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Eckstein 4 Prez · 06-02-2006, 04:56 AM

A few questions about 19th century stuff (I haven't gotten the new version yet, and am wondering how it will handle some of this):

- Can I change league names from year to year? In V6.5 (and earlier), I got around the two-league problem by splitting the National Association (1871-75) and National League (1876-81, 1893-1900) into two arbitrary groups, which meant that things didn't display right in-game. It appears that this version would be something of an upgrade since I could now create two league, but set the equivalency artificially low for years when the league didn't exist. Not perfect, but a better workaround than I've been using.

- What's with the needing to have three pitchers? Is this true? Will the game not progress if I fail to have three pitchers? If so, this is a deal-breaker for me as far as 19th century leagues go.

- Do I have to have playoffs in my leagues, or are those (as in V6) able to be turned off?

- I understand that supposedly I have to have fictional players added in order for my team to have a minor league system. This is probably the thing that I'm most unhappy about. So I guess my question is this: what happens if I say "screw it" and don't have a minor league system at all? What will teams do with those extra players? Will they still develop at the same rate? Will the AI know how to handle these guys and when to "bring them up?" As for the minors, what will happen if I set creation modifiers really low and just rename all the fictional additions something like "FAKE?" Will the game bring these guys up and try to play them in the early 1870s when my rosters generally only have about 15 players per team?

I'm sure that I'll end up getting the new version as soon as some of the more detail-oriented people here have had a chance to really dig for bugs - the possibilities for fictional leagues are just too good not to. However, if the game just won't support some of the envelope-pushing historical stuff I want to do, I'll stick with 6.5 for historical leagues until something better comes along.

06-02-2006, 04:56 AM	#11
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	A few questions about 19th century stuff (I haven't gotten the new version yet, and am wondering how it will handle some of this): - Can I change league names from year to year? In V6.5 (and earlier), I got around the two-league problem by splitting the National Association (1871-75) and National League (1876-81, 1893-1900) into two arbitrary groups, which meant that things didn't display right in-game. It appears that this version would be something of an upgrade since I could now create two league, but set the equivalency artificially low for years when the league didn't exist. Not perfect, but a better workaround than I've been using. - What's with the needing to have three pitchers? Is this true? Will the game not progress if I fail to have three pitchers? If so, this is a deal-breaker for me as far as 19th century leagues go. - Do I have to have playoffs in my leagues, or are those (as in V6) able to be turned off? - I understand that supposedly I have to have fictional players added in order for my team to have a minor league system. This is probably the thing that I'm most unhappy about. So I guess my question is this: what happens if I say "screw it" and don't have a minor league system at all? What will teams do with those extra players? Will they still develop at the same rate? Will the AI know how to handle these guys and when to "bring them up?" As for the minors, what will happen if I set creation modifiers really low and just rename all the fictional additions something like "FAKE?" Will the game bring these guys up and try to play them in the early 1870s when my rosters generally only have about 15 players per team? I'm sure that I'll end up getting the new version as soon as some of the more detail-oriented people here have had a chance to really dig for bugs - the possibilities for fictional leagues are just too good not to. However, if the game just won't support some of the envelope-pushing historical stuff I want to do, I'll stick with 6.5 for historical leagues until something better comes along. __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.