How to Disable Fictional Players in a Historical League

[AlVoice]

How do I disable creating Fictional Players in a custom league using Historic players?

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by AlVoice

How do I disable creating Fictional Players in a custom league using Historic players?

LEAGUE SETTINGS>RULES

Halfway down the right column.


You can also have fictionals but ban them from playing in the majors. That option is in the same tab further down in the left column and can only be activated without ghost players being checked.

[bbgods]

Originally Posted by luckymann

LEAGUE SETTINGS>RULES

Halfway down the right column.


You can also have fictionals but ban them from playing in the majors. That option is in the same tab further down in the left column and can only be activated without ghost players being checked.

Thanks for clarifying the connection between ghost players and blocking fictional players from reaching MLB.

Does anyone know why these are linked like that? I want to check both. The Mets usually have 3-5 players on their second DSL team, so I can't proceed without ghost players.


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[luckymann]

Originally Posted by bbgods

Thanks for clarifying the connection between ghost players and blocking fictional players from reaching MLB.

Does anyone know why these are linked like that? I want to check both. The Mets usually have 3-5 players on their second DSL team, so I can't proceed without ghost players.


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I think, but am not 100% sure, it works something like this:

What you are being offered here is a choice between temporary and longer-lasting solutions. Whereas the "ghost" players AKA the Joe Unknowns do exactly as their name suggests - appear and disappear only as and while needed - the fictional players appear and then remain part of the farm system from that point on.

Perhaps a dev or someone in the know can chime in and clarify or debunk this but it is how I have come to understand it.

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EDIT if you are happy for fictional players to come into an historical save, then you can uncheck the disable FA creation box mentioned above - which will start the process of fictional FAs entering the save - and check the ghosts box. You can also choose not to allow the fictional players to be able to play at the major league level via the box in the same area as the ghosts checkbox, as described above.

Plenty of options available.

[jcard]

Isn’t there also an option in the draft settings where you can disable the automatic generation of rookie free agents?

[bbgods]

Originally Posted by jcard

Isn’t there also an option in the draft settings where you can disable the automatic generation of rookie free agents?

The biggest issue is the fictional international free agents who go right onto MLB rosters with great ratings.


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[luckymann]

Originally Posted by bbgods

The biggest issue is the fictional international free agents who go right onto MLB rosters with great ratings.


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Are you saying the "block fictional players" option doesn't work for them?

[bbgods]

Originally Posted by luckymann

Are you saying the "block fictional players" option doesn't work for them?

No, I am saying that it is because of those players that I most want to block.

But I can't because I have to allow ghost players to allow my season to proceed even though my Mets always have too few players on one of their two DSL teams.


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[twins_34]

Disable IFA's under players, Set all to none and no IFA's will be created.

Also, ghost players are not real players. No players are actually created, the game just thinks they are there so you can keep simming.

[twins_34]

Originally Posted by bbgods

But I can't because I have to allow ghost players to allow my season to proceed even though my Mets always have too few players on one of their two DSL teams.

Also, the reason you are having issues with too few players, while playing in a fictional world, is because you can't import and maintain real minor leagues, so... anyone that was in the minors and never made the majors, do not come into your world, so all the historical players that would have been there, don't come in. When in a fictional league using historical players, the ONLY players that come into your game are players that played in the majors and they come in to your league at the age they debuted in the major leagues.

[bbgods]

Originally Posted by twins_34

Also, the reason you are having issues with too few players, while playing in a fictional world, is because you can't import and maintain real minor leagues, so... anyone that was in the minors and never made the majors, do not come into your world, so all the historical players that would have been there, don't come in. When in a fictional league using historical players, the ONLY players that come into your game are players that played in the majors and they come in to your league at the age they debuted in the major leagues.

Thanks. This not a fictional world. It's was a buch of livestarts I did during the 2024season.

Maybe the Mets are one ofbthe few teams with 2 DSL teams, sother most people aren't experiencing this issue.

The professional international players often go right onto the active roster of the teams that signed them and I want to prevent that without the DSL issue stopping the whole season.


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[bbgods]

Originally Posted by twins_34

Disable IFA's under players, Set all to none and no IFA's will be created.

Also, ghost players are not real players. No players are actually created, the game just thinks they are there so you can keep simming.

Okay, tjanks. I'll try it again after disabling IFAs.

I know that ghost players are just placeholders.


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[AlVoice]

Thanks for all the help and suggestions. All of you are so kind and helpful. I'll try them!