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- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Xbox 360
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Steam PC
Welcome to the Planetcricket Beginners Guide and Essential Downloads for Cricket 2004.
You can move further down this page to see a list for Essential downloads for Cricket 2004 (compiled by Zimrahil), all of which along with many other files can be downloaded from our Downloads Centre and read below this for a Beginners Guide to Cricket 2004 in the form or questions and answers written by Brad352.
Cricket 2004 FAQ
Game Installation
Why won?t the game install?
If you are having trouble installing the game please ensure that you have enough free space on your hard drive for the game (approximately 1GB).
Game Problems
I can't see anything written in Team Management, the writing and background are the same colour. Why is this happening?
Try updating the drivers for your graphics card.
Why does the game crash to the desktop? I have an integrated Intel graphics card.
This card is not supported by Cricket 2004, you will need a new one.
Why does the game not detect my USB joypad?
The game has problems with some USB joypads when other USB devices are connected. Try unplugging those devices.
General Questions
Can I play Cricket 2004 over a network or the internet?
No
How can I take screenshots? Print screen doesn?t work.
Download Fraps from www.fraps.com
Stats
Do the players in the game have their stats updated after I play a game?
No, the only time you can see stats is if you play a series or a season, but at the end of the series or season they will be lost.
Gameplay Problems
Every ball is a no ball- what am I doing wrong?
You have to start the delivery and stop the bowling meter with the same button or it will be a no ball.
Why can?t I control my team in game?
You need to make sure that you have chosen your keyboard or gamepad at the controller selection screen.
Bugs
Why won?t my game resume? It makes the sound but won?t let me play!
This is a bug, you have to:
Download SavTweak from the editors section of the Downloads Centre
Swap the teams for your save game file
Load the game in Cricket 2004
Change the bowler to someone who hasn't bowled their full 10 overs
Swap the teams again in SavTweak
Then Continue Playing
Why do the CPU batsmen run when the ball goes straight to the fieldsmen?
This is one of the more serious bugs in the game, the only way to fix it is to download Sam?s no runout exe from the essential files section of the Downloads Centre. This drastically reduces the chance of runouts.
Why does my team reset to the default team in the second innings of a test or first class match?
To fix this bug download Sam?s Lineup Fixed exe from the downloads section.
I installed Sam?s exe and and the batting cursor has disappeared!
If you want the cursor to appear at the normal time download the cursor.exe file from: http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5323&highlight=cursor.exe and run it before starting the game.
Can the Lineup fixed and Runout exes be used together?
No, not at present. What can be done to prevent runouts and to have the correct lineups is to use the Runout exe and the Lineup Editor together.
AI Patches
What do AI patches do?
They edit the game (shots, CPU batting and bowling) to make it more challenging and realistic for the player.
How do I install AI patches?
Some patches come with automatic installers, the others come with a file which you must manually add to the cricket_pc.gob file using Prakash?s config editor, available from the editiors section of the Downloads Centre.
I get an error which says that my cricket_pc.gob file is an invalid version. Why is this?
Some AI patches only work on original gob files (ones without any kits, stumps or other patches applied to them) and others require another patch to be applied first. Read the patch readme to see what each individual patch requires.
Graphics Patches
I?ve downloaded updated team kits, stumps and adboards, how do I install them?
You need to download Prakash?s Graphics Importer 2.2 from the editors section of the Downloads Centre, which will let you change any kit/ pitch mat/ adboard in the game.
How do I change the bats in the game?
You can download a bat pack from the downloads section to replace the default bats- these must replace the ones already in your bats folder.
I can't see the pitch ads I've imported. Why not?
Click on "settings" and "Pitch Detail: On" before you start the game.
I've installed a TV Patch but all the logos ingame are white. How do I fix it?
Extract all the .tga files in the zip to the Cricket2004/data/bats folder
Editors
I want to edit the game myself, what can I use?
To edit the stroke and AI files for the game, use the config editor. To edit kits you can download a tutorial from the downloads section, and import your kits using Prakash?s Graphics Importer. Default team lineups can be edited using the lineup editor, which is available along with all of the other editors from: http://www.planetcricket.org/modules.php?name=Links&file=viewcategory&cid=9
I still have a question
All the major downloads have their own thread in the Downloads Forum with all the common problems covered so please read that before starting a new thread. If you want to know something that isn?t covered in here feel free to post it in this forum.
