ESMS Resource Center Wiki http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-wiki_rss.php?ver=2 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:35:24 +0100 Tiki CMS/Groupware via FeedCreator 1.7.2.1 http://esms.andresdsa.net/img/tiki.jpg The New ESMS Resource Center http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php en-us ESMS LEAGUES http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+LEAGUES .diffchar { color:red; } - ||League Name|Version|Teams|Tactical Bonus|Fitness|Info|URL|<br /><br /><br /><br />Play By eMail Fantasy Football (PBEMFF)|ESMS PLUS v3.08| 96 teams split into 4 divisions across 3 Wings|No|No|Season 18 ends June 2010. Very active forum|http://www.pbemff.co.uk (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Online Football League Management (OFLM)|ESMS PLUS v3.10|64 teams across 4 divisions|No|Yes|The game has a well designed site. Season 10 ends July 2010.|http://www.oflm.co.uk (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Stupidly Named Internet Football League (SNIFL)|Hybrid ESMS+, ESMS|48 teams split across 4 division|Yes|No|A long standing league that is still very active. Season 13 finished March 2010.|http://snifl.beevernet.co.uk/ (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />FFO Manager|ESMS PLUS v3.08|64 teams split across 2 countries|Yes|No|Season 4 ends July 2010.|http://www.ffomanager.com/ (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Elite Football League|ESMS PLUS v3.08|32 teams split across 4 divisions|Yes|Yes|Season 10 began April 2010.|http://www.elitefootballleague.co.uk (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Atlantic Premier League (APL)|ESMS PLUS v3.09|20 teams split across 2 divisions|Yes|Yes|Season 13 ends July 2010.|http://apl.thedarkclouds.com/ (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Liga Virtual Manager (LVM)|ESMS PLUS v3.08|120 teams from 22 countries into 7 leagues|Yes|Yes|League is played in spanish language with almost 100 active users| |">http://ligavirtualmanager.activoforo.com/| (external link)<br /><br /><br /><br />EuroStarsLeague|ESMS PLUS v3.33|32 teams split into 2 leagues|Yes|Yes|League in spanish language. Currently in its second season.| |">http://eurostarsleague.co.nr/| (external link)<br /><br /><br /><br />SuperFutbolManager|ESMS PLUS v3.35|40 teams divided into 2 divisions|Yes|Yes|League in spanish language.| |">http://superfutbolmanager.mforos.com| (external link)<br /><br /><br /><br />SSL2001|ESMS PLUS v3.10|32 in 3 divisions plus youth teams|Yes|No|Continuously active since 2001. Season 21 ends in June 2010. Play inter league competitions against 2 other esms leagues| |">http://ssl2001.fortunecity.com/| (external link)<br /><br /><br /><br />TDE2|ESMS PLUS v3.33|44 in two divisions|Yes|Yes|Season 4 ends May 2010.|http://www.tde2.co.uk (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />United Challenge Football League (UCFL)|ESMS PLUS v3.08|48 split into 4 divisions|Yes|Yes|League running since July 2001. Season 18 ends June 2010.|http://www.ucfl.co.uk/ (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Liga Virtual de Fútbol Peruano (LVFP)|ESMS PLUS v3.34|24 in two divisions|Yes|Yes|All teams from Peru. League is in Spanish.|http://www.lvfp.8m.com (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Liga IFS (IFS)|ESMS PLUS xx|24 in two divisions|?|Yes| League is in Spanish|http://www.ligaifs.comze.com/ (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Just Another Football League (JAFL)|?|40 teams across 4 divisions, with parallel youth league|?|?|Season 20 ends June 2010.|http://www.jafl2000.com (external link)|<br /><br /><br /><br />Ruby Football Association|ESMS PLUS v3.35|20 in 2 leagues|Yes|Yes|New League|http://www.fmfamanager.com/forums (external link) |<br /><br /><br /><br />International Football Federation (IFF)|ESMS PLUS v3.35|24 teams across 2 divisions|Yes|Yes|Season 9 starting August 2010. Includes National Team Competitions (Euro and World Cups)|http://iff.totalsportsworld.org/ (external link) |<br /><br />|
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League NameVersionTeamsTactical BonusFitnessInfoURLtd><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Play By eMail Fantasy Football (PBEMFF)ESMS PLUS v3.08 96 teams split into 4 divisions across 3 WingsNoNoSeason 18 ends June 2010. Very active forumhttp://www.pbemff.co.uk (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Online Football League Management (OFLM)ESMS PLUS v3.1064 teams across 4 divisionsNoYesThe game has a well designed site. Season 10 ends July 2010.http://www.oflm.co.uk (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Stupidly Named Internet Football League (SNIFL)Hybrid ESMS+, ESMS48 teams split across 4 divisionYesNoA long standing league that is still very active. Season 13 finished March 2010.http://snifl.beevernet.co.uk/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>FFO