Frequently Asked Questions

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General

• What is Pro Wrestling Superstar?
• How do I get PWS?
• I want to try PWS before I buy it. Is there a demo?
• What is the PWS A-Show?
• I have a question that isn't answered here. How do I get help?

Installation

• Why does my Antivirus Software or Windows Defender prevent me from installing or running PWS?

Setting Up and Running Matches

• How do I run a match?
• How do I run a Triple Threat/Fatal Four-Way Match?
• How do I run a CPU controlled match?

Wrestlers and Managers

• How do I create a new wrestler?
• How do I edit a wrestler?
• How do I view a wrestler's ActionCard?
• What is the wrestler repository?
• How do I create a new manager or valet?
• How do I edit a manager or valet?

Viewing and Editing Match Results

• How do I view match results?
• How do I create a results database?
• How do I delete a results database?
• How do I edit match results?
• How do I search or filter match results?
• How do I add a wrestler or team record to the results database without running a match?

Using the Promotion Manager

• What is the Promotion Manager?
• How do I create a promotion?
• How do I add multiple wrestlers to a tag-team title?
• What does "Set Promotion" do?
• What does "Unset Promotion" do?
• Do title changes happen automatically?

Setting Up and Running Tournaments

• How do I set up a tournament?

Creating and Running Cards

• How do I create a wrestling card/show?

Preferences

• How do I edit PWS preferences?
• What is the "Match Output Delay" preference?
• What is the "Wrestlers are CPU controlled by default" preference?
• What is the "Use Eye of the Tiger Bonus for champions" preference?

Error Messages

• I'm getting a "-30974, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: Invalid argument'" error, what do I do?
• I'm getting an "invalid page index in wxBookCtrlBase::DoRemovePage()" error, what do I do?

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• What is Pro Wrestling Superstar?
• Pro Wrestling Superstar, also known as PWS, is a professional wrestling simulation inspired by the Superstar Pro Wrestling Card and Dice game from the 1980's. PWS provides all of the tools needed to run a wrestling promotion the way you want to run it. There are a wide variety of match types and options for running matches. PWS also has a wrestler repository with thousands of wrestlers from different eras. If you've always wanted to run your own wrestling promotion, Pro Wrestling Superstar is for you!

• How do I get PWS?
• PWS can be purchased here.

• I want to try PWS before I buy it. Is there a demo?
• Yes! A demo is available on the PWS Demo Page

• What is the PWS A-Show?
• The A-Show is the preferred place to get technical support and congregate with other promoters! It is a private group hosted on Facebook and is only available to folks who have purchased a full copy of PWS.

• I have a question that isn't answered here. How do I get help?
• There are several options for help if you've purchased a full copy of PWS:
  • Join the PWS A-show on Facebook and post your question
  • Tweet @jowsterguy on Twitter
  • Click the "Send Email" button on the PWS Facebook Page which will send an email directly to me

• Why does my Antivirus Software or Windows Defender prevent me from installing or running PWS?
• If you run into errors like "CreateFile/MoveFile failed..." when installing PWS, it's recommended that you whitelist the PWS installer and/or the PWS executable (pws.exe) in your antivirus/security programs. You can also temporarily disable your antivirus/security programs before installation and re-enable after installing PWS. If your antivirus is interfering with PWS, this is a false positive being reported by your antivirus/security program. PWS does NOT have a virus or trojan. Please reach out if you need additional assistance with this.

• How do I run a match?
• In the "Run" menu, click the "Run Match" menu item. After clicking the menu item, the Match Setup window should be displayed.

• How do I run a Triple Threat/Fatal Four-Way Match?
• 1. Click the Run -> Run Match menu item
  2. In the Match Setup Window check the "Triple Threat/Fatal Four-Way" checkbox
  3. For a Triple Threat match there must be two wrestlers in one "team" box and one wrestler in the other "team" box. For a Fatal Four-Way match there can be two wrestlers in each "team" box or three wrestlers in one "team" box and one wrestler in the other "team" box.
  4. Click "Start Match" to run the match.

