Ingame scoreboard is blank

Gramps · 07-12-2004, 07:30 PM

I just started my 7th season of play and my ingame scoreboard at the top of my game screen is blank. It is not posting the team names or the score by innings. The R H E blocks are blank also. It was ok up to this new year and now just blank blocks. My out of town scoreboard is working fine. Any ideas on what is happening? I'm stuck with an answer. It's tough playing without the score posted up there.

Henry · 07-12-2004, 08:53 PM

Did you change skins ? If not, the font file that controls that is called swift.ttf in the graphics folder. Make sure it's still there.

Gramps · 07-13-2004, 08:30 AM

Thanks Henry. I'll give it a try. I didn't change anything that I'm aware of, just ran a backup at the end of that particular season. I'll be back later with what I find.

Gramps · 07-13-2004, 08:57 AM

I just went into my graphics folder and cannot find a swift.ttf folder. Found a folder marked swift and opened it up. Inside it has the following, 'SW!FT_v02' and the rest of the folder is blank. The folder itself is a paper page with a TT imprinted in the middle of it. Is there a way of recouping my swift.ttf?

Henry · 07-13-2004, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Gramps

I just went into my graphics folder and cannot find a swift.ttf folder. Found a folder marked swift and opened it up. Inside it has the following, 'SW!FT_v02' and the rest of the folder is blank. The folder itself is a paper page with a TT imprinted in the middle of it. Is there a way of recouping my swift.ttf?

Sounds like some kind of corruption. Try this (quick fix).... go to your windows fonts directory and copy one of the TTF files to the OOTP graphics directory. I'm not sure what font you'll end up with but it should work. You can always change it again later.

jameyhammock · 07-13-2004, 09:23 AM

The "folder" you saw called swift is not a folder, it's a TrueType Font file. I'd make a backup of that file before doing anything else. Attached is a zip including the swift.ttf from my OOTP6 installation if you want to try it out...

Gramps · 07-13-2004, 11:26 AM

I'll try your zip jamey. Let you know how it works. Thanks Henry. Maybe this will work for me.

Gramps · 07-13-2004, 12:02 PM

Well, I tried to copy your zip file jamey, but, it isn't showing up in my graphics folder when I zip it there. I still have the swift folder I started out with. Nothing is different. Henry, I can't seem to be able to copy from the font folder to the ootp folder. Computer illiterate you know. Should I just delete the game and load in the backup I created and hope I captured it be fore it was lost or start from scratch. Hate to loose 8 years of solo play, but maybe I'll have to.

Gramps · 07-13-2004, 12:54 PM

OK. I am now up and running. I downloaded your file, jamey, to the ootp folder and then dragged it into the graphics folder and replaced the original swift with it and I'm back in business. My thanks to you and Henry for your help and interest in helping me solve my problem. Batter up!

07-12-2004, 07:30 PM	#1
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	Ingame scoreboard is blank I just started my 7th season of play and my ingame scoreboard at the top of my game screen is blank. It is not posting the team names or the score by innings. The R H E blocks are blank also. It was ok up to this new year and now just blank blocks. My out of town scoreboard is working fine. Any ideas on what is happening? I'm stuck with an answer. It's tough playing without the score posted up there.

07-12-2004, 08:53 PM	#2
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	Did you change skins ? If not, the font file that controls that is called swift.ttf in the graphics folder. Make sure it's still there.

07-13-2004, 08:30 AM	#3
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	Thanks Henry. I'll give it a try. I didn't change anything that I'm aware of, just ran a backup at the end of that particular season. I'll be back later with what I find.

07-13-2004, 08:57 AM	#4
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	I just went into my graphics folder and cannot find a swift.ttf folder. Found a folder marked swift and opened it up. Inside it has the following, 'SW!FT_v02' and the rest of the folder is blank. The folder itself is a paper page with a TT imprinted in the middle of it. Is there a way of recouping my swift.ttf?

07-13-2004, 11:26 AM	#7
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	I'll try your zip jamey. Let you know how it works. Thanks Henry. Maybe this will work for me.

07-13-2004, 12:02 PM	#8
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	Well, I tried to copy your zip file jamey, but, it isn't showing up in my graphics folder when I zip it there. I still have the swift folder I started out with. Nothing is different. Henry, I can't seem to be able to copy from the font folder to the ootp folder. Computer illiterate you know. Should I just delete the game and load in the backup I created and hope I captured it be fore it was lost or start from scratch. Hate to loose 8 years of solo play, but maybe I'll have to.

07-13-2004, 12:54 PM	#9
Gramps Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Ct. 06480 Posts: 39	OK. I am now up and running. I downloaded your file, jamey, to the ootp folder and then dragged it into the graphics folder and replaced the original swift with it and I'm back in business. My thanks to you and Henry for your help and interest in helping me solve my problem. Batter up!