question about how the game works

thehef · 03-28-2014, 02:24 AM

Not sure how to ask this question, so I'll present it in the form of an example:

Let's say I create a historical REPLAY (meaning no development, etc.) for 1966. Basically, I go through all the steps to create it, but do not advance forward any days, and then simply save it an exit it. Let's call this game 1966A. Then I copy 1966A to create 1966B and 1966C. Then I start over (I do NOT copy) and create another 1966 replay; let's call this 1966X.

So now I have four separate 1966 replays, all of which have the same settings, and none of which have gone beyond the initial creation stages. Now, if I were to let the OOTP play out each one to the end of the season, even though each replay will turn out different, would there be a tendency for replays A, B and C to turn out more similar than replay X? I guess what I'm asking is that since A, B, and C share the same initial creation (player import, etc.), will it have certain similarities that replay X would not have?

Hope this makes sense... Thanks in advance.

thehef · 03-28-2014, 11:42 PM

Lotta views but no replies. I thought for sure a few vets would know the answer. Or did my question not make sense?

bwburke94 · 03-29-2014, 07:56 AM

Hm... this is a tough one to figure out. I think that the player import does not actually change anything, so A, B, C, and X will all be completely independent of each other.

BIG17EASY · 03-29-2014, 09:48 AM

For a historical replay, the player import should be the exact same every time. So there should be no differences based on how you create the replays. Once you sim one day, anything can happen to alter each league independently, however.

03-28-2014, 02:24 AM	#1
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,380	question about how the game works Not sure how to ask this question, so I'll present it in the form of an example: Let's say I create a historical REPLAY (meaning no development, etc.) for 1966. Basically, I go through all the steps to create it, but do not advance forward any days, and then simply save it an exit it. Let's call this game 1966A. Then I copy 1966A to create 1966B and 1966C. Then I start over (I do NOT copy) and create another 1966 replay; let's call this 1966X. So now I have four separate 1966 replays, all of which have the same settings, and none of which have gone beyond the initial creation stages. Now, if I were to let the OOTP play out each one to the end of the season, even though each replay will turn out different, would there be a tendency for replays A, B and C to turn out more similar than replay X? I guess what I'm asking is that since A, B, and C share the same initial creation (player import, etc.), will it have certain similarities that replay X would not have? Hope this makes sense... Thanks in advance.

03-28-2014, 11:42 PM	#2
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,380	Lotta views but no replies. I thought for sure a few vets would know the answer. Or did my question not make sense?

03-29-2014, 07:56 AM	#3
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,522	Hm... this is a tough one to figure out. I think that the player import does not actually change anything, so A, B, C, and X will all be completely independent of each other.

03-29-2014, 09:48 AM	#4
BIG17EASY Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,291	For a historical replay, the player import should be the exact same every time. So there should be no differences based on how you create the replays. Once you sim one day, anything can happen to alter each league independently, however.