I'll just repost what I posted some time ago on this to further explain. It refers to versions 13 & 14 but also applies to versions 15 and 16:
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Originally Posted by thehef
Seems that something has been introduced into the OOTP versions 13 & 14 historical transactions files that doesn't make sense, at least to me:
For at least some (perhaps all) players who miss a season (or more) due to, for example, spending entire years in the minors, the transaction file now releases them, often resulting in their retirement. This can result in the depletion of your reserve or minor-league rosters. In addition, the 13 & 14 txn files release players when their real-life career has ended.
These issues are discussed in detail here - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3610903 - and here - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3610902.
The problem, as I see it, is that these additions to the historical transactions file are not only unnecessary due to the ability to check/uncheck the Retire According to History and Miss Seasons According to History options, but that the changes in fact nullify the effect of these options... So here's hoping this can be addressed in v15.
(Not sure if this belonged in the bug, suggestions, or some other sub-forum, so I'm starting here.)
If anyone has any clarification on this and/or workarounds, please chime in. Thanks |
My thinking is that it's a bug - not with the game itself - but with the transactions odb file. For a player who, for example, played a few seasons then disappeared into the minors before actually retiring, the transactions file does not need to release him after his real-life
major league career ended; rather, the Retire According to History function, if chosen, will handle that... Going back to OOTP v12, where the txns odb file did not include these unnecessary transactions, it was easy to keep your minor league rosters stocked with real players who would - like in real life - hang around in the minors for a few years (think of all the cup-of-coffee guys). But as noted above, the inclusion of these unnecessary txns simply makes the Miss Seasons Accdg to History and Retire Accdg to History options much less useful.
So the question is, is this still an issue with OOTP 17?