Fictional League with Historical Players

catcher24 · 01-01-2008, 09:32 PM

First off , let me acknowledge the fantastic job Steve Battisti did with the recent Game Guide - a true opus magnum for sure, and it has so far answered almost all the questions I've had. However, I've read the entire section on league creation, and can't find out how to do what I want to do, so I'm hoping some of you more experienced gamers can help me out. I would like to start a fictional league in 1901, but use the actual players for a league draft, and then import the new rookies each season in the amateur draft. I was able to do this in OOTP 6.5, but can't seem to figure out how to do it in OOTP8. I imagine it is quite simple, but with very limited experience with OOTP at all and none for over a year I can't seem to solve the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Comedian2004 · 01-01-2008, 09:44 PM

You are right, quite simple.

Look in the game setup section, where you set up the draft.

DO NOT hold the amature draft, there is an option there to import rookies to the correct team.

NOTE: You may want to change the draft year option.

As if you are in 1901, the rookies are imported a year early. I suggest that you change the draft date to a date around the time when there are 2 weeks left in the season, or after the WS, like I do.

This way you can get a peek at the rookies at season end. Otherwise, you will have the rookies playing a whole season. I personally like it after the WS, as the AI will play the rookies in the series, and that is not fair.

catcher24 · 01-02-2008, 09:13 PM

Comedian - Thanks for the reply, and I do appreciate it, but I'm afraid you didn't address my problem. I have a historical league set up, I'm ready to draft, and I have the amateur draft (rookie draft) set for November. However, the historical league dictates that I have 16 teams, in two sub leagues of eight teams each, and that's not what I want to do. What I would like to do is create a fictional league with one sub-league, three divisions, four teams in each division for a total of 12 teams. I would then like to import the historical players from 1901 to hold my draft, and have the rookies import each succeeding year. I knew how to do it in OOTP 6.5 - and believe me it wasn't easy - but I have no idea how to accomplish it in OOTP8.

plannine · 01-12-2008, 10:26 PM

It is pretty easy to do.........after you create a historcial league go into game set up and make all your changes:

Create the historical league, edit league structure, delete or rename teams, release players to do inaugural draft. Turn off automatic league expansion.

Of course there are many other settings you can change!!!!!

01-01-2008, 09:32 PM	#1
catcher24 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48	Fictional League with Historical Players First off , let me acknowledge the fantastic job Steve Battisti did with the recent Game Guide - a true opus magnum for sure, and it has so far answered almost all the questions I've had. However, I've read the entire section on league creation, and can't find out how to do what I want to do, so I'm hoping some of you more experienced gamers can help me out. I would like to start a fictional league in 1901, but use the actual players for a league draft, and then import the new rookies each season in the amateur draft. I was able to do this in OOTP 6.5, but can't seem to figure out how to do it in OOTP8. I imagine it is quite simple, but with very limited experience with OOTP at all and none for over a year I can't seem to solve the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated! __________________ "You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." J. Bouton

01-01-2008, 09:44 PM	#2
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 7,085	You are right, quite simple. Look in the game setup section, where you set up the draft. DO NOT hold the amature draft, there is an option there to import rookies to the correct team. NOTE: You may want to change the draft year option. As if you are in 1901, the rookies are imported a year early. I suggest that you change the draft date to a date around the time when there are 2 weeks left in the season, or after the WS, like I do. This way you can get a peek at the rookies at season end. Otherwise, you will have the rookies playing a whole season. I personally like it after the WS, as the AI will play the rookies in the series, and that is not fair. __________________ Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF![/COLOR][/FONT] Last edited by Comedian2004; 01-01-2008 at 09:47 PM.

01-02-2008, 09:13 PM	#3
catcher24 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48	Comedian - Thanks for the reply, and I do appreciate it, but I'm afraid you didn't address my problem. I have a historical league set up, I'm ready to draft, and I have the amateur draft (rookie draft) set for November. However, the historical league dictates that I have 16 teams, in two sub leagues of eight teams each, and that's not what I want to do. What I would like to do is create a fictional league with one sub-league, three divisions, four teams in each division for a total of 12 teams. I would then like to import the historical players from 1901 to hold my draft, and have the rookies import each succeeding year. I knew how to do it in OOTP 6.5 - and believe me it wasn't easy - but I have no idea how to accomplish it in OOTP8. __________________ "You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." J. Bouton

01-12-2008, 10:26 PM	#4
plannine All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 567	It is pretty easy to do.........after you create a historcial league go into game set up and make all your changes: Create the historical league, edit league structure, delete or rename teams, release players to do inaugural draft. Turn off automatic league expansion. Of course there are many other settings you can change!!!!! __________________ Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa - Casey Stengel Last edited by plannine; 01-12-2008 at 10:27 PM.