what am I doing wrong with these @#%ing stadiums?!?!

ironchef76 · 04-17-2002, 08:55 PM

Okay, stadiums are downloaded, converted to bitmaps, in the graphics folder, both park .dat files have been cut/pasted, game is using correct file names by default and I'm still not getting any stadium pics!

I hit the preview button, and I see the same generic screen, even though the damn game knows the file is right (because the file can't be wrong! it says "file not found!" if you screw up the file name!)

What am I doing wrong?

Scott Vibert · 04-18-2002, 12:15 PM

Don't know what you are doing wrong, but do you have the ballpark images specified like this:

<img src="http://hometown.aol.com/sdvibert/images/parkeditor.jpg" alt="" />

Thats what I use and I see this:

<img src="http://hometown.aol.com/sdvibert/images/southwestairlinesfield.jpg" alt="" />

Hope this helps.

ironchef76 · 04-18-2002, 05:45 PM

Yeah, I have the latest stadium download, which makes the stadium names correct by default. Not to mention, the game forces you to give a valid path, or else it reads "File Not Found!"

Which baffles me: if the game is recognizing it as a file, then why aren't the parks showing up? I am bewildered. Maybe it's the one of the park .dat files or something. I dunno.

Scott Vibert · 04-18-2002, 05:51 PM

Is the name of the path really long? If the path name is extremely long then you'll have issues.

Also are you sure you have the stadium image in the correct spot (the right hand blank) you won't get the error if you put it in the left handed blank (which some people apparently use).

Is the park a .bmp? What exactly is the setup, how does you setup compare to the setup that shows on my screen. I've used this setup successfully to have every stadium image I've ever used show up, at least with the test coordinates button.

If you only aren't getting the stadiums in the game its because you need to check the team setup screens to make sure the stadiums are assigned to each team properly.

Psicosis · 04-18-2002, 06:33 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ScottVib:
Is the name of the path really long? If the path name is extremely long then you'll have issues.<hr /></blockquote>I'm pretty sure I had a problem getting "OLD\Huntington Ave Grounds.bmp" into the game until I renamed it "huntington," so that could be it.

ironchef76 · 04-19-2002, 09:15 AM

The names are all the default park names, none are long. My left hand blank has the default.bmp in it, not the bc1.bmp, but I've changed that and it doesn't help. I've also attempted to move all the stadiums to their own folder, but once again the program recognizes the file but gives me the standard default park anyway.

Still stumped.

I am using Season Ticket 2K3, not OOTP4, but I didn't think that should matter.

Scott Vibert · 04-20-2002, 11:39 AM

Is the path you are typing to the stadiums relative to the graphics folder? (Stadiums must be under the graphics folder to show up).

The park.dat files go in the league folder, the stadium images go in the graphics folder of the main OOTP/STB directory.

[ 04-20-2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: ScottVib ]

ironchef76 · 04-22-2002, 07:20 PM

I've tried stadiums in the graphics folder, and within their own subfolder in the graphics folder. I've replaced the .dat files in every folder just to make sure, and still nothing.

Scott Vibert · 04-23-2002, 03:30 AM

Ignore the .dat files for now, apparently they used a path that you don't have setup, just try to assign the stadiums on your own, once you figure out how to do that, the .dat files become unnecessary. (The .dat files are league specific, so would only be in the leaguename.lg folder of the league you are using)

Follow these steps:

Create a subfolder 'Stad' in the C:\Program Files\STB\Graphics folder</li>
Place all the stadium images (they must be .bmp's in this folder (C:\Program Files\STB\Graphics\Stad )</li>
Open STB</li>
Click League->League Setup and Click Edit Ballpark</li>
The Edit Ballpark screen comes up (see above screen shot)</li>
Type in Stad\StadiumName.bmp in the In-Game Field Picture blank.</li>
Hit the Test Coordinates button, if the stadium image shows up you are almost their.</li>
At this point tweak the player positions (this is where the park.dat files would have been helpful, but if they are giving you problems then you'll have to do this by hand.</li>
Exit the stadium editor: Click Team->Team Name</li>
Click on the Team Name menu and choose Team Setup</li>
Click Ballpark and select the park you just typed in the image for, the image should show up in the bottom corner of the Team Setup Screen.</li>
Repeat for all stadiums.
</li>

Those are the steps you take to import stadiums if you can't get the park.dat files to work correctly.
Hope this helps.

