1940 Historical Quickstart *Now Available*

Dr. P.R. Park III · 04-19-2008, 01:55 AM

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Here we go...just in time to hold you off till OOTP 9, and probably then some, a historical quickstart two plus months in the making. This is a 1940 historical quickstart, with Latin America winter leagues, and a set of minors and feeders, Negro Leagues, and independents. There is a barnstorming circuit and an Armed Forces League. All uniforms are courtesy of Brad (No Pepper) and Pete (cephasjames), and the ethnicity mod is also courtesy of Pete. Those dudes are awesome. Anyway, included in the zip are all of the necessary game files, so be sure to back up your current files, and overwrite them with these, as the quickstart was created using them. Also, unzip the quickstart folder into the appropriate location, and open in-game.

This quickstart was created to somewhat emulate pre-WWII baseball, with it's minor league systems and host of independents. It was difficult trying to emulate the migration of players, be it Negro leaguers to Latin America, barnstormers to the majors, etc. Not everything is 100% historically accurate. Bummer, I know. All stadiums were done by me, and are by no means 100% accurate, nor are all park ratings accurate. If you have a problem with this, don't download. If you have any comments/suggestions/kudos, you are welcome to post. If you have nothing constructive to add to the conversation, please do not ruin this thread. Thanks.

CHCfan · 04-20-2008, 07:34 PM

Stupid question, probably: will the provided "game files" work well for other leagues/games? I ask since it appears they apply to the entire game.

Obviously, I'll back up the originals . . . just wondering what the "game files" add to this league and the rest of the game?

Oh yeah, and, THANKS SO MUCH. Looks really nice

Dr. P.R. Park III · 04-20-2008, 07:38 PM

Unfortunately, the game files change any game that you create AFTER you over-write the originals. I really don't suggest using them unless your playing the quickstart, unless you want negro leagues. I hate messing with game files, but I thought the draw of negro leagues was too important. Plus, it always helps actually using the game files that were used to create a quickstart/template, this drastically decreases chances of the nasty OOTP crashes (KNOCK ON WOOD!). Oh yes, thank you!

Edit: Forgot to mention, I do not suggest playing your old games with these files, that seems like a recipe for disaster.

cephasjames · 04-20-2008, 08:10 PM

Wow! Very well done. There was a ton of work put into that. A lot of research, I'd assume, and a whole lot of fun. Good job.

Dr. P.R. Park III · 04-21-2008, 01:45 AM

Thanks Pete, couldn't have done it without your help though!

No Pepper · 07-24-2008, 04:43 PM

Just wondering if anyone has used this, would like to see it updated for ootp9 (if necessary) or suggest any changes to make?

ashantewarrier · 07-25-2008, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No Pepper

Just wondering if anyone has used this, would like to see it updated for ootp9 (if necessary) or suggest any changes to make?

I've used it as a template for my historical ficitional league. I just transferred it over from version 8 to9 with no problems.

Greatgrampa · 07-26-2008, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashantewarrier

I've used it as a template for my historical ficitional league. I just transferred it over from version 8 to9 with no problems.

Does that mean that if I only have the newest version that it would work for me or is it because you transferred it over from version 8? I would really like to play an historical league starting in 1940, because then I could autoplay it from that year up until the year 1950....which is the year that I would really like to start my historical play with.
I am a bit new to the game, so if I was able to get this to work, would I have to change any settings because of using the latest version with the latest updates?
Thanks!

ashantewarrier · 07-26-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greatgrampa

Does that mean that if I only have the newest version that it would work for me or is it because you transferred it over from version 8? I would really like to play an historical league starting in 1940, because then I could autoplay it from that year up until the year 1950....which is the year that I would really like to start my historical play with.
I am a bit new to the game, so if I was able to get this to work, would I have to change any settings because of using the latest version with the latest updates?
Thanks!

Hmm..I believe if you place the quickstart file into your quickstart directory and then create a new game with that quickstart it should transer over with no problem.

Greatgrampa · 07-26-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashantewarrier

Hmm..I believe if you place the quickstart file into your quickstart directory and then create a new game with that quickstart it should transer over with no problem.

Will see what happens then. If I don't like it then I can always remove it, right? Anyway, thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.

Dr. P.R. Park III · 07-27-2008, 08:49 AM

Greatgrampa,

Just to let you know this is a fictional historical quickstart. Just in case you didn't already know!

Greatgrampa · 07-27-2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. P.R. Park III

Greatgrampa,

Just to let you know this is a fictional historical quickstart. Just in case you didn't already know!

