http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/ 2026-05-02T18:16:23+00:00 http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/ http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=logo.png text/html 2023-06-25T19:44:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ai_settings&rev=1687722269&do=diff Game Settings AI Settings The game's AI will handle most team functions. The AI Settings screen allows you to prevent the AI from running your team during the year. The following settings are available. They can be turned off and on at any time: text/html 2023-10-04T05:13:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=almanac&rev=1696396403&do=diff Almanac Functions The League Menu in the top section of the screen contains the primary link to the Almanac. This is one of several categories of screens within the game. The Almanac can be navigated through the main menu system. The Almanac is the statistical history of your league. It contains records from each team as well as league leaderboards, awards lists, and links to every player and coach who has ever served in the league. text/html 2023-10-04T02:47:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=conferences&rev=1696387627&do=diff Getting Started - Conferences All leagues in Front Office Football Nine contain two conferences. The winners of each conference play on the last day of the game year in a championship game. If you have turned off default team assignments, this screen allows you to give those conferences names and conference abbreviations. text/html 2025-10-20T04:21:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=contact&rev=1760934071&do=diff Contact Information Before sending a report, please read this section completely. If reporting a bug, please check the Updates page to see if it has already been reported or fixed. If reporting a crash of any kind, please include as much detail as possible, since we have to be able to recreate the crash in order to fix it. Include the information from the Windows Event Viewer, if possible. Most crashes produce an entry in the Event Viewer, under Windows Logs, Application. Please do not send da… text/html 2023-10-04T02:55:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=controlled_team_selection&rev=1696388136&do=diff Getting Started - Controlled Team Selection Once the teams are created, you will choose the team you want to control in this universe. Once chosen, this is your team and that can't be changed. You can also choose the name of the league. This is the display name that will be shown throughout the game. text/html 2023-10-25T02:03:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=custom_player_files&rev=1698199439&do=diff Getting Started - Custom Player Files This step is skipped when you're using the supplied Front Office Football Player files. If you check the Use Your Own Player File Set box, you can select the CHOOSE CUSTOM FILE SET button to load a set of custom player files for your new universe. text/html 2023-11-05T18:34:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=customization&rev=1699209259&do=diff Customization Front Office Football can be customized in many ways through its data files. Those control which league structures are available for new universes, schedules, default teams, elements of the geographic world, even the weather. Altering the data files, however, is an advanced topic that won't be covered in this guide. Any mistake, and you could create a universe that's unstable or can't be played. text/html 2023-11-02T18:20:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=data_customization&rev=1698949216&do=diff Data File Customization Data file customization is an advanced topic. The data files are provided to allow for customers to control a lot of information for a new universe that otherwise wouldn't be practical to set during the process of creating a new universe. text/html 2023-10-04T04:49:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=defensive_game_planning&rev=1696394999&do=diff Defensive Game Planning The Defensive Game Plan screen sets your defensive game plan. Defense is done very differently from offense. Defense is reactive, so a plan consists of a set of calls made when the offense presents in a certain manner. The game plan can be edited during each week of the season. Alternately, the game's AI will do its best to craft a good game plan for your next opponent if you don't want to do this yourself. text/html 2023-10-05T10:11:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=defensive_philosophy&rev=1696500665&do=diff Defensive Philosophy This section of the manual details key concepts for understanding how defense works in Front Office Football. Player Positions and Skills In Front Office Football, defensive players aren’t necessarily tied to their positions the way offensive players are tied. Players have physical attributes and they have defensive skills. The following physical attributes can be important when evaluating players: text/html 2023-10-04T02:49:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=divisions&rev=1696387750&do=diff Getting Started - Divisions Each conference is divided into divisions. Conferences must have an equal number of divisions, up to a maximum of four per conference (eight overall). If you have turned off default team assignments, this screen allows you to give those divisions names. text/html 2025-10-20T04:19:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faq&rev=1760933993&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions * Can I import a saved game from Front Office Football Eight or an earlier version into Front Office Football Nine? The games use a completely different file structure for saved games. Front Office Football Nine tracks much more information about players and teams and uses a different geographical database. text/html 2023-10-04T03:05:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=full_53-round_draft&rev=1696388755&do=diff Getting Started - Full Draft If you've selected a full 53-round to begin a new universe, all players are placed in the draft pool. A random draft order is created. The team drafting first in the first