00:09Welcome to FMTV, my name is Joe Tomlinson and today we're talking about Fantasy Draft.
00:15Fantasy Draft, Football Manager's most innovative multiplayer mode, returns in Football Manager 2018 with a slicker, cleaner look
00:23and is loaded with more gameplay options for you to prove your managerial ability against your mates.
00:30The premise of Fantasy Draft is simple, you and your mates each assemble a squad from a pool of players
00:36with each player getting one draft pick per round and then pitting them against each other in a league or
00:42cup format.
00:43Of course, if you prefer to test yourself against the AI, then you can compete against a host of celebrities
00:49and familiar faces from the FM community and the world of football in an offline, single-player Fantasy Draft.
00:57So let's take a look at what's new in the mode for 2018.
01:01Possibly the biggest change for Fantasy Draft this year is that you can now play multiple seasons in the league's
01:08format.
01:08So you can take your mates on season after season as well as mid-term drafts in all competitions
01:15which you can think of as your very own Fantasy Draft transfer windows.
01:21If you or one of your mates wants to join an existing Fantasy Draft in the next season, you can.
01:26So you're not restricted to just the starting managers.
01:30The knockout cup has changed a bit too as two-legged ties have now been added.
01:35But the first thing you'll notice is the new user interface.
01:38The new layout is more streamlined than in previous versions and gives Fantasy Draft a very different feel to the
01:46rest of Football Manager.
01:47The whole thing has been designed with streaming in mind.
01:51For example, the in-game icons have moved to the top and center to give streamers the maximum amount of
01:57space
01:57to work inside the center of the screen.
02:00The player profile screens have been reworked too and only feature information that is pertinent to Fantasy Draft,
02:07such as their position, role, attributes and star rating.
02:12Speaking of players, you'll now be able to see a graphic depiction of your squad size and depth in each
02:18position during the draft process.
02:20It's not just the interface that has been reworked for FM18.
02:24There are now more options when setting up a Fantasy Draft too.
02:28For starters, you can now head into a Fantasy Draft game quicker than ever before
02:32with the new Quick Start option, which finds an existing online Fantasy Draft and adds you to it.
02:38And for a really quick start, you can now get help with the draft itself by using the Auto Pick
02:43option,
02:44where the AI will choose players for you based on your formation, favoured club and nationality.
02:49If you'd prefer to create the Fantasy Draft yourself, then you'll find a wealth of setup options
02:55that help tailor the Fantasy Draft experience to you.
02:59For instance, there are more increments between the minimum and maximum squad budget,
03:03and that maximum budget has been doubled, from £250 million to £500 million,
03:10meaning you'll be able to draft more of the world's top players into your squad.
03:14Another exciting addition are player pools.
03:17These allow you to customise the pool of players that you and your competitors draft from,
03:22and allow you to filter the draft pool by such conditions as nationality, value and specific divisions.
03:29These can also be uploaded or downloaded via the Steam Workshop.
03:33Of course, you can stick with the default world pool if you'd prefer.
03:38Finally, the fantasy elements of Fantasy Draft have come into play more than ever before.
03:43In a radical change to how things work in the real world,
03:47the element of time has been removed, so your players won't age.
03:52Better still, removing time from Fantasy Draft means that injuries are now calculated in match days,
03:57rather than weeks or months.
04:00Keep an eye out for more episodes of FMTV,
04:03and for more information on Football Manager 2018, visit footballmanager.com.
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