How to get pop-up messages to display longer

jmknpk2 · 03-31-2007, 02:01 AM

The game displays pop-up messages in different places with tips and player info, etc. I know I get these when players are created. I have also seen messsages with tips like how to keep players from leaving your team. However, the messages pop up and then disappear too quickly. I just see enough of the message that I would have liked to have read it if it had stayed visible long enough. These are messages on a black or dark-gray background that pops up on top of whatever part of the game I was looking at.

Is there a way to have these messages display longer before disappearing?

edm · 03-31-2007, 02:07 AM

I don't think so. these are just time fillers while the game loads certain things. be happy they go by fast, otherwise it would mean your computer was slow

Curtis · 03-31-2007, 02:51 AM

My computer IS slow, and I can read almost all of them. There's supposed to be a hundred of them (I think I read), but I seem to get the same dozen over and over. Sometimes the same one three times in a row.

Ambermonk · 04-03-2007, 08:50 PM

The popup that I really wish I could control is the in-game popup when a new batter comes to the plate or a new pitcher comes in to pitch.

The popup lasts about 1/4 of a second (on my fairly fast computer) each time but I have yet to be able to read one. Hope in the future we can select the delay time.

Erik W. · 04-03-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ambermonk

The popup that I really wish I could control is the in-game popup when a new batter comes to the plate or a new pitcher comes in to pitch.

The popup lasts about 1/4 of a second (on my fairly fast computer) each time but I have yet to be able to read one. Hope in the future we can select the delay time.

That pop-up only appears when the game is generating a new player picture. It's really not a big deal.

battists · 04-03-2007, 09:03 PM

The whole file is called hints.txt, and can be found in data\help.

There's only a few hundred hints in there. You could just print it out and read it if you really wanted to.

Ambermonk · 04-03-2007, 10:23 PM

No. I'm talking about during a baseball game (not during the loading of the computer game). When a new player comes to bat or replaces the pitcher.

I wish I could tell you what these screens are saying but they disappear too fast. They add a new dimension to the term "Popup".

Erik W. · 04-03-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ambermonk

No. I'm talking about during a baseball game (not during the loading of the computer game). When a new player comes to bat or replaces the pitcher.

I wish I could tell you what these screens are saying but they disappear too fast. They add a new dimension to the term "Popup".

Seriously, they're saying "Generating picture" and the player name, with a tip underneath.

There are no other pop-up windows while playing out games, unless you've unlocked a secret mode.

Ambermonk · 04-03-2007, 10:31 PM

Thanks Erik. At least I know now. I guess I was thinking that there was a neat introduction about the player coming into the game - something that has been asked for previously, and improved with the current release.

When you listen to or watch a game, when a new pitcher comes in the announcer will give the players stats for the year, whether he is left-handed or right-handed, how old he is, what kind of pitches he throws, etc. I guess I thought I was missing the "good stuff". Appreciate your input.

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jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 706 Thanks: 67 Thanked 103x in 61 posts	How to get pop-up messages to display longer The game displays pop-up messages in different places with tips and player info, etc. I know I get these when players are created. I have also seen messsages with tips like how to keep players from leaving your team. However, the messages pop up and then disappear too quickly. I just see enough of the message that I would have liked to have read it if it had stayed visible long enough. These are messages on a black or dark-gray background that pops up on top of whatever part of the game I was looking at. Is there a way to have these messages display longer before disappearing?

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03-31-2007, 02:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,810 Thanks: 70 Thanked 47x in 35 posts	I don't think so. these are just time fillers while the game loads certain things. be happy they go by fast, otherwise it would mean your computer was slow

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Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 175 Thanked 95x in 67 posts	The popup that I really wish I could control is the in-game popup when a new batter comes to the plate or a new pitcher comes in to pitch. The popup lasts about 1/4 of a second (on my fairly fast computer) each time but I have yet to be able to read one. Hope in the future we can select the delay time.

04-03-2007, 09:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
battists OOTP Developments Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17,189 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 31 Thanked 776x in 220 posts	The whole file is called hints.txt, and can be found in data\help. There's only a few hundred hints in there. You could just print it out and read it if you really wanted to.

04-03-2007, 10:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 175 Thanked 95x in 67 posts	No. I'm talking about during a baseball game (not during the loading of the computer game). When a new player comes to bat or replaces the pitcher. I wish I could tell you what these screens are saying but they disappear too fast. They add a new dimension to the term "Popup".

04-03-2007, 10:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 175 Thanked 95x in 67 posts	Thanks Erik. At least I know now. I guess I was thinking that there was a neat introduction about the player coming into the game - something that has been asked for previously, and improved with the current release. When you listen to or watch a game, when a new pitcher comes in the announcer will give the players stats for the year, whether he is left-handed or right-handed, how old he is, what kind of pitches he throws, etc. I guess I thought I was missing the "good stuff". Appreciate your input.