Note if your images show splotches of transparency, change the 'picture file' (in the ballpark editor) blank to bc1.bmp (see screenshot)

Incubus3000 · 04-23-2002, 01:51 PM

I have Season Ticket Baseball 2003, and I have the exact same problem.

I finally decided to see if the long path to the files was it, so I moved the entire Season Ticket Baseball folder to C: and renamed it STB.

I am sure the files are in the correct place because, like ironchef, it does not say file not found if I enter the correct file names!

I can't put into words how frustrated I am.

[ 04-23-2002, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: Incubus3000 ]

Incubus3000 · 04-23-2002, 04:44 PM

any feedback is appreciated

Scott Vibert · 04-24-2002, 03:35 AM

Have you followed the exact steps printed above? If not try those.

A common error is to potentially reverse which image goes where.

Remember the stadium images must be based out of the graphics folder.

Check the screen shot, if your ballpark editor screen looks like that (especially at the bottom) you should have no problems with the stadium images showing up.

The other thing to check is that you have assigned the stadiums properly. Go to each Teams' Team Setup screen. There is button that says Ballpark Name, click it and select the stadium.. if all is well you'll see the image in the lower right hand corner of the team setup screen.

Incubus3000 · 04-24-2002, 05:09 PM

Well this is very weird, I can get any pictures to work except for the ones I got from the 1995 Ballparks (28) ZIP file Rendered from Tony Larussa Baseball games, at <a href="http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/inside.html" target="_blank">http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/inside.html</a>

This set came already in the correct .bmp format, yet it won't work?

The set I got to work is the
Danielb MLB Ballparks (from the High Heat baseball game). This is so weird that the only pictures I can't get to work come from the Tony LaRussa set. Any suggestions?

ironchef76 · 04-29-2002, 08:04 AM

Tried that about 7 different times, still doesn't work. I give up. Hey Incubus, how did you solve this problem? Good to see I'm not crazy and there are others having this problem.

Incubus3000 · 04-29-2002, 04:53 PM

I'm still having the same problem, but only with the 1995 Tony Larussa set. I can get any others to work.

Which set were you trying to get to work in the game?

Scott Vibert · 04-30-2002, 04:27 AM

Can you guys post step by step, exactly what you are doing when you try and get these into the game.

Give as many details as you can and hopefully we can figure this out. I have gotten that set to work for me, in fact the image you see is from a fictionalized stadium created by someone else based on the images from that set.

Henry · 04-30-2002, 05:15 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Incubus3000:

This set came already in the correct .bmp format, yet it won't work?
<hr /></blockquote>WHOA !!! I just found this thread - and tested the images and they work fine. The images are in JPG format and need to be converted.... why the comment saying they were already in BMP format ??

I think I would start over on this one guys... the images are ok - has to be something else....

Incubus3000 · 04-30-2002, 02:05 PM

Well I sure feel stupid, it turns out I was confused. The DanielB stadiums based on High Heat that I got were already .bmp's.

However, I know that I saved the 1995 stadiums as 24-bit bmp's, becuase that's what they show up as in Windows Explorer.

I used Paint to convert the files, what did you guys use? Anything specific that you did besides just save as a bmp?

They are supposed to be 24 bit, right?

Henry · 04-30-2002, 02:22 PM

Send me a sample of the converted BMP to BCB@citygate.net

Incubus3000 · 04-30-2002, 02:26 PM

You have mail.

