[SI官方]FM2008倒计时 第6天

naoki

http://fm08.footballmanager.net/en/article/100/1653.html
I'm back again! Thankfully I managed to save the demo from the jaws of a rather large monster, so we're still looking good for Sunday. Shame about the princess who got eaten by said monster, but the demo's more important, right?

So, interface stuff. As I said in the last blog, we undertook some usability tests last year after Football Manager 2007 came out to make sure that we got the interface and usability of FM2008 as good as humanly possible, so that it was easier to play.

We didn't only look at experienced players though. We looked at people who've never played the game before too, to try and find out why they weren't playing it. And it bore some very interesting results.

And one of those results have lead to the new advisor system. The idea of this is a little box that helps you our when you are stuck on a screen. A bit like the paperclip thingy that those of us who use windows don't like very much, but less annoying. Hence the original idea of an animated talking football with a moustache and big eyes didn't happen because, well, it would have been ridiculous.

For new users, or people who get stuck on a screen in the game when trying to do something, it's going to be invaluable. For those experienced users, it's very easy to turn off from the preferences screen, so you aren't forced to use it.

Now, as an experienced user, I haven't used it that much, so sat down with Phil & Ed who were heavily involved in getting it up and running to ask them about it, and this is what they had to say

"The Advisor system was born out of the results of a study conducted into making our User Interface far more intuitive to the user. One of the points raised by this study was that new users could sometimes become lost in the game, especially the first few times they played. So, the idea to design a small system to help such users through their first steps in Football Manager seemed a good one.

The Advisor offers beginner level support and guidance to the user on some of the most common but most important actions they will take in the game. Items such as selecting your line-up, continuing the game, and buying a player are covered. The user will be presented with a list of suggestions for actions they may wish to take in context with what is on the screen at the time. If one is selected, they then take the steps through that particular advisor until they have completed it, at which point they will hopefully now know what to do in this part of the game.

For example, if the user navigates to their Squad Screen, the Advisor will appear and ask the user if they would like to pick their line-up. If they wish to do so, they will be shown how to get to the Tactics screen with both textual and graphical hints, and then advised how to actually make a selection and assign a player to a shirt and position.

The system is designed to be unobtrusive, clear, and concise. It covers the absolute basics of how to do something that the user will then find beneficial every time they play the game, with the ultimate aim of making the user feel completely comfortable with the interface and the actions in the game. Visually, the advisor appears as a small pop-up box, positioned to allow as much key information to be displayed without being obstructed - in particular areas the advisor is referring to.

Once a user has completed their way through the various advisors, they too can choose to turn them off, or to re-appear at a defined time should they find themselves needing a refresher."

So there you have it from the horses mouth. Or, for those of you who know Ed, that should probably be the goat's mouth.

However, we haven't just been looking at issues for new users. There's lots of cool stuff for power users too.

For example, when the game is processing, you'll now be used to getting hints and tips and latest scores as this happens after our last few releases. This year, we've also added in a variety of stats to that, so you can see things like top goalscorers, league tables, matches without winning and losing etc.

Or I could point to the recently viewed players panel, which lists all the players you've looked at for the last 2 weeks of in-game time. Or the special "free transfers" filter on the world transfers screen.

Or the multiple colums in tactics screen thingy. But then that doesn't really give you much club of what I mean. So let's ask Michael…

"When changing your tactics before a match you can now hide the pitch, which will reveal extra columns with information about your players, the extra information can be very helpful in picking the right players for the match. Some of these extra columns can also be revealed without hiding the pitch, by increasing the width of the window when playing in windowed mode."

That's enough for today I think. Just think - this coming Sunday, you'll be able to play the demo, so by the time the blog comes round on Monday, you'll be able to try out the things you learn about the game straight away! Or you'll just be ignoring the blogs entirely, and I'll feel unloved. But hey - don't even give that a second thought, or let it ruin your weekend or anything.


Miles (who is sobbing quietly to himself)

Haiger

好，期待中……

Darin

那两朋友是不是正在敲键盘呢?

yzl526

支持老大~~~~~~~

agony

先看刘翔跑１１０

acmilan8540

其他的我不去管它，我只知道，FM08又将掀起购内存条或者高配置PC的狂潮，当然了，仅在玩家中，但这也够电脑商们狠赚一笔了，要不然怎么游戏开发商都由电脑商们大力赞助呢

agony

今天的ＢＬＯＧ是继续讲的是游戏中的操作性，主要讲的是一些游戏中的提示与指导

还是试着翻译比较重要的几段把
For new users, or people who get stuck on a screen in the game when trying to do something, it's going to be invaluable. For those experienced users, it's very easy to turn off from the preferences screen, so you aren't forced to use it.
对于新玩家，当在游戏中试图做有些事的时候容易被误倒，那将是很没有价值的事情。对于那些有经验的玩家，它很容易厌烦这些提示和指导的画面，那么，你不必使用它。

Now, as an experienced user, I haven't used it that much, so sat down with Phil & Ed who were heavily involved in getting it up and running to ask them about it, and this is what they had to say
现在，作为一位经验丰富的玩家，我没有用它们那么多，所以坐下问大量参与这些提示与指导制作的 Phil & Ed一些关于这些功能的问题 ，这是他们不得不说的．

"The Advisor system was born out of the results of a study conducted into making our User Interface far more intuitive to the user. One of the points raised by this study was that new users could sometimes become lost in the game, especially the first few times they played. So, the idea to design a small system to help such users through their first steps in Football Manager seemed a good one.
"这个指导系统是为了使我们的玩家对我们使用的界面更直观和了解而做的一项研究操作.这项研究的产生首先一点是怕新玩家有时在游戏中不知道该干什么,特别是第一次玩这类游戏的菜鸟.所以,设计一个小型系统的目的是为了帮助这类玩家很好地走出FM游戏的第一步.

