Problem I'm Having Getting to Trade Deadline

tim_uwrf · 11-03-2003, 03:27 PM

OK, this is the first major problem I've had with OOTP 5.13. I'm in the 2005 seaons starting in 2003 and I have the Minnesota Twins. With that, I'm just about to the trade deadline and I have it set for it to notify for emails and everything. So once I get to July 30 it stops the sim and asks me if I want to view the trades, and since I have many guys that I want to trade, I say yes. Which is where the problem occurs. It freezes and I have to force quit OOTP, but nothing seems to be the problem because when I re enter, I go to my trade page and there the trades are. Whew, didn't lose my 2.5 year season of playing everyday. I look through the trades and see one or none that I like. OK, time to sim through July and get to August. But I look at the schedule and it is still only July 29. So I sim up to July 30 again and it says new trades, so I click yes and it freezes again, I go through what I did before and I now have NEW trades. I do it again, it is like in a never endless loop. What I haven't done is say No yet, or try and sim past that date. Is there something wrong? or will I just have to sim past the date.

Did i confuse anyone?

Steve Kuffrey · 11-03-2003, 03:34 PM

I'm 99% sure the game isn't freezing up. Pay NO attention to the "Windows not responding" message. How long are you waiting? What other programs are open or running in the background? How much RAM do you have? What OS are you running?

When it gets to this point, go get a snack, take a walk, etc.....then come back and chances are it will be done as it is processing many, many trade offers, player evals,etc

tim_uwrf · 11-03-2003, 03:36 PM

At first I was running AIM and MSN, but then I closed both, restarted my computer and then tried again.

The first few times I waited about 5 minutes, then after starting and closing, I waited 5 minutes the first time, then just Force Quit it.

Intel Celeron Proc 2.4
256 MB DDR SDRAM
80 GB Hard Drive
Windows XP

Steve Kuffrey · 11-03-2003, 04:14 PM

As I said I just don't think the game is freezing up, more than a few folks have reported the same senario only to have the game finish processing everything if given time.

tim_uwrf · 11-03-2003, 04:15 PM

I'll try it again and leave it go for awhile. I bet you are right, when are you not?? But I'll try a few things to see if I can get it. Thanks for the help, I'll let you know if anything happens.

Steve Kuffrey · 11-03-2003, 04:18 PM

Well it is possible that it is freezing up but going on all of the info you have given me I just think it needs a bit more time than you have given it to finish things up.

sporr · 11-03-2003, 05:57 PM

There are definitely a few times during the season that the game takes much longer to process information. This is one of them. As Steve said, it takes so much longer that most people think that the game has stopped responding when, in fact, it's just still processing all of the info.

tim_uwrf · 11-03-2003, 06:09 PM

I do like the fact that after restarting I get different trade offers everytime and can get my guys gone before the trade even though it probably isn't supposed to work that way

tim_uwrf · 11-03-2003, 08:23 PM

after trying it again and waiting 20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!! it worked...i looked at the transactinos, and there were, you guessed it 2 trades

Steve Kuffrey · 11-03-2003, 08:27 PM

figur'd

11-03-2003, 03:27 PM	#1
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	Problem I'm Having Getting to Trade Deadline OK, this is the first major problem I've had with OOTP 5.13. I'm in the 2005 seaons starting in 2003 and I have the Minnesota Twins. With that, I'm just about to the trade deadline and I have it set for it to notify for emails and everything. So once I get to July 30 it stops the sim and asks me if I want to view the trades, and since I have many guys that I want to trade, I say yes. Which is where the problem occurs. It freezes and I have to force quit OOTP, but nothing seems to be the problem because when I re enter, I go to my trade page and there the trades are. Whew, didn't lose my 2.5 year season of playing everyday. I look through the trades and see one or none that I like. OK, time to sim through July and get to August. But I look at the schedule and it is still only July 29. So I sim up to July 30 again and it says new trades, so I click yes and it freezes again, I go through what I did before and I now have NEW trades. I do it again, it is like in a never endless loop. What I haven't done is say No yet, or try and sim past that date. Is there something wrong? or will I just have to sim past the date. Did i confuse anyone?

11-03-2003, 03:34 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I'm 99% sure the game isn't freezing up. Pay NO attention to the "Windows not responding" message. How long are you waiting? What other programs are open or running in the background? How much RAM do you have? What OS are you running? When it gets to this point, go get a snack, take a walk, etc.....then come back and chances are it will be done as it is processing many, many trade offers, player evals,etc __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-03-2003, 04:14 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	As I said I just don't think the game is freezing up, more than a few folks have reported the same senario only to have the game finish processing everything if given time. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-03-2003, 04:18 PM	#6
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Well it is possible that it is freezing up but going on all of the info you have given me I just think it needs a bit more time than you have given it to finish things up. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-03-2003, 08:27 PM	#10
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	figur'd __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-03-2003, 03:36 PM	#3
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	At first I was running AIM and MSN, but then I closed both, restarted my computer and then tried again. The first few times I waited about 5 minutes, then after starting and closing, I waited 5 minutes the first time, then just Force Quit it. Intel Celeron Proc 2.4 256 MB DDR SDRAM 80 GB Hard Drive Windows XP

11-03-2003, 04:15 PM	#5
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	I'll try it again and leave it go for awhile. I bet you are right, when are you not?? But I'll try a few things to see if I can get it. Thanks for the help, I'll let you know if anything happens.

11-03-2003, 05:57 PM	#7
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	There are definitely a few times during the season that the game takes much longer to process information. This is one of them. As Steve said, it takes so much longer that most people think that the game has stopped responding when, in fact, it's just still processing all of the info.

11-03-2003, 06:09 PM	#8
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	I do like the fact that after restarting I get different trade offers everytime and can get my guys gone before the trade even though it probably isn't supposed to work that way

11-03-2003, 08:23 PM	#9
tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	after trying it again and waiting 20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!! it worked...i looked at the transactinos, and there were, you guessed it 2 trades