A nice and friendly game took place yesterday at Valiant's field. First of all, I want to congratulate everyone in the team for their effort to show up which put us in the fortunate situation of having substitute players, I think for the first time in four months. Gian had RL problems, but Cyndee substituted him as a keeper sucessfully. Valiant showed fair play and we look forward to meeting them again.
The game itself suffered from ball problems, which didn't stick too well to the players' feet but the team with better organization and better individual skills eventuall won. It's a proof of how valueable training sessions are and especially the tactical session we had one day before the game. I had internet problems and I got disconnected during the second half but the team went on one man less and we scored two extra goals until the end after that.
I want to congratulate each and every player for the way they played yesterday. Let us show the same determination and joy of playing in each and every game!
This is the team as it played in the first half and second half:
First half: Cyndee - Josh, Sirk, Odette - John - Phill - Radu, Carl - Carloman
Second: Cyndee - Celt, Radu, Sirk - John - Phill - Bart, Carl - Carloman
Goals by: Carloman/2, Carl/2, Barto, Radu
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Starting over again
We are on the verge of a new beggining: we have a new team and getting ready for a new league- the UKFA. Rebuilding is not an easy process but we have commited ourselves to it enthusiastically and with great confidence that SNN FC can be that great team that we all knew.
Reviving this website is, in this aspect, a part of the process. It has a new face, but it also links us to the past and new players can only browse through the posting history to get a glimpse of what SNN FC meant in the past.
Also, we've gotten a great influx of quality players lately: Odette, Bart, Proust, Carlo to mention only a few. As always we're interested in the personal quality of a player and not only in his playing skills. It's that SNN feeling that keeps us together and will help us move forward.
Tonight we are playing our first match after we finally managed to have a technical meeting. I am confident we shall look like an organized team and win, forza SNN !
Reviving this website is, in this aspect, a part of the process. It has a new face, but it also links us to the past and new players can only browse through the posting history to get a glimpse of what SNN FC meant in the past.
Also, we've gotten a great influx of quality players lately: Odette, Bart, Proust, Carlo to mention only a few. As always we're interested in the personal quality of a player and not only in his playing skills. It's that SNN feeling that keeps us together and will help us move forward.
Tonight we are playing our first match after we finally managed to have a technical meeting. I am confident we shall look like an organized team and win, forza SNN !
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Conclusa l'iniziativa di solidarietà
L'SNN FC annuncia la conclusione dell'iniziativa di solidarietà a favore dell'organizzazione umanitaria "Save the Children", che si occupa della promozione e della difesa dei diritti dei bambini nel mondo.
A seguito della cessione di alcuni giocatori del proprio team, l'SNN FC ha devoluto l'intero ricavato delle operazioni di calciomercato a "Save the Children".
Siamo orgogliosi di render nota la cifra totale raccolta: ben 67.000 L$, che certamente rappresenteranno poco più di una goccia nel mare per i bambini bisognosi, ma che costituiscono comunque una spinta notevole verso l'interessamento alle tematiche sociali e di solidarietà anche all'interno del mondo virtuale di Second Life, ed in particolare all'interno del sistema calcistico SecondFootball.
Nel ringraziare tutti coloro che hanno partecipato con il giusto spirito alla raccolta fondi, l'SNN FC si augura che presto si presentino altre occasioni per avvicinare il mondo del calcio virtuale a nuove iniziative di impegno sociale.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
A seguito della cessione di alcuni giocatori del proprio team, l'SNN FC ha devoluto l'intero ricavato delle operazioni di calciomercato a "Save the Children".
Siamo orgogliosi di render nota la cifra totale raccolta: ben 67.000 L$, che certamente rappresenteranno poco più di una goccia nel mare per i bambini bisognosi, ma che costituiscono comunque una spinta notevole verso l'interessamento alle tematiche sociali e di solidarietà anche all'interno del mondo virtuale di Second Life, ed in particolare all'interno del sistema calcistico SecondFootball.
Nel ringraziare tutti coloro che hanno partecipato con il giusto spirito alla raccolta fondi, l'SNN FC si augura che presto si presentino altre occasioni per avvicinare il mondo del calcio virtuale a nuove iniziative di impegno sociale.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
Friday, July 11, 2008
Giocatori in vendita / Players on sale
L'SNN FC comunica la messa in vendita di alcuni suoi giocatori, i cui nomi (la lista è in continuo aggiornamento) sono visionabili nella sezione Mercato del sito Secondfootball ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
I suddetti giocatori hanno manifestato la volontà di lasciare l'SNN FC per affrontare nuove esperienze.Chiedo alle squadre interessate di presentare le loro offerte per i giocatori in forma privata, all'indirizzo swannstenvaag@yahoo.it indicando il nome del giocatore, la squadra offerente e l'ammontare dell'offerta. L'INTERO RICAVATO DELLE CESSIONI SARA' DEVOLUTO IN BENEFICENZA ALL'ORGANIZZAZIONE "SAVE THE CHILDREN". Garante dell'operazione sarà Alice Mastroianni, che si occupa già di pubblicizzare il sostegno a questa organizzazione all'interno di Second Life.
Save the Children è la più grande organizzazione internazionale indipendente per la difesa e la promozione dei diritti dei bambini. Opera in oltre 100 paesi nel mondo con una rete di 27 organizzazioni nazionali e un ufficio di coordinamento internazionale. Maggiori informazioni su: http://www.savethechildren.it/
Fermo restando il necessario consenso di ciascun giocatore al trasferimento, chiediamo come offerta minima per ciascun giocatore almeno la cifra simbolica di L$ 1000.Il giocatore sarà ceduto alla squadra che avrà fatto un'offerta maggiore, compatibilmente con le preferenze del giocatore.
L'SNN FC con questo gesto intende contribuire alla diffusione di un più marcato spirito di solidarietà all'interno di Second Life ed in particolare del circuito Secondfootball. L'augurio è che questa occasione possa essere colta dai giocatori partenti e dai dirigenti delle altre squadre per aiutare a dare un'impronta più solidale e impegnata alla propria partecipazione al sistema Secondfootball.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
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The SNN FC announces that some players of the team are now on sale. Their names can be seen on the Marketplace page of Secondfootball site ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
The list is updated regularly.
These players have expressed the wish to leave our Club to try new experiences. Any interested team is asked to send its offer privately by email to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it specifying the name of the player, the bidder club's name and the amount of the offer in L$.
THE WHOLE REVENUE OF THE SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN" ORGANIZATION. Alice Mastroianni, who already cares about publicizing this organization inside Second Life, will be the guarantor.
Save the Children is the largest indipendent international organization for the protection and the promotion of the children's rights. It works in over 100 countries around the world with a network of 27 national organizations and an international office for coordination. Further info on: http://www.savethechildren.org
It goes without saying that the player's agreement is necessary for the transfer to be completed; we ask as minimum offer for each player at least the symbolic amount of L$ 1000.Each player will be sold to the team offering the highest amount, footballer's agreement permitting.
The SNN FC, with this gesture, intends to contribute to the diffusion of a stronger spirit of solidarity inside Second Life and specially inside the Secondfootball system. We wish that this could be a chance for players on sale and other Club's managers to help in giving Secondfootball a fairer and more committed mark.
Swann Stenvaag
SNN FC President
I suddetti giocatori hanno manifestato la volontà di lasciare l'SNN FC per affrontare nuove esperienze.Chiedo alle squadre interessate di presentare le loro offerte per i giocatori in forma privata, all'indirizzo swannstenvaag@yahoo.it indicando il nome del giocatore, la squadra offerente e l'ammontare dell'offerta. L'INTERO RICAVATO DELLE CESSIONI SARA' DEVOLUTO IN BENEFICENZA ALL'ORGANIZZAZIONE "SAVE THE CHILDREN". Garante dell'operazione sarà Alice Mastroianni, che si occupa già di pubblicizzare il sostegno a questa organizzazione all'interno di Second Life.
Save the Children è la più grande organizzazione internazionale indipendente per la difesa e la promozione dei diritti dei bambini. Opera in oltre 100 paesi nel mondo con una rete di 27 organizzazioni nazionali e un ufficio di coordinamento internazionale. Maggiori informazioni su: http://www.savethechildren.it/
Fermo restando il necessario consenso di ciascun giocatore al trasferimento, chiediamo come offerta minima per ciascun giocatore almeno la cifra simbolica di L$ 1000.Il giocatore sarà ceduto alla squadra che avrà fatto un'offerta maggiore, compatibilmente con le preferenze del giocatore.
L'SNN FC con questo gesto intende contribuire alla diffusione di un più marcato spirito di solidarietà all'interno di Second Life ed in particolare del circuito Secondfootball. L'augurio è che questa occasione possa essere colta dai giocatori partenti e dai dirigenti delle altre squadre per aiutare a dare un'impronta più solidale e impegnata alla propria partecipazione al sistema Secondfootball.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN FC
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The SNN FC announces that some players of the team are now on sale. Their names can be seen on the Marketplace page of Secondfootball site ( http://www.secondfootball.com/marketplace ).
The list is updated regularly.
These players have expressed the wish to leave our Club to try new experiences. Any interested team is asked to send its offer privately by email to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it specifying the name of the player, the bidder club's name and the amount of the offer in L$.
THE WHOLE REVENUE OF THE SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN" ORGANIZATION. Alice Mastroianni, who already cares about publicizing this organization inside Second Life, will be the guarantor.
Save the Children is the largest indipendent international organization for the protection and the promotion of the children's rights. It works in over 100 countries around the world with a network of 27 national organizations and an international office for coordination. Further info on: http://www.savethechildren.org
It goes without saying that the player's agreement is necessary for the transfer to be completed; we ask as minimum offer for each player at least the symbolic amount of L$ 1000.Each player will be sold to the team offering the highest amount, footballer's agreement permitting.
The SNN FC, with this gesture, intends to contribute to the diffusion of a stronger spirit of solidarity inside Second Life and specially inside the Secondfootball system. We wish that this could be a chance for players on sale and other Club's managers to help in giving Secondfootball a fairer and more committed mark.
Swann Stenvaag
SNN FC President
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Messaggio del Presidente
Dopo il pareggio dell'ultima giornata, l'SNN FC ha chiuso al secondo posto il campionato.
