[club_records.dat] Club records

[XenHL]

Does anyone know how club records are done?

I was playing around with the editor on the 79/80 database, and decided to see if I could make correct club records by adding player histories and the players' "Player info" tab. I did only two or three players from the Atlanta Flames and started a game to check: result was that Atlanta's club records in game was completely blank when checking before starting a game (clicking around at the team selection time), and only goalie wins and PIM were listed after actually starting a game! When in fact probably one of these players should've had the points and PIM records. Dan Bouchard's 142 wins was correct, but shutouts was completely empty.

So I'm at a loss... what's the way to do this?

[archibalduk]

I think people have said before that the club records system in EHM is less than perfect.

So even when the player scores one more point or one more minute of PIM, he still doesn't break it?

I suspect the only way to edit club records is via the club_records.dat file. The structure can be found in this post under the section entitled struct DB_CLUB_RECORDS.

[XenHL]

Thanks for the answer.

I looked at the club_records.dat with a text editor and a hex editor and it's just gibberish... and the info in the .zip is beyond my grasp, so I think I'll just leave it alone... for now, anyways, unless there's a simple to explain what to do? (Which I rather doubt... )

[archibalduk]

That's right - you need to "translate" the hex data into readable format. If you're feeling brave then you can try the guide I posted here on how to write your own data extractor. I haven't posted how to reimport the data, but I do promise a guide will follow within the next few weeks.

Alternatively, it is something I plan to eventually add to my History Editor (I can't say when yet though). This might be the easier option for you!

[XenHL]

Thanks, Archi.

I've got far too many projects on the go at and away from the computer at the moment to try to do anything as complex as writing a data extractor, so I'll happily wait!

(Well, not happily, but busily anyways! ;D )