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I create a historical league from the wizard beginning in the year 1901. I point it to the correct Lahman database path (master.csv), as I'm not using any of the modified databases. I tweak many of the advanced settings, but in the nutshell: Don't import historical rookies; no draft; allow auto-expansion; allow expansion draft; don't recalculate ratings; allow creation modifiers; import strategy modifiers.
The league is successfully created with real players from 1901. I then go back to game setup and "release players, clear rosters" which sends all of the real players to the free agent pool. I then delete all free agents from the "free agent" tab in the game.
I go back to game setup and fill all leagues with fictional players, then release them for an inaugural draft. I hold the draft, and now have what SHOULD be a fictional league which follows an historic timeline (real team name changes, city moves, stadium names, scheduling, etc.) I let the sim run for a few years, but no changes ever occur. The league remains in the exact same setup and structure some 20 - 30 years later. Even the number of scheduled games played remains at 140, instead of 154 after a few years.
Pre-patch, this exact same setup method got the intended results. Definite bummer this go-round.
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