ManagerESMS PLUS v3.0864 teams split across 2 countriesYesNoSeason 4 ends July 2010.http://www.ffomanager.com/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Elite Football LeagueESMS PLUS v3.0832 teams split across 4 divisionsYesYesSeason 10 began April 2010.http://www.elitefootballleague.co.uk (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Atlantic Premier League (APL)ESMS PLUS v3.0920 teams split across 2 divisionsYesYesSeason 13 ends July 2010.http://apl.thedarkclouds.com/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Liga Virtual Manager (LVM)ESMS PLUS v3.08120 teams from 22 countries into 7 leaguesYesYesLeague is played in spanish language with almost 100 active users http://ligavirtualmanager.activoforo.com/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>EuroStarsLeagueESMS PLUS v3.3332 teams split into 2 leaguesYesYesLeague in spanish language. Currently in its second season. http://eurostarsleague.co.nr/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>SuperFutbolManagerESMS PLUS v3.3540 teams divided into 2 divisionsYesYesLeague in spanish language. http://superfutbolmanager.mforos.com (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>SSL2001ESMS PLUS v3.1032 in 3 divisions plus youth teamsYesNoContinuously active since 2001. Season 21 ends in June 2010. Play inter league competitions against 2 other esms leagues http://ssl2001.fortunecity.com/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>TDE2ESMS PLUS v3.3344 in two divisionsYesYesSeason 4 ends May 2010.http://www.tde2.co.uk (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>United Challenge Football League (UCFL)ESMS PLUS v3.0848 split into 4 divisionsYesYesLeague running since July 2001. Season 18 ends June 2010.http://www.ucfl.co.uk/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Liga Virtual de Fútbol Peruano (LVFP)ESMS PLUS v3.3424 in two divisionsYesYesAll teams from Peru. League is in Spanish.http://www.lvfp.8m.com (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Liga IFS (IFS)ESMS PLUS xx24 in two divisions?Yes League is in Spanishhttp://www.ligaifs.comze.com/ (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Just Another Football League (JAFL)?40 teams across 4 divisions, with parallel youth league??Season 20 ends June 2010.http://www.jafl2000.com (external link)td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>Ruby Football AssociationESMS PLUS v3.3520 in 2 leaguesYesYesNew Leaguehttp://www.fmfamanager.com/forums (external link) td><td class="wikicell" ></td></tr>
>International Football Federation (IFF)ESMS PLUS v3.3524 teams across 2 divisionsYesYesSeason 9 starting August 2010. Includes National Team Competitions (Euro and World Cups)http://iff.totalsportsworld.org/ (external link) td></tr></table>
]]> admin Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:01 +0100 HomePage http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage .diffchar { color:red; } - <ul>
      i> March 2010 - Info file added to Your Files section of the File galleries. This file outlines ALL the league.dat settings in v3.35
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>+ March 2010 - Info file added to Your Files section of the File galleries. This file outlines ALL the league.dat settings in v3.35
- File name is "esms+ v335 League_dat_switches.txt ***
+ File name is esms+ v335 League_dat_switches.txt
]]> chris Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:40:15 +0100 ESMS UTILITIES http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+UTILITIES .diffchar { color:red; } -
tsc+_v2.exe (tsc.exe)generates a teamsheet for a given tactic/formation (eg enter "man" and then "451A" and then the utility will generate a 451A sheet in mansht.txt from man.txt (the roster)link
random_tsc_.exegenerate a random teamsheet for a given roster (useful for unmanaged cup sides...)link
updtr.exe (updater.exe)updates the rosters (abs, suspensions, injuries) based on matcheslink
Coaching.exe Matt Birch's coaching program link
MassChecker+.exe mass teamsheet error checker link
Leaders.exe prints out leading performers (from all the rosters) in various categories link
Players.exe puts all the players from all the rosters into one big all_plrs.txt file link
Totals.exe totals up the number of events (eg goals, passes, etc) in each roster, putting the summary in one file called totals.txt link
stats+.exe (stats_cruncher.exe) team of the week link
lgtable.exe (league_table.exe) updates the league table link
form_table.exe best teams in the last six games link
rerater.exe rerates players by age link
susinj+.exe list of injuried and suspended players link
av_attend.exe match attendances link
updag.exe (upag.exe) agg. updating link
roster_sorter.exe sorts individual rosters. players by position and skill
cleaner.exe
fixtures.exe
Auto_transfersv3.exe (auto_transfer.exe)
wages.exe
acadamies
awards
converter
finances
foreign_offers
scouting
vidiprinter

