New Utility: Web-Based Park Generator - Page 6

gRaider2001 · 06-20-2016, 04:16 AM

I have a quick question. Should I put the "webcast" file where it says "diagram picture" in the game?

eriqjaffe · 06-20-2016, 08:50 AM

Yep, that's where it's meant to go.

eriqjaffe · 06-20-2016, 08:52 AM

BTW, forgot to post that I updated the utility a little bit over the weekend - I've gotten rid of the reloadable parks because that never worked as I had hoped (and I was never able to resolve it), and made some changes to the night image to fix an occasional issue where all you'd get is a white outline of the park.

I've also added an "artificial turf" surface background image if your park has an artificial surface. That's just for the day picture, the night picture still uses the same image.

gRaider2001 · 06-20-2016, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Yep, that's where it's meant to go.

Awesome. Thank you sooo much for creating this program:-)

Déjà Bru · 06-29-2016, 06:13 PM

This is pretty darned amazing and to think that I am only here because Eugene Church asked a question about it in the main forum! Who knew? I have to get "out" more.

Déjà Bru · 06-29-2016, 07:56 PM

Eriq, there is an anomaly in the .xml file which I am embarrassed to bring up but still, to be accurate . . .

The .xml file reverses X and Y player coordinates. That's fine. However, although the day/night player coordinates are correct, albeit reversed, the diagram player coordinates are actually mislabeled in the .xml file.

Compare these two screen shots and see if I am wrong:

eriqjaffe · 06-30-2016, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Eriq, there is an anomaly in the .xml file which I am embarrassed to bring up but still, to be accurate . . .

The .xml file reverses X and Y player coordinates. That's fine. However, although the day/night player coordinates are correct, albeit reversed, the diagram player coordinates are actually mislabeled in the .xml file.

Compare these two screen shots and see if I am wrong:

D'oh! Looks like you're right. I'll have to take a look at that at some point.

PSUColonel · 06-30-2016, 02:08 PM

quick question for anyone in the know...where do you put the .xml file?

eriqjaffe · 06-30-2016, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

quick question for anyone in the know...where do you put the .xml file?

Nowhere, OOTP doesn't care about it. It's just a way to spit out the park data in a human-readable format.

If I can ever get the park reloadable parks working, THEN it becomes useful because ParkGen will read it.and recreate the park. But until then, it's just for your own reference.

PSUColonel · 06-30-2016, 06:57 PM

Ok thanks

PSUColonel · 07-07-2016, 06:09 PM

Another quick question...I notice the park factors generated by this utility are vastly different from the ones included with OOTP...is there a reason for this?

eriqjaffe · 07-09-2016, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Another quick question...I notice the park factors generated by this utility are vastly different from the ones included with OOTP...is there a reason for this?

Witbout knowing for sure, I'd imagine that the OOTP guys used their own formulas when coming up with the park factors, or the ones they used might be normalized to the league overall. The factors that the app calculates (which should be consistent with the factors calculated if you use Gambo's spreadsheet) are done in a relative vacuum.

Hageneezz · 08-09-2016, 03:05 PM

Hi, using Google Chrome..i am currently not able to move the Field Image with the mouse cursor, where that was possible a couple of days ago...Am i doing something wrong?

eriqjaffe · 08-09-2016, 03:09 PM

I'm still able to do it, so I'm not sure what's happening for you. Can you click on the image and then nudge it using the arrow keys?

Hageneezz · 08-09-2016, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

I'm still able to do it, so I'm not sure what's happening for you. Can you click on the image and then nudge it using the arrow keys?

Nope, i can`t..I`ll try restarting the pc and if that doesn`t help i`ll try to use the program with Opera (Explorer did not work either)

Anyway, thanks for making this awesome utility

Hageneezz · 08-09-2016, 03:47 PM

Okay, i've installed Opera on my pc and everything works again..