Ora che il campionato è concluso nulla più mi unisce alla Lega Calcio SL che ha saputo distruggere un gioco con squallide furberie, prese di posizione inconcepibili, totale incompetenza ed assoluta incapacità di gestione.
Un plauso e un ringraziamento da parte mia va a Tobia e Astolfo, e a tutta la parte sana del sistema VStex che ha lavorato gratis e bene per creare qualcosa che solo a Dicembre sembrava una chimera. I miei migliori auguri a loro perché possano liberarsi al più presto da quel cancro che è la Lega Calcio SL e raccogliere i frutti meritati del proprio lavoro, regalando a nuove persone ore di sano divertimento.
Grazie allo sponsor Kappa e ad Alice che - al di là di divergenze su altre questioni - ha saputo trovare uno sponsor valido ed affidabile.
Grazie Radu, grazie Tarcisio, grazie Felice, grazie Darian, grazie Cyndee, grazie Beavis, grazie Carl, grazie Javier, grazie Zyl, grazie Mola, grazie Marcuzz. Grazie anche a chi è arrivato da poco (Nic, Johnston, Elody, Cucciola), grazie anche a chi per vari motivi ha percorso solo una parte del viaggio (Femepsa, Moore, Cionagrande, Camilk, Nemes, Evangeline, Daniele, Cobain, Ajgg, Merchant, Andrea). Grazie a Davide per l'ospitalità. Grazie anche a chi ho dimenticato.
E' stato un anno di SNN FC in cui abbiamo avuto molte soddisfazioni sul campo (vittoria in Coppa Italia, secondo posto in Campionato), ma ciò che davvero resterà in me sono i rapporti personali: ho conosciuto alcune persone davvero speciali e so che un'esperienza come questa sarà assolutamente irripetibile. Quale che sia la strada che ciascuno di noi percorrerà da adesso in avanti, nulla e nessuno - nemmeno i numerosi personaggi abietti che da mesi popolano e rovinano questo ambiente - potrà cancellare i bei momenti trascorsi insieme.
Domani sarà un altro giorno e qualunque cosa accadrà, rimarrà sempre il fatto che ciascuno di noi è stato parte dell'SNN FC. Per alcuni di noi questo non significherà molto, per altri sì.
Grazie infine a chi ha saputo mostrarmi e dimostrarmi la sua affezione e la sua stima, spero di aver saputo ricambiare almeno in parte.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Lost again.
After our last two league loses plus several friendly's, I would have to say
that we have fallen behind.
We can not just show up at game time and expect to win.
There has to be purposeful training sessions to strengthen our weaknesses
and practice new tactics.
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I posted this in March;
I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks. (By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of the league with
new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else) will learn
to play better and better with each game. I've played almost everyday for
11 months and I am still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play from the first game to the last game!
that we have fallen behind.
We can not just show up at game time and expect to win.
There has to be purposeful training sessions to strengthen our weaknesses
and practice new tactics.
_______________________________________________________
I posted this in March;
I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks. (By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of the league with
new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else) will learn
to play better and better with each game. I've played almost everyday for
11 months and I am still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play from the first game to the last game!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
How to lose.
I played in one game yesterday and watched another.
The thing that both losing teams had in common was
that they only had one attack plan( if it was planned at all ).
They did the same thing over and over, allowing the defenses
to adapt to their attacks.
In our game against Mediteraneo they started out successfully
with long shots, then we moved our defenders up and stopped
them by harassing them closely before they got to midfield.
They should have changed tactics.
They should have tried something else to keep us off balance.
In Vstex vs Koln, Vstex used a single-man attack repeatedly.
Defenders were able to gang up on him without worrying about
a pass to an open player.
Teams should have pre-planned attacks and switch them often
to keep defenders off balance.
These attacks should be planned and practiced before the game.
If not, they will lose to teams that do.
I don't think we have practiced as a team for 3 months.
The thing that both losing teams had in common was
that they only had one attack plan( if it was planned at all ).
They did the same thing over and over, allowing the defenses
to adapt to their attacks.
In our game against Mediteraneo they started out successfully
with long shots, then we moved our defenders up and stopped
them by harassing them closely before they got to midfield.
They should have changed tactics.
They should have tried something else to keep us off balance.
In Vstex vs Koln, Vstex used a single-man attack repeatedly.
Defenders were able to gang up on him without worrying about
a pass to an open player.
Teams should have pre-planned attacks and switch them often
to keep defenders off balance.
These attacks should be planned and practiced before the game.
If not, they will lose to teams that do.
I don't think we have practiced as a team for 3 months.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
SNN-Verona on YouTube
Someone posted a match between SNN and Verona on YouTube
in 4 parts, about 35 minutes total. With an annoucer too !
I believe it was the game in March 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVZGK67WBHg
in 4 parts, about 35 minutes total. With an annoucer too !
I believe it was the game in March 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVZGK67WBHg
Monday, May 26, 2008
Premi Kappa - Giocatori UE / Kappa Prizes - EU Players
I seguenti giocatori sono invitati a mandarmi una email per il ritiro dei codici validi per il ritiro di premi Kappa presso il sito http://www.kappastore.com/ .
Per verificare che siate effettivamente voi, vi prego di confermare tramite commento su questo messaggio l'avvenuto invio della email.
Chi non fosse interessato ai buoni sconto Kappa è pregato di segnalarmelo sempre tramite email, in modo che i codici non siano sprecati e possano essere distribuiti tra chi è interessato.
Insieme ai codici riceverete le istruzioni per attivarli.
Grazie per la collaborazione.
The following players are invited to send me an email message to get the codes for activating the discount tickets on the Kappa store at http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp .
To verify that the email message is yours, i ask you to confirm here (comment) that you sent me the message.
Who is not interested in receiving the Kappa discount tickets is kindly asked to write this in the email message, so that we won't waste any and they can be shared among the people interested.
With the codes, you will receive the instructions to activate them.
Thank you for your collaboration.
Darian Bonetto
Javier Pastorelli
Felicemagnini Babii
Mola Eales
Radu Lubitsch
Zyl Sewell
Johnston Waechter
Email: swannstenvaag@yahoo.it
Per verificare che siate effettivamente voi, vi prego di confermare tramite commento su questo messaggio l'avvenuto invio della email.
Chi non fosse interessato ai buoni sconto Kappa è pregato di segnalarmelo sempre tramite email, in modo che i codici non siano sprecati e possano essere distribuiti tra chi è interessato.
Insieme ai codici riceverete le istruzioni per attivarli.
Grazie per la collaborazione.
The following players are invited to send me an email message to get the codes for activating the discount tickets on the Kappa store at http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp .
To verify that the email message is yours, i ask you to confirm here (comment) that you sent me the message.
Who is not interested in receiving the Kappa discount tickets is kindly asked to write this in the email message, so that we won't waste any and they can be shared among the people interested.
With the codes, you will receive the instructions to activate them.
Thank you for your collaboration.
Darian Bonetto
Javier Pastorelli
Felicemagnini Babii
Mola Eales
Radu Lubitsch
Zyl Sewell
Johnston Waechter
Email: swannstenvaag@yahoo.it
Friday, May 23, 2008
Some offensive attacks.
Here are some attacks used against us by Verona and Koln.
I'm posting this so other teams can prepare ahead of time
and hopefully make tougher competition.
I would rather play a good team and lose
than play a poor team and win easily.
I'm posting this so other teams can prepare ahead of time
and hopefully make tougher competition.
I would rather play a good team and lose
than play a poor team and win easily.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
IMPORTANT - FOR NON-EU PLAYERS
I kindly ask your attention, NON-EU players.
There is a problem with the Kappa online store: it sends the stuff to EU only.
I am trying to find a solution to this problem, so here's what you have to do:
Cyndee Shepherd - 38 euros
Beavis Beckham - 38 euros
Carl Susa - 25 euros
Nic Renegade - 25 euros
Go to http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp and look for some stuff you like, within the cost indicated near your name in the list above. Choose the item(s) and your size, and write everything in an email message, adding the link to the item page in the site. Please don't forget the size.
Add your real name and surname, address and so on, so that I will be able to send you the stuff as soon as i receive it at my home.
Send the email message to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it as soon as you can, within this week, please. I can't check for my email so often, then I hope to find all of your messages when I look for them. I'll make just one order for all of you non-EU players so it's important that i receive all of your four email messages as soon as possible. I'll have to pay some shipping costs to send the stuff to all of you, so what i thought to do is to "buy" a part of your discount tickets and use this money for shipping costs. I hope you agree.
If the people concerned don't read this, please any team member warn them.
All EU players, instead, will have their own codes to make their orders by themselves soon.
There is a problem with the Kappa online store: it sends the stuff to EU only.
I am trying to find a solution to this problem, so here's what you have to do:
Cyndee Shepherd - 38 euros
Beavis Beckham - 38 euros
Carl Susa - 25 euros
Nic Renegade - 25 euros
Go to http://www.kappastore.com/uk/home.asp and look for some stuff you like, within the cost indicated near your name in the list above. Choose the item(s) and your size, and write everything in an email message, adding the link to the item page in the site. Please don't forget the size.
Add your real name and surname, address and so on, so that I will be able to send you the stuff as soon as i receive it at my home.
Send the email message to swannstenvaag@yahoo.it as soon as you can, within this week, please. I can't check for my email so often, then I hope to find all of your messages when I look for them. I'll make just one order for all of you non-EU players so it's important that i receive all of your four email messages as soon as possible. I'll have to pay some shipping costs to send the stuff to all of you, so what i thought to do is to "buy" a part of your discount tickets and use this money for shipping costs. I hope you agree.
If the people concerned don't read this, please any team member warn them.
All EU players, instead, will have their own codes to make their orders by themselves soon.
SNN 4 - Verona 5 May 2008
Again a very close game against Verona.
And again, early in the game, we were taken by the surprise
of playing against a good passing team.
We fell behind quickly to a score of 1-4
(I believe that was the score at half time.)
But our defense adapted well and held Verona to 1 goal in the
second half while we scored 3.
We did very well at intercepting passes and defending near the goal.
I wish we could have played a third half !
Verona's winning strategy was to stop Zyl (he was complaining
about too many players on him), however I think this could have
been overcome with passing to open players.
They did this the first time we played them too.
We should have trained for this !
We need to have pre-planned offensive attacks like
Verona and Koln.
We saw what happened when 3 good-passing and tactics players
from Koln played for Milan against Verona.