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tsc+_v2.exe (tsc.exe)generates a teamsheet for a given tactic/formation (eg enter "man" and then "451A" and then the utility will generate a 451A sheet in mansht.txt from man.txt (the roster)link
random_tsc_.exegenerate a random teamsheet for a given roster (useful for unmanaged cup sides...)link
updtr.exe (updater.exe)updates the rosters (abs, suspensions, injuries) based on matcheslink
Coaching.exe Matt Birch's coaching program link
MassChecker+.exe mass teamsheet error checker lass="wiki" href="http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=7" rel="">http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=7
Leaders.exe prints out leading performers (from all the rosters) in various categories link
Players.exe puts all the players from all the rosters into one big all_plrs.txt file link
Totals.exe totals up the number of events (eg goals, passes, etc) in each roster, putting the summary in one file called totals.txt link
stats+.exe (stats_cruncher.exe) team of the week link
lgtable.exe (league_table.exe) updates the league table link
form_table.exe best teams in the last six games link
rerater.exe rerates players by age link
susinj+.exe list of injuried and suspended players link
av_attend.exe match attendances link
updag.exe (upag.exe) agg. updating link
roster_sorter.exe sorts individual rosters. players by position and skill
cleaner.exe
fixtures.exe
Auto_transfersv3.exe (auto_transfer.exe)
wages.exe
acadamies
awards
converter
finances
foreign_offers
scouting
vidiprinter

