Frustrating!

ctorg · 03-30-2008, 10:15 PM

So even though I kept saying I was going to go ahead and get OOTP8, I never actually did, and I still have 2007. And I just got hit by a bug that I'm imagining must have been fixed in OOTP8, so I'm paying for it. It's an old bug that's rare, but I seem to recall (perhaps incorrectly) that it was fixed.

On the last play of the game, my pitcher was injured. Instead of going to the box score, it prompted me to replace the pitcher. But it wouldn't let me make a move. I was stuck. I had to ctrl+alt+del my way out of things. Thankfully I only lost about 2 days worth of games, since I'd just saved.

I don't know what I hope to get out of posting about it here except maybe to vent about being hit by such a dumbly simple but annoying bug.

ifspuds · 03-30-2008, 10:18 PM

I hate that bug. Hate hate hate. I'd been playing a solo league, writing up all the games as they happened. I went through about five games during one session, only to have the pitcher-injury bug hit. Lost all the games in that session, and it frustrated me so much I never went back to the league. You have my sympathy.

Raidergoo · 03-30-2008, 10:18 PM

I honestly don't know if this has been fixed. Nutlaw would know best.

Perhaps a mod could move this thread to tech support.

hefalumps · 03-31-2008, 12:38 AM

I have a similar problem, but not quite the same.

I've had pitchers get injured on the final play of the game, but I looked down at the bottom of the screen and the LEAVE GAME button was there. So after trying (and failing) to substitute the pitcher so I could click onto the Box Score or Game Log, I saw that button, and pressed it. I was able to finish the game and everything was OK. I'm playing the latest patch of OOTP 2007 at full screen with a very large resolution - so I'm wondering if maybe that button was there but not visible on your screen if you were playing at a lower resolution maybe?!?!

The problem I have is if my pitcher gets injured in the middle of the game. About 95% of the time, if I try to sub for the injured pitcher, the game crashes to desktop. So I save my game before every game I play out. And my pitchers are almost invincible because I have to restart the game almost every time one of them gets injured.

The particular bug I'm running into apparently hasn't been fixed in OOTP 8 yet (I'm hoping it's fixed for 9), but the whole "Not being able to exit if your pitcher is injured on the last play" issue - I haven't had a problem with it - I've had it happen at least twice and I've always had the "LEAVE GAME" button available to me at the bottom left corner of the screen.

ctorg · 03-31-2008, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

I honestly don't know if this has been fixed. Nutlaw would know best.

Perhaps a mod could move this thread to tech support.

I'd considered putting this in tech support, actually, but at this point, I think tech support for OOTP2007 isn't going to get looked at much. So I figured I'd just put it where people might actually read it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hefalumps

I have a similar problem, but not quite the same.

I've had pitchers get injured on the final play of the game, but I looked down at the bottom of the screen and the LEAVE GAME button was there. So after trying (and failing) to substitute the pitcher so I could click onto the Box Score or Game Log, I saw that button, and pressed it. I was able to finish the game and everything was OK. I'm playing the latest patch of OOTP 2007 at full screen with a very large resolution - so I'm wondering if maybe that button was there but not visible on your screen if you were playing at a lower resolution maybe?!?!

The problem I have is if my pitcher gets injured in the middle of the game. About 95% of the time, if I try to sub for the injured pitcher, the game crashes to desktop. So I save my game before every game I play out. And my pitchers are almost invincible because I have to restart the game almost every time one of them gets injured.

The particular bug I'm running into apparently hasn't been fixed in OOTP 8 yet (I'm hoping it's fixed for 9), but the whole "Not being able to exit if your pitcher is injured on the last play" issue - I haven't had a problem with it - I've had it happen at least twice and I've always had the "LEAVE GAME" button available to me at the bottom left corner of the screen.

I looked all over for some way out, but I didn't see any. I do play on a low resolution, so that might be why.

Raidergoo · 03-31-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

I'd considered putting this in tech support, actually, but at this point, I think tech support for OOTP2007 isn't going to get looked at much. So I figured I'd just put it where people might actually read it.

I suggest pinging Nutlaw.

Sweed · 03-31-2008, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hefalumps

I have a similar problem, but not quite the same.

I've had pitchers get injured on the final play of the game, but I looked down at the bottom of the screen and the LEAVE GAME button was there. So after trying (and failing) to substitute the pitcher so I could click onto the Box Score or Game Log, I saw that button, and pressed it. I was able to finish the game and everything was OK. I'm playing the latest patch of OOTP 2007 at full screen with a very large resolution - so I'm wondering if maybe that button was there but not visible on your screen if you were playing at a lower resolution maybe?!?!

Yep, I did this once also. I was thinking "oh, know it finally happened to me" and was about to go to task manager to kill the game. But then saw the Leave Game at the bottom of the screen and thought "what the hell, it's worth a try". Worked like a charm.

