1901 Historical Template Now Available!

redsox45 · 03-24-2007, 04:05 PM

Hi guys!

I have put together a 1901 historical template which you can download from PadresFan's website at:

http://www.padresfanmods.net/

The file contains my preferred settings for running a full length (1901-2006) historical sim. While Lahman database isn't required, that's what the template is based on.

Please download it and give it a try. I have included a readme also, which should walk you through importing it into your game.

Will

redsox45 · 03-24-2007, 04:08 PM

dola,

This file gives you exceptional results. In most of my tests with it the quality of the leaderboards mirrored MLB's career leaderboards.

For example, IRL there are 20 guys with 500+ HR in real life. In my last sim with these settings I had 21 over the same 105 year period. That's just one example, other categories show similar results.

Will

CONN CHRIS · 03-24-2007, 04:15 PM

I'll be giving this a go tonight. Thank you greatly - you have made at least one newby happy!

Christopher

bailey · 03-24-2007, 06:08 PM

This sure looks like a great tool, but the loading instructions are incomplete. You lose me at the point 4.0 where you tell me where to get Lahmans, but then what? I can load the template within the game, but I don't know where to tell it the path for Lahmans. I already have Lahmans, per the sticky post above and I know it works, but that requires you to use the 'create historical league' wizard, but you said to close out of that first thing. If I click 'start game' the game tells me I have no players and when I tried something that said "import rosters" I was forced to reboot.

redsox45 · 03-24-2007, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bailey

This sure looks like a great tool, but the loading instructions are incomplete. You lose me at the point 4.0 where you tell me where to get Lahmans, but then what? I can load the template within the game, but I don't know where to tell it the path for Lahmans. I already have Lahmans, per the sticky post above and I know it works, but that requires you to use the 'create historical league' wizard, but you said to close out of that first thing. If I click 'start game' the game tells me I have no players and when I tried something that said "import rosters" I was forced to reboot.

Sorry I've confused you.

The template is already set up to import from lahman unless your lahman is located at something other than c:/lahman.

If so:

1. Go into Game Setup on the Game Menu
2. Click on League Setup Tab
3. Click on Rules Tab
4. About halfway down, you can set your path to lahman.

In any case, you can always press F1 for in game help which should provide you with more details about whatever screen you are on.

I hope I've helped...

Will

bailey · 03-24-2007, 06:56 PM

That was it! My Lahmans was in another directory. Thanks!

redsox45 · 03-24-2007, 07:04 PM

No problem!

I'm glad it's working for you now.

Will

Ksyrup · 03-26-2007, 08:34 AM

Is this based on recalc mode? How is Ruth handled?

redsox45 · 03-26-2007, 09:12 AM

Yes.

This is based on 3 year recalc mode. Ruth converts to a fielder in 1919 or 1920 as he did IRL.

Will

Ksyrup · 03-26-2007, 09:46 AM

Bah! I must be in the minority, but recalc is completely unappealing to me.

captkirk685 · 03-26-2007, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redsox45

Hi guys!

I have put together a 1901 historical template which you can download from PadresFan's website at:

http://www.padresfanmods.net/

The file contains my preferred settings for running a full length (1901-2006) historical sim. While Lahman database isn't required, that's what the template is based on.

Please download it and give it a try. I have included a readme also, which should walk you through importing it into your game.

Will

Wow thanks, it works great with amazingly accurate results, great work

Ksyrup · 03-26-2007, 04:07 PM

I'm going to try this out now. The only change I made to your settings was to disable free agency.

boilermaker · 03-26-2007, 10:17 PM

Excellent site, by the way. I wasn't aware of it before....eureka!

MizzouRah · 03-28-2007, 03:47 PM

In this template, is the draft set AFTER FA so players come into the league when they did in RL?

Thanks!

rasnell · 03-28-2007, 05:56 PM

Just take a look at the league settings and see what the league draft date is. You can adjust it yourself if needed. I suggest Nov. 1.

MizzouRah · 03-28-2007, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasnell

Just take a look at the league settings and see what the league draft date is. You can adjust it yourself if needed. I suggest Nov. 1.

rasnell,

You've been nothing but a great help, thanks again!!

MizzouRah · 03-28-2007, 08:43 PM

I noticed in this template that the amateur draft is not enabled. Do we enable this later on at a certain year? I was going to change the draft date to Nov 1st, but it's not enabled by default.

I'm guessing the draft started in a certain year? If so, do we change stuff like this on our own or does the game do this automatically?

Thanks,

Todd

weidner · 03-28-2007, 09:22 PM

in my game files I don't have a world_template section under data in the OOTP2007 game. where do I put the file?
thanks

MizzouRah · 03-28-2007, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weidner

in my game files I don't have a world_template section under data in the OOTP2007 game. where do I put the file?
thanks

Just create a new folder called: world_template and then put the file into that folder.

Bigpapa42 · 03-29-2007, 11:50 PM

Going to have to give this a try.

