Expansion team?

Olywausa · 11-03-2021, 01:19 PM

Why can't I add an expansion team, namely my Seattle Kraken for the 2021-2022 year? The direction given in the manual do not work. When I run a historical game the Kraken does not get automatically loaded as it is suppose to be plus I am not able to manually add my team even though the directions say I can.

None of what the manual says works at all. Copied from the on line manual:
Some playable leagues can be expanded in the game. You can choose to expand in any year, but you must do it on July 1, the starting date of each new season. To expand, with Commissioner Mode on, go to the League Edit screen, and click on the Structure Editor. From there, you can add new teams (as well as delete them, and make changes to the conference/divisional setup.) It never show a League Edit or Structure screen.

After you've added a team, there will be a "Draft?" button to the right of its name. Selecting this box wiill mark the team as a participant in the expansion draft. Once you've made your changes and have at least one team participating in the draft, the "Generate Draft" button will become active, allowing you to schedule an immediate expansion draft. None of this shows up either. There is no Draft button.

Adam B · 11-03-2021, 01:37 PM

As I told you in the other thread you made:

1. Because Seattle is not "Historic", they will not automatically expand.
2. I just tried it in my game and it worked fine (although it did take a few seconds for the team to generate). I need you to take a couple of screenshots and show me what you're seeing/what screens you're on.

JeffR · 11-03-2021, 08:18 PM

You may not have enabled historical league editing, that's separate from the regular commissioner mode - the checkbox to enable it is in the same place as commissioner mode, 3 lines down.

Olywausa · 11-04-2021, 03:22 PM

As I said before I cannot create or add my Seattle Kraken team to the Historical league. I followed all the directions in the on line manual and tried several times. Attached are two pictures of the screen I get to but then cannot do any further. When I click on the add team button it doesn't do anything. Same for clicking on the edit button...doesn't do anything.

Adam B · 11-04-2021, 03:26 PM

This is because you are not on the right screen.

You went Manager Options and turned on Commissioner Mode. Good. Now though you're just playing around with subscriptions. That's just what comes in your mail and has nothing to do with adding a team.

As the manual, says, you need to go to League > EDIT. Meaning on the top where it says NHL click on that, then scroll all the way down to EDIT.

Further, if you're still not sure; watch this video and follow along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxACrnQuvTE

Orioles1966 · 11-08-2021, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffR

You may not have enabled historical league editing, that's separate from the regular commissioner mode - the checkbox to enable it is in the same place as commissioner mode, 3 lines down.

Can you enable (then disable it during a following season) historical editing and what happens to the new teams that were added if you can disable historical league editing later.

Example:
Added Michigan Stags(expansion) to 1973-74 WHA.
What happens in 1974-75 if you disable historical league editing does the second Michigan Stags(formerly LA Sharks) appear?

JeffR · 11-09-2021, 01:07 AM

You can't disable historical league editing once it's turned on, but you can turn individual aspects of it on and off. If you disable team activation and deactivation for one season, then turn it them later, the league will add/remove teams as necessary to get the actual team setup for that season.

11-03-2021, 01:19 PM	#1
Olywausa Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 11	Expansion team? Why can't I add an expansion team, namely my Seattle Kraken for the 2021-2022 year? The direction given in the manual do not work. When I run a historical game the Kraken does not get automatically loaded as it is suppose to be plus I am not able to manually add my team even though the directions say I can. None of what the manual says works at all. Copied from the on line manual: Some playable leagues can be expanded in the game. You can choose to expand in any year, but you must do it on July 1, the starting date of each new season. To expand, with Commissioner Mode on, go to the League Edit screen, and click on the Structure Editor. From there, you can add new teams (as well as delete them, and make changes to the conference/divisional setup.) It never show a League Edit or Structure screen. After you've added a team, there will be a "Draft?" button to the right of its name. Selecting this box wiill mark the team as a participant in the expansion draft. Once you've made your changes and have at least one team participating in the draft, the "Generate Draft" button will become active, allowing you to schedule an immediate expansion draft. None of this shows up either. There is no Draft button.

11-03-2021, 01:37 PM	#2
Adam B Hockey Community Manager Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: A Hockey Rink Posts: 2,485	As I told you in the other thread you made: 1. Because Seattle is not "Historic", they will not automatically expand. 2. I just tried it in my game and it worked fine (although it did take a few seconds for the team to generate). I need you to take a couple of screenshots and show me what you're seeing/what screens you're on. __________________ *Come Watch Adam and Jeff's Live Twitch Streams Every Wednesday Night at 11pm Eastern on the FHM Twitch Channel and the OOTP Twitch Channel*

11-04-2021, 03:22 PM	#4
Olywausa Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 11	Historical expansion problems As I said before I cannot create or add my Seattle Kraken team to the Historical league. I followed all the directions in the on line manual and tried several times. Attached are two pictures of the screen I get to but then cannot do any further. When I click on the add team button it doesn't do anything. Same for clicking on the edit button...doesn't do anything. Attached Images

11-04-2021, 03:26 PM	#5
Adam B Hockey Community Manager Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: A Hockey Rink Posts: 2,485	This is because you are not on the right screen. You went Manager Options and turned on Commissioner Mode. Good. Now though you're just playing around with subscriptions. That's just what comes in your mail and has nothing to do with adding a team. As the manual, says, you need to go to League > EDIT. Meaning on the top where it says NHL click on that, then scroll all the way down to EDIT. Further, if you're still not sure; watch this video and follow along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxACrnQuvTE __________________ *Come Watch Adam and Jeff's Live Twitch Streams Every Wednesday Night at 11pm Eastern on the FHM Twitch Channel and the OOTP Twitch Channel* Last edited by Adam B; 11-04-2021 at 03:28 PM.

11-03-2021, 08:18 PM	#3
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,234	You may not have enabled historical league editing, that's separate from the regular commissioner mode - the checkbox to enable it is in the same place as commissioner mode, 3 lines down.

11-09-2021, 01:07 AM	#7
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,234	You can't disable historical league editing once it's turned on, but you can turn individual aspects of it on and off. If you disable team activation and deactivation for one season, then turn it them later, the league will add/remove teams as necessary to get the actual team setup for that season.