when prompted. To start the game, all hard drive users should boot from the hard drive as usual, open the drawer where you installed the game and then double click on the game icon to load USM. STARTING THE GAME On loading the game, after the opening screens, you will have to choose which team to manage and whether to adapt the team statistics. You can choose any team from the conference to the premiership. Highlight your choice by clicking on the club name or scroll through the list using the arrows. You may like to change some of the names and statistics of the team members, particularly as some players may have swapped clubs by the time you purchased this game. You are able to change any statistics of any of the teams. This is the only time during the game that the players statistics can be changed, so choose wisely. Click on EDIT and then on each of the member of the team you wish to edit. When you have finished, you can choose to save the statistics or reload the default selection by clicking on DISK. In future game games you will then be able to load in your edited teams at the start of every new game. The default teams with their pre-set statistics can also be loaded in at the start of the game. When you are happy with your editing, highlight the name of the club you wish to manage and click SELECT. STARTING CASH You are presented with a choice of starting capital. This will decide how tricky the game is. Obviously starting with £5,000,000 will be far less of a challenge than with £250,000, whichever club you select. Click on the amount you want. COMMERCIAL GAME ON/OFF Choose to play with this turned on and it will be up to you to build and run your own shops, restaurants, and stalls. Financial considera- tions can make or break a manager so be sure you're up to the challenge. If you choose to play without this option, then the assistant manager will handle all of this for you, prompting when he thinks that more building work is necessary. MUSIC AND SOUND OPTIONS Choose whether to play with sound and/or music enabled. Pressing F10 during the game will also toggle these options on or off. RIGGING ON/OFF Allows you to play it dirty if you choose. Obviously no normal manager would resort to these tactics - would they? ANIMS ON/OFF Turning animations off will increase the speed of the game. This can also be activated during the game by pressing F8. PLAYER HISTORY ON/OFF Leave this option set to OFF if playing from floppy drives. This will reduce the disk access times, as stats from previous seasons will not be available. MAIN SCREEN. This screen shows you the extent of your empire. If you start as a small club, then your facilities won't be too impressive, but as you grow, your stands, shops, offices will all grow with you. As you move the mouse pointer over different buildings or areas the text at the bottom will tell you which building is wich. Whilst on this screen, pressing F9 will toggle the font between two styles, so choose your favourite. The screens that you can directly access from this screen are as follows: BANK YOUR OFFICE THE CHARMANS OFFICE MATCH DAY OPTIONS BUSINESSES TRAINING At any time you can right click with your mouse and gain access to the 'FAST ICONC'. These take you to the spots in the game in which you will be spending most of your time. Click on any of the following and go straight there. MATCH OPTIONS MANAGERS OFFICE CHARMANS OFFICE BANIK MANAGER IMPRESSIONS TEXT DISK OPTIONS TRAINING GROUND ACCOUNTS FILING CABINETS FAX MACHINE NOTICE BOARD NEWSPAPER REPORTS MANAGERS OFFICE. This is your office where you will carry out most of your managerial duties. FAX. Transfer list: The transfer list will show all the players currently on the market and thier values. Player statistics can easily be accessed from here by clicking STATS. If you want a closer look at the player, clicking on 'VIEW' will take you to the players individual details. From here, you can make an offer. The offer must be acceptable to the player and the club, but it's always worth trying a bit of negotiation to get a cheaper deal. ARRANGING FRIENDLIES. At the start of the season you might like to arrange up to four friendly matches. This is useful for assessing the strengths of all the members of your squad and how they perform together as a team. Scroll through the divisions by clicking on the arrows. When you see a match-up that might prove interesting, click on that club. You will then have to select the date that you would like to play on and whether to play home or away. Bear in mind that only clubs below your division will accept friendlies (except if you are in the confer- ence). APPROACH PLAYER. If you would like to buy a player who is not on the transfer list, clicking this button will allow you to approach any player in the 5 divisions. Bear in mind that if he is a particularly good player then his club may not want to lose him. VIEW FAXES. This will show all the faxes that you recieve - from players agaents, coaches, the council, the FA or the chairman. PHONE. The phone is used for the shadier side of your business dealings. Use it to ensure victory or to increase your cash. The majority of people in the league are scrupulously honest, so be very careful who you offer money to. If you go to far and the 'FA' start to investigate you, you could lose your job or your liberty. RIG MATCH. If matches aren't going your way, and you realy need a win, then as a last resort you can offer the opposing team a large cash incentive to lose. Click on 'RIG MATCH' and then choose the amount you would like to offer. Click on 'OFFER' and see the response. If the club accepts the money, then your chances of winning