Possibility of Random Debut Feature?

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by ShaneCarson

Won't the team names change the next year to the actual teams and such?

Also, how about starting in 1900 but setting the league settings to give modern day statistics and financials?

SO excited for this new version. You've outdone yourself Markus.

No, name changes can be disabled of course (disable the automatic league expansion).

Starting in 1900 with modern stats is possible too. Set the league totals to 2011, then hit the "calculate modifiers" button. That's it.

[ShaneCarson]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

No, name changes can be disabled of course (disable the automatic league expansion).

Starting in 1900 with modern stats is possible too. Set the league totals to 2011, then hit the "calculate modifiers" button. That's it.

I am going to play more OOTP than I ever have this version! Thanks!

[WillieMaysHayes]

If OOTP can pull this off and make it successful, this is one of the best selling points for the game in YEARS.

Honestly I have been working in Access getting ready to conjure up a DB that would do essentially what you're explaining Markus, but this saves me a boatload of work.

The only other idea that my friends and I had (just for fun) - every owner could pick a team (1942 Yankees, 1908 Cubs, etc.). We were going to create a DB that set up the league with each owner having "their team" and then randomize the whole rest of the DB, future drafts, etc......Of course none of the players from the original owners teams would be available again in future drafts......

[Cornelius McGillicuddy]

This looks like a great feature. What I'd like to see added, if at all possible, is a beginning and ending date for players. For example, suppose someone wanted a random association of players from the deadball era? Or the fifties? Or whatever?

[Qrusher14242]

ok, this feature is going to make me preorder! Now, just to get the money heh

[GiantYankee]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Not sure if you guys noticed, but here is how it will work in OOTP 13:

When creating a historical league, you have now the option to either have the rosters a) as in real life or b) filled with players randomly picked out of the db. With option b) it would be clever to run an inaugural draft, but it's not needed. However, this may result in a few really bad/great teams and is not very balanced.

The same option is available for the amateur draft pool, it's either real or randomly picked with players of all eras.

Hope you like it

This post made my day! Great news!

[omniart]

Random Historical Player Debut in OOTP 13!!! YES!!!

[GiantYankee]

Will it be possible to get random debuts into feeders? So historical players getting randomly assigned to feeder leagues, compile stats, than be eligible for the draft when they "graduate"?

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by GiantYankee

Will it be possible to get random debuts into feeders? So historical players getting randomly assigned to feeder leagues, compile stats, than be eligible for the draft when they "graduate"?

No, sorry.

[GiantYankee]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

No, sorry.

Thanks. Maybe a future version.

[WillieMaysHayes]

Negro League Players included in this DB that can be randomized?

[MizzouRah]

So you just pick a year to start and then from there on out all the players from then until 2012 will randomly show up? Then when they are all picked, fictional players come in?

[brewertoby]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Simply create a historical league of your choice. Then after the game is created, modify the league structure. The clear the league history. The run the draft. That's it

Will this automatically reset the database?

Here's what I mean...

Robin Yount, Ryan Braun and Tommie Harper all show up in the inaugural draft. We edit the league structure, clear the history, does this clear the database's memory allowing those players to show up (randomly of course) later throughout the course of the league?

BTW Markus...Thank you thank you thank you. You've made me incredibly happy. (You may have pissed off my wife cuz I'm going to ignore her for long periods of time, but you've made ME very happy)

[Thundercrack]

Originally Posted by brewertoby

Will this automatically reset the database?

Here's what I mean...

Robin Yount, Ryan Braun and Tommie Harper all show up in the inaugural draft. We edit the league structure, clear the history, does this clear the database's memory allowing those players to show up (randomly of course) later throughout the course of the league?

BTW Markus...Thank you thank you thank you. You've made me incredibly happy. (You may have pissed off my wife cuz I'm going to ignore her for long periods of time, but you've made ME very happy)

That's a good question. You know, I was planning on starting a new league with associations, but now I've got to get one of these going right out of the box.

[WillieMaysHayes]

Originally Posted by brewertoby

Robin Yount, Ryan Braun and Tommie Harper all show up in the inaugural draft. We edit the league structure, clear the history, does this clear the database's memory allowing those players to show up (randomly of course) later throughout the course of the league?

They wouldn't show up again

Let's say (just for example) you got Braun's years in the Database

Braun 2010
Braun 2011
Braun 2012

In the new DB it'd pick a random year for him to debut (let's say 1912 for example)

Braun 1912
Braun 1913
Braun 1914

It basically would just recode the player's years......Markus has said it will be random debut years, and I am assuming he's carrying over the entire career of the player in the DB like I've shown.

You can actually do this in OOTP11 and OOTP12 already, but you have to go in manually and do it (or via MS Access)

[gentlemanofleisure]

I have a question could you have the same player twice in the same draft just with a different year? like Tommy Herr as a 30 year old and also Tommy Herr as a 24 year old in the same draft pool?

[oman19]

Originally Posted by gentlemanofleisure

I have a question could you have the same player twice in the same draft just with a different year? like Tommy Herr as a 30 year old and also Tommy Herr as a 24 year old in the same draft pool?

I could be wrong, so someone correct me if I am, but the way I understand it is the first year of your league for our inaugural draft you will get random players at random points in their career. Every draft after that you will be getting them as if they were any other 18 or 22 year old kid. So there would be no possiability of the same player but different ages. You can't have a 30 28 and 22 year old Krik Gibson on your team you can just have Kirk Gibson.

[gentlemanofleisure]

Originally Posted by oman19

I could be wrong, so someone correct me if I am, but the way I understand it is the first year of your league for our inaugural draft you will get random players at random points in their career. Every draft after that you will be getting them as if they were any other 18 or 22 year old kid. So there would be no possiability of the same player but different ages. You can't have a 30 28 and 22 year old Krik Gibson on your team you can just have Kirk Gibson.

I hope this is true. I don't want a league with 8 Darrell Porters and 5 Onix Concepcions.

[Hoiles]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

So you just pick a year to start and then from there on out all the players from then until 2012 will randomly show up? Then when they are all picked, fictional players come in?

It's a good question. Also, are historical players chosen completely randomly (say, Babe Ruth has the same prob as the midget player from the 50's)? It would be nice if there's a way to have "great" players have a better chance of being selected for your league. Don't know if there's a quick way for OOTP to determine who these "great" players are. I guess one way to get around this is to have very big draft pools which forces a lot of great players to enter the league (but limits the number of years in your career).

Nice feature anyways, and has my pre-order sewn up

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

So you just pick a year to start and then from there on out all the players from then until 2012 will randomly show up? Then when they are all picked, fictional players come in?

Yes!