round drafts first in every odd-numbered round and last in every even-numbered round. text/html 2023-10-04T05:28:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=game_menu&rev=1696397281&do=diff Game Functions The Game Menu in the top section of the screen allows you to simulate a day or more in your league. Simulating days is the mechanism for moving forward on the timeline. The game's AI will manage the other teams in the league. The top selection in the menu runs only today's actions and advances the calendar to the next day. The same action will take place if you click on the checkmark (Simulate One Day) on the Navigation Toolbar or the Simulate button on the Team Management scr… text/html 2023-05-04T23:59:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=game_plan_settings&rev=1683244761&do=diff Game Plan Settings The Game Plan Settings screen is used to set miscellaneous elements of your team's game plan. The screen is divided into four sections. The game will reset these settings before a game if the AI Game Settings are set to have the AI handle your team's game plan. text/html 2023-10-04T05:19:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=game_preview&rev=1696396758&do=diff Game Preview Screens Game Previews provide a detailed look at an upcoming game, along with the links you'll need to make an assessment of how you need to plan for an opponent. Game previews are available five or six days before an upcoming game. Primary Game Preview Menu text/html 2023-05-04T16:57:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=gamebook&rev=1683219432&do=diff Gamebook Screens Gamebooks contain a detailed summary of a completed game. This is where you'll find a wealth of statistical and play-by-play information about the game. There are links to gamebooks in every schedule listing within the game. Primary Gamebook Menu text/html 2025-10-20T04:01:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=getting_started&rev=1760932880&do=diff Getting Started Begin a new universe by selecting the New Game button on the initial game screen or by selecting the New Game button on the toolbar. This will initiate the new game wizard. Use the wizard to make a choice, then continue to the next choice. text/html 2024-01-24T02:08:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=global_settings&rev=1706062119&do=diff Global Settings The global settings page allows you to customize the game to an extent. The most important setting is the base font used for displaying text. You should experiment with the font to find one that allows you to read the display easily and that fits all the information from a screen properly given your chosen game window size. text/html 2023-10-04T02:43:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=historic_quarterbacks&rev=1696387427&do=diff Getting Started - Historic Quarterbacks If you select the Use Historic Quarterbacks option, the game will draw first-string quarterbacks for each team (or allocate that many for the preference or full draft) from the historic quarterbacks data file. text/html 2025-12-07T05:40:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=hotfix_2&rev=1765086050&do=diff Hotfix for Version 9.2 Update The Hotfix was released on December 7, 2025. Issues Addressed * The default schedule for the 2025 season had an error in week 3, causing New Orleans to play a game that New York was scheduled to play. * The default player files for 2024 (when the error was introduced) and 2025 have a player assigned a birthdate in 200, when he was actually born in 2000. text/html 2023-10-04T02:38:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=initial_player_allocation&rev=1696387135&do=diff Getting Started - Initial Player Allocation Your next choice is how to allocate players on teams a the start of a new universe. You always have two choices. If you are using a player file, you will have a third choice: * Players on Teams: Players are assigned to teams based on assignment within the player files. No allocation draft will take place. text/html 2025-10-20T04:00:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=interface&rev=1760932845&do=diff Front Office Football Nine Interface Front Office Football Nine runs in a single window, either full-screen or a portion of the screen. Most of your time playing will be spent with the screen in this format. The information area at the top of the screen contains the screen title, a summary of the calendar, the day's weather in your team's home city and the three drop-down menus - text/html 2023-10-04T05:11:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=league_menu&rev=1696396278&do=diff League Functions The League Menu in the top section of the screen contains links to screens that display information related to the entire league. This is one of several categories of screens within the game. The League Menu also contains links to the Almanac, another of the major categories of screens. text/html 2023-10-25T01:03:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=league_structure&rev=1698195833&do=diff Getting Started - League Structure This step is skipped when you're using the supplied Front Office Football Player files, as they are specific to the 32-team, 17-game league structure. It is also skipped when you're using a custom player file set. text/html 2023-10-04T02:52:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=new_universe_options&rev=1696387920&do=diff Getting Started - New Universe Options The following decisions apply to new universes: * Use full X-Factor when creating ratings from player file. When this is selected and you're using a player file, the game will use a larger range when determining each player's ratings. There's always some X-Factor in determining ratings, but they'll be closer to the guidelines in the player file without this option. text/html 2023-10-04T04:51:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=offensive_game_planning&rev=1696395068&do=diff Offensive Game Planning The four Offensive Game Plan screens set your offensive game plan. The game plan is a series of scripted plays used for various situations on offense. While this is somewhat simplified from what professional