04-17-2002, 08:55 PM	#1
ironchef76 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6	what am I doing wrong with these @#%ing stadiums?!?! Okay, stadiums are downloaded, converted to bitmaps, in the graphics folder, both park .dat files have been cut/pasted, game is using correct file names by default and I'm still not getting any stadium pics! I hit the preview button, and I see the same generic screen, even though the damn game knows the file is right (because the file can't be wrong! it says "file not found!" if you screw up the file name!) What am I doing wrong?

04-18-2002, 06:33 PM	#5
Psicosis Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 228	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by ScottVib: <strong>Is the name of the path really long? If the path name is extremely long then you'll have issues.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I'm pretty sure I had a problem getting "OLD\Huntington Ave Grounds.bmp" into the game until I renamed it "huntington," so that could be it.

04-20-2002, 11:39 AM	#7
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Is the path you are typing to the stadiums relative to the graphics folder? (Stadiums must be under the graphics folder to show up). The park.dat files go in the league folder, the stadium images go in the graphics folder of the main OOTP/STB directory. <small>[ 04-20-2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: ScottVib ]</small>

04-23-2002, 03:30 AM	#9
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Ignore the .dat files for now, apparently they used a path that you don't have setup, just try to assign the stadiums on your own, once you figure out how to do that, the .dat files become unnecessary. (The .dat files are league specific, so would only be in the leaguename.lg folder of the league you are using) Follow these steps: </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Create a subfolder 'Stad' in the C:\Program Files\STB\Graphics folder</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Place all the stadium images (they must be .bmp's in this folder (C:\Program Files\STB\Graphics\Stad )</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Open STB</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Click League->League Setup and Click Edit Ballpark</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The Edit Ballpark screen comes up (see above screen shot)</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Type in Stad\StadiumName.bmp in the In-Game Field Picture blank.</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hit the Test Coordinates button, if the stadium image shows up you are almost their.</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">At this point tweak the player positions (this is where the park.dat files would have been helpful, but if they are giving you problems then you'll have to do this by hand.</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Exit the stadium editor: Click Team->Team Name</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Click on the Team Name menu and choose Team Setup</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Click Ballpark and select the park you just typed in the image for, the image should show up in the bottom corner of the Team Setup Screen.</font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Repeat for all stadiums. </font></li> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Those are the steps you take to import stadiums if you can't get the park.dat files to work correctly. Hope this helps. Note if your images show splotches of transparency, change the 'picture file' (in the ballpark editor) blank to bc1.bmp (see screenshot)

04-23-2002, 01:51 PM	#10
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	I have Season Ticket Baseball 2003, and I have the exact same problem. I finally decided to see if the long path to the files was it, so I moved the entire Season Ticket Baseball folder to C: and renamed it STB. I am sure the files are in the correct place because, like ironchef, it does not say file not found if I enter the correct file names! I can't put into words how frustrated I am. <small>[ 04-23-2002, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: Incubus3000 ]</small>

04-18-2002, 12:15 PM	#2
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Don't know what you are doing wrong, but do you have the ballpark images specified like this: <img src="http://hometown.aol.com/sdvibert/images/parkeditor.jpg" alt="" /> Thats what I use and I see this: <img src="http://hometown.aol.com/sdvibert/images/southwestairlinesfield.jpg" alt="" /> Hope this helps.

04-18-2002, 05:45 PM	#3
ironchef76 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6	Yeah, I have the latest stadium download, which makes the stadium names correct by default. Not to mention, the game forces you to give a valid path, or else it reads "File Not Found!" Which baffles me: if the game is recognizing it as a file, then why aren't the parks showing up? I am bewildered. Maybe it's the one of the park .dat files or something. I dunno.