Just curious - what happens to AAA when the MLB expands? Does it match it?

03-24-2007, 04:05 PM	#1
redsox45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Machias, Maine Posts: 4,573 Blog Entries: 1	1901 Historical Template Now Available! Hi guys! I have put together a 1901 historical template which you can download from PadresFan's website at: http://www.padresfanmods.net/ The file contains my preferred settings for running a full length (1901-2006) historical sim. While Lahman database isn't required, that's what the template is based on. Please download it and give it a try. I have included a readme also, which should walk you through importing it into your game. Will __________________ Top Five Books I Ever Read: 1. Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- Agatha Christie 2. Birds of Prey -- Wilbur Smith 3. King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard 4. Comstock Lode -- Louis L'Amour 5. Andersonville -- McKinley Kantor

03-24-2007, 04:08 PM	#2
redsox45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Machias, Maine Posts: 4,573 Blog Entries: 1	dola, This file gives you exceptional results. In most of my tests with it the quality of the leaderboards mirrored MLB's career leaderboards. For example, IRL there are 20 guys with 500+ HR in real life. In my last sim with these settings I had 21 over the same 105 year period. That's just one example, other categories show similar results. Will __________________ Top Five Books I Ever Read: 1. Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- Agatha Christie 2. Birds of Prey -- Wilbur Smith 3. King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard 4. Comstock Lode -- Louis L'Amour 5. Andersonville -- McKinley Kantor

03-24-2007, 04:15 PM	#3
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28,366	I'll be giving this a go tonight. Thank you greatly - you have made at least one newby happy! Christopher __________________ Check Out My Cards!

03-24-2007, 07:04 PM	#7
redsox45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Machias, Maine Posts: 4,573 Blog Entries: 1	No problem! I'm glad it's working for you now. Will __________________ Top Five Books I Ever Read: 1. Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- Agatha Christie 2. Birds of Prey -- Wilbur Smith 3. King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard 4. Comstock Lode -- Louis L'Amour 5. Andersonville -- McKinley Kantor

03-26-2007, 09:12 AM	#9
redsox45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Machias, Maine Posts: 4,573 Blog Entries: 1	Yes. This is based on 3 year recalc mode. Ruth converts to a fielder in 1919 or 1920 as he did IRL. Will __________________ Top Five Books I Ever Read: 1. Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- Agatha Christie 2. Birds of Prey -- Wilbur Smith 3. King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard 4. Comstock Lode -- Louis L'Amour 5. Andersonville -- McKinley Kantor

03-24-2007, 06:08 PM	#4
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,127	This sure looks like a great tool, but the loading instructions are incomplete. You lose me at the point 4.0 where you tell me where to get Lahmans, but then what? I can load the template within the game, but I don't know where to tell it the path for Lahmans. I already have Lahmans, per the sticky post above and I know it works, but that requires you to use the 'create historical league' wizard, but you said to close out of that first thing. If I click 'start game' the game tells me I have no players and when I tried something that said "import rosters" I was forced to reboot.

03-24-2007, 06:56 PM	#6
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,127	That was it! My Lahmans was in another directory. Thanks!

03-26-2007, 08:34 AM	#8
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	Is this based on recalc mode? How is Ruth handled?

03-26-2007, 09:46 AM	#10
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	Bah! I must be in the minority, but recalc is completely unappealing to me.

03-26-2007, 04:07 PM	#12
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	I'm going to try this out now. The only change I made to your settings was to disable free agency.

03-26-2007, 10:17 PM	#13
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	Excellent site, by the way. I wasn't aware of it before....eureka!

03-28-2007, 03:47 PM	#14
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	In this template, is the draft set AFTER FA so players come into the league when they did in RL? Thanks!

03-28-2007, 05:56 PM	#15
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky Posts: 3,739	Just take a look at the league settings and see what the league draft date is. You can adjust it yourself if needed. I suggest Nov. 1. __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher (201), yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Find out more about the 1929 World Series in my book, "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See the web site at www.rootforthecubs.com. The book is at http://www.amazon.com/Root-Cubs-Char...t+for+the+cubs. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2023 and iOOTP 2011-2014.

03-28-2007, 08:43 PM	#17
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	I noticed in this template that the amateur draft is not enabled. Do we enable this later on at a certain year? I was going to change the draft date to Nov 1st, but it's not enabled by default. I'm guessing the draft started in a certain year? If so, do we change stuff like this on our own or does the game do this automatically? Thanks, Todd Last edited by MizzouRah; 03-28-2007 at 08:46 PM.

03-28-2007, 09:22 PM	#18
weidner Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coleman, Wisconsin Posts: 136	question about the template in my game files I don't have a world_template section under data in the OOTP2007 game. where do I put the file? thanks

03-29-2007, 11:50 PM	#20
Bigpapa42 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 16	Going to have to give this a try. Just curious - what happens to AAA when the MLB expands? Does it match it?