Quickstart vs. Template

jdickins · 07-17-2010, 11:07 PM

What's the difference between a Quickstart and a Template?

Kuttner · 07-19-2010, 03:30 PM

Someone can probably fill in other details, but here's how I use them:

Template
After I set up my subleagues, names, divisions, draft dates, ages of created players, strategies... basically all the stuff in the SETUP screens, and before I actually hit the START game button, I save this league as a template. If I don't like the players that are created or I make a mistake I can set up a new league, import my template and have all the league parameters and info ready to go.

Quickstart
I use quickstarts after I set everything up, start game, load all the team colors and uniforms, set up minors, etc. The players have already generated and it's the Inaugural draft (or January 2 of the first year.) Now if I screw something up I can come back to that moment in time and not have to recreate all my team colors, ballparks, etc. (Sometimes it's fun to save a league as a qucikstart right before the draft, draft your team, play a few seasons, and then reload the quickstart as a different game, draft different players and see what the changes are.)

Hope that makes sense. I imagine people use them in lots of different ways.

jdickins · 07-19-2010, 07:58 PM

Thanks for your response.

So, if I understand correctly, a Template saves the structure of a league setup but not the details -- players, teams, etc.

And then a Quickstart saves the whole package in its entirety -- same teams, players, etc.

Thanks again for your help!

Kuttner · 07-19-2010, 08:54 PM

Yes, that's a great way to put it. (A lot simpler than mine.)

SteveP · 07-19-2010, 09:37 PM

But I think it's all about fictional leagues. Anything that is even partially historical, I don't think there is really a difference. Because the historical players load before you do anything to setup.

07-17-2010, 11:07 PM	#1
jdickins Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 27	Quickstart vs. Template What's the difference between a Quickstart and a Template?

07-19-2010, 03:30 PM	#2
Kuttner Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 293	Someone can probably fill in other details, but here's how I use them: Template After I set up my subleagues, names, divisions, draft dates, ages of created players, strategies... basically all the stuff in the SETUP screens, and before I actually hit the START game button, I save this league as a template. If I don't like the players that are created or I make a mistake I can set up a new league, import my template and have all the league parameters and info ready to go. Quickstart I use quickstarts after I set everything up, start game, load all the team colors and uniforms, set up minors, etc. The players have already generated and it's the Inaugural draft (or January 2 of the first year.) Now if I screw something up I can come back to that moment in time and not have to recreate all my team colors, ballparks, etc. (Sometimes it's fun to save a league as a qucikstart right before the draft, draft your team, play a few seasons, and then reload the quickstart as a different game, draft different players and see what the changes are.) Hope that makes sense. I imagine people use them in lots of different ways. __________________ Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written About the Game

07-19-2010, 08:54 PM	#4
Kuttner Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 293	Yes, that's a great way to put it. (A lot simpler than mine.) __________________ Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written About the Game

07-19-2010, 07:58 PM	#3
jdickins Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 27	Thanks for your response. So, if I understand correctly, a Template saves the *structure* of a league setup but not the details -- players, teams, etc. And then a Quickstart saves the whole package in its entirety -- same teams, players, etc. Thanks again for your help!

07-19-2010, 09:37 PM	#5
SteveP Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,109	But I think it's all about fictional leagues. Anything that is even partially historical, I don't think there is really a difference. Because the historical players load before you do anything to setup.