WTNF 2K5 HELP CAREER TUTORIAL TOPICS: INTRODUCTION THIS CAREER MODE HAS BEEN ADDED TO GIVE YOU, THE USER, A CHANCE TO BE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AN AVERAGE PERSON WHO IS ON HIS WAY TO INTERNATIONAL STARDOM. THIS TUTORIAL WILL EXPLAIN ALL THE NECESSARY TOOLS SO THAT YOU CAN CREATE THE GREATEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE IN THE WORLD. STATUS BAR PERCENTAGES THIS GIVES YOU AN EXACT IDEA OF HOW YOUR BODY PARTS ARE DOING COLOR CODED BODY PARTS GREEN-GREAT YELLOW-GOOD ORANGE-WEAK RED-BAD BLACK-INJURED COLLAPSE/EXPAND TRY IT YOURSELF CUSTOMIZING CHARACTER SELECTING COUNTRY THE COUNTRY YOU WILL REPRESENT IN CAREER MODE PLAYER BAR ATTRIBUTES GIVES THE PLAYER USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ENERGY, MONEY, EGO STATUS, TRAINING POINTS, EXPERIENCE POINTS AND CURRENT LEVEL COLLAPSE/EXPAND TRY IT YOURSELF THE WEATHER SYSTEM RANDOM GENERATING COLLAPSE/EXPAND LEVELING UP HOW THEY ARE EARNED EXPERIENCE POINTS ARE EARNED AS YOU COMPETE AT MEETS IN YOUR CAREER. EXPERIENCE POINTS ARE EARNED ON THE BASIS OF PLACING, SO THE HIGHER YOU PLACE, THE MORE POINTS YOU WILL RECIEVE. EACH MEET HAS THEIR OWN VALUE OF EXPERIENCE POINTS. WHAT ARE THEY FOR EXPERIENCE POINTS ARE USED TO UNLOCK DIFFERENT LEAGUES OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND STANDARDS AND CARDS HOW TO QUALIFY NATIONALS TO QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS, YOU MUST FIRST PLACE IN THE TOP 3 AT CITIES, THEN THE TOP 3 AT DISTRICTS. AT NATIONALS, YOU MUST AGAIN PLACE IN THE TOP 3. THE EVENT THAT YOU GET TOP 3 IN IS THE EVENT YOU WILL BE CARDED IN. THIS CARD WILL THEN ALLOW YOU ACCESS TO COMPETE IN THAT EVENT IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. STANDARDS STANDARDS ARE ANOTHER WAY OF ATTAINING AN INTERNATIONAL CARD. IF YOU QUALIFY WITH ANY OF THE STANDARDS, YOU EARN YOURSELF THAT CARD. TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL MEETS LEAGUE MEETS THESE ARE THE BASIC MEETS THAT EARN YOU BOTH EGO AND MONEY. AS YOUR PROGRESS THROUGH THE LEAGUES, THE DIFFICULY AS PROGRESSES. INVITATIONAL MEETS THESE MEETS ARE UNLOCKED BY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YOUR EGO STATUS. HERE YOU EARN MUCH MORE EGO POINTS AND MONEY THAN YOU WOULD OF A BASIC INTERNATIONAL MEET. MONEY MEETS THESE MEETS ARE UNLOCKED BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. HERE YOU EARN MUCH MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER MEET. SPECIFIC CARD MEETS THESE MEETS REQUIRE THAT YOU HAVE A CERTAIN CARD, OR A CARD THAT FITS INTO THE CATEGORY. UNLOCKING MEETS UNLOCKED BY EGO THE MORE EGO YOU HAVE, THE MORE PEOPLE WANT TO WATCH YOU. THIS IS WHERE YOU GET INVITATIONS TO ATTEND CERTAIN MEETS. UNLOCKED BY MONEY THE MORE MONEY YOU HAVE, THE MORE MONEY WILL BE PUT ON THE LINE. UNLOCKED BY EXPERIENCE AS YOU GAIN EXPERIENCE IN COMPETITION, THIS WILL OPEN THE DOORS TO MORE DIFFICULT LEAGUES. TRAINING ATHLETE WHY TRAIN? YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRAIN YOUR ATHLETE IN ANY EVENT AT YOUR LOCAL TRACK. IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHICH EVENT YOU WANT TO TRAIN FOR. