Promotion Wars 1.3 Official Guide

By JeffXtreme1991 (Joey)

Contents

1) Introduction
2) Getting Started
	a) Installing the game
	b) Running after Installation
3) Playing the Game
	a) Title Screen
		i) New Game
		ii) Load Game
		iii) Play Scenario
		iv) Credits
		v) Exit
	b) Game Types
		i) Original Fed
		ii) New Fed
		iii) Scenario
	c) Rules
d) Basics
	i) The Main Screen
i) Roster
		ii) Feuds
		iii) Championships
		iv) Shows
		v) Training Camp
		vi) New Signing
		vii) Feedback
			i) Roster (Split)
			ii) Shows
			iii) Championships
			iv) Other
		viii) Inbox
		ix) Tag Teams/Stables
			i) Tag Teams
			ii) Stables
		x) General Info
		xi) Save Game
		xii) Exit
	ii) Next Day/ Go to Show
	iii) Booking a Show
e) Features
4) Editors
	a) Roster Editor
	b) Stipulation Editor
	c) Promotion Editor
5) F.A.Q
6) Cheats
7) Useful Sites

1) ======== Introduction =========

Hello, I am JeffXtreme, you may recognise me from the PWForums on the Promotion Wars Website, I am one of the four moderators on the forums, but enough about me, you are reading this to find out about Promotion Wars 1.3, so I have took the time to write a guide for new comers to the PW series. I did write this guide voluntarily and have wrote it on my knowledge of Promotion Wars 1.3.

2) ======== Getting Started ========

2,a)---- Installing the Game ----
 
To install Promotion Wars 1.3 you will have to go to the downloads section and download the .zip file, PW1p3.zip (this will give you the latest version of PW 1.3), it will only take a few minutes. Once you have downloaded it you will have to install it, so open the zip file and extract it, then go to where you extracted it to and you will find the file ‘PWInstallationFile.exe’. (the file extensions may not show according to your computer settings). Double click on this file to open the installation program. Follow the instructions, remembering to note the Destination Directory (this is where it installs the game to). When installation is complete, click Finish (don’t tick the box that starts the game then).
 
2,b)---- Running After Installation ----

Go to the Destination Directory that you chose (eg. C:\Program Files\Promotion Wars\) and double click on the ‘Promotion Wars 1.3.exe’ file (it has a wrestling ring as the icon (made by me)) and you are ready to play. It’s simple.

3) ======== Playing the Game ========

3,a)---- Title Screen ----

The title screen is the screen you start on when you run the game, from here you can select New Game, Load Game, Play Scenario, Credits and Exit.

3,a,i) New Game

To play a new game, obviously click on ‘New Game’. Once done it asks for your name, enter it in and click ok. Next another screen will come up, asking which promotion you wish to chose. (FWA, NWA:TNA, ROH, CZW or Create a New Fed)

3,a,ii) Load Game

After you have played the game, you may wish to save your progress, the Load Game option allows you to return to a saved game. This option does not work unless you have saved games.

3,a,iii) Play Scenario

If you download scenarios from PW websites, this is where you play them, you will not be able to access this option if your scenario folder is empty.

3,a,iv) Credits

Use this option to view all the people involved in the making of Promotion Wars.

3,a,v) Exit

Pressing ‘Exit’ will close the game.

3,b)---- Game Types ----

This explains the three different game types.

3,b,i) Original Fed

This is just starting the game with ROH, NWA:TNA, FWA or CZW.

3,b,ii) New Fed

This is the hardest of all the game types, to select a new fed click on create a new fed on the select promotion screen. The reason it is the hardest is because you start with not a lot of money, no wrestlers and low ratings. You will need to sign a lot of wrestlers to get ratings up, beware, always keep an eye on your bank balance.

Note: You need at least ten wrestlers to put on a show.

3,b,iii) Scenarios

This is when you play a game with a created wrestling world by either you or people on the internet, could be the easiest or the hardest game mode depending on the scenario.

