Suggestion Collection Thread: Historical Leagues - Page 2

Le Grande Orange · 08-06-2006, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by targy

Reason: Weather exists in real life and makes manager decisions on lineups more difficult. Rainouts or games postponed because of weather make for more realisitc situations.

While I expect rain delays and perhaps rain- or maybe even darkness-shortened games could be added, I don't think you'll see postponements due to the scheduling implications. Dynamic postponements and reschedulements are probably a couple of versions away.

battists · 08-07-2006, 08:25 AM

Suggestion: Add a place in preferences where you can set your Lahman path, so it doesn't have to ask you each time you create a new league. It should probably default to your preferred location, but still give you the option of changing it, since some people might play with multiple versions of Lahman/Arod/etc.
Reason: Right now, if you create 10 different leagues, you have to tell it each time where to find Lahman. You should be able to set it globally.
Priority: Medium

Raidergoo · 08-08-2006, 10:06 AM

Processed to this point.

bulldog55 · 08-09-2006, 05:06 PM

Suggestion: Automatically import era-specific strategy settings (pinch-hitting, pitcher endurance, etc.), and have the option to select different eras (deadball, golden years, etc.) from a dropdown menu (as in versions past).

Reason: It is not laid out anywhere, nor is there a file for it. It used to be in the game but it doesn't seem like it made it into this one and I keep forgetting to update them manually, nor do I know exactly what they should be.

Priority: Medium (since everyone else is saying high for theirs) ... I can reference v6 but I'd rather it be automatic and specific to this version of the game.

Raidergoo · 08-11-2006, 09:11 AM

Processed.

Charlie Hough · 08-11-2006, 03:49 PM

Suggestion: Fix the AI so that it will recognize how a pitcher or field player was used for the season that was imported, and put those players in those positions and give them the proper roster designations.

In subsequent seasons, the AI should then recognize how the player was used in the preceding season and have a strong tendency to use him in the same way, unless there is a significant loss in ratings or sudden job competition.

Reason: Someone who pitched in 26 games and started all of them should not be set as a middle reliever, and he should definitely NOT be on the reserve list. But that happens all the time, with the AI putting fringe players on the 25-man roster in key roles, and putting regular players on reserve, even when the fringe players don't have better player ratings. This is happening at the very outset of importation and not because of injuries or season results.

Priority: High

Raidergoo · 08-15-2006, 10:44 AM

Processed.

Curtis · 08-18-2006, 02:17 AM

Suggestion: Just as with playing teams from different years against each other, you should be able to play players from different years/eras against each other.

Reason: All-time all-star teams. I want to take the all-time Mets team against the all-time Yankees and see how we'd do.

Priority: Are you joking? I'll go with 'high', just because it should logically be doable at the same time as a couple of the earlier suggestions.

Curtis · 08-18-2006, 02:22 AM

Suggestion: Allow game play beginning in 1871 rather than 1901.

Reason: Major League Baseball began in 1871. Why doesn't the game?

Priority: High (seriously this time)

Qrusher14242 · 08-18-2006, 06:22 AM

Suggestion: Have an option to automatically change the Historical Team ID every year it does change according to the lahman database. Also, be able to edit this on the League Structure and Names & Affialliations tabs.

Reason: Would save a lot of time when trying to run historical leagues.

Priority: Medium

Raidergoo · 08-21-2006, 10:31 AM

Processed to this point.

plannine · 08-22-2006, 08:06 AM

Suggestion: Having seperate endurances for sstarting/relieving .

Reason: Mike Marshall & Jim Konstanty and many other long relievers will not get more then a inning a game. Guys (4-6th starter) who come in early in the game seem to get pulled too soon - which with pre-70's leagues, emptys your bullpen quickly in blowouts.

Priorty: Medium

plannine · 08-22-2006, 08:13 AM

Suggestion: Use any availble (even if tired, if no one else left) starters as relivers before using non-pitchers.

Reason: 1920's baseball many teams had only 7 or 8 pitchers (teams like the 23 yankees had 5 starters who all appeared in 8 to 10 games in relief, had only 3 other pitchers who appeared in 36 games in the whole season, 9 times as starters). In most cases non-pitchers didnt pitch.