Most defenses are not accustomed to defending against
a well-organized attack. (the weakness of the tackling
animation. makes it even more difficult.)
One thing I did NOT notice in this game was the use of the
look-down dribble.
That may be a partial explanation of the low score.
The game was more enjoyable.
I find playing against players who use this kind of dribbling
frustrating and aggravating.
It's not practical to have a rule against it but I think players
can be shamed into not using it.
If you see someone using this dribble to drive through defenders,
shout it out to everyone.
And again, early in the game, we were taken by the surprise
of playing against a good passing team.
We fell behind quickly to a score of 1-4
(I believe that was the score at half time.)
But our defense adapted well and held Verona to 1 goal in the
second half while we scored 3.
We did very well at intercepting passes and defending near the goal.
I wish we could have played a third half !
Verona's winning strategy was to stop Zyl (he was complaining
about too many players on him), however I think this could have
been overcome with passing to open players.
They did this the first time we played them too.
We should have trained for this !
We need to have pre-planned offensive attacks like
Verona and Koln.
We saw what happened when 3 good-passing and tactics players
from Koln played for Milan against Verona.
Most defenses are not accustomed to defending against
a well-organized attack. (the weakness of the tackling
animation. makes it even more difficult.)
One thing I did NOT notice in this game was the use of the
look-down dribble.
That may be a partial explanation of the low score.
The game was more enjoyable.
I find playing against players who use this kind of dribbling
frustrating and aggravating.
It's not practical to have a rule against it but I think players
can be shamed into not using it.
If you see someone using this dribble to drive through defenders,
shout it out to everyone.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
No fear, I'm not back yet!
Hi all,
yes I am alive, and I am writing this post in English so that most of you can understand it.
I didn't forget about all of you, and I miss most of you, anyway these weeks I am not really able to be there with you on SL.
I started having internet connection troubles, then I took the chance and thought that I really had to use my time to finish my exams (I did it!); now I am breathless because of the thesis for some time yet.
I won't hide I am glad I took back much time for myself, for my duties and things I had to do. Staying away from the web for a while has been salubrious, I guess, and not having connection at home helped me to use better my time.
Now I am here on our Blog - and not on SL or on secondfootball - because i just want to greet you, the team, the people i used to "meet" almost everyday. I don't care a bit about lots of people "elsewhere" - probably most of them don't even deserve one word from me. I wonder if somebody "there" now misses me or maybe gloats for my absence, anyway i still don't miss one single minute of my time spent with certain people (if any not-team-member is reading this, hey, you know well whether you are among that "certain people" or not, so stop complaining if it's not the case).
The only one reason that held me back in SL lately was the attachment to my team members. I won't dare to call you friends, because in my opinion it's not the right word to use when you never met a person. Anyway, I really care about you and I feel a little guilty for being far so long, but that's it. I heard that Tarcisio made a great job playing the role of the Boss in the meanwhile, and I feel really lucky having him there. I also know that others helped and keep helping him, and i want to thank every single person about that.
Moving on to "technical matters", if somebody ever wondered where the L$ (not the Kappa stuff) written on your contracts are (Tarcisio, did you pay out of your pocket, maybe playing as an escort night-time?), i want to assure that when I come back to SL I'll pay my dues, before the contracts end for sure, so that I'll respect all of them.
What else? One thing. That could seem dull but - who cares. I want you to remember that yes, you're playing a game, you're having some fun in front of your monitor, but the most of you are a group of people which met many months ago and keeps meeting for playing together. I want you to take this in mind. You can win and you can lose the games, you can have fun today or get angry for something, but my opinion is that the most important thing is the time shared together. It's precious, and I don't want anybody to waste too much time in silly matters. Ok, probably silly matters are the spice which keeps the thing alive, but I'd like you to enjoy your time in SNN, enjoy the company of your teammates, because every single person here is special in his own way. Try to ride over little troubles and aim to enjoy your time together. This is the real victory.
Ciao,
Swann
yes I am alive, and I am writing this post in English so that most of you can understand it.
I didn't forget about all of you, and I miss most of you, anyway these weeks I am not really able to be there with you on SL.
I started having internet connection troubles, then I took the chance and thought that I really had to use my time to finish my exams (I did it!); now I am breathless because of the thesis for some time yet.
I won't hide I am glad I took back much time for myself, for my duties and things I had to do. Staying away from the web for a while has been salubrious, I guess, and not having connection at home helped me to use better my time.
Now I am here on our Blog - and not on SL or on secondfootball - because i just want to greet you, the team, the people i used to "meet" almost everyday. I don't care a bit about lots of people "elsewhere" - probably most of them don't even deserve one word from me. I wonder if somebody "there" now misses me or maybe gloats for my absence, anyway i still don't miss one single minute of my time spent with certain people (if any not-team-member is reading this, hey, you know well whether you are among that "certain people" or not, so stop complaining if it's not the case).
The only one reason that held me back in SL lately was the attachment to my team members. I won't dare to call you friends, because in my opinion it's not the right word to use when you never met a person. Anyway, I really care about you and I feel a little guilty for being far so long, but that's it. I heard that Tarcisio made a great job playing the role of the Boss in the meanwhile, and I feel really lucky having him there. I also know that others helped and keep helping him, and i want to thank every single person about that.
Moving on to "technical matters", if somebody ever wondered where the L$ (not the Kappa stuff) written on your contracts are (Tarcisio, did you pay out of your pocket, maybe playing as an escort night-time?), i want to assure that when I come back to SL I'll pay my dues, before the contracts end for sure, so that I'll respect all of them.
What else? One thing. That could seem dull but - who cares. I want you to remember that yes, you're playing a game, you're having some fun in front of your monitor, but the most of you are a group of people which met many months ago and keeps meeting for playing together. I want you to take this in mind. You can win and you can lose the games, you can have fun today or get angry for something, but my opinion is that the most important thing is the time shared together. It's precious, and I don't want anybody to waste too much time in silly matters. Ok, probably silly matters are the spice which keeps the thing alive, but I'd like you to enjoy your time in SNN, enjoy the company of your teammates, because every single person here is special in his own way. Try to ride over little troubles and aim to enjoy your time together. This is the real victory.
Ciao,
Swann
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Team Training
We MUST have at least one long practice session with all team players
before our next game with Verona.
Individual training is good but organized team training wins games.
I have added 3 new blogs on the other site.
before our next game with Verona.
Individual training is good but organized team training wins games.
I have added 3 new blogs on the other site.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
SNN - Palermo 14-5 (6-1)
A game dominated by SNN from the beggining to the final, with good organization from our team, especially good interceptions and good finishing from our attackers. I want to congratulate all players and I am truly glad on how we played, certainly the most relaxing and well managed game so far. Now we must concentrate on the important Verona game ahead of us and I expect to see players training all week!
Goals: Zyl 8, Felice 2, Radu, Tarcisio, AG 2
Goals: Zyl 8, Felice 2, Radu, Tarcisio, AG 2
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Ringers !
Milan 13 - Verona 10
(Game is under protest and may be replayed)
We knew something fishy was going on as we heard the scores
come in of the Milan-Verona match. How could the bottom team
in the standings win over the top team?
It seems that 3 players from Koln played for Milan under
different names (I think), bringing their passing tactics with them.
Koln is the best passing team that we have played and I think that
Verona had the same problem we had: they simply have not had
much experience playing against such good passing tactics and did
not have time to adjust their defenses to counter these attacks.
I did not witness the game, but I think this is a reasonable assumption.
Are good passing tactics and skills the biggest difference
between first and last place teams?
I think yes.
There were also accusations of cheating by using some kind of blocker.
See SecondFootball.com forums for more information.
We have lost 3 recent friendlys to the best passing teams;
Stuttgart, Koln and Verona.
We will lose again if we do not train to counter attacks like this.
I will draw graphs on the other blog of the attacks used against
us and suggestions to help defenses counter them.
Or do you think maybe I should put them in this blog for everyone to see?
Everyone knows what tactics are used as they play these teams,
it's no secret after the fact.
It would be helpful to everyone if they knew ahead of time.
What do you think?
(Game is under protest and may be replayed)
We knew something fishy was going on as we heard the scores
come in of the Milan-Verona match. How could the bottom team
in the standings win over the top team?
It seems that 3 players from Koln played for Milan under
different names (I think), bringing their passing tactics with them.
Koln is the best passing team that we have played and I think that
Verona had the same problem we had: they simply have not had
much experience playing against such good passing tactics and did
not have time to adjust their defenses to counter these attacks.
I did not witness the game, but I think this is a reasonable assumption.
Are good passing tactics and skills the biggest difference
between first and last place teams?
I think yes.
There were also accusations of cheating by using some kind of blocker.
See SecondFootball.com forums for more information.
We have lost 3 recent friendlys to the best passing teams;
Stuttgart, Koln and Verona.
We will lose again if we do not train to counter attacks like this.
I will draw graphs on the other blog of the attacks used against
us and suggestions to help defenses counter them.
Or do you think maybe I should put them in this blog for everyone to see?
Everyone knows what tactics are used as they play these teams,
it's no secret after the fact.
It would be helpful to everyone if they knew ahead of time.
What do you think?
Saturday, May 3, 2008
! ! ! HEY ! ! !
I just found out a couple of days ago that tackling is easier with a smaller avatar.
And I found out today that this was discussed in the Italian forum of secondfootball.com
a week or two ago.
Someone should have informed the team on this page.
In Sundays loss against Perugia I had several balls ghost through me and
probably through others who did not know about the smaller avatars.
We lost by one goal.
Go figure.
And I found out today that this was discussed in the Italian forum of secondfootball.com
a week or two ago.
Someone should have informed the team on this page.
In Sundays loss against Perugia I had several balls ghost through me and
probably through others who did not know about the smaller avatars.
We lost by one goal.
Go figure.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
SNN 9 - Perugia 10
This game was more computer game than simulated soccer.
Perugia was able to take advantage of the look-down dribble
bug and run through our defense. Do our offensive players do that?
I have no idea.
I would like to try a game with some of the rules I proposed.
Mainly the goalie box and penalty box rules, though I
think it would be fun to try the 'No Traveling' rule also.
On the other blog I posted what I think would happen to
gameplay if there was a 'No Traveling' rule. Check it out!
I also posted a new training exercise.
Perugia was able to take advantage of the look-down dribble
bug and run through our defense. Do our offensive players do that?
