Weather.dat in OOTP5 and OOTP6

Tresclub · 03-24-2005, 08:54 PM

The temperature and rain percentages are the same for every ball park in the career 2003 .lg, and in any league I create.
I went to both weather.com and to theweathernetwork.com, and all their data is listed in inches or cm/mm.

Got no problem with the temperature data, but how does one calculate a percentage of rain from these sites?

Any ideas will be sincerely appreciated.

btw... never noticed this until one of my managers complained about the sub-zero temps in his latest games.
He plays in Jarry Park (Montreal), and all the temp/rain data is set to 0 (zero).

Tresclub · 03-25-2005, 06:10 PM

Has it ever been determined just how much weather impacts player performance?

jazzrack · 03-25-2005, 06:12 PM

I always figured it was nothing more than eye candy.

but what do i know

lstephen666 · 03-25-2005, 07:53 PM

There is some discussion here:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad.php?t=89183

rem · 03-25-2005, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tresclub

Has it ever been determined just how much weather impacts player performance?

I believe Markus once said that Pitchers tire quicker in warmer weather.

Gil Thorp · 03-25-2005, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tresclub

Any ideas will be sincerely appreciated.

Try this http://files.simcentral.net/index/Detailed/2108.shtml

Tresclub · 03-26-2005, 12:24 AM

Thanks everyone for all of your replies.

dsvitak · 03-26-2005, 05:13 AM

Go to any National Weather Service website, and they will list mean number of days with precipitation, for the year, and by month.

It is a simple matter then to determine precipitation chances.

Unfortunately, there are other factors involved.

Seattle, Washington rains/snows/others 210 times a year.

St. Louis, Missouri rains/snows/others 135 times a year.

They both receive 35-40 inches of precipitation per year.

Seattle has quite a few minor precipitation events...which wouldn't necessarily impact the game.

It St. Louis, if it rains from April to October, it is likely associated with a thunderstorm. This well and truly impacts gameplay.

If you want, I can give you an idea on how to modify the weather.dat file...based on my 31 years as a meteorologist. Let me know.

Tresclub · 03-27-2005, 12:04 PM

My biggest question now is how to convert the inches/cm/mm into percentages.

03-24-2005, 08:54 PM	#1
Tresclub All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: La Mesa, CA USA Posts: 1,908	Weather.dat in OOTP5 and OOTP6 The temperature and rain percentages are the same for every ball park in the career 2003 .lg, and in any league I create. I went to both weather.com and to theweathernetwork.com, and all their data is listed in inches or cm/mm. Got no problem with the temperature data, but how does one calculate a percentage of rain from these sites? Any ideas will be sincerely appreciated. btw... never noticed this until one of my managers complained about the sub-zero temps in his latest games. He plays in Jarry Park (Montreal), and all the temp/rain data is set to 0 (zero).

03-25-2005, 06:12 PM	#3
jazzrack Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: still kicking Posts: 3,229	I always figured it was nothing more than eye candy. but what do i know __________________ . "Never confuse composure for ease" Was once Head Cheese of Corporate League Baseball

03-25-2005, 06:10 PM	#2
Tresclub All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: La Mesa, CA USA Posts: 1,908	Has it ever been determined just how much weather impacts player performance?

03-25-2005, 07:53 PM	#4
lstephen666 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 118	There is some discussion here: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad.php?t=89183

03-26-2005, 12:24 AM	#7
Tresclub All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: La Mesa, CA USA Posts: 1,908	Thanks everyone for all of your replies.

03-26-2005, 05:13 AM	#8
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,390	Go to any National Weather Service website, and they will list mean number of days with precipitation, for the year, and by month. It is a simple matter then to determine precipitation chances. Unfortunately, there are other factors involved. Seattle, Washington rains/snows/others 210 times a year. St. Louis, Missouri rains/snows/others 135 times a year. They both receive 35-40 inches of precipitation per year. Seattle has quite a few minor precipitation events...which wouldn't necessarily impact the game. It St. Louis, if it rains from April to October, it is likely associated with a thunderstorm. This well and truly impacts gameplay. If you want, I can give you an idea on how to modify the weather.dat file...based on my 31 years as a meteorologist. Let me know.

03-27-2005, 12:04 PM	#9
Tresclub All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: La Mesa, CA USA Posts: 1,908	My biggest question now is how to convert the inches/cm/mm into percentages.