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Originally Posted by matttb324
I am fairly new to OOTP and I am wondering if something like the following is possible:
*Create a fictional league with 16 made up teams, logos. Uniforms etc
*Hold a draft with the real MLB players from say 1903
*Can players then age in 1904, 1905 and so on and get better/worse similar to how they did in real life?
*Will players who joined MLB each year join the league pool? So that when I get to Babe Ruths first season (1915? Cant remember) for the Red Sox he will be drafted/signed by one of my fictional teams?
*Finally, if all this were possible, can I expand the league to 20 teams, 26 teams, 30 teams and so on as I get to the 1960s and the real MLB player pool expands?
Honestly I have no idea if this is possible or if thus is how it works but it would be very cool if it is.
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You are probably best off just setting it up as a full historical league and changing the team names / graphics etc.
Steps would go something like:
- Create 1903 Historical Save
- Release all players into a FA draft
- Draft
- Proceed with real rookies enabled - they will appear as rookies for each new Draft moving forward.
With regard to performance, are you familiar with the concept of recalc v development engine? If not, I'd suggest you get familiar as it is arguably the biggest decision you need to make. In a nutshell, recalc will mirror more closely the players' IRL stat outputs (even more tightly the shorter span you make the recalc - 5 / 3 / 1-year are the options available), while dev is more a "broad-strokes" kinda deal.
Expansion-wise, just have the auto setting OFF if you want to handle it manually and do so at will, remembering to ensure there are enough players to go around - because you are trying to stretch players from 16 clubs to go further.
Plan it out, save along the way to cover the inevitable missteps.
G'luck!
G