Aging in OOTP07

RMc · 02-05-2007, 02:39 PM

Allow me to repeat a question from the 06 forums:

"I'm trying to create a universe where players have very long careers -- say 30 or 40 years, or even longer. The idea is that they would play in the majors until they couldn't anymore, then drop down to "senior" or recreational leagues. (Kind of a "cradle to grave" concept: players start as little leaguers, move up to amateur ball, then pro ball, etc.)

So I set Aging Speed all the way down to .01, hoping to see some extra-long careers. Well, after simming 100 years there are a few guys who played 25+ years, but most players still quit by 40 or so. Is there any way to serious ****** or even turn off retirement, so that players don't quit, they just move down to lesser leagues?"

Apparently, a player's loss of ability/retirement in their late 30s/early 40s or so is more or less hardcoded into OOTP06. What about 07?

RMc · 02-05-2007, 02:42 PM

Bump.

zekester91 · 02-05-2007, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RMc

Bump.

Wow, a 3 min bump, way to give the bata testers time to look into this

RMc · 02-05-2007, 03:31 PM

Wow, a 3 min bump, way to give the bata testers time to look into this

That was because I messed up the first post, reposted it again, then edited the original post. Or something like that...

jarmenia · 02-05-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RMc

Wow, a 3 min bump, way to give the bata testers time to look into this

That was because I messed up the first post, reposted it again, then edited the original post. Or something like that...

At this point I'm not sure we can give a good answer yet because RonCO and CO are still tweaking the normal curves to get them just right (and they are pretty darn close mind you). Once they've nailed these down, then we can start throwing less normal things at the engine.

lighthousekeeper · 02-05-2007, 09:55 PM

I'll echo what jarmenia said. But I will add that this issue has been raised and discussed in the beta forum.

Rockpile · 02-05-2007, 10:06 PM

That's what is strange about the OOTP community...

I just read a thread about sound is not an important feature for the game and then I read a thread about a league idea where guys play until they are 60 and it gets taken seriously.

I understand that sound is hard to implement because of sound cards etc, but I really liked it when it was in the game for the one version.

Also, if a guy wants to have a 60 year old baseball player that's cool too. But its just funny how the board works sometimes.

CHCfan · 02-05-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockpile

That's what is strange about the OOTP community...

I just read a thread about sound is not an important feature for the game and then I read a thread about a league idea where guys play until they are 60 and it gets taken seriously.

I understand that sound is hard to implement because of sound cards etc, but I really liked it when it was in the game for the one version.

Also, if a guy wants to have a 60 year old baseball player that's cool too. But its just funny how the board works sometimes.

One factor to remember is that the sound issue has been brought up many, many times, each time getting a clear explanation of why it isn't happening. Issues like those in this thread are, well, untapped discussions. Senior citizen baseball league? The board likes interesting creative ideas, which a "dead horse" like Sound no longer is. my two cents.

Curtis · 02-06-2007, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CHCfan

The board likes interesting creative ideas, which a "dead horse" like Sound no longer is.

Dude! Way to harsh my mellow!

CHCfan · 02-06-2007, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

Dude! Way to harsh my mellow!

oh, no offense intended. Please, let the mellow resume!

02-05-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,718	Aging in OOTP07 Allow me to repeat a question from the 06 forums: "I'm trying to create a universe where players have very long careers -- say 30 or 40 years, or even longer. The idea is that they would play in the majors until they couldn't anymore, then drop down to "senior" or recreational leagues. (Kind of a "cradle to grave" concept: players start as little leaguers, move up to amateur ball, then pro ball, etc.) So I set Aging Speed all the way down to .01, hoping to see some extra-long careers. Well, after simming 100 years there are a few guys who played 25+ years, but most players still quit by 40 or so. Is there any way to serious ****** or even turn off retirement, so that players don't quit, they just move down to lesser leagues?" Apparently, a player's loss of ability/retirement in their late 30s/early 40s or so is more or less hardcoded into OOTP06. What about 07? __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 02-05-2007 at 02:43 PM.

02-05-2007, 02:42 PM	#2
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,718	Bump. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

02-05-2007, 03:31 PM	#4
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,718	Wow, a 3 min bump, way to give the bata testers time to look into this That was because I messed up the first post, reposted it again, then edited the original post. Or something like that... __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

02-05-2007, 09:55 PM	#6
lighthousekeeper All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 716	I'll echo what jarmenia said. But I will add that this issue has been raised and discussed in the beta forum. __________________ OOTP Companion Utility: dat file reader, Team Rater, Player Dev Tracker, and HOF Analyzer for OOTP10 & 11

02-05-2007, 10:06 PM	#7
Rockpile All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 620	That's what is strange about the OOTP community... I just read a thread about sound is not an important feature for the game and then I read a thread about a league idea where guys play until they are 60 and it gets taken seriously. I understand that sound is hard to implement because of sound cards etc, but I really liked it when it was in the game for the one version. Also, if a guy wants to have a 60 year old baseball player that's cool too. But its just funny how the board works sometimes.