• How do I run a CPU controlled match?
• In the Match Setup window, each wrestler in the match has a checkbox next to their name. Clicking the checkbox next to a wrestler's name will make that wrestler CPU controlled. Clicking all of the checkboxes next to the wrestlers in the match will make the match run "hands off".

• How do I create a new wrestler?
• In the "File" menu, click the "New Wrestler" menu item. After clicking the menu item, the Wrestler Builder should be displayed and awaiting input for a new wrestler.

• How do I edit a wrestler?
• 1. In the "File" menu, click the "New Wrestler" menu item. After clicking the menu item, the Wrestler Builder should be displayed.
  2. Click the "Load" button. After clicking the button a list of wrestlers should be displayed.
  3. Select the wrestler you would like to edit and click "OK". The wrestler editor should be filled with the data for the wrestler you've selected. The wrestler is now ready for editing.

• How do I view a wrestler's ActionCard?
• 1. In the "View" menu, click the "View Wrestler" menu item.
  2. Select the wrestler you want to view and then click "OK". The wrestler's ActionCard should be displayed

• What is the wrestler repository?
• The wrestler repository is an online database of over 5000 wrestlers from different eras and promotions. You can choose to download wrestlers individually or you can download the entire repository. Wrestlers are categorized by different sets. In the "Repositories" menu, click the "Wrestler Repository" menu item to access the wrestler repository in PWS.

• How do I create a new manager or valet?
• In the "File" menu, click the "Open Manager Editor" menu item. The Manager Editor will be opened and awaiting input.

• How do I edit a manager or valet?
• 1. In the "File" menu, click the "Open Manager Editor" menu item. The Manager Editor will be opened.
  2. In the "File" menu of the Manager Editor, click the "Load Manager..." button
  3. Select the manager you would like to edit and then click "OK". The Manager Editor should be filled with the data from the manager you've selected.

• How do I view match results?
• 1. In the "File" menu, click the "Open Results Database" menu item
  2. Select the results database you would like to view and then click "OK". This will open the results database.
  3. In the "View" menu for the results database, choose "View Singles Win/Loss Records", "View Tag Team Win/Loss Records", or "View Six Man Win/Loss Records"
  4. Select the wrestlers or teams you would like to view (holding down the CTRL key while selecting wrestlers or teams will select multiple wrestlers or teams) and click the "OK" button. The win/loss records for the wrestlers or teams selected will be displayed.

• How do I create a results database?
1. In the "File" menu, click the "New Results Database" menu item
2. Enter a name for the results database and click "OK". A results database with the name you've entered will be created

• How do I delete a results database?
1. In the "File" menu, click the "Delete Results Database" menu item
2. Select the results database you want to delete and click "OK". You should receive a message stating that the results database was deleted.

• How do I edit match results?
1. In the "File" menu, click the "Open Results Database" menu item
2. Select the results database you want to view and click "OK". This will open the results database.
3. In the "Edit" menu, click the Edit Singles | Tag Team | Six Man Results menu item. This will open the results editor.
4. In the results editor you can edit any of the fields with the exception of the opponent and the result of the match (Win, Loss, Draw). At the bottom of the results editor are the following buttons:
   • Save: Save any edits to the results database.
   • Add New Result: Add a new match result to the results database. This is convenient for adding match results without running a match.
   • Delete Selected: Delete the selected results from the results database.
   • View: Display a nicely formatted view of the results currently displayed in the editor in another tab.
   • Refresh Results: Reload and reorder the results in the editor.

• How do I search or filter match results?
• The Results Editor search box supports free text plus column filters in the format column_name:value. Use the column headers with spaces replaced by underscores (for example, Match_Time, Finishing_Move) and year as an alias for Date. You can quote values with spaces and use ranges for dates (MM/DD/YYYY-MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-YYYY) and match times (MM:SS-MM:SS). Any leftover text after the column filters is used as a simple contains search across the other columns.
  • ladder finds rows where any unfiltered column contains ladder.
  • Opponent:"Bret Hart" matches rows where the Opponent column includes Bret Hart.
  • Date:01/01/2023-12/31/2023 limits results to matches in 2023.
  • year:1997-1998 Result:WIN filters by year range and only wins.
  • Match_Time:05:00-10:00 Finishing_Move:"Sharpshooter" finds matches between 5 and 10 minutes that reference Sharpshooter.
  • Location:"Madison Square Garden" steel filters to that venue, then uses the leftover text steel to match other columns (for example, Steel Cage).