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOUGH THAT YOU CAN PULL MUSCLES DURING A WORKOUT, SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO TRAIN ON A BAD DAY, YOU'RE TAKING A CHANCE. ALSO, YOU ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE STANDARDS OR WORLD RECORDS DURING TRAINING, IF YOU HAPPEN TO DO SO. TRAINING POINTS TRAINING POINTS ARE GAINED HERE, AND AT THE GYM. DEPENDING ON IF YOU HAD A GREAT START, A GOOD TIME, AND DIDN'T INJURY YOURSELF YOU'LL GAIN THESE POINTS. COLLECTING 100 OF THESE TRAINING POINTS ENABLES YOU TO TRADE THESE IN FOR 1 CREDIT POINT, WHICH CAN BE USED TO INCREASE ANY OF YOUR ATTRIBUTES. INJURIES AND INJURY PREVENTION WHAT SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT BEFORE I RACE? YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT TWO THINGS, THE STATUS OF ALL YOUR PARTS THAT ARE BEING USED FOR THE SPECIFIC EVENT, AND THE TEMPERATURE. THE LOWER YOUR PERCENTAGE IS, THE HIGHER THE CHANCE IS OF YOU PULLING SOMETHING. ALSO, THE LOWER THE TEMPERATURE INCREASES THE CHANCE OF AN INJURY. INJURIES ARE MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE AT YOUR FULL POTENTIAL ON A BAD DAY WITH YOUR BODY PART PERCENTAGES LOW. WHAT HAPPENS THE BODY PART THAT YOU TORE IS NOW SET TO ZERO, AND YOUR MENTAL STATUS GOES TO FIFTY. ALSO, THE GAME AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCES 6 MONTHS, LEAVING YOU HAVING TO NOW BEGIN AGAIN WITH THE WEAKENED BODY PART. YOUR EGO ALSO TAKES A HIT AS YOU LOSE 50 POINTS. ALSO YOU LOSE ALL THE TRAINING POINTS THAT YOU WERE SAVING UP. HOW TO RECOPE IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY, GO SEE A PHYSIOTHERAPIST TO QUICKLY HEAL THAT DAMAGED PART. IF NOT, JUST TAKE A COUPLE DAYS SLEEPING IT OFF TO GET IT BETTER. THEN HEAD TO THE GYM AND GET THAT PART STRONGER. HOW TO PREVENT INJURIES LIFTING WEIGHTS LIFTING WEIGHTS DECREASE THE CHANCE FOR A PARTICULAR BODY PART TO NOT GET INJURED. SO THE MORE YOU DO, THE LESS LIKELY THAT PART WILL BE INJURED. PHYSIOTHERAPIST IF YOU'VE GOT A BIG MEET COMING UP, AND YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SLEEP TO HEAL YOUR INJURIES, THEN GO TO A PHYSIOTHERAPIST. YOU'LL GET INSTANT RESULTS. PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES/ EGO STATUS HOW MENTAL ABILITY AFFECTS YOUR PERFORMANCE IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN. THE LOWER YOUR MENTAL STATUS IS, THE LESS LIKELY YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD PERFORMANCE. YOU WON'T PULL ANY MUSCLES, BUT YOU MAY HAVE A MENTAL BREAKDOWN. MENTAL BREAKDOWNS HOW TO HAVE ONE IF YOUR MENTAL STATUS GOES TO 0, WITH AN MUSCLE INJURY, YOU WILL SUFFER A MENTAL BREAKDOWN. WHAT HAPPENS YOUR MENTAL STATUS RETURNS TO FIFTY AND THE GAME AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCES 3 MONTHS, LEAVING YOU HAVING TO NOW BEGIN AGAIN WITH A WEAKENED MIND. YOUR EGO ALSO TAKES A HIT AS YOU LOSE 100 POINTS. ALSO YOU LOSE ALL THE TRAINING POINTS THAT YOU WERE SAVING UP. HOW TO RECOPE IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY, GO SEE A PYSCHOLOGIST TO QUICKLY HEAL YOUR MIND. IF NOT, JUST TAKE A COUPLE DAYS SLEEPING IT OFF TO GET IT BETTER. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS AS A PULLED MUSCLE, SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO RETURN TO THE TRACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HOW TO PREVENT YOU CAN EITHER GO SEE A PHYSCHOLOGIST TO HEAL YOUR MIND, OR SLEEP IT OFF. THE MORE REST YOU HAVE THE BETTER. EARNING MONEY/ JOB SYSTEM/ PAYING THE BILL THROUGH MEETS AS YOU MOVE UP IN THE MEETS, SO WILL THE MONEY. BUT IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU'RE EARNING ENOUGH MONEY THAT YOU DON'T NEED A JOB. THROUGH JOBS AS A TRACK ATHLETE, YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPARE TIME TO WORK. SO YOU WON'T BE GETTING ANY GLORY JOBS HERE, BUT YOU'LL CLEAR $25 A