mp84,
There's a number of reasons I did not provide DAT files...
1. OOTP can "comfortably" handle 50 ballparks on the screen. Although there's a way to get 75, 50 is comfortable... (ps: this is a minor reason, see below)
2. The most significant reason is that providing the DAT files and downloading them into the graphics directory will overwrite any ballparks setups you already might have had. I agree that may not be your case, but many would write back asking what happened to the previous set they downloaded...
The issue is that whatever ballparks are defined in the DAT files in the Graphics directory are the only ones available for all your leagues. So, if you have League A set up with 20 ballparks (using the DAT files from someone else in the Graphics directory) and you download my set and copy them in the Graphics directory (overwriting the DAT files with mine) you've now effectively deleted your ballpark setup for League A.
There is no way for me to "add" my ballparks to what you already might have set up in the DAT files, nor is there a way to delete ballparks in those files to make room for others... so,
Until Markus gets a chance to improve this area of the game, it's safest to simply provide the ballparks and let each individual decide how best to add them to what they already have.
JML wrote an excellent description on how to install and assign the pics here .. <a href="http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/install.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/install.htm</a>
I hope that helps
[ 04-03-2002: Message edited by: Henry ]</p>