I have no idea.
I would like to try a game with some of the rules I proposed.
Mainly the goalie box and penalty box rules, though I
think it would be fun to try the 'No Traveling' rule also.
On the other blog I posted what I think would happen to
gameplay if there was a 'No Traveling' rule. Check it out!
I also posted a new training exercise.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A Solution for the Tackling and Dribbling Problem?
I think I may have some solutions for the tackling
and dribbling problems we've had lately, and also
the unrealistically high scores.
We all know how difficult it is for defenders to
take the ball from someone one is looking down at the ball while dribbling.
The ball carrier will literally run right through the defenders.
But when you think about it, he is not really dribbling,
he is holding the ball like in rugby or American football.
In basketball there is a rule that says you may not run more
than 3 steps(I think) while holding the ball.
This is called 'traveling' and is penalized.
We need to have a rule to compel the ball holder to let loose
after a short period.
This will allow defenders a better chance of intercepting the ball.
I've thought of 6 ways of strenthening the defenses,
the first 3 are probably impractical but I will present them anyway;
1. Limit the time someone may have possession of the ball to
3 seconds or so. This will force him to actually dribble.
Maybe this can be scripted into the ball?
2. Like in basketball, limit the number of steps a person may take
while in possession of the ball.
This would probably have to be scripted.
3. Limit the distance traveled with the ball.
Again this would probably have to be scripted.
4. This one I think will work, it's easily understood and easy to
spot violations;
I've noticed at my home field that the grass is two shades of green,
light and dark.
Now suppose all the fields had the exact same shading pattern.
I propose having a rule that says that a player may not dribble
(using the dribble animation) the ball across the changes in grass shades.
And also that he may not dribble across the penalty box.
Teams violating the rules would give the ball to
the opposing team for a kick-in.
This would compel the ball handler to pass more often
or actually dribble the ball (not hold it with the animation).
Defenders will know where the ball is free and have a
much much better chance of intercepting it.
I have drawn some grass patterns to consider.
( See below )
5. Make the goalie box out of bounds.
Any ball that stops inside the goalie box belongs
to the defending team.
6. Make the goals slightly smaller.
I realize that everyone wants to make the gameplay
as close to real-life soccer as possible and that some of my proposals
go away from that goal,
but scoring 25 goals in one game is also very unrealistic.
Show this blog to everyone for their consideration.
and dribbling problems we've had lately, and also
the unrealistically high scores.
We all know how difficult it is for defenders to
take the ball from someone one is looking down at the ball while dribbling.
The ball carrier will literally run right through the defenders.
But when you think about it, he is not really dribbling,
he is holding the ball like in rugby or American football.
In basketball there is a rule that says you may not run more
than 3 steps(I think) while holding the ball.
This is called 'traveling' and is penalized.
We need to have a rule to compel the ball holder to let loose
after a short period.
This will allow defenders a better chance of intercepting the ball.
I've thought of 6 ways of strenthening the defenses,
the first 3 are probably impractical but I will present them anyway;
1. Limit the time someone may have possession of the ball to
3 seconds or so. This will force him to actually dribble.
Maybe this can be scripted into the ball?
2. Like in basketball, limit the number of steps a person may take
while in possession of the ball.
This would probably have to be scripted.
3. Limit the distance traveled with the ball.
Again this would probably have to be scripted.
4. This one I think will work, it's easily understood and easy to
spot violations;
I've noticed at my home field that the grass is two shades of green,
light and dark.
Now suppose all the fields had the exact same shading pattern.
I propose having a rule that says that a player may not dribble
(using the dribble animation) the ball across the changes in grass shades.
And also that he may not dribble across the penalty box.
Teams violating the rules would give the ball to
the opposing team for a kick-in.
This would compel the ball handler to pass more often
or actually dribble the ball (not hold it with the animation).
Defenders will know where the ball is free and have a
much much better chance of intercepting it.
I have drawn some grass patterns to consider.
( See below )
5. Make the goalie box out of bounds.
Any ball that stops inside the goalie box belongs
to the defending team.
6. Make the goals slightly smaller.
I realize that everyone wants to make the gameplay
as close to real-life soccer as possible and that some of my proposals
go away from that goal,
but scoring 25 goals in one game is also very unrealistic.
Show this blog to everyone for their consideration.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
SNN 17 - Roma 3
At half time I believe the score was 3-3 or 4-3.
It looked like it was going to be a difficult game for us.
What happened ?
I couldn't see clearly what was going on across the field.
I do know that in the second half the ball was in
Roma's side of the field most of the time.
Our offense was depossesing the ball before they got to mid-field.
Did they lose a player?
Did our offense change tactics?
More passing?
More aggressive offensive play?
Un-organized or undisciplined defense?
Were they unable to counter the dribble bug?
(I assume our players were using it.)
Demoralized?
It's always helpful to know why we win or lose a game.
It looked like it was going to be a difficult game for us.
What happened ?
I couldn't see clearly what was going on across the field.
I do know that in the second half the ball was in
Roma's side of the field most of the time.
Our offense was depossesing the ball before they got to mid-field.
Did they lose a player?
Did our offense change tactics?
More passing?
More aggressive offensive play?
Un-organized or undisciplined defense?
Were they unable to counter the dribble bug?
(I assume our players were using it.)
Demoralized?
It's always helpful to know why we win or lose a game.
Teams need more players.
SNN 12 - Juventus 1
SNN 3 - Milan 0
SNN 15 - Itland 5
SNN 25 - Mediterraneo 6
Some of these teams did not have enough players and were easily beaten.
SNN 3 - Milan 0
SNN 15 - Itland 5
SNN 25 - Mediterraneo 6
Some of these teams did not have enough players and were easily beaten.
SNN 5 - Koln 11 ( Friendly ) April 2008
This was a well organized and desciplined team that we were not ready for.
They seemed to have 5 strikers spread out on our side of the field and passed
effectively to team mates who were always open.
We did not have time to develope a defense to counter this.
This is something that should be planned out ahead of time so
that we could adapt quickly.
I will have suggestions to counter this in the tactics blog shortly.
The name of the tactics blog has been changed.
Remember, keep the blog name for team mates only.
They seemed to have 5 strikers spread out on our side of the field and passed
effectively to team mates who were always open.
We did not have time to develope a defense to counter this.
This is something that should be planned out ahead of time so
that we could adapt quickly.
I will have suggestions to counter this in the tactics blog shortly.
The name of the tactics blog has been changed.
Remember, keep the blog name for team mates only.
Monday, April 14, 2008
SNN Match History
Because blogspot doesn't allow the creation of pages inside blogs, I will post the results of the matches played by SNN in this post, which will be saved as a link and can be viewed at any time. This list includes both the official and the friendly games that we played since we started this team. On older matches, the goal scorers may not appear.
All matches played: 127 matches - 69 wins - 12 draws - 46 losses
UKFA 2008/2009 (41 matches: 23-7-11)
12/04/2009: Manchester - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
08/04/2009: SNN - Rapid 11-11
08/04/2009: ASAF Nantes - SNN 5-12
07/04/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 5-12
05/04/2009: SNN - Internacional 7-7
02/04/2009: Valiant - SNN 6-1
30/03/2009: SNN - Verona 10-10
30/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-4
29/03/2009: Liverpool - SNN 5-14 (officially 0-8)
26/03/2009: SNN - Lazio 5-5
24/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 10-12
22/03/2009: SNN - Euros 8-0 (forfait)
15/03/2009: SNN - Lapas 8-0 (forfait)
12/03/2009: SNN - Romania 18-11
07/03/2009: Rangers - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
03/03/2009: SNN - Samp-doria 4-5
01/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 4-10
25/02/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-12
22/02/2009: Burgos - SNN 3-14
18/02/2009: SNN - Hertha 10-10
15/02/2009: Garnett - SNN 4-13
12/02/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 0-18
08/02/2009: SNN - Manchester 18-1
05/02/2009: Roma - SNN 11-13
04/02/2009: Roma - SNN 16-9
01/02/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-9
29/01/2009: SNN - FVG Club-Vote 9-9
28/01/2009: SNN - OLNP 22-4
27/01/2009: Rapid - SNN 12-1
26/01/2009: SNN - Stuttgart 9-7
25/01/2009: SNN - Liverpool 8-0 (forfait)
23/01/2009: Hertha - SNN 8-3
18/01/2009: Euros - SNN 6-12
11/01/2009: Lapas - SNN 5-16
10/01/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-7
09/01/2009: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 4-15
08/01/2009: Valiant - SNN 17-5
07/01/2009: Lazio - SNN 8-6
21/12/2008: SNN - Rangers 8-0 (forfait)
07/12/2008: SNN - Burgos 5-1
30/11/2008: SNN - Garnett 11-1
Reconstruction aug-nov 2008 (19 matches: 4-0-15)
unknown: SNN - Valiant WIN (unknown score)
26/11/2008: Verona - SNN 17-6
20/11/2008: Valiant - SNN 17-5
19/11/2008: Verona - SNN 8-2
18/11/2008: Brazil - SNN 12-10
13/11/2008: Euros - SNN 8-7
03/11/2008: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 9-5
30/10/2008: Vstex - SNN 10-14
27/10/2008: Austria - SNN 19-4
23/10/2008: Valiant - SNN 2-6
16/10/2008: SNN - Vstex 7-10
02/10/2008: SNN - Perugia 3-7
30/09/2008: Austria - SNN 13-2
10/09/2008: Köln - SNN 12-2
08/09/2008: Hellas - SNN 11-0
04/09/2008: Bellagio - SNN 9-13
28/08/2008: Austria - SNN 10-12
25/08/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 6-14
19/08/2008: FVG Club-Vote II - SNN 13-4
Lega Calcio SL 2008 (30 matches: 17-3-10) (goals: 11.2 - 6.9)
07/07/2008: Vstex - SNN 5-5
03/07/2008: Itland - SNN 2-20
30/06/2008: SNN - Perugia 16-12
23/06/2008: Napoli - SNN 3-0 (forfait)
20/06/2008: SNN - Köln 7-8
19/06/2008: SNN - Lazio 5-11
18/06/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 5-8
15/06/2008: Roma - SNN 9-6
11/06/2008: ACSL Milan - SNN 1-7
05/06/2008: SNN - Mediterraneo 3-0
29/05/2008: Italy - SNN 20-10
26/05/2008: SNN - Juventus 22-1
19/05/2008: Verona - SNN 5-4
18/05/2008: SNN - Köln 4-10
18/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 4-4
17/05/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 16-20
12/05/2008: SNN - Palermo 15-6
06/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 3-11
05/05/2008: SNN - Vstex 15-7
01/05/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-10
27/04/2008: Perugia - SNN 10-9
20/04/2008: SNN - SLC Napoli 26-6
14/04/2008: SNN - Roma 17-3
13/04/2008: SNN - Köln 6-12
10/04/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 6-25
07/04/2008: SNN - Itland 15-5
27/03/2008: SNN - ACSL Milan 3-0 (forfait)
16/03/2008: Juventus - SNN 1-12
09/03/2008: SNN - Verona 1-4 (0-1)
02/03/2008: Palermo - SNN 3-5
Romantic Period 2007 (20 matches: 17-1-2) (goals: 5.6 - 2.1)
01/03/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-4
28/02/2008: SNN - Vstex 9-0
25/02/08: SNN - Perugia 8-4 (6-1)
Goals: Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio, Beavis, Felice, Felice, Radu, Beavis
2/02/08: SNN - Stuttgart 8-4 (2-1)
Goals: Carl, Beavis, Carl, Mola, Radu, Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio
20/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 4-0
Goals:Cyndee,Cobain,P.Akina(OG),Javier
13/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 5-0 (2-0)
Goals: ?
