Lahman - wrong teams, which file to edit?

zonk84 · 10-31-2002, 01:53 PM

I apologize if this is answered elsewhere - I did several searches and couldn't find the answer, but I'm hoping someone knows the answer quickly....

I'm doing a historical season using lahman 4.5 - Imports fine, except both NYs, Chicago, KC, SF, STL, LA, and KC rosters are empty (players are FAs).

Obviously - the IDs are mismatched.... I really want to avoid doing the "sign FA" thing if possible... Which file should I edit in the db to move players to the correct team?

I'll be doing drafts following my initial season (1981) - so I just need to correct the import for the first season.

Thanks in advance!

Steve Kuffrey · 10-31-2002, 02:45 PM

You might consider trying some of the altered databases:

ScottVib Revised Database:

http://www.tresclub.com/downloads/downloads.htm

Direct Link:

http://www.tresclub.com/downloads/rev45db.zip

Ankit Revised Database:

http://www.ap4e.com/AnkitDB.zip

Gambo Revised Database:

http://www.geocities.com/gambo187/OOTP4.html

Most of the changes that have been made make them more accurate and useable.

Scott Vibert · 10-31-2002, 04:20 PM

Did you change the team IDs (3 letter abbreviation) in the game during the league setup? If so that is the cause of the problem. The game assigns the players to the teams by checking the Lahman Team ID with the one in OOTP. If you change the team IDs (three letter abbreviation) then the game will not be able to figure out what team to place the rookies on.

It's generally a good idea to leave the ids as they are no matter how ugly they look, to avoid this issue in historical leagues (unless you are having a draft, in which case the three letter ids won't matter since the game will dump the players in a draft pool rather than assigning them using the id).

Hope this helps.

10-31-2002, 01:53 PM	#1
zonk84 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 263	Lahman - wrong teams, which file to edit? I apologize if this is answered elsewhere - I did several searches and couldn't find the answer, but I'm hoping someone knows the answer quickly.... I'm doing a historical season using lahman 4.5 - Imports fine, except both NYs, Chicago, KC, SF, STL, LA, and KC rosters are empty (players are FAs). Obviously - the IDs are mismatched.... I really want to avoid doing the "sign FA" thing if possible... Which file should I edit in the db to move players to the correct team? I'll be doing drafts following my initial season (1981) - so I just need to correct the import for the first season. Thanks in advance!

10-31-2002, 02:45 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	You might consider trying some of the altered databases: ScottVib Revised Database: http://www.tresclub.com/downloads/downloads.htm Direct Link: http://www.tresclub.com/downloads/rev45db.zip Ankit Revised Database: http://www.ap4e.com/AnkitDB.zip Gambo Revised Database: http://www.geocities.com/gambo187/OOTP4.html Most of the changes that have been made make them more accurate and useable. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

10-31-2002, 04:20 PM	#3
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,256	Did you change the team IDs (3 letter abbreviation) in the game during the league setup? If so that is the cause of the problem. The game assigns the players to the teams by checking the Lahman Team ID with the one in OOTP. If you change the team IDs (three letter abbreviation) then the game will not be able to figure out what team to place the rookies on. It's generally a good idea to leave the ids as they are no matter how ugly they look, to avoid this issue in historical leagues (unless you are having a draft, in which case the three letter ids won't matter since the game will dump the players in a draft pool rather than assigning them using the id). Hope this helps.