Running one league on two computers

phenom · 11-18-2008, 08:32 AM

I'm doing a replay of the 1949 season and I've found that I want to be able to transfer files between my laptop and desktop computers so as to play wherever's convenient. Each has pros and cons.

Anyway, what files will I have to transfer back and forth for this to happen? I've already copied the full .lg file on each computer, so my pictures and logos match, and the only thing I had to change when I did this was the historical database path on the 2nd computer (Mac/PC). I'd rather not have to transfer the entire .lg file every time, so I'm guessing just a transfer a la online league updates is fine, but which files would those be?

phenom · 11-18-2008, 01:12 PM

Don't everybody respond at once!

DrSatan · 11-18-2008, 01:22 PM

not sure, I do the same thing, and I always copy the hole .lg folder from my saved games.

hefalumps · 11-18-2008, 03:28 PM

I'm interested in this as well, as I might want to do something like this in the future.

Has anyone tried putting their OOTP9 folder that is typically stored in "My Documents" onto a network drive that they can access from any point in the house? Or even on a USB jump drive? I wonder if that would work.

Reikazawa · 11-18-2008, 05:06 PM

Me I use winrar to zip only files that were modified after a specified time.

jmknpk2 · 11-19-2008, 02:29 AM

An online league I am in sends partial updates with what they call a bones archive.

It contains coaches.dat, ethnicities.dat, faces.dat, human_managers.dat, injuries.dat, messages.dat, names.dat, nations2.dat, offers.dat, options.dat, parks.dat, players.dat, retired.dat, scouting.dat, teams.dat, trades.dat, weather.dat, and world.dat.

The update seems to get most of the basics, but if I remember correctly those don't transfer news, messages, etc..

Giants44 · 11-19-2008, 09:08 PM

I find the transfer of league cumbersome due to the sheer volume of files.

So what I do is keep the league on my desktop and use the great free VPN (https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/) to control the desktop when I want to play on the laptop.

In fact I have next to nothing on my laptop and simply use it with log me in to remote back and keep everything on the desktop.

Of course the primary benefits are to access your email, files, etc

The Wolf · 11-19-2008, 10:00 PM

Thumbdrive, anyone?

11-18-2008, 08:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,302 Thanks: 9 Thanked 110x in 57 posts	Running one league on two computers I'm doing a replay of the 1949 season and I've found that I want to be able to transfer files between my laptop and desktop computers so as to play wherever's convenient. Each has pros and cons. Anyway, what files will I have to transfer back and forth for this to happen? I've already copied the full .lg file on each computer, so my pictures and logos match, and the only thing I had to change when I did this was the historical database path on the 2nd computer (Mac/PC). I'd rather not have to transfer the entire .lg file every time, so I'm guessing just a transfer a la online league updates is fine, but which files would those be? __________________ reported

11-18-2008, 01:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,302 Thanks: 9 Thanked 110x in 57 posts	Don't everybody respond at once! __________________ reported

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Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,039 Thanks: 25 Thanked 63x in 27 posts	I find the transfer of league cumbersome due to the sheer volume of files. So what I do is keep the league on my desktop and use the great free VPN (https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/) to control the desktop when I want to play on the laptop. In fact I have next to nothing on my laptop and simply use it with log me in to remote back and keep everything on the desktop. Of course the primary benefits are to access your email, files, etc __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

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11-18-2008, 01:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
DrSatan Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 395 Thanks: 16 Thanked 32x in 16 posts	not sure, I do the same thing, and I always copy the hole .lg folder from my saved games.

11-18-2008, 03:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
hefalumps All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 824 Thanks: 28 Thanked 64x in 44 posts	I'm interested in this as well, as I might want to do something like this in the future. Has anyone tried putting their OOTP9 folder that is typically stored in "My Documents" onto a network drive that they can access from any point in the house? Or even on a USB jump drive? I wonder if that would work.

11-18-2008, 05:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Reikazawa Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 230 Thanks: 39 Thanked 14x in 11 posts	Me I use winrar to zip only files that were modified after a specified time.

11-19-2008, 02:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 706 Thanks: 67 Thanked 103x in 61 posts	An online league I am in sends partial updates with what they call a bones archive. It contains coaches.dat, ethnicities.dat, faces.dat, human_managers.dat, injuries.dat, messages.dat, names.dat, nations2.dat, offers.dat, options.dat, parks.dat, players.dat, retired.dat, scouting.dat, teams.dat, trades.dat, weather.dat, and world.dat. The update seems to get most of the basics, but if I remember correctly those don't transfer news, messages, etc..