Refresher: Quickstart vs. Template

Déjà Bru · 04-22-2018, 07:42 PM

It's been a while, so please excuse the inquiry . . . and I did try to search, believe me . . .

So, what in detail is the difference between a quickstart and a template, please?

NoOne · 04-22-2018, 08:15 PM

a quickstart is just like the included world template but you skip the creation screens and it loads directly..

you can see in the "D:\games\OotP19\data\quickstart_games" directory it has coaches.dat etc in the zip files -- same files you see in a normal .lg directory through any other means of creation.

you can still edit all the same things afterward... hmm maybe start dates are different? there may be some slight variation.

Déjà Bru · 04-22-2018, 10:42 PM

I seem to recall that templates have only the league structure while quickstarts include the template but also things like ballparks, logos, and uniforms. And according to the manual, a template may or may not include players depending on when it was created but a quickstart always has the players that were in the league when it was saved. Does that sound right?

04-22-2018, 07:42 PM	#1
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	Refresher: Quickstart vs. Template It's been a while, so please excuse the inquiry . . . and I did try to search, believe me . . . So, what in detail is the difference between a quickstart and a template, please? __________________ - Bru

04-22-2018, 08:15 PM	#2
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	a quickstart is just like the included world template but you skip the creation screens and it loads directly.. you can see in the "D:\games\OotP19\data\quickstart_games" directory it has coaches.dat etc in the zip files -- same files you see in a normal .lg directory through any other means of creation. you can still edit all the same things afterward... hmm maybe start dates are different? there may be some slight variation. Last edited by NoOne; 04-22-2018 at 08:19 PM.

04-22-2018, 10:42 PM	#3
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	I seem to recall that templates have only the league structure while quickstarts include the template but also things like ballparks, logos, and uniforms. And according to the manual, a template may or may not include players depending on when it was created but a quickstart always has the players that were in the league when it was saved. Does that sound right? __________________ - Bru