Play-By-Play Screen

[ervinn]

Is it possible to sit back and watch the game on the play-by-play screen without any input; i.e. batters will take turns automatically, runners will attempt steals based on strategy settings, pitcher will throw without being prompted, defense will adjust according to strategy settings WHILE RETAINING the ability to insert managerial decisions when it is felt to be necessary?

[RchW]

Yes, near the top of the screen about 2/3 from the left is a box that if not checked causes the game to play out with no user input. You may have to adjust the PbP speed etc to get an acceptable speed.

Hope that helps!

[ervinn]

Sorry, that doesn't really help because I would like to be able to retain the ability to make managerial changes from time to time.

For example, I would like to:

1) Submit the lineup
2) Start the game
...the game would progress without interaction from me.
3) Managerial decision in the 3rd (send instruction for a steal attempt).
...the game progressess without interaction from me.
4) Pitching change in 8th inning.
...the game progresses without interaction from me.

This is a brief example only. Essentially, I want to watch the games of the team I am managing and want managerial control without having to micromanage the game.

[disposableheros]

wait....you want the game to know when you want to assume managerial control and switch off "watching mode"?

[Kaitiaki]

Originally Posted by disposableheros

wait....you want the game to know when you want to assume managerial control and switch off "watching mode"?

Seems like a reasonable enough request... I've never used the option; I assume it doesn't do this? Wouldn't it make sense to simply have a "stop now" button on the PbP screen (the same way you have a "stop now" button when simming multiple days/weeks at a time)?

- Kai

[ervinn]

Originally Posted by disposableheros

wait....you want the game to know when you want to assume managerial control and switch off "watching mode"?

Why are you confused; excuse me, I mean being a smart-ass? Of course you know already I don't expect the game to have knowledge of when I want to assume managerial control. I've explained what I would like to be able to do and if you want to be a troll then do it elsewhere - please. There is absolutely nothing I found useful in your post. Zilch.

If there already is such a feature as the one I requested in the game then I haven't found how to set it up. If this feature isn't in the game I believe it would be a nice feature to be able to have the game roll along yet allow interruptions for managerial input.

[Roundin Third]

What version of the game are you playing? V2006 has an option to "watch" the game. There is a check box that can tell the game not to pause after each play.

I haven't tried this while under a human manager, so I am not sure exactly what you are looking for will work.

This post should help:

GM watch mode, will it ever happen

[disposableheros]

Originally Posted by Kaitiaki

Seems like a reasonable enough request...


- Kai

it does? how is the game supposed to know when you want to make a decision?

it appears you assumed the same as me at first. validation of my confusion!

Originally Posted by ervinn

Why are you confused; excuse me, I mean being a smart-ass? Of course you know already I don't expect the game to have knowledge of when I want to assume managerial control. I've explained what I would like to be able to do and if you want to be a troll then do it elsewhere - please. There is absolutely nothing I found useful in your post. Zilch.

If there already is such a feature as the one I requested in the game then I haven't found how to set it up. If this feature isn't in the game I believe it would be a nice feature to be able to have the game roll along yet allow interruptions for managerial input.

you can start and stop when you want, but its not going to stop for you on its own (which i really thought you were requesting, hence the question mark and the confused smiley ). this was the same in 2006 and so i thought you wanted something more (AI to stop on its own).

next time i will just assume what you mean and answer what i think you are asking instead of clarifying first

[ervinn]

Originally Posted by Roundin Third

What version of the game are you playing? V2006 has an option to "watch" the game. There is a check box that can tell the game not to pause after each play.

I'm playing v2006 and have located the check box you referred to in your post. Unchecking the box allows me to watch the game and rechecking the box halts the game at the end of the play. Thanks for your help.

However, in order to be able to watch the game some control over strategy/substitutions must be given up. The game does not seem to be better for it and wonder if it would be possible to retain strategy/substitution decisions while watching the game.

[battists]

Alright, chill folks.



This can be done. The point was, once you've checked the "watch" checkbox, you can then uncheck it when you want to make a decision.

I believe.

[Kaitiaki]

Originally Posted by disposableheros

it does? how is the game supposed to know when you want to make a decision?

it appears you assumed the same as me at first. validation of my confusion!

