So, it would actually be a pretty big effort and quite time consuming. But I’m thinking of using FHM 7’s historical mode to simulate a full season using our exact ATD rosters this year.
Basically the steps would be as follow:
- Start a season using 1992-1993 as the base. I would do this because there were 24 teams that year, and really it was just an exciting and high scoring season from recent-ish memory. I could use another season and add/delete teams to get to 24 but this would be the quickest and easiest solution for me.
- I would then use the “import historical player” function to add every single player we drafted into the league and add them to the correct team.
- Let the game simulate a full season and playoffs.
Now, there are two issues that would come up.
1. When importing a player, say for example Gordie Howe..I have to pick a single season of Gordie Howe to add as the base. I can’t just add him as an overall player. I have to add 1958-1959 Gordie Howe, or 1975-1976 Gordie Howe etc..With so many players, how am I supposed to determine the exact season for each player to import?
2. Lines. Ideally, I’d want to use our exact line setups as listed in the roster thread. I could have all of the rosters accurate, but since the game doesn’t allow me to control each team I don’t believe there is a way to keep our lines accurate. I’d be using “commish mode” to edit the league, place players on certain rosters etc..but unless the game has a “lock lines” feature for each team (which I’m not sure of) I think the AI coach for each team will use the lines they deem the best.
So that’s where I’m at. I’m on holidays this coming week, so I had an idea to do this as it could just be fun to see how it plays out and to see who wins the cup. But it’s a big effort for something that is pretty much pointless lol and of course those issues mentioned above.
