historical leagues

jahwarrior6395 · 07-05-2003, 12:04 PM

intel celeron 667
128 megs of ram
30 gig hard drive
ootp 5.11

i downloaded the new game a few weeks ago. i've been playing with the total minors roster set and had no problems. however, every time i start a historical league the month and day are at zero (for example 0/0/1985). i tried going to edit schedule and changing the start date, but it doesn't do anything. and if i begin play my season begins on januray 1, which is really cheesy. any help would be much appreciated. and i apologize if this has already been addressed. i skimmed through the faq (even the thread on historical leagues) and didn't see anything.

Steve Kuffrey · 07-05-2003, 01:00 PM

Try simply uninstall and reinstall.

OmahaBaseball · 06-26-2004, 05:53 PM

Sorry to bump an old thread - but i have run into this problem as well.

I am using OOTP 5 with most recent patch - I am running a fun modern day Boston franchise that is soon starting year 3. Just for fun, I d/l Ankit's most recent database and wanted to try a 1901 franchise. I have run into the same problem that
jahwarrior6395 ran into (getting a date of 0/0/1901)

Thinking that I had done something wrong, I deleted the file and tried again - getting the same results. Thinking that maybe my d/l was bad I tried that again (same results) At this point I begain to wonder if the starting date was to old, so I tried for 1970 - still getting the same problem.

What is sad is that I have played a historical .lg before and it was fun. I was hoping to try one again if possible. Any thoughts on how I might resolve the matter. If not, than I will just stick with my franchise and "forget" about the past.

Thanks,

Derek

Steve Kuffrey · 06-26-2004, 06:09 PM

I don't think it is the game as many, many folks are using v5 and ankit's db. Are you sure that you have the db properly installed?

OmahaBaseball · 06-26-2004, 11:37 PM

Thanks fo the response - I appreciate the time you took to look at it. I don't believe I said that it was the game or the database - in fact I mentioned how I have played a historical .lg before and found it to be very enjoyable.

With that thought in mind (no blame on game or database) what things should I be looking for. It seems like the season loads (all players on the teams and salaries, etc) just can not get the date to be correct ie... 0/0/1901 or 0/0/1970 etc. Any other thoughts would be great and warmly received

Thanks,

Derek

Steve Kuffrey · 06-27-2004, 12:05 AM

I don't play historically myself so not quite sure, maybe check your language and date settings also if you have a spreadsheet program how it is setup.

gom · 06-27-2004, 12:49 AM

Try the Stickware schedule generator. You can set your start date there.

07-05-2003, 12:04 PM	#1
jahwarrior6395 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: sc Posts: 23	historical leagues intel celeron 667 128 megs of ram 30 gig hard drive ootp 5.11 i downloaded the new game a few weeks ago. i've been playing with the total minors roster set and had no problems. however, every time i start a historical league the month and day are at zero (for example 0/0/1985). i tried going to edit schedule and changing the start date, but it doesn't do anything. and if i begin play my season begins on januray 1, which is really cheesy. any help would be much appreciated. and i apologize if this has already been addressed. i skimmed through the faq (even the thread on historical leagues) and didn't see anything. __________________ within all of us is an emptiness, a hole that only God can fill.

07-05-2003, 01:00 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Try simply uninstall and reinstall. __________________ 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

06-26-2004, 05:53 PM	#3
OmahaBaseball Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Home of the College World Series! Posts: 3,956	Sorry to bump an old thread - but i have run into this problem as well. I am using OOTP 5 with most recent patch - I am running a fun modern day Boston franchise that is soon starting year 3. Just for fun, I d/l Ankit's most recent database and wanted to try a 1901 franchise. I have run into the same problem that jahwarrior6395 ran into (getting a date of 0/0/1901) Thinking that I had done something wrong, I deleted the file and tried again - getting the same results. Thinking that maybe my d/l was bad I tried that again (same results) At this point I begain to wonder if the starting date was to old, so I tried for 1970 - still getting the same problem. What is sad is that I have played a historical .lg before and it was fun. I was hoping to try one again if possible. Any thoughts on how I might resolve the matter. If not, than I will just stick with my franchise and "forget" about the past. Thanks, Derek __________________ Life is Good!

06-26-2004, 06:09 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I don't think it is the game as many, many folks are using v5 and ankit's db. Are you sure that you have the db properly installed? __________________ 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

06-26-2004, 11:37 PM	#5
OmahaBaseball Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Home of the College World Series! Posts: 3,956	Thanks fo the response - I appreciate the time you took to look at it. I don't believe I said that it was the game or the database - in fact I mentioned how I have played a historical .lg before and found it to be very enjoyable. With that thought in mind (no blame on game or database) what things should I be looking for. It seems like the season loads (all players on the teams and salaries, etc) just can not get the date to be correct ie... 0/0/1901 or 0/0/1970 etc. Any other thoughts would be great and warmly received Thanks, Derek __________________ Life is Good!

06-27-2004, 12:05 AM	#6
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I don't play historically myself so not quite sure, maybe check your language and date settings also if you have a spreadsheet program how it is setup. __________________ 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

06-27-2004, 12:49 AM	#7
gom Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 291	Try the Stickware schedule generator. You can set your start date there. __________________ Commissioner of TalkSox Baseball League