EUROLEAGUE MANAGER ================== FORMAT ====== Euroleague manager is designed to run on all amigas with 2mb of ram & will require the use of a mouse. LOADING ======= Insert disk 1 in df0 & follow on screen instructions. INTRODUCTION ============ Owing to possable legal copyright restrictions which we where advised may stop us using the current league format & the correct players names, certain changes have had to be made to our original ideas. We hope that this does not spoil your enjoyment of the product. We have included an included an editor in the game so that if you wish to change team or player names you can. This is an essential tool for european players. Euro league manager includes 4 divisions of eighteen teams, 2 domestic cup competitions & european competitions. Promotion & relegation are based upon four up & four down. PLAYING THE GAME ================ Once the game has loaded you will be requested to select either a "NEW" game or to load an existing "SAVE" game. You will be asked to select which league you wish to play (ENGLISH,ITALIAN,SPANISH OR OUR FANTASY LEAGUE), enter your name & select from the three levels of difficulty. EASY - You will start the game in the premier league. NORMAL - You will start in division 1 HARD - You will start in division 2 The difficulty level will also effect your starting capital, the size of your stadium & your abilty to raise loans. You will then be asked to select which "TEAM" you wish to manage. The game is controlled via a series of icons which are selected by the use of a mouse. The use of each icon is given in more detail below. THE MAIN SCREEN =============== The main screen is a view of your office. Control the game via the icons stadium (WINDOW), finances (PICTURE ON THE WALL), stats (GRAPH ON THE WALL), team data (CHEST OF DRAWERS), staff (TELEPHONE), game options (MON ITOR), kick off next game / advance one week (THE FOOTBALL). STADIUM ======= Selecting this icon will display the selection of impovements that can be made to your stadium. The areas that can be improved upon are: Terraces Seats Area covering Ground facilities Floodlights Scoreboard Car park Safty rating Click on the area you wish to improve & a new menu will come up. It will show you the cost & duration of time it will take to complete. You have a choice, if you wish to proceed click on the OK icon, if you believe the cost is out of your range click on the CANCEL icon. Remember ground impovements can be made over a period of one or more seasons. Thats if you remain in management that long. FINANCES ======== This icon will allow you to view your teams current accounts. Click on the EXIT icon to return to the main menu. ACCOUNTS ======== Click on this icon & you will be shown your weekly accounts. Click the mouse button again & this will show you your clubs yearly accounts. BANK ==== Click on this icon & you will be shown your bank details. At this point you can apply for a loan. To apply click on the "APPLY FOR A LOAN" icon. The minimum amount is 10,000. Yoy are given a choice of the length of the term your loan is repaid over. Of course the amount of interest rate does increase with the length of time. The loan you apply for can be increased & decreased by using the "+" & "-" icons. CONTRACTS ========= Click on the icon ad you will be shown the details of your players con tracts. C = Leagth of contract W = Weekly wages P = Games played G = Goals scored AVR = Average rating EXIT ==== Click on this icon to return to the main menu. STATS ===== In this section you can: View tables View top goalscorers View average rating (PLAYERS) View league results TEAM DATA ========= Team name - Click on this icon & you can view all the players in your squad & select your team. To select a player to play in your team you select his player position number in the left hand column & then click on a player to play in this position. If you wish to see the player in greater detail you can click on the players name to display is current statistics. Also on this screen you can: Change the formation & tactics View the average ratings for your players View your teams top goalscorer Click on the EXIT icon to return to the main menu. PLAYERS MARKET ============== Click on this icon to enter the transfer market. If a particular players catches your eye, then to make a bid click on the players name. This will bring up the players details & form. If you are still intrested in making a bid then click on the "BUY" icon. This is where you make your offer. You may make a cash offer or a cash & player exchange. If you make a cash offer you will be shown the asking price. You can try to lower this by using the mouse to amend your bid. Select the 10s,100 etc & then either the "+" or "-" icon to increase or decrease your offer. A player exchange offer is made by using the "ADD PLAYER" icon & is comfirm ed by using the "BID" icon. It is normally more expensive to choose a player exchange deal but it is a good way of clearing out your unwanted players. If while looking for players you see someone that takes your eye you may add him to your own list be selecting "PLAYER LIST". This is your own notebook. TEAMS ===== From the "TEAM LIST" icon you may try to buy other teams coaches,scouts, youth scouts & physios. To do this click on a team name & then click on the team name again. This brings up a list of the back room staff. Click on who you would like to take a look at. Then decide if you wish to make an approach. PLAYERS LIST ============ Click on this icon to remind you of who you have chosen to keep an eye on with view to tranfer. EDITOR ====== Here you can change your team & player name. Click on the name you want to change & type in the box using the keyboard the new name & press enter. Repeat thisprocess until you end up with names you require & press enter. It is not just your own players you can change. At this point you must save the game & restart from the saved game. STAFF ===== Select the telephone to access all your staff. Here you may view your: Coach.............Select the traing schedule for that week. ..................Click on the day & scroll tho the various options ..................It is important to come up with the right balance. Scout.............You may call up your scout to supply a list of ..................Of available players. Physio............Give details of any current injury problems. Board.............Lets you know how well you are performing in the ..................Eyes of your "EMPLOYERS" Information.......Gives details at a glance of your current position. GAME OPTION =========== Select compters monitor screen. SAVE GAME ========= This allows you to save the game & return to the same game at the position you left it at. Follow insryctions on screen. OPTIONS ======= Animations.While the game is in progress you can choose to replay the Hightlights. Match spee.You can set the speed of the game. SoundFx....Set on or off. Training...Set on or off If you choose to keep training off it may have an effect On your players. But remember we all need a break sometime. CONCLUSION ========== We very much hope that despite the changes that have been forced on us by possable copyright problems that you will enjoy EURO LEAGUE MANAGER. If you have any positive comments to make do not hesitate to contact us at: Manyk ltd, 70 springfield avenue, merton park, london. sw20 9ju ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE END ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Doxs typed by SONik/HF