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To sort of “give back,” I am going to post two sets of instructions for installing these. First, I put a quick, dirty, and concise version for people who have some idea of what they are doing. Below that, I put a much more comprehensive version geared towards people who know very little about computers. I know it looks long, but don’t worry, because it’s actually a really simple process. I just wanted to explain everything that might be a source of confusion.


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I know that some more advanced people will think that having beginners extract to the desktop and then cut and paste (which I do in the 2^nd version) is stupid. I did it that way because I help my parents and grandparents with their computers a lot, and based on that experience, I think this method would be the easiest for them to follow. It’s obviously debatable. I think this method also makes it easier to understand what’s going on.<o:p></o:p>
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Quick and Dirty Version.<o:p></o:p>
1) Download the latest versions of the images and rosters files.<o:p></o:p>
2) If you don’t have winrar or 7-zip, go download 7 zip at www.7-zip.org/download and install it.<o:p></o:p>
3) Extract the roster file into My documents/OOTP developments/OOTP baseball 8/data/saved_games. <o:p></o:p>
4) Extract the images file into My documents/OOTP developments/OOTP baseball 8/data/saved_games/Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters.lg/news/html. Say yes when it asks you if you want to overwrite. <o:p></o:p>
5) Start up OOTP Baseball 8 go to load saved game, and then load up Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters. Enjoy.<o:p></o:p>
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Long and Comprehensive version:
1) Download the files. You can click on this link (found in Cubbyfans signature) to get the files you want.<o:p></o:p>
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Use the handy “date” column to find and download the most recent versions of 1) the CubbyFan 2008 Rosters file and 2) the CubbyFan Images file. Right now these are CubbyFan 2008 Rosters 2-2-08.rar and CubbyFan Image 1-2-08.rar, but they will probably be changing soon. Save them to your desktop as “Cubbyfan Rosters” and “Cubbyfan images.” (If you don’t get a choice, don’t worry about it.)

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2) Download 7-zip. As you may have noticed, the files you just got are RAR files. These are files that have been compressed and made smaller so that they are easier to upload and download. They are similar to .zip files, which you may have seen before. At any rate, your computer doesn’t come with the ability to decompress RAR files, so you need to download a simple, free program that can do it. The download page for that program is here Download. There are a bunch of different versions listed, but you want the one in uppermost, leftmost corner of the table. (That’s the one that is for 32 bit windows, not a beta, and of the .exe type.) Click on that and download it to your desktop.

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3) Install 7-zip. Just double click that .exe file you downloaded and click install. Quick and easy.

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4) Extract the rosters and images files. I promise you are almost done. On your desktop, find the file you downloaded earlier named “Cubbyfan rosters.rar” and right click on it. Hover over the 7-zip option, which will open up to reveal more choices. One of these will be “Extract here,” which you should left click on. After a short process, a folder named Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters.lg will appear on your desktop. Now find the “Cubbyfan images.rar” and do the same thing. A folder named images will appear on your desktop.

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5) Move the images folder into the saved game folder. The Cubbyfan 2008 Roster.lg folder is actually a saved game for OOTP 8. Normally, the images folder lives inside it, but it was separated in order to make the download easier. Let’s reunite them. Right click on the images folder and select “cut.” Then open the Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters.lg folder. Next, open the “news” folder. Now open the “html” folder. (That’s Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters.lg/news/html). Finally, go to edit and then paste. It will ask you if you want to overwrite, and you should say yes.


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6) Move the saved game file into the OOTPB saved game folder. You now have a saved game that is totally ready to do, and all you have to do is put it in the right place so that OOTP Baseball 2008 can find it. Go back to your desktop, and right click on the Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters.lg folder. Select cut. Go to My documents, then Out of the Park developments, then OOTP baseball 8, then data, then saved games. (That’s My documents/Out of the park developments/ootp baseball 8/data/saved games.) Go to edit and paste.

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7) Start up OOTP Baseball 2008 and select Load saved game. Then just select Cubbyfan 2008 Rosters. You are done!!!! Nice job. <o:p></o:p>
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