Ghost

The problem is most basic formulas assume each notch of an attribute is worth the same amount but thats not really the case for SOME things in tecmo.
 
One easy example is running back hitting power 
 
Rb hitting power is basically worth 0 until you get to maybe 88. At least in man vs man game. But then its kind if exponential because 94 hp popcorns way more defenders and then 100 hp even more. 
 
So you need a lookup table of values.
 
 
Passing speed is a weird on in that mid level passing speed is probably the best overall especially with a fast wr. 
 
High passing speed results in very few jjs and having to hold the ball forever for very long passes. Its good for quick strikes though.
 
Super low passing speed tends to have more wild overthrows and makes it tough to sneak passes in tight spaces.However a kreig paired with a 56+ wr is a nightmare on 70 yd+ passes as you defender and the drones will get “no locked” a ton.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Sorry ghost, what you are describing simply does not occur.
 
I have reversed engineer every piece of the code and there are no in game boosts for the computer based on the current score.
 

Thank you BlueMan as always. 
 
I was imagining an extra step that wasn't necessary. So, if it's okay. I'm going to write this to my future self who, in a year, will forget all this and go searching. 
 
Dear Future Me,
 
General Manager is the tool you're looking for.
 
Right click, open with java. After changes have been made you can just open the .nes file and see the changes. You don't have to "load" the extra file generated by GM in any way.  

From the program:
 
 
I have never used a supplement file with that before so I don't even know what they are. They aren't required to use the program. 

Thank you @bruddog ! 
 
I wouldn't have thought to look in Paths or equate "Use internal compression" with Encryption so thanks!
 
You're a living Tecmo Legend!
 
Weird to think next April I will have been getting help from you on this forum for 10 years!

Are you using the correct/same emulator? 
 
Make sure encryption is off if using the nestopia emulator.
 
@Ghost

Can you post the state file here

Yup you have encryption on as I suspected.You need to turn encryption off.

@Ghost In nestopia itself. 

@Ghost
 
OPTIONS-PATHS
Make sure use internal compression is unchecked. 
 

Thought someone might find it helpful:
 
I know it helps me to see things visually. 

Note to future self, don't assume Java is installed on your machine and open with "Open with"

Thanks Blueman, can always count on you. As suspected Id wha have it already, already un-rar'd what is the trick to actually modding a .nes file with it?

@Ghost
 
https://www.tecmosb.com/Downloads/Editors/General_Manager.rar

Working on a custom rom for a sim league and having a hard time finding where to edit the division names.  If anyone knows I'd greatly appreciate the help.

If I was trying to make full juice apply to all teams in the playoffs, what would be the most achievable method?  Mod the game before the playoffs to set all juice values to max?  Is there any pointer from playoff games to juice levels  or is it only the season record (what you see on the NFL standings screen that affects it)?

https://tecmobowltools.com/SaveStateExporter which I use religiously has a IsInjured column, can't believe I hadn't noticed that before, that has to be coming from somewhere right? 

Yes,
The injury statusus are stored in the state file.
 

It's 2019 (ten years later), and this little piece of software just saved the league I've been working on and completely made my night! Bless you wherever you are @jstout

if they had Erik Dickerson in the game the colts would've been better also if PA was effective than i think Jeff George would be a strong qb as supposed to being the second worst in TSB

A lot of people consider the Patriots and Colts as being without a doubt the two worst teams in the game. The 1990 Patriots definitely were as bad as how they were presented in the game. They went 1-15 and scored less than 200 points all season long. They are easily one of the worst teams during the Super Bowl era. THe Colts are more interesting case though. They went 7-9 and though they did have a pretty average offense there were several other teams in the AFC that gave up more points in 1990 than they did.
 
THe Jets, Browns, Chargers, Broncos, Patriots, Bucs, Lions, Packers, Vikings, Rams, and Falcons all had worse records than the Colts in the year this game was based off. You might think that the Colts in TSB represent how bad the 1991 Colts were however the game was released prior to the '91 season even being finished (the '91 Colts were easily as bad as the '90 Patriots were).
 
What is interesting is the Browns should have been that team that was fighting it out with the Patriots to not have that reputation of being the worst team in the game. THe 1990 Browns went 3-13 and scored about 60 points fewer than the Colts did and gave up about a 100 more points. 
 
I'm guessing the reason they chose for the Colts to be that team that the Patriots could play with instead of one of the other teams that had worse records than them in 1990 was because for the most part all the other teams listed (with maybe the exception of the Bucs) were either more popular teams than the Colts or had more popular stars on their team. THe Colts at that point had lost a lot of their luster from being the Baltimore Colts. They moved cities less than a decade earlier and hadn't really done a whole lot. They did have Eric Dickerson but he was hitting the tail end of his career and was in contract disputes during that time period and I'm not sure was all that well liked then. Compare that to the Browns who had Bernie Kosar on their team and had had some really good teams in the late '80's.

Thanks Godfather, I KNEW I had seen them in a folder somewhere. That's what I needed. 
 
Good to hear from you. Hope you and yours are getting along okay. 

@Ghost
 
Either this
 
 
or else this editor has the individual faces as BMPs
 

Thank you @SBlueman I don't think that's the one I had but it is working for me too. 
 
Cool gif btw. I miss the Oilers wasn't a big fan while they were around, but now that they're gone.....