Played game for about 30 mins but went through all default fields and to be honest they are marginally improved at best.
The fact there appears to be no separation between one day and first class fields means it's hard to get realistic fields used for both formats at all times.
There are still silly mid on and off positions used in a lot of fields.
Once someone works out how to edit fields, using my extensive 10+ years at editing default fields (
) I will go through and remove silly mid on/off from all fields. Silly point and short leg are fine and used frequently IRL and don't hamper gameplay, but silly mid on/off are rarely used IRL and do hamper gameplay in DBC.
AI fields don't need to be really innovative/wildly varied, just sensible and this is what I desperately want to do
I am hoping for patch 3, BA will allow me to alter the default fields to be used in that patch
Not sure which is more disappointing, the England result or that news! The AI field-setting is a cluster-(fearsome)tweak. If they certainly will do a patch 3, that has to be number one priority. It's hands down the most disappointing feature in the game post-patch one. The fields bear almost no relation whatsoever to fields you're likely to see in a real game, in any situation, and destroy immersion and spoil gameplay.
I appreciate the need to not mess up existing save files, but at a minimum they need:
1) an additional criteria for each pre-set, of is it suitable for test, all limited overs, List A only, Twenty20 only etc.
2) less pre-sets in general, since the AI is nowhere near smart enough to choose them wisely.
3) smarter field changes - playing a single forward defensive to a pace bowler in the first session of a first class match has never, and should never, result in the fielding captain putting in a silly mid-off/on/both
I'd be hugely disappointed if it's not rectified. I beleieve a lot of the "over-powered" fielder type issues were originally caused by the awful AI field settings, since it can sometimes be impossible to get any value for a shot when they ring the field, and there's no slips, and your 3 overs into a four day game.
It shouldn't be a PC only thing someone has modded, the game should know what a real cricket field looks like, even Fegan and the programmers from hell knew that!
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Would just like to add i am working from home tomorrow, and have my powerful work laptop with me, and if @
Ross wants someone to go through the AI fieldsetting with a fine-tooth comb, i am so far up in that i'm scratching its liver through its duodenum. (translated into aus, i'm on it like a dingo on a baby.)
