Can't get to Preseason

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 03:03 PM

The situation:
I created a template from a universe that began in 2007. I started a new game based on that template but set it to begin in 1930. As you can see in the screen shot, it appears that I cannot reach the pre-season (to import a new schedule, or even generate a new one) until 2008. This is problematic. The other leagues in this universe seem to be OK. I can sim until the middle of February, or whatever, and load a new schedule, but for this particular league, I can't make it to the preseason. Simming for a year in this universe had this league playing no games.

Any thoughts or helpful hints are much appreciated.
Thanks!
CB

bp_ · 05-19-2007, 03:47 PM

From the screen shot it appears that you could click generate a fictional schedule for this league. Are you saying that won't work? I would try that first.

endgame · 05-19-2007, 04:15 PM

Another potential problem I see is that the league date is 1930 and your sim options seem to be 2007 and 2008. That doesn't bode well. Something's up. And as bp_ suggests, it appears schedule related. What happens when you click Generate Fictional Schedule?

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by endgame

Another potential problem I see is that the league date is 1930 and your sim options seem to be 2007 and 2008. That doesn't bode well. Something's up. And as bp_ suggests, it appears schedule related. What happens when you click Generate Fictional Schedule?

Yes, that is what caught my eye at the beginning. Generating a fictional schedule works for 3 of the leagues, but it never puts them into the preseason. I can't import a schedule for any of them now.

I am going to have to start from scratch, I guess. A very painful process, with some 200 teams to set up.

Zeyes · 05-19-2007, 07:25 PM

Hang on, I'm testing a few things right now...

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 07:27 PM

With bated breath...
baited?

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 07:35 PM

I've tried re-creating games from this template a couple of times now, and it seems that the database is corrupt. The game has been crashing on creation, and won't load that world after a crash- saying that the database is corrupt.

What are my options at this point? Make another template from that first world? Scratch?

Zeyes · 05-19-2007, 07:45 PM

Alright, here goes...

First off, there's definitely a problem here. When creating a new game from a template that was saved in an ongoing league (as opposed to during a Create New Game dialog), the annual events from the template aren't reset to the year that the new game is created in.

Anyway, I hope you still have the league from which you saved that template.

The main thing standing in the way of a workaround is that you apparently saved the template during the off-season. Try advancing that game to the first day of the pre-season, then save the template. In my tests, when a "pre-season template" is used for a new game, the game dumps you into the pre-season (even though it'll be Jan 1 in the new game all the same) and you'll be able to regenerate the schedule, at which point you'll get a schedule for the correct year.

The events dropdown list will still look a bit funky, but the game will advance properly to the regular season and post-season, and by the time the next off-season rolls around everything should look okay (or at least it did in my tests just now).

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 07:48 PM

Thanks. Will try that now.

cavebutter · 05-19-2007, 08:48 PM

Well, gents...I'm hosed. The database for the original league appears to be corrupt. I'm going to start from scratch. Thanks for your help.

05-19-2007, 03:03 PM	#1
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Can't get to Preseason The situation: I created a template from a universe that began in 2007. I started a new game based on that template but set it to begin in 1930. As you can see in the screen shot, it appears that I cannot reach the pre-season (to import a new schedule, or even generate a new one) until 2008. This is problematic. The other leagues in this universe seem to be OK. I can sim until the middle of February, or whatever, and load a new schedule, but for this particular league, I can't make it to the preseason. Simming for a year in this universe had this league playing no games. Any thoughts or helpful hints are much appreciated. Thanks! CB Attached Images

05-19-2007, 03:47 PM	#2
bp_ Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,804	From the screen shot it appears that you could click generate a fictional schedule for this league. Are you saying that won't work? I would try that first. __________________ Commish: Over The Mound

05-19-2007, 04:15 PM	#3
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	Another potential problem I see is that the league date is 1930 and your sim options seem to be 2007 and 2008. That doesn't bode well. Something's up. And as bp_ suggests, it appears schedule related. What happens when you click Generate Fictional Schedule? __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________ Last edited by endgame; 05-19-2007 at 04:16 PM.

05-19-2007, 07:25 PM	#5
Zeyes All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 818	Hang on, I'm testing a few things right now...

05-19-2007, 07:27 PM	#6
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	With bated breath... baited?

05-19-2007, 07:35 PM	#7
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	I've tried re-creating games from this template a couple of times now, and it seems that the database is corrupt. The game has been crashing on creation, and won't load that world after a crash- saying that the database is corrupt. What are my options at this point? Make another template from that first world? Scratch?

05-19-2007, 07:45 PM	#8
Zeyes All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 818	Alright, here goes... First off, there's definitely a problem here. When creating a new game from a template that was saved in an ongoing league (as opposed to during a Create New Game dialog), the annual events from the template aren't reset to the year that the new game is created in. Anyway, I hope you still have the league from which you saved that template. The main thing standing in the way of a workaround is that you apparently saved the template during the off-season. Try advancing that game to the first day of the pre-season, then save the template. In my tests, when a "pre-season template" is used for a new game, the game dumps you into the pre-season (even though it'll be Jan 1 in the new game all the same) and you'll be able to regenerate the schedule, at which point you'll get a schedule for the correct year. The events dropdown list will still look a bit funky, but the game will advance properly to the regular season and post-season, and by the time the next off-season rolls around everything should look okay (or at least it did in my tests just now).

05-19-2007, 07:48 PM	#9
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Thanks. Will try that now.

05-19-2007, 08:48 PM	#10
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Well, gents...I'm hosed. The database for the original league appears to be corrupt. I'm going to start from scratch. Thanks for your help.