OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Fictional League but with Historical Players?

David Watts · 03-24-2016, 01:17 PM

The main thing you want to do is uncheck the box for Auto Expansion or Expand according to history. This is important because if you leave it checked(on), all the changes you make are going to revert back to history during the offseason(example, change a team from the Detroit Tigers to the Battle Creek Flakes, if expand according to history is checked, the Flakes will be the Flakes during the season, but revert to the Tigers for the start of the next season) The auto expand is one of the selections you make when using the historical league setup wizard.

Once you have unchecked that box, you can create your league. Once created, you can go to League Settings and select change league structure Here you will be able to delete teams, rename teams, move teams from one division to another, delete and add divsions, delete a Subleague etc etc.

Another thing to remember when doing this is to GENERATE A NEW SCHEDULE. Do this before you proceed to opening day.

I have no clue how any of this works with the new Historical Minor League feature, but I'm guessing it won't. So just don't opt for historical minors and you will be fine.

I guess I should have said this to begin with. This is a way you can use the historical setup wizard to create a historical league, but change the teams to fictional ones.

03-24-2016, 01:17 PM	#2
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,217 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	The main thing you want to do is uncheck the box for Auto Expansion or Expand according to history. This is important because if you leave it checked(on), all the changes you make are going to revert back to history during the offseason(example, change a team from the Detroit Tigers to the Battle Creek Flakes, if expand according to history is checked, the Flakes will be the Flakes during the season, but revert to the Tigers for the start of the next season) The auto expand is one of the selections you make when using the historical league setup wizard. Once you have unchecked that box, you can create your league. Once created, you can go to League Settings and select change league structure Here you will be able to delete teams, rename teams, move teams from one division to another, delete and add divsions, delete a Subleague etc etc. Another thing to remember when doing this is to GENERATE A NEW SCHEDULE. Do this before you proceed to opening day. I have no clue how any of this works with the new Historical Minor League feature, but I'm guessing it won't. So just don't opt for historical minors and you will be fine. I guess I should have said this to begin with. This is a way you can use the historical setup wizard to create a historical league, but change the teams to fictional ones. Last edited by David Watts; 03-24-2016 at 04:37 PM.