The Jim Unknown thing is annoying

Harry_BallSack · 03-28-2015, 01:59 PM

Every opening day it happens, any league established or new.

I wish I could go back to the patch prior now this is really annoying

Orioles1966 · 03-28-2015, 02:10 PM

Disable Ghost players option, I had a playoff game one year(wasn't aware of Ghost players) and Jim Unknown got the winning hit. Imagine playing an entire season and then having great playoff series and a great World Series ruined by Jim Unknown playing in the game.

bazeall · 03-28-2015, 03:14 PM

I am Fred Nobody, the attorney for Jim Unknown. Please stop slandering him.

Harry_BallSack · 03-28-2015, 03:24 PM

Hmmm so was this mistakenly left on in the last patch as a default? I never mess with it and necver have ghosts, just noticed in this new league it was checked....

Now to find them all and delete them since they have been picked up and developing on random clubs... lol Ugh

Harry_BallSack · 03-28-2015, 03:26 PM

Hmmm no that wasn't it, with it checked off now I cant sim, telling me 0 players in a minor league team - after I got ride of them and it was checked it still simmed fine... I think this is stilla bug from new patch (posted it there also) I have never had this issue before

Sweed · 03-28-2015, 03:27 PM

On the Major League level? I didn't think the game would use a ghost player unless you don't have enough "real" players to fill the roster. At least I've never seen it and I do use ghost players to make minor leagues less micro managing, easier to see my real prospects, and also keeps the save file size down a bit (at least I would think it does). I've never had Joe Unkown appear in the MLB level in my game in any version of OOTP.

Am I wrong? Do you guys not have enough players to fill out your MLB(or top league whatever it's called) rosters when injuries occur?

Harry_BallSack · 03-28-2015, 03:36 PM

Yeha yeah so my deal was that I was fine, as usual - few guys in each of the levels of the minors, plenty in MLB - got through Sprint Training - about 2-3 days after opening day magically Jim Unknown either filled up AAA in one league I had or AA in another I had (all post last patch) with it my Internal Complex disappeared also in each league... Very strange - the other minor clubs still had only 1-2 guys in them and were unaffected... never saw this before in 12-13 versions of ootp. I gotta think its a patch issue

Harry_BallSack · 03-28-2015, 05:41 PM

bump

old timer · 03-28-2015, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry_BallSack

Every opening day it happens, any league established or new.

I wish I could go back to the patch prior now this is really annoying

This sounds like your league file got corrupted. You should never have anyone named Unknown on major league rosters. Have you tried a test with a new league to see if it works correctly?

I don't always monitor the forums, so it would be helpful if you could open up a support ticket (see my sig) and I'll try to help you there.

DrSatan · 04-26-2015, 06:53 PM

I just started getting this Jim Unknown mess in two of my leagues. One was a new league. Another post mentioned simming to the next day so operations in the background can complete. That seems to work. I simmed one day and all the Jim Unknowns disappeared.

majesty95 · 04-27-2015, 12:31 PM

I thought the purpose of ghost players were that they were "ghosts". As in like invisible. Not to be seen. Just to play behind the scenes...

I haven't had one make it to the majors but I see a ton of them in the minors. Quite irritating...

Padreman · 04-27-2015, 12:38 PM

All you of are haters, Jane Unknown can tell you that Jim is a good guy, hard working, great asset to any team. He's also good father and husband. And he invented cloning and cloned himself many times

David Watts · 04-27-2015, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

All you of are haters, Jane Unknown can tell you that Jim is a good guy, hard working, great asset to any team. He's also good father and husband. And he invented cloning and cloned himself many times

Does Jane Unknown look anything like Tatiana Maslany, because.....

Padreman · 04-27-2015, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Watts

Does Jane Unknown look anything like Tatiana Maslany, because.....

Oh she does, she sure does

majesty95 · 04-27-2015, 12:51 PM

So nobody really cares that the game creates these players when ghost players are on and no fictional created players should be generated?

Elektranaut · 04-27-2015, 12:52 PM

Way back in OOTP 2007 I had an entire league of Jim Unknowns!

Padreman · 04-27-2015, 01:00 PM

Let him Play let the Guy play

Harry_BallSack · 04-28-2015, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSatan

I just started getting this Jim Unknown mess in two of my leagues. One was a new league. Another post mentioned simming to the next day so operations in the background can complete. That seems to work. I simmed one day and all the Jim Unknowns disappeared.

I think there must have been a positive fix in a recent patch here - I still see them fill a minor league club from time to time but they do disappear after 1-2 days of simming.

03-28-2015, 01:59 PM	#1
Harry_BallSack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Was NJ, Then FL, Then IL, Then VA, Now Natick, MA ! Posts: 241	The Jim Unknown thing is annoying Every opening day it happens, any league established or new. I wish I could go back to the patch prior now this is really annoying __________________ Playing Sim ball since Microleague Baseball on my C64 in Highschool, Then Front Page Sports (some Earl Weaver on the Amiga in there as well) and finally made the shift to OOTP around version 2. Been here ever since The Original Atlantic City Gambler and Daytona Beach Fatboy Owner.

