Help with historical play.

Lionsgoalie · 11-08-2016, 05:14 PM

Wanted to start as GM of the senators in 92. but if join the year before it never allows me to apply for the job and if i join the year off i am not able to do the expansion draft. can i get some help with this? thanks

AlpineSK · 11-08-2016, 05:46 PM

Can you start the year before, and then when the team is "created" you retire your GM created in 1991 and create a new one, taking control of Ottawa?

Duranium · 11-09-2016, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Lionsgoalie

Wanted to start as GM of the senators in 92. but if join the year before it never allows me to apply for the job and if i join the year off i am not able to do the expansion draft. can i get some help with this? thanks

You have to start with commish mode enabled, unemployed in 1991, sim the season until June 30th and on July 1st you take over the Sens under 'manager options'.

JeffR · 11-09-2016, 03:52 AM

Yeah, the way Duranium posted is the only way to take over a historical expansion team in its expansion year - since the expansion is automatic, there's no option for the user to intervene directly as with manual expansion in other modes, and it's very unlikely that he'd be offered the job by after an unemployed season with no prior history.

11-08-2016, 05:14 PM	#1
Lionsgoalie Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 7	Help with historical play. Wanted to start as GM of the senators in 92. but if join the year before it never allows me to apply for the job and if i join the year off i am not able to do the expansion draft. can i get some help with this? thanks

11-08-2016, 05:46 PM	#2
AlpineSK All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bear, DE Posts: 1,618	Can you start the year before, and then when the team is "created" you retire your GM created in 1991 and create a new one, taking control of Ottawa? __________________ Check out my Sims!! 2013 Boston Red Sox Or my blogs: http://www.medicsbk.com The Sports Medic

11-09-2016, 03:52 AM	#4
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	Yeah, the way Duranium posted is the only way to take over a historical expansion team in its expansion year - since the expansion is automatic, there's no option for the user to intervene directly as with manual expansion in other modes, and it's very unlikely that he'd be offered the job by after an unemployed season with no prior history.