Quote variation

darkcloud4579 · 09-06-2015, 06:18 PM

There are so many of the same quotes over and over again when the game is simulating/loading screens. I like that it draws random parts of the league history now, but it doesn't do so with any real consistent frequency. I'm still seeing a lot of the same stuff. Or if there are historical facts drawn from a league, it's super obscure stuff.

The algorithm needs tweaking.

baseballonly · 09-06-2015, 08:50 PM

I second this...one of the quote I received while playing was (paraphrasing):
"Ben Revere leads the MLB with 4 hits in one game, tied with 25 other players"

That's a bad quote for two reasons:
A) who cares if he's leading when he's tied with 25 other players. That's a pretty meaningless stat.
B) It needs to tell you if it's a fictionally generated quote or one from real life...how do I know if it's talking about the Ben Revere in my game or the one in real life?

darkcloud4579 · 05-27-2018, 08:54 PM

Please remove that stupid Roger Clemens quote about his son "Wanting a piece of him in the bigs in a few years" since none of his kids got out of the minors and Roger has been retired for years. I'd prefer it mightily if it were *only* fictional data from my save that I'm currently playing, as opposed to real world stuff, but would settle for a customizable way to edit those screens.

Bluenoser · 05-28-2018, 05:46 AM

You can easily customize it by deleting the ones you don't want.

It's just a text file located in the Data folder, Misc folder, file named "hints".

darkcloud4579 · 05-28-2018, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

You can easily customize it by deleting the ones you don't want.

It's just a text file located in the Data folder, Misc folder, file named "hints".

OldFatGuy · 05-29-2018, 08:55 AM

And after you delete the ones you don't want.... you could even add reminders to yourself. I mean I guess I'm not the only one that sits down and starts playing OOTP only to realize later that three days have past, I stink and need a shower, and man I'm hungry. This could be a built in reminder!!! Every now and then one would pop up and say "Feed the dog."

Hopefully it pops up often enough so we don't lose poor Rover....

09-06-2015, 06:18 PM	#1
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,305 Blog Entries: 32	Quote variation There are so many of the same quotes over and over again when the game is simulating/loading screens. I like that it draws random parts of the league history now, but it doesn't do so with any real consistent frequency. I'm still seeing a lot of the same stuff. Or if there are historical facts drawn from a league, it's super obscure stuff. The algorithm needs tweaking. __________________ Godfather of Fast-Sim OOTP My Mods: GMExcel 24 Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| My (outdated) market calculator & financial spreadsheets

09-06-2015, 08:50 PM	#2
baseballonly All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 806	I second this...one of the quote I received while playing was (paraphrasing): "Ben Revere leads the MLB with 4 hits in one game, tied with 25 other players" That's a bad quote for two reasons: A) who cares if he's leading when he's tied with 25 other players. That's a pretty meaningless stat. B) It needs to tell you if it's a fictionally generated quote or one from real life...how do I know if it's talking about the Ben Revere in my game or the one in real life? __________________ Former OOTP Leagues: CBL-Admirals (2016-17 Champs) MMB-Phillies

05-27-2018, 08:54 PM	#3
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,305 Blog Entries: 32	Please remove that stupid Roger Clemens quote about his son "Wanting a piece of him in the bigs in a few years" since none of his kids got out of the minors and Roger has been retired for years. I'd prefer it mightily if it were only fictional data from my save that I'm currently playing, as opposed to real world stuff, but would settle for a customizable way to edit those screens. __________________ Godfather of Fast-Sim OOTP My Mods: GMExcel 24 Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| My (outdated) market calculator & financial spreadsheets

05-29-2018, 08:55 AM	#6
OldFatGuy All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern Va., Loudoun County Posts: 1,867	And after you delete the ones you don't want.... you could even add reminders to yourself. I mean I guess I'm not the only one that sits down and starts playing OOTP only to realize later that three days have past, I stink and need a shower, and man I'm hungry. This could be a built in reminder!!! Every now and then one would pop up and say "Feed the dog." Hopefully it pops up often enough so we don't lose poor Rover.... __________________ I believed in drug testing a long time ago. In the 60's I tested everything. - Bill Lee

05-28-2018, 05:46 AM	#4
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	You can easily customize it by deleting the ones you don't want. It's just a text file located in the Data folder, Misc folder, file named "hints".