teams use, the idea is to provide a mechanism that gives Front Office Football players a game-planning experience that's close to realistic without requiring dozens of hours of preparation for each game. text/html 2023-05-05T23:57:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=offensive_philosophy&rev=1683331070&do=diff Offensive Philosophy This section of the manual details key concepts for understanding how offense works in Front Office Football. Player Positions and Skills In Front Office Football, offensive players are closely tied to their positions. When a player gains experience, he gains experience specific to his position. You can change a player’s primary position, but it might change his ratings significantly. You’ll get an idea of how much the ratings will change when you make the position change… text/html 2023-05-05T23:35:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=offensive_play&rev=1683329700&do=diff Offensive Play Plays can be edited as much as you like during the training camp stage of the season. They can be viewed at any time during the season. You can install up to eight new plays per week during the season, but editing is only allowed for the plays you've added that week. text/html 2023-11-07T02:05:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=other_universe_options&rev=1699322723&do=diff Getting Started - Other Universe Options The following options are set at the start of a new universe: * Have coaching staff handle depth charts, game plan and playbook. If this option is checked, your staff will reset the depth chart and game plan prior to each game during the season. Your staff will also create a new playbook for your team during training camp. text/html 2023-10-04T04:53:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=playbook&rev=1696395185&do=diff Offensive Playbook Your offensive playbook contains the 100-to-200 offensive plays your team will run during the upcoming season. You create this playbook during the training camp stage each year. If you don't create a playbook during this stage, the game will create one for you based on your team's strengths and weaknesses. text/html 2023-10-04T05:21:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=players&rev=1696396878&do=diff Player Cards Player cards contain a wealth of information about each player in the league. Player Card Screens Profile Section This is the primary screen for player information. For the information that's not completely self-explanatory, you can mouse-over any entry in a list for a description of the information. This screen has the following areas: text/html 2023-10-04T03:51:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=playing_the_game&rev=1696391496&do=diff Getting Started - Playing the Game Front Office Football progresses from stage to stage by simulating “days”, which essentially means the game's AI takes care of the day's activities and the calendar moves to the next day. When you start a new universe, it's the last day of training camp. This is your opportunity to create a new playbook for the upcoming season. The game's AI will take care of this for you if you like. Visit the text/html 2023-10-04T02:59:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=preference_draft&rev=1696388362&do=diff Getting Started - Preference Draft A preference draft begins a new universe with a 53-round automated draft. Your team is drafted from the player pool along with all the other teams. A draft order is selected randomly. The team choosing first in round one goes last in round two, then first in round three and all other odd-numbered rounds. text/html 2023-12-05T21:03:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=salary_cap&rev=1701810221&do=diff The Salary Cap The league's salary cap is set at the beginning of the off-season and is strongly connected to the league's television revenue. Front Office Football uses the same salary cap concept as professional football, but simplifies the rules significantly so you don't need to spend hours worrying about details that ultimately make very little difference. text/html 2023-05-06T02:23:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=scouting_combine&rev=1683339812&do=diff Scouting Combine Every year, every potential rookie attends the annual Scouting Combine. This is a set of eight skill tests. The results of a player's rookie Combine are available on his player card. If you mouse over the test, you can see how the player rates in each drill compared to others at his position (the color of the text makes the same indication). text/html 2023-05-04T15:35:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=screen_elements&rev=1683214516&do=diff Screen Elements The most important element on most screens is the list element. This is the primary mechanism for displaying information within the game. Think of it as a miniature spreadsheet. Most lists have a row of headers. In many cases, you can click on a header to sort the list by the designated category. Whenever you can sort by one category, the list will remember the previous sort category and will break ties using that category. text/html 2023-11-13T17:25:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1699896303&do=diff New Universe * Getting Started * Custom Player Files * League Structure * Initial Player Allocation * Team Assignments * Historic Quarterbacks * Team Locations * Conferences * Divisions * New Universe Options * Other Universe Options * Controlled Team Selection * Preference Draft * Full Draft * Playing the Game The Interface * Sections/Navigation * Screen Elements * Global Settings * Customization * Data File Customization Screen Overview * League S… text/html 2023-10-08T00:33:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1696725237&do=diff Front Office Football Nine This document serves as the manual for Front Office Football Nine. It's an agreement between the developer, Solecismic Software, and its customers. In Front Office Football, you play the role of your favorite team's general manager. You determine your team's future through trading with opponents, negotiating contracts, bidding for free agents and building through the annual