Jan 26 2010
Getting Competitions to Run
Getting Competitions To Run
Getting competitions to run on their own can get a little tricky. Sometimes, they need an extra boost.
The easiest way to set up a competition is to allow all breeds to enter. Next, enter a horse with about 700 skills. The higher, the better; it will raise the prestige faster. At the moment, I have been entering my 940 skilled Irish Hunter in all my competitions. They have raised at least one percentage each day, usually two.
In order to set up your competitions, go to your EC’s competition page and create a race. Make the difficulty 1% lower than the amount of skills your horse has in that category. So let’s say you have a horse that has 145% in speed. Create a Barrel Racing competition where the difficulty is 144%. For Cross Country and Jumping, as long as it’s close to your horse’s skill level, it’ll work. Go to the competitions page and look for your race. Scroll to the bottom of the page and type in your Equestrian Center’s name in the search box and your competition should appear. If not, it is because you need to wait for it to open for registrations again (if it already ran), or the skill level could be too high for your horse. Once you find it, enter your horse in that race. Others will enter and you competition will start running. If the prestige of the competition rises, then so will your EC’s overall prestige.
Continue to raise the difficulty (or keep adding pieces if it’s a Cross Country or Jumping competition) only if your horse’s skills are increasing. Keep checking daily for when it will run next (open registrations) so you can enter your horse to continue running it.
Same here…
Me too T_T I’ve checked everything about the skills, breed, etc.
Yeah i have got the same problem
i cannot enter my horse in the race…..i don’t know why!
Is the competition open for registrations?
I can’t enter my horse in any of my comps yet. I just set them up, but I can’t find them even though I did it all correctly. Do I have to wait till tomorrow to do it?
You should be able to do it right away..try checking the status of it on the competition page.
I have the same prob. My equus for the barrel racing competition are up to almost 700, and I have tried setting it up for the horses level. But when I type in my centers eq name it says no races at this time, even though on my centers page it says that it is currently running???? I don’t get it??? can someone please help?
Thank You!
If it’s running, then horses are entered already and you need to wait. You can sign p when it says “open for registrations”.
same that happens to me…. I type in all the right stuff onto the search and it says it doesnt exist! And no-one has ever entered before…
Make sure that it’s open for registrations.
ok thanks! :D
Hi Guys
I’m new to Howrse (29 days) and I set up my EC on day 20, and my first race shortly after. I set it up for all breeds etc so anyone can enter, but when I search for it, it says it doesn’t exist! I thought it was open to registrations, but how do I check?
Great website BTW, but I can’t always find the relevant topics on this site without first googling the topic to take me to the right page….any ideas?
Thank you! :o)
What do you mean? You could just go to the broad topic you think it is in on the top navigation and then check the sub pages (you will see them once you click on the main page)
For your races, you need to go to Equestrian Center > Competitions > and click on the race. It should say somewhere there if it’s open or not.
Hi I searched the box for EC race info etc…..but found it when I google, which led me back here….I’m just finding my way round so any help would be good…I’m not a natural gamer!!
Well I checked my EC last night, it is open for registrations, but when I searched for it in the gallop races it said it still doesn’t exist…..it has 3 stars but nobody has entered and I can’t enter it myself…..I’m totally stuck! :o(
i set up a barrel racing competition open to all breeds, and i did it all right…the status says “open for registration” but when i search my EC name it says no competitions available . i dont know what to do
Is the skill level set low enough for your horse to enter?
Is the skill level set low enough for your horses?
Well that’s an interesting thing….it was set at 0, and someone on the Howrse forum last night said my gallop race shouldn’t be set to 0 as no horses would see it….and to set it around the level of one of my horses who would partake. So I set it at about 45, and still can’t find it. I’m wondering whether it’s a game fault now? I’ve seen a few other players on various forums say exactly the same thing…..Should I contact an admin do you think?
At the moment, with no races and no boarders yet, I’m starting to get a bit downcast about my game…. :o(
Great website though….I’m getting the hang of it!
On a good note….I opened the HoP I’d forgotten about, and got a Grand Prix ticket….not that I can use it yet but good to get something I guess!!!
Thanks!
I’m not too sure what’s up with the race..I would try contacting Howrse.
It says they are open, but none of them will show up!
I’m having a similar problem mentioned above. The competition details say that comp. is open for registrations, I know my horse is within range to enter the competition, and it’s open to all breeds. I know I’m typing the EC’s name in right because I copy and pasted it. Still, I can’t find it. A tad bit frustrating…
My dressage comp is 171% difficulty, but it uses up 29.5% energy? How do i make a comp that doesnt use as much?
I don’t really understand how to create the dressage race?
I have the same problem! I have made the dressage comp with skills low enough for my horse but when I search my EC’s name nothing comes up!
It takes a while to show up when you first set them up; it should be okay in a day or two. Make sure you typed the name correctly with case sensitive in mind.
Energy that is used is determined by the shower and difficulty. The jumping and cross comps don’t take up as much. The barrel takes up the most.
” You have to wait a full day for the show to come up. If you go to your competitions, it will tell you at the top “Status: registration opens on the xxxx”
I cant enter my own compitition :(
I am having the same problem. I changed one of the races status and now it say open for reg. On the…. So I can’t use that race. Anyway I tried to go to my other race and it wouldn’t let me. It says that it doesn’t excess. The skill is set to 0% an d is open to all breeds. It’s been longer than a week and I still can’t find it:/. Getting very frustrated. I made two races and their both not working. My horse does not have 900 skills(could this be a reason it’s not working?) my game name is azy901 if you’d like to try to find out what’s up with my ec. Please help of you can. I will send a message to howrse and try to find out why it’s not working. Maybe they changed it so that your own horse can not enter, because it might be like cheating. Although it seems pretty fair to me.
You’re not finding your competition? Make sure it’s open for registrations. If you just edited the info, it will take about 5 minutes until it appears. Otherwise, make sure your horse fits the requirements to access the race.
I started a jumping competition yesterday and it was suppose to be opened for registration today, but I am a little confused on where I go to enter my horse in the comp. Do I go to my horses page>jumping competitions>then scroll to the bottom and enter my EC in the box at the bottom? That is what I am doing, but it is saying it doesn’t exist. Any advice would be great :). Thank you much!
Oh, also, i did make sure that the competition is for the skill level of that particular horse :).
Wo Who! Nevermind, I figured it out. The skill level wasn’t high enough for my horse.
Now I just need others to enter ;)
hey i was just wondering which track would be best if im low on money? if i save up i could get a medium or large track but does it matter? prestige wise? and will people prefer to go into a race with a larger track? thanks :)