3,c)---- Rules ----

What, there are no rules, all you have to do is guide your promotion through the world of wrestling and try to become the best.

3,d)---- Basics ----

So here is the part where I tell you how to play Promotion Wars, so pay attention…

3,d,i) Main Menu

There are tons of buttons on the main menu, but we’ll worry about them in a minute. First on the main menu you can view your calendar, by clicking view dates (top middle of the screen), you can view your promotions popularity, and you can also view the date. Another little feature is that you can change your promotions logo, to do this click on the logo (bottom right) and all the images in your image folder will come up in a list, select the one you want and there you have it, your logo has been changed. So now here is what all those buttons do on the main menu…

3,d,i,i) Roster

By clicking on roster you will see a list of all the wrestlers and non-wrestlers working for you, you can see their name, ability and draw value. By clicking on a wrestler a whole range of information comes up. There is, Draw value, Ability, Morale, Charisma, Hardcore Ability, Gender, Disposition, Tag Team, Stable, Valet, Brand(roster split only), Information and what card position they are. If they are a champion it will tell you on the top of the page. When you are on the list of wrestlers you may notice some wrestlers are highlighted gold and some are in red. If they are in gold that means they are a champion, if they are in red it means they are injured(clicking on a injured superstar and it will say what they are out with, eg. Broken Leg). When on the list of wrestlers there is a drop-down box at the top, click on this to sort the wrestlers into: Available, Unavailable, Gender, Brand, Champions, Contract Expirers and sort them into hardcore ability, draw value etc. There is one more function the roster includes and this is a roster split, if you click on this you have to name two brands for your roster to be divided in to. Once done, your roster will be randomly divided into the two brands, however you may wish to change some of them from brand to brand, you can do this by clicking the wrestlers name and where it says ‘brand’ click there and then you will be able to swap them.

3,d,i,ii) Feuds

These may not seem to have a big impact on your promotions, but they do, they get ratings up vastly. To create a feud click Feuds on the main menu and click where it says click here to start a feud, then select whether it is a male or female feud, and a singles or tag team feud. Then select the wrestlers to be involved in it. As the weeks roll by you will be able to see how your feuds are progressing by clicking feuds from the main menu, if the colour of the bar is orange it means the feud is hot and still active, however if it is blue it means that the feud has gone cold and it is advised you delete the cold feuds as soon as they go cold. To see the feud percentage and other info click on it, you can also end the feuds by clicking on it.

3,d,i,iii) Championships

These play a huge part in real life wrestling; it’s what wrestling is all about. You can create up to eight championships, 4 being Tag-Teams. To create a championship click on edit mode in the bottom corner and click on a position for your new title to be, then a whole lot of questions come up like, what brand is it on, male/female, is it hardcore and title name. Answer all of these and then your title is created. From the championship menu you can view the current holder, the history of the title, rename the title, retire it or vacate it.

3,d,i,iv) Shows

On the shows menu you can view the current status of your shows, from names to ratings. You can also book a big show. To do this click on big shows in the bottom corner, now press book a show, you will have to enter the date, name and brand of the show. Once its booked you can change its logo by clicking on the current picture, then a list of all the images in your image folder comes up, select an image and it will be the big show logo. Anyway back to normal shows. You can have up to 4 shows per week. From the shows menu you can rename shows, change the brand and change the logo of it. You can also view the popularity, the date of the last show, the TV rating and the Attendance. You may also notice the tabs at the top of the screen, one is general shows info, one is Weekly TV ratings and the last is Weekly Attendances. The general shows info tells you how much you pay for the shows to go on air; also you can edit the interviewers for each brand from here. Weekly TV and Attendances tells you the TV ratings and attendances of the other Promotions in comparison to yours.

3,d,i,v) Training Camp

The training camp is a very simple feature. Basically all it does is generates new youngsters to go into your promotion as a wrestler. It generates random people but when you get one available you can set his or her name (they do come with default names, but you can change them if you wish), their finisher name, and their short name, click sign to promotion to sign him/her. You can select if they are available for indy bookings.

