Another how do I do it question

[mm7607]

How do I change the aging modifiers to let player last 4-8 years longer? Most of the players retire at 35 even though same are in great shape and had a good season before.

[cameron]

Originally Posted by mm7607

How do I change the aging modifiers to let player last 4-8 years longer? Most of the players retire at 35 even though same are in great shape and had a good season before.

Go to game setup....player & picture options....change Batter Aging Speed and or Pitcher Aging Speed to SOMETHING LOWER than 1.000

For instance .500 should add a few more years.

Hope this helps.

[Afino]

And remember, it's not a linear scale, so changing it to .500 doesn't mean your players will last to they're 60

[mm7607]

Thats great, I only want them to last in there early to mid 40s.

[damientheomen3]

.850 works well, the best players will last into their 40's, most players will last until about 38

[Afino]

Originally Posted by damientheomen3

.850 works well, the best players will last into their 40's, most players will last until about 38

Yeah, I've been using .850 myself but I may drop it down even further because of my feeder leagues.

[RchW]

I would not change aging alone. Development speed and aging speed are part of a pair that allow career development to progress properly. I find you have to reduce dev speed and increase aging speed to get realistic results. I'll own up that most of this comes from v9 as I haven't gone far enough in vX to have a good handle on it.

If you extend careers via the aging speed modifiers alone, you may affect prospect development later on by having too many "good" players in place from 21-36+, instead of 24/25-37 and such. YMMV.