increase. Beware that this will not always mean that you will get the result that you want. OFFER BUNG. If you are having problems signing a player you want, it may be beneficial to offer the players manager a large 'BUNG' to persuade him to change his mind. After selecting 'OFFER BUNG' chose which club to make the offer to, and then the amount that you would like to offer. If the club accepts, then the chances of him now accepting a tranfer bid are higher. PLACE BET. Highlight the win, lose draw line and then enter the amount that you want to gamble. ANSWEREPHONE. Messages from you bookmaker, if you choose to use him, will be left on your machine. NOTICES. TEAM: This shows your current team selection. FIXTURES: This lists all the fixtures for the season, and as time goes by the results of past matches. Click on the previous matches to see fuller details displayed. VARIOUS: As your season progresses, messages will appear from your chairman, the bank manager, the local council and various other people. Keep a sharp eye out as they could be vital to your survival. FILES. The filing cabinet is where you go to check on the player and club records. You can transfer players and sort out new contracts from here. To transfer list a new player, click on his name and then select 'LIST'. The player will then be made available for sale, and offers for him will come in due course, which you can chose to accept or reject. If you need money badly you can chose to 'FAST SELL' a player instead. This will mean that a much lower fee will be paid for the player, but the money will be yours instantly. If a player's contract runs out then he will automatically listed and offers may start to come in. Be careful about rejecting offers, because the players may choose to go and the final fee will be decided by tribunal. PLAYER: Gives all the details of every member of your squad from thier statistics to their happiness. CLUB: All the club details, showing league and cup positions over the past years, top scorers and ground details. Click on 'GRAPH' to see a chart of your progress in the league and 'TRANSFER' to see a record of all your transfer deals at your current club. MANAGER: Shows your personal record over the years. MISC: Shows the vital performance ratings, seaason ticket sales, and staff details. The performance ratings show the opinion of the fans, the chairman, the bank manager and the players, which all contribute to your overall job security. IMPRESSIONS TEXT. On your TV is huge array of statistics about the season so far. You can look at the fixtures and form of every team from the conference to the premiership. The Fast buttons will let you move about the pages with the minimum effort. FIXTURES: Shows all league, domestic cup and European matches sheduled. RESULTS: Shows the last match day results. LEAGUE TABLES: Shows current league tables for all divisions. CURRENT FORM: The clubs with the best current run of form. TOP SCORERS: The top marksmen for the season. TOP PLAYERS: Who are the best performing players in each division. NEWSPAPERS. Newspaper reports will give a detailed description of some of your games, letters from fans, and the occasional scoop. Reading these reports can give you an idea as to your success in the eyes of the public. Remember that your, charman, bank manager, players and fans will also read the papers so be careful when answering journalists questions after the game. CHAIRMAN. Each club needs a sponsor to survive. The lower divisions may find it tricky to get a good deal, whilst the premiership teams will often have to turn offers down. If you turn an offer down, you may have to wait for some time before another offer comes your way - be careful!! If you are in the middle of a season and still without a sponsor, the chairman may start to get a little nervous. ADVERTISEMENTS. As your stadium grows, so the opportunities for selling ad space around the pitch increases. Choose the best deal from a large selection or let your assistant manager shoulder the problem. His choice maynot always be as good as yours, but at least the funds will keep flowing. TICKET PRICES. Price s are crucial to wheather your club gets the support it deserves. Too high and no-one will come to watch. Too low and you may start to lose out on the cash. Remember to keep prices at friendlies low, and to milk big cup ties for all they're worth. ATTENDANCE GRAPHS. Click on the buttons on the left of the ticket panel to see graphs that show your attendance and income at all your home matches. Watch the graphs closely as you will see the effect of prices, your current form and the style you chose to play. The fans like to see an attractive game, but they also need to see you win! Don't forget that the figures for attendance include season ticket holders and those fans with 'free' tickets, which do not bring in weakly income. GROUND IMPROVEMENTS. Improving your stands and stadium facilities is extremely simple. Clicking on this icon brings you into the improvements screen. Choose to either improve your grandstands, commercial properties, catering outlets or the car parking and roads. Click on one of these and the particular options will appear. When building stands select which side of the stadium to develop by , North, South, East or West, and then click on the type of stand you would like to build. The 'ghosted' options are unavailable. For buildings, choose which type of structure you would like to purchase and click on it. Then possition the building where you like. Buildings that obscure your view will automatically reduce so that you have a clearer view. Left click when you are happy with the possition. If