College Baseball

DodgerBaseball · 06-05-2003, 07:16 PM

Does .400 ever plan on creating a College Baseball game?.... so far I have only seen one from Dolphin Sim I believe it is and that one is a bit unplayable. Does anyone know of a good one?

DB

GeoWar · 06-05-2003, 08:36 PM

no

Steve Kuffrey · 06-05-2003, 09:16 PM

Some have made "college" leagues using OOTP, but I don't know the process they use and it probably takes some adjusting, maybe they will add comment here.

DodgerBaseball · 06-05-2003, 09:19 PM

Thanks Steve.

DB

akw4572 · 06-06-2003, 12:18 AM

i would love a college game, with importable players into ootp. That would be awesome.

Cuss16 · 06-06-2003, 12:50 AM

Yeah, i second that!

Andy · 06-06-2003, 01:02 AM

It would be cool but probably at the bottom of the list of games that .400 would like to make.

Steve Kuffrey · 06-06-2003, 01:07 AM

I'd have to say this would be an "extreme" longshot due to the very limited market, I won't say it is impossible but very unlikely. Sorry

mrskippy · 06-06-2003, 05:20 AM

Hmmm ... hmmm ... hmmm ... damn I need to learn programming. Create a kick ass game and partner with .400 Software Studios.

asaintsfan · 06-06-2003, 07:14 AM

COBB goes to college is in it's initial recruiting phase and looks to be an awesome college league. I believe there are still teams available.

The link is below.

http://www.collegeootp.ootp-leagues.com/

DodgerBaseball · 06-06-2003, 07:24 AM

you know Mrskippy I have a friend thats a programmer and he's seen me playing OOTP and he claims that its easy and that he can create something like this in his sleep... but of course everytime i call him on it..he's coincidentally too busy.

DB

mh2365 · 06-06-2003, 08:04 AM

very limited market? .... wouldn't everyone who owns OOTP buy it? I'd be great to recruit players who might get drafted in the 5th or 6th round .... it'd add a great dimension to ootp also, in the fact that drafted high-schools could opt for college instead

DodgerBaseball · 06-06-2003, 08:10 AM

I may be in the minority here but I would have preferred a college baseball game over College Hoops. Don't get me wrong, I own TDCB but I figure since .400 softwares flagship title is a baseball game, I figured it'd make sense to create a college baseball game to go along with it. I don't think there's a limited market for college baseball, why not develop one and find out. Damn why did I become a comic book writer, I think I should have taken up programming.

Henry · 06-06-2003, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by DodgerBaseball
you know Mrskippy I have a friend thats a programmer and he's seen me playing OOTP and he claims that its easy and that he can create something like this in his sleep... but of course everytime i call him on it..he's coincidentally too busy.

DB

Yes, I've known those types too

Having been a programmer in the past, I would say it's a matter of what you define as "easy". The coding itself is not at all difficult once you learn a language - and thus adding up stats is "easy".

The hard part comes in two forms... the first is attempting to put in "logic" or what we commonly refer to as the "AI" and there's dozens (no hundreds) of examples here that prove that point, and the sheer volume of the code. Any 12 lines to calculate "this and put it here" is "easy" but finding time to write tens of thousands, or ten of hundred of thousands lines of code becomes a real task.

Then there's the issue of trying to get the same program to work on tens of hundreds of machine configurations, display cards, etc.

Yeah... it's "easy"... in a weird twisted sort of way

rogmax11 · 06-06-2003, 03:31 PM

I suggested this about a year ago, thinking it was a cinch tie-in with the existing customer base, and a relatively painless mutation of the current game engine. The modern game of baseball, with the mega-offenses as profiled in OOTP, would need very little tweaking to simulate the slightly hotter collegiate game. The biggest obstacle would seem to be the database of college teams, and trying to determine if the module would be a recruiting/development sim, a dynasty machine with coaching emphasis, or a straight-out player generator aimed at furnishing players for subsequent drafts into OOTP.
I know that TCY has this general concept pretty well mapped out for football, but it still seems a natural for the baseball crowd.