You can move further down this page to see a list for Essential downloads for Cricket 2004 (compiled by Zimrahil), all of which along with many other files can be downloaded from our Downloads Centre and read below this for a Beginners Guide to Cricket 2004 in the form or questions and answers written by Brad352.
Cricket 2004 FAQ
Game Installation
Why won?t the game install?
If you are having trouble installing the game please ensure that you have enough free space on your hard drive for the game (approximately 1GB).
Game Problems
I can't see anything written in Team Management, the writing and background are the same colour. Why is this happening?
Try updating the drivers for your graphics card.
Why does the game crash to the desktop? I have an integrated Intel graphics card.
This card is not supported by Cricket 2004, you will need a new one.
Why does the game not detect my USB joypad?
The game has problems with some USB joypads when other USB devices are connected. Try unplugging those devices.
General Questions
Can I play Cricket 2004 over a network or the internet?
No
How can I take screenshots? Print screen doesn?t work.
Download Fraps from www.fraps.com
Stats
Do the players in the game have their stats updated after I play a game?
No, the only time you can see stats is if you play a series or a season, but at the end of the series or season they will be lost.
Gameplay Problems
Every ball is a no ball- what am I doing wrong?
You have to start the delivery and stop the bowling meter with the same button or it will be a no ball.
Why can?t I control my team in game?
You need to make sure that you have chosen your keyboard or gamepad at the controller selection screen.
Bugs
Why won?t my game resume? It makes the sound but won?t let me play!
This is a bug, you have to:
Download SavTweak from the editors section of the Downloads Centre
Swap the teams for your save game file
Load the game in Cricket 2004
Change the bowler to someone who hasn't bowled their full 10 overs
Swap the teams again in SavTweak
Then Continue Playing
Why do the CPU batsmen run when the ball goes straight to the fieldsmen?
This is one of the more serious bugs in the game, the only way to fix it is to download Sam?s no runout exe from the essential files section of the Downloads Centre. This drastically reduces the chance of runouts.
Why does my team reset to the default team in the second innings of a test or first class match?
To fix this bug download Sam?s Lineup Fixed exe from the downloads section.
I installed Sam?s exe and and the batting cursor has disappeared!
If you want the cursor to appear at the normal time download the cursor.exe file from: http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5323&highlight=cursor.exe and run it before starting the game.
Can the Lineup fixed and Runout exes be used together?
No, not at present. What can be done to prevent runouts and to have the correct lineups is to use the Runout exe and the Lineup Editor together.
AI Patches
What do AI patches do?
They edit the game (shots, CPU batting and bowling) to make it more challenging and realistic for the player.
How do I install AI patches?
Some patches come with automatic installers, the others come with a file which you must manually add to the cricket_pc.gob file using Prakash?s config editor, available from the editiors section of the Downloads Centre.
I get an error which says that my cricket_pc.gob file is an invalid version. Why is this?
Some AI patches only work on original gob files (ones without any kits, stumps or other patches applied to them) and others require another patch to be applied first. Read the patch readme to see what each individual patch requires.
Graphics Patches
I?ve downloaded updated team kits, stumps and adboards, how do I install them?
You need to download Prakash?s Graphics Importer 2.2 from the editors section of the Downloads Centre, which will let you change any kit/ pitch mat/ adboard in the game.
How do I change the bats in the game?
You can download a bat pack from the downloads section to replace the default bats- these must replace the ones already in your bats folder.
I can't see the pitch ads I've imported. Why not?
Click on "settings" and "Pitch Detail: On" before you start the game.
I've installed a TV Patch but all the logos ingame are white. How do I fix it?
Extract all the .tga files in the zip to the Cricket2004/data/bats folder
Editors
I want to edit the game myself, what can I use?
To edit the stroke and AI files for the game, use the config editor. To edit kits you can download a tutorial from the downloads section, and import your kits using Prakash?s Graphics Importer. Default team lineups can be edited using the lineup editor, which is available along with all of the other editors from: http://www.planetcricket.org/modules.php?name=Links&file=viewcategory&cid=9
I still have a question
All the major downloads have their own thread in the Downloads Forum with all the common problems covered so please read that before starting a new thread. If you want to know something that isn?t covered in here feel free to post it in this forum.