What is your high number of teams in a world?

AmazingGracie17 · 11-23-2012, 12:22 PM

What is the most amount of teams anyone has ever had in their world without the game crashing? Does the crashing have more to do with the computer your using or the game itself?

Orioles1966 · 11-23-2012, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AmazingGracie17

What is the most amount of teams anyone has ever had in their world without the game crashing? Does the crashing have more to do with the computer your using or the game itself?

Better to start small then expand over time. I started large and had nothing but problems.

legofarley · 11-23-2012, 01:50 PM

I have a world running that is an association of four leagues, and every major league team has four levels of minor league teams. Total team count = 304 teams!

Izz · 11-23-2012, 02:06 PM

Current universe, 4 leagues, 30 ML teams each, full minor levels, plus high school and college feeders. 840 teams. Seems to be going okay so far.

Honorable_Pawn · 11-23-2012, 04:22 PM

One time I had one million teams in my universe. Boy, did that take a long time set-up. And finding all those logos was a monster effort. I personally had no problems until about 750,000 teams. Then my turns started to take upwards of 15 seconds per game day. That was more than I could bear so I have since contracted approxamately 250,000 teams.

Hope this helps.

The Game · 11-23-2012, 05:21 PM

Current League: 72 ML teams (4 different leagues) 144 minor league teams.
When I get farther on I will have over 500 total teams.

jmknpk2 · 11-23-2012, 05:46 PM

I have a league of 56 ML teams, each with 3 minor league affiliates, plus 144 college and 72 high school feeder leagues. That is a total of 440 teams in my universe.

This league is probably the biggest I'd want to create. Right now it operates just at the point which is tolerable for me. A little bit sluggish at times, but not slow enough to deter me from playing.

I have a fairly powerful computer. I would not recommend a universe this size for slower computers.

I simulated 30 years of history before I took over as manager. I let the game run over night, backing up after it finished each morning. There were several crashes running over night. But I'm not really sure I'd blame the game for that. There were anti-virus scans and what not running overnight also. If it crashed and I lost a year, I would just revert to the backup and keep plugging along.

mpejkrm · 11-23-2012, 06:30 PM

Standard MLB setup with 152 college teams and 150 HS teams. Equaling... about 512 teams. Runs fairly well.

It gets easier after June because then the feeder league teams stop running. I don't do a lot of fictional leagues but my biggest one had about 500 teams in it. As jmknpk2 said, don't use a big world on a slow computer. my computer has 8 GB RAM and is pretty powerful.

AmazingGracie17 · 11-25-2012, 02:35 PM

Honorable Pawn. That is a huge number. If you don't mind me asking what kind of computer are you using to run the game? It has to be pretty powerful. Thanks

Honorable_Pawn · 11-25-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AmazingGracie17

Honorable Pawn. That is a huge number. If you don't mind me asking what kind of computer are you using to run the game? It has to be pretty powerful. Thanks

No problem.

Commodore 64. Top of the line.

ashantewarrier · 11-25-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn

One time I had one million teams in my universe. Boy, did that take a long time set-up. And finding all those logos was a monster effort. I personally had no problems until about 750,000 teams. Then my turns started to take upwards of 15 seconds per game day. That was more than I could bear so I have since contracted approxamately 250,000 teams.

Hope this helps.

That's insane!

Honorable_Pawn · 11-25-2012, 06:12 PM

Yep.

I simply replaced the pixilating sub-neuron outfitters with continuous deframenting quad core initializers. It's a quick fix but you have to remember to replace the artificial intelligence cortex synthesizers with Microsoft.

The only other thing that I do is to keep a minaturized air coolant system blowing on the motherboard at all times so it doesn't short circuit.

jmknpk2 · 11-29-2012, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn

I simply replaced the pixilating sub-neuron outfitters with continuous deframenting quad core initializers. It's a quick fix but you have to remember to replace the artificial intelligence cortex synthesizers with Microsoft.

The only other thing that I do is to keep a minaturized air coolant system blowing on the motherboard at all times so it doesn't short circuit.

But doesn't that lead to complexities in conveying statements of jest?

Bowtie · 11-29-2012, 05:23 AM

Hey Guys,

Very interesting thread. I have some advice. With having universes of the sizes mentioned here the more we (in Tech Support) recommend that you back up your game. Please don't just rely on the auto-save feature as that too can fail to save your game in the event your league files somehow become corrupt and unrepairable. Using the auto-save feature is fine but it's recommended that you also use an alternate back up source. A few good places to back up your game to would be:

A flash drive
An external hard drive
In the Cloud (i.e. MediaFire, 4shared, Dropbox, Carbonite)

To avoid a potential catastrophe with universes of the sizes mentioned here we recommend that you not forget to back up your game very often (perhaps every month or so?)