Good, that's even better. I prefer a fictional historical league. I will give it a whirl then. Thanks....

Dr. P.R. Park III · 07-29-2008, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashantewarrier

I've used it as a template for my historical ficitional league. I just transferred it over from version 8 to9 with no problems.

Got any suggestions for a future update? I loaded it up in OOTP 8 a few weeks ago, and wasn't nearly as thorough or good as I originally thought

...anyway, currently working on something a little deeper and better, but only time can tell if it will ever be done.

ashantewarrier · 07-29-2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. P.R. Park III

Got any suggestions for a future update? I loaded it up in OOTP 8 a few weeks ago, and wasn't nearly as thorough or good as I originally thought

...anyway, currently working on something a little deeper and better, but only time can tell if it will ever be done.

How much deeper do you plan for the tempate to be?

Dr. P.R. Park III · 07-29-2008, 08:32 PM

I'm currently working on a project that I started in OOTP 8, involving the minor league classification system and semi-pro ball. Fortunately, I still have a lot of my research as leftovers, but unfortunately it will not translate purely into OOTP 9, so I have to start completely from scratch.

04-19-2008, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 718 Thanks: 47 Thanked 94x in 43 posts	1940 Historical Quickstart Now Available All Sim Baseball Here we go...just in time to hold you off till OOTP 9, and probably then some, a historical quickstart two plus months in the making. This is a 1940 historical quickstart, with Latin America winter leagues, and a set of minors and feeders, Negro Leagues, and independents. There is a barnstorming circuit and an Armed Forces League. All uniforms are courtesy of Brad (No Pepper) and Pete (cephasjames), and the ethnicity mod is also courtesy of Pete. Those dudes are awesome. Anyway, included in the zip are all of the necessary game files, so be sure to back up your current files, and overwrite them with these, as the quickstart was created using them. Also, unzip the quickstart folder into the appropriate location, and open in-game. This quickstart was created to somewhat emulate pre-WWII baseball, with it's minor league systems and host of independents. It was difficult trying to emulate the migration of players, be it Negro leaguers to Latin America, barnstormers to the majors, etc. Not everything is 100% historically accurate. Bummer, I know. All stadiums were done by me, and are by no means 100% accurate, nor are all park ratings accurate. If you have a problem with this, don't download. If you have any comments/suggestions/kudos, you are welcome to post. If you have nothing constructive to add to the conversation, please do not ruin this thread. Thanks.

04-20-2008, 07:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 718 Thanks: 47 Thanked 94x in 43 posts	Unfortunately, the game files change any game that you create AFTER you over-write the originals. I really don't suggest using them unless your playing the quickstart, unless you want negro leagues. I hate messing with game files, but I thought the draw of negro leagues was too important. Plus, it always helps actually using the game files that were used to create a quickstart/template, this drastically decreases chances of the nasty OOTP crashes (KNOCK ON WOOD!). Oh yes, thank you! Edit: Forgot to mention, I do not suggest playing your old games with these files, that seems like a recipe for disaster. Last edited by Dr. P.R. Park III; 04-20-2008 at 07:40 PM.

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cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,655 Thanks: 519 Thanked 506x in 242 posts	Wow! Very well done. There was a ton of work put into that. A lot of research, I'd assume, and a whole lot of fun. Good job. __________________ NEW 2/10/12 400+ Expansion Pack Last edited by cephasjames; 04-20-2008 at 11:06 PM.

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04-20-2008, 07:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
CHCfan All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 26 Thanked 13x in 12 posts	Stupid question, probably: will the provided "game files" work well for other leagues/games? I ask since it appears they apply to the entire game. Obviously, I'll back up the originals . . . just wondering what the "game files" add to this league and the rest of the game? Oh yeah, and, THANKS SO MUCH. Looks really nice

04-21-2008, 01:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 718 Thanks: 47 Thanked 94x in 43 posts	Thanks Pete, couldn't have done it without your help though!

07-27-2008, 08:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 718 Thanks: 47 Thanked 94x in 43 posts	Greatgrampa, Just to let you know this is a fictional historical quickstart. Just in case you didn't already know!

07-29-2008, 08:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 718 Thanks: 47 Thanked 94x in 43 posts	I'm currently working on a project that I started in OOTP 8, involving the minor league classification system and semi-pro ball. Fortunately, I still have a lot of my research as leftovers, but unfortunately it will not translate purely into OOTP 9, so I have to start completely from scratch.