The Advisor offers beginner level support and guidance to the user on some of the most common but most important actions they will take in the game. Items such as selecting your line-up, continuing the game, and buying a player are covered. The user will be presented with a list of suggestions for actions they may wish to take in context with what is on the screen at the time. If one is selected, they then take the steps through that particular advisor until they have completed it, at which point they will hopefully now know what to do in this part of the game.
游戏的指导提供新手等级的支持和指导让玩家理解游戏中最基本也是最重要的操作.例如一些选择先发队员的条款,继续游戏的条款和买球员的条款.玩家将会进行这些操作时在屏幕上收到一些带有文字的行动的建议.如果你选择了,它们就一步步提示你完成操作

For example, if the user navigates to their Squad Screen, the Advisor will appear and ask the user if they would like to pick their line-up. If they wish to do so, they will be shown how to get to the Tactics screen with both textual and graphical hints, and then advised how to actually make a selection and assign a player to a shirt and position.
例如,如果玩家操纵他们的成年队的界面,游戏提示将会出现并问玩家是否想要挑选他们的先发11人,如果你选择是,他们将提示如何到带有文本和图示的战术界面去设计战术,然后提示如何实现你的选择并通过在图示中拉球员的球衣和位置指派球员.

The system is designed to be unobtrusive, clear, and concise. It covers the absolute basics of how to do something that the user will then find beneficial every time they play the game, with the ultimate aim of making the user feel completely comfortable with the interface and the actions in the game. Visually, the advisor appears as a small pop-up box, positioned to allow as much key information to be displayed without being obstructed - in particular areas the advisor is referring to.
系统设计的清楚而且简洁,在游戏中该如何做它都写得很基本,这样使玩家在玩游戏时每时每刻都受益,游戏中的界面和操作的终极目标是使玩家舒服.事实上,游戏提示是一个弹出的小框,可以在特别的地方无阻碍的显示许多关键信息.

Once a user has completed their way through the various advisors, they too can choose to turn them off, or to re-appear at a defined time should they find themselves needing a refresher."
一旦玩家通过各种提示完全掌握了游戏,他们可以选择关掉这些游戏提示,或者重新看看他们需要找的提示.

So there you have it from the horses mouth. Or, for those of you who know Ed, that should probably be the goat's mouth.
(什么乱七八糟的马嘴....山羊嘴....鄙人不会翻译....)

However, we haven't just been looking at issues for new users. There's lots of cool stuff for power users too.
但是,我们不是只关注一些关于新玩家的事情,也有许多的牛X工作人员为老玩家做事.

For example, when the game is processing, you'll now be used to getting hints and tips and latest scores as this happens after our last few releases. This year, we've also added in a variety of stats to that, so you can see things like top goalscorers, league tables, matches without winning and losing etc.
例如,当游戏进行时,你可能过去看到的是一些提示和小技巧(hints and tips).今年,我们还加入了各式各样的统计,这样你能看像射手榜,联赛积分榜,球队不胜场数和球队不败场数之类的统计

Or I could point to the recently viewed players panel, which lists all the players you've looked at for the last 2 weeks of in-game time. Or the special "free transfers" filter on the world transfers screen.
或者我可以打开最近看的球员面版,这些面版列出你在上两个星期看过的所有球员,或者是在世界转会界面的特殊的"自由转会"名单.

Or the multiple colums in tactics screen thingy. But then that doesn't really give you much club of what I mean. So let's ask Michael…
或者是多种统计界面栏.但另一方面它没有提供给你许多想要的俱乐部.这需要问Michael…

"When changing your tactics before a match you can now hide the pitch, which will reveal extra columns with information about your players, the extra information can be very helpful in picking the right players for the match. Some of these extra columns can also be revealed without hiding the pitch, by increasing the width of the window when playing in windowed mode."
"当在比赛之前改变你的战术时你可以隐藏一些指标,这些指标暴露你球员额外的信息,这些额外的信息可以对你在比赛中挑选球员时有帮助.(后面一句不会翻译)

That's enough for today I think. Just think - this coming Sunday, you'll be able to play the demo, so by the time the blog comes round on Monday, you'll be able to try out the things you learn about the game straight away! Or you'll just be ignoring the blogs entirely, and I'll feel unloved. But hey - don't even give that a second thought, or let it ruin your weekend or anything.
我想今天说的也够了.只用想想--将要到来的星期天,你就可以玩试玩版了,所以到时候又有BLOG了,你将马上在游戏中考验你学到东西!或是是根本不理睬整个BLOG,这样我会伤心地感觉别人不在乎我.嘿--不用再考虑了,让我们在周末享受吧.

Miles


PS:回楼上的,好象FM08的配置需求跟07相比差不了多少,不追求处理速度的话应该不用更新电脑吧

yemonster

from the horse’s mouth的意思来着权威，可信的渠道（的信息）， 大概是老美认为马这动物很老实？

the goat's mouth应该就是他们自己才懂的笑话了， 也许是这个ED有把山羊胡子？ 谁知道呢 - -