Buying the game questions

Birdland24 · 03-12-2017, 09:24 AM

So I have a laptop that is running out of life and I'm planning to buy a new one here soon. I have a few questions...

1. Am I still able to preorder and get the game on the 20th?

2. If I get the game on my old laptop am I able to transfer the game to the new laptop somehow or would I have to buy the game again?

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RchW · 03-12-2017, 09:29 AM

1. Yes

2. You never have to buy the game twice.

Orcin · 03-12-2017, 11:01 AM

You can install OOTPB on two machines at once. Don't forget to un-license the game on your old laptop to keep both of your instances available for future use. You can copy your saved games directory (containing the ".lg" files) to the new machine to continue playing your existing leagues.

ArcAngel · 03-12-2017, 11:19 AM

Don't forget to copy your fg_files, ballcaps, logos, and jerseys folders over also, as well as your skin files, if you have installed any custom skins.

Birdland24 · 03-30-2017, 11:22 AM

Ok so I pick my new laptop up today I have already downloaded and bought the game on my old laptop.
Can someone please help me so that I can be sure to download on my new laptop when I get off work?
I'm not real computer savvy and I didn't buy some great laptop I only use it for fantasy sports and OOTP. So any great detail will help. Thanks to all and loved the game even on the slow older laptop.

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Aceshigh24 · 03-30-2017, 11:39 AM

Like Orcin said, go into OTTP on your old laptop and find settings on the OOTP home screen. You should see a tab that says "License." From there you can unlicense the game on your old laptop so it frees up your 2 licenses.

If you have any games you want to transfer over, you will want to search the path below to find your saved games:

C:\Users"your name"\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 18\saved_games

If you don't care about your saved game and you want to start over than just unlicense and install on your new laptop.

Hope that helps.

mitchkenn · 03-30-2017, 11:45 AM

here's a tutorial, RchW put together last year for someone. Has pics and step by step. It start on how to back-up, but continue to scroll down and you;ll get to the part on how to restore that back-up. Hope it helps and good luck.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...97#post4084018

Birdland24 · 03-30-2017, 11:49 AM

Awesome guys thanks!

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03-12-2017, 09:24 AM	#1
Birdland24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 283	Buying the game questions So I have a laptop that is running out of life and I'm planning to buy a new one here soon. I have a few questions... 1. Am I still able to preorder and get the game on the 20th? 2. If I get the game on my old laptop am I able to transfer the game to the new laptop somehow or would I have to buy the game again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-12-2017, 09:29 AM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	1. Yes 2. You never have to buy the game twice. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-12-2017, 11:19 AM	#4
ArcAngel All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bremen OH USA Posts: 1,019	Don't forget to copy your fg_files, ballcaps, logos, and jerseys folders over also, as well as your skin files, if you have installed any custom skins. __________________ My OOTP Creations thread My OOTP Creations on Photobucket

03-30-2017, 11:45 AM	#7
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	here's a tutorial, RchW put together last year for someone. Has pics and step by step. It start on how to back-up, but continue to scroll down and you;ll get to the part on how to restore that back-up. Hope it helps and good luck. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...97#post4084018 __________________ "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.

03-12-2017, 11:01 AM	#3
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,849	You can install OOTPB on two machines at once. Don't forget to un-license the game on your old laptop to keep both of your instances available for future use. You can copy your saved games directory (containing the ".lg" files) to the new machine to continue playing your existing leagues.

03-30-2017, 11:22 AM	#5
Birdland24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 283	Ok so I pick my new laptop up today I have already downloaded and bought the game on my old laptop. Can someone please help me so that I can be sure to download on my new laptop when I get off work? I'm not real computer savvy and I didn't buy some great laptop I only use it for fantasy sports and OOTP. So any great detail will help. Thanks to all and loved the game even on the slow older laptop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2017, 11:39 AM	#6
Aceshigh24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 645	Like Orcin said, go into OTTP on your old laptop and find settings on the OOTP home screen. You should see a tab that says "License." From there you can unlicense the game on your old laptop so it frees up your 2 licenses. If you have any games you want to transfer over, you will want to search the path below to find your saved games: C:\Users"your name"\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 18\saved_games If you don't care about your saved game and you want to start over than just unlicense and install on your new laptop. Hope that helps.

03-30-2017, 11:49 AM	#8
Birdland24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 283	Awesome guys thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk