Which Mod(s) do you suggest?

Maajong · 04-24-2007, 04:20 AM

Hi all,

first of all excuse me, if my English is not the best, because I´m from Germany. I´m very new to Baseball and OOTP 2007, but I bought it, because the depth fascinated me and I think its a good way to learn more about Baseball.

My questions is, which Mod(s) can you suggest to get the original MLB into the game, like Names, Jerseys, Caps, rosters and so on and how do I put this data into the game. I´m a little bit overwhelmed by all the informations in this forum, so maybe you could give me some hints!

Thanks in advance!

pbar25 · 04-25-2007, 09:08 AM

Well, since I had a great time in Germany during the World Cup, I'm going to help you.

I'm not an advanced user, but here's what I use:

Gambo's Photo Pack:
http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...hotopacks.html
place into:
My documents/Sports Interactive/OOTP Baseball 2007/data/photos
(pretty much every picture you'll ever need at this point)

Justafan's logo set:
http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/OOTPMods/Logos.html
(lots of choices)

Insert the logos with:
http://www.planetootp.com/anderson_u...r_ootp2007.htm
(scroll to the bottom and install AULogo Pro)

Gambo's current MLB Park images:
http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...Ballparks.html
place into:
My documents/Sports Interactive/OOTP Baseball 2007/data/ballparks
(then change the name for each stadium to link to the appropriate
picture within 'edit stadium' - day & night)

2007 Stadium Chart by Gambo
http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...Ballparks.html
If you want to go nuts, you can take this chart and enter in all the correct information for each stadium.

If you want to adjust market sizes based on some rough & old data:
http://home.nycap.rr.com/nickandaj/marketsize.html

___________________
And before you do all that, you will need the rosters.
Getting ready to make history
That is a great thread to follow the step by step process for import.
You can start at any point in major league history up until 2006.
____________________________

Now if you are looking to play the current 2007 season, that would require a bit of work and right now it wouldn't be entirely accurate -- unless you made it so.
Do everything above.

Import the 2006 rosters from lahman and include the stats from 2006 within the import, but put the start date to 1/1/07. Base potential ratings on 'remaining years of career'.
Change the birthdate of every major league player back one year. (minimum of 3 hours - not recommended). As when you import a roster set into any year, the players are always the age they were from the imported year. That way Babe Ruth can play in the late 90's at age 25.

Edit in the correct manager for every team.
Place all players within the free agent pool.
Turn off injuries and trades and simulate up until the start of Spring Training.
Search online for the 40 man opening day roster for every team.
Place every player on their appropriate team via 'edit'.
Create every player that was not within the 2006 database import.
Go through each team and edit any players that were not fairly rated (Derek Lee).

Adjust fan loyalty based on opinion.

Input all player contract information based on:
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/200...f-anaheim.html

Turn on injuries and trades, and it's time for some baseball.
____________________________

However, you'd probably want to start with a season from the past. Then work your way up through baseball history and learn some actual players, teams, etc.
Or if you just want to learn the game of baseball, starting a fictional world-league with your own cities, teams, and players is always fun too.

pbar25 · 04-25-2007, 11:14 PM

I actually did this, and started my league on 1/1/07.
I then imported the 2006 rosters into my game, based potential ratings on the 'remainder of career', and included the 2006 stats to be listed for each player.

I understood that I would need to change the birthdays back one year and did so.

The problem is that many players, not quite all of them, have their stat display goofed up on their initial player profile screen under 'Past 3 years'.

The stats themselves are correct for each year. But in many cases - looks to be like 40% - 2006 will be placed between 2004 & 2005, instead of at the bottom. Is there some sort of import problem in the case of starting in a different year compared to the year of the import?

For all players if you click on the 'Batting Stats' tab, their stats are in perfect order. It only lies in the 'Past 3 years' area.

04-24-2007, 04:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Maajong Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	Which Mod(s) do you suggest? Hi all, first of all excuse me, if my English is not the best, because I´m from Germany. I´m very new to Baseball and OOTP 2007, but I bought it, because the depth fascinated me and I think its a good way to learn more about Baseball. My questions is, which Mod(s) can you suggest to get the original MLB into the game, like Names, Jerseys, Caps, rosters and so on and how do I put this data into the game. I´m a little bit overwhelmed by all the informations in this forum, so maybe you could give me some hints! Thanks in advance!

04-25-2007, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
pbar25 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 133	Well, since I had a great time in Germany during the World Cup, I'm going to help you. I'm not an advanced user, but here's what I use: Gambo's Photo Pack: http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...hotopacks.html place into: My documents/Sports Interactive/OOTP Baseball 2007/data/photos (pretty much every picture you'll ever need at this point) Justafan's logo set: http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/OOTPMods/Logos.html (lots of choices) Insert the logos with: http://www.planetootp.com/anderson_u...r_ootp2007.htm (scroll to the bottom and install AULogo Pro) Gambo's current MLB Park images: http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...Ballparks.html place into: My documents/Sports Interactive/OOTP Baseball 2007/data/ballparks (then change the name for each stadium to link to the appropriate picture within 'edit stadium' - day & night) 2007 Stadium Chart by Gambo http://web.mac.com/sixwilsons/iWeb/O...Ballparks.html If you want to go nuts, you can take this chart and enter in all the correct information for each stadium. If you want to adjust market sizes based on some rough & old data: http://home.nycap.rr.com/nickandaj/marketsize.html ___________________ And before you do all that, you will need the rosters. Getting ready to make history That is a great thread to follow the step by step process for import. You can start at any point in major league history up until 2006. ____________________________ Now if you are looking to play the current 2007 season, that would require a bit of work and right now it wouldn't be entirely accurate -- unless you made it so. Do everything above. Import the 2006 rosters from lahman and include the stats from 2006 within the import, but put the start date to 1/1/07. Base potential ratings on 'remaining years of career'. Change the birthdate of every major league player back one year. (minimum of 3 hours - not recommended). As when you import a roster set into any year, the players are always the age they were from the imported year. That way Babe Ruth can play in the late 90's at age 25. Edit in the correct manager for every team. Place all players within the free agent pool. Turn off injuries and trades and simulate up until the start of Spring Training. Search online for the 40 man opening day roster for every team. Place every player on their appropriate team via 'edit'. Create every player that was not within the 2006 database import. Go through each team and edit any players that were not fairly rated (Derek Lee). Adjust fan loyalty based on opinion. Input all player contract information based on: http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/200...f-anaheim.html Turn on injuries and trades, and it's time for some baseball. ____________________________ However, you'd probably want to start with a season from the past. Then work your way up through baseball history and learn some actual players, teams, etc. Or if you just want to learn the game of baseball, starting a fictional world-league with your own cities, teams, and players is always fun too. Last edited by pbar25 : 04-25-2007 at 10:39 PM.

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04-25-2007, 11:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
pbar25 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 133	I actually did this, and started my league on 1/1/07. I then imported the 2006 rosters into my game, based potential ratings on the 'remainder of career', and included the 2006 stats to be listed for each player. I understood that I would need to change the birthdays back one year and did so. The problem is that many players, not quite all of them, have their stat display goofed up on their initial player profile screen under 'Past 3 years'. The stats themselves are correct for each year. But in many cases - looks to be like 40% - 2006 will be placed between 2004 & 2005, instead of at the bottom. Is there some sort of import problem in the case of starting in a different year compared to the year of the import? For all players if you click on the 'Batting Stats' tab, their stats are in perfect order. It only lies in the 'Past 3 years' area.