What Causes the Game to Skip Preseason Predictions?

Eugene Church · 01-01-2019, 09:08 PM

I just converted l very long-running league from OOTP12 to OOTP19.

OOTP19 didn't run the Preseason Predictions even though I enabled it.

Old Reliable OOTP12 never failed to do it in 30 or 40 seasons.

Any ideas about how to fix it?

Would appreciate your help and comments.

Thank you... and a Very Happy New Year!

NoOne · 01-02-2019, 01:07 PM

is this a recent change from previous versions, maybe? used to autogenerate if you didn't by opening day, but now it does not? in recent memory i have to generate the report or it doesn't get made.

workaround -- set up a reminder in GM-office? persistent reminder each year anytime safely before opening day or your prefered date to generate the report.

it's just part of my SOP before i sim opening day. i do forget on occasion, of course. so, i know it's not auto-generated.

BirdWatcher · 01-02-2019, 01:33 PM

I just started a new season in my fictional save recently. I am using OOTP19 and have Preseason Predictions enabled.
When I move to Opening Day the game automatically generates Preseason Predictions. Nothing needed on my part except to access them in the appropriate place.
Not sure what is happening for you but I'm quite positive, at least from my personal experience, that this still works the way it did in previous versions (well, version, anyway, as I was new to OOTP with OOTP18.)

Drstrangelove · 01-02-2019, 04:43 PM

If you leave Preseason Predictions set as "on demand", I assume it generate at all unless you select it. Iirc, that's default. You have to toggle "automatic" I believe to get it to work automatically. No idea now OOTP 12 did it or if that was even optional. I like to leave it as on demand because I want to be sure all the teams (mine included) are ready when I choose it.

scott1964 · 01-03-2019, 09:49 PM

I have had this several times over in my dynasty thread. II post a bug on this several months ago. Nothing could be found on what I sent. I think it was how i changed my number of starting pitchers during spring training from 6 to 3.

Tyke · 01-04-2019, 03:14 AM

I have mine set to "Automatic" but it still seems to skip one now and then.

Eugene Church · 01-04-2019, 01:11 PM

I recently converted my long-running IPA league from OOTP12 to OOTP19... this may have had something to do with it.

Thanks for all the replies and advice.

It is set by default to run ever year... but I will make sure it does it prior to the start of the new season.

That was a good suggestion to post a reminder to generate it should it not be done by the AI.

I like to use the Preseason Predictions to help me write the Season Preview for my Dynasty League Report on the OOTP Dynasty Forum.

Matt Arnold · 01-04-2019, 01:30 PM

Some things to watch out for:
-If you already have a report in the news/html/leagues (?) folder, then in pre-season we won't generate a new one. I don't remember when this folder gets cleared.
-If you go to the page in spring training and it doesn't generate a new report, go to that folder above, delete the old file, and go back to the prediction page in-game. It should regenerate it.
-The game will force generation on opening day if you have the option set, even if there was a file there, I think, so if you manually generate a prediction in spring, and then go back after opening day, it may be different.
-Prediction report will be done based on how the rosters are currently set. So if your top RF is hurt and on the DL, he won't play in the prediction report. So don't trust it too much

Eugene Church · 01-04-2019, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Some things to watch out for:
-If you already have a report in the news/html/leagues (?) folder, then in pre-season we won't generate a new one. I don't remember when this folder gets cleared.
-If you go to the page in spring training and it doesn't generate a new report, go to that folder above, delete the old file, and go back to the prediction page in-game. It should regenerate it.
-The game will force generation on opening day if you have the option set, even if there was a file there, I think, so if you manually generate a prediction in spring, and then go back after opening day, it may be different.
-Prediction report will be done based on how the rosters are currently set. So if your top RF is hurt and on the DL, he won't play in the prediction report. So don't trust it too much

Thanks, Matt.

This info is much appreciated.

