Historic Leagues are killing me

KurtBevacqua · 06-01-2006, 03:32 PM

Using Ankits I'm having all kinds of problems running a straight sim from 1901 to present. First after two weeks some team would go below the legal number of pitchers. I added AAA, now my AAA teams are running out of players and the game stops. So if I go all the way down to rookie leagues (which I don't want anyway) and they have to send everyone up because of injuries, then what? Where does it end? I like the old ways where it didn't matter how many players were on a minor league roster. And I tried that invisible player thing too and it doesn't help.

Raidergoo · 06-01-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtBevacqua

Using Ankits I'm having all kinds of problems running a straight sim from 1901 to present. First after two weeks some team would go below the legal number of pitchers. I added AAA, not my AAA teams are running out of players and the game stops. So if I go all the way down to rookie leagues (which I don't want anyway) and they have to send everyone up because of injuries, then what? Where does it end? I like the old ways where it didn't matter how many players were on a minor league roster. And I tried that invisible player thing too and it doesn't help.

I know that 1901 has been a problem and I will try to get a historical simmer to pay attention to your issue.

<Pion> · 06-01-2006, 04:18 PM

The first historical league I tried (1904) stopped dead in its tracks when the Boston Pilgrims didn't have enough healthy players to field a team. But I tried a 2nd league (tried 1905 just to be different) and it went all the way through and I'm now at 1940 without a single problem.

Le Grande Orange · 06-01-2006, 04:32 PM

Be very careful when you are using minor leagues with a historical league! There can be issues if your settings aren't correct, as minors weren't intended to be used with a historical league.

Tiger Fan posted in another thread yesterday about this same issue and gave some tips on how to avoid it by changing the settings.

I also added a comment about how you have to be very careful about the settings of the schedules for your minor leagues because those most likely will be at odds with what the schedules being used by the major leagues.

EDIT: Here are links to two threads where this same kind of issue was mentioned and Tiger Fan's prescription for solving it:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=120066
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=119979

Jeremy Weimer · 06-01-2006, 05:14 PM

I started a 1901 league with Ankits DB and I'm currently in 1933 and have ran into no problems in regards to teams not having enough players. I'm not using any minor leagues at all either. I have my injury setting on very low and player fatigue on low, so that probably has a lot to do with it.

Tiger Fan · 06-02-2006, 12:13 AM

I would suggest disabling injuries altogether for the first year of a historical sim, particularily in the deadball era when there are so few players to begin with. I have not had any problems enabling it at very low in the second season once you get some more rookies into the game.

06-01-2006, 03:32 PM	#1
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	Historic Leagues are killing me Using Ankits I'm having all kinds of problems running a straight sim from 1901 to present. First after two weeks some team would go below the legal number of pitchers. I added AAA, now my AAA teams are running out of players and the game stops. So if I go all the way down to rookie leagues (which I don't want anyway) and they have to send everyone up because of injuries, then what? Where does it end? I like the old ways where it didn't matter how many players were on a minor league roster. And I tried that invisible player thing too and it doesn't help. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner Last edited by KurtBevacqua; 06-01-2006 at 03:44 PM.

06-01-2006, 04:32 PM	#4
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Be very careful when you are using minor leagues with a historical league! There can be issues if your settings aren't correct, as minors weren't intended to be used with a historical league. Tiger Fan posted in another thread yesterday about this same issue and gave some tips on how to avoid it by changing the settings. I also added a comment about how you have to be very careful about the settings of the schedules for your minor leagues because those most likely will be at odds with what the schedules being used by the major leagues. EDIT: Here are links to two threads where this same kind of issue was mentioned and Tiger Fan's prescription for solving it: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=120066 http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=119979 Last edited by Le Grande Orange; 06-01-2006 at 04:37 PM.

06-02-2006, 12:13 AM	#6
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	I would suggest disabling injuries altogether for the first year of a historical sim, particularily in the deadball era when there are so few players to begin with. I have not had any problems enabling it at very low in the second season once you get some more rookies into the game. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

06-01-2006, 04:18 PM	#3
<Pion> All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,428	The first historical league I tried (1904) stopped dead in its tracks when the Boston Pilgrims didn't have enough healthy players to field a team. But I tried a 2nd league (tried 1905 just to be different) and it went all the way through and I'm now at 1940 without a single problem.

06-01-2006, 05:14 PM	#5
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,411	I started a 1901 league with Ankits DB and I'm currently in 1933 and have ran into no problems in regards to teams not having enough players. I'm not using any minor leagues at all either. I have my injury setting on very low and player fatigue on low, so that probably has a lot to do with it.