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ChrisG · 01-27-2026, 01:18 PM

So I took it upon myself to revive this just a bit.

With the help of AI, I was able to code an update to this for PRESENT-DAY saves.

For instance, in the Modern US dataset, you will see more US draftees with present-day Gen Z names rather than seeing so many Dougs, Walters, etc.

I also had it create a separate Venezuelan ethnicity so it would generate a percentage of black players, since so many top players from VZ are from Afro-Venezuelan origin. (Acuna, Jackson Chourio, etc). It also rebalanced the names to be more Venezuelan-origin. It's about 10% black now. I don't believe it was generating any black players before because it was just on a default "Hispanic" nameset.

I also had it update the Dominican nameset a bit for added realism.

I also had it create a small Afro-Nicaraguan ethnicity owing to the history of a small number of players with Anglo-Caribbean origin from the country (Marvin Benard, Devern Hansack, Cheslor Cuthbert, etc -- or just look in Explore World at current players). It comes out to about 3% of the Nicaragua total.

Open to any suggestions. Again though, this is optimized for modern-day only. I don't think you would want to see Jaidens, Jaxons etc in a 1950s league lol.

Now that I have figured out how to do this, I am open to feedback or suggestions.

Remember to back up your existing files. Enjoy.

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01-27-2026, 01:18 PM	#42
ChrisG All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 521	So I took it upon myself to revive this just a bit. With the help of AI, I was able to code an update to this for PRESENT-DAY saves. For instance, in the Modern US dataset, you will see more US draftees with present-day Gen Z names rather than seeing so many Dougs, Walters, etc. I also had it create a separate Venezuelan ethnicity so it would generate a percentage of black players, since so many top players from VZ are from Afro-Venezuelan origin. (Acuna, Jackson Chourio, etc). It also rebalanced the names to be more Venezuelan-origin. It's about 10% black now. I don't believe it was generating any black players before because it was just on a default "Hispanic" nameset. I also had it update the Dominican nameset a bit for added realism. I also had it create a small Afro-Nicaraguan ethnicity owing to the history of a small number of players with Anglo-Caribbean origin from the country (Marvin Benard, Devern Hansack, Cheslor Cuthbert, etc -- or just look in Explore World at current players). It comes out to about 3% of the Nicaragua total. Open to any suggestions. Again though, this is optimized for modern-day only. I don't think you would want to see Jaidens, Jaxons etc in a 1950s league lol. Now that I have figured out how to do this, I am open to feedback or suggestions. Remember to back up your existing files. Enjoy. (CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED VERSION) Last edited by ChrisG; 03-31-2026 at 08:52 PM.