Priorty: Medium

rasnell · 08-22-2006, 09:12 AM

Suggestion: Better, simpler roster management. Allow you to set one master lineup and choose to adopt for all depth charts, lineups, etc. Then you would only have to tweak in one or two places if you wanted.

Reason: Because the AI/manager/bench coach is not that great at setting lineups, it would be better to allow us to set it ourselves simply in one master lineup.

Priority: Medium

rasnell · 08-22-2006, 09:14 AM

Suggestion: Allow an extra management option setting in one screen where you choose your top PH vs. righty, lefty, your top Pinch Runner, and your defensive replacements with drop down menu options such as "if tied or leading in the 7th" etc.

Reason: We need more control over the roster, especially when defensive subs are very important in close games.

Priority: Medium

MadMax58 · 08-24-2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis Cook

Suggestion: Just as with playing teams from different years against each other, you should be able to play players from different years/eras against each other.

Reason: All-time all-star teams. I want to take the all-time Mets team against the all-time Yankees and see how we'd do.

Priority: Are you joking? I'll go with 'high', just because it should logically be doable at the same time as a couple of the earlier suggestions.

I'd like to expand on this expansion even a little further.

Suggestion: Upon importing different players from different eras, allow user selectable options, such as "Base ratings on selected years"(allow user to select up to 5 seasons, or select last year stats or select career stats), "Backwards modify years to current league year"(this means you import Babe Ruth at 28 , & his imported stats are cutoff at his import year, and those same years are normalized to the current year of the game league)"

Reason: This would be REALLY COOL!!!

Priority: Medium for most, high for me.

Raidergoo · 08-28-2006, 10:28 AM

Suggestion: A war.txt file. List all the players that missed time due to WW I, WW II or Korea in a txt file by their Lahman ID. Include a depart date and a return date. During that time period, they would be on a War List, not on the roster but still belonging to the club. On the return date, they return from their national service.

Reason: Increases realism

Priority: HIGH

Raidergoo · 09-04-2006, 12:45 PM

All items in this thread have been added to the master spreadsheet. Please do not add any additional suggestions to this thread.

08-08-2006, 10:06 AM	#23 (permalink)
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08-09-2006, 05:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
bulldog55 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 7 Posts: 1,926	Suggestion: Automatically import era-specific strategy settings (pinch-hitting, pitcher endurance, etc.), and have the option to select different eras (deadball, golden years, etc.) from a dropdown menu (as in versions past). Reason: It is not laid out anywhere, nor is there a file for it. It used to be in the game but it doesn't seem like it made it into this one and I keep forgetting to update them manually, nor do I know exactly what they should be. Priority: Medium (since everyone else is saying high for theirs) ... I can reference v6 but I'd rather it be automatic and specific to this version of the game. __________________ Commissioner of: Transcontinental Baseball Association Sacramento Associates Out of Time League 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers Victory League Portland Bulldogs Owner of: Maelstrom Cubs \| BBSC Current League Tigers \| Clinton League Brewers \| OTBL Beaverton Rangers

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08-11-2006, 03:49 PM	#26 (permalink)
Charlie Hough All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 675	Suggestion: Fix the AI so that it will recognize how a pitcher or field player was used for the season that was imported, and put those players in those positions and give them the proper roster designations. In subsequent seasons, the AI should then recognize how the player was used in the preceding season and have a strong tendency to use him in the same way, unless there is a significant loss in ratings or sudden job competition. Reason: Someone who pitched in 26 games and started all of them should not be set as a middle reliever, and he should definitely NOT be on the reserve list. But that happens all the time, with the AI putting fringe players on the 25-man roster in key roles, and putting regular players on reserve, even when the fringe players don't have better player ratings. This is happening at the very outset of importation and not because of injuries or season results. Priority: High Last edited by Charlie Hough : 08-13-2006 at 01:09 AM.