6/01/08: SNN - Lazio 2-2
Goals: Carl?, Radu
23/12/07: SNN - Verona 5-3 (2-2)
Goals: Cobain, marco87 Beck(OG), Beavis, Cobain, Beavis
16/12/07: SNN - Genoa 4-2 (0-1)
Goals: Beavis, Zyl, Moore, Beavis
2/12/07: SNN - Palermo 5-2
Goals: Zyl, Zyl, Zyl, Moore, Zyl
25/11/07: SNN - Roma 5-1
Goals: ?
21/11/07: SNN - Itland 10-1
Goals: ?
15/11/07: SNN -Verona
Goals: ?
11/11/07: SNN -Napoli 3-1
Goals: ?
21/10/07:Verona
Goals: ?
14/10/07: SNN -Milan
Goals: ?
3/10/07: SNN - Billionaire 4-2 (?)
Goals: ?
18/09/07: SNN - Billionaire 7-1
Goals: ?
5/09/07: Fiorentina - SNN 4-3
Goals: ?
29/08/07: SNN - Fiorentina 3-2 (1-2)
Goals: Moore, Radu, Radu (p)
All matches played: 127 matches - 69 wins - 12 draws - 46 losses
UKFA 2008/2009 (41 matches: 23-7-11)
12/04/2009: Manchester - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
08/04/2009: SNN - Rapid 11-11
08/04/2009: ASAF Nantes - SNN 5-12
07/04/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 5-12
05/04/2009: SNN - Internacional 7-7
02/04/2009: Valiant - SNN 6-1
30/03/2009: SNN - Verona 10-10
30/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-4
29/03/2009: Liverpool - SNN 5-14 (officially 0-8)
26/03/2009: SNN - Lazio 5-5
24/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 10-12
22/03/2009: SNN - Euros 8-0 (forfait)
15/03/2009: SNN - Lapas 8-0 (forfait)
12/03/2009: SNN - Romania 18-11
07/03/2009: Rangers - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
03/03/2009: SNN - Samp-doria 4-5
01/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 4-10
25/02/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-12
22/02/2009: Burgos - SNN 3-14
18/02/2009: SNN - Hertha 10-10
15/02/2009: Garnett - SNN 4-13
12/02/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 0-18
08/02/2009: SNN - Manchester 18-1
05/02/2009: Roma - SNN 11-13
04/02/2009: Roma - SNN 16-9
01/02/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-9
29/01/2009: SNN - FVG Club-Vote 9-9
28/01/2009: SNN - OLNP 22-4
27/01/2009: Rapid - SNN 12-1
26/01/2009: SNN - Stuttgart 9-7
25/01/2009: SNN - Liverpool 8-0 (forfait)
23/01/2009: Hertha - SNN 8-3
18/01/2009: Euros - SNN 6-12
11/01/2009: Lapas - SNN 5-16
10/01/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-7
09/01/2009: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 4-15
08/01/2009: Valiant - SNN 17-5
07/01/2009: Lazio - SNN 8-6
21/12/2008: SNN - Rangers 8-0 (forfait)
07/12/2008: SNN - Burgos 5-1
30/11/2008: SNN - Garnett 11-1
Reconstruction aug-nov 2008 (19 matches: 4-0-15)
unknown: SNN - Valiant WIN (unknown score)
26/11/2008: Verona - SNN 17-6
20/11/2008: Valiant - SNN 17-5
19/11/2008: Verona - SNN 8-2
18/11/2008: Brazil - SNN 12-10
13/11/2008: Euros - SNN 8-7
03/11/2008: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 9-5
30/10/2008: Vstex - SNN 10-14
27/10/2008: Austria - SNN 19-4
23/10/2008: Valiant - SNN 2-6
16/10/2008: SNN - Vstex 7-10
02/10/2008: SNN - Perugia 3-7
30/09/2008: Austria - SNN 13-2
10/09/2008: Köln - SNN 12-2
08/09/2008: Hellas - SNN 11-0
04/09/2008: Bellagio - SNN 9-13
28/08/2008: Austria - SNN 10-12
25/08/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 6-14
19/08/2008: FVG Club-Vote II - SNN 13-4
Lega Calcio SL 2008 (30 matches: 17-3-10) (goals: 11.2 - 6.9)
07/07/2008: Vstex - SNN 5-5
03/07/2008: Itland - SNN 2-20
30/06/2008: SNN - Perugia 16-12
23/06/2008: Napoli - SNN 3-0 (forfait)
20/06/2008: SNN - Köln 7-8
19/06/2008: SNN - Lazio 5-11
18/06/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 5-8
15/06/2008: Roma - SNN 9-6
11/06/2008: ACSL Milan - SNN 1-7
05/06/2008: SNN - Mediterraneo 3-0
29/05/2008: Italy - SNN 20-10
26/05/2008: SNN - Juventus 22-1
19/05/2008: Verona - SNN 5-4
18/05/2008: SNN - Köln 4-10
18/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 4-4
17/05/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 16-20
12/05/2008: SNN - Palermo 15-6
06/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 3-11
05/05/2008: SNN - Vstex 15-7
01/05/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-10
27/04/2008: Perugia - SNN 10-9
20/04/2008: SNN - SLC Napoli 26-6
14/04/2008: SNN - Roma 17-3
13/04/2008: SNN - Köln 6-12
10/04/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 6-25
07/04/2008: SNN - Itland 15-5
27/03/2008: SNN - ACSL Milan 3-0 (forfait)
16/03/2008: Juventus - SNN 1-12
09/03/2008: SNN - Verona 1-4 (0-1)
02/03/2008: Palermo - SNN 3-5
Romantic Period 2007 (20 matches: 17-1-2) (goals: 5.6 - 2.1)
01/03/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-4
28/02/2008: SNN - Vstex 9-0
25/02/08: SNN - Perugia 8-4 (6-1)
Goals: Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio, Beavis, Felice, Felice, Radu, Beavis
2/02/08: SNN - Stuttgart 8-4 (2-1)
Goals: Carl, Beavis, Carl, Mola, Radu, Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio
20/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 4-0
Goals:Cyndee,Cobain,P.Akina(OG),Javier
13/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 5-0 (2-0)
Goals: ?
6/01/08: SNN - Lazio 2-2
Goals: Carl?, Radu
23/12/07: SNN - Verona 5-3 (2-2)
Goals: Cobain, marco87 Beck(OG), Beavis, Cobain, Beavis
16/12/07: SNN - Genoa 4-2 (0-1)
Goals: Beavis, Zyl, Moore, Beavis
2/12/07: SNN - Palermo 5-2
Goals: Zyl, Zyl, Zyl, Moore, Zyl
25/11/07: SNN - Roma 5-1
Goals: ?
21/11/07: SNN - Itland 10-1
Goals: ?
15/11/07: SNN -
Goals: ?
11/11/07: SNN -
Goals: ?
21/10/07:
Goals: ?
14/10/07: SNN -
Goals: ?
3/10/07: SNN - Billionaire 4-2 (?)
Goals: ?
18/09/07: SNN - Billionaire 7-1
Goals: ?
5/09/07: Fiorentina - SNN 4-3
Goals: ?
29/08/07: SNN - Fiorentina 3-2 (1-2)
Goals: Moore, Radu, Radu (p)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Lag Reducing Tips
Hey Guys.
I don't know if all players go out of their way to change ingame settings before a match in order to minimise lag but it really is something you should do. Afterall it only takes at most a couple of minutes to change and the same to change back.
I was at a match recently and they were complaining about the number of spectators and the lag they ultimately bring with them. Yet ironically the person leading the complaints (the coach) made sure he was still looking "pretty" with multiprim hairs and it was the same with the players on the pitch.
Important Tips to Reduce Lag
You don't score goals just by looking good. Remove all scripts and prims especially hair.
Open Edit > Preferences > Graphics
Draw distance shouldn't be any more than 96. I appreciate that at 64 standing at one end of the pitch you cannot see the other. Opt for 96.
Switch to the Graphics Detail Tab.
Have the following setup -
In Adv. Gr
aphics you should be setup like this -
In General Tab, check the Never check box for Showing Names. Disable Online Friend Notifications and the other two Check boxes under it.
In Audio and Video, disable streaming video and music. Also disable Voice chat.
Open Client > Rendering > Types and have the following Setup
In features disable everything apart from UI which again helps the graphics based lag.
With a relog the settings changed in the client tab should go back to default.
Apologies if this seems a long winded process but its not really. Unfortunately even with this setup there is still going to be lag as the SL servers are not very good but I hope it can be of some help. There is a very noticeable difference when you perform these changes so please make the effort to do it.
If anyone else has any tips please don't keep it a secret - let us know.
That's all for now. Have a nice day.
I don't know if all players go out of their way to change ingame settings before a match in order to minimise lag but it really is something you should do. Afterall it only takes at most a couple of minutes to change and the same to change back.
