So, uh, how do I get players?

Algus · 01-27-2016, 04:53 PM

Pretty new to the game. Played a AA franchise in the demo before deciding to buy. Set up my first game after purchasing and went for a historic league (starting in 1871) where I'm managing a rookie league team.

I let the computer auto draft and it only gave me pitchers (???) so I edited player positions in order to actually field a team. My first game had INSANE offense as I put up 43 points (and still lost LOL). Immediately after the game, all my players were called up to Single A so now I only have a my pitching staff (which I already had to put on 3 man in order to fill positions).

I'm playing Manager only and kind of scratching my head as to how I'm supposed to keep a team fielded.

TGH-Adfabre · 01-27-2016, 08:10 PM

I think you picked a bad combination to learn the game on.
1) Historical leagues usually take a bunch of years to fill out the minors because only Major League stats are in a usable database.
Picking a historical means you will have to do some manual "labor" for 5-10? seasons to get a functional minor league system.
2) Choosing to run a bottom club seems cooler than it is. It seems like a fun way to learn the game while working your way to the top. The problem is the roster changes are never ending and create a seemingly unstable team.
I will make 2 recomendations.
1) Set up a simple 10-20 team fictional league with 3-4 levels of minors. Once you have it set up DO NOT SIM. Save it, you can save as a template, quickstart or manually save the league.lg folder in the OOTP saved games folder. Then when you are 3 seasons in and have kind of figures out the things you want you can just fire it up and start over.
2) Do a Standard MLB game. The only think I really find daunting is the number of minor league teams.

Good luck,
Tom (LP)

Algus · 01-27-2016, 11:35 PM

Thanks!

It seems like I neglected to auto generate player rosters. As I progressed I realized I needed to toggle commissioner mode so I could auto-fill rosters. Once I started poking around global options, I found the command to autofill globally.

Regardless, I took your advice to start a fictional league. Now customizing the teams with my own logos/uniforms is utterly consuming me and I'm letting real time simming occur while I explore the rest of the menus. So now I'm stuck in that rabbit hole LOL

TGH-Adfabre · 01-28-2016, 01:26 AM

That is a good rabbit hole. I would go look in the mods forums for logos, hats and uniforms. If you have not seen it there is a fan made uniform and cap maker.

01-27-2016, 04:53 PM	#1
Algus Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2	So, uh, how do I get players? Pretty new to the game. Played a AA franchise in the demo before deciding to buy. Set up my first game after purchasing and went for a historic league (starting in 1871) where I'm managing a rookie league team. I let the computer auto draft and it only gave me pitchers (???) so I edited player positions in order to actually field a team. My first game had INSANE offense as I put up 43 points (and still lost LOL). Immediately after the game, all my players were called up to Single A so now I only have a my pitching staff (which I already had to put on 3 man in order to fill positions). I'm playing Manager only and kind of scratching my head as to how I'm supposed to keep a team fielded.

01-27-2016, 08:10 PM	#2
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	I think you picked a bad combination to learn the game on. 1) Historical leagues usually take a bunch of years to fill out the minors because only Major League stats are in a usable database. Picking a historical means you will have to do some manual "labor" for 5-10? seasons to get a functional minor league system. 2) Choosing to run a bottom club seems cooler than it is. It seems like a fun way to learn the game while working your way to the top. The problem is the roster changes are never ending and create a seemingly unstable team. I will make 2 recomendations. 1) Set up a simple 10-20 team fictional league with 3-4 levels of minors. Once you have it set up DO NOT SIM. Save it, you can save as a template, quickstart or manually save the league.lg folder in the OOTP saved games folder. Then when you are 3 seasons in and have kind of figures out the things you want you can just fire it up and start over. 2) Do a Standard MLB game. The only think I really find daunting is the number of minor league teams. Good luck, Tom (LP) __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

01-28-2016, 01:26 AM	#4
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	That is a good rabbit hole. I would go look in the mods forums for logos, hats and uniforms. If you have not seen it there is a fan made uniform and cap maker. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

01-27-2016, 11:35 PM	#3
Algus Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2	Thanks! It seems like I neglected to auto generate player rosters. As I progressed I realized I needed to toggle commissioner mode so I could auto-fill rosters. Once I started poking around global options, I found the command to autofill globally. Regardless, I took your advice to start a fictional league. Now customizing the teams with my own logos/uniforms is utterly consuming me and I'm letting real time simming occur while I explore the rest of the menus. So now I'm stuck in that rabbit hole LOL