World Baseball League Quickstart

bhrangerfan0809 · 11-28-2015, 08:32 PM

I just completed a quickstart for a "World Baseball League," which includes national teams for every (largely) recognized country in the world. It's a single league with continental divisions and a playoff that includes the top 30+ teams in the world. Player creation is weighted based on country population (very accurate percentages), so countries like China and India will be powerhouses and nations like Micronesia or Malta will be perennial bottom feeders. I'm using someone's national logos and flag jerseys for this project (thanks to whoever that is, sorry I can't remember your name, but your creation has made this project very enjoyable for me!). So, if anyone is interested in trying this quickstart out, please post below!

mgom27 · 11-29-2015, 01:55 PM

I would use it. Does USA have a Team? Minor League Teams?

bhrangerfan0809 · 11-30-2015, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mgom27

I would use it. Does USA have a Team? Minor League Teams?

Yep! Every nation has "minor league" teams that have different functions. The "AAA" team is the reserves - those who didn't make the cut for the national team. The "AA" team is a U-23 team, and the "A" team is a U-20 team, so you can have national teams' talented youth play against each other sorta like how FIFA does it with the u17 and U20 World Cups. I set age limits for those leagues so that you don't have over-agers playing on those teams.

pgd44 · 11-30-2015, 01:42 PM

Would love to check it out.
Thanks in advance.

bhrangerfan0809 · 11-30-2015, 03:56 PM

I'll be able to post it this weekend. I won't be using the computer I have it stored on until then.

mgom27 · 11-30-2015, 06:00 PM

Real people?

bhrangerfan0809 · 11-30-2015, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mgom27

Real people?

No, this is based on the idea of a fictitious world where baseball is the dominant sport worldwide. So it's entirely fictional, although the population percentages I plugged into the default player creator are accurate.

jparker2112 · 12-01-2015, 05:31 PM

IM interested as well!!!

Cole · 12-01-2015, 11:53 PM

Also interested. How many teams are in it?

bhrangerfan0809 · 12-02-2015, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Cole

Also interested. How many teams are in it?

I'd have to check, but right around 200 national teams (of course, not including the reserve, U-23, and U-20 teams that each country has). I should note that not all of those minor league teams will be filled out for each nation. A country like China or India will definitely have theirs filled to the brim, but a nation like Seychelles will barely have enough to fill out their national team roster. For that reason, I enabled ghost players in the minors.

Cole · 12-02-2015, 09:54 PM

Ahhh, so it's one of those massive leagues that takes 10 minutes to sim through a day then?

bhrangerfan0809 · 12-03-2015, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Cole

Ahhh, so it's one of those massive leagues that takes 10 minutes to sim through a day then?

More like 10-15 seconds.

hobbitrjw · 12-04-2015, 11:22 PM

I want to try this out,hope it gets posted soon.

bhrangerfan0809 · 12-05-2015, 02:39 PM

I'm aiming for a Sunday afternoon release. Adding some finishing touches in the meantime.

hobbitrjw · 12-05-2015, 03:02 PM

Looking forward to this. How long have you set the regular season schedule to since there are so many teams?

bhrangerfan0809 · 12-05-2015, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbitrjw

Looking forward to this. How long have you set the regular season schedule to since there are so many teams?

162 games, but that might change.

hobbitrjw · 12-05-2015, 08:59 PM

Cool, looking forward to seeing this.Are players nationality going to match that of the team they play for or is that going to be impossible to regulate?

bhrangerfan0809 · 12-05-2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbitrjw

Cool, looking forward to seeing this.Are players nationality going to match that of the team they play for or is that going to be impossible to regulate?

They match the team's nationality. So only Austrians play for Austria, Americans for the U.S., Timorese for East Timor, etc. It will stay that way as you play through seasons, since it's in the league settings to not allow foreign players on the national teams.

hobbitrjw · 12-05-2015, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bhrangerfan0809

They match the team's nationality. So only Austrians play for Austria, Americans for the U.S., Timorese for East Timor, etc. It will stay that way as you play through seasons, since it's in the league settings to not allow foreign players on the national teams.

That's good to see. Looking forward to the release of this.

hobbitrjw · 12-06-2015, 03:35 PM

I just thought of this. Is the regular season schedule going to be made up of division games (continental) mostly?

11-28-2015, 08:32 PM	#1
bhrangerfan0809 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 41	World Baseball League Quickstart I just completed a quickstart for a "World Baseball League," which includes national teams for every (largely) recognized country in the world. It's a single league with continental divisions and a playoff that includes the top 30+ teams in the world. Player creation is weighted based on country population (very accurate percentages), so countries like China and India will be powerhouses and nations like Micronesia or Malta will be perennial bottom feeders. I'm using someone's national logos and flag jerseys for this project (thanks to whoever that is, sorry I can't remember your name, but your creation has made this project very enjoyable for me!). So, if anyone is interested in trying this quickstart out, please post below!

11-29-2015, 01:55 PM	#2
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,520	I would use it. Does USA have a Team? Minor League Teams? __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

11-30-2015, 06:00 PM	#6
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,520	Real people? __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

11-30-2015, 01:42 PM	#4
pgd44 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 159	Would love to check it out. Thanks in advance.

11-30-2015, 03:56 PM	#5
bhrangerfan0809 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 41	I'll be able to post it this weekend. I won't be using the computer I have it stored on until then.

12-01-2015, 05:31 PM	#8
jparker2112 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver CO Posts: 800 Blog Entries: 1	IM interested as well!!!

12-01-2015, 11:53 PM	#9
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	Also interested. How many teams are in it?

12-02-2015, 09:54 PM	#11
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	Ahhh, so it's one of those massive leagues that takes 10 minutes to sim through a day then?

12-04-2015, 11:22 PM	#13
hobbitrjw Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 283 Blog Entries: 1	I want to try this out,hope it gets posted soon.

12-05-2015, 02:39 PM	#14
bhrangerfan0809 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 41	I'm aiming for a Sunday afternoon release. Adding some finishing touches in the meantime.

12-05-2015, 03:02 PM	#15
hobbitrjw Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 283 Blog Entries: 1	Looking forward to this. How long have you set the regular season schedule to since there are so many teams?

12-05-2015, 08:59 PM	#17
hobbitrjw Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 283 Blog Entries: 1	Cool, looking forward to seeing this.Are players nationality going to match that of the team they play for or is that going to be impossible to regulate?

12-06-2015, 03:35 PM	#20
hobbitrjw Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 283 Blog Entries: 1	I just thought of this. Is the regular season schedule going to be made up of division games (continental) mostly?