Templates?

[staplehead331]

If I were to download a template from here - http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...Templates.html - what would it do? Would I be able to add different rosters to it or is it a game save in itself? I'm completely new to this game so thanks.

[1998 Yankees]

From the manual:

Templates are a neat feature that can save you time when you create multiple worlds. If you create a template during the game creation process, a template creates a skeleton of the game structure you have created. You could use this template to create five different games with identical structures but different players.

A template created after the completion of the game creation process will also include all the players in that league.

To save the structure of a game as a template, click on the Templates action menu and select Save this Setup as a Template. Then enter a name for your template and click Save Template.

To load an already saved template, select Load World Template from the Templates action menu.

Templates are saved in the world_templates directory inside your OOTPB installation as files with a.wtp extension. You can share these templates with other users as well. Simply share the .wtp files and make sure they are saved in the world_templates directory. The next time you fire up OOTPB, you will be able to select the new template.

A template saves league structure, team names, rules, options, strategies and equivalences. It contains potential players who will be created once the game is started. Therefore, I think templates are usually used for fictional play unless one does a lot of player editing on his own to insert real players.

Fortunately, there are people willing to do so and share their work, as you saw on that web site. First though, I need to mention that a template does not contain team colors, logos, and ballpark data. Quick-start games do save these things and they also have rosters already generated and ready to go. The only quick-start on the PadresFan web site that seems to contain real, historical rosters is the MLB 1994 Quick Start by bp_.

The Universe Packages appear to be beefed up templates with additional goodies like logos and uniforms. That leaves the two MLB 2007 roster sets that actually are saved games, ready to go. These are the best to use if you want to play with real rosters (loading a historical league from a database like Lahmans is another topic - see the manual for that). You can always tweak the team and ballpark data to suit yourself with those.

I think all of these downloads contain readme files on how to install and play them. Also, don't miss the Mod Installation Help page on that web site; it's a very good summary on how to do things.