Posts tagged "Scheduled Events"
Scheduled events editor
Scheduled events have existed in ZenGM for a long time, mostly to support the historical real players mode in BBGM. Beyond that built-in mode, they've mostly been reserved for custom roster file creators, because while it was possible to edit the JSON directly to add scheduled events, there was no UI to create/edit them.
But now there is!
Real rosters back to 1956!
Update 2020-05-11: This is no longer in beta, you can play it on the main site.
A couple weeks ago I released real players in Basketball GM back to 2005. Why 2005? Because any time before that needs to deal with expansion teams, and I wanted to have a good way of handling that. Additionally, beyond the number of teams, there are many other things that have changed over time - team relocations, changes in style of play, various rule changes - I wanted to have decent ways of handling all those things.
Today I do. At least in a beta.
Start in any season back to 1956. Players, teams, rosters, and contracts are generated from real data. Draft classes are included up to today.
Watch your league evolve over time. There were only 8 teams in 1956, playing a very different brand of basketball than today. Live through expansion drafts, league rule changes, team relocations, economic growth, and changes in style of play.
Every league is different. Draft prospects always start the same, but they have different career arcs in every league. See busts meet their potentials, see injury-shortened careers play out in full, and see new combinations of players lead to dynasties.
Go try it out now and let me know what you think. Or read on if you want to know more details.