08-15-2006, 10:44 AM	#27 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 39.84 N -84.12 W Posts: 7,294	Processed. __________________

08-07-2006, 08:25 AM	#22 (permalink)
battists Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 14,219	Suggestion: Add a place in preferences where you can set your Lahman path, so it doesn't have to ask you each time you create a new league. It should probably default to your preferred location, but still give you the option of changing it, since some people might play with multiple versions of Lahman/Arod/etc. Reason: Right now, if you create 10 different leagues, you have to tell it each time where to find Lahman. You should be able to set it globally. Priority: Medium

08-18-2006, 02:17 AM	#28 (permalink)
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 2,734	Suggestion: Just as with playing teams from different years against each other, you should be able to play players from different years/eras against each other. Reason: All-time all-star teams. I want to take the all-time Mets team against the all-time Yankees and see how we'd do. Priority: Are you joking? I'll go with 'high', just because it should logically be doable at the same time as a couple of the earlier suggestions. __________________ Continuing a campaign to promote adding a 'mass select' option to Out of the Park 10. sigh

08-18-2006, 02:22 AM	#29 (permalink)
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 2,734	Suggestion: Allow game play beginning in 1871 rather than 1901. Reason: Major League Baseball began in 1871. Why doesn't the game? Priority: High (seriously this time) __________________ Continuing a campaign to promote adding a 'mass select' option to Out of the Park 10. sigh

08-18-2006, 06:22 AM	#30 (permalink)
Qrusher14242 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 980	Suggestion: Have an option to automatically change the Historical Team ID every year it does change according to the lahman database. Also, be able to edit this on the League Structure and Names & Affialliations tabs. Reason: Would save a lot of time when trying to run historical leagues. Priority: Medium __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

08-21-2006, 10:31 AM	#31 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 39.84 N -84.12 W Posts: 7,294	Processed to this point. __________________

08-22-2006, 08:06 AM	#32 (permalink)
plannine Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 388	Suggestion: Having seperate endurances for sstarting/relieving . Reason: Mike Marshall & Jim Konstanty and many other long relievers will not get more then a inning a game. Guys (4-6th starter) who come in early in the game seem to get pulled too soon - which with pre-70's leagues, emptys your bullpen quickly in blowouts. Priorty: Medium __________________ "Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game. Ted Williams (1918-2002) Last edited by plannine : 08-22-2006 at 08:19 AM.

08-22-2006, 08:13 AM	#33 (permalink)
plannine Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 388	Suggestion: Use any availble (even if tired, if no one else left) starters as relivers before using non-pitchers. Reason: 1920's baseball many teams had only 7 or 8 pitchers (teams like the 23 yankees had 5 starters who all appeared in 8 to 10 games in relief, had only 3 other pitchers who appeared in 36 games in the whole season, 9 times as starters). In most cases non-pitchers didnt pitch. Priorty: Medium __________________ "Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game. Ted Williams (1918-2002) Last edited by plannine : 08-22-2006 at 08:20 AM.

08-22-2006, 09:12 AM	#34 (permalink)
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,664	Suggestion: Better, simpler roster management. Allow you to set one master lineup and choose to adopt for all depth charts, lineups, etc. Then you would only have to tweak in one or two places if you wanted. Reason: Because the AI/manager/bench coach is not that great at setting lineups, it would be better to allow us to set it ourselves simply in one master lineup. Priority: Medium

08-22-2006, 09:14 AM	#35 (permalink)
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,664	Suggestion: Allow an extra management option setting in one screen where you choose your top PH vs. righty, lefty, your top Pinch Runner, and your defensive replacements with drop down menu options such as "if tied or leading in the 7th" etc. Reason: We need more control over the roster, especially when defensive subs are very important in close games. Priority: Medium

08-28-2006, 10:28 AM	#37 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 39.84 N -84.12 W Posts: 7,294	Suggestion: A war.txt file. List all the players that missed time due to WW I, WW II or Korea in a txt file by their Lahman ID. Include a depart date and a return date. During that time period, they would be on a War List, not on the roster but still belonging to the club. On the return date, they return from their national service. Reason: Increases realism Priority: HIGH __________________

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09-04-2006, 12:45 PM	#38 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 39.84 N -84.12 W Posts: 7,294	All items in this thread have been added to the master spreadsheet. Please do not add any additional suggestions to this thread. __________________