Eugene Church · 01-05-2019, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdWatcher

I just started a new season in my fictional save recently. I am using OOTP19 and have Preseason Predictions enabled.
When I move to Opening Day the game automatically generates Preseason Predictions. Nothing needed on my part except to access them in the appropriate place.
Not sure what is happening for you but I'm quite positive, at least from my personal experience, that this still works the way it did in previous versions (well, version, anyway, as I was new to OOTP with OOTP18.)

Yes, it worked very well in OOTP12... it was always generated every season... never miss doing one time in 58 seasons.

Hope it works this well in OOTP19, too.

Thanks for the reply and help.

01-01-2019, 09:08 PM	#1
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,094 Blog Entries: 1	What Causes the Game to Skip Preseason Predictions? I just converted l very long-running league from OOTP12 to OOTP19. OOTP19 didn't run the Preseason Predictions even though I enabled it. Old Reliable OOTP12 never failed to do it in 30 or 40 seasons. Any ideas about how to fix it? Would appreciate your help and comments. Thank you... and a Very Happy New Year!

01-02-2019, 04:43 PM	#4
Drstrangelove Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 346	If you leave Preseason Predictions set as "on demand", I assume it generate at all unless you select it. Iirc, that's default. You have to toggle "automatic" I believe to get it to work automatically. No idea now OOTP 12 did it or if that was even optional. I like to leave it as on demand because I want to be sure all the teams (mine included) are ready when I choose it. Last edited by Drstrangelove; 01-02-2019 at 04:46 PM.

01-03-2019, 09:49 PM	#5
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,561 Blog Entries: 19	I have had this several times over in my dynasty thread. II post a bug on this several months ago. Nothing could be found on what I sent. I think it was how i changed my number of starting pitchers during spring training from 6 to 3. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

01-02-2019, 01:07 PM	#2
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	is this a recent change from previous versions, maybe? used to autogenerate if you didn't by opening day, but now it does not? in recent memory i have to generate the report or it doesn't get made. workaround -- set up a reminder in GM-office? persistent reminder each year anytime safely before opening day or your prefered date to generate the report. it's just part of my SOP before i sim opening day. i do forget on occasion, of course. so, i know it's not auto-generated.

01-02-2019, 01:33 PM	#3
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,262	I just started a new season in my fictional save recently. I am using OOTP19 and have Preseason Predictions enabled. When I move to Opening Day the game automatically generates Preseason Predictions. Nothing needed on my part except to access them in the appropriate place. Not sure what is happening for you but I'm quite positive, at least from my personal experience, that this still works the way it did in previous versions (well, version, anyway, as I was new to OOTP with OOTP18.)

01-04-2019, 03:14 AM	#6
Tyke All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brighouse, West Yorkshire, U.K. Posts: 1,122	I have mine set to "Automatic" but it still seems to skip one now and then.

01-04-2019, 01:11 PM	#7
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,094 Blog Entries: 1	I recently converted my long-running IPA league from OOTP12 to OOTP19... this may have had something to do with it. Thanks for all the replies and advice. It is set by default to run ever year... but I will make sure it does it prior to the start of the new season. That was a good suggestion to post a reminder to generate it should it not be done by the AI. I like to use the Preseason Predictions to help me write the Season Preview for my Dynasty League Report on the OOTP Dynasty Forum.

01-04-2019, 01:30 PM	#8
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,145	Some things to watch out for: -If you already have a report in the news/html/leagues (?) folder, then in pre-season we won't generate a new one. I don't remember when this folder gets cleared. -If you go to the page in spring training and it doesn't generate a new report, go to that folder above, delete the old file, and go back to the prediction page in-game. It should regenerate it. -The game will force generation on opening day if you have the option set, even if there was a file there, I think, so if you manually generate a prediction in spring, and then go back after opening day, it may be different. -Prediction report will be done based on how the rosters are currently set. So if your top RF is hurt and on the DL, he won't play in the prediction report. So don't trust it too much