Cricket Academy File Breakdown - Gameplay Details Added

[Gurjot95]

I found a file which contains gameplay list, teams and stadiums. I have listed below the info as much as I can gather. Thanks to Pat and BlitzBerg too for some of the contributions. NOT COMPLETE LIST AND MAY NOT BE FULLY ACCURATE.

Gameplay Details

• There are different speeds for running between first single and turning over for second. For example you can take the first run by just walking but can turn around and complete the second run by sprinting if necessary but if you run very hard on first run, your turning rate will be slower depending upon stamina.
• There will be Dynamic Camera, Batting Camera and Bowling Camera. There is also an action named as "Show Wickets First" which I think is probably meant for watching highlights.
• There is also various switching methods which you can set it to Manual, Assisted and Semi Assisted and Vibration is also enabled. The Switching Method here probably means the switching of control to Striker/Non-Striker during running which I explained about this earlier too.
• If I am reading the codes right then there is a Replay Manager where you can record, take a snapshot and play replays.
• The 5 ranks in Career Mode are differentiated by Points where you need to acquire required amount of points to reach individual Rank. Your Batting and Bowling skills will also determine your Rank.
• There is an option which will determine Best Lineup of your team before starting a match. I think this attribute will be used by AI of a your Team which contains your Be a Pro Player.
• Player Growth will be transferred from Match to Player Manager
• Both batsman and fielder can be retired hurt during match. You can select backup fielder as well.
• You can sprint, run, jog, or walk while batting.
• Rain plays a big role in this game. I have seen a lot of details been given to this.
• There is deep stats tracking system built-in even for online matches like you can see leaderboards for who has taken most wickets in Tests online.
• I also saw these two attributes boundaryDistance and scorerPosition. I guess it could mean we could get six hitting distance?
• There is a Batting Camera and a bowling camera.
• Your stamina will drain as you run/jog while batting. It will be recovered as you gain your fitness.
• D/L method will be implemented on the basis Temperate, amount of rainfall, wetness, cloudiness, Air mass density. Match can be resumed with revised target or it may get suspended.
• While in Career Mode, You will get contract offers from various club. You may also get bonus amount at the end of season based on these factors - total runs, total wickets, number of wickets, Top wicket taker on number of occasions, Top scorer on number of occasions. You can also get season scorecard of most wickets, 5 wickets, maiden, wicket, most runs, hundred, fifty.
• There will be Dynamic Weather that may go from Fine to overcast to rain to again overcast and then fine. There will be fog with different intensities too like near or far.
• There are these types of Competitions -
  League
  Knockout
  Series
  You can probably create your own online and offline competitions too. Not fully sure about online but it's high possibility. But as Ross said before there will be online knockout competitions.
• You can sprint and run at max speed or min speed based on stamina during batting. Both sprint and running will drain your stamina. It will be recovered as you gain fitness and when you are idle.
• You can probably switch the strikers when running during batting. Non Striker/Striker can take these decisions while running - No Decision, wait, slide to safety, desired runs, sprint, dive. (I don't know what the last line really means so you are free to decode this)
• There will be different body type for cheerleaders :P

Online Stats (Not complete list)
As far as I think, the custom means the custom matches created in Match Editor.

Online Total Runs
Online Total Wickets
Online Total Draws
Online Total Wins
online Custom Runs
online Custom Wickets
online Custom Draws
online Custom Wins
online Test Runs
online Test Wickets
online Test Draws
online Test Wins
online 50O Runs
online 50O Wickets
online 50O Draws
online 50O Wins
online T20 Runs
online T20 Wickets
online T20 Draws
online T20 Wins
online T10 Runs
online T10 Wickets
online T10 Draws
online T10 Wins
online Runs
online Wickets
online Draws
online Wins
online Custom Points
online Test Points
online 50O Points
online T20 Points
online T10 Points
online Points

Some of the Player stats include -
Unsuccessful Challenges (that's a new one)
leg Byes
byes
sixes
fours
runs
overs Bowled
Time At Crease
dot Balls Bowled
catches Dropped (Wow!)
stumpings
run Outs
catches
wides Bowled
no Balls Bowled
maidens Bowled
runs Conceeded
runs Sixes
runs Fours
balls Faced
runs Scored