]]> admin Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:10:16 +0100 League.dat http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=League.dat .diffchar { color:red; } - Each 100 within the Home_Bonus? equates to +1% chance of a shot every minute for the home team. So Home_Bonus? of 300 = +3% of a chance, etc. If two sides are equal, at a neutral venue (0 Home_Bonus), they will have the same chance of a shot, every minute of the game. With a home bonus of 300, the home side will have 3% more than the away side, every minute of the game.
+ Each 100 within the Home_Bonus equates to +1% chance of a shot every minute for the home team. So Home_Bonus? of 300 = +3% of a chance, etc. If two sides are equal, at a neutral venue (0 Home_Bonus), they will have the same chance of a shot, every minute of the game. With a home bonus of 300, the home side will have 3% more than the away side, every minute of the game.
- 1 - this is a Cup game, and penalties will be played in the match in normal time ends in a draw.
+ 1 - this is a Cup game, and the game admin will be prompted if he wants to play penalties if the match in normal time ends in a draw.

2 - penalties will be played automatically if the match ends up even
- 1 - extra time will be played if match ends in a draw after normal time.
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+ 1 - the gamer admin will be prompted if he wants to play extra time if match ends in a draw after normal time.

2 - extra time will be played automatically if match ends in a draw after normal time.
- 1 - a goal in extra time will end the match, with the team scoring declared a winner. This will only take effect if extra time is set to 1.
+ 1 - a goal in extra time will end the match, with the team leading at halftime declared a winner. This will only take effect if extra time is set to 1.
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+ Amount of fitness points added to the players fitness after the matches have been run
+ Players with a fitness level below the value assigned will not be selected in the teamsheet creator programs.
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- 1 - the referee.dat file will be used. Referee strictness can influence the number of cards received by a team in the matches.
+ 1 - the referee.dat file will be used. You must ensure that you have the right number of referees in your referee.dat file to simulate the games. If you have 8 matches, ensure that atleast 8 referees are listed in the file.

(Not yet in place - Referee strictness can influence the number of cards received by a team in the matches.)





Reports_Style = 2

2 - the option that most leagues use

1 - a paper look will be used in the match reports





Reports_Type = 1

The reports.txt can be generated in different options ranging from 1 to 6.





Rerate0_999 = 0

Once the player either gains an skill point (St, Tk, Ps, Sh), his ability point(KAb, TAb, PAb, SAb) in that area will be

1 - reset to 300

0 - reset to 0
- Reports_Style? = 2
- Reports_Type? = 1
- Rerate0_999 = 0
- wages = 42
]]> admin Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:08 +0100 ESMS HELP http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+HELP .diffchar { color:red; } + League.dat
]]> admin Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:26:32 +0100 LEAGUE SETUP http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=LEAGUE+SETUP .diffchar { color:red; } - Replace the files that with the rosters and the team full names that you have in your league
+ Replace the lines in there with the rosters and the team full names that you have in your league
- This file should contain all the rosters that you have in your league. So it should contain the following lines:
+ This file should contain the names of all the rosters that you have in your league. So it should contain the following lines:
]]> admin Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:36 +0100 RUN GAMES http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=RUN+GAMES .diffchar { color:red; } -
  • The manual way is to double click the "esms_plus.exe" and enter the hometeam and the awayteam in the command window.
  • The best way to do this is to automate this in a batch file.+
  • The manual way is to double click the "esms_plus.exe" and enter the hometeam and the awayteam in the command window. The image below shows how a single instance of the game run.
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    • The best way to do this is to automate this in a batch file.-
    >>+ ]]>     admin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:12:34 +0100     ESMS PLUS Tactic Bonus http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+PLUS+Tactic+Bonus .diffchar { color:red; } + The link below explains the bonus for each tactic used, with the tactical bonus not configured in the league.dat
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    + http://pbemff.co.uk/general/numhelp.txt (external link)
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    + The link below explains the bonuses obtained once the tactical bonus is turned on:
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    + http://www.thenewbotn.com/helpfile.htm (external link)
    ]]>     admin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:58:49 +0100     ESMS PLUS Managers Info http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+PLUS+Managers+Info .diffchar { color:red; } +