DodgerBaseball · 06-06-2003, 04:28 PM

I see myself playing TCY more than I play FOF... I don't know, I like the fact that I don't have to worry about finances, just the strength of my recruiting, which at the Univ. of Miami is pretty easy to recruit

DodgerBaseball · 06-08-2003, 08:55 PM

i think there was a post about it a while ago, but how could you make a college league in OOTP....

DB

06-05-2003, 07:16 PM	#1
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	College Baseball Does .400 ever plan on creating a College Baseball game?.... so far I have only seen one from Dolphin Sim I believe it is and that one is a bit unplayable. Does anyone know of a good one? DB

06-05-2003, 08:36 PM	#2
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06-06-2003, 12:50 AM	#6
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06-06-2003, 01:07 AM	#8
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	I'd have to say this would be an "extreme" longshot due to the very limited market, I won't say it is impossible but very unlikely. Sorry __________________ 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

06-05-2003, 09:19 PM	#4
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	Thanks Steve. DB

06-06-2003, 12:18 AM	#5
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,601	i would love a college game, with importable players into ootp. That would be awesome.

06-06-2003, 01:02 AM	#7
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	It would be cool but probably at the bottom of the list of games that .400 would like to make.

06-06-2003, 05:20 AM	#9
mrskippy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,011	Hmmm ... hmmm ... hmmm ... damn I need to learn programming. Create a kick ass game and partner with .400 Software Studios.

06-06-2003, 07:14 AM	#10
asaintsfan All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Orleans LA Posts: 554	COBB goes to college is in it's initial recruiting phase and looks to be an awesome college league. I believe there are still teams available. The link is below. http://www.collegeootp.ootp-leagues.com/ __________________ Last edited by asaintsfan; 06-06-2003 at 07:16 AM.

06-06-2003, 07:24 AM	#11
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	you know Mrskippy I have a friend thats a programmer and he's seen me playing OOTP and he claims that its easy and that he can create something like this in his sleep... but of course everytime i call him on it..he's coincidentally too busy. DB

06-06-2003, 08:04 AM	#12
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	very limited market? .... wouldn't everyone who owns OOTP buy it? I'd be great to recruit players who might get drafted in the 5th or 6th round .... it'd add a great dimension to ootp also, in the fact that drafted high-schools could opt for college instead

06-06-2003, 08:10 AM	#13
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	I may be in the minority here but I would have preferred a college baseball game over College Hoops. Don't get me wrong, I own TDCB but I figure since .400 softwares flagship title is a baseball game, I figured it'd make sense to create a college baseball game to go along with it. I don't think there's a limited market for college baseball, why not develop one and find out. Damn why did I become a comic book writer, I think I should have taken up programming.

06-06-2003, 03:31 PM	#15
rogmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,320	I suggested this about a year ago, thinking it was a cinch tie-in with the existing customer base, and a relatively painless mutation of the current game engine. The modern game of baseball, with the mega-offenses as profiled in OOTP, would need very little tweaking to simulate the slightly hotter collegiate game. The biggest obstacle would seem to be the database of college teams, and trying to determine if the module would be a recruiting/development sim, a dynasty machine with coaching emphasis, or a straight-out player generator aimed at furnishing players for subsequent drafts into OOTP. I know that TCY has this general concept pretty well mapped out for football, but it still seems a natural for the baseball crowd.

06-06-2003, 04:28 PM	#16
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	I see myself playing TCY more than I play FOF... I don't know, I like the fact that I don't have to worry about finances, just the strength of my recruiting, which at the Univ. of Miami is pretty easy to recruit

06-08-2003, 08:55 PM	#17
DodgerBaseball Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 117	in ootp5 i think there was a post about it a while ago, but how could you make a college league in OOTP.... DB