Feature: Presets

Comedian2004 · 02-09-2013, 08:58 PM

Any screen where you can change options, have a button called SAVE PRESETS and it saves all the options from that screen with the name you want. Then of course, there is an option to LOAD PRESETS.

The presets could be located in a PRESETS FOLDER and have some tag in the name or extension to show what 'page' they belong to.

An example would be the screen where you set up the AI options. I set all the options I want, then save the preset as LARRY'S HISTORICAL. Then the next time I create a league, I just load this preset and all the settings are set. I could have different presets based on the league format I use.

It could also be handy during beta so that we can make sure the settings stay constant between leagues while finding bugs.

ctorg · 02-10-2013, 10:05 AM

Excellent idea. In a game with as many options as this, it's actually hard to remember how you previously set everything up. This would save so much time.

Le Grande Orange · 02-10-2013, 02:55 PM

I would suggest it'd also be helpful to have an associated text file or something which lists exactly what options are on or off for each game screen. Thus you could open that file and review precisely what that preset has enabled or disabled.

Even better would be the ability to edit that preset text file and save the changes as a new file which could then be imported/opened within OOTP. That'd make it easy for users to create and share preset files.

02-09-2013, 08:58 PM	#1
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 7,085	Feature: Presets Any screen where you can change options, have a button called SAVE PRESETS and it saves all the options from that screen with the name you want. Then of course, there is an option to LOAD PRESETS. The presets could be located in a PRESETS FOLDER and have some tag in the name or extension to show what 'page' they belong to. An example would be the screen where you set up the AI options. I set all the options I want, then save the preset as LARRY'S HISTORICAL. Then the next time I create a league, I just load this preset and all the settings are set. I could have different presets based on the league format I use. It could also be handy during beta so that we can make sure the settings stay constant between leagues while finding bugs. __________________ Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF![/COLOR][/FONT]

02-10-2013, 10:05 AM	#2
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Excellent idea. In a game with as many options as this, it's actually hard to remember how you previously set everything up. This would save so much time. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

02-10-2013, 02:55 PM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,404	I would suggest it'd also be helpful to have an associated text file or something which lists exactly what options are on or off for each game screen. Thus you could open that file and review precisely what that preset has enabled or disabled. Even better would be the ability to edit that preset text file and save the changes as a new file which could then be imported/opened within OOTP. That'd make it easy for users to create and share preset files.