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Game Options - Preference The first thing that you may want to do is to proceed to the [Game Options] [Preferences] menu. The two key options that you should examine are the: 1) Database Size and 2) Attribute Masking. The reason is that unlike the other options, once you have started a new game these options cannot be changed for that particular game.

Database Size: The three available options are small, medium and large. The relates to the number of players and staff in the game. If the player is quite famous and well-known, they will appear in your game no matter the size of the selected database. Thus players such as Owen and Del Piero would be in your game even if one selected a small database.

However, there is a distinct difference between a FAMOUS and GOOD player. A famous player is often a good player but a good player may not be a famous player. The phrase uncovering a gem may come to mind. Therefore a smaller database would mean that some of these undiscovered talent may not appear in your game. Since there are more quality players if one selects a larger database, it may be easier to get a better player. Of course this is a double edged sword as other teams may also be able to get these better players.

The flip side to a larger database is simply that your game will be slower. A large database can SIGNIFICANTLY slow your game down. Much more than the number of leagues being selected. Therefore think of the database as somewhat like the graphics options in other computer games. Most probably, your game will still run no matter how large the database you select, the only question to ask yourself is ‘how patient are you?’

Attribute Masking: This may be seen as the ‘fog of war.’ With this on you will not know the attribute of players in other teams. Or if the players are famous then you may only know a few attributes. Basically this option is to make the scouting options available to you more useful. In previous games, I often do my own ’scouting’ by simply going through all the players’ attribute.

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