Going on vacation...

jbsnadb · 06-13-2006, 11:10 PM

AFter creating my universe and taking control of a team (fictional, post-patch) I decided to build up some history for the league. So, I put my guy on vacation, set the AI to run everything, and let the game run its course. First season, my team went 80-82. Second year, we went 54-108. Then, in the third year, the team went 16-146!!! Luckily, I wasn't fired...but I checked out the team to see what could be done (considering how well we drafted the year before) and found only 19 players on the roster, with only 7 pitchers (3 SP, 3 MR, 1 CL). I thought nothing of it, since we were in the post-season, so I simmed ahead to Opening day, to find my roster still only contained 3 starters and 3 middle relievers. Needless to say, I had to start all over.

The Computer AI cannot handle working in the stead of a human manager.

Raidergoo · 06-13-2006, 11:15 PM

I cannot fathom this, nor the vacation "feature".

I do know that you can't run the team from the beach.

jbsnadb · 06-15-2006, 01:00 PM

I had the AI in charge of EVERYTHING - roster moves, signing players, etc. and I ended up with a deficient number of players.

battists · 07-06-2006, 12:11 PM

I believe this may be due to some of the earlier issues with AI roster management, and should be much improved in the Patch 2.

I just did what you did in the patch beta, and simmed 2 straight seasons on vacation. At the end of the 2 years, I had a 144-180 record, and my roster looked fine.

For now, I'm going to mark this as "Claim Fixed." Please let me know if you want to discuss further!

Steve

06-13-2006, 11:10 PM	#1
jbsnadb All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098	Going on vacation... AFter creating my universe and taking control of a team (fictional, post-patch) I decided to build up some history for the league. So, I put my guy on vacation, set the AI to run everything, and let the game run its course. First season, my team went 80-82. Second year, we went 54-108. Then, in the third year, the team went 16-146!!! Luckily, I wasn't fired...but I checked out the team to see what could be done (considering how well we drafted the year before) and found only 19 players on the roster, with only 7 pitchers (3 SP, 3 MR, 1 CL). I thought nothing of it, since we were in the post-season, so I simmed ahead to Opening day, to find my roster still only contained 3 starters and 3 middle relievers. Needless to say, I had to start all over. The Computer AI cannot handle working in the stead of a human manager.

06-13-2006, 11:15 PM	#2
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	I cannot fathom this, nor the vacation "feature". I do know that you can't run the team from the beach.

06-15-2006, 01:00 PM	#3
jbsnadb All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098	I had the AI in charge of EVERYTHING - roster moves, signing players, etc. and I ended up with a deficient number of players.

07-06-2006, 12:11 PM	#4
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I believe this may be due to some of the earlier issues with AI roster management, and should be much improved in the Patch 2. I just did what you did in the patch beta, and simmed 2 straight seasons on vacation. At the end of the 2 years, I had a 144-180 record, and my roster looked fine. For now, I'm going to mark this as "Claim Fixed." Please let me know if you want to discuss further! Steve