Custom Data

This page will help users develop custom data files for use in College Football Coach: Career Edition.

Introduction

The game has 3 possible custom data files that can be used: A Universe, Rosters, and Coach data.


The Universe file is required for custom leagues. The Universe file contains the Conference Structure and Team Names and their associated data.

The Roster and Coach files are optional but they are used to create players and coaches with specific names and abilities and assign them to a specific team. They go hand-in-hand with the Universe file and must be named appropriately.

File Format

Each of the data files can be saved as a Text (txt) or a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file. The data within it must be in CSV format, meaning that each data value is separated by a comma. This format is easily edited and created in a program like Microsoft Excel. Instead of saving the file normally, choose SAVE AS and choose CSV as the file type. This will save the data in the correct format.

Universe File

An example of the universe file is here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antdroidx/CFB-Coach/master/Universe/2018UniverseV6.2.csv 

You can right-click on the link and save it to your computer. It will be editable in Excel or Notepad.

When you open it you'll see the file structure is relatively simple.

The first section is the Conference and Division names. It must start and end as formatted below:

[START_CONFERENCES]
ACC	Atlantic	Coastal
Big Ten	East	West
Big 12	North	South
Pac-12	North	South
SEC	East	West
American	East	West
MAC	East	West
Conf USA	East	West
Mt West	Mountain	West
Sun Belt	A	B
Independent	Indy	Indy
[END_CONFERENCES]

You can have as many conferences as you wish. The first column is the conference name, followed by two sub-division names. This feature is currently not used, but is here for future implementation.

When you are finished, make sure the next row ends with the [END_CONFERENCES] line. This is crucial for the game to know when this section is over.

The next section is the TEAMS section, as shown below.

[START_TEAMS]
Boston College	BC	ACC	68	Atlantic	3
Clemson	CLEM	ACC	87	Atlantic	3
Duke	DUKE	ACC	50	Coastal	3
Florida State	FSU	ACC	60	Atlantic	3
Georgia Tech	GT	ACC	52	Coastal	3
Louisville	LOUI	ACC	62	Atlantic	4
Miami	MIA	ACC	74	Coastal	3
North Carolina	UNC	ACC	50	Coastal	3
NC State	NCST	ACC	65	Atlantic	3
Pittsburgh	PITT	ACC	64	Coastal	3
Syracuse	SYR	ACC	64	Atlantic	3
Wake Forest	WAKE	ACC	50	Atlantic	3
Virginia	VIR	ACC	62	Coastal	3
Virginia Tech	VTEC	ACC	72	Coastal	3
[END_CONF]

This section starts with [START_TEAMS] and this is only used once. The next line will begin the teams for the first conference listed in the Conference section.

Column 1: Team Name

Column 2: Team Abbreviation (2-4 letters preferable)

Column 3: Conference Name (must match above!)

Column 4: Team Prestige (can be any starting number)

Column 5: Division Name (must match above!)

Column 6: Team Location (0-4 - see below)

Locations:

0: West Coast

1: Mountain/Midwest

2: Central

3: Northeast/East Coast

4: South

When you finish a conference, put [END_CONF] in the following line and then start the next teams in the next conference.

Each conference can have as many teams as you want, but for now, each conference needs a minimum of 8 teams. There can be 1 Independent named conference which has less than 8 teams.

Finally, end the section with [END_TEAMS] and then bowls are listed. You can name as many bowl games as you like, one per column. If you do not have enough bowl games, the game will auto-populate with names until you meet the minimum needed. Then end the file with [END_BOWL_NAMES]

[END_TEAMS]
Rose Bowl	Orange Bowl	Sugar Bowl	Fiesta Bowl	Peach Bowl	Cotton Bowl	Citrus Bowl	Gator Bowl	Cactus Bowl	Alamo Bowl	Holiday Bowl	Sun Bowl
[END_BOWL_NAMES] ROSTER FILE COACH FILE