How long will the game go?

bf1088 · 06-13-2016, 12:29 PM

New to the game this year. I am currently in the year 2045 and games have just stopped. There is no schedule and nothing upcoming. Does it just end in 2045 or am i doing something wrong?

DustinthePOWERHOUSE · 06-13-2016, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bf1088

New to the game this year. I am currently in the year 2045 and games have just stopped. There is no schedule and nothing upcoming. Does it just end in 2045 or am i doing something wrong?

I don';t believe there's a stopping point...

ohiodevil · 06-13-2016, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bf1088

New to the game this year. I am currently in the year 2045 and games have just stopped. There is no schedule and nothing upcoming. Does it just end in 2045 or am i doing something wrong?

I simmed 100 years using the 2016 MLB rosters and everything went on just fine.

Motorhead667 · 06-13-2016, 02:44 PM

Mine froze up in 2081 last year from 2015

TribeFanInNC · 06-13-2016, 03:56 PM

Yeah, you are only limited by your computer (memory, HD space, processor). It doesn't stop at a predetermined time. 2045 seems pretty short though, maybe you had bad luck.

You had a backup right?

(hint, hint)

NoOne · 06-13-2016, 04:57 PM

depends on how they defined variables relative to that situation. then it depends on robustness of the code... if no one is expected to see this large value for that particular variable (like year), they may not care to avoid the potential problem (see max cash on hand approaching 1/2 of 2^32 - it will break any calculation that adds up to over that definition.

as long as you have max cash limited, and budgets don't approach 1/2 of 2^32, you should be fine. the only thing that may not have a large max value is "Year." then, you will see a simulation of what it could have been like when the calendar rolled from '99 to '00.

half joking, probably screw up aesthetics more than anything. e.g. the contracts and such are relative to current year, so those will work fine, but they may not be display as intended in profile information or news items.

MightyVotto · 06-13-2016, 04:57 PM

You must have reached the year in which civilization crashes. So, no more baseball. Sorry.

Was it zombies, nuclear holocaust, plague, or aliens?

If it was zombies, maybe they could start a real Field of Dreams league.

Padreman · 06-13-2016, 05:33 PM

167 years so far for me

MrBojangles · 06-13-2016, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bf1088

New to the game this year. I am currently in the year 2045 and games have just stopped. There is no schedule and nothing upcoming. Does it just end in 2045 or am i doing something wrong?

You're new this year and you've already gotten to 2045??? I started in 2015 and I'm only into 2024 now! You're obviously not playing one pitch mode.

Izz · 06-14-2016, 03:48 AM

Pretty sure game goes up to 3000 A.D

RchW · 06-14-2016, 06:56 AM

I've seen 2230 posted via screenshots.

NoOne · 06-14-2016, 02:06 PM

It's all about the defined variable. 3000 is likely not the cap unless they specifically chose that date for some odd reason - like to avoid going over the max value... but 3,000 is nowhere near. it will work well up until the variable for Year does not exceed it's definition in the code.

they could have used an unsigned or signed variable for year... thinking it out would result in an unsigned variable, since year can never be a negative. doesn't necessarily mean that's the case.

search the name and you can do the 2^X calculation. i think short is 256? double float goes to 2^32? whatever i don't knwo it off the top of my head.. and this stupid table left it out... lol oops my bad.

Izz · 06-14-2016, 04:34 PM

I don't have time right now to go trawling through old posts, but I'm certain Marcus or another of the team has said 3000 A.D is the cutoff

Edit: 3000 is at least the latest year a league can be started

bf1088 · 06-14-2016, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyVotto

You must have reached the year in which civilization crashes. So, no more baseball. Sorry.

Was it zombies, nuclear holocaust, plague, or aliens?

If it was zombies, maybe they could start a real Field of Dreams league.

I believe it was aliens.

Unfortunately I do not believe that I have a backup unless it does that automatically. I guess I'll just have to start over

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Originally Posted by MrBojangles

You're new this year and you've already gotten to 2045??? I started in 2015 and I'm only into 2024 now! You're obviously not playing one pitch mode.

Not sure what that is, I haven't really explored all the features. I just sim everything. I'm more interested in the GM, behind the scenes features

RchW · 06-14-2016, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

I don't have time right now to go trawling through old posts, but I'm certain Marcus or another of the team has said 3000 A.D is the cutoff

Edit: 3000 is at least the latest year a league can be started

I got 901 years to go!

Déjà Bru · 06-14-2016, 06:34 PM

Question, hopefully germane to this thread: What are the precautions one can take to prolong game life?

Please skip universe size (numbers of leagues and teams); that's a given. Obviously the smaller, the better as to game longevity.

I'm talking about such things as "Purge deleted records from database" and "Clean up scouting database." Have people done these and other things successfully?

Because, I don't think it's dates that kill our games. It's the size of the files and the amount of data which needs to be read and processed, ultimately becoming corrupted or too much to handle, that dooms our games.

Déjà Bru · 06-14-2016, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Question, hopefully germane to this thread: What are the precautions one can take to prolong game life?

Please skip universe size (numbers of leagues and teams); that's a given. Obviously the smaller, the better as to game longevity.

I'm talking about such things as "Purge deleted records from database" and "Clean up scouting database." Have people done these and other things successfully?

Because, I don't think it's dates that kill our games. It's the size of the files and the amount of data which needs to be read and processed, ultimately becoming corrupted or too much to handle, that dooms our games.