DAY, UNLESS SOMETHING GOOD OR BAD HAPPENS. THROUGH LOTTERY WHY NOT? IT WILL COST YOU YOUR WHOLE DAY'S SALARY, BUT YOU COULD WIN $100. JUST DON'T GET TOO ADDICTED TO GAMBLING. PAYING THE BILL AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, YOU HAVE BILLS TO PAY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, THEN YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE YOUR MENTAL STATUS REDUCED BY HALF AS A RESULT. DRUGS AND CONSEQUENCES THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN TRACK IS THE USE OF BANNED DRUGS. IN THIS GAME, YOU'RE GIVEN THE OPTION, IF YOU WISH TO TAKE IT, IS TO MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE DRUGS OR NOT. BENEFITS YOU GET TO TRAIN LESS, AND YOU'LL BECOME STRONGER, AND IN THE END WILL BE A WINNER. IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO FAME AND GLORY CONSEQUENCES RANDOM DRUG TESTS RANDOM DRUG TESTS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT WILL ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES IN YOUR BODY, YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. FIRST OFFENCE YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR EGO, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING POINTS ALONG WITH A $5000 FINE. SECOND OFFENCE YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE KICKED OUT OF CAREER MODE, MEANING YOU LOSE EVERYTHING AND HAVE TO START FROM THE BEGINNING. PLAYER'S HOUSE COMPUTER EMAIL THE EMAIL SYSTEM IS FOR YOU TO VIEW ANY UPDATES THAT ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE WTNF2K5 GAME. MOST LIKELY THESE WILL BE INVITIATIONS TO SEPARATE MEETS THAT WILL BE HOSTED ON THE WTNF SITE. CALENDAR THE CALENDAR IS YOUR PERSONAL ORGANIZER. HERE YOU GET TO SEE WHEN ALL THE MEETS ARE SCHEDULED TO RUN, AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR AVAILABILITY, OR INFORMATION ON HOW TO UNLOCK THAT PARTICULAR EVENT. JOB FINDER THE JOB FINDER GIVES YOU A LIST OF 10 JOBS THAT CATER TO YOUR NEEDS. THEY MAY BE CRAPPY JOBS, BUT YOU NEED THE MONEY. STANDARDS THIS DISPLAYS THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT STANDARDS ARE NEEDED TO OBTAIN AN INTERNATIONAL CARD IN THAT EVENT. NEWSPAPER THE NEWSPAPER IS A HISTORY OF ALL THE MEETS YOU RAN IN, AND WHAT YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS MAP NEED A NEW COUNTRY TO COMPETE FOR? CLICK ON THE MAP TO BRING UP THE COUNTRY SELECTOR WARDROBE NEED A NEW OUTFIT? CLICK ON THE DRESSER TO BRING UP THE CUSTOMIZATION SCREEN SLEEPING YOU DO NEED TO SLEEP ONCE AND A WHILE. HERE YOU HEAL YOUR MIND AND BODY, AND REPLENISH YOUR ENERGY BAR. PLAYER'S CITY TRACK TRAINING GAIN VALUABLE TRAINING POINTS AS YOU LEARN THE BASICS OF YOUR EVENT. COMPETITION COMPETE AT LOCAL MEETS HERE. TRADING IN TRAINING POINTS YOU NEED 100 TRAINING POINTS TO GET 1 CREDIT POINT GYM LIFT WEIGHTS TO GET STRONGER, AND GAIN TRAINING POINTS TAVERN LOTTERY TICKETS NUTRITION STORE BUY ENERGY SUPPLEMENTS HERE FORTUNE TELLER LEARN ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AIRPORT NEED TO TRAVEL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MEET. GO HERE. TATTOO WHERE YOU BUY TATTOOS SALON WHERE YOU GO TO GET A NEW HAIRDO CLOTHES STORE WHERE YOU GO TO GET A NEW OUTFIT JEWELERS WHERE YOU GO TO GET YOUR JEWELRY PSYCHOLOGIST WHERE YOU GO TO HEAL YOUR MIND PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHERE YOU GO TO HEAL YOUR BODY SECRET HOUSE WHERE YOU GO TO UNLOCK SPECIAL FEATURES, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY. CAN YOU FIND OUT WHERE?