    PLAYER / MANAGER INFO

    +
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    + HOW IS A GAME PLAYED ?
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    + A team in ESMS+ is represented by a "roster". A roster is a text file in a special format, which includes all the players of the team and their attributes.
    +
    + A "team sheet" in ESMS+ is a text file which includes orders for the game for each team. These orders include the list of 11 starting players, 5 subs and various commands for the program. The teamsheet is basically the instructions each manager gives to his team before the game.
    +
    + To play a match each manager has to send the league administrator a teamsheet with instructions for the match.
    + The administrator must have the rosters of the participating teams. It is very important to note here that the game is not run in "real-time", but all at once. Meaning that a manager can't interfere on a specific minute and tell the administrator to substitute a player or change tactic. The manager's work is concluded by sending a teamsheet with instructions to the admin.
    + All these instructions are included in the team sheet sent by the managers in the correct format, the program reads these insctuctions and implements them during the game.
    + After the game is finished, the program generates commentary file for the game and the admin sends it to the managers of the playing teams.
    +
    + Then, the admin uses the various supplementary tools of ESMS+ to update the rosters and the league table.
    +
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    + ROSTERS & PLAYERS
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    +
    + If you look at a valid roster of ESMS+, you will see a header line and a list of players with a lot of numbers near them.
    + This section will explain exactly what each number means.
    +
    + Lets take an example line from a roster file:
    +
    + Name Age Nat St Tk Ps Sh Ag KAb TAb PAb SAb Gam Sav Con Ktk Kps Sht Gls Ass DP Inj Sus
    + N_Amoruso 22 ita 2 4 6 10 26 300 420 550 690 5 0 0 2 4 12 4 0 8 0 0
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    +
    + Name: The name of the player. It's recommended not to create names longer than 12 characters. The name of a player mustn't include spaces, it is common to use underline '_' symbol instead (placing the first letter of the first name separated by '_' from the rest, ie. M_Owen or A_DelPiero).
    +
    + Age: Player's age. Each league sets different rules for player aging. The league may decide that each season each player is getting older by one year, etc. The age is placed in the roster with no use for the game running program and needed only for statistics and rules set up by each league.
    +
    + Nat: Player's nationality, abbreviated in 3 characters. As the age, it is not used by the game running program and placed in the roster only for statistics.
    +
    + These three attributed were mostly for statistics, and didn't really have any meaning to the program (except of maybe the name, which must be the same in the roster and in the teamsheets, to let ESMS recognize which players a manager wishes to use in a game).
    + The rest of the attributes are used and changed by the program.
    +
    + This is the right place to say that in ESMS the player has no predifined position, and it is up to the manager to decide, depending on the player's skills, where he want the player to play in each game. A player can play as a goalkeeper (GK), defender (DF), midfielder (MF) or forward (FW).
    +
    + Now we'll move to the next attributes:
    +
    + (same player pasted here to avoid hectic scrolling)
    +
    + Name Age Nat St Tk Ps Sh Ag KAb TAb PAb SAb Gam Sav Ktk Kps Sht Gls Ass DP Inj Sus
    + N_Amoruso 22 ita 2 4 6 10 26 300 420 550 690 5 0 2 4 12 4 0 8 0 0
    +
    + St: Is the player's shot-stopping skill. In other words, his goalkeeping skill. For the best performance, the manager has to place the player with the highest St as the goalkeeper. Of course the manager is not obligated to do so, and it is up to him to consider.
    +
    + Tk: Is the player's tackling skill. Mostly used by players playing in the defense.
    +
    + Ps: Is the player's passing skill. Mostly used by players in the midfield, for creating opportunities and assisting goals.
    +
    + Sh: Is the player's shooting skill. It defines the player's skill to shot to goal and reach these shooting chances.
    +
    + Note: From what you can see on the player in the example, his highest skill is shooting. Therefore this player will perform his best as a forward. Of course he can play in any position if needed, even as goalkeeper, but his contribution will be worse than as a forward.
    +
    + Ag: Is the player's aggression. The aggression of a player doesn't change, it stays the same for his whole career. In ESMS the aggression is a value between 1 and 100 and it defines how aggressive a player plays.
    +
    + KAb, TAb, PAb, SAb: Player ability for each skill. A number ranging from 0 to 1000 and can affect the player's skills. Abilities vary from game to game depending on the player's performance.
    +
    + Gam: Simply the amount of games the player played. If the player participated in a game, even if he played a single minute, it will be counted as an another game when the admin runs the roster updating tool.
    +
    + Sv: The total amount of saves the player made. Only if the player played as a goalkeeper he can make saves.
    +
    + Con: This is an optional field, showing how many goals the player has conceded when playing as a GK
