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Originally Posted by weeqat
Sorry to hear that you're shutting this down! I've been looking forward to digging in to try some of these players out.
I have a suggestion though which might prove to be a workaround. If you were to identify a roughly equivalent MLB player for each player that you want to create, and then import that player instead and edit him, that might solve the regression problem that you are seeing. A lot more editing to do though. I don't think it would even need to be that close of an equivalency, just a general career shape would probably be enough since you are going to modify all of the ratings anyway.
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Thanks mate, I'm sure it's obvious to all how much love, time and effort I've been putting in here so to say I am gutted is an understatement.
Yes, the workaround you mention is one of those I have up my sleeve. There are similarity scores that can be used to find the right substitute player, then you just import that player, clone them to remove the direct link, and use my profiles to build the NeLer. It works well, as long as you don't mind knowing that Grant Johnson in your game is actually Luke Appling reborn anew.
I actually use a more involved methodology in which I have allocated a specific performance each season for the player, which is added to the editor the day before each Opening Day. These yearly stats add up to the total career target for the player in question, subject to the usual vagaries in-game. Again, it works well apart from certain instances where there is some regression to that imprint over the course of a season.
If you're interested in seeing this just DM me and we can swap email addresses and go from there.
The thing is, both of these involve even more work and I'm not sure many would be interested in following that methodology. Even the one I've set out here is probably beyond the interest of all but a few. I haven't even contemplated how to fix the pitchers - they have, on the whole, worked brilliantly in my Bucs save. But now I'm seeing all sorts of hinky stuff when retesting them.
It is this inconsistency I am experiencing that is the hardest factor to overcome, because it doesn't let you isolate the problem(s) and attack them.
I haven't given up by any stretch, but for now there's no point wasting people's time by putting them up here and claiming they work.
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