you want to construct two similar buildings, move to the new possition and left click again. When you are satisfied that you have placed enough buildings, right clicking will give you the chance to confirm or cancel. Buildings will take some time to build, depending on thier size. STANDS. Better facilities mean that more fans will come to your matches. Improved stands will mean that you can charge that little bit more for tickets and it could make all the difference on your financial scoresheet. COMMERCIAL. As crowds grow so will thier appetite for all your club merchandise. Set up shops, programme stands and stalls to stisfy them. CATERING From burgers to haute cuisine people will always want to eat. Make sure that they eat at the ground with keen prices and enough differing venues. ROADS/PARKING It's no use having all the facilities if no-one can get to them. Make sure that all the various parts of your stadium can be accesses via the road. Watch the little men who wander about, if none of them go where you have placed your new building,its possible that they can access it. Roads do not have to pass the front of a building, but must touch at least one side to be affective. The more car parks you have, the easier people will find it coming to your matches. DEMOLISHING BUILDINGS If you are unhappy with the way any parts of your club grounds look, then use the 'Demolish' option to get rid of them. There is no cost involved, but you will have to pay the full price for any building you put in the same place. MAINTAIN BUILDING Your buildings will have to be maintained as you empire ages, and will rise accordingly. As buildings get larger there equivalent maintenance costs rise. This is set initially to 100% coverage, but if money is tight this may be a good (but risky) place to find some quick money. As the buildings age, it may be cost effective to demolish them and replace them with a brand new structure. Remember that if your stands are being rebuilt, your ticket sales will reduce as capacity falls. BANK. The bank manager will be keeping a sharp eye on your progress, so it is worthwhile keeping him happy. If you need to borrow money for a top player, a good record in this office will be vital. APPLY FOR A LOAN If your cash flow is good enough you may be granted a loan, although you will be assessed as to your highest possible monthly repayments. Spread the loan up to nine years for larger amounts, but interest rate will probably quite high. REPAY LOAN If you have the cash, it is probably wise to pay off your loan as soon as possible. OVERDRAFT LIMIT You can apply for an overdraft limit, and depending on your financial position,can then spend money you don't have. VIEW ACCOUNTS Toggle between your weekly and annual accounts DEPOSIT ACCOUNT Move your money between current and deposit accounts to make use of any changes in the interest rates. TRAINING This part of the game is important if you want to keep your promotion and cup dreams intact. Make sure you have enough coaches to fulfil all the training obligations. As players statistics rise, so will there value, so it is worth employing the best coaches to train them. Skills will only improve slowly over time, so be patient. Also bear in mind that a players age will have an influence on his performance and his capacity to improve through training. Make sure that all injuries are treated straight away to shorten the time your players are out. PLAYER DETAILS/GRAPHS Using the graph option gives you the quickest way to see your team's strengths and weaknesses. Click on the buttons at the top of each column to see a graph comparing the chosen skill for all your players. Click the right mouse button to get the numbers back. AVAILABLE COACHES Shows all the coaches willing to work for you. The amount and quality of coaches that apply for jobs will be affected by the clubs status but also information that they receive from your currant coaches regarding wages and workloads. Once you have hired a coach, his name will appear under 'Current Coaches'. To get him to train a player, make sure that his name is highlighted and then click on the number (or graph) representing the skill of the player you wish to improve. For example, to get coach harris to train player Smith's shooting skills, you would highlight Coach Harris and then click on the actual number which shows Smith's current shooting skill. The number (or graph) you clicked on and the players name will then change to the same colour as the coaches name so that you can see, at a glance, who is doing what. ASSISTANT ADVICE Instead of handling all the training work yourself, let your assistant make some suggestions. They may not always be perfect, but it will save you time. INJURY LIST Show all injured players, the type of injury and the time needed to recover. The recovery period is the time taken for the injury to heal. After the injury heals, then the fitness will start to increase. The recovery time can be reduced by assigning a fitness coach to that player. Once you have employed some coaches, clicking on there names will let you increase their wages, sack them if they're not much good, or use them as scouts. When acting as a scout, you can detail him to search for players in all the divisions and also Europe. Specify which leagues to look in, what strengths you need and how much you are willing to pay. When you have found a player you like the look of, order the scout to watch him for a few matches. In a couple of weeks you will be able to ask the scout for his report which will tell you how your chosen player is performing. A'*' next to a coaches name indicates that he has a report available for you