Markus Heinsohn blog 2 : Customization & fictional leagues / Game-Modes - Page 3

Chappy · 11-25-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by akw4572

Any chance of a manager mode where you JUST manage and the computer handles all the transactions like a manager does in real life?

Nevermind - misunderstood

Malleus Dei · 11-25-2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

So far we have a database of American, Spanish and Japanese names... I hope I can find some more databases, with i.e. French, Portuguese, African(?) and more asian names in there. I'd appreciate any help

Markus, I have compiled much-improved sets of Japanese names (with the aid of F. Montoya, who lives in Japan, and one his Japanese students) and Hispanic names (with the assistance of several Hispanics). I am almost finished with a a much-improved set of European names (all I am doing now is making sure the frequencies are correct). I will post them when done and email you a set which you can then use in the game.

Trust me, they are all far better than the current name sets.

akw4572 · 11-25-2005, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chappy

Nevermind - misunderstood

I edited mine for clarity.

I can see where it could have been easily misunderstood.

Wrigleyviller · 11-25-2005, 11:07 PM

Here's what I'm wondering:

Given that the game will provide different league settings (you know, offensive levels in the PCL vs. International League, etc.) will we also be able to have translated stats? So I can compare normalized stats between different leagues?

Very much looking forward to the game!

Spindel · 11-25-2005, 11:15 PM

Actually, a baseball "World Cup" during the pre season every 4 years would be pretty rad.

OTBA Team · 11-25-2005, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuss

wow, how could any one not preorder after reading that.

I can't wait!

I'll give you 2 letters and 1 number, and I bet you can figure out why not everyone will preorder.

endgame · 11-26-2005, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OTBA Team

I'll give you 2 letters and 1 number, and I bet you can figure out why not everyone will preorder.

Hmmmmm......... ....two letters, one number...... I'm stumped. Unless you mean the number is a two digit number? Maybe?

RchW · 11-26-2005, 12:33 AM

H2H

Dan Theman · 11-26-2005, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by akw4572

Any chance of a manager mode where you JUST manage and the computer handles all the transactions like a general manager does in real life? This would be a MANAGER mode.

Do you mean like this?

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

You may also start your career managing in the minors, where you do not have control over the GM aspects of the game like trading/signing players, but rather act as a manager and hope for a promotion.

Or is it the mention of only being a minor league manager that has you wondering?

Anyway, I'd just like to say that

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Every team has a general manager

is my favorite part of the new website thus far

KurtBevacqua · 11-26-2005, 03:35 AM

I wonder if anyone is feeling ambitious enough to get an online setup with multiple leagues and relegation. Would require quite a few owners to make it workable with 3 or 4 leagues.

Markus Heinsohn · 11-26-2005, 04:17 AM

Some things:
1) You do not need a team as the commish, so you can sit back and watch.
2) League totals still work the way they did before. There is no way I can code it so that you type in the desired final stats, and the game delivers these. But there are now modifiers. So when you want 10% more homeruns, enter 1.100

The game does the rest for you.
3) There is probably no need to add new cities to the database, but you could since it's CSV based. Remember, every city in the world that has 1000 or more habitants is included in the database.

canadiancreed · 11-26-2005, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Some things:
1) You do not need a team as the commish, so you can sit back and watch.
2) League totals still work the way they did before. There is no way I can code it so that you type in the desired final stats, and the game delivers these. But there are now modifiers. So when you want 10% more homeruns, enter 1.100

The game does the rest for you.
3) There is probably no need to add new cities to the database, but you could since it's CSV based. Remember, every city in the world that has 1000 or more habitants is included in the database.

oh there's some towns that I'd want to add (remember, ther'es a lot fo towns that have less than 1,000 folks up here, even today

)

as for the rest, good show

canadiancreed · 11-26-2005, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by KurtBevacqua

I wonder if anyone is feeling ambitious enough to get an online setup with multiple leagues and relegation. Would require quite a few owners to make it workable with 3 or 4 leagues.

could finally do the OTBL vs OTBA showdown that has been talked about since......forever

KurtBevacqua · 11-26-2005, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

could finally do the OTBL vs OTBA showdown that has been talked about since......forever

Yeah, but I doubt those guys would like being the "B" league

canadiancreed · 11-26-2005, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KurtBevacqua

Yeah, but I doubt those guys would like being the "B" league

bah just make it A1 and A2 (and make the third OT league the B team

)

theasfl · 11-26-2005, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KurtBevacqua

I wonder if anyone is feeling ambitious enough to get an online setup with multiple leagues and relegation. Would require quite a few owners to make it workable with 3 or 4 leagues.

theres already one out there, but I have the link on my computer at school which I wont get to till late Saturday night/Sunday morning. As far as I know they only have 1 league so far.

theasfl · 11-26-2005, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Layton

The ability to have playoffs with the winners of all the different leagues sure would be nice. Is this the "champions league" idea that won't be in this version?

yep, thats pretty much what the Champions League idea is.

theasfl · 11-26-2005, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gmo

If anyone has any better ideas on this terminology I would like to hear it.

Im saying über-league, afterall the creator is German.

theasfl · 11-26-2005, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Spindel

Actually, a baseball "World Cup" during the pre season every 4 years would be pretty rad.

its been talked about...

Markus has said its a possibility to code, but its not planned for this version yet.

theasfl · 11-26-2005, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

H2H

thats 1 letter and 1 number.

11-25-2005, 11:07 PM	#44
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11-26-2005, 03:35 AM	#50
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	I wonder if anyone is feeling ambitious enough to get an online setup with multiple leagues and relegation. Would require quite a few owners to make it workable with 3 or 4 leagues. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

11-26-2005, 04:17 AM	#51
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	Some things: 1) You do not need a team as the commish, so you can sit back and watch. 2) League totals still work the way they did before. There is no way I can code it so that you type in the desired final stats, and the game delivers these. But there are now modifiers. So when you want 10% more homeruns, enter 1.100 The game does the rest for you. 3) There is probably no need to add new cities to the database, but you could since it's CSV based. Remember, every city in the world that has 1000 or more habitants is included in the database.