SWOS 96/97 Mod 2.0 - Classic tourneys and the 1997 Copa Libertadores, exactly as

SWOS 96/97 Mod 2.0 - Classic tourneys and the 1997 Copa Libertadores, exactly as they were played

Version 2.0 is out. It is a big one.

Classic tourneys (a new purple CLASSIC TOURNEYS button in Preset competitions; never in career, season, DIY or friendlies)

• World Cup 1982 with its real formula: 6 groups of 4, second group stage of 4 groups of 3 (odd-sized groups now work), semi-finals A-C and B-D, third-place match, 2 points for a win. Squads from the SWOS 2020 DLC by Insane.
• Mitropa Cup 1934: 16 clubs (Bologna, Juventus, Ambrosiana, Napoli, Rapid, Admira, Ferencvaros, Slavia, Sparta...), real bracket, two legs and play-offs, real squads.
• FA Cup 1871-72, the very first one: 15 clubs, the real first round with Hampstead Heathens' bye, open draws, replays. Squads rebuilt from period newspapers and the "British Football Pioneers" DLC by Francescomanetti82 and Gorzo.
• As back then, no penalties: a drawn replay or play-off is decided by drawing lots ("WIN ON THE TOSS OF A COIN").

Copa Libertadores 1997, 1:1

• 21 clubs: River Plate, the holder, skips the groups and enters at the round of 16 (the engine had no byes: now it does).
• Real group calendar, real round-of-16 / QF / SF bracket with the real home teams, two-leg final.
• No away goals and no extra time: straight to penalties, as in 1997.
• In career mode, last season's winner gets the bye and meets the 3rd of its own country's group.

Also: short cup names in the career calendar (COPA LIB., CAF CL...).

Thanks to Playaveli (Swos2020) for the Libertadores report and the short names idea, and to the SWOS 2020 / SWOS United community for letting us use their historic data. Every source is listed in the release notes: if you are an author and want something changed, just tell us.

Download: github.com/aminta/swos-9697-mod/releases/tag/v2.0 (patcher in your browser, CD or GOG version; new files: the executables and TEAM.089-091)
Technical manual: aminta.github.io/swos-9697-mod/ - Italian: aminta.github.io/swos-9697-mod/it.html