3,d,i,vi) New Signing

Here is where you can get new talent for your promotion. By signing wrestlers. If you try to sign a wrestler from a different promotion it will cost more but free agents cost less. When putting an offer in for a wrestler you set their role (upper, mid, lower card), there weekly wages and their disposition (face/heel). Wrestlers that are blue on the list are wrestlers you have already put an offer in for. After a couple of days you will receive an e-mail telling you if they have signed or not. The advanced search tool is very helpful. To use this just click on it in the bottom corner and type in the search criteria, simple as that. It is advised that when starting a new indy from scratch that you buy low draw value wrestlers at first, then go for the bigger ones.

3,d,i,vii) Feedback

Using the feedback button tells you what the fans think of your promotion.

3,d,i,vii,i) Roster (Split)

This tells you the locker room morale, how many top liners you have, whether or not your roster is big enough, and the MVP (most valuable player) of your promotion.

3,d,i,vii,ii) Shows

This tells you what the fans think of the shows you put on. It also tells you their opinion on the most recent PPV.

3,d,i,vii,iii) Championships

This tells you the value of all your titles.

3,d,i,vii,iv) Other

In other it says what the board think of your bank balance and the quality of the product.

3,d,i,viii) Inbox

This is where you receive all your e-mails. You can receive wrestler complaints, injury status, title information and offer information. Also every week you will receive a weekly review, and wages paid. As well as that you will receive two e-mails after every show, one being Fans Feedback and Show information. To delete an e-mail just click on the one you wish to delete and click delete. To delete all your e-mails click on delete all read/answered messages. It will only delete the read e-mails or answered e-mails. To read an e-mail just click on it.

3,d,i,ix) Tag Teams/Stables

Here is where you can create or delete tag teams or stables

3,d,i,ix,i) Tag Teams

You can view the tag teams by selecting one from the drop down box. You can edit members or delete the tag team. To create a new tag team, click on create new from the drop down box. Now enter the name of the tag team. Then add the members to the tag teams.

3,d,i,ix,ii) Stables

This is just the same as tag teams only with stables.

3,d,i,x) General Info

From the general info screen you can get lots of information of your promotion. It tells you your Promotions Name (e.g. Ring of Honor), Promotion Type (e.g. Small National), Country, Popularity, Brand 1 name, Power Figure 1 and 2, Talk Show, Talk Show Host, Brand 2, Power Figure 1 and 2, Talk Show and Host. Then you can click on promotion ranking in the bottom and it will tell you what position your promotion is in (e.g. 1) WWE, 2) TNA, 3) ROH etc.), and you can also see your records, records of Highest TV rating, Lowest TV rating, Highest PPV buy rate, Lowest PPV buy rate, Highest Attendance, Lowest Attendance and Longest Feud.

3,d,i,xi) Save Game

Well after a hard days work you won’t want to lose all your work so save the game, just click on save game, click on new save then enter a name for your game file, or you can overwrite a previous game by clicking on the games name and then click save game.

3,d,i,xii) Exit

This closes the program completely.

3,d,ii) Next Day/ Go to Show

Click on next day to advance forward to the next day, but if the next day button says go to show then you will need to book a show, this is where the excitement starts…

3,d,iii) Booking a show.

When you have clicked on Go to Show, the first thing to come up is a huge list of venues, choose one to stage your show (note the costs and capacity). Next you will have to choose the number of matches to go on your show, 5, 6, 7, or 8 (you can have more when it’s a PPV). Choose your number of matches and then we are down to booking them. Choose which match you want to book by clicking the number at the top, now Select what match type you want it. After that select a title (if none choose none). Then select the stipulation, and finally the wrestlers to compete in the match, After that choose the winner, Auto meens random. Repeat this for all the matches. NOTE. You can view your roster, feuds, champions and the current card at any time by clicking the buttons at the bottom. Once you have booked all your matches click comfirm. Now you can either watch the match commentary or skip to the results. If you click see highlights you will watch the show commentary, you change the speed by clicking slower or faster in the bottom corner. You can skip to results at anytime. If you watch the whole show after its over it will come up the results screen. Click ok to go to the menu. (note. If you booked a battle royal it will say battle royal details, click on that and then click ok from the next screen). Now your back on the main menu check your e-mail.