Overall Total for Individuals Stats - You can get overall total for individuals stats. It probably gathers stats of all the matches you have played in game like -
Ten Wicket Matches
Five Wicket Innings
Not Outs
Ducks
Fifties
Hundreds
Stumpings
Run Outs
Catches
Wides Bowled
No Balls Bowled
Maidens Bowled
Wickets Taken
Runs Conceded
Balls Bowled
Sixes scored
Fours scored
Balls Faced
Runs Scored
Innings Batted In
Matches Played

Bowling Statistics - While in Bowling Statistics window, you can sort the stats by -
10WM
5WI
Best Bowling
Economy
Wickets
balls

Batting Statistics - While in Batting Statistics window, you can sort the stats by -
Strike Rate
Fifties
Hundreds
Average
High Score
Runs

Experience Awards - Various awards as you complete the following milestones while playing.

1. Hours Played
2. Whatever It takes
3. Partnership Awards - Have a partnership of following scores- 50, 100, 150, 200
4. Individual Awards - Score these follwing scores by a single player - 50, 100, 150, 200
5. Three Runs (Take three runs while running?)
6. Ten Wickets (Take ten wickets in match)
7. Team Game
8. Sweeper - (Play a sweep shot?)
9. Stumpy
10. Slip Catch - (Take a catch in slips)
11. Sight Screen (ball hitting sight screen after playing shot?)
12. Rear Guard
13. LBW
14. In The Deep
15. Hattrick
16. Five Wickets
17. Edgy
18. Dive
19. Direct Hit
20. Defend
21. Challenge
22. Caught and Bowled
23. Catchy
24. Carry your bat (Probably play whole innings without getting out)
25. Bouncer
26. Bodyline
27. Bad Luck
28. Attack
29. Advance

Challenges

• Working in the Academy - Create a player in the Cricket Academy
• Chairman of Selectors - Create a team in the Cricket Academy.
• Bowling Practise - Use a bowler in practise mode.
• Batting Practise - Use a batsman in practise mode.
• Don't Mind If I Do - Play online with a team you have downloaded in the Cricket Academy.
• Look What I Did - Share a team in the Cricket Academy.
• Better Together - Invite a friend to a casual match.
• World Tour - Play a match at every ground.
• Bowlers Game - Limit the batting team to less than 50 runs in an innings.
• A Good Start - Win a career match.
• Nervous Nineties - Get a batsman out while they are in the 90's.
• An Innings And... - Beat a team by an innings.
• Get to Grips - Win a match on hard difficulty.
• Extra, Extra - Play a match without conceding any extras.
• Career Highlight - Get your career player to level 5.
• Five For -Take 5 wickets in an innings with one bowler.
• Centurion - Score a century with 1 batsman.
• Now Go Fetch It - Hit a six with a straight drive.
• Showing Intent - Score a six with a level 1 batsman.
• Mine! - Take an outfield catch
• Direct Hit - Run out a batsman with a direct hit.
• Career Bowler - Take 100 Wickets with your career player.
• Career Batsman - Score 2000 Runs with your career player.
• All Comers - Play 5 Ranked online games.
• Captain's Knock - Score a double century with your captain.
• Sobering Effort - Hit six sixes in an over
• Record 11 - Have your #11 batsman score 61 or more.
• Safe Hands - Dismiss a team with just catches.
• Opening Stand - Score 300 runs in a test match with your opening batsmen.
• Wicket Maiden - Bowl an over with a wicket and no runs conceded.
• Star of the Future - Take 5 wickets with a level one bowler.
• White Wash - Complete a white wash in a 5 match test series.
• Catches Win Matches - Take a total of 500 catches.
• Legend Bowler - Take a total of 1000 wickets.
• Legend Batsman - Score a total of 10000 runs.

Catch Result
None
Caught
Collected
Caught And Disposed
Dropped

Fielding Controls
Slide
Tap Or Stop Ball
Dive Right
Dive Left
Dive Forward
Catch Ball

Training Nets
They only included these variables in latest update so did they planned to include Nets in CA too

Training Skills -
Very Poor
Poor
Average
Good
Very Good

Other Training variables
Net Training Target Locked
Net Training Bowling Target
Batsman Skill
Batsman Handedness
Batsman Mentality
Bowler Skill
Bowler Handedness
Bowler Type
Dirty

Expected Types of Camera
As written in the files. Not sure if all these cameras are user changeable or just for broadcast.

