Football Pro 98 Frequently Asked Questions

 

Questions

  1. What does the patch change?
  2. How do I get rid of the huddles?
  3. I unzipped the patch, why is the version still the old one?
  4. How do I turn off the play by play?
  5. Can I play arcade mode over SIGS?
  6. Can I play without the CD?
  7. My players are not healing in remote league play, why?
  8. My NFL helmets disappeared when I changed my league, why?
  9. I downloaded the new plays (MAPDAT and STOCK) but the computer teams still use the stock plays, not the team specific plays?
  10. I have set my team to use custom PPPs, yet my playbook is ignored and stock playbooks are used?
  11. Where is the Ratings Editor?
  12. I cannot move my players after going into practice in the play editor?
  13. How do I make the game save the log files?
  14. Any SIGS issues?
  15. What does PLAYSUB.CPP:112 () error mean?

Answers

A: On the patch page, there is a link that lists all the new changes, and then all older changes also.

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A: Load SETUP.INI (from FBPRO98 folder) in Notepad and add Huddle=Off under the [arcade] section.

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A: Make sure you put the 2 BOA files in the BOA folder, and if this still does not work, reinstall the game, and add only the latest patches.

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A: Load SETUP.INI (from FBPRO98 folder) in Notepad and change AudioPBP to Off, and AudioPBPMinimal=On

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A: Load SETUP.INI (from FBPRO98 folder) in Notepad and add InternetArcadeMode=Yes to the [Overall] section.

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A: Load SETUP.INI (from FBPRO98 folder) in Notepad and add CDNeeded=No to the [Overall] section.

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A: Get patch H, it fixes this.

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A: Download FIXER from the utilties page, and then run it. If it fixes everything, fine. If not (as in team helmets are mixed up) get MakeValid from the patches page,In this case, now you need MakeValid to sort the team IDs out - it lets you assign them on a team by team basis.Load the league that came with the game to see the ID numbers Sierra assigned to each team, then fix them in your league on a team by team basis.

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A: Go to each Team Settings screen, then choose Team Profiles, then set each team to Computer Control with the radio button on the top left, and repeat for each team.

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A: Go to each Team Settings screen, then choose Team Profiles, then set each team to Computer Control with the radio button on the top left. All custom playbook settings are ignored unless this section is cleared, else the data here is used to choose a stock profile and plan.

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A: It has been removed from the game - suggest you try my FPSFEDIT, it can do global edits.

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A: Get patch H, and if still stuck, select another player, then return to the stuck player, he will now move.

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A: Change the properties of the "Football Pro 98" shortcut from the start menu and add -L to the target line, just after hike.exe

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A: Sorry, I know almost nothing of SIGS errors - I will post what I knwo here when I get some info.

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A: This happens after patching, and almost always on special teams plays (punt, field goal). Here is how to fix it: