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Mr. Marlin · 02-09-2017, 10:54 AM

For the MLB teams yes. There are excellent renditions of caps and uniforms from every area thanks to the hard work of our community of modders.

But not for minors. Beginning around 2000 it's pretty easy to build a complete collection of MiLB caps and jerseys and some of the bigger leagues like the PCL, IL, AA, SA & Texas League there are many to be found. By no means is it complete. But the older teams and smaller leagues going from 1921 to 1999 (getting better as we move into the modern eras) it gets really spotty.

I've started building a collection the fills in the gaps. They are nowhere near the quality of TXranger's work or some of the other major contributors but it works for me. But it is a huge undertaking and it would be nice not to have to do it.

The problem with this idea for the OOTP crew are:

They may not have the license to use old logos. After a time they become fair game but when you are using someone else's work in a for profit venture it can get sticky.
Many of these teams don't even HAVE logos. Branding really wasn't a thing for a long time. Especially minor league teams. So any logo would be fictional. Fictional logos of historical teams in a professionally made game... sticky. I'm fine with it but it raises problems.
The same problem exists for uniforms. I made a cap, uniform and logo for the Bartletsville Broncos. After searching the web I could not find a single photo of the team to even guess what they might have looked like. So I just made something up. Fine for a modder but a professional game developer holds a higher standard.
While this is a big deal to me, other players my not care and development time and resources are finite. Perhaps the time this would take would be better used on something else.

I think is they can't do it right Markus & Co will not do it at all. I just wish it were otherwise.

02-09-2017, 10:54 AM	#4
Mr. Marlin All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,278	For the MLB teams yes. There are excellent renditions of caps and uniforms from every area thanks to the hard work of our community of modders. But not for minors. Beginning around 2000 it's pretty easy to build a complete collection of MiLB caps and jerseys and some of the bigger leagues like the PCL, IL, AA, SA & Texas League there are many to be found. By no means is it complete. But the older teams and smaller leagues going from 1921 to 1999 (getting better as we move into the modern eras) it gets really spotty. I've started building a collection the fills in the gaps. They are nowhere near the quality of TXranger's work or some of the other major contributors but it works for me. But it is a huge undertaking and it would be nice not to have to do it. The problem with this idea for the OOTP crew are: They may not have the license to use old logos. After a time they become fair game but when you are using someone else's work in a for profit venture it can get sticky. Many of these teams don't even HAVE logos. Branding really wasn't a thing for a long time. Especially minor league teams. So any logo would be fictional. Fictional logos of historical teams in a professionally made game... sticky. I'm fine with it but it raises problems. The same problem exists for uniforms. I made a cap, uniform and logo for the Bartletsville Broncos. After searching the web I could not find a single photo of the team to even guess what they might have looked like. So I just made something up. Fine for a modder but a professional game developer holds a higher standard. While this is a big deal to me, other players my not care and development time and resources are finite. Perhaps the time this would take would be better used on something else. I think is they can't do it right Markus & Co will not do it at all. I just wish it were otherwise.