BKL · 10-17-2016, 10:03 PM

I noticed this utility has "carry" factors and if you enter a city, it will enter carry factors. My understanding is that weather is now taken into affect separately from ballpark factors; so, should we just enter "0" for carry, since the game not takes care of that?

vulcan4 · 02-20-2017, 07:58 AM

I love this utility!!! Thank you for creating it!!!

mitchkenn · 05-25-2017, 11:42 AM

looks fantastic. created my own park. saved it, put files into ballparks folder. but my game OOTP 18 only will import .prk files, not jpg for png. Am i doing something wrong?

eriqjaffe · 05-25-2017, 11:50 AM

Yep. The images are the "backdrop". You have to manually enter all of the numbers in by hand.

06-20-2016, 04:16 AM	#101
gRaider2001 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 224	I have a quick question. Should I put the "webcast" file where it says "diagram picture" in the game? __________________ Looking For Hints and Tips for OOTP 15 or Baseball in General? Please Check Out The Knowledge Thread Link Below: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ge-thread.html

06-20-2016, 08:50 AM	#102
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,617	Yep, that's where it's meant to go. __________________

06-20-2016, 08:52 AM	#103
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,617	BTW, forgot to post that I updated the utility a little bit over the weekend - I've gotten rid of the reloadable parks because that never worked as I had hoped (and I was never able to resolve it), and made some changes to the night image to fix an occasional issue where all you'd get is a white outline of the park. I've also added an "artificial turf" surface background image if your park has an artificial surface. That's just for the day picture, the night picture still uses the same image. __________________

06-29-2016, 06:13 PM	#105
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 10,946	This is pretty darned amazing and to think that I am only here because Eugene Church asked a question about it in the main forum! Who knew? I have to get "out" more. __________________ - Bru

06-29-2016, 07:56 PM	#106
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 10,946	Eriq, there is an anomaly in the .xml file which I am embarrassed to bring up but still, to be accurate . . . The .xml file reverses X and Y player coordinates. That's fine. However, although the day/night player coordinates are correct, albeit reversed, the diagram player coordinates are actually mislabeled in the .xml file. Compare these two screen shots and see if I am wrong: Attached Images __________________ - Bru

06-30-2016, 02:08 PM	#108
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,089 Blog Entries: 37	quick question for anyone in the know...where do you put the .xml file?

06-30-2016, 06:57 PM	#110
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,089 Blog Entries: 37	Ok thanks

07-07-2016, 06:09 PM	#111
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,089 Blog Entries: 37	Another quick question...I notice the park factors generated by this utility are vastly different from the ones included with OOTP...is there a reason for this?

08-09-2016, 03:05 PM	#113
Hageneezz All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Hague,Netherlands Posts: 865	Hi, using Google Chrome..i am currently not able to move the Field Image with the mouse cursor, where that was possible a couple of days ago...Am i doing something wrong?

08-09-2016, 03:09 PM	#114
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,617	I'm still able to do it, so I'm not sure what's happening for you. Can you click on the image and then nudge it using the arrow keys? __________________

08-09-2016, 03:47 PM	#116
Hageneezz All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Hague,Netherlands Posts: 865	Okay, i've installed Opera on my pc and everything works again..

10-17-2016, 10:03 PM	#117
BKL All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 929	I noticed this utility has "carry" factors and if you enter a city, it will enter carry factors. My understanding is that weather is now taken into affect separately from ballpark factors; so, should we just enter "0" for carry, since the game not takes care of that?

02-20-2017, 07:58 AM	#118
vulcan4 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 352	I love this utility!!! Thank you for creating it!!!

05-25-2017, 11:42 AM	#119
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	looks fantastic. created my own park. saved it, put files into ballparks folder. but my game OOTP 18 only will import .prk files, not jpg for png. Am i doing something wrong? __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.

05-25-2017, 11:50 AM	#120
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,617	Yep. The images are the "backdrop". You have to manually enter all of the numbers in by hand. __________________