career mode

[76561198111179653]

hi what are the plans for career mode in the future? It definitely needs a big overhaul.

[kschoice]

Hi
Plans for the future of the game can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1679189548055355972/
If you have specific requests about career mode (or anything else) you can post them here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1696040635924127529/

[76561198111179653]

Originally posted by kschoice:

Hi
Plans for the future of the game can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1679189548055355972/
If you have specific requests about career mode (or anything else) you can post them here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1696040635924127529/

the UI for career mode is very confusing!!!! another thing i noticed in gameplay is why can i never accelerate flat shots?? they always miss horribly....i've also noticed that topsin accelerated shots are always better than flat shots, and i never really use flat shots...can you explain to me what im missing?

also also, can you please add mph option for us non europeans haha

[kschoice]

What about the UI for career mode do you find confusing?
Have you tried doing the tutorial?
Have you looked at the FAQ? It is explained there that the most important thing you have to understand is that you should not aim on or close to the lines.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1698293255128732330/
The Speed Display Unit option is in the SETTINGS>GAME menu.

[76561198111179653]

Originally posted by kschoice:

What about the UI for career mode do you find confusing?
Have you tried doing the tutorial?
Have you looked at the FAQ? It is explained there that the most important thing you have to understand is that you should not aim on or close to the lines.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/779430/discussions/0/1698293255128732330/
The Speed Display Unit option is in the SETTINGS>GAME menu.

for the career mode there's no tutorial or introduction and so its hard to understand which tournaments you qualify for. what's the order of the tournaments listed for? im assuming the big block ones are your grand slams but what about the rest? also a small tool tip explaning what each stat does when you hover over character stats would be nice. also its never told to you in the game how skills progress. i did read it in the FAQ but it woul dbe nice to have it in game. i think the career mode just needs a few more things that are easy to add and it would be on par with tennis elbow. i do wish we could progress our stats somehow - with a point system or something like tennis elbow, but i understand if you take a different approach. also, the big numbers next to characters is very confusing. is this their overall rating? is it out of a 100? how come federer is like 80 ovr and some top players are around 80 ovr?

as for the shots, i dont understand what the point of accelerating the strong shot is, since it always misses for me. ive been using the strong shot more consistently now, but ive never landed an accelerated strong shot. it feels weird to use and i wish at least you could use it on shoulder height balls or something.

[kschoice]

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

what's the order of the tournaments listed for?

There are separate areas for different tournament tiers, and every tournament has a logo displayed showing you which category it is. As in real life, there are no on/off criteria for being able to register to a tournament, it depends on your ranking and the rankings of players who have already registered.

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

also, the big numbers next to characters is very confusing. is this their overall rating? is it out of a 100? how come federer is like 80 ovr and some top players are around 80 ovr?

If you have a character named Federer inside the game, it comes from a mod you have installed. And in that case all character stats were also set through that mod, so you would have to ask the people who created the mod the reasons why they picked stats for each character.

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

as for the shots, i dont understand what the point of accelerating the strong shot is, since it always misses for me. ive been using the strong shot more consistently now, but ive never landed an accelerated strong shot. it feels weird to use and i wish at least you could use it on shoulder height balls or something.

Strong shots with double tap are very risky, basically you should only use them on high balls close to the net, and still keep a wide margin from the lines.

[76561198111179653]

Originally posted by kschoice:

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

what's the order of the tournaments listed for?

There are separate areas for different tournament tiers, and every tournament has a logo displayed showing you which category it is. As in real life, there are no on/off criteria for being able to register to a tournament, it depends on your ranking and the rankings of players who have already registered.

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

also, the big numbers next to characters is very confusing. is this their overall rating? is it out of a 100? how come federer is like 80 ovr and some top players are around 80 ovr?

If you have a character named Federer inside the game, it comes from a mod you have installed. And in that case all character stats were also set through that mod, so you would have to ask the people who created the mod the reasons why they picked stats for each character.

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

as for the shots, i dont understand what the point of accelerating the strong shot is, since it always misses for me. ive been using the strong shot more consistently now, but ive never landed an accelerated strong shot. it feels weird to use and i wish at least you could use it on shoulder height balls or something.

Strong shots with double tap are very risky, basically you should only use them on high balls close to the net, and still keep a wide margin from the lines.

i dont have a mod installed i have the player named something like federer thats supposed to represent him, hes liek the top player. i just wish more stuff was explained in the menus and the tutorial is ok but it doesn't tell you when you should use what shot. i think topspin 2k25 did this in their tutorial and it worked well

[kschoice]

Originally posted by 76561198111179653:

i dont have a mod installed i have the player named something like federer thats supposed to represent him, hes liek the top player. i just wish more stuff was explained in the menus and the tutorial is ok but it doesn't tell you when you should use what shot. i think topspin 2k25 did this in their tutorial and it worked well

Characters shipped with the game don't bear real life names and as such stats aren't supposed to reflect real life players, which would be an impossible task anyway. The editor allows users to tune stats as they think is best.

Maybe it works for other games to give well defined instructions on how to use each shot, but Full Ace is more meant like a tennis simulation sandbox, and very much like in real life, there is nothing clear cut about using which shot in which situation. It depends on which character you're using, play style, which character you're playing against, the specific conditions of the current situation, etc...