zimrahil
Retired Administrator
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2001
- Location
- Birmingham, England
- Online Cricket Games Owned
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Xbox 360
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Steam PC
Ok, this is very approximate, but here we go
October 2000
Browsing cricketgaming.com forum when saw a post advertising http://blc.sports-gaming.com/, so checked out the site
April 2001
Register at BLC Online as user 'zimrahil'
November 2001 - January 2002
Release various BLC AI patches - these include
26th November 2001 : Batting Enhancement Patch (part 1+2 needed, part 3 optional new fields) Test Match Version
10th December 2001 : Bowling Configs Patch
18th December 2001 : Variable 5 Day Test Match Enhancement Patch
30th December 2001 : CPU Stroke Patch (ODI and Test)
29th January 2002 : Test and ODI Fields Update, ODI Configs Update (pacing files), CPU Stroke ODI and Test Batting Update & Camera Angle Update
The Variable 5 Day Test Match Enhancement Patch has been my all time favourite patch, it allowed for different batting and bowling conditions dependant on which day of test match you was playing. E.g more spin on 4th and 5th days, lower bounce as match wore on etc
Spring 2001
Separate private forum set up for a few of us that had been members of BLC Online, where we started playing our own 'online' BLC matches
Winter 2002
In email contact with Dave Johnson from NZ Warriors. He states he has a beta version of the forthcoming patch for EA Cricket 2002. He gives me access to a copy of it from his website
I d/l the copy and show it to members of the private forum, asking them to test it and give feedback which I was to pass onto Dave
However, Ste at the same time as this gave Dave access to the private forum, who sees the patch is available there, and he then goes mental, and has been well documented elsewhere, a hacking conspiracy is started by Dave against Ste and myself, which went on for many months. It was a very difficult time for all concerned. More info on this can be found here
20th February 2003
Became Global Moderator
May 2003
Release my final GAMEPLAY PATCH v 2.0 at Cricket 2002 Online
Have made no public patches since due to my disillusionment with quality of cricket games released since EA Cricket 2002
Cricket World Cup 2003
During the Cricket World Cup of 2003, I created my first and only website (cannot remember link at the moment
) for an 'Online' Cricket 2002 World Cup tournament for members of PC.
It was run by Shailesh and myself and was a resounding success with Rangeela winning overall.
April 2004
Help set up and run the first Planetcricket Awards - won absolutely nothing :crying
Summer 2004 ?
Became Administrator
Since summer 2004
Helped administer the PC site, registering many domain names (one currently I have is http://www.eacricket2007.com/, so their next game better not be till next year
), and ensuring things run smooth-ish behind the scenes
Well that's it. I hope to maybe go back to making AI patches for cricket games one day as soon as a game worthy of my attention hits the market
October 2000
Browsing cricketgaming.com forum when saw a post advertising http://blc.sports-gaming.com/, so checked out the site
April 2001
Register at BLC Online as user 'zimrahil'
November 2001 - January 2002
Release various BLC AI patches - these include
26th November 2001 : Batting Enhancement Patch (part 1+2 needed, part 3 optional new fields) Test Match Version
10th December 2001 : Bowling Configs Patch
18th December 2001 : Variable 5 Day Test Match Enhancement Patch
30th December 2001 : CPU Stroke Patch (ODI and Test)
29th January 2002 : Test and ODI Fields Update, ODI Configs Update (pacing files), CPU Stroke ODI and Test Batting Update & Camera Angle Update
The Variable 5 Day Test Match Enhancement Patch has been my all time favourite patch, it allowed for different batting and bowling conditions dependant on which day of test match you was playing. E.g more spin on 4th and 5th days, lower bounce as match wore on etc
Spring 2001
Separate private forum set up for a few of us that had been members of BLC Online, where we started playing our own 'online' BLC matches
Winter 2002
In email contact with Dave Johnson from NZ Warriors. He states he has a beta version of the forthcoming patch for EA Cricket 2002. He gives me access to a copy of it from his website
I d/l the copy and show it to members of the private forum, asking them to test it and give feedback which I was to pass onto Dave
However, Ste at the same time as this gave Dave access to the private forum, who sees the patch is available there, and he then goes mental, and has been well documented elsewhere, a hacking conspiracy is started by Dave against Ste and myself, which went on for many months. It was a very difficult time for all concerned. More info on this can be found here
20th February 2003
Became Global Moderator
May 2003
Release my final GAMEPLAY PATCH v 2.0 at Cricket 2002 Online
Have made no public patches since due to my disillusionment with quality of cricket games released since EA Cricket 2002
Cricket World Cup 2003
During the Cricket World Cup of 2003, I created my first and only website (cannot remember link at the moment
) for an 'Online' Cricket 2002 World Cup tournament for members of PC.It was run by Shailesh and myself and was a resounding success with Rangeela winning overall.
April 2004
Help set up and run the first Planetcricket Awards - won absolutely nothing :crying
Summer 2004 ?
Became Administrator
Since summer 2004
Helped administer the PC site, registering many domain names (one currently I have is http://www.eacricket2007.com/, so their next game better not be till next year
), and ensuring things run smooth-ish behind the scenesWell that's it. I hope to maybe go back to making AI patches for cricket games one day as soon as a game worthy of my attention hits the market
This clears up a lot of the gaps.
