Age Old Question

Ragin Cajun · 12-22-2001, 10:17 AM

OK, I ran a search for this question on this board and also the previous board...no luck. I know I had seen this on the original board way back when...

I reinstalled my game yesterday and am restarting a historical league. All the players show their age as -2 with the month/day of their birthday listed as 0. I have all the patches and upgrades available.

Anyone remember how to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

Ragin Cajun · 12-24-2001, 09:16 AM

bump...

I got the updated database and the players are importing now...but the age is still showing at -2

DHS23 · 12-24-2001, 10:14 AM

From Tiger Fans' FAQ in the FAQ forum:

[quote]WHY DO ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE A NEGATIVE NUMBER FOR THEIR AGE?
There is a simple solution for this problem.. If all players in your league have negative ages then you have either downloaded the wrong or a corrupted Lahman database file or you are not using the latest patch of the game. Check to ensure you have the newest version of the game by visiting the main OOTP site at <a href="http://www.sportplanet.com/ootp3/" target="_blank">http://www.sportplanet.com/ootp3/</a> and clicking on the downloads section. At the time of this writing (late June 2001) the latest version is called 3.1
You check your version by opening your game. When the "Let's Play Ball" screen comes up at the bottom of it will be the version number. If it does not say 3.1 visit the download section and save the latest patch.
If the version of your OOTP3 game is up to date then visit the Lahman database site at <a href="http://www.baseball1.com/" target="_blank">http://www.baseball1.com/</a> and follow the instructions listed above to download that file. Before installing the new Lahman file it is advisable to delete all the old Lahman database files you had stored.
WHY ARE A FEW OF THE PLAYERS LISTED WITH A NEGATIVE AGE OR NO AGE AT ALL?
Due to the limitations of the Lahman database a few players that are created in leagues from 1901-1915 may not have an age. The reason for this is that the Lahman database does not list a birthdate for these players. To correct this problem you can edit the age for any player and assign him a birthdate. To edit a birthdate follow the steps below
1- From the team roster menu click on the name of the player you want to edit
2- You will now see that players general information screen. In the top left corner just below the player's name is a button labelled "Editor" Left click once on the button.
3- You can now edit any of the information on a player you want. To edit his age click on birthdate and type in a new birthdate. Lets say the year you are playing is 1905 and you want the player to be 25 years old. Type the following in 1,2,1880 This will make the player born January 2, 1880. It is very important you use the proper punctuation and put a comma after each number. The format is MONTH, DAY, YEAR. The year must be 4 digits.
4- Right click on the page anywhere and you return to the team roster. The player is now 25 years old. <hr></blockquote>

12-22-2001, 10:17 AM	#1
Ragin Cajun All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atascosita, TX Posts: 1,173	Age Old Question OK, I ran a search for this question on this board and also the previous board...no luck. I know I had seen this on the original board way back when... I reinstalled my game yesterday and am restarting a historical league. All the players show their age as -2 with the month/day of their birthday listed as 0. I have all the patches and upgrades available. Anyone remember how to fix this? Thanks in advance. __________________ Former NBSL Commissioner: 16 years Former Online League Owner; six time champion

12-24-2001, 09:16 AM	#2
Ragin Cajun All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atascosita, TX Posts: 1,173	bump... I got the updated database and the players are importing now...but the age is still showing at -2 __________________ Former NBSL Commissioner: 16 years Former Online League Owner; six time champion

12-24-2001, 10:14 AM	#3
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	From Tiger Fans' FAQ in the FAQ forum: [quote]WHY DO ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE A NEGATIVE NUMBER FOR THEIR AGE? There is a simple solution for this problem.. If all players in your league have negative ages then you have either downloaded the wrong or a corrupted Lahman database file or you are not using the latest patch of the game. Check to ensure you have the newest version of the game by visiting the main OOTP site at <a href="http://www.sportplanet.com/ootp3/" target="_blank">http://www.sportplanet.com/ootp3/</a> and clicking on the downloads section. At the time of this writing (late June 2001) the latest version is called 3.1 You check your version by opening your game. When the "Let's Play Ball" screen comes up at the bottom of it will be the version number. If it does not say 3.1 visit the download section and save the latest patch. If the version of your OOTP3 game is up to date then visit the Lahman database site at <a href="http://www.baseball1.com/" target="_blank">http://www.baseball1.com/</a> and follow the instructions listed above to download that file. Before installing the new Lahman file it is advisable to delete all the old Lahman database files you had stored. WHY ARE A FEW OF THE PLAYERS LISTED WITH A NEGATIVE AGE OR NO AGE AT ALL? Due to the limitations of the Lahman database a few players that are created in leagues from 1901-1915 may not have an age. The reason for this is that the Lahman database does not list a birthdate for these players. To correct this problem you can edit the age for any player and assign him a birthdate. To edit a birthdate follow the steps below 1- From the team roster menu click on the name of the player you want to edit 2- You will now see that players general information screen. In the top left corner just below the player's name is a button labelled "Editor" Left click once on the button. 3- You can now edit any of the information on a player you want. To edit his age click on birthdate and type in a new birthdate. Lets say the year you are playing is 1905 and you want the player to be 25 years old. Type the following in 1,2,1880 This will make the player born January 2, 1880. It is very important you use the proper punctuation and put a comma after each number. The format is MONTH, DAY, YEAR. The year must be 4 digits. 4- Right click on the page anywhere and you return to the team roster. The player is now 25 years old. <hr></blockquote>