162 game schedule despite setting 81 game season

mwbigg · 10-03-2016, 09:40 PM

I have a schedule problem. Before starting the season, I set the number of games to 81. After a month into the season, I looked at the schedule and saw that it was 162 games. As the season reached 70-75 games, notifications started coming out that teams clinched divisions or a wild card. Yet, nothing happened at the 81 game mark. The only option was to keep playing the next game on the schedule. So, I did this for a few games and now I've played 83 games. Any helpful comments or suggestions?

polydamas · 10-03-2016, 09:57 PM

It sounds like you forgot to delete the old schedule and regenerate a new one.

mwbigg · 10-04-2016, 10:46 AM

Well, this is my first time playing and I set up a new game. So, was there really an old schedule I should have deleted? And, why is the game listing teams as having already clinched playoff spots at this point?

Thanks for any help you all have and can give?

NoOne · 10-04-2016, 11:47 AM

there's some fine print on that page that mentions you need to generate a new schedule anytime you make changes. If you did this during game creation process, and it occured, i'd mention it in the bugs forum.

so, back on that settings page, you type in your new ruels for the schedule, click the "available actions", see if it has a generate schedule option, i forget.

if not: click edit schedule. now the available actions dropdown will have a "generate fictional schedule" option.

* balanced schedule with an odd # of teams will not generate a suitable schedule, in most people's opinion. not sure if any other settings combinations cause issues.

Check out the schedules forum. there is a sticky with a master list and links to all the various homemade schedules. pop that file into your ..\data\schedules directory and instead of generate a schedule, select import from file. (use the filter button or you will be skimming through 100's of schedule files all named in a visually similar way)

mwbigg · 10-06-2016, 10:21 AM

Thanks for your help. I also researched the issue. But, it seemed that all of the recommendations could only be undertaken during game creation or the preseason. After some out-of-the-box thinking, however, I came up with a short-term solution.

I simply went into the league editor and manually deleted most of the remaining games. Although this did leave most of August and September without any games, I achieved the short-run result of reducing the schedule while in-season.

bwburke94 · 10-06-2016, 08:21 PM

Basically, what happened is that OOTP failed to generate a schedule with an odd number of games, but the clinching logic still assumed teams were playing 81 games. The same issue happens in the NL in 1961 historicals, to a lesser extent.

As a sidenote, what's your league alignment?

10-03-2016, 09:40 PM	#1
mwbigg Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 15	162 game schedule despite setting 81 game season I have a schedule problem. Before starting the season, I set the number of games to 81. After a month into the season, I looked at the schedule and saw that it was 162 games. As the season reached 70-75 games, notifications started coming out that teams clinched divisions or a wild card. Yet, nothing happened at the 81 game mark. The only option was to keep playing the next game on the schedule. So, I did this for a few games and now I've played 83 games. Any helpful comments or suggestions? Last edited by mwbigg; 10-04-2016 at 10:48 AM. Reason: I wanted to add the first sentence to increase searchability

10-04-2016, 11:47 AM	#4
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	there's some fine print on that page that mentions you need to generate a new schedule anytime you make changes. If you did this during game creation process, and it occured, i'd mention it in the bugs forum. so, back on that settings page, you type in your new ruels for the schedule, click the "available actions", see if it has a generate schedule option, i forget. if not: click edit schedule. now the available actions dropdown will have a "generate fictional schedule" option. * balanced schedule with an odd # of teams will not generate a suitable schedule, in most people's opinion. not sure if any other settings combinations cause issues. Check out the schedules forum. there is a sticky with a master list and links to all the various homemade schedules. pop that file into your ..\data\schedules directory and instead of generate a schedule, select import from file. (use the filter button or you will be skimming through 100's of schedule files all named in a visually similar way) Last edited by NoOne; 10-04-2016 at 11:50 AM.

10-06-2016, 10:21 AM	#5
mwbigg Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 15	Short-Term Solution Thanks for your help. I also researched the issue. But, it seemed that all of the recommendations could only be undertaken during game creation or the preseason. After some out-of-the-box thinking, however, I came up with a short-term solution. I simply went into the league editor and manually deleted most of the remaining games. Although this did leave most of August and September without any games, I achieved the short-run result of reducing the schedule while in-season.

10-03-2016, 09:57 PM	#2
polydamas All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 598	It sounds like you forgot to delete the old schedule and regenerate a new one.

10-04-2016, 10:46 AM	#3
mwbigg Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 15	Well, this is my first time playing and I set up a new game. So, was there really an old schedule I should have deleted? And, why is the game listing teams as having already clinched playoff spots at this point? Thanks for any help you all have and can give?

10-06-2016, 08:21 PM	#6
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,447	Basically, what happened is that OOTP failed to generate a schedule with an odd number of games, but the clinching logic still assumed teams were playing 81 games. The same issue happens in the NL in 1961 historicals, to a lesser extent. As a sidenote, what's your league alignment?