Combine players not populating

DCalderon87 · 03-24-2025, 10:19 AM

I’m about 4 season into my game and every year the combine is empty. I’ve checked my settings and made sure that the combine is turned on and also checked to make sure I don’t have any filters on. When I get the email that the combine has started it states that 0 of the top 100 prospects are at the combine. I play my games with a feeder league so not sure if I’m doing something wrong or a bug with using a feeder league.

diamondgirl · 03-25-2025, 10:33 PM

exact same here

jtnlange · 03-30-2025, 07:14 PM

Im in the same boat. Started a fictional world in 1871 and simmed to 1901 and the combine populated every year. Then I added minor leagues and college and HS feeder leagues and the first year no one populated in the combine. Please help.

Lukas Berger · 03-30-2025, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jtnlange

Im in the same boat. Started a fictional world in 1871 and simmed to 1901 and the combine populated every year. Then I added minor leagues and college and HS feeder leagues and the first year no one populated in the combine. Please help.

I would guess offhand the combine might not work when you use feeder leagues. I'm not sure how easy or hard a fix/improvement this would be, but it's something we can take a look at.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot · 03-31-2025, 12:08 AM

I'm also having an issue where my imported save from 25 is not producing any draft combine. I have tried changing dates have no active filters, but list still comes out unpopulated and no way to invite prospects.
It is a historical game, but I used the OOTP 25 creation tool setting that enables some variability into how players turn out, and I have all re-calc turned off, and scouting is switched to normal accuracy. I also have ensured all direct Combine related fields in within the rules page are populated or ticked.
One caveat.. I did not import my game at the recommended time, so concede I could be screwed from that perspective. However it seems others are having similar issues?

My questions are:
1. Is this an issue likely to be addressed/fixed soon on a global level?
2. If not, is there anyway to reduce the impact on me of not having the combine working properly in my current game?
3. Is the poor choice of timing of me converting my save a probable cause?
3a. If so, would potentially going back and playing out my game season in 25 first and then re-importing likely lead to a different outcome for the draft combine issue?

Thank you, and loving the game!

jtnlange · 03-31-2025, 08:19 AM

Ok well I dont think it that big a deal then as I have a full college and HS feeder league and a Draft league so I can get plenty of scouting on the players as is. If you can get it to work great but I think Im Ok as is.

LooneyOne · 03-31-2025, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

I would guess offhand the combine might not work when you use feeder leagues. I'm not sure how easy or hard a fix/improvement this would be, but it's something we can take a look at.

Would like to see this get fixed as having a feeder league or not should not impact one of the main features that was promoted with this version of the game..

03-24-2025, 10:19 AM	#1
DCalderon87 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 1	Combine players not populating I’m about 4 season into my game and every year the combine is empty. I’ve checked my settings and made sure that the combine is turned on and also checked to make sure I don’t have any filters on. When I get the email that the combine has started it states that 0 of the top 100 prospects are at the combine. I play my games with a feeder league so not sure if I’m doing something wrong or a bug with using a feeder league.

03-25-2025, 10:33 PM	#2
diamondgirl Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 169	exact same here __________________

03-30-2025, 07:14 PM	#3
jtnlange Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Racine,WI Posts: 259	Im in the same boat. Started a fictional world in 1871 and simmed to 1901 and the combine populated every year. Then I added minor leagues and college and HS feeder leagues and the first year no one populated in the combine. Please help.

03-31-2025, 12:08 AM	#5
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 56	I'm also having an issue where my imported save from 25 is not producing any draft combine. I have tried changing dates have no active filters, but list still comes out unpopulated and no way to invite prospects. It is a historical game, but I used the OOTP 25 creation tool setting that enables some variability into how players turn out, and I have all re-calc turned off, and scouting is switched to normal accuracy. I also have ensured all direct Combine related fields in within the rules page are populated or ticked. One caveat.. I did not import my game at the recommended time, so concede I could be screwed from that perspective. However it seems others are having similar issues? My questions are: 1. Is this an issue likely to be addressed/fixed soon on a global level? 2. If not, is there anyway to reduce the impact on me of not having the combine working properly in my current game? 3. Is the poor choice of timing of me converting my save a probable cause? 3a. If so, would potentially going back and playing out my game season in 25 first and then re-importing likely lead to a different outcome for the draft combine issue? Thank you, and loving the game!

03-31-2025, 08:19 AM	#6
jtnlange Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Racine,WI Posts: 259	Ok well I dont think it that big a deal then as I have a full college and HS feeder league and a Draft league so I can get plenty of scouting on the players as is. If you can get it to work great but I think Im Ok as is.