Championship Manager 2 - mini-tips Submitted by: kumayl hassan E-mail: goldiman2002@yahoo.com Send any queries to the above email address. Added in this version: **A new cheat founded by me. **Add some general hints of mine. **Add a very useful formation to use. Part 1: All the cheats for CM2. ------------------------------------------------- (Note: All of the cheats below can be done on any version of CM2.) ------------------------------------------------- TIPS No.1 - Exit the game without saving. --------------- There is a simple and easy way to boot to DOS prompt or Windows without having to save your game. Simply just press the asterisk(*) key on your keyboard and you'll be able to quit immediately without saving. This is an essential trick because you can just return to the game and start off with your previous savegame. In this way, you can never lose a match. Just save up before any match and exit if you lost it. TIPS No.2 - Prevent your star players from leaving. --------------- Ever managed a lower division club and some of your star players(star???) wanted to leave for a bigger club? Well this nifty tricks will prevent them from doing so. Place your unhappy players on loan and when some big clubs approached them, simply reject their offers. In this way, your star players will stay on your club. TIPS No.3 - Manage International jobs. --------------- I'm sure many of you would like to be manager of one of the International teams, but it takes too long for you to do so. The following steps will allow you to manage International jobs. Look up for the team's manager's name (eg. Terry Venables for England), then add a new player to your game and put down the manager's name instead. Eg. when you want to manage England, simply add a new player and put the name as "Terry Venables." (Note: You can only manage the teams that are correspond to your league game, Italy for Italian CM2, Germany for German CM2 etc.) TIPS No.4 - Buy any interested players for "FREE". --------------- This is the best cheats for CM2 as of now. This cheat allows you to buy any interested players for "FREE". Yes I mean "FREE"!!!! Approach any players that you think will most probably join you. For the asking price, place as much value as you can(mostly double the original value), until the opposite club accept your offer immediately, then press 'OK.' Next, go to 'adjust offer' and change the value to 'FREE', then press 'CANCEL' and you will exit the screen. Wait for the players to negotiate his weekly wages and accept his conditions. If the player eventually joins you, he will be available for FREE !!! TIPS No.5 - Exchange players cheats. (For unpatched CM2) ---------------- When one of your lousy player is wanted by a club, set this player's asking price to a very high value (20M). Then approach one of the player you want from the team that targets your player and make an exchange of players. The opposition club will agree to your exchange offer, thus you can get the player you want provided he is available. TIPS No.6 - Shortlist players that are going to retire. (For unpatch CM2) --------------- Shortlist those great players who are going to retire soon, eg.Klinsmann, Romario, Koeman, Gullit etc. When they eventually retire, those on your shortlist will be replaced by a very young player but with the same abilities as the previous retired player. You will then get many young yet talented players in your squad, usually they cost very cheap. TIPS No.7 - Buy your favourite star player. (just added) --------------- Ever wanted to buy your favourite star player but they won't join you? I have found a way by making them join your club. First when you start a new game, put down the manager name as the player's name (eg. Cantona, Maldini) and when the player is available, try to buy him and he's yours. Part 2: General hints of CM2. -------------------------------------------------- (Just some general hints from me.) -------------------------------------------------- ##When you start a new game and you find that some of your young players' attribute is very good, beware! Cos they do not usually play that good in actual matches. You can loan them out and wait until they are about 22-23 in age then try them out. Young players do lack experience, aren't they? ##Try not to put your fowards as midfielders, they usually play as support role or as striker. ##Bear in mind that wingers must be good in creativity and pace, as well as stamina to make long and fast runs. ##Try not to use slow defenders, as they will allow fast opponent attackers to break through. They are also slow to run back to defence. ##Sweeper must be good in headers and marking, as well as strength. They do not need much pace though. ##It is best to have a striker good in creativity and one good in shooting. One can provide for the other to score, which is a very good tactic, rather than having two sharp shooter, but their chances of scoring is much lesser. ##I don't find playing anchor a good tactic as they usually do not play that good in matches. Well, that's my idea anyway. Part 3: Very useful formation to use. ------------------------------------------------- (Below is a good formation which I use, and I won most of the game.) ------------------------------------------------- A A A = Attacker . . . . . . LF ^ ^ RF LF = Left Forward RF = Right Foward | | | | | | ^ MF MF ^ MF = Midfield / Attacking Midfielder | | | | | | | | | | | | LB = Left Back RB = Right Back LB CB RB CB = Center Back SW SW = Sweeper GK GK = Goalkeeper Tactic to use: Direct style ___________________________ ### This unofficial tips & tricks for CM2 will end here at the moment, if there are any more cheats found out by you, please send them in to me, which I will then put then down here. ### Special thanks to those who submit their cheats to me and those who found out the cheats. Also thanks to all CM2 fans all over the world for greatly supporting this game and hope you enjoy your time playing CM2. Last but not least, I must sincerly thanks Domark for releasing the worlds greatest manager football simulation game. Cheers !!! :) Contact me: --------------- Email address : goldiman2002@yahoo.com ampionship manager 2.