hints.txt - Error fixing and whatnot.

bwburke94 · 01-17-2014, 12:08 PM

With OOTP15 just around the corner, it's time to take a look at the hints that display while the game is saving/loading/processing various pieces of information. Specifically, it's time to fix some of the errors that have been there ever since hints.txt was introduced.

Hint: Did you know that Major League Baseball saves did not become an officially recognized statistic until the 1969 season? Did you know that the blown save did not become official until 1998?
Error: Blown saves are not an officially recognized statistic. The Rolaids Relief Man award has used blown saves in its calculation since 1988.

bwburke94 · 01-17-2014, 12:14 PM

Hint: What two players hold the record for playing on the most MLB clubs with 12? Deacon McGuire and Mike Morgan.
Error: Record has since been tied by Matt Stairs and Ron Villone and broken by Octavio Dotel.

bwburke94 · 01-17-2014, 12:31 PM

Hint: Did you know? Cole Hamel's wife, Heidi Strobel, was a contestant on "Survivor: The Amazon" in 2006.
Errors: Cole Hamels' name is misspelled. Survivor: The Amazon was filmed in 2002 and aired in 2003.

Note: At first I thought this was due to confusion with Kyle Kendrick's wife Stephenie LaGrossa, but she was on Survivor in 2005.

SandMan · 01-17-2014, 12:32 PM

The hints file is a text document so you could open it in and edit the file to your liking. Maybe the future version will correct the invalid hints.

pstrickert · 01-17-2014, 12:52 PM

I'll make these corrections. If you find any others, please note them in this thread. Thanks!

01-17-2014, 12:08 PM	#1
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,519	hints.txt - Error fixing and whatnot. With OOTP15 just around the corner, it's time to take a look at the hints that display while the game is saving/loading/processing various pieces of information. Specifically, it's time to fix some of the errors that have been there ever since hints.txt was introduced. Hint: Did you know that Major League Baseball saves did not become an officially recognized statistic until the 1969 season? Did you know that the blown save did not become official until 1998? Error: Blown saves are not an officially recognized statistic. The Rolaids Relief Man award has used blown saves in its calculation since 1988.

01-17-2014, 12:14 PM	#2
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,519	Hint: What two players hold the record for playing on the most MLB clubs with 12? Deacon McGuire and Mike Morgan. Error: Record has since been tied by Matt Stairs and Ron Villone and broken by Octavio Dotel.

01-17-2014, 12:31 PM	#3
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,519	Hint: Did you know? Cole Hamel's wife, Heidi Strobel, was a contestant on "Survivor: The Amazon" in 2006. Errors: Cole Hamels' name is misspelled. Survivor: The Amazon was filmed in 2002 and aired in 2003. Note: At first I thought this was due to confusion with Kyle Kendrick's wife Stephenie LaGrossa, but she was on Survivor in 2005.

01-17-2014, 12:32 PM	#4
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	The hints file is a text document so you could open it in and edit the file to your liking. Maybe the future version will correct the invalid hints.

01-17-2014, 12:52 PM	#5
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,948	I'll make these corrections. If you find any others, please note them in this thread. Thanks!