Handbook

With permission from Adam Ryland, the handbook included with the game is provided on these pages. This allows you to have a searchable handbook to assist you within your game.

The Player's Handbook
The player's handbook is TEW2020's help file. From this screen you can find detailed information on all the different parts of the game, whether it relates to gameplay, settings, or behind-the-scenes information on how the program works.

If you cannot find an answer to your question, please visit the TEW2020 section of the Grey Dog Software forums where you will find a large and active community who can help you.

The Interface
When playing the game the interface is divided into three parts: to the left is the navigation menu, to the right is the play area, and at the bottom is the utility bar.

The navigation menu allows you to quickly move to the different main areas of the game and also to advance forward to the next day (either in single days or 'multi-advancing' through many at once). You can hover over an icon if you do not know what it refers to. On most days you will only be using the main screen and the office.

The main play area offers the 'home page' for each section, often allowing you access to sub-screens via buttons.

The utility bar is split into four: quick office, quick workers, quick companies, and user controls. The first of those is the one you'll use most often. It gives you access to your mail and decisions, and also allows quick links to be set up to various office sub-screens. These sub-screens are exactly the same whether you reach them via the office or the quick office utility bar, but the latter means you don't have to navigate to the office each time and so saves you some clicking. You can alter the links via the Edit Layout button.

Detailed Sections
Click on the following links for more thorough walkthroughs of the various aspects of the game.

TEW2020: The Basics

The User

Companies

Product

Workers

Worker Skill Values

Contracts

Your Office

Running Your Company

Booking And Running Shows

Road Agent Feedback

Matches

Angles

Tag Teams

Stables

Events & TV

Title Belts

Gimmicks

Company Relationships

Training Facilities

Broadcasters & Media

Game World

Alliances

Options

Eras

Databases And Save Games

The Editors

The CornellVerse

Independent Shows
Independent shows can occur in any active game area and cannot be affected by anything the player does. Their frequency depends on the amount of free agents in the area - the more free agents there are, the more often you'll see shows.

Independent shows come in three sizes: small-time, normal, and big-time. This affects which workers are available and what the attendance will be like.

Small-time shows are only for unemployed workers who do not have much popularity and are either based in the region or at least a nearby one. Normal shows also allow workers who are under non-exclusive deals and increases the maximum popularity allowed. Big-time shows allow even more popular workers to be involved and allows workers from any region in the area.

Independent shows are not broadcast, but workers can still gain skills and popularity from working them.

Shortlists And Blacklists
Every player has access to a shortlist and blacklist that are unique to them. They can be accessed via the Office screen.

Your shortlist is a collection of workers who interest you for whatever reason. Once a worker is on your shortlist it means that you will be eligible to get e-mails when significant events - such as hirings or firings - happen to them, regardless of whether you currently employ them or not.

Your blacklist is a collection of workers who you have no interest in. Once a worker is on your blacklist it means that he will not appear on the Characters screen, Hidden Gems report, or as a potential local hire.

Name And Text Searches
On many screens (most notably on the various roster screens) you will find a name or text search box on the right hand side of the screen above a list. You may type a piece of text into the box and press the Search button (or hit the enter key) and the list will be filtered to only show items that contains that piece of text. You can right-click the Search button to clear the selection.

This feature works in addition to any search criteria that are in effect and will remain in place as long as the text box is filled in.

On some screens the search is more advanced. For example, on the various news-related screens it is specifically a Text Search rather than a Name Search; this is because it looks not only at the name of each news item but also the body text too, making it more powerful in terms of finding things.

Please note that some special symbols (such as #) cannot be used in these searches.

Quick Reset Of Searches
Please note that you can quickly reset the search parameters on any screen by right-clicking on the Search button.

Sticky Searches
TEW2020 operates a 'sticky' search method; this is, your search parameters will remain in place even after you've left the screen. The exception to this is when you are using the editor, as that will reset once you've left the editor entirely.

Note that in multiplayer mode each player has their own searches and so they will not be affected by another player's parameters.

Searching And Deceased Workers
Please be aware that deceased workers technically do not have an age, so when searching the age parameters you give do not apply to them. This is necessary because if they were still considered to have an age (i.e. calculating from their birth year compared to the current year like normal, ignoring the fact that they have died) then they would eventually go past the maximum allowable age value and it would be impossible to find them through a search.

Hall Of Immortals
The Hall Of Immortals is the home of the most legendary wrestlers and tag teams of all time; only the absolute best of the best get inducted. A worker gains points towards induction when they complete certain 'tasks,' with the points dependent on what the task was and how many times they have achieved it (some tasks can only provide a limited number of points regardless of how often they are completed). You can see the criteria via the editor. These criteria are not visible during gameplay, although you can see a worker's current progress level towards getting inducted via the Achievements section of their profile. Note that the editor can be used to set a worker as a Future Inductee - this means that they will definitely be inducted upon retirement, regardless of whether they meet the criteria or not.

In the criteria 'Has won primary titles in a Big (or above) company' floating titles of 70 or greater prestige also count.

Unlike a company's Hall Of Fame, players cannot directly alter the members of the Hall of Immortals.

There is no in-game benefit to being a member of the Hall Of Immortals, it's simply a cosmetic achievement.