OOTP Developments Forums - OOTP 10 - New to the game? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ If you have basic questions about the game, please come here! en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:25:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/images/misc/rss.jpg OOTP Developments Forums - OOTP 10 - New to the game? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ Could someone explain? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190744-could-someone-explain.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:38 GMT What does tendency mean in the team power rankings? What are the symbols in the column? What does tendency mean in the team power rankings? What are the symbols in the column?
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]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Athletics17 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190744-could-someone-explain.html .DAT file help/finding retired date http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190727-dat-file-help-finding-retired-date.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:30 GMT I was inspired by a post by OFG to find out when all my players retired. He told me they retired on two dates, the latter is covered in my almanacs, but the January 1st one isn't.

So, I went snooping and saw a retired.DAT file. Being cautious (I thought) I copied it to a new location so I couldn't mess with it. I opened it, and failed, I right clicked, and changed it to an Excel file...still failed. Now all the OOTP .DAT files are being recognized as Excel, not unknown, even though I only tried it on one, remotely placed file.

Question 1: These files seem to still work. Is it a problem that the computer thinks they are something they are not?

Question 2: How do I open these files?

3: If I get into the retired file, will it provide the year the player retired?

4: If 3 is no, how can I get this info without clicking on every retired player? I started in 1871 and am now in 1967, there are a lot of players.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help with any of these questions. ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Sparrow http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190727-dat-file-help-finding-retired-date.html Player Editing Question http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190718-player-editing-question.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:56 GMT Sorry if this has already been asked.

I decided to give all my GMs a bonus recently of a free prospect. These were supposed to all be the same, and so i wrote down all their internal ratings (from the edit screen) and simply edited the prospects all the same. However i've gotten a few that just aren't the same. This has happened on the Stuff potential for the Starting pitchers. All their pitches are the same, including their overall and potential. Their velocity is the same as well. Is there something that might be causing the difference in stuff between these prospects that i'm not taking into account?

thanks for the help ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? TheKid http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190718-player-editing-question.html Free Agency http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190705-free-agency.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33:48 GMT Free Agency does not seem to be working. I even had one of my players sign with another team, however when I click on Free Agents, it does not show any players. I could have swore it worked in the first year, but maybe not..... How do I confirm it is turned on? Free Agency does not seem to be working. I even had one of my players sign with another team, however when I click on Free Agents, it does not show any players. I could have swore it worked in the first year, but maybe not.....

How do I confirm it is turned on? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Audi http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190705-free-agency.html Saving Strategy Settings? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190607-saving-strategy-settings.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:57:50 GMT I've done a forum search but haven't found this: can I save my manual strategy settings in one game, and then use them in a new game? Or do I always have to re-do them every time I start a new game? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Timeless http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190607-saving-strategy-settings.html Creating All Star Teams??? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190586-creating-all-star-teams.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:38 GMT Me AnD 3 Other Guy's Have Drafted All Star Teams Filled With Players,
From The 1800's, To The Present Time. How Do I Create 4 Teams
Using These Player's?
After I Get Those 4 Teams Created,---I Then WanT To FiLL The Rest Of
The LEague, With Teams Like The 1927 And 1961 YaNKS, 1969 BalTimore Orioles, 1930 Cubs, And A's, And The 1976 Reds.
HoW Would I Then Put All These Teams Together, Into a 10 Team
League?
I WoULd Truly Appreciate Any Help.
Thank You Very Much.

BD#9 ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? BD#9 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190586-creating-all-star-teams.html Playoff Series... http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190576-playoff-series.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:53:19 GMT I noticed that the playoff series W-L changes for the whole series ??? Like on 10/22 TB W 6-3, Says NY Leads series 4-3 ??? on 10/23 NY W 3-2, Says NY Leads series 4-3 ??? Why doesnt the W/L stay with each game and why does it say lead once 4 games have been won, should it say NY wins... I noticed that the playoff series W-L changes for the whole series ???

Like on 10/22
TB W 6-3, Says NY Leads series 4-3 ???

on 10/23
NY W 3-2, Says NY Leads series 4-3 ???

Why doesnt the W/L stay with each game and why does it say lead once 4 games have been won, should it say NY wins series 4-3 ???

and on 10/22, shouldnt it say series ties 3-3...

I mean you would have to actually go back and look up each score to ever see if someone came back from a 0-3 series since it changes every game.

Game 1 says NY Leads Series 4-3, WHY ??? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? MightyQuinn http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190576-playoff-series.html Full Minor League teams? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190556-full-minor-league-teams.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:20:06 GMT I am getting ready to setup a historical league (starting in the 60s or 70s) and am curious about the minors.