I was at a match recently and they were complaining about the number of spectators and the lag they ultimately bring with them. Yet ironically the person leading the complaints (the coach) made sure he was still looking "pretty" with multiprim hairs and it was the same with the players on the pitch.
Important Tips to Reduce Lag
You don't score goals just by looking good. Remove all scripts and prims especially hair.
Open Edit > Preferences > Graphics
Draw distance shouldn't be any more than 96. I appreciate that at 64 standing at one end of the pitch you cannot see the other. Opt for 96.
Switch to the Graphics Detail Tab.
Have the following setup -
In Adv. Gr
aphics you should be setup like this -In General Tab, check the Never check box for Showing Names. Disable Online Friend Notifications and the other two Check boxes under it.
In Audio and Video, disable streaming video and music. Also disable Voice chat.
Open Client > Rendering > Types and have the following Setup
In features disable everything apart from UI which again helps the graphics based lag.
With a relog the settings changed in the client tab should go back to default.
Apologies if this seems a long winded process but its not really. Unfortunately even with this setup there is still going to be lag as the SL servers are not very good but I hope it can be of some help. There is a very noticeable difference when you perform these changes so please make the effort to do it.
If anyone else has any tips please don't keep it a secret - let us know.
That's all for now. Have a nice day.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Everyone is still getting better.
I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks.
(By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of
the league with new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else)
will learn to play better and better with each game.
I've played almost everyday for 11 months and I am
still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play
from the first game to the last game!
Any newly formed teams for next season are in big trouble !
The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks.
(By Verona players I believe.)
I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.
To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of
the league with new tactics and defenses.
There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else)
will learn to play better and better with each game.
I've played almost everyday for 11 months and I am
still learning what to do and what not to do.
Just think how much each team will improve their play
from the first game to the last game!
Any newly formed teams for next season are in big trouble !
Monday, March 17, 2008
Substitute Players?
SNN beat Juventus today 12-1.
The reason for the lop-sided score was that Juventus
did not have enough players, only 6 or 7.
They played well, but if they went on the offensive and
lost the ball, their defenders were quickly out-numbered.
If they had most of their players on defense and passed
downfield, their forwards were out-numbered.
I was thinking it might be helpful if there was a pool of substitute players
that teams that were short of players could draw from.
I'm sure there are many people who would like to play
on teams but do not have the time to commit to regular games and practices.
It would make the games more competitive and scores more realistic.
The reason for the lop-sided score was that Juventus
did not have enough players, only 6 or 7.
They played well, but if they went on the offensive and
lost the ball, their defenders were quickly out-numbered.
If they had most of their players on defense and passed
downfield, their forwards were out-numbered.
I was thinking it might be helpful if there was a pool of substitute players
that teams that were short of players could draw from.
I'm sure there are many people who would like to play
on teams but do not have the time to commit to regular games and practices.
It would make the games more competitive and scores more realistic.
Monday, March 10, 2008
SNN 1 - Verona 4 ( Mar. 3,2008 )
This was actually a very close game.
In my opinion the difference was training
at offensive tactics by Verona and our lack
of experience playing against well-organized
teams.
I can't see everything that is going on in the field,
I'd like to hear other players viewpoints.
People on the sidelines can often see better
what is going on than the players.
This was a fun, tough game.
We can beat them.
We will play better next time.
My thoughts for improved play are on the other blog.
( Remember, for team members only )
In my opinion the difference was training
at offensive tactics by Verona and our lack
of experience playing against well-organized
teams.
I can't see everything that is going on in the field,
I'd like to hear other players viewpoints.
People on the sidelines can often see better
what is going on than the players.
This was a fun, tough game.
We can beat them.
We will play better next time.
My thoughts for improved play are on the other blog.
( Remember, for team members only )
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Before the game...
Someone talk to the referee to look for spacebar cheats.
Review lag tips.
Practice a little to warm up.
Make sure everything is turned on and working correctly.
____________________________________________
Someone on the sidelines should use group chat to
point out things that players may not see and direct
them if possible.
If a foul is called it would be helpful to inform the players
what the foul was for.
(In last Sunday's game I was trying to figure out what was
going on and blocked a free kick by accident! )
_____________________________________________
New blogs on the tactics website today.
For team players only.
Do not let other know the address.
Review lag tips.
Practice a little to warm up.
Make sure everything is turned on and working correctly.
____________________________________________
Someone on the sidelines should use group chat to
point out things that players may not see and direct
them if possible.
If a foul is called it would be helpful to inform the players
what the foul was for.
(In last Sunday's game I was trying to figure out what was
going on and blocked a free kick by accident! )
_____________________________________________
New blogs on the tactics website today.
For team players only.
Do not let other know the address.
Friday, February 29, 2008
SNN - Vstex 9-0
Beautiful match yesterday with a worthy opponent which we defeated a lot easier than we thought initially. Our team's appetite for scoring was so big that we didn't stop for the whole match and didn't give them any opportunity. We also tried a new formation that seemed to work very well especially in keeping the posession and recovering the ball. The lag wasn't as bad as I expected for me, but our opponents have said it was quite big for them. I don't know how it was for our other team mates.
Our formation: Darian - Marcuzz, Ciona, Mola - Felice, Tarcisio, Beavis - Radu, Zyl
Goals: Zyl (6), Radu (2), Beavis
Special note goes to Vstex who, even if losing at that score, showed sportsmanship and fair play and sportsmanship and we remained on friendly terms with them.
Here are some pictures with some players celebrating together with the fans:
Our formation: Darian - Marcuzz, Ciona, Mola - Felice, Tarcisio, Beavis - Radu, Zyl
Goals: Zyl (6), Radu (2), Beavis
Special note goes to Vstex who, even if losing at that score, showed sportsmanship and fair play and sportsmanship and we remained on friendly terms with them.
Here are some pictures with some players celebrating together with the fans:
Thursday, February 28, 2008
SNNpartans: SNN - Verona 8-7
I COULD ONLY ATTACH THIS PICTURE AND IT WOULD SAY ALL:
but i will write the rest, anyway :)
We started in five against nine, and we played through the first half like this:
Ciona - Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl
Ciona tried to keep the ball out of the net while Beavis and Mola spread efficiently across the field recovering valueable balls to me and Zyl. In the final of the first half, Merchant joined us and it was a fiery first game for him, but I think he learned a lot from his match. I want to congratulate him for his start.
After the break, we finally had a goalkeeper as Darian came around and we finally could organize he defence in a diamond shape with Ciona behind the line of three:
Darian - Ciona - Merchant, Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl
A special note to the Verona team who throughout the match showed deep frustration and
hatred towards us, we didn't feel welcome at all and neither respected and all they did was to insult us and accuse us of cheating, while not seeing the ridiculous of the situation they were in, losing with 2 or 3 players more all times. Verona - not a friend of us, a team that we must ignore and just beat in the league as we did today.
Overall, it was Zyl's match. He scored 7 of our goals, while the rest of the team showed fantastic organization and dedication in feeding the ball to him.
I would like to ask all our players to try and be available each day at around 1pm SL time because in this period we might be playing a lot of matches and I don't want this situation to happen again (as glorious as it turned to be eventually).
Yesterday we were only 5, think of what we can do when we play in 9 we will be unstoppable!
Congratulations to everyone that played yesterday and please remember that today we have another one or two important games please be present at 12:30 pm!
but i will write the rest, anyway :)
We started in five against nine, and we played through the first half like this:
Ciona - Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl
Ciona tried to keep the ball out of the net while Beavis and Mola spread efficiently across the field recovering valueable balls to me and Zyl. In the final of the first half, Merchant joined us and it was a fiery first game for him, but I think he learned a lot from his match. I want to congratulate him for his start.
After the break, we finally had a goalkeeper as Darian came around and we finally could organize he defence in a diamond shape with Ciona behind the line of three:
Darian - Ciona - Merchant, Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl
A special note to the Verona team who throughout the match showed deep frustration and
hatred towards us, we didn't feel welcome at all and neither respected and all they did was to insult us and accuse us of cheating, while not seeing the ridiculous of the situation they were in, losing with 2 or 3 players more all times. Verona - not a friend of us, a team that we must ignore and just beat in the league as we did today.
Overall, it was Zyl's match. He scored 7 of our goals, while the rest of the team showed fantastic organization and dedication in feeding the ball to him.
I would like to ask all our players to try and be available each day at around 1pm SL time because in this period we might be playing a lot of matches and I don't want this situation to happen again (as glorious as it turned to be eventually).
Yesterday we were only 5, think of what we can do when we play in 9 we will be unstoppable!
Congratulations to everyone that played yesterday and please remember that today we have another one or two important games please be present at 12:30 pm!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
SNN - AC Perugia 8-4 (6-1)
Yesterday we played a friendly match against Perugia, which should have been the first match in a small cup competition. Because the organizers (Lazio) didn't provide us with a valid referee, the match wasn't registered on the secondfootball.com website, and such wasn't official. However, it was a good practice where we saw our team's strengths and minuses with the new hud.
I was satisfied with the performance of all our players and I think we should have won with a larger margin (we missed two penalties). The defenders did a good job in recovering the ball and passing forward, although passing is a bit tough with the new hud because it is charging too slow. Also tackling is very problematic, especially in big laggy conditions. But they did well nevertheless. Same thing about Cyndee and Mola who recovered well and passed well. In the attack, we did okay and scored enough goals to win.
This was the starting team (as Ciona chose not to start the game without a referee):
Darian
Marcuzz - Beavis - Javier
Mola - Cyndee
Felice - Radu - Tarcisio (Carl)
I don't remember exactly who scored but I'll research it to enter in our match history statistic.
Perugia showed fair play and we look forward to playing to them again.
Again, congratulations to all the team and keep practicing. We have a practice scheduled on thursday at 1 pm SL.
On Wednesday, we have two maches in the cup (if it's still being played): against Vstex and Lazio. Let's hope we show the same determination in those games and win again.
I was satisfied with the performance of all our players and I think we should have won with a larger margin (we missed two penalties). The defenders did a good job in recovering the ball and passing forward, although passing is a bit tough with the new hud because it is charging too slow. Also tackling is very problematic, especially in big laggy conditions. But they did well nevertheless. Same thing about Cyndee and Mola who recovered well and passed well. In the attack, we did okay and scored enough goals to win.
This was the starting team (as Ciona chose not to start the game without a referee):
Darian
Marcuzz - Beavis - Javier
Mola - Cyndee
Felice - Radu - Tarcisio (Carl)
I don't remember exactly who scored but I'll research it to enter in our match history statistic.