Not at all. I thought his request - for a "watch" mode that allowed him to stop whenever he desired to make a managerial decision - was a reasonable request.

- Kai

[jbmagic]

Originally Posted by battists

Alright, chill folks.



This can be done. The point was, once you've checked the "watch" checkbox, you can then uncheck it when you want to make a decision.

I believe.

In "watch mode" they follow your strategy tendencies.

When not in watch mode, it doesn't follow your strategy tendencies.

Is that correct?

[battists]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

In "watch mode" they follow your strategy tendencies.

When not in watch mode, it doesn't follow your strategy tendencies.

Is that correct?

Well, in watch mode, you're essentially telling your manager (if you're the GM) or bench coach (if you're the manager) to do the managing. They do what they think is best.

If you're not in watch mode, YOU'RE doing the managing, so it follows whatever you tell it to do.

[battists]

So, here's what you do:

1. Start a game.
2. In the Options page, select your manager or bench coach to handle the strategy for you.
3. One you do that, you get the option of just watching the game, like the screenshot below. Just unclick the "pause after each play" option, and it will just play out the whole game. If you want to interrupt to make a call, you can just reclick it. Although, personally, I find that sometimes you need to pound it a bit to register... :P

[disposableheros]

Originally Posted by ervinn

I'm playing v2006 and have located the check box you referred to in your post. Unchecking the box allows me to watch the game and rechecking the box halts the game at the end of the play. Thanks for your help.

However, in order to be able to watch the game some control over strategy/substitutions must be given up. The game does not seem to be better for it and wonder if it would be possible to retain strategy/substitution decisions while watching the game.

this is the part im confused about.

how would you propose the game handle this situation....retaining full control, but letting the game move on without you telling it you dont have any changes to make?

if you can come up with some proposal of how you want it to work, then we can certainly get it put into the tracking software for Markus' attention. i really am just confused.

[disposableheros]

Originally Posted by Kaitiaki

Not at all. I thought his request - for a "watch" mode that allowed him to stop whenever he desired to make a managerial decision - was a reasonable request.

- Kai

thats already there, but obviously thats NOT what his request is. hence my confusion and it appears, yours as well.

[1998 Yankees]

Sometimes I just love this guy ^^^^^

[ervinn]

Originally Posted by disposableheros

this is the part im confused about.

how would propose the game handle this situation....retaining full control, but letting the game move on without you telling it you dont have any changes to make?

if you can come up with some proposal of how you want it to work, then we can certainly get it put into the tracking software for Markus' attention. i really am just confused.

Well, for example, I am assuming that if the game is put on 'Auto-Play'; i.e. for a week, then the strategy settings that have been arranged would be used. I imagined it would be like making the managerial decisions yourself while quick simming, rather than micromanaging the game. Perhaps this is being viewed by yourself as going on vacation.

Do the batters need the manager to tell them to swing at the next pitch? No, of course not. Can the game roll along from hitter to hitter without telling it there are no changes to make? Yes, of course it can.

However, currently some control needs to be given up over strategy settings in order to do so. Is this 'watch mode' being viewed as stepping out for a Starbuck's? Quite simply instead of giving the control to your bench coach while in 'watch mode' and relying on his decisions, the changes that would be made while the game is in 'watch mode' would come from the strategy settings the human manager has set up. It's like you are still there making the decisions without having to micromanage.

The game setup could include options for offense, defense, pitching and substitutions to be guided by bench coach, or human manager (I think it does that already). If human manager is chosen AND 'watch mode' is used then the human manager's strategy settings would guide the game along. How would the game know when the human manager wants to input a decision manually? A button, a mouse-over, a switch, a plug, a phone call or a check box or even pounding a fist on the keyboard...doesn't matter how it is done once you understand the concept.

Is this how you became a hall of famer?

[battists]

I understand what you mean now, but unfortunately, what you're asking for is not supported in the game.

When you elect to just watch the game, you must relenquish responsibility for game decisions to your bench coach.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, you can also stop the "watch mode" whenever you want an manually insert your own decisions.

Hopefully, this will be enough for you to enjoy the game!

Thanks,

Steve

[ervinn]

Originally Posted by battists

Hopefully, this will be enough for you to enjoy the game!

Thanks,

Steve

Yes, it will be enough. Thank you.