So far I have found that if I don't have full minors, the players who are there get their stats out of whack (one guy gave up something like 45 hits in one week). But when you use full minors how do you know -- if you don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of every player ever -- which guys are the fillers (who can't be promoted -- I'm only allowing actual major leaguers to make it to the majors) from the legitimate guys? Obivously I can eyeball my roster and figure it out to some extent, but there could be guys on there I don't know about. I'd rather not have a ton of trial and error trying to call guys up. Is there a way to have the text of their names show up a different color or something?

Also, do you set it to just not have an amateur draft, to prevent teams from not picking the "right" guys? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Timeless http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190556-full-minor-league-teams.html Question on Era Stats http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190512-question-era-stats.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:27:40 GMT I'm planning a league starting in the 1890s, and after some testing I want to increase the number of CGs in the first few decades (to increase starter wins and decrease saves) & slightly reduce SB totals in the 1890s. I'm guessing that to do so requires adjusting the 'Starting Pitcher Stamina' & 'Stolen Base Attempts' values in the Strategy page. However, I would like to edit it so that my revised values are implemented each year automatically instead of manually. I think these values are derived from the era_stats file, but I'm not sure exactly - would changing the CG% & SBAperRFB values alone do the trick? Thanks! :) ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Johnny Canuck http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190512-question-era-stats.html I Might of Asked This Before http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190504-i-might-asked-before.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:55:22 GMT How do I delete past games ? I am currently playing a historical game the 1960's and I have several other past games I want to dete, how do I do that, guys ? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? ACESFAN 1 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190504-i-might-asked-before.html Trying to perform and expansion draft....... http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190500-trying-perform-expansion-draft.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:25:25 GMT with an already currently going Mlb dynasty. basically i am adding two teams to the dynasty...couple of issues. 1. i want to do an expansion draft of the players not protected by their major league ballclub. 2. I want to change the team names etc, and after i change them, they seem to go... with an already currently going Mlb dynasty.

basically i am adding two teams to the dynasty...couple of issues.

1. i want to do an expansion draft of the players not protected by their major league ballclub.
2. I want to change the team names etc, and after i change them, they seem to go back to whatever default teams they were.....for example, trying to make the Portland Isotopes, but it keeps going back to the Albuquerque Bullets...

any suggestions? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Jeffy25 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190500-trying-perform-expansion-draft.html game recovery http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190496-game-recovery.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:57:43 GMT In the details for the most recent patch there was talk about an auto backup in case your game crashed. Was this included and if so do I have to enable it somewhere? How does it work. Any help would be great. I am beginning to have problems with crashing but before I put this in tech support. In the details for the most recent patch there was talk about an auto backup in case your game crashed. Was this included and if so do I have to enable it somewhere? How does it work. Any help would be great.

I am beginning to have problems with crashing but before I put this in tech support. ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? Athletics17 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190496-game-recovery.html hints.txt help http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190488-hints-txt-help.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:21:54 GMT Hey. I wanna edit the hints.txt file, but when I open it in notepad its just a big mess of quotes mashed together. Is there a better program that I can use for it? And, what do I need to do in order to seperate any hints that I make (e.g. put commas or parentheses)? Hey. I wanna edit the hints.txt file, but when I open it in notepad its just a big mess of quotes mashed together. Is there a better program that I can use for it? And, what do I need to do in order to seperate any hints that I make (e.g. put commas or parentheses)? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? damientheomen3 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190488-hints-txt-help.html <![CDATA[the 1800's]]> http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190467-1800s.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:40:34 GMT Hi- i just dl the demo last night and have been playing this nonstop (i'm getting addicted). before i take the plunge though there are a few things i want to figure out. first my goal is to play through history with the same teams and the same players though not necessarily the same players on the same teams (i want to see how what changes early on ends up effecting the longterm team finances). I want to start my league at some point in the 1800's. When i go to do this is automatically creates a second league. Why does it do this? Will there be an 1893 world series between these 2 leagues? Will teams change as time goes on until 1901 when the normal AL/NL existed? ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? fredhits http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190467-1800s.html replacing a player photo http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190446-replacing-player-photo.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:12:18 GMT hello. i have created myself as a pitcher and added apicture of myself, but id now, into the game, like to change that picture. ive gone into my photos folder and replaced the picture, however evertime i load up the game it still shows the original pic i added. any ideas how i can change this?... hello. i have created myself as a pitcher and added apicture of myself, but id now, into the game, like to change that picture.
ive gone into my photos folder and replaced the picture, however evertime i load up the game it still shows the original pic i added.

any ideas how i can change this?
thanks ]]> OOTP 10 - New to the game? strewth78 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-10-new-game/190446-replacing-player-photo.html