Quote:

The problem I have is if my pitcher gets injured in the middle of the game. About 95% of the time, if I try to sub for the injured pitcher, the game crashes to desktop. So I save my game before every game I play out. And my pitchers are almost invincible because I have to restart the game almost every time one of them gets injured.

The particular bug I'm running into apparently hasn't been fixed in OOTP 8 yet (I'm hoping it's fixed for 9), but the whole "Not being able to exit if your pitcher is injured on the last play" issue - I haven't had a problem with it - I've had it happen at least twice and I've always had the "LEAVE GAME" button available to me at the bottom left corner of the screen.

FWIW I've never had a crash when a pitcher was injured during the middle of a game and I've had quite a few :shrug:

endgame · 03-31-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

FWIW I've never had a crash when a pitcher was injured during the middle of a game and I've had quite a few :shrug:

I've never had either crash, but in this last instance you mention there remained a problem with being able to assign a pinch runner without problems. Either the runner was credited with 0 IP in the pitching slot or you were unable to modify your lineup to accomodate the change. It bears looking into again in OOTP8.

Sweed · 03-31-2008, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by endgame

I've never had either crash, but in this last instance you mention there remained a problem with being able to assign a pinch runner without problems. Either the runner was credited with 0 IP in the pitching slot or you were unable to modify your lineup to accomodate the change. It bears looking into again in OOTP8.

From the post I responded to it isn't clear when the pitchers were injured. To tell you the truth it never even occured to me that the pitcher was injured while on the bases. I've never had a pitcher injured while running the bases and I manage in the NL. All of mine have happened while on the mound so I've never had the opportunity to see a problem if trying to PR for an injured pitcher.

Of course any crash should be looked at closely if the reporter is using the most current version of the game. Certainly not trying to say that if I haven't experienced a bug that it doesn't exist. Simply reporting it as something that always makes me wonder why some see it and others don't?

Nutlaw · 03-31-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

I honestly don't know if this has been fixed. Nutlaw would know best.

Perhaps a mod could move this thread to tech support.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

I suggest pinging Nutlaw.

We're almost entirely current on Tech Support reports, and yes, the pitcher injury issue has not yet been fixed for any version of the game. Yes, it is unbelievably annoying. No, we haven't narrowed down exactly why it happens sometimes for some people and not others.

Syd Thrift · 03-31-2008, 06:00 PM

Really? I've run into this and IIRC there's a button on the screen you can click to end the game. I don't think it's where you'd expect it to be, but it's there.

The Wolf · 03-31-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

I don't know what I hope to get out of posting about it here

Some sympathy maybe? You've got mine. I hate that bug too.

03-30-2008, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 9,701 Thanks: 38 Thanked 91x in 51 posts	Frustrating! So even though I kept saying I was going to go ahead and get OOTP8, I never actually did, and I still have 2007. And I just got hit by a bug that I'm imagining must have been fixed in OOTP8, so I'm paying for it. It's an old bug that's rare, but I seem to recall (perhaps incorrectly) that it was fixed. On the last play of the game, my pitcher was injured. Instead of going to the box score, it prompted me to replace the pitcher. But it wouldn't let me make a move. I was stuck. I had to ctrl+alt+del my way out of things. Thankfully I only lost about 2 days worth of games, since I'd just saved. I don't know what I hope to get out of posting about it here except maybe to vent about being hit by such a dumbly simple but annoying bug. __________________ THE VERY US ARTISTS - A project for musicians and visual artists My music Currently reading: Thirteen by Richard Morgan "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

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ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	I hate that bug. Hate hate hate. I'd been playing a solo league, writing up all the games as they happened. I went through about five games during one session, only to have the pitcher-injury bug hit. Lost all the games in that session, and it frustrated me so much I never went back to the league. You have my sympathy. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

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Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 104 Thanked 78x in 52 posts	I honestly don't know if this has been fixed. Nutlaw would know best. Perhaps a mod could move this thread to tech support.

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hefalumps All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 824 Thanks: 28 Thanked 64x in 44 posts	I have a similar problem, but not quite the same. I've had pitchers get injured on the final play of the game, but I looked down at the bottom of the screen and the LEAVE GAME button was there. So after trying (and failing) to substitute the pitcher so I could click onto the Box Score or Game Log, I saw that button, and pressed it. I was able to finish the game and everything was OK. I'm playing the latest patch of OOTP 2007 at full screen with a very large resolution - so I'm wondering if maybe that button was there but not visible on your screen if you were playing at a lower resolution maybe?!?! The problem I have is if my pitcher gets injured in the middle of the game. About 95% of the time, if I try to sub for the injured pitcher, the game crashes to desktop. So I save my game before every game I play out. And my pitchers are almost invincible because I have to restart the game almost every time one of them gets injured. The particular bug I'm running into apparently hasn't been fixed in OOTP 8 yet (I'm hoping it's fixed for 9), but the whole "Not being able to exit if your pitcher is injured on the last play" issue - I haven't had a problem with it - I've had it happen at least twice and I've always had the "LEAVE GAME" button available to me at the bottom left corner of the screen.