Perugia showed fair play and we look forward to playing to them again.
Again, congratulations to all the team and keep practicing. We have a practice scheduled on thursday at 1 pm SL.
On Wednesday, we have two maches in the cup (if it's still being played): against Vstex and Lazio. Let's hope we show the same determination in those games and win again.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
New Ball and New Game.
The new ball has been out for about 3 weeks now, everyone has played with it.
Here are some thoughts and opinions about it from myself and others;
It rolls very little before stopping, this makes it much easier for the goalie to block shots.
( Does the goalie animation work? I can't download it. )
Long shots from mid-field are no longer practical.
It shoots straight while running forward. Very easy to aim.
I think it's a bit too easy, I would like to see tha ball handler run at
a slight angle like with the old ball.
Full power shots seen to go over the goal if elevated even just a little.
It is easier to shoot while running sideways.
The longer you hold down the shoot key the farther it goes.
However, the ball seems to shoot the same distance at different levels of stamina.
I experimented shooting while running at different stamina levels.
The distance the shot traveled did not vary much.
The distance traveled seemed to vary more with the elevation of the shot.
Stamina;
At 7% you become useless.
I did not see any difference in running speeds above 7%
At all different levels of stamina above 7% it took 22 seconds to run across the field.
I think it would make play more realistic if players would
lose maybe 1% speed with every 5% loss in stamina.
This would make the defenders relativetly more stronger than the attackers
and force them to use passing tactics.
Another suggestion I've heard is to reduce the speed of the ball carrier slightly.
As it is now, a single defender can do nothing to stop an attacker if he gets past him.
Defenders must not let the attacker get past them.
There is no extra speed with the tackle.
If extra speed is added to the tackle maybe it could be disabled on the ball handler.
Talk to other players on other teams about this.
The ball is much more sticky now, passing is more reliable.
I think good passing and tactics are what is going to separate the better teams
from the weaker ones.
I played my first game today with the new ball. We were beaten easily.
The other team has apparently been practicing passing and was able
to get around our defenders.
Overall , the new ball is a big improvement over the old ball.
Game play is much more realistic and will require
better teamwork.
I think the player in other leagues will want to play with this ball instead of the old ones.
I've had players from Japanese teams ask if they can get this ball for their fields.
Will it be distributed or sold?
I will be writing on the tactics blog soon.
Here are some thoughts and opinions about it from myself and others;
It rolls very little before stopping, this makes it much easier for the goalie to block shots.
( Does the goalie animation work? I can't download it. )
Long shots from mid-field are no longer practical.
It shoots straight while running forward. Very easy to aim.
I think it's a bit too easy, I would like to see tha ball handler run at
a slight angle like with the old ball.
Full power shots seen to go over the goal if elevated even just a little.
It is easier to shoot while running sideways.
The longer you hold down the shoot key the farther it goes.
However, the ball seems to shoot the same distance at different levels of stamina.
I experimented shooting while running at different stamina levels.
The distance the shot traveled did not vary much.
The distance traveled seemed to vary more with the elevation of the shot.
Stamina;
At 7% you become useless.
I did not see any difference in running speeds above 7%
At all different levels of stamina above 7% it took 22 seconds to run across the field.
I think it would make play more realistic if players would
lose maybe 1% speed with every 5% loss in stamina.
This would make the defenders relativetly more stronger than the attackers
and force them to use passing tactics.
Another suggestion I've heard is to reduce the speed of the ball carrier slightly.
As it is now, a single defender can do nothing to stop an attacker if he gets past him.
Defenders must not let the attacker get past them.
There is no extra speed with the tackle.
If extra speed is added to the tackle maybe it could be disabled on the ball handler.
Talk to other players on other teams about this.
The ball is much more sticky now, passing is more reliable.
I think good passing and tactics are what is going to separate the better teams
from the weaker ones.
I played my first game today with the new ball. We were beaten easily.
The other team has apparently been practicing passing and was able
to get around our defenders.
Overall , the new ball is a big improvement over the old ball.
Game play is much more realistic and will require
better teamwork.
I think the player in other leagues will want to play with this ball instead of the old ones.
I've had players from Japanese teams ask if they can get this ball for their fields.
Will it be distributed or sold?
I will be writing on the tactics blog soon.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Primi effetti devastanti della mia assenza dalle riunioni
Come previsto, la mia assenza dalle riunioni sta portando conseguenze catastrofiche.
Il Consiglio di Lega ha approvato una regola assurda sui contrasti, che potete leggere qui (ricordatevi di fare il login sul sito secondfootball):
Purtroppo credo che come al solito la decisione sia frutto di una proposta da parte di un paio di persone che non riflettono (come non riflettono da mesi) sulle conseguenze delle cose, e del solito lassismo di tutti gli altri che si accodano a tutto ciò che all'apparenza è bello e carino, con un sorriso e un "sì", in modo da essere tanto simpatici e benvoluti.
Tutto questo per dire che chi di voi volesse andare a queste riunioni a scontrarsi con certi cervelloni e geni del calcio, me lo faccia sapere. Io ho già fatto troppo, all'inizio non pensavo che sarei stato l'unico con l'intelligenza da capire certe cose elementari e con le palle per lottare affinché le decisioni si prendessero con criterio. Purtroppo è più o meno così. Solo Tarcisio pare avere un po' di buon senso e di cervello, non per niente è stato nominato DG. Questo non vuol dire che lui debba sempre sobbarcarsi il peso di lottare contro i mulini a vento al posto mio.
Se qualcun altro avesse voglia di perdere tempo parlando ai muri lo dica, vediamo cosa si può fare.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Grazie
Giorno dopo giorno sto scoprendo, e mai direttamente dagli interessati, che diversi giocatori stanno facendo i loro comodi di nascosto, giocando in altre squadre, allenate da ladri e disonesti, per tornei organizzati da ladri e disonesti. Non è tanto il fatto che alla fine, per giocare un po' di più, uno vada a giocare anche altrove. Io non sono e non mi sento il padrone di nessuno. Il problema che mi fa veramente venire la nausea è che ogni volta devo venirlo a scoprire da altri. Nessuno è venuto a dirmi niente, o a chiedermi niente. Tutto di nascosto, tutto senza dire nulla. Nonostante tutta la correttezza, l'onestà, la fiducia che sento di aver mostrato nei confronti di tutti.
Forse qualcuno non ha nemmeno lontanamente l'idea (o magari semplicemente se ne frega) di quanti sacrifici, quanto tempo, quanto impegno ci ho messo e ci sto mettendo per far sì che questo campionato che sta per partire esista. Quanto tempo, quanto impegno per trovare sponsor, fondi per dare premi ai giocatori, quante discussioni per il bene della squadra.
Qualcuno che ci tiene veramente alla squadra e alla propria faccia c'è, e ne sono cosciente, ma ormai sono davvero troppe le persone che sto scoprendo a deludermi. Ed io che da sempre combatto per quello che credo giusto, mi chiedo perché diavolo dovrei continuare a fare sacrifici e a regalare i miei sforzi per persone che ricevono la mia correttezza e la mia dedizione e mi restituiscono fango.
Stasera c'è una riunione nella quale si decideranno cose molto importanti per il campionato. Finora non ne ho mancata una, e non sono mai andato lì per me, ma per voi.
Beh, oggi non ci andrò perché non credo che la squadra si meriti tutto quello che io le sto dando. Mi dispiace per le persone in gamba, che ci sono, ma penso che loro sapranno capirmi.
Qui non si tratta più di una questione di gioco, si tratta di falsità . Falsità di diverse persone, ed io le persone false proprio non le sopporto.
Chiunque si sentisse chiamato in causa è libero di andare al diavolo.
P.S. Forse dovrei scrivere questo post anche in inglese, ma anche la fatica di tradurlo mi sembra uno sforzo fuori luogo. E' già tanto che abbia avuto voglia di scrivere questo post in italiano, invece che tacere, fregarmene e farmi i fatti miei esattamente come molte persone.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
LAG
Here is some information I've found about reducing lag.
I'm not certain about some of the things and I've also found contradicting
settings written by different people.
If you know a better setting or see an error let me know and I will update this blog.
Setting your computer to these settings will reduce the appearance of SL but hopefully
reduce lag to an acceptable level. I had these settings at our last game and the lag
was not bad. In the previous three games the lag was so bad for me that I could not
play effectively and even thought of dropping out of the game.
I've noticed that at TIM Stadium that they have moved the field to the edge of the region
to separate the players from the spectators. Also, during games,only players may enter the field.
Look for sites that have lag information and experiment with settings.
Here are two that I have found:
http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/12/18/under-the-grid-simulator-frame-times-and-lag/
http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/12/26/under-the-grid-other-causes-of-lag/
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Reducing Lag
Take off all unnecessary attachments. Tell spectators to do likewise.
No one should be using dial-up. It causes lag for everyone ( 2006 )
General:
Check 'Never show Names'
Network:
Bandwidth 300 - 500 ? ( Not sure about this, I'm reading in one place that it
should be at 900 and at another place that lower may be faster )
Disk Cache = 200 ( Not sure of this one either ) Clear cache
Web: Clear Browser Cache.
Increase Virtual Memory while you're at it.
Restart Computer.
SecondLife should be the first and/or only program you open.
Close all other programs
Graphics:
Draw Distance = 64
Graphics Detail;
Uncheck ' Enable Vertex Shaders '
Uncheck ' Enable Bumpmapping and Shiney '
Avatar Rendering = Normal
Lighting Detail = ' Sun and Moon only '
Terrain Detail = Low
Object Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Flexible Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Tree Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Avatar Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Avd. Graphics:
Anisotropic Filtering = Off
Gamma = 0
Nighttime Brightness = 1
Enable VBO = ? ( Don't know )
Graphics Card Memory = Highest? ( Don't know )
Fog Distance Ratio = 3.0
Max. Particle Count = 0
Outfit Composite limit = 0
Debug Beacon Line width = 1 ? ( Don't know )
Audio & Video;
Play Streaming Music = Off ( uncheck )
Play Streaming Video = Off ( uncheck )
Default upload Bitrate = ? ( Don't know )
In 'Client' menu;
Go to client / Rendering / Types;
Uncheck everything except
'Simple'
'Character'
'Volume'
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Experiment wih other settings.