amateur draft. text/html 2025-10-20T04:02:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=team_assignments&rev=1760932954&do=diff Getting Started - Team Assignments Each league structure has a set of default team assignments. Teams are assigned to cities based on those entries in the team information data files installed with the game. If you don't select default team assignments, teams will be randomly generated at the start of a new universe. text/html 2023-10-04T02:45:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=team_locations&rev=1696387523&do=diff Getting Started - Team Locations If you didn't select default team locations, the game will create teams, assign home cities, team colors and nicknames randomly. Teams can come from three different geographic regions: the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. No other region is available in the game. text/html 2023-10-04T05:14:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=team_menu&rev=1696396491&do=diff Team Functions The Team Menu in the top section of the screen contains links to screens that display information and functions more related to your team than the entire league. This is one of several categories of screens within the game. Most screens in the team section can be directly accessed from the Team Menu. All screens can be accessed from the main menu system below the top section. text/html 2023-10-04T05:23:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=timeline&rev=1696396995&do=diff Timeline Your actions in Front Office Football are governed by the yearly calendar, which you can always find on the Manage Team screen. During the season and playoffs, activities follow a regular pattern. You play games on Sundays, create game plans and work with the depth chart during the week. You can sign players to fill holes in your roster, though once the regular season begins, players will only sign a one-year contract. You can make trades that fit under the salary cap until the trad… text/html 2024-09-24T09:44:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_1&rev=1727171069&do=diff Version 9.1 Update The 9.1 update was released on September 24, 2024. Issues Addressed * Player files were added for the 2024 season. When starting a new universe, you will be able to select the 2024 set of files with players, quarterbacks, coaches and the 2024 schedule. The 2023 season remains available for selection. text/html 2025-10-20T05:20:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_2&rev=1760937656&do=diff Version 9.2 Update The 9.2 update was released on October 20, 2025. Issues Addressed * Player files were added for the 2025 season. When starting a new universe, you will be able to select the 2025 set of files with players, quarterbacks, coaches and the 2025 schedule. The 2023 and 2024 seasons remain available for selection. text/html 2023-11-08T02:42:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_a&rev=1699411355&do=diff Version 9.0a Update The 9.0a update was released on November 7, 2023. Issues Addressed * Frequent crash when trying to complete a trade for an opponent's player. * Crash reported when trying to access Podcast. Unable to reproduce, but fixed issue with podcast running without sound and rewrote a piece of the voice code that might make a difference text/html 2023-11-08T20:35:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_b&rev=1699475747&do=diff Version 9.0b Update The 9.0b update was released on November 8, 2023. Issues Addressed * Improve bias for appropriate position group replacements on offense in the event of a severely restricted roster (from injury, most likely) * You should be able to offer a new contract to a player you traded for earlier in the year. text/html 2023-11-18T21:42:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_c&rev=1700343763&do=diff Version 9.0c Update The 9.0c update was released on November 18, 2023. Issues Addressed * Improve bias for appropriate position group replacements on offense in the event of a severely restricted roster (from injury, most likely) * Reports that the game may skip a Sunday simulation of games during the season. We're unable to determine how this happens, and if anyone has a game saved immediately before this event, we're quite interested in seeing it. Some code was added as a potential fix… text/html 2023-12-06T11:09:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_d&rev=1701860991&do=diff Version 9.0d Update The 9.0d update was released on December 6, 2023. Issues Addressed * Reset tired (red) highlight on skill and defense depth charts when right-click removes player from depth chart. * Adjust Hall of Fame threshold for several positions. text/html 2024-01-24T02:43:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_e&rev=1706064225&do=diff Version 9.0e Update The 9.0e update was released on January 23, 2024. Issues Addressed * Several changes made to the AI handling the salary cap to lower the number of players released in order to remain under the cap. Note that these changes will result in a small increase in the number of teams that have trouble remaining under the cap, but it will also increase the number of players teams retain, long-term. Great cap management without all the tools available in the NFL will be beyond the… text/html 2024-03-17T01:24:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=update_f&rev=1710638655&do=diff Version 9.0f Update The 9.0f update was released on March 16, 2024. Issues Addressed * In overtime during the playoffs, the game does not try and process the extra point after a touchdown on the first possession. This leads to a second free play from the two-yard line and an immediate end to the game. text/html 2025-12-07T05:35:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.solecismic.com/documentation/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=updates&rev=1765085758&do=diff Product Updates Front Office Football Nine was released on October 31, 2023 The Version 9.0a patch was released on November 7, 2023 View Version 9.0a information The Version 9.0b patch was released on November 8, 2023 View Version 9.0b information The Version 9.0c patch was released on November 18, 2023