Approval and Off Season

[drunkLobster]

Hey,

I'm still fairly new, so if there's a way to do thing things already, I'd appreciate a tip.

1. As GM I'd like to be able to let the manager suggest roster changes, signings, and trades, but me have final approval. I like getting recommendations from the scouting director during drafts. I'd like the same thing for other parts of the game.

2. I'd like to have an easy way to start at the beginning of the MLB off season (like starting at the end of the 2012 season in ootp 14 instead of the beginning of the 2013 season) so that I could see how the season might progress with different off season moves.

[drksd4848]

Originally Posted by drunkLobster

Hey,

I'm still fairly new, so if there's a way to do thing things already, I'd appreciate a tip.

1. As GM I'd like to be able to let the manager suggest roster changes, signings, and trades, but me have final approval. I like getting recommendations from the scouting director during drafts. I'd like the same thing for other parts of the game.

2. I'd like to have an easy way to start at the beginning of the MLB off season (like starting at the end of the 2012 season in ootp 14 instead of the beginning of the 2013 season) so that I could see how the season might progress with different off season moves.

1. That would be like sort of be like the old "Ask Earl" feature in EWBB. Or in this case, this is like instead of "Have AI setup..." you'd have the AI show the logic behind the setup instead of making the actual changes. Could be interesting, could also be a slippery slope.

2. I'm pretty sure you could achieve this by setting up templates, then applying those templates to a new game at a set date. That is a bit complicated though.

[blasek0]

Originally Posted by drunkLobster

1. As GM I'd like to be able to let the manager suggest roster changes, signings, and trades, but me have final approval. I like getting recommendations from the scouting director during drafts. I'd like the same thing for other parts of the game.

Oh god this feature. Or, "Allow AI to set up pitchers/hitters only in minor league system." I'm usually fine with how the AI promotes hitters up/down and decides on playing time, as long as I force start certain players to certain positions. I get annoyed with how it handles SP/RP, and even if I tell it to force player X to SP, and player X is in AA, it might bring up a 7th starter on the AA roster anyways, even though the roster had the necessary 6 SPs (All my minor league teams run 6 man rotations).

[drunkLobster]

Originally Posted by drksd4848

1. That would be like sort of be like the old "Ask Earl" feature in EWBB. Or in this case, this is like instead of "Have AI setup..." you'd have the AI show the logic behind the setup instead of making the actual changes. Could be interesting, could also be a slippery slope.

2. I'm pretty sure you could achieve this by setting up templates, then applying those templates to a new game at a set date. That is a bit complicated though.

Thanks for the tip on templates. I think I'll take the pain of the setup time so that I can start games from the off season, since that's one of my favorite times in the game.