I've also tried using the Wireframe mode (Ctrl-Shift-R)
I'm not certain about some of the things and I've also found contradicting
settings written by different people.
If you know a better setting or see an error let me know and I will update this blog.
Setting your computer to these settings will reduce the appearance of SL but hopefully
reduce lag to an acceptable level. I had these settings at our last game and the lag
was not bad. In the previous three games the lag was so bad for me that I could not
play effectively and even thought of dropping out of the game.
I've noticed that at TIM Stadium that they have moved the field to the edge of the region
to separate the players from the spectators. Also, during games,only players may enter the field.
Look for sites that have lag information and experiment with settings.
Here are two that I have found:
http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/12/18/under-the-grid-simulator-frame-times-and-lag/
http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/12/26/under-the-grid-other-causes-of-lag/
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Reducing Lag
Take off all unnecessary attachments. Tell spectators to do likewise.
No one should be using dial-up. It causes lag for everyone ( 2006 )
In 'Preferences Menu;
General:
Check 'Never show Names'
Network:
Bandwidth 300 - 500 ? ( Not sure about this, I'm reading in one place that it
should be at 900 and at another place that lower may be faster )
Disk Cache = 200 ( Not sure of this one either ) Clear cache
Web: Clear Browser Cache.
Increase Virtual Memory while you're at it.
Restart Computer.
SecondLife should be the first and/or only program you open.
Close all other programs
Graphics:
Draw Distance = 64
Graphics Detail;
Uncheck ' Enable Vertex Shaders '
Uncheck ' Enable Bumpmapping and Shiney '
Avatar Rendering = Normal
Lighting Detail = ' Sun and Moon only '
Terrain Detail = Low
Object Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Flexible Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Tree Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Avatar Mesh Detail = Off ( left )
Avd. Graphics:
Anisotropic Filtering = Off
Gamma = 0
Nighttime Brightness = 1
Enable VBO = ? ( Don't know )
Graphics Card Memory = Highest? ( Don't know )
Fog Distance Ratio = 3.0
Max. Particle Count = 0
Outfit Composite limit = 0
Debug Beacon Line width = 1 ? ( Don't know )
Audio & Video;
Play Streaming Music = Off ( uncheck )
Play Streaming Video = Off ( uncheck )
Default upload Bitrate = ? ( Don't know )
In 'Client' menu;
Go to client / Rendering / Types;
Uncheck everything except
'Simple'
'Character'
'Volume'
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Experiment wih other settings.
I've also tried using the Wireframe mode (Ctrl-Shift-R)
but the chat boxes are not visible.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Friendly match - Amichevole: Mediterraneo 0 - 4 SNN F.C.
Domenica 20 Gennaio si è giocata allo stadio del Mediterraneo un'amichevole tra l'omonima squadra e l'SNN F.C. Il risultato finale è di quattro reti a favore del nostro team e nessuna segnatura per i padroni di casa. Anche in questa occasione è stato difficile esprimere un buon gioco a causa del lag che ha portato anche ad alcune interruzioni del match.
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Sunday, the 20 January we have played a friendly match against Mediterraneo. The final score is four goals for SNN and no one goal for the home team. Also in this match it was difficult play a good game because the lag was too high and it was sometimes necessary to stop the match.
TABELLINO MATCH:
Mediterraneo 0 - 4 SNN F.C.
Marcature: C.Shepherd, C.Dryke, P.Akina (autogol), J.Pastorelli
Arbitro: T.Ibanez
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Sunday, the 20 January we have played a friendly match against Mediterraneo. The final score is four goals for SNN and no one goal for the home team. Also in this match it was difficult play a good game because the lag was too high and it was sometimes necessary to stop the match.
TABELLINO MATCH:
Mediterraneo 0 - 4 SNN F.C.
Marcature: C.Shepherd, C.Dryke, P.Akina (autogol), J.Pastorelli
Arbitro: T.Ibanez
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Premio Extra / Extra Cash Prize
Annuncio a tutti i giocatori che, in base al bilancio attuale della squadra, ho deciso di riservare un premio extra di 500L$ a tutti i giocatori dell'SNN FC regolarmente registrati sul sito http://www.secondfootball.com/ che ne faranno richiesta.
Per fare richiesta sarà sufficiente inserire qui un commento col proprio nome e cognome SL.
Questo premio extra è da intendersi come un piccolo riconoscimento per tutti coloro che da parecchi mesi o da qualche settimana condividono con tutti noialtri questa esperienza di gruppo.
Grazie a tutti.
I inform all the players that, due to the current team balance, i decided to reserve an extra cash prize of 500L$ to every SNN FC player who is properly registered on http://www.secondfootball.com/ and who claims it.
To claim the prize it's just needed to insert a comment here with SL name and surname.
This extra prize stands for a little award for all those who, since several months or some weeks, share with us this group experience.
Thanks to all.
Per fare richiesta sarà sufficiente inserire qui un commento col proprio nome e cognome SL.
Questo premio extra è da intendersi come un piccolo riconoscimento per tutti coloro che da parecchi mesi o da qualche settimana condividono con tutti noialtri questa esperienza di gruppo.
Grazie a tutti.
I inform all the players that, due to the current team balance, i decided to reserve an extra cash prize of 500L$ to every SNN FC player who is properly registered on http://www.secondfootball.com/ and who claims it.
To claim the prize it's just needed to insert a comment here with SL name and surname.
This extra prize stands for a little award for all those who, since several months or some weeks, share with us this group experience.
Thanks to all.
Monday, January 14, 2008
MEDITERRANEO - SNN 0 - 5
Ottimo lavoro!! complimenti a tutti i giocatori per il risultato ottenuto. E se questa è la partenza, sono convinto che potremmo dare molto di più alla squadra. Dobbiamo continuare a crescere, siamo da sempre sulla giusta strada.
bravissimi
Great work! congratulations to all the players for the score. Since this is the start, i believe that we could give much more to the team. We have to keep improving, we are always on the right way. Great guys
Thursday, January 10, 2008
FRIENDLY MATCH - PARTITA AMICHEVOLE
We will play a friendly match against MEDITERRANEO OC on 13 JANUARY at 22:00 Italy Time (1 PM SL Time). Meeting at SNN Stadium half an hour before.
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Si giocherà una partita amichevole contro il MEDITERRANEO OC il giorno 13 gennaio alle ore 22:00 italiane (1 PM ora SL) . Ci incontriamo mezz'ora prima allo stadio SNN.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
ALLENAMENTI - TRAINING SESSION
questa settimana (07/01/2008-10/01/2008) per tutti i giorni, ore 22.00 italiane (01.00 pm second life) saranno indetti allenamenti presso lo stadio STARLIFE. Siete pregati di intervenire almeno ad un allenamento per poter essere testati ed inseriti nel ruolo più appropriato.
Grazie
This week (07 jan 2008-10 jan 2008) all dais, h 22.00 IT (01.00 pm second life) we will train at STARLIFE stadium. if you can,Please come to at least one training session, to allow an appropriate test for your role. Thank you
Friday, January 4, 2008
Iscrizione obbligatoria
Prego tutti i componenti dell'SNN FC (giocatori e staff) di andare c/o lo stadio SNN (Italian Life Arena), dietro alle panchine è presente un ATM, scrivere "reset password".
Comparirà un messaggio con una nuova password, segnatevela, poi collegatevi nel sito http://www.secondfootball.com/ e fate il login.
Sarete così registrati nel Second Life Football system.
All people of SNN FC (player and staff) have to go to SNN Stadium (Italian Life Arena), close (behind) to the bench there is an ATM, write "reset password".
You will read your new password.
Go to http://www.secondfootball.com/ and log in.
You will be signed in Second Life Football system.
Comparirà un messaggio con una nuova password, segnatevela, poi collegatevi nel sito http://www.secondfootball.com/ e fate il login.
Sarete così registrati nel Second Life Football system.
All people of SNN FC (player and staff) have to go to SNN Stadium (Italian Life Arena), close (behind) to the bench there is an ATM, write "reset password".
You will read your new password.
Go to http://www.secondfootball.com/ and log in.
You will be signed in Second Life Football system.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
SNN FC offre sponsorship della divisa e nello stadio
L'SNN F.C. offre a chiunque sia interessato -società reali o virtuali- la sponsorizzazione della propria divisa (riprodotta in foto).
La squadra, reduce dalla vittoria della Coppa Italia SL (per la quale porta una coccarda tricolore sulla maglia) si accinge a presentare le nuove divise in vista della prossima partenza del Campionato organizzato dalla Lega Calcio SL.
Lo spazio da dedicarsi sulla maglietta consiste in un rettangolo delle dimensioni 124x80 pixel, posizionato al centro, in piena evidenza.
Il logo riprodotto potrà avere qualunque stile o colore e sarà inserito anche nelle maglie dei portieri e nella seconda divisa, nonché sul blog della squadra (vedere link in fondo).
L'SNN F.C. si riserva il diritto di selezionare tra gli sponsors non solo in base all'offerta economica in L$, ma anche prendendo in considerazione la natura dell'oggetto da pubblicizzare.
Sono disponibili inoltre spazi pubblicitari presso il nuovo stadio dell'SNN F.C., l'Italian Life Arena.
Chiunque fosse interessato, può contattare il sottoscritto via IM inworld.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN F.C.
La squadra, reduce dalla vittoria della Coppa Italia SL (per la quale porta una coccarda tricolore sulla maglia) si accinge a presentare le nuove divise in vista della prossima partenza del Campionato organizzato dalla Lega Calcio SL.
Lo spazio da dedicarsi sulla maglietta consiste in un rettangolo delle dimensioni 124x80 pixel, posizionato al centro, in piena evidenza.
Il logo riprodotto potrà avere qualunque stile o colore e sarà inserito anche nelle maglie dei portieri e nella seconda divisa, nonché sul blog della squadra (vedere link in fondo).
L'SNN F.C. si riserva il diritto di selezionare tra gli sponsors non solo in base all'offerta economica in L$, ma anche prendendo in considerazione la natura dell'oggetto da pubblicizzare.
Sono disponibili inoltre spazi pubblicitari presso il nuovo stadio dell'SNN F.C., l'Italian Life Arena.
Chiunque fosse interessato, può contattare il sottoscritto via IM inworld.
Swann Stenvaag
Presidente SNN F.C.
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