Modding Bowl File
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:31 pm
What do the various entries mean in the bowl file, and how do they interact? What I think I know is listed below:
rank (the lower the number, the more important the bowl, and the higher priority given to taking teams)
type (can be Regular or Championship or SemiFinal or QuarterFinal - but what does this mean in terms of what they do? I assume that QF are filled and played first, then SF, then F - if that is so, why would any rank be needed for these?)
Name (name of the bowl)
Conference1 (the preferred conference to provide a team - if 0, take best team available)
Conference1Standings (what team in the conference is taken - but if there is rank, why would you need to know this? Wouldn't bowls just take the best teams available?)
Team1 (if you specify a team, do they host this bowl if they are not already in another bowl, and if they are not available, then use the conf preference?)
Conference2
Conference2Standings
Team2
rank (the lower the number, the more important the bowl, and the higher priority given to taking teams)
type (can be Regular or Championship or SemiFinal or QuarterFinal - but what does this mean in terms of what they do? I assume that QF are filled and played first, then SF, then F - if that is so, why would any rank be needed for these?)
Name (name of the bowl)
Conference1 (the preferred conference to provide a team - if 0, take best team available)
Conference1Standings (what team in the conference is taken - but if there is rank, why would you need to know this? Wouldn't bowls just take the best teams available?)
Team1 (if you specify a team, do they host this bowl if they are not already in another bowl, and if they are not available, then use the conf preference?)
Conference2
Conference2Standings
Team2