    +
    + Ktk: The total amount of key tackles the player made to stop scoring opportunities. Usually defenders will make the highest amount of tackles, but midfielders and forwards tackle sometimes too.
    +
    + Kps: The total amount of key passes made by the player to create goalscoring opportunities.
    +
    + Sht: The total amount of shots to goal taken by the player.
    +
    + Gls: The total amount of goals scored by the player.
    +
    + Ass: The total amount of assists made by the player.
    +
    + Dp: The total amount of disciplinary points accumulated by the player. Disciplinary Points (DP) are "accumulated" when a player gets yellow/red cards.
    +
    + Inj: If a player isn't currently injured, Inj is 0. If a player is injured, it indicates the amount of weeks he can't play.
    +
    + Sus: If a player isn't currently suspended, Sus is 0. If a player is suspended, it indicates the amount of games he can't play.
    + Note the difference between "weeks" for Inj and "games" for suspensions. Think about this in "real life" terms: It is common to play league games once a week, with cup games in the middle of the week. A player is injured for a certain amount of time (eg. if he's injured for a week, he'll miss one game in a normal league run, but he'll miss more games if some cup games were played during the week), but suspended for an amount of games.
    +
    +
    + PLAYER POSITIONS
    +
    +
    + As was stated earlier, a player in ESMS+ doesn't have a pre-defined position. The manager will have to decide where to play a player in a game.
    +
    + The ESMS system has 4 basic positions for players, plus 2 optional ones:
    +
    + GK: Goalkeepers, only one GK is allowed to play at the same time
    + DF: Defender
    + MF: Midfielder
    + FW: Forward
    + AM (optional): Attacking Midfielder
    + DM (optional): Defensive Midfielder
    +
    + Each league must decide for itself the restrictions on the maximum and/or minimal number of DF's, MF's and FW's which can play at the same time.
    + It is a configuration option whether the 2 optional (AM, DM) postions are allowed within a league
    +
    +
    + TEAM TACTICS
    +
    +
    + Each manager may choose a tactic for his team for a game. The tactic can be changed during the game by suitable instructions in the teamsheets.
    +
    + This is the listing of possible tactics in ESMS:
    +
    + N: Normal. No specific style of play, just normal game, trying to use all parts of the team in the most suitable way.
    +
    + D: Defensive. Focusing more on the defense. D is hard to score against, but won't create many opportunities either, it is the most defensive tactic. Midfielders and even forwards will pay more attention to the defense.
    +
    + A: Attacking. The most offensive tactic. The players try to score as much as possible, effectively neglecting the defense.
    + This tactic may get you to score more goals but also concede quite a few.
    +
    + P: Passing. The team tries to move the ball quickly using a lot of passes, even when these are not really needed. More players try to help in the midfield to create slow but efficient opportunities. This tactic is more offensive than Normal but less offensive than Attacking.
    +
    + C: Counter attack. The players concentrate on the defense, while the forwards are waiting for counter-opportunities. This tactic is more defensive than Normal but not as defensive as D.
    +
    + L: Long Ball. The most intriguing and unexpected tactic. Can easily win a game with some circumstances, and completely fail with other. The midfield is almost unsignificant, as the team tries to defend and reach the forwards with long balls. Thus, this tactic is especially useful for teams with weak midfielders, and against some tactics/formations can prove to be a lethal weapon.
    +
    + E (optional): European: Here the passing of midfielders (inc. AMs and DMs) is emphasised, but at the expense of defenders' tackling and forwards' shooting. Thus a game can often be controlled, through high passing, but chances may not be taken since FWs are reduced, and DFs may let the opponents have a few of their own (Tk reduced).
    +
    +
    + Info: Taken from the ESMS Helpfile
    ]]>     admin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:48:18 +0100     ESMS INFORMATION http://esms.andresdsa.net/tiki-index.php?page=ESMS+INFORMATION .diffchar { color:red; } +

    ESMS

    + ESMS is an acronym for Electronic Soccer Management Simulator. It is a program that allows people to run fantasy soccer management games that are mostly used in Play By Email games.
    +
    + ESMS was initially created by Eli Bendersky (external link) and Igor Oks, who started their soccer play-by-email journey in 1998, as managers in a fantasy league called WWISL, which used spreadsheets to ‘run’ games. The first official league to use ESMS was Global Internet Soccer League (GISL) in 1999.
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    + Eli who was actively involved in maintaing the code stopped his involvement in the game in mid-2007. The last version released was ESMS v2.7.3.
    +
    + ESMS is now undergoing a transformation and Dave Thacker (external link) is now developing the latest version of ESMS in Ruby (external link).
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    ESMS PLUS

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    + References:
    + Eli's site: http://eli.thegreenplace.net (external link)
    + Esmsworld: http://esmsworld.net (external link)
    ]]>     admin Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:27:11 +0100