BB Manager

[Raveen]

UPDATE - BBManager is down and not coming back. This thread is purely for historical research by the Indiana Jones's of the future.

[glow=green,2,300]BBManager and the RT Cup[/glow]

The RT Cup intends to use BBManager to help track all the stats that Blood Bowl has to offer. From TDs scored to kills made, from yards passed or run to number of times knocked down, BBManager will track stats by player and by team, putting together stats pages, (unofficial) league tables and graveyards for the division and also one for the entire league.

What you need to do

For this to work we are reliant on you uploading your replays to BBManager. This is a lot simpler than it sounds. First you need to install BBManager, create an account, then ensure it's running while you play your RT Cup matches, and upload the replay afterwards. We can take adminned games into account as well, and it is even possible to upload the replays of old matches.

Installing BBmanager
To install BB Manager simply go to this page and click on "install". - http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.ClickOnce/publish.htm

Create an account
Use the same coach name as in the game, but use a different password. Remember this is a totally seperate account from your regular Blood Bowl account.

Uploading replays

Make sure that BBManager is open and you are logged in before you play your match.
Play your match.
After you close Blood Bowl you'll see a bubble in the bottom right of your screen. Click on it and you will open the "Submit Match" window.
In the "Submit match" window-

1. select the replay file (the last one you played is automatically selected so it should be already ok),

2. the league (Your division, e.g. Badger or Fell)

3. the match day (the week the match was played in)

4. password is Palmtree

5. Use the drop down menu to select the coach of both teams. If the teams have already played in the league, the names will be automatically selected; otherwise the coach list will be displayed ; and if it is unknown just type the names.

It's that simple. Only one coach needs to upload the replay per match, so decide in-game who's going to do it. If you forget then upload the replay when you remember. Here is how-

I forgot to upload the last replay - what do I do?

Easy!! Start up BBManager and find the replay in your documents\bloodbowl\saves\replays file (it's listed by date and time) Then start of Blood Bowl single player and load the replay file. Watch through it using the Blood Bowl client. You can do so at high speed (+ and - to speed up and slow down) and the whole thing is done in a couple of minutes. The required logfile will be created and you can upload in the usual way described above.

What BBManager will give you

BBManager will give an analysis and logfile for the game you uploaded, as well as detailed divisional stats.

Match Stats
In the "Matchs" tab, the match you submit should appear (if not, click the "Refresh" button). Double click on the line (or click on the "Detail & Stats" menu) to open the window where you will see the match data, dice rolls, graphs etc.
By default, the "Matchs" tab displays only the matches associated to you (that you or your opponents have submitted). To see all matches of a league, use the drop-down lists ,"My leagues" or "All leagues".
You can group matches by day, by checking the "Group by day" checkbox.

[glow=green,2,300]Images[/glow]

The full list of URLs you can use is the following:

Standings

iframe:

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<iframe src="http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ClassementUnique.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119" width="850" height="500" ></iframe>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageClassement.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119</img>

Graveyard

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<iframe src="http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/GraveyardUnique.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119" width="800" height="600"></iframe>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageGraveyard.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119</img>

Hall of fame players

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<iframe src="http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/PlayerStatsByLeagueUnique.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119" width="770" height="1650" ></iframe>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageHallOfFamePlayers.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119&bg=1</img>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageHallOfFamePlayersCompact.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119</img>

Hall of fame teams

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<iframe src="http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/TeamStatsByLeagueUnique.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119" width="770" height="1650" ></iframe>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageHallOfFameTeams.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119&bg=1</img>

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageHallOfFameTeamsCompact.aspx?lang=en-US&Id=119</img>

Match day

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<img>http://bbm.jcmag.fr/BloodBowlManager.WebSite/ImageDay.aspx?LeagueId=270&DayId=1&lang=en-US</img>

(replace DayId with the number of the day you want to display)

Just replace the "Id" value to display the data for your league (Ids are displayed in BB Manager, in the "Leagues" tab).
Add "&type=png" in the URL if you want png images with transparent backgrounds instead of jpeg images.

Some examples:
Ranking
Hall of fame teams

[Idanmel]

Rav, when I'm trying to submit a match, I can only choose you or NJ as coaches.

Edit - OK, realized that I need to type the names. But now I submitted my 2 games, and I can't see them in the league. Do you need to approve them?

Edit 2 - Gah, data is refreshed every 15 minutes. Now I can see them.

[Raveen]

Were you able to submit your old matches? If so can you let the method you used?

[Idanmel]

I did what you said and ran the replay for a few seconds before quitting.
I was able to submit the matches, but they were reported as if nothing happened in them and they ended in a 0-0.

[Raveen]

OK, try playing the replay through to the end and then submitting the match. You should be able to fast forward through it just so long as it gets to the end.

[Raveen]

I've deleted the matches with the wrong results so try again when you have time.

[Idanmel]

Did.

Now Gandalf or LtSpinx need to update their game.

[Raveen]

[Raveen]

[Idanmel]

Rav, we're still missing a game.

[Raveen]

[Raveen]

[quote="Idanmel"]
Rav, we're still missing a game.
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I'm fairly sure these images auto update so if a mod wants to drop them in the rt cup thread they can be used to track everything. Certainly the sig images update themselves so these should too.

[Gandalf]

I don't think I'll be using this - it says my username/password is wrong. But it's correct.

[Idanmel]

It doesn't use the username you have in Blood Bowl, you have to create a new user name for this.

[notjarvis]

You can use the same username, but you must register with a new password.

It's quite neat and definitely worth a look....