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Regenerated players (regens) are added to the Championship Manager database
when one player retires. They are effectively the reincarnation of the retired
player, designed to add longevity to your gaming experience as the seasons
progress.
The regens themselves will usually appear within a few days of the original
player retiring. One thing I will say is that regens are notoriously hard to
find, usually requiring a lot of searching through league and club databases, as
well as the free transfer list.
If you are into your particular CM saved game for the long haul there are a few
things you can do to maximise your chances of finding your desired regen.
All regens have the same personal attributes as their predecessor
- Date of birth (day/month)
- Place of birth
- Height,
- Weight,
- Nationalities
- Eligibilities
The ways in which a regen may differentiate from the original player are as
follows; position wise, they may play on the opposite side or use the opposite
foot, eg. A player who was a right winger and was right footed may be
regenerated as a left winger who is left footed and vice versa.
He will have the same nationality as the retired player. So, one good way that I
find to scout for regens is to check all the reserve and youth teams in the
country of the players nationality. For example if I was looking for Paolo
Maldini’s regen, I would scout from Serie A down to the Serie C2/C for full
backs, under 21 and then look out for matching height, weight, etc. As well as
being aware that he could very well be an FB/DRC as opposed to FB/DLC.
One thing that makes scouting regens all the more difficult is the fact that
some players have dual nationalities. One example that springs to mind for
myself is trying to find Lionel Messi’s regen as he has both Spanish and
Argentinean nationalities. It is just a case of following the afore mentioned
process but applying it to both the Spanish and Argentine leagues.
Players tend to be regenerated lower down the footballing ladder, so searching
for a regen in the same reserve or youth team that the original player started
out at is unlikely to yield results. (eg Paolo Maldini’s regen is unlikely to
appear in the AC Milan youth team)
They will also have a randomly generated name so there will be know immediately
noticeable link to the retired player. Bearing this in mind, it is also highly
unlikely that the same regen will appear more than once in different saved
games. So, if you have found a regen in one saved game under a certain name and
then start a new game, when the same player retires again, his regen will have a
completely different name.
The regen will have the same potential ability as the retired player but
obviously it will take some time for him to realise this potential, as when he
is added to the game he will only be a raw talent (usually aged 16-18). This
means that you will have to nurture his talent carefully in order for him to
reach his full potential. This will include carefully training him as a
youngster, allowing him to spend time in your youth and reserve teams, possibly
allowing him to go out on loan to gain experience and slowly integrating him
into your first team, when you see a noticeable improvement in his stats and/or
performances.
I hope this guide has been of some use to you in understanding how players are
regenerated in Championship Manager. Finding regens is not an easy process and
can be, at times, very frustrating.
There are quite a few people who say that finding regens takes away from the
realism of the game, that finding players who don’t exist in real life just
isn’t fun for them. Whilst I see that there is some scope in this argument, I
don’t agree.
For me there is nothing better than the knowledge that the player you are
signing for 10k from Alfreton Town could, with the right training grow up to be
one of the best players in the world. | 
