Sneak Peek Videos of Future Beyond the Sideline (BTS) Football?

[GM Games 252]

Long before Beyond the Sideline (BTS) Football was announced from OOTP Developments and put the football simulation community on notice, there was an initial concept game named 'Football GM'.

 

The birth of BTS came from these early workings but exactly how far did Francis Cole (Lead Developer) get before joining forces with OOTP Dev's and sharing the news?

 

From the looks of the video available from the developer's YouTube channel (which GM Games has uploaded to our own channel in case of removal) it looks as if the initial concepts are quite strong. This includes the 2D engine, the statistics available. The UX interface needs some work to look modern but then again, we are talking about a text sim. Many fans still love games like Front Office Football regardless of the bells and whistles.

 

Let us take a look at what exactly we see in each of the videos:

 

Video #1 - Menu System

 

 

- UX Theme Changing

- Schedule, Upcoming Dates

- Cap Information by Year (Drop-downs)

- Salary cap summary review with notes from the internal staff

- Statistics by Year (Drop-downs)

- Player Profile has (Information, Contract Details - with negotiations, Career History - with Stats and Transactions, Health and Scouting)

 

Video #2 - You Call the...

 

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[Chris 271]

Really looking forward to see where this goes — definitely with OOTP Developments the resources are there but as always, how sophisticated will the simulation engine be for football when you have to consider so many factors, attributes, positions, playbooks, etc.