Two suggestions for hiostoric simulations

[RayFleetwood]

I am relatively new to OOTP. I have spent most of my time playing in the 19th century. Two things I would like the see are:


Until 1891, except incase of injury, substitutions were not allowed. The nine that started the game finished the game. A standard practice was for teams to put a second pitcher in the line up, usually at RF or 1B, incase a change was needed in the game. Would it be possible in the league setting to have an option to not allow substitutions? I know this would appeal to only a small number of users but would make for more realistic simulations.


Until 1892 the NL did not allow games to be played on Sunday. Would it be possible when creating a schedule to have an option to exclude a certain day of the week?

[ra7c7er]

Interesting and might be a bit hard to program but it would make it historically accurate so I'm all for it.

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As for getting close to what you want.

Under Stats&AI in the league settings use these settings (if you aren't already)

Use of Reliever - Very Rarely
Use of Closer - Very Rarely
Pitcher Stamina - High or Very High (Very high will have 90% or more of your games be complete games)
Pinch hit for pitchers - Very Rarely
Pinch hit for position players - Very Rarely
Defensive Substitutions - Very Rarely

Then under game strategy set this (remember to do it for all situations)

Use Pinch Runners - Never
Pinch hit for position players - Never
Pinch hit for pitchers - Never
Hook starting pitchers - Never

you can do this for your team and then act as GM and do it for the rest of the teams. I'm not sure if the AI will auto change the settings as you switch between teams and eventually back to your team.

If you can somehow force AI teams to follow that most if not nearly all of your games will start and finish with the same starting 9. Well it will since the teams will never sub a player unless he's hurt.

This still doesn't get you exactly how you want to be. It doesn't have a second pitcher playing a position and doesn't allow for the second pitcher to pitch at all (but after setting pitcher stamina to Very High and Hook Starting Pitchers to never)... you won't need a second unless the guy gets hurt.

[joefromchicago]

Originally Posted by RayFleetwood

Until 1892 the NL did not allow games to be played on Sunday. Would it be possible when creating a schedule to have an option to exclude a certain day of the week?

You can always create a schedule that avoids games on Sundays. Just make sure that the season starts on a day of the week that matches the initial day of the week in your schedule. Or you can use the historical schedules that come with the game.