Simple Camera
Simple Full Screen Camera
Dynamic Camera
move Flight Camera
move Orbit Camera
Multiplayer Camera
Batting Camera
Bowling Camera

Difficulty Levels
Easiest
Easy
Medium
Hard
Hardest

Field Types - You can place as many as 9 slips. Here are some field positions found in game.
Straight Hit
Long Off
Straight Off
Wide Off
Long On
Wide On
Straight On
Mid Off
Deep Mid Off
Short Mid Off
Silly Mid Off
Mid On
Deep Mid On
Short Mid On
Silly Mid On
Cover
Short Cover
Extra Cover
Deep Cover
Deep Extra Cover
Midwicket
Short Midwicket
Deep Midwicket
Deep Forward Midwicket
Point
Forward Point
Backward Point
Cover Point
Deep Cover Point
Deep Backward Point
Deep Point
Silly Point
Square Leg
Forward Square Leg
Backward Square Leg
Deep Backward Square Leg
Deep Square Leg
Deep Forward Square Leg
Short Leg
Gully
Square Gully
Leg Gully
Leg Slip
Square
Backward Short Leg
Fine Leg
Short Fine Leg
Deep Fine Leg
Long Leg
Straight Leg
Long Stop
Third Man
Short Third Man
Deep Third Man
Fine Third Man
Wicket Keeper
Fly Slip

Shot Timing
Early Start
Early End
Ideal Start
Ideal End
Late Start
Late End
Late Placement
Ideal Placement
Early Placement

Batsman Skills:
Front Foot
Back Foot
Straight Bat
Flat Bat
On Side

Bowler Delivery Types:
Off Cutter
Leg Cutter
Straight Seam
Slower Ball
In Swing
Out Swing
Top Spinner
Flipper
Slider
Leg Break
Off Break
Arm Ball

Career Mode Attributes:
Fixture Matches
Clubs Per Season
Player Stop Age
Player Start Age
Season Match Count
Season Match Index
Season Is Complete
Season Earnings
Season Seed
Season Level
Total Earnings
Season Bonus Type
Season Bonus Required Value
Season Bonus Amount
Accept Contract Offer - This set me thinking. Do we have control of a single player in career mode? I thought it was going to be all about building a team, hiring / firing staff and players, playing and winning etc. However, if the career mode is only for a team, what could this attribute possibly mean?

Pitch Attributes:
Pitch Type: Dry / Grassy / Dusty / Crumbly
Pitch Cracks: Light / Heavy
Pitch Hardness: Soft / Hard
Pitch Condition - Not sure
Pitch Pattern - Not sure

Online Leaderboards:
Leaderboard for Experience Points
Leaderboard for T10
Leaderboard for T20
Leaderboard for 50 Over
Leaderboard for Tests
Leaderboard_ONLINECUSTOM - Does this mean we can create custom online tournaments, like World Cup with 16 players controlling 1 team each? This would be so so awesome.
Leaderboard Overall

Some more player Attributes?:
Weight
Acceleration
Anticipation
Agility
Aerobic Fitness
Anaerobic Fitness
Consistency
Run Speed
Strength
Arm Speed

Pitch Attributes:
Pitch Type: Dry / Grassy / Dusty / Crumbly
Pitch Cracks: Light / Heavy
Pitch Hardness: Soft / Hard
Pitch Condition - Not sure
Pitch Pattern - Not sure

Preset Fields:
Seems like we would have a lot of preset fields.
Pace attack/balance/defense - Count: 15 each (attack, balance and defense)
Leg Spin attack/balance/defense - Count: 10 each
Off Spin attack/balance/defense - Count: 10 each

So, in all, we could have close to 105 preset fields.

Preset Tournaments:
4 Team T10
8 Team ODI
16 Team T20
Big Bash
5 Match Test Series
Shield Pro 40

Game Types:
Test
T10
T20
ODI
Pro 40
1 Wicket (- Single wicket?)
Three Days

International Teams

1. Australia
2. India
3. South Africa
4. England
5. Pakistan
6. New Zealand
7. Sri Lanka
8. West Indies
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbawe
11. Afghanistan
12. Ireland
13. Canada
14. Netherlands
15. Kenya
16. Scotland