I just said "What the heck?" and went ahead with "Clean up scouting database." This went quickly and nothing has blown up yet.

However, that "Purge deleted records from database" has given me pause. Get a load of this:

endgame · 06-14-2016, 07:38 PM

FWIW, I've used the Purge option often without ill effect. In my case, it's during the many testing phases where I expand a large universe, perhaps change or delete teams or entire leagues, etc.... then ultimately either start over or Purge the league to avoid any lag and baggage. And of course, there's the testing the Purge part of the process, too. Backup suggestion is essential as always when we're trying new ideas or implementing new functions, so no harm no foul if something does go awry, but it hasn't yet for me. :knock on monitor:

Déjà Bru · 06-14-2016, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by endgame

FWIW, I've used the Purge option often without ill effect. In my case, it's during the many testing phases where I expand a large universe, perhaps change or delete teams or entire leagues, etc.... then ultimately either start over or Purge the league to avoid any lag and baggage. And of course, there's the testing the Purge part of the process, too. Backup suggestion is essential as always when we're trying new ideas or implementing new functions, so no harm no foul if something does go awry, but it hasn't yet for me. :knock on monitor:

Yes, I tried it just now after backing my game up. Seems to not have harmed anything and it cleaned up several dozen deleted players and coaches.

mitchkenn · 06-15-2016, 11:00 AM

thanks to this post - i've finally tried the PURGE..... that warning it gives had me afraid to even think about it in the past. So far, so good. Seems to do back-up a little faster. we will see, but thanks, guys. This post has been very helpful.

06-13-2016, 12:29 PM	#1
bf1088 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 3	How long will the game go? New to the game this year. I am currently in the year 2045 and games have just stopped. There is no schedule and nothing upcoming. Does it just end in 2045 or am i doing something wrong?

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NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	It's all about the defined variable. 3000 is likely not the cap unless they specifically chose that date for some odd reason - like to avoid going over the max value... but 3,000 is nowhere near. it will work well up until the variable for Year does not exceed it's definition in the code. they could have used an unsigned or signed variable for year... thinking it out would result in an unsigned variable, since year can never be a negative. doesn't necessarily mean that's the case. search the name and you can do the 2^X calculation. i think short is 256? double float goes to 2^32? whatever i don't knwo it off the top of my head.. and this stupid table left it out... lol oops my bad. Attached Images Last edited by NoOne; 06-14-2016 at 02:09 PM.

06-13-2016, 02:44 PM	#4
Motorhead667 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 576	Mine froze up in 2081 last year from 2015

06-13-2016, 03:56 PM	#5
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Yeah, you are only limited by your computer (memory, HD space, processor). It doesn't stop at a predetermined time. 2045 seems pretty short though, maybe you had bad luck. You had a backup right? (hint, hint)

06-13-2016, 04:57 PM	#6
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	depends on how they defined variables relative to that situation. then it depends on robustness of the code... if no one is expected to see this large value for that particular variable (like year), they may not care to avoid the potential problem (see max cash on hand approaching 1/2 of 2^32 - it will break any calculation that adds up to over that definition. as long as you have max cash limited, and budgets don't approach 1/2 of 2^32, you should be fine. the only thing that may not have a large max value is "Year." then, you will see a simulation of what it could have been like when the calendar rolled from '99 to '00. half joking, probably screw up aesthetics more than anything. e.g. the contracts and such are relative to current year, so those will work fine, but they may not be display as intended in profile information or news items.

06-13-2016, 04:57 PM	#7
MightyVotto Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 127	You must have reached the year in which civilization crashes. So, no more baseball. Sorry. Was it zombies, nuclear holocaust, plague, or aliens? If it was zombies, maybe they could start a real Field of Dreams league.

06-14-2016, 04:34 PM	#13
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,469	I don't have time right now to go trawling through old posts, but I'm certain Marcus or another of the team has said 3000 A.D is the cutoff Edit: 3000 is at least the latest year a league can be started __________________ 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; 06-14-2016 at 04:51 PM.

06-14-2016, 06:34 PM	#16
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Question, hopefully germane to this thread: What are the precautions one can take to prolong game life? Please skip universe size (numbers of leagues and teams); that's a given. Obviously the smaller, the better as to game longevity. I'm talking about such things as "Purge deleted records from database" and "Clean up scouting database." Have people done these and other things successfully? Because, I don't think it's dates that kill our games. It's the size of the files and the amount of data which needs to be read and processed, ultimately becoming corrupted or too much to handle, that dooms our games. __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 06-14-2016 at 06:40 PM.

06-14-2016, 07:38 PM	#18
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	FWIW, I've used the Purge option often without ill effect. In my case, it's during the many testing phases where I expand a large universe, perhaps change or delete teams or entire leagues, etc.... then ultimately either start over or Purge the league to avoid any lag and baggage. And of course, there's the testing the Purge part of the process, too. Backup suggestion is essential as always when we're trying new ideas or implementing new functions, so no harm no foul if something does go awry, but it hasn't yet for me. :knock on monitor: __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

06-15-2016, 11:00 AM	#20
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	thanks to this post - i've finally tried the PURGE..... that warning it gives had me afraid to even think about it in the past. So far, so good. Seems to do back-up a little faster. we will see, but thanks, guys. This post has been very helpful. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.