to see. SHOPS With commercial game on, it will be up to you to decide when to build a new shops and restaurants, so keep an eye on the performance graphs of all you properties. LOCAL/FULL PRICES If you click on a shop or a restaurant on the main screen, you will be able to see its prices, sales and profit margin. The first figures you will see are the 'local' details. These are the details of the particular shop/stall that you have selected. If you would like to see how all the shops/stalls of that type are performing, clicking on ALL will show you. To quickly see the full prices, sales and profits of all your goods/services, click on FULL. On all these screens clicking on the name of the goods will bring up a graph of sales and profits,so you can see market trends and profits per unit. MATCH DAY OPTIONS This is where all the action is! All your off pitch exploits will come to nothing if the team isn't up to scratch. TEAM FORMATION (THE HOME BENCH) Choose your playing style from all the options available and select the formation best suited to your players. You can switch players around in a formation simply by clicking on their name and 'carrying' the name to a new position, then clicking. This will automatically swap the players around. TEAM SELECTION (THE CHANGING ROOM) Choose your side with care, as only the subs that you select now will be able to come on during the game. The assistant manager will help with team selection, formation choice and training decisions if you need it. Changing players in and out of the team is as simple as clicking on one player to highlight him and clicking on SWAP POS and then clicking where you want him to go. VIEW OPPOSITION (THE AWAY BENCH) Lets you see the opposition's current form, their position in the table and their playing styles. Adapt your own styles to suit the occasion. To see the statistics of any of the opposing players, simply click on his name. This may be useful in the match to spot the main threats of the opposition's attack. When you are completely happy with your selection click on the START MATCH (if you in one of the tactical screens), or simply click on the referee which will get you in to the action. As the players move on to the field you have a number of options. SETUP Tell your players how to play individually during the match. Clicking on each player will bring up their statistics and lets you give them instructions. Attackers and midfielders can be told to operate up,back,left or right. Defenders can also be given man-to-man marking responsibilities for any opposition player you nominate. Positional instructions will not 'completely' change the way the players moves, but rather it allows you to fine tune your chosen formation. If you want your players to follow the same instructions you gave them in the last game you played, click on PREVIOUS instead of SETUP KICK OFF Start the match straight away with no prematch instructions. You can still give instructions to the players from the touchlines though, and make substitutions whenever the ball goes dead. After the kick off you can press the 'R' button at anytime. This will show a slow motion action replay of the last few seconds of action. INSTANT Will generate a result immediately. Be wary of using this option, even if the game is a foregone conclusion. Too many teams have not paid enough respect to seemingly lowly opposition, especially in cup games By fully playing the match, it at least gives you the chance to throw players forward, put new attackers on etc, especially if a late goal is needed. CANCEL Takes you back to the selection screens to draft new players in to your team or for last minute changes. Once you have kicked off, you can still issue instructions to the team Click on any team member and issue your orders. If the game is in motion, your selected player will be ringed by a black circle that is extremely useful for watching individual players during the game. You can pause the game at any time by clicking on PAUSE. If you want to speed up the action click on the arrows to the right of NORM. To slow down again, use the arrows on the left. Speed can be NORMAL, X2, X4, and X8. substitutions can only be made when the ball is dead. Click on SUB and it will be highlighted. The next time that the ball is out of play you will be able to bring on subs, change your formation or change your style. After 40 minutes of playing time, you will be able to see the player's match performance rating next to his name in the subs screen. This is useful for deciding who needs replacing in the line up. In the event of serious injury or red cards being shown, you will be taken straight to the subs screen where you can decide your next move. This may involve switching players around in the formation to cover a missing player or simply using your two substitutes. On the final whistle, the result will be shown on a panel. Also shown will be goalscorers, serious injuries sustained and red and yellow cards received. From here you can choose to see the player statistics or go straight to the results service. These statistics show how each individual player (including the opposition) has performed. From this you will be able to see who plays best in different positions or styles. SAVING YOUR GAME To save your game click on the disk icon on the fast icon bar. This will bring up the file requester. Choose which slot (from 0 to 9) you wish to use and enter a name for the saved game when prompted. Amiga floppy disk users will need a blank formatted disk available for every game you wish to save. Only one saved game will fit on each disk. end of file typed by Pixie/Divine with a little help from Tweeky