[Daniel_09]

Originally Posted by Pelican

In my current and historical sims with 25 the game still starts just before Opening Day, even though I click yes for Spring Training for five weeks in setup.

I love Spring Training - IRL and in OOTP - and can suggest two work-arounds.

First, you simply have to start a year earlier, and play/sim through the prior year. The advantage is that you get the entire off-season, including Winter Leagues if you want, Winter Meetings for trades, plenty of time to sign free agents, and up to five weeks of Spring Training!

Second, you could fiddle with the date the regular season starts (and thus the schedule), in order to create a "window" for ST. Problem is, you have to be careful to adjust other dates, like the ASG, trade deadline, roster expansion, and playoffs. And let the game build a new schedule. So for example, you could move Opening Day to May 1, to allow for 4-5 weeks of ST. Your season would run through October, and your playoffs would be in November. The devs discourage too much fiddling with the calendar, because one date change can affect others. So be sure to save and backup as you go.

Thank you for your advice.

Although I said I didn't have 24 installed I could swear that in that version the historical simulations always started before ST.