3,e)---- Features ---- (from www.promotionwars.co.uk)

So What's New?
:: More Promotions ::
1.3 allows for up to 11 playable promotions, compared to 2 in 1.2e.
:: Create A New Indy ::
If taking control of an existing promotion doesn't give you enough of a challenge, you can now start a brand new indy promotion, and work your way up from the very bottom of the wrestling world.
:: Roster Splits ::
Your roster can now be split into 2 brands, with shows and title belts exclusive to each brand.
:: More Title Belts ::
1.2e allowed for 5 singles titles and 1 tag title - 1.3 allows a total of 8 title belts, with up to 4 of them being tag titles. Belts can also be specific for lightweights, hardcore wrestlers or females.
:: Female Wrestlers ::
1.2e was made only to cater for male wrestlers - 1.3 now allows male and female wrestlers.
:: More Match Types ::
1.3 contains new match types including 8 man tags, 10 man tags, intergender matches, 6 way matches, battle royals and more. The game also contains new stipulation matches, and more stipulations can be added by the player using an official editor.
:: Official Editors ::
Almost everything in the game can now be editted by the player - match stipulations, promotions, wrestlers, commentary, venues, interviews and more.
:: More Feuds ::
1.2e allowed for 5 feuds. 1.3 allows you 10. Plus, the inner workings of the feud heat system have been re-written to be more realistic.
:: More Shows ::
1.3 allows up to 4 weekly shows, instead of 1.2e's 2 shows per week. In addition to this, house shows can be booked whenever you choose, and major shows/PPVs aren't restricted to once a month - you can choose as many as you want, when you want.
:: Revamped Booking System ::
For 1.3, the whole booking cards section of 1.2e was deleted and re-written from scratch. It now allows you a choice for the number of matches you book, allows for up to 10 matches on a major show, gives you access to roster/champions/feud information at all times while booking, allows you to book the matches in any order, and overall greatly increases the speed and ease to book a show.
:: No More Push System ::
The push system was a tedious way of picking the winners of matches in 1.2e - but now it has been ditched in favour of simply choosing the winner of the matches as you book them. However - you can also let the game decide the winners, for that added unpredictability.
PLUS: Several more tweaks, additions and improvements!

4) ======== Editors ========
4,a) ---- Roster Editor ----
The roster editor is probably the most helpful PW tool. This allows you to create your very own wrestlers, the good thing is its easy to use. Once you have downloaded it, put it into your data folder and your ready to go. To create a wrestler click create new wrestler and a whole list of information comes up for you to supply. Just click each one and put the information in. If you are unsure about what one does it tells you at the bottom of the screen. Once that is done you click ‘done’ and your wrestler is made. Simple!
4,b) ---- Stipulation Editor ----
This is more advanced than the wrestler editor. Use this to create commentary and interview segments, things like that. To use it you select what you want to edit or create a stipulation for example, and then type in all the information for it. Now to create some commentary. This only allows you to make 10 lines of commentary. Again it says tips at the bottom of the screen.
4,c) ---- Promotion Editor ----
This is were you create a federation to manage. All you have to do Is basically just put in all the info and that is it. Once more, tips at the bottom.
NOTE: Sorry I can not give you more in depth guides to the editors but I don’t use them often myself.

5) ======== FAQ’s ========
 These FAQs apply only to Promotion Wars 1.3, not earlier versions.
When I download the zip file and try to open it, it says it isn't a valid archive.
Try downloading the file again - something disrupted the download. If the problem persists, try downloading without having any other websites open.
When opening the game, I get the message:
Run-time error '713':
Class not registered.
You need the following file to be on your machine. MSSTDFMT.DLL.