Cheers,
OOTP Tech Support Team

11-23-2012, 12:22 PM	#1
AmazingGracie17 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 8	What is your high number of teams in a world? What is the most amount of teams anyone has ever had in their world without the game crashing? Does the crashing have more to do with the computer your using or the game itself?

11-23-2012, 01:50 PM	#3
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	I have a world running that is an association of four leagues, and every major league team has four levels of minor league teams. Total team count = 304 teams! __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan

11-23-2012, 02:06 PM	#4
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,469	Current universe, 4 leagues, 30 ML teams each, full minor levels, plus high school and college feeders. 840 teams. Seems to be going okay so far. __________________ Not only do I play OOTP but I also write science-fiction: My Website A brief history of the Australia-New Zealand Baseball League (AUNZBL 2019-2119)--A Dynasty Report The National Penterham Four-Bases Association--A Dynasty Report Last edited by Izz; 11-23-2012 at 02:13 PM.

11-23-2012, 04:22 PM	#5
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	One time I had one million teams in my universe. Boy, did that take a long time set-up. And finding all those logos was a monster effort. I personally had no problems until about 750,000 teams. Then my turns started to take upwards of 15 seconds per game day. That was more than I could bear so I have since contracted approxamately 250,000 teams. Hope this helps. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

11-23-2012, 06:30 PM	#8
mpejkrm All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 951	Standard MLB setup with 152 college teams and 150 HS teams. Equaling... about 512 teams. Runs fairly well. It gets easier after June because then the feeder league teams stop running. I don't do a lot of fictional leagues but my biggest one had about 500 teams in it. As jmknpk2 said, don't use a big world on a slow computer. my computer has 8 GB RAM and is pretty powerful. Last edited by mpejkrm; 11-23-2012 at 06:31 PM.

11-23-2012, 05:21 PM	#6
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	Current League: 72 ML teams (4 different leagues) 144 minor league teams. When I get farther on I will have over 500 total teams.

11-23-2012, 05:46 PM	#7
jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 982	I have a league of 56 ML teams, each with 3 minor league affiliates, plus 144 college and 72 high school feeder leagues. That is a total of 440 teams in my universe. This league is probably the biggest I'd want to create. Right now it operates just at the point which is tolerable for me. A little bit sluggish at times, but not slow enough to deter me from playing. I have a fairly powerful computer. I would not recommend a universe this size for slower computers. I simulated 30 years of history before I took over as manager. I let the game run over night, backing up after it finished each morning. There were several crashes running over night. But I'm not really sure I'd blame the game for that. There were anti-virus scans and what not running overnight also. If it crashed and I lost a year, I would just revert to the backup and keep plugging along.

11-25-2012, 02:35 PM	#9
AmazingGracie17 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 8	Honorable Pawn. That is a huge number. If you don't mind me asking what kind of computer are you using to run the game? It has to be pretty powerful. Thanks Last edited by AmazingGracie17; 11-25-2012 at 02:38 PM.

11-25-2012, 06:12 PM	#12
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	Yep. I simply replaced the pixilating sub-neuron outfitters with continuous deframenting quad core initializers. It's a quick fix but you have to remember to replace the artificial intelligence cortex synthesizers with Microsoft. The only other thing that I do is to keep a minaturized air coolant system blowing on the motherboard at all times so it doesn't short circuit. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam. Last edited by Honorable_Pawn; 11-25-2012 at 06:13 PM.

11-29-2012, 05:23 AM	#14
Bowtie All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,315	Hey Guys, Very interesting thread. I have some advice. With having universes of the sizes mentioned here the more we (in Tech Support) recommend that you back up your game. Please don't just rely on the auto-save feature as that too can fail to save your game in the event your league files somehow become corrupt and unrepairable. Using the auto-save feature is fine but it's recommended that you also use an alternate back up source. A few good places to back up your game to would be: A flash drive An external hard drive In the Cloud (i.e. MediaFire, 4shared, Dropbox, Carbonite) To avoid a potential catastrophe with universes of the sizes mentioned here we recommend that you not forget to back up your game very often (perhaps every month or so?) Cheers, OOTP Tech Support Team __________________