Scout for Cricket Captain 2021 (Release)

[weetabixharry]

This is the release thread for the Cricket Captain 2021 Scout. This is fully integrated with the Cricket Captain 2021 Editor (just double-click any player in the Scout). For the main Editor release thread, please visit this link.

Please use this thread to download the latest version of the Scout and to report any issues.

WARNING! This is the first scout release for Cricket Captain 2021. It may be unstable. Please back up your savegame if you don't want to risk corrupting it.

As with the Editor, full credit goes to Fe98 for writing the original C# code more than a decade ago.

Screenshots:



Quick Tips:

1. Run Cricket Captain 2021.00 and load an Easy difficulty career mode game, or a Tournament game.
2. Run the Scout.
3. Click "Load" in the Scout.
4. Click "Options" to change the displayed columns and to filter results.
5. Click any column title to sort players by that value.
6. Double-click any player to launch Editor for that player.

Downloads:

Version	Date	Description
2021.00-01	03/07/2021	First scout for Cricket Captain 2021 (beta release).
2021.00-02	13/07/2021	Update for full commercial release.
2021.00-03	14/07/2021	Bug fixes due to memory misalignment in player data record.
2021.00-04	15/07/2021	Fix bug where Scout couldn't find player data.
2021.00-05	17/07/2021	Update for latest hotfix.
2021.00-06	20/07/2021	Update for hotfix 5. Includes new mechanism for loading players.
2021.01-01	31/07/2021	Fixed bug in player loading after 1st season.
2021.03-01	06/11/2021	Update for v21.03 and fix support for demo.
2021.03-02	29/01/2022	Fix and re-enable randomization feature. Integrate Editor version 2021.03-03.
2021.04-01	05/02/2022	Update for v21.04 including support for demo.

 

[weetabixharry]

Cricket Captain 2021 is due to be released in 10 days. I was given access to the beta version of CC2021 so the Scout could be updated in time for the official release date.

If you are a CC2021 beta tester (and have access to Cricket Captain 2021.00), I would appreciate any feedback on the scout.

The first release of the scout (2021.00-01) will only work with the beta release of Cricket Captain 2021. As far as I can see, everything is now working, so only a minor Editor patch will be needed in 10 days.

 

[weetabixharry]

The scout for the full commercial release of CC2021 is now available for download:
2021.00-02

Please report any bugs here.

 

[weetabixharry]

Update with bug fixes:
2021.00-03

 

[Prashanth S Kharche]

Update with bug fixes:
2021.00-03

Player data not loading. Error message below.

 

[weetabixharry]

Player data not loading. Error message below.

That's weird. This was working for me last night, but now I get the same error.

I'm looking into it...

 

[weetabixharry]

Updated to fix error ("Couldn't locate player data"):
2021.00-04

Thanks to @Prashanth S Kharche for reporting this bug.

 

[Prashanth S Kharche]

Hi @weetabixharry still doesn't work. Maybe because of the Hotfix?

 

[weetabixharry]

Hi @weetabixharry still doesn't work. Maybe because of the Hotfix?

Okay, it looks like something has changed in CC2021 that keeps breaking this. I think I know how to fix it, but it will take a bit of time. Probably this will not be fixed until tomorrow.

Thanks for reporting and sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Prashanth S Kharche]

Okay, it looks like something has changed in CC2021 that keeps breaking this. I think I know how to fix it, but it will take a bit of time. Probably this will not be fixed until tomorrow.

Thanks for reporting and sorry for the inconvenience.

Many thanks @weetabixharry just FYI, devs have released another hotfix (3) today. Maybe every time they release a hotfix, it breaks the link to the player records? I know it shouldn't be the case, but maybe possible.

 

[weetabixharry]

Many thanks @weetabixharry just FYI, devs have released another hotfix (3) today. Maybe every time they release a hotfix, it breaks the link to the player records? I know it shouldn't be the case, but maybe possible.

This is absolutely possible. Even if the hotfixes don't affect the main Editor, they could still affect the Scout (which means they actually affect the Selection Editor and Squad Editor).

I saw one hotfix was released, but didn't realize there had been 2 (and now 3). I will quickly upload a patched Scout for the latest hotfix. Then I will try to automate this properly (so each hotfix doesn't break the Scout).

 

[weetabixharry]

Update for latest hotfix:
2021.00-05

 

[weetabixharry]

Update for hotfix 5:
2021.00-06

I have also completely rewritten the way the players are initially loaded. Hopefully, this will make the Scout more reliable (and will mean it isn't broken by very minor hotfixes).

 

[weetabixharry]

Update to fix bug in player loading after 1st season:
2021.01-01

Many thanks again to @Prashanth S Kharche for helping with this. Please let me know if you find any more problems.

 

[weetabixharry]

Update for v21.03 and also fixed support for CC2021 demo:
2021.03-01