Great Midwestern League

Boomcoach · 03-02-2020, 09:22 AM

This will probably involve knowledge people have from OOTP20, but I imagine it will be the same in 21. It is an idea I started playing with in 20, but got distracted by other shiny objects and never went through with it.

My idea is a Major League, without minor leagues, and then 5 or 6 "State Leagues" at AAA, or maybe AA level, independent, but in an association. The top league will be able to buy players from them.

My questions are:

Is there an easy way to create one of the State leagues, then copy it for the other states? I did it all manually last time and that was a pain.
If I create an Association playoff, does it normally have prize money for the teams involved? I would like for it to be profitable to make the playoff, but not imbalance the financials.
Would AAA or AA level be better, if I want a fair amount of MLB teams buying players from the lower league? I don't want teams to lose 5 or 6 players a year, but I would want one or two for a team to not be unusual. I am interested in the dynamic or losing a top player, but getting a pretty good sum of money in exchange.
Is it possible to limit the time frame that MLB teams can purchase players, i.e. only in the first couple of months of the season?

Fired up for OOTP21 and the new MLB season, so this idea came to mind as one that I never completed in 20.

Ktulu · 03-02-2020, 12:38 PM

1. You should be able to use templates. Go to the Advanced tab in the initial league setup. Setup the settings you want and then save it as a template. Then load the template change league and team names, repeat.

2. You would have to do this manually.

3. The league level doesn't matter as much as the Player Creation Modifiers. You might even want to set theses leagues as independent leagues(if you don't want them referred to as minor leagues) and set the PCMs to a level that works (you'll have to experiment with that, start with the same as AAA maybe which is .850).

4 You can set the fee, but there's no setting for time of year. Don't have any experience with this setting, but I'd assume they could purchase players at any time of year.

Cooleyvol · 03-07-2020, 10:19 AM

Using templates, you should be able to do this.

Pine Tar · 03-08-2020, 02:17 AM

I am guessing this isn't the place to rant about an area called the Mid West that is no where near the western side of the continent.

Pine Tar

phenom · 03-09-2020, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pine Tar

I am guessing this isn't the place to rant about an area called the Mid West that is no where near the western side of the continent.

Pine Tar

Maybe it's in reference to the hemisphere.

Boomcoach · 03-09-2020, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenom

Maybe it's in reference to the hemisphere.

Its a reference from a time when the east cost was all that counted and the West was considered to start at the Mississippi.

03-02-2020, 09:22 AM	#1
Boomcoach All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 806	Great Midwestern League This will probably involve knowledge people have from OOTP20, but I imagine it will be the same in 21. It is an idea I started playing with in 20, but got distracted by other shiny objects and never went through with it. My idea is a Major League, without minor leagues, and then 5 or 6 "State Leagues" at AAA, or maybe AA level, independent, but in an association. The top league will be able to buy players from them. My questions are: Is there an easy way to create one of the State leagues, then copy it for the other states? I did it all manually last time and that was a pain. If I create an Association playoff, does it normally have prize money for the teams involved? I would like for it to be profitable to make the playoff, but not imbalance the financials. Would AAA or AA level be better, if I want a fair amount of MLB teams buying players from the lower league? I don't want teams to lose 5 or 6 players a year, but I would want one or two for a team to not be unusual. I am interested in the dynamic or losing a top player, but getting a pretty good sum of money in exchange. Is it possible to limit the time frame that MLB teams can purchase players, i.e. only in the first couple of months of the season? Fired up for OOTP21 and the new MLB season, so this idea came to mind as one that I never completed in 20. __________________ Boomcoach Let's Go Crew

03-02-2020, 12:38 PM	#2
Ktulu Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: BC Posts: 4,460	1. You should be able to use templates. Go to the Advanced tab in the initial league setup. Setup the settings you want and then save it as a template. Then load the template change league and team names, repeat. 2. You would have to do this manually. 3. The league level doesn't matter as much as the Player Creation Modifiers. You might even want to set theses leagues as independent leagues(if you don't want them referred to as minor leagues) and set the PCMs to a level that works (you'll have to experiment with that, start with the same as AAA maybe which is .850). 4 You can set the fee, but there's no setting for time of year. Don't have any experience with this setting, but I'd assume they could purchase players at any time of year. __________________ "The ice is getting even more thinner, my friend!"

03-08-2020, 02:17 AM	#4
Pine Tar Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 106	I am guessing this isn't the place to rant about an area called the Mid West that is no where near the western side of the continent. Pine Tar __________________ Pine Tar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes I wonder, whatever happened to all the people I gave directions to .. Never take a sleeping pill and laxative at the same time.

03-07-2020, 10:19 AM	#3
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Using templates, you should be able to do this.