Register the file as follows:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Run.

3. Type the following, depending on your operating system:

Windows 95/98/ME
regsvr32 \windows\system\MSSTDFMT.DLL
Then Press Enter

Windows XP
regsvr32 \windows\system32\MSSTDFMT.DLL
Then Press Enter

NOTE: There is a space after 'regsvr32'.

4. You'll get a confirmation message. The file is now registered. 

When starting the game, I get the message:
Run Time error 339; MSFLXGRD.OCX or one of its dependencies not 
correctly registered; a file is missing or invalid.

Register the file as follows:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Run.

3. Type the following, depending on your operating system:

Windows 95/98/ME
regsvr32 \windows\system\MSFLXGRD.OCX
Then Press Enter

Windows XP
regsvr32 \windows\system32\MSFLXGRD.OCX
Then Press Enter

NOTE: There is a space after 'regsvr32'.

4. You'll get a confirmation message. The file is now registered. 

I keep getting sacked no matter how well I'm doing. Or, I get strange numbers in my game eg. zero buys for a PPV.

Cause:

Your Global Settings in Windows may not be set to English, which causes the numbers in the game to be read incorrectly.

Solution:

Check your Global Settings, change to English if not already. 
 
Why are there no real WWE wrestlers in my game?
WWE requested the removal of any of their trademarks from the game that I distribute on this site. If you are not happy with the roster that comes with the game, there are alternative rosters available on my forums.

6) ======== Cheats ========
Now I bet this is the part you have all been waiting for. I am known for coming up with cheats and tips for Promotion Wars 1.3 so now I will share them with you.
NOTE: For these entire cheats make a back-up file of every file you edit. So in case it goes wrong you can get your old working file back.
---- The Money Cheat ----
This is a simple little cheat to give your promotion a boost. Just go into a saved game folder and open the file called promotions.pw1 and find your promotion. Two lines above the promotions description is a bunch of digits, this is your bank balance. Just add a few ‘0’s on the end of it and save your file.
---- Feud Increaser ----
For this one open your Main Data file, now go down until you see your existing feuds. Above the word hot or cold is a number, change this number to 100 and your feud will be red hot (PS. If it says cold change it to hot).
---- Longer Feuds ----
Basically do the same as the above and just change the word cold to hot.
---- More Wrestlers ----
If there is a wrestler you want but is too much or that doesn’t want to come to your promotion just go into the wrestler editor and change that wrestlers promotion to your promotions initials.
---- Higher Ratings ----
Go into the stipulations editor and change all the stipulations Draw Value and Entertainment Value to 100. (This takes a long time note)
---- More Wrestler Types ----
This is not really a cheat just an extra. If you don’t want e.g. High Flyer as a gimmick but you want Dare Devil, just go into the wrestler.pw1 file and find the wrestler you want to change to a dare devil and go down to were it says High Flyer, delete that and type in Dare Devil. You can change it to anything you like. NOTE: Only the wrestler types already in the game can have specific commentary – custom wrestler types will have limited commentary.
---- Tips on cheating ----
Basically if you’re struggling with anything just go into the appropriate file and edit it. That’s all I did with these ^^^.
NOTE: Any manual editing of files (ie. Not using the official editor) is not recommended by the Promotion Wars creator, and any changes you do make are done so at your own risk.
7) ======== Useful Sites ========
http://www.promotionwars.co.uk
It’s the official site.
http://uk.geocities.com/joeyspw2004
It’s my site full of Promotion Wars resources.
http://www.geocities.com/pwstatupdates
Click here to put WWE into the game
http://sites.rapidus.net/jetrembl/pw/
Another Resources site
http://www.zonepw.tk/
The design is very good, but hasn't been updated since 15th Dec 04...
http://www.geocities.com/music_fan845
Yet another resources site
http://www.pwse.net
A wrestling simulator website

By JeffXtreme1991