Mana Games

[manutoo]

Hello,

Tennis Elbow 2013 is released (Build 97-2013.1.24) :
https://www.managames.com/download.php?TE2013_fe10.exe ~40MB [Permanent direct download link to the latest version]
http://toogame.free.fr/Files/TennisElbow2013.exe [Mirror site for people having corrupted download from managames.com - but not up to date all the time]

Patch for all demo versions since TE2011 v1.0f Build 90 => TE2013 v1.0 Build 99 - SubBuild 2013.4.15 : (download the Patch if you don't want to download the Demo again)
https://www.managames.com/download.php?TE2013-Patch.exe ~4MB

/!\Warning:
- TE2013 saved games are not compatible with TE2011's one ; so you should either finish your current game before installing TE2013, or install it in a new folder
- Your TE2011 Key is compatible with TE2013, just install it in TE2013 folder



New Features :
- Outfits : a bunch of new outfits for men & women designed by Dilima & Torto ! (and you can find a lot more of their creations in the Modding Forum )
- Tour Bases : men & women player bases & Tournament calendars have been rebuilt from scratch and updated to 2013 !
- Training Club : "Continue Later" option for matches in the Training Club (available from the "Give Up" screen)
- Instant Stats : number of drop shot & volley drop shot winners
- Online : more preset quick chat sentences, available through Preset Chat Key #2
- Modding : can have up to 65536 models instead of 256 for all outfits !
- Modding : can specify the "Outfit" entry to load for the player base (useful to use the different outfit codes with Sam's Patch)
- Modding : can specify the weeks the players were not on the Tour (ie: injured) in the Player base

Changes :
- Gameplay : strikes are now a bit more tiring when power is above stamina, and a bit less tiring when power is below stamina, especially on acceleration
- Gameplay : short slice combo is now : slice -> drop shot -> slice
- Gameplay : short slice forehand is slightly less short
- Gameplay : maximum average serve speed raised by 1%
- Online : CRC calculation modified
- IA : CPU serve position is now a bit more far from center in doubles
- IA : CPU will now always try to do a passing or lob when his opponent stands near the net (instead of doing some normal shot in the middle)
- IA : CPU is now less likely to do a dropshot when his opponent runs back a bit

Bug Fixes:
- System : .exe isn't flagged as DEP compatible anymore, this should prevent a direct crash when launching the game in a DEP environment

Notes :
- Changelog of previous versions is here : topic15-9021.php
- Mac OSX version will be released soon
- Comments : topic15-10522.php


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[manutoo]

Build 98, January 31st:

Changes :
- Gameplay : when your player's Instant Energy (IE) is getting low, your player's acceleration now loses less power, his volley loses a bit less precision ; also his run acceleration lowers more ; and all these effects increase less fast than before when the IE lowers
- Gameplay : acceleration is slightly less tiring with very low stamina skill
- World Tour : slightly changed how Top Players select their tournament according to their Play Style or Favorite Ground

Bug Fixes :
- AI : CPU's 1st strike after his 2nd serve was almost always a safe strike
- Instant Stats : errors on dropshot were counted as winners
- Modding : it was not possible to load outfit #256 & above
- World Tour : women had their Top Spin skill set too high
- World Tour : human player could be wrongly seen as injured when trying to enter the Masters
- World Tour : men saved games were seen as Invalid when in a women career, and vice versa

Notes :
- some of the bugs above have been already fixed in the previous days
- Comments : topic15-10934.php

[manutoo]

SubBuild 2013.2.25, February 25th:

New Features :
- Can select Language from within the game (in "Misc Options" menu)
- World Tour : Button in Save/Load menu to open an explorer window directly where the saved games are located (easier to backup your saved games when needed)

Changes :
- World Tour : ranking points at start of a new game have been tuned
- World Tour : CPU Tournament selection tuned
- World Tour : Tuned some doubles specialists participation in singles events

