How Do I Share Fictional League?

RSKATX · 10-17-2024, 04:47 PM

Hello,
I have been playing OOTP from the beginning, but I don’t think I have ever posted here. I have certainly benefited from the hard work and knowledge of this board many, many times so let me start by saying thank you.
I know we all play the game in our own way, so I wanted to talk a little about how I play and offer one of my creations, in case anyone is interested. I have always made leagues (almost always fictional) and followed them as a fan. I often intend to take over a team at some point, but I rarely ever actually do it. I track dynasties (using Bill James method), vote for the HoF, create all decade teams, all-franchise teams, 50th anniversary, etc.
I have made a LOT of leagues using US cities over the years and could dig those up/recreate them if folks are interested. For my current league I felt like I had done a lot with 20th Century US and imagined a league on a colonized world in the 31st century. Don’t get me wrong, it’s just baseball but the names are all fictionalized. I really enjoy it as it all seems fresh to me. I have created a lot of head canon about the various cities and the world, generally but I won’t bore you with that here.
There are two 8 team leagues (although there is expansion plans in 3051) and a AAA league that is actually on various objects in orbit. Logos come from the base game set and uniforms from the Uniform Project. Two things I would love to have would be stadiums for the teams and variations of the logos and uniforms so the teams can go through redesigns like MLB teams do. Unfortunately, I am not good at these things.
I also have some spreadsheets I use to track the league. One focuses on what I call Glory which is a formula I use to compare teams using their records, playoff performance, and award winners. Another tracks the playoffs themselves, creating a new dimension to the history. The third features my all-Decade and other special select teams.
I don’t know the best way to share the league (I have a backup ready to go) but would love to if I could get some guidance.
Thanks,
Rich

jksander · 10-17-2024, 06:40 PM

It sounds like you want to make this league into a QuickStart ... hopefully someone here can help with that, as I have no clue how to do that ... but I would love to play it out if you make it work!

LansdowneSt · 10-17-2024, 11:48 PM

Here's info on how to convert it to a quickstart. OOTP25 works the same as OOTP24 in that regard:

https://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com...e=quick_starts

You would need to host it somewhere so people could download it. Then the place to post a download link and post an informative announcement thread on it is here:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3638

Get yourself some fictional and/or around-the-world and/or historical parks here:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3879

And fictional uniforms & logos abound here:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3636

Welcome to posting on the forum.

10-17-2024, 04:47 PM	#1
RSKATX Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 1	How Do I Share Fictional League? Hello, I have been playing OOTP from the beginning, but I don’t think I have ever posted here. I have certainly benefited from the hard work and knowledge of this board many, many times so let me start by saying thank you. I know we all play the game in our own way, so I wanted to talk a little about how I play and offer one of my creations, in case anyone is interested. I have always made leagues (almost always fictional) and followed them as a fan. I often intend to take over a team at some point, but I rarely ever actually do it. I track dynasties (using Bill James method), vote for the HoF, create all decade teams, all-franchise teams, 50th anniversary, etc. I have made a LOT of leagues using US cities over the years and could dig those up/recreate them if folks are interested. For my current league I felt like I had done a lot with 20th Century US and imagined a league on a colonized world in the 31st century. Don’t get me wrong, it’s just baseball but the names are all fictionalized. I really enjoy it as it all seems fresh to me. I have created a lot of head canon about the various cities and the world, generally but I won’t bore you with that here. There are two 8 team leagues (although there is expansion plans in 3051) and a AAA league that is actually on various objects in orbit. Logos come from the base game set and uniforms from the Uniform Project. Two things I would love to have would be stadiums for the teams and variations of the logos and uniforms so the teams can go through redesigns like MLB teams do. Unfortunately, I am not good at these things. I also have some spreadsheets I use to track the league. One focuses on what I call Glory which is a formula I use to compare teams using their records, playoff performance, and award winners. Another tracks the playoffs themselves, creating a new dimension to the history. The third features my all-Decade and other special select teams. I don’t know the best way to share the league (I have a backup ready to go) but would love to if I could get some guidance. Thanks, Rich

10-17-2024, 06:40 PM	#2
jksander All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,841	It sounds like you want to make this league into a QuickStart ... hopefully someone here can help with that, as I have no clue how to do that ... but I would love to play it out if you make it work! __________________ "Goodbye To 'The Mack'": The 1916 A's In Peril -- An OOTP 27 Dynasty Online Leagues Modern Baseball (Chicago White Sox) Championship Baseball League (Winnipeg Goldeye) WPORBL 55 (Chicago Cubs) WPORBL 74 (Oakland A's) WPORBL 94 (Montreal Expos) WPOBL (Cincinnati Reds)

10-17-2024, 11:48 PM	#3
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 8,099	Here's info on how to convert it to a quickstart. OOTP25 works the same as OOTP24 in that regard: https://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com...e=quick_starts You would need to host it somewhere so people could download it. Then the place to post a download link and post an informative announcement thread on it is here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3638 Get yourself some fictional and/or around-the-world and/or historical parks here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3879 And fictional uniforms & logos abound here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...lay.php?f=3636 Welcome to posting on the forum. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file