[txranger]

Originally Posted by Blakey

I appreciate your help here. Unfortunately I'm still struggling at even the basic steps. After selecting just MLB I've pressed the Advanced option but can't find anywhere where you can delete the minor league teams. Any ideas how to do that? Which menu option do you select to do that?

Start the game and load a previous game you were playing... Then go to upper left File menu "Create New Game" No to the Challenge Mode... then the following:



1. Create New Game -Create Real World League
2. Select Leagues - MLB only
3. Click Next step
4. Step 2 of 3 - make your choices and uncheck enable auto evolution of league

5. Click next step - your now at step 3 of 3 Select Play in Comissioner mode, make other choices but do not select a team to play as. You can do this later if you wish.
6. Now click on Advanced Mode and you will see all of the Leagues included on the Lower left
7. Click on a league then go to Actions tab in the upper right and select from the drop down "Delete this League"... Be careful not to select the MLB. Do this for all of the minor league teams...
8. Same screen go over to the right side and click "Add a New League" League Creation Wizard... Fictional League and set up your team and League structure as you want it... Click next step...
9. You are now at step 2 of 5... Name your teams and league and be sure to uncheck the minor leagues on the right side... click next step...
10. Now at 3 of 5... Make your choices then next step...
11. Now at 4 of 5... Make your choices then next step... Suggest unchecking auto evolution of the league...
12. Now at 5 of 5... Make choices, select play in commissioner mode and do not select a team to manage...


13. Very important here, select Advanced Mode and it will go back to the Create New Game Screen... Look on the left about mid screen and you should see under All Included Leagues, the MLB and your fictional league...
14. Go over to the left side of the screen and select Start Game...



15. Now the game is started... Go over to the right side click League Transactions button... Now click the free agents tab, then go over to the Actions tab and select "Delete All Free Agents"... There should be no free agents now...
16. Click on League Options button goes to Game Settings screen...
17. Select your Fictional League and be sure it is a at Major league level...
18. Select the MLB and go over to the League Actions tab, mouse over All League Functions and then select Delete this League... Now there is only the Fictional League left and all of the MLB teams were deleted and their players were released to Free Agents...
19. Now go the the right and click on League Options... Should now be at League Settings - Functions screen... Here you can schedule your free agent or fantasy draft... Once you do that you are ready to draft and play your game... Also a good time to go through and make any changes you want to the Rules, Options, Financials, Players, Stats and AI that you want... Also would go and be sure you have a schedule for the Fictional League or make one at the Schedule Editor screen... Save game...



I would suggest before you do the draft you save the game then go to your saved game folder and make a copy of this league folder and keep it as a backup... That way if you want to do this over again you have a copy of the league before the draft... Always keep this copy of the league file as a master...