• How do I add a wrestler or team record to the results database without running a match?
1. In the "File" menu of the results database, click the "Add Wrestler/Team Record" menu item
2. Select the wrestler or team you would like to create a record for and click "Ok".
3. You should receive a message stating that the wrestler or team's record was added.

• What is the Promotion Manager?
• The Promotion Manager is a tool for creating and running your own promotion. You can manage the roster of wrestlers in the promotion, a registry of champions, and title histories.

• How do I create a promotion?
• 1. In the "Promotion" menu, click "New Promotion" menu item.
  2. Enter a long name and a short name for the promotion and click "OK"
  3. The roster window will be displayed and now you can add and remove wrestlers from the promotion's roster

• How do I add multiple wrestlers to a tag-team title?
• When editing a title, hold down the CTRL key to select multiple wrestlers to add to a tag-team title.

• What does "Set Promotion" do?
• Clicking the "Promotion" -> "Set Promotion" menu item sets the current promotion for PWS. This means that only wrestlers from the promotion will be available for matches, tournaments, battle royals, etc.

• What does "Unset Promotion" do?
• Clicking the "Promotion" -> "Unset Promotion" menu item removes the currently set promotion for PWS. This means that all wrestlers you have installed will be available for matches, tournaments, battle royals, etc.

• Do title changes happen automatically?
• In order for a title change to occur a promotion must be set in PWS. If a champion loses a match you will be asked whether the match was a title match and what championship was being defended. If the match was a title match then the champions registry and title history will be automatically updated.

• How do I set up a tournament?
• 1. In the "Run" menu, click the "Run New Tournament" menu item. The tournament configuration will be displayed.
  2. Enter the number of competitors or teams (must be at least three), the team size (1 for singles, 2 for tag team, 3 for six man tag), and the name of the tournament (optional) and click "OK". The tournament selection screen will be displayed.
  3. Select a seed slot and then click the checkbox next to a wrestler to assign that wrestler to the selected seed
  4. After the seeds have been selected click the "Start Tournament" button to begin the tournament

• How do I edit PWS preferences?
• In the "File" menu click the "Edit Preferences..." menu item

• What is the "Match Output Delay" preference?
• This preference speeds up or slows down the match output when a match is running.

• What is the "Wrestlers are CPU controlled by default" preference?
• This preference causes a wrestler to be CPU controlled by default when the wrestler is added to the match

• What is the "Use Eye of the Tiger Bonus for champions" preference?
• Eye of the Tiger boosts the singles or tag priority of a wrestler when they hold a title. You can also change the default Eye of the Tiger bonus if you'd like a value other than 1.

  Other things to note:

  • When a champion has an Eye of the Tiger bonus, title belts will be displayed on the action card next to the priority. A gold belt will be displayed for a singles EOTT bonus and a silver belt for a tag EOTT bonus. Both belts will be displayed if they have a singles and a tag bonus.
  • You can also edit an individual title's EOTT bonus in the Promotion Manager and this will override the default EOTT bonus value.

• I'm getting a "-30974, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: Invalid argument'" error, What do I do?
• Fixing this requires removing files from your PWS installation. Proceed with caution! If you need help fixing this issue feel free to ask for support.
  1. Naviagate to your PWS "Wrestlers" folder.
  2. In the "Wrestlers" folder there is a file named "wrestlers.db". Locate this file.
  3. Delete the "wrestlers.db" file from the "Wrestlers" folder
  4. PWS will automatically re-generate this file when needed.

• I'm getting an "invalid page index in wxBookCtrlBase::DoRemovePage()" error, what do I do?
• Fixing this requires removing files from your PWS installation. Proceed with caution! If you need help fixing this issue feel free to ask for support.
  1. Naviagate to your PWS "Wrestlers" folder.
  2. In the "Wrestlers" folder there is a file named "wrestlers.db". Locate this file.
  3. Delete the "wrestlers.db" file from the "Wrestlers" folder
  4. PWS will automatically re-generate this file when needed.