Let's hear about your planned universes. - Page 5

The Wolf · 03-12-2007, 07:34 PM

Having yielded to the inevitable, I will be doing a hobbit league. The starting year of Shire League Baseball (SLB) will be Year 3021 of the Third Age, and the league structure will be as follows:

SLB

Western League

West Farthing Division

Michel Delving Capitals
Hobbiton Mallorns
Bywater Green Dragons
Greenholm Flash

North Farthing Division

Greenfields Golfers
Long Cleeve Diamonds
Hardbottle Rockies
Oatbarton Oats

Downs Division

Upper Smials Walkers
Whitwell Farmers
Tuckborough Tooks
Tightfield Ropers

South Farthing Division

Digby Hinds
Longbottom Leafs
Starfield Stars
Sackville Sackers

Eastern League

Long Cleeve Division

Brockenborings Rebels
Dwaling Wanderers
Quarry Miners
Scary Monsters

East Farthing Division

Frogmorton Outlaws
Budgeford Shallows
Whitfurrows Runners
Woodhall Riders

Marish Division

Stock Golden Perches
Rushey Islanders
Willowbottom Thistles
Deephallow Riverhobbits

Buckland Division

Breredon Briars
Bucklebury Bucks
Newbury Villagers
Haysend Hayseeds

Curtis · 03-12-2007, 07:55 PM

Now you're getting into the spirit of things! (And people say I know too much…)

The Wolf · 03-12-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

(And people say I know too much…)

I never said that...hayseed.

Deftones2003 · 03-12-2007, 10:35 PM

My planned fictional universe is gonna be based on using feeder leagues.
Obviously being Canadian it will be a homeland based league but more importantly based around where I live. SouthWestern Ontario.

Have a MLB level league, roughly 20-24 teams using real towns and cities for the names. I'll then have a college based feeder league and creating fictional based colleges and using about 50-60 teams. I'll be using an age range criteria for the college league of 18 to 22. Now the tricky part and probably more time consuming one. I'll create another league and just have a HS level and nothin below as far as how many teams that's yet to be determined. I'll set an age range of 14-17, and hopefully through the powers of the game import the graduating players from the HS league into the College league and see them continue on to their MLB dreams.

I'll definitely have my work cut out but definitely looking forward to it.

discodude5 · 03-12-2007, 11:06 PM

I've only tried historical a couple times but it sounds real good this year so I will play as the Expo's starting in 1977 since that's when I start to remember some of the players they had and see if I can somehow keep most of the great players they let go.

How good would they have been with Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez anchoring their pitching staff for years?

Maybe a world series eh.

GForce · 03-12-2007, 11:55 PM

Anticipating my Franchise Stars set will be completed, that's the one I'm looking most forward to doing. Just watching, but seeing how it all unfolds.

GH

Kyros · 03-13-2007, 12:41 AM

My plan is to create a universe that I will carry on from version to version (assuming that Markus allows importing from version to version or someone creates a utility to do that).

Currently I plan on creating this;

"Parent League"
Major League Baseball (MLB)
* 36-Team MLB League. (All Teams will be located in the USA).
* Will be using all real MLB teams except for Toronto.
* Will then use 6 fictional teams which are as follows;
* Louisville Sluggers (Location: Kentucky)
* Birmingham Razorbacks (Location: Alabama)
* Baton Rouge (either Rebels, Outlaws, Blackhawks, or Bisons - I have yet to decide 100%. Maybe you guys can help me out and make the call.

)
(Location: Louisiana)
* Bay City Bombers (Location: Oregon)
* Las Vegas Aces (Location: Nevada)
* Lancaster Jethawks (Location: Texas) I know this is a Minor League Team but I wanted it to be a Major League Team.

Minor Leagues:
Triple A
Double A
Single A
Rookie (this is a possibility but with a college feeder system I most likely will not use Rookie and just stick with the Upper level minor league systems)

Feeder System:
College
* 60-Teams Total
* Using Real NCAA Baseball Teams
* Based on a Fictional League Structure which is as follows;
*Conference Name: American Athletic Conference (or SL1)
* 3 - Divisions with 10 Teams per Division
*Division: Atlantic Coast
*Division: America East
*Division: Ivy Division (Sort of like Independents)

Conference Name: Colonial Athletic Association (or SL2)
* 3 - Divisions with 10 Teams per Division
*Division: Mid American
*Division: Pacific Ten
*Division: Big West

Comments welcome and encouraged!

I will post the college teams I plan on using later. I will post them in their respective divisions. All in all I kinda like the idea about using a college based system.

Curtis · 03-13-2007, 02:08 AM

Rebels + 1
Outlaws + 1
Blackhawks 0
Bisons — 1

mikev · 03-13-2007, 02:39 AM

I'm going to try and create Little League, with a maxium age of 14. The minor leagues will be Tee Ball with a maxium age of 6.

ctorg · 03-13-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by mikev

I'm going to try and create Little League, with a maxium age of 14. The minor leagues will be Tee Ball with a maxium age of 6.