Bug Fixes :
- Profile : after having created a new Profile, the game couldn't load some of the courts
- World Tour : fixed a bug occurring after being in qualified in Singles after have played a main draw in doubles, but not have played the qualies in doubles (all of that on the same week )
- World Tour : Race rankings were wrongly calculated around end of year
- World Tour : men masters Round Robins prize moneys were 0$
- World Tour : Could enter doubles draw twice if our partner was supposed to be in off-time
- World Tour : Can't see anymore a draw from the head-to-head screen when already watching a draw at 1st

[manutoo]

Build 99, April 15th:

Changes :
- Gameplay : AutoPos doesn't trigger anymore if you press the button(s) before your opponent hits the ball during rallies ; note : it still triggers if you press the button before your opponent serve, or if you're at the net
- Gameplay : short acceleration smash speed significantly increased, short strike & normal strike smash speed slightly increased especially with high smash percentage
- Gameplay : service precision handicap from Elite controls halved
- World Tour : Tuned a bit more some doubles specialists participation in singles events
- World Tour : Players favorite a bit more the tournaments in their own country

Bug Fixes :
- World Tour : you could get a wildcard for qualies even when there was no time to play in them anymore
- World Tour : in Master Cup, crash fixed when the 8th best team should have been the best Grand Slam winners outside of the Top 7, but one or both of that team players were off-time
- World Tour : the Off-Time was checked 1 week late for the Country Cup participation
- World Tour : if your partner was on off-time and playing only with your player but had a better ranking than your player, then your team couldn't enter any doubles draw
- Saved Match : the current number of deuces was not saved

[Heinrich von Westphalen]

Gameplay : AutoPos doesn't trigger anymore if you press the button(s) before your opponent hits the ball

Very good against defender and netplayers.

Kind regards,
Heinrich von Westphalen.

[Algo]

Nice change.
It's almost like autopos doesn't exist, because you don't have time to actually use it now. Elias wins

[djarvik]

Thanks Manutoo!

[VMoe86]

Nice change.
It's almost like autopos doesn't exist, because you don't have time to actually use it now. Elias wins

AutoPosition is now helping where it should help: With the last steps in positioning towards the ball. The problem before was that players were using it to know where the opponent is hitting to during a rally: Hold a shot button, AutoPosition triggers and gives you the direction where the opponent is hitting to (left, right or even moving forward a bit if it is a drop shot, short slice or shorter ball). I did not believe in its efficiency until I tested it a bit myself and noticed a bunch of players (ab)using it. manutoo has been very quick at fixing it.

[Algo]

AutoPosition is now helping where it should help: With the last steps in positioning towards the ball. The problem before was that players were using it to know where the opponent is hitting to during a rally: Hold a shot button, AutoPosition triggers and gives you the direction where the opponent is hitting to (left, right or even moving forward a bit if it is a drop shot, short slice or shorter ball). I did not believe in its efficiency until I tested it a bit myself and noticed a bunch of players (ab)using it. manutoo has been very quick at fixing it.

Yeah, I wasn't complaining, I also thought it needed a change, although I didn't talk much or some would've killed me (right V.A? )

[Uchiha Muss]

Maybe now I can win more...

[DavidiM]

Algo:Yeah, I wasn't complaining, I also thought it needed a change, although I didn't talk much or some would've killed me (right V.A?)



Dear Algo LA ,http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y9YwZ2WNwDM#t=569s

[zrinkecsportnet]

Nice too see changes with autoposition.

[Rob92]

Nice changes - only tested them out in Warm-Up mode so far, but I am liking how the autopos doesn't help as much. I had started to notice many people online using it on 99% of shots.

My only concern is that it may make the big servers almost unplayable - e.g. if someone goes as Raonic (on ITST mod) then they will most likely cruise through many service games without any skill or effort involved whatsoever. I suppose that's the way it is in real life though (except for the skill aspect of course).

[djarvik]

Rob, the AutoPos still works as before on returns.

[StivenT]

Awesome change!

The Good players may be accustom to any game mode! ^^

Thanks Manutoo!