OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - No longer able to use a certain year as base year in Random Debut.

David Watts · 01-21-2018, 05:22 PM

One of my favorite things to do with OOTP is setup a random debut league and select a certain year in history to use as a base year. For example, I start my league in 1984 and even if I play till 2088, every season will be played with the historical modifiers from 1984. I do this by unchecking the box for "automatically adjust league totals modifiers for accuracy" each season. Then each season, a day or two before the season starts, I check the box and select 1984. The game will run the calculations to bring things back to 1984. I then uncheck the box again. Rinse and repeat season after season.

You no longer can do this with OOTP 18. Well, you can do it, but not without turning your game into what only can be described as a video game. Stats are no longer tied to any form of reality. For example, Jean Segura will hit .350 over the first 10 years of his career. Ron Santo will have 6 years in a row with an OPS of 1+ . HE will hit .378 in his second season (age 23) with 50 home runs, 188 RBI. He will then hit 300+ for the next 7 seasons. Norm Cash over 10 years will have a career average of .320. He will hit above .300 7 out of those 10 years. At age 33 he hits .333 with 57 home runs, 182 RBI. Over 10 seasons, Cash has an OPS of 1.003. How about an Asdrubal Cabrera that hits .306, .312, 317, 294, .328 and finishes it off with a .363 season.

It's not all hitting either.

Hal Newhouser with a WHIP under 1 for 4 straight seasons. A year in which he whiffs 400 batter in just 287 seasons.

Now, if I play random and let the modifiers go year to year according to history, I don't get these inflated numbers. Something happened to wreck this method of play. Not sure what it is, but something clearly occurred.

01-21-2018, 05:22 PM	#1
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,942 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	No longer able to use a certain year as base year in Random Debut. One of my favorite things to do with OOTP is setup a random debut league and select a certain year in history to use as a base year. For example, I start my league in 1984 and even if I play till 2088, every season will be played with the historical modifiers from 1984. I do this by unchecking the box for "automatically adjust league totals modifiers for accuracy" each season. Then each season, a day or two before the season starts, I check the box and select 1984. The game will run the calculations to bring things back to 1984. I then uncheck the box again. Rinse and repeat season after season. You no longer can do this with OOTP 18. Well, you can do it, but not without turning your game into what only can be described as a video game. Stats are no longer tied to any form of reality. For example, Jean Segura will hit .350 over the first 10 years of his career. Ron Santo will have 6 years in a row with an OPS of 1+ . HE will hit .378 in his second season (age 23) with 50 home runs, 188 RBI. He will then hit 300+ for the next 7 seasons. Norm Cash over 10 years will have a career average of .320. He will hit above .300 7 out of those 10 years. At age 33 he hits .333 with 57 home runs, 182 RBI. Over 10 seasons, Cash has an OPS of 1.003. How about an Asdrubal Cabrera that hits .306, .312, 317, 294, .328 and finishes it off with a .363 season. It's not all hitting either. Hal Newhouser with a WHIP under 1 for 4 straight seasons. A year in which he whiffs 400 batter in just 287 seasons. Now, if I play random and let the modifiers go year to year according to history, I don't get these inflated numbers. Something happened to wreck this method of play. Not sure what it is, but something clearly occurred. Last edited by David Watts; 01-21-2018 at 05:28 PM.