03-28-2015, 03:24 PM	#4
Harry_BallSack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Was NJ, Then FL, Then IL, Then VA, Now Natick, MA ! Posts: 241	Hmmm so was this mistakenly left on in the last patch as a default? I never mess with it and necver have ghosts, just noticed in this new league it was checked.... Now to find them all and delete them since they have been picked up and developing on random clubs... lol Ugh __________________ Playing Sim ball since Microleague Baseball on my C64 in Highschool, Then Front Page Sports (some Earl Weaver on the Amiga in there as well) and finally made the shift to OOTP around version 2. Been here ever since The Original Atlantic City Gambler and Daytona Beach Fatboy Owner.

03-28-2015, 03:26 PM	#5
Harry_BallSack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Was NJ, Then FL, Then IL, Then VA, Now Natick, MA ! Posts: 241	Hmmm no that wasn't it, with it checked off now I cant sim, telling me 0 players in a minor league team - after I got ride of them and it was checked it still simmed fine... I think this is stilla bug from new patch (posted it there also) I have never had this issue before __________________ Playing Sim ball since Microleague Baseball on my C64 in Highschool, Then Front Page Sports (some Earl Weaver on the Amiga in there as well) and finally made the shift to OOTP around version 2. Been here ever since The Original Atlantic City Gambler and Daytona Beach Fatboy Owner.

03-28-2015, 03:36 PM	#7
Harry_BallSack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Was NJ, Then FL, Then IL, Then VA, Now Natick, MA ! Posts: 241	Yeha yeah so my deal was that I was fine, as usual - few guys in each of the levels of the minors, plenty in MLB - got through Sprint Training - about 2-3 days after opening day magically Jim Unknown either filled up AAA in one league I had or AA in another I had (all post last patch) with it my Internal Complex disappeared also in each league... Very strange - the other minor clubs still had only 1-2 guys in them and were unaffected... never saw this before in 12-13 versions of ootp. I gotta think its a patch issue __________________ Playing Sim ball since Microleague Baseball on my C64 in Highschool, Then Front Page Sports (some Earl Weaver on the Amiga in there as well) and finally made the shift to OOTP around version 2. Been here ever since The Original Atlantic City Gambler and Daytona Beach Fatboy Owner.

03-28-2015, 05:41 PM	#8
Harry_BallSack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Was NJ, Then FL, Then IL, Then VA, Now Natick, MA ! Posts: 241	bump __________________ Playing Sim ball since Microleague Baseball on my C64 in Highschool, Then Front Page Sports (some Earl Weaver on the Amiga in there as well) and finally made the shift to OOTP around version 2. Been here ever since The Original Atlantic City Gambler and Daytona Beach Fatboy Owner.

03-28-2015, 02:10 PM	#2
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Disable Ghost players option, I had a playoff game one year(wasn't aware of Ghost players) and Jim Unknown got the winning hit. Imagine playing an entire season and then having great playoff series and a great World Series ruined by Jim Unknown playing in the game.

03-28-2015, 03:14 PM	#3
bazeall Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 190	I am Fred Nobody, the attorney for Jim Unknown. Please stop slandering him.

03-28-2015, 03:27 PM	#6
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,698	On the Major League level? I didn't think the game would use a ghost player unless you don't have enough "real" players to fill the roster. At least I've never seen it and I do use ghost players to make minor leagues less micro managing, easier to see my real prospects, and also keeps the save file size down a bit (at least I would think it does). I've never had Joe Unkown appear in the MLB level in my game in any version of OOTP. Am I wrong? Do you guys not have enough players to fill out your MLB(or top league whatever it's called) rosters when injuries occur?

04-26-2015, 06:53 PM	#10
DrSatan All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 590	I just started getting this Jim Unknown mess in two of my leagues. One was a new league. Another post mentioned simming to the next day so operations in the background can complete. That seems to work. I simmed one day and all the Jim Unknowns disappeared.

04-27-2015, 12:31 PM	#11
majesty95 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,789	I thought the purpose of ghost players were that they were "ghosts". As in like invisible. Not to be seen. Just to play behind the scenes... I haven't had one make it to the majors but I see a ton of them in the minors. Quite irritating... __________________ College Football Sim League

04-27-2015, 12:38 PM	#12
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,138	All you of are haters, Jane Unknown can tell you that Jim is a good guy, hard working, great asset to any team. He's also good father and husband. And he invented cloning and cloned himself many times __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

04-27-2015, 12:51 PM	#15
majesty95 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,789	So nobody really cares that the game creates these players when ghost players are on and no fictional created players should be generated? __________________ College Football Sim League

04-27-2015, 12:52 PM	#16
Elektranaut Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 361	Way back in OOTP 2007 I had an entire league of Jim Unknowns!

04-27-2015, 01:00 PM	#17
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,138	Let him Play let the Guy play __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors