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1998 Yankees · 04-03-2008, 08:51 PM

That universe pack is just a fully equipped quick start game and AFAIK there is no way to change the starting date of a quick start game.

A template is more flexible in that you can use one to start a league in 1901 if you want. The problem is that with a template you will want to do some setup work with stadiums, logos, uniforms, and photos that you can download from other pages on that web site. Even the big templates that you see there that come with separate graphics packs and stuff still require some work to set up.

BTW, it does not appear that you are thinking of league exansion and team relocation which would make history from 1901 to 2006 appear more realistic. I think that if a downloaded template was set up to be a historical league, you can set the option for auto expansion but again you would have to finish setting the league up first.

Of course, you could start your own historical league using the wizard, but that would be the most work of all. So unless you want to do the work to have realistic MLB history, I would use the universe pack that you downloaded and build your history forward from 2007. A hundred years from "now," you will have "a fictional game with a rich history."

04-03-2008, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium Posts: 5,428	That universe pack is just a fully equipped quick start game and AFAIK there is no way to change the starting date of a quick start game. A template is more flexible in that you can use one to start a league in 1901 if you want. The problem is that with a template you will want to do some setup work with stadiums, logos, uniforms, and photos that you can download from other pages on that web site. Even the big templates that you see there that come with separate graphics packs and stuff still require some work to set up. BTW, it does not appear that you are thinking of league exansion and team relocation which would make history from 1901 to 2006 appear more realistic. I think that if a downloaded template was set up to be a historical league, you can set the option for auto expansion but again you would have to finish setting the league up first. Of course, you could start your own historical league using the wizard, but that would be the most work of all. So unless you want to do the work to have realistic MLB history, I would use the universe pack that you downloaded and build your history forward from 2007. A hundred years from "now," you will have "a fictional game with a rich history." __________________ The 1998 Yankees are considered to be among the The Best Major League Baseball Teams Ever From 1902-2005 by Baseball Almanac. They were 68-20 at home that year (including playoffs and World Series) in the original Yankee Stadium (1923-2008), "Where Players Became Legends." Last edited by 1998 Yankees : 04-03-2008 at 08:56 PM.