Where It All Began...

In August of 2003, I opened up the code to Promotion Wars 1.2e, the last official release in the Promotion Wars series. Thanks to an increase in RAM from 64MB to 512MB, I was able to actually play around with the code for the first time in years without getting an Out Of Memory message. Soon the possibilities of this started jumping out at me - I could now upgrade the game as I wanted, and put right all the things that I couldn't before...

How Much Is This Going To Cost Me?

Absolutely nothing. And you won't be pestered by annoying 'please give a donation' messages either.

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!