[Garlon]

I suggest using 5yr recalc because that eliminates the problems with the WWII seasons mostly.

When you use 5yr recalc change the import values for batters to Adjust if Below 167 and Weaken if Below 67

For pitchers use Adjust if Below 19 and Weaken if Below 14.

Remember that these are averages so, over 5 seasons 167*5 = 835 AB and 67*5 = 335 AB so you are still using a good sample for creating the ratings.

For SP this works out to at least 19*4*5 = 380 IP and for RP 14*5 = 70

I suggest that you always play with development disabled when using recalc so that the player ratings only change once per season. The players will still have their ratings u[dated each season, but with development on their ratings will change each month of the season. I suggest turning off the "Storylines" in the global settings as that will cause some players to retire earlier, and use Retire According to History to keep the talent available in the league accurate.

For the 1942-1945 seasons the default file in the game uses the real league totals for those seasons. If you want players like Ted Williams to remain in the league they will be playing in that environment. To get around this I made a custom file that sets the 1942-1945 seasons to the average of the 4 seasons before and after the war so that performance works out better.

To use this file you need to rename it era_stats and replace the default era_stats file in the game folder. From the main menu go to Settings>Troubleshooting>Open Folder Containing Customizable Data>database and you will see the original era_stats file. I suggest renaming the original file to something like era_stats original so that the game will not use it and put this new file in that folder.

If you bought the game through Steam I suggest going to the Steam Workshop and subscribe to "Major League Stadiums 1901-2019 by " so that you get models of every stadium since 1901 and the "Major League Jerseys and Caps by No Pepper and Reds1" to give you uniforms. If you want fantasy teams of the best players for each franchise subscribe to "Baseball Greats".

There is also a historicals forum here if you have ore questions about playing historical games.

I suggest using these strategy settings too. Make sure you turn off the option for having OOTP automatically update the strategy settings each season.