How do I use "add ons?"

[ringsideboxingshow]

Hey, guys, I've downloaded ballparks and caps from the "add ons," but can't figure out how to activate them in my game. Can anybody out there provide (or direct me to) some step-by-step instructions? I'm not real computer-savvy, so thanks in advance for treating me like a 6-year-old (or, in my case, a 60-year-old).

Much appreciated,
-- Dennis

[le receveur]

Originally Posted by ringsideboxingshow

Hey, guys, I've downloaded ballparks and caps from the "add ons," but can't figure out how to activate them in my game. Can anybody out there provide (or direct me to) some step-by-step instructions? I'm not real computer-savvy, so thanks in advance for treating me like a 6-year-old (or, in my case, a 60-year-old).

Much appreciated,
-- Dennis

after Download, you also need to press "Install" for them to be in your game.

[ringsideboxingshow]

Originally Posted by le receveur

after Download, you also need to press "Install" for them to be in your game.

Yep, I've "downloaded" and I've "installed," but nothing shows up. Any ideas?

[Fyrestorm3]

Originally Posted by ringsideboxingshow

Yep, I've "downloaded" and I've "installed," but nothing shows up. Any ideas?

For most add-ons, you have to start a new league for them to be automatically imported. The game does a once-over sweep of the installed files when it creates a new league, and if it doesn't find anything the first time, you have to manually load them into the league.

[ringsideboxingshow]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

For most add-ons, you have to start a new league for them to be automatically imported. The game does a once-over sweep of the installed files when it creates a new league, and if it doesn't find anything the first time, you have to manually load them into the league.

Hey, thanks very much. That clears up that part. If anybody can tell me how to load them manually, that would be great.

Much appreciated!

[Fyrestorm3]

Originally Posted by ringsideboxingshow

Hey, thanks very much. That clears up that part. If anybody can tell me how to load them manually, that would be great.

Much appreciated!

What add-ons are you trying to use? The instructions are going to be different based on what you're loading in.

[ringsideboxingshow]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

What add-ons are you trying to use? The instructions are going to be different based on what you're loading in.

The add ons I've downloaded are the ballparks and the caps. Thanks.

[Fyrestorm3]

Originally Posted by ringsideboxingshow

The add ons I've downloaded are the ballparks and the caps. Thanks.

Duh, you said that in your opening post. Sorry.

First, try closing out the game and restarting it. If the cap files are named correctly (I'm assuming they are if they're an add-on), it should automatically find them when you re-load the league. If not, you're going to have to go into each team's Colors & Uniforms screen (Team Menu -> Team Setup -> Manage Team Colors & Logos). You should see the buttons to "Find," "Load," or "Regenerate" the cap and/or the cap logo. You can try "Find," but if restarting the league didn't help, the chances of that working are slim. So if that doesn't work, use "Load" and locate the proper cap file on your computer. I won't bother going into the default file locations unless you need me to.

Ballparks... I've never had to manually load in ballparks myself, but I assume that if they're installed, they'll simply appear in the list of parks. If that's the case, just go to each team's Team Setup page and choose the proper park from the dropdown menu.

[Fyrestorm3]

Oh, right, I should probably mention this, lest I incur a certain forum member's wrath:

In the future, questions such as these should be asked in the New to the Game? forum. I'll continue to help you in this thread if you need it; just an fyi for the future.

[Bowtie]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Oh, right, I should probably mention this, lest I incur a certain forum member's wrath:

In the future, questions such as these should be asked in the New to the Game? forum. I'll continue to help you in this thread if you need it; just an fyi for the future.

I think I can free you from that awful wrath. The OP has not to this point stated that he's new to OOTP - hence his question here is posted in the correct forum.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Ballparks... I've never had to manually load in ballparks myself, but I assume that if they're installed, they'll simply appear in the list of parks. If that's the case, just go to each team's Team Setup page and choose the proper park from the dropdown menu.

For ballaprks put yourself in Commish mode as I do not belive you can edit parks when not in Commish mode.
Go to team menu - edit parks - Pictures - click the little .... navigate your way to the OOTP 14 - ballparks folder and select they day then repeat for night. Same for diagram. I can provide screenshots if need be.

[ringsideboxingshow]

Originally Posted by The Game

For ballaprks put yourself in Commish mode as I do not belive you can edit parks when not in Commish mode.
Go to team menu - edit parks - Pictures - click the little .... navigate your way to the OOTP 14 - ballparks folder and select they day then repeat for night. Same for diagram. I can provide screenshots if need be.

Great. Thanks very much!