Scheduling Promo Crash

T. Kramer · 04-04-2002, 06:00 PM

Just started to simulate a league of my own. After the first day's games are simmed, the game crashes after scheduling promos. What can I do?

Killebrew · 04-04-2002, 06:08 PM

Give us all the info you can on your system and the crash, we will take it from there

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T. Kramer · 04-05-2002, 07:59 AM

I ahve a Dell 7500 Inspiron with Pentium III processor, 128 RAM, 2 GB harddrive and Direct 7x. I am pretty sure that it meets all the requirements.

T. Kramer · 04-05-2002, 05:29 PM

Some additional information. I reset my league but was not able to get around the crash. I tried simulating a week vice one day after the reset and the promo crash occured again. Hope you can help me.

T. Kramer · 04-10-2002, 04:48 PM

And yet some additional information. The problem only occurs with league I created. This league is made up of fictional players and players imported from Lahman's database. I have reset the league and tried to reload to no avail. Hope this helps you solve my problem.

hellfrozeover · 04-10-2002, 06:46 PM

Try the "Run Computer Manager" from the League Setup options. It is possible that something happened to a player or some lineup/rotation wasn't filled. Try it, and if it fixes the problem (which it hopefully will) great, if not then we'll have some extra info to work with.

Killebrew · 04-10-2002, 10:03 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> Some additional information. I reset my league but was not able to get around the crash. I tried simulating a week vice one day after the reset and the promo crash occured again. Hope you can help me. <hr /></blockquote>Doing what hellfrozeover suggests combined with the league reset should get you through this cycle. Often it seems to take several resets before whatever was wrong fixes itself. I will sometimes set all teams to AI control before running automanager as well in case there is a roster issue with my team that is not displayed in the game.

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> And yet some additional information. The problem only occurs with league I created. This league is made up of fictional players and players imported from Lahman's database. I have reset the league and tried to reload to no avail. Hope this helps you solve my problem. <hr /></blockquote>Make sure each team has less than 100 players, preferably less than 85 players - that might be part of the problem as the more players the tougher the game is on your resources.

The schedule promo crashes are usually due to memory issues. Here are some other related suggestions:
- Make sure you have plenty of hard drive space free. Low hard drive space impacts memory usage as well and is probably the #1 cause of OOTP crashes due to the fact the game uses up a large amount of disk space as you run it. I make sure I always have 1 gig free, if you only have a 2 gig drive you may not be able to do that, free up as much space as you can though. This sounds like the problem, and even if you fix the current crash, more crashes will follow without the disk space.
- Limiting the amount of programs running at one time (like turning off background programs) will help the game run smoother, faster, and will help avert game crashes related to memory and/or system resource usage.
- Also update your Direct X to the most recent version (8.1 or something) from the microsoft site. May not impact this issue but will likely cause other problems if you don't update it.

Good luck & let us know what happens.

T. Kramer · 04-13-2002, 07:14 AM

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, after implimenting all of your suggestions, I still have the same problem. I have tried the other leagues that came with the game with some success. Do you think the answer lies with the fact that I am mixing fictional players with imported players from the Lahman database? Again, thanks for your help.

04-04-2002, 06:08 PM	#2
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04-10-2002, 06:46 PM	#6
hellfrozeover All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,130	Try the "Run Computer Manager" from the League Setup options. It is possible that something happened to a player or some lineup/rotation wasn't filled. Try it, and if it fixes the problem (which it hopefully will) great, if not then we'll have some extra info to work with. __________________ FBA Chicago Syndicate Former Owner: WBL Minnesota Twins 2004 - 2007 AL Central Division Champs OOL Chicago Whales 2006, 2009 UL East Champs; 2006, 2009 United League Champs IBA Lehigh Valley Diamonds 2006 Governor's Cup Champions VSLB New York Yankees 2001, 2002 AL East Division Champs ILBL Commissioner/Chicago Cubs 2002 NL Central Division Champs; 2002 National League Champs ASBL New York Yankees 2006 AL East Division Champs

04-10-2002, 10:03 PM	#7
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Some additional information. I reset my league but was not able to get around the crash. I tried simulating a week vice one day after the reset and the promo crash occured again. Hope you can help me. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Doing what hellfrozeover suggests combined with the league reset should get you through this cycle. Often it seems to take several resets before whatever was wrong fixes itself. I will sometimes set all teams to AI control before running automanager as well in case there is a roster issue with my team that is not displayed in the game. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> And yet some additional information. The problem only occurs with league I created. This league is made up of fictional players and players imported from Lahman's database. I have reset the league and tried to reload to no avail. Hope this helps you solve my problem. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Make sure each team has less than 100 players, preferably less than 85 players - that might be part of the problem as the more players the tougher the game is on your resources. The schedule promo crashes are usually due to memory issues. Here are some other related suggestions: - Make sure you have plenty of hard drive space free. Low hard drive space impacts memory usage as well and is probably the #1 cause of OOTP crashes due to the fact the game uses up a large amount of disk space as you run it. I make sure I always have 1 gig free, if you only have a 2 gig drive you may not be able to do that, free up as much space as you can though. This sounds like the problem, and even if you fix the current crash, more crashes will follow without the disk space. - Limiting the amount of programs running at one time (like turning off background programs) will help the game run smoother, faster, and will help avert game crashes related to memory and/or system resource usage. - Also update your Direct X to the most recent version (8.1 or something) from the microsoft site. May not impact this issue but will likely cause other problems if you don't update it. Good luck & let us know what happens. __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-04-2002, 06:00 PM	#1
T. Kramer Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 16	Scheduling Promo Crash Just started to simulate a league of my own. After the first day's games are simmed, the game crashes after scheduling promos. What can I do?

04-05-2002, 07:59 AM	#3
T. Kramer Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 16	I ahve a Dell 7500 Inspiron with Pentium III processor, 128 RAM, 2 GB harddrive and Direct 7x. I am pretty sure that it meets all the requirements.

04-05-2002, 05:29 PM	#4
T. Kramer Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 16	Some additional information. I reset my league but was not able to get around the crash. I tried simulating a week vice one day after the reset and the promo crash occured again. Hope you can help me.

04-10-2002, 04:48 PM	#5
T. Kramer Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 16	And yet some additional information. The problem only occurs with league I created. This league is made up of fictional players and players imported from Lahman's database. I have reset the league and tried to reload to no avail. Hope this helps you solve my problem.

04-13-2002, 07:14 AM	#8
T. Kramer Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 16	Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, after implimenting all of your suggestions, I still have the same problem. I have tried the other leagues that came with the game with some success. Do you think the answer lies with the fact that I am mixing fictional players with imported players from the Lahman database? Again, thanks for your help.