OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Any way to customize the # of rounds in initial draft?

battists · 07-12-2006, 08:21 AM

OK, at this point, Markus won't be making any changes to this algorithm, but I understand it better now, and can explain it to you.

When determining the number of rounds in the inaugural draft, the game first looks at the number of affiliations within the league. For example, if you have a standard 5 levels of minors, then each major league team has 5 affiliated teams. The game takes the # of affiliations, plus one for the major league team, and multiplies this by the active roster limit. So, for the example above, you would get:

(5+1) * 25 = 6 * 25 = 150 rounds

However, when determining the # of rounds, it actually takes the MAXIMUM # of affiliations in the league.

So, let's say your setup has one team, like the Yankees, who have 6 minor league teams, instead of the normal 5. In that case, the equation would be this:

(6+1) * 25 = 7 * 25 = 175 rounds

In this case, only the Yankees would select during those last 25 rounds.

I think this is likely to explain the "extra rounds" you are seeing. Let me know what you think. I'm happy to keep discussing this, but for now I'm moving this to the Closed forum, because Markus doesn't intend on making any changes at this time.

Thanks!

Steve

07-12-2006, 08:21 AM	#8
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	OK, at this point, Markus won't be making any changes to this algorithm, but I understand it better now, and can explain it to you. When determining the number of rounds in the inaugural draft, the game first looks at the number of affiliations within the league. For example, if you have a standard 5 levels of minors, then each major league team has 5 affiliated teams. The game takes the # of affiliations, plus one for the major league team, and multiplies this by the active roster limit. So, for the example above, you would get: (5+1) * 25 = 6 * 25 = 150 rounds However, when determining the # of rounds, it actually takes the MAXIMUM # of affiliations in the league. So, let's say your setup has one team, like the Yankees, who have 6 minor league teams, instead of the normal 5. In that case, the equation would be this: (6+1) * 25 = 7 * 25 = 175 rounds In this case, only the Yankees would select during those last 25 rounds. I think this is likely to explain the "extra rounds" you are seeing. Let me know what you think. I'm happy to keep discussing this, but for now I'm moving this to the Closed forum, because Markus doesn't intend on making any changes at this time. Thanks! Steve