04-18-2002, 05:51 PM	#4
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Is the name of the path really long? If the path name is extremely long then you'll have issues. Also are you sure you have the stadium image in the correct spot (the right hand blank) you won't get the error if you put it in the left handed blank (which some people apparently use). Is the park a .bmp? What exactly is the setup, how does you setup compare to the setup that shows on my screen. I've used this setup successfully to have every stadium image I've ever used show up, at least with the test coordinates button. If you only aren't getting the stadiums in the game its because you need to check the team setup screens to make sure the stadiums are assigned to each team properly.

04-19-2002, 09:15 AM	#6
ironchef76 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6	The names are all the default park names, none are long. My left hand blank has the default.bmp in it, not the bc1.bmp, but I've changed that and it doesn't help. I've also attempted to move all the stadiums to their own folder, but once again the program recognizes the file but gives me the standard default park anyway. Still stumped. I am using Season Ticket 2K3, not OOTP4, but I didn't think that should matter.

04-22-2002, 07:20 PM	#8
ironchef76 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6	I've tried stadiums in the graphics folder, and within their own subfolder in the graphics folder. I've replaced the .dat files in every folder just to make sure, and still nothing.

04-23-2002, 04:44 PM	#11
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	any feedback is appreciated

04-24-2002, 03:35 AM	#12
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Have you followed the exact steps printed above? If not try those. A common error is to potentially reverse which image goes where. Remember the stadium images must be based out of the graphics folder. Check the screen shot, if your ballpark editor screen looks like that (especially at the bottom) you should have no problems with the stadium images showing up. The other thing to check is that you have assigned the stadiums properly. Go to each Teams' Team Setup screen. There is button that says Ballpark Name, click it and select the stadium.. if all is well you'll see the image in the lower right hand corner of the team setup screen.

04-24-2002, 05:09 PM	#13
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	Well this is very weird, I can get any pictures to work except for the ones I got from the 1995 Ballparks (28) ZIP file Rendered from Tony Larussa Baseball games, at <a href="http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/inside.html" target="_blank">http://www.bigcitybaseball.com/bigcitybaseball/inside.html</a> This set came already in the correct .bmp format, yet it won't work? The set I got to work is the Danielb MLB Ballparks (from the High Heat baseball game). This is so weird that the only pictures I can't get to work come from the Tony LaRussa set. Any suggestions?

04-29-2002, 08:04 AM	#14
ironchef76 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6	Tried that about 7 different times, still doesn't work. I give up. Hey Incubus, how did you solve this problem? Good to see I'm not crazy and there are others having this problem.

04-29-2002, 04:53 PM	#15
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	I'm still having the same problem, but only with the 1995 Tony Larussa set. I can get any others to work. Which set were you trying to get to work in the game?

04-30-2002, 04:27 AM	#16
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Can you guys post step by step, exactly what you are doing when you try and get these into the game. Give as many details as you can and hopefully we can figure this out. I have gotten that set to work for me, in fact the image you see is from a fictionalized stadium created by someone else based on the images from that set.

04-30-2002, 05:15 AM	#17
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Incubus3000: <strong> This set came already in the correct .bmp format, yet it won't work? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">WHOA !!! I just found this thread - and tested the images and they work fine. The images are in JPG format and need to be converted.... why the comment saying they were already in BMP format ?? I think I would start over on this one guys... the images are ok - has to be something else....

04-30-2002, 02:05 PM	#18
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	Well I sure feel stupid, it turns out I was confused. The DanielB stadiums based on High Heat that I got were already .bmp's. However, I know that I saved the 1995 stadiums as 24-bit bmp's, becuase that's what they show up as in Windows Explorer. I used Paint to convert the files, what did you guys use? Anything specific that you did besides just save as a bmp? They are supposed to be 24 bit, right?

04-30-2002, 02:22 PM	#19
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	Send me a sample of the converted BMP to BCB@citygate.net

04-30-2002, 02:26 PM	#20
Incubus3000 Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Heart Of Dixie Posts: 83	You have mail.