So you're going to have guys in the major league draft who are 6 and 14 years old? That should be interesting. Will you have some very low level minors or something?

Bobble · 03-13-2007, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Having yielded to the inevitable, I will be doing a hobbit league. The starting year of Shire League Baseball (SLB) will be Year 3021 of the Third Age, and the league structure will be as follows:

It's been done: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad.php?t=97553

Curtis · 03-13-2007, 09:09 AM

Edit: Damn! I edited this once, and it reverted to the original. That's not cool.

See Bobble's post 98 below this one. Based on reading his entire referenced thread, I'm retracting most of what I posted originally. (see The Wolf's post number 103 to read the original.) Still have a high opinion of Wolf's (probably facetious) effort, but Bobble did great work with his facegen and hobbitpark, and did not screw up his geography. And Malleus Dei had some good suggestions, too.

Deft · 03-13-2007, 09:21 AM

Kyros, I like Baton Rouge Red Sticks, FWIW.

I have toyed with a divided Major Leagues. The division will be philosophical as the Colonial Baseball League will be neo-American with more historical trends (less relievers), tighter drug restrictions (reduced HRs) and immigrant laws (limitations on non-American players). This league will have limited funds and play to smaller crowds and be mostly located in traditional American baseball hot spots (Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, etc..). It will use highschool and college feeder systems. The International Baseball League will include some of the cosmopolitan cities of LA, and San Francisco as well as several international cities. It will be have more juiced era performances and international flavor. It will have several minor or feeder leagues from the likes of Korea, Japan, and Venezuela. The two leagues will compete for the same American free agents.

mikev · 03-13-2007, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctorg

So you're going to have guys in the major league draft who are 6 and 14 years old? That should be interesting. Will you have some very low level minors or something?

I'd think it would be possible if you turned off drafts and just had feeder leagues, or had only 5 year olds in the draft and simmed 10 years of history first so that enough players were there.

Curtis · 03-13-2007, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikev

I'd think it would be possible if you turned off drafts and just had feeder leagues, or had only 5 year olds in the draft and simmed 10 years of history first so that enough players were there.

This brings up an interesting point. Can anyone on the beta team tell us whether you CAN have feeder leagues with the draft turned off? Since the purpose of feeder leagues is to feed the draft of a specific league (not to feed the free agent pool of a universe), I would guess that turning off the draft would suspend or bar the leagues that feed it.

haveband · 03-13-2007, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Having yielded to the inevitable, I will be doing a hobbit league. The starting year of Shire League Baseball (SLB) will be Year 3021 of the Third Age, and the league structure will be as follows:

Hey TW, I just wanted to ask but are you seriously gonna do this.

hb

ctorg · 03-13-2007, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis

This brings up an interesting point. Can anyone on the beta team tell us whether you CAN have feeder leagues with the draft turned off? Since the purpose of feeder leagues is to feed the draft of a specific league (not to feed the free agent pool of a universe), I would guess that turning off the draft would suspend or bar the leagues that feed it.

I'd think it would work. The only issue is that OOTP 2006 created free agents automatically in leagues with the draft turned off, and that might be a problem for people who don't want it.

Bobble · 03-13-2007, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis

The Wolf did a better job with his geography. Tookland isn't in the East Farthing, and both Breeland and Buckland would be logically associated with the East, not the North and South.

Just between you, me, and the fencepost, you misread it. It was 2 leagues of 4 divisions with 4 teams -- one league of the four farthings, and one league of the folklands, etc.

kingcharlesxii · 03-13-2007, 01:02 PM

I might resurrect my Viking league that I could never get just right in 2006.

Tony M · 03-13-2007, 01:34 PM

A universe starting in 2008 in the UK when the economics of football drive most of the teams to bankruptcy.

The basic structure of a 20/24/24/24/24 (I'll go to Conference level) as 5 independent leagues will remain (with promotion and relegation), but will have minor teams associated with them now.

Most of the current football teams will survive on as baseball teams and redesign their stadiums, except for Derby County who of course will return to the Baseball Ground (which is what it was used for originally)

I might add in the Scottish structure as well at a later date.

03-12-2007, 10:35 PM	#84
Deftones2003 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 155	My planned fictional universe is gonna be based on using feeder leagues. Obviously being Canadian it will be a homeland based league but more importantly based around where I live. SouthWestern Ontario. Have a MLB level league, roughly 20-24 teams using real towns and cities for the names. I'll then have a college based feeder league and creating fictional based colleges and using about 50-60 teams. I'll be using an age range criteria for the college league of 18 to 22. Now the tricky part and probably more time consuming one. I'll create another league and just have a HS level and nothin below as far as how many teams that's yet to be determined. I'll set an age range of 14-17, and hopefully through the powers of the game import the graduating players from the HS league into the College league and see them continue on to their MLB dreams. I'll definitely have my work cut out but definitely looking forward to it. Last edited by Deftones2003; 03-12-2007 at 10:36 PM.