Domestic Teams and Tournaments

There is a club list manager which includes following clubs -
Australian Domestic Clubs
Big Bash Clubs
English County Div One Clubs
English County Div Two Clubs
English One Day Group A Clubs
English One Day Group B Clubs
English One Day Group C Clubs
English T20 Midlands Wales West Clubs
English T20 North Clubs
English T20 South Clubs
IPL Clubs (Yes, it's written IPL there but it could just be a placehoder name because it's highly unlikely they will get IPL license but won't reveal about it)
International Clubs

Austalia Domestic Teams (Licensed/Unlicensed) -
Victoria
NSW
Western Australia
Tasmania
Queensland
South Australia

England Domestic Teams (Licensed/Unlicensed) -
Essex
Sussex
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Middlesex
Durham
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Surrey
Derbyshire
Northampton
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire

South Africa Domestic Teams (Probably licensed because of real team names) -
Warriors
Cobras
Dolphins
Knights
Lion
Titans

India Domestic Teams (Probably unlicensed IPL) -
Chennai
Rajasthan
Bangalore
Punjab
Kolkata
Mumbai
Delhi
Pune
Hyderabad

Other -
Western Sydney
Thunder
Thorns
Ponies
Goats
Roses
Griffons
Owls
Wolves
Canada Sharks
Ireland Mythicals
Kenya Deers
Scotland Lions

Stadiums
Australia
Adelaide Park Oval
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Hobart Arena
Melbourne Docklands
Melbourne Sports Ground
Melbourne Oval
Perth Oval
Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney Park
Sydney Stadium

England
Southampton Park
Leeds Cricket Ground

India
Delhi Cricket Ground
Mohali Stadium
Dharamshalla Rec. Park
Mumbai Park Oval
Bangalore Park
Hyderabad Park Oval
Chennai Oval
Rajasthan Stadium
Pune Cricket Club
Kolkatta Oval

Pakistan
Karachi Oval
Lahore Stadium (tagged under India though)

New Zealand
Christchurch Gardens

South Africa
Johannesburg Stadium
Port Elizabeth
Capte Town
Durban
Bloemfontein
Centurian Park

Sri Lanka
Columbo Park Oval

West Indies
Bridgetown Bowl

Tournaments
5 Match Test Series
T20 Big Bash
The Shield
Pro 40
9 TEAM T20 LEAGUE
4 TEAM T20 KO
6 TEAM T20 LEAGUE
4 TEAM 1 DAY KO
7 TEAM 1 DAY LEAGUE
9 TEAM 4 DAY LEAGUE
6 TEAM 1 DAY LEAGUE
6 TEAM 4 DAY LEAGUE

File Info - The save file located in my documents folder contains stings about this game. The domestic teams are indicated by the tag of logo_(team number) and the stadiums are indicated by their country tags for e.g the stadium Sydney is indicated by the tag of 'aus'. International teams are indicated by f_(team name)

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

Thanks. But how do you open that file?

 

[Gurjot95]

It can be opened with Notepad but I used Hex Editor for more organized search.

 

[barmyarmy]

Wow. I'm once again hugely impressed by Big Ant.

 

[MattW]

I'll note that unless Big Ant did a very thorough job, Sussex is in England.

 

[Gurjot95]

Haha, fixed!

 

[zimrahil]

If accurate and gameplay is up to it, career mode should be amazing

 

[MattW]

Also check back a few pages in the discussion thread for some extra stadiums and teams found in the game.

 

[umosay]

Why would you have 10 Indian stadiums for an unlicensed IPL, hmmm... still think there is some licenses TBA

Also not understanding why Christchuch is in the game at all, last time they played cricket there was 2010.

 

[JimmysOutswing]

I am utterly pumped that the English counties may be in the game. So, so cool.

 

[Lunathi]

If there is any truth to what you saying, and couple that with What Ross has been saying, plus cricket acedemy and all its details, Yhen this may be the best cricket game ever, Now I really cant wait!

 

[zimrahil]

I am utterly pumped that the English counties may be in the game. So, so cool.

Agreed - great to play career mode starting at New Road

 

[Gurjot95]

Some more tournaments -
5 Match Test Series
T20 Big Bash
The Shield
Pro 40

 

[barmyarmy]

Also not understanding why Christchuch is in the game at all, last time they played cricket there was 2010.

It was probably already made as a rugby stadium.

 

[79cricket]

Some more tournaments -
5 Match Test Series
T20 Big Bash
The Shield
Pro 40

Do they have the over 40s english tournament in, wonder if it's licenced.