03-13-2007, 02:39 AM	#89
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03-13-2007, 09:09 AM	#92
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Edit: Damn! I edited this once, and it reverted to the original. That's not cool. See Bobble's post 98 below this one. Based on reading his entire referenced thread, I'm retracting most of what I posted originally. (see The Wolf's post number 103 to read the original.) Still have a high opinion of Wolf's (probably facetious) effort, but Bobble did great work with his facegen and hobbitpark, and did not screw up his geography. And Malleus Dei had some good suggestions, too. Last edited by Curtis; 03-13-2007 at 10:02 PM. Reason: Trying to make amends — and hoping it'll stick this time.

03-13-2007, 09:21 AM	#93
Deft All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,112	Kyros, I like Baton Rouge Red Sticks, FWIW. I have toyed with a divided Major Leagues. The division will be philosophical as the Colonial Baseball League will be neo-American with more historical trends (less relievers), tighter drug restrictions (reduced HRs) and immigrant laws (limitations on non-American players). This league will have limited funds and play to smaller crowds and be mostly located in traditional American baseball hot spots (Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, etc..). It will use highschool and college feeder systems. The International Baseball League will include some of the cosmopolitan cities of LA, and San Francisco as well as several international cities. It will be have more juiced era performances and international flavor. It will have several minor or feeder leagues from the likes of Korea, Japan, and Venezuela. The two leagues will compete for the same American free agents. __________________ ATHL Louisville Jockeys (2001-present) 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020 World Champions Uniform Template 1.2 Last edited by Deft; 03-13-2007 at 09:22 AM.

03-12-2007, 07:55 PM	#82
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Now you're getting into the spirit of things! (And people say I know too much…)

03-12-2007, 11:06 PM	#85
discodude5 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 370	I've only tried historical a couple times but it sounds real good this year so I will play as the Expo's starting in 1977 since that's when I start to remember some of the players they had and see if I can somehow keep most of the great players they let go. How good would they have been with Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez anchoring their pitching staff for years? Maybe a world series eh.

03-12-2007, 11:55 PM	#86
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Anticipating my Franchise Stars set will be completed, that's the one I'm looking most forward to doing. Just watching, but seeing how it all unfolds. GH

03-13-2007, 12:41 AM	#87
Kyros All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 976	My plan is to create a universe that I will carry on from version to version (assuming that Markus allows importing from version to version or someone creates a utility to do that). Currently I plan on creating this; "Parent League" Major League Baseball (MLB) * 36-Team MLB League. (All Teams will be located in the USA). * Will be using all real MLB teams except for Toronto. * Will then use 6 fictional teams which are as follows; * Louisville Sluggers (Location: Kentucky) * Birmingham Razorbacks (Location: Alabama) * Baton Rouge (either Rebels, Outlaws, Blackhawks, or Bisons - I have yet to decide 100%. Maybe you guys can help me out and make the call. ) (Location: Louisiana) * Bay City Bombers (Location: Oregon) * Las Vegas Aces (Location: Nevada) * Lancaster Jethawks (Location: Texas) I know this is a Minor League Team but I wanted it to be a Major League Team. Minor Leagues: Triple A Double A Single A Rookie (this is a possibility but with a college feeder system I most likely will not use Rookie and just stick with the Upper level minor league systems) Feeder System: College * 60-Teams Total * Using Real NCAA Baseball Teams * Based on a Fictional League Structure which is as follows; Conference Name: American Athletic Conference* (or SL1) * 3 - Divisions with 10 Teams per Division Division: Atlantic Coast Division: America East Division: Ivy Division (Sort of like Independents)* Conference Name: Colonial Athletic Association (or SL2) * 3 - Divisions with 10 Teams per Division Division: Mid American* Division: Pacific Ten* Division: Big West* Comments welcome and encouraged! I will post the college teams I plan on using later. I will post them in their respective divisions. All in all I kinda like the idea about using a college based system.

03-13-2007, 02:08 AM	#88
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Rebels + 1 Outlaws + 1 Blackhawks 0 Bisons — 1

03-13-2007, 01:02 PM	#99
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	I might resurrect my Viking league that I could never get just right in 2006.

03-13-2007, 01:34 PM	#100
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	A universe starting in 2008 in the UK when the economics of football drive most of the teams to bankruptcy. The basic structure of a 20/24/24/24/24 (I'll go to Conference level) as 5 independent leagues will remain (with promotion and relegation), but will have minor teams associated with them now. Most of the current football teams will survive on as baseball teams and redesign their stadiums, except for Derby County who of course will return to the Baseball Ground (which is what it was used for originally) I might add in the Scottish structure as well at a later date.