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Solonor · 04-10-2012, 05:21 PM

My biggest disappointment is the fact that storylines don't work with imported leagues.

So, none of the stories about players breaking league records or teams clinching the playoffs apply to our long-running league. Very sad.

MizzouRah · 04-10-2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

My biggest disappointment is the fact that storylines don't work with imported leagues.

So, none of the stories about players breaking league records or teams clinching the playoffs apply to our long-running league. Very sad.

Where did you read this?

ShermLollar · 04-10-2012, 06:14 PM

Markus, you have outdone yourself with OOTP13. The new UI is fabulous. The screens are a great improvement over the previous HTML screens and are much easier to read, especially for my 65 year old eyes.

I've only had a couple of days to explore the nooks and crannies and I can't wait to get started with the MLB Quickstart.

Thank you for your efforts and congratulations on publshing such a wonderful game.

cody8200 · 04-10-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

My biggest disappointment is the fact that storylines don't work with imported leagues.

So, none of the stories about players breaking league records or teams clinching the playoffs apply to our long-running league. Very sad.

They do work with leagues. League and player records have nothing to do with storylines though.

Storylines only show up on the Bnn news filter. If it is not selected, you will not see them.

Solonor · 04-10-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cody8200

They do work with leagues. League and player records have nothing to do with storylines though.

Storylines only show up on the Bnn news filter. If it is not selected, you will not see them.

I ran a 10-year sim and saw not one single story about league records* or storylines. So, I imported again and tried it. Still nada.

*and by league record stories I mean news articles about a player breaking a record, not those little "did you know?" stories. No team clinching playoff articles either.

1998 Yankees · 04-10-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cody8200

Storylines only show up on the Bnn news filter. If it is not selected, you will not see them.

You may want to mention that one to Steve for the manual, too!

RoxFan · 04-10-2012, 10:51 PM

I've been playing around with different leagues for a few days now, and coming from table-top baseball sims I found the initial immersion somewhat lacking....until I figured out how to s l o w things down, and now I think the options on how you wish to immerse yourself in the game are almost overwhelming

5 stars, 2 thumbs up, grand slam...all those tried sayings to rave about a game are warranted here.

I've also enjoyed importing the various facegen mods and it's clear that the game has a devoted and talented fan base. High class all around. Salut!

discodude5 · 04-10-2012, 10:59 PM

With OOTP it's hard to believe they could make 13 that much better than 12 but in my opinion it is a big step forward.

Imported my v 12 league, no issues.

RTS I tried for a bit and it was awesome, especially can't wait to use it during the final days of the regular season and playoffs.

I will be using the playoff byes in my long running league.

I've been doing lots of sim test leagues to get my stats just right and things started to go really slow. Happy to hear it's getting fixed in a patch. Fixing it this fast is another example of why I have no worries at all of purchasing OOTP every year.
Great release, great support, great community.

MizzouRah · 04-10-2012, 11:11 PM

Ok, how do I just sim the day without it moving onto the next day, aka "Play today"?

Finish today sims the day and then moves to the next day - I want it to sim the day, but stay on the current day it just simmed - we could do that in v12 and there must be a way to do that in v13?

oman19 · 04-10-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Ok, how do I just sim the day without it moving onto the next day, aka "Play today"?

Finish today sims the day and then moves to the next day - I want it to sim the day, but stay on the current day it just simmed - we could do that in v12 and there must be a way to do that in v13?

You gotta go into RTS mode then there will be a button at the top that says simulate day or something like that.

MizzouRah · 04-10-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by oman19

You gotta go into RTS mode then there will be a button at the top that says simulate day or something like that.

Yeah I found it.. not exactly like v12 though.

I like one click, done.

Qrusher14242 · 04-11-2012, 02:28 AM

I just noticed that with the Historical Logos in the Add-on Center, when you sim, it automatically puts in the new logos! Was this in 12 and i just missed it?? Saves me a lot of work.

Solonor · 04-11-2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cody8200

They do work with leagues. League and player records have nothing to do with storylines though.

Storylines only show up on the Bnn news filter. If it is not selected, you will not see them.

Well, I found out that storylines do work if you delete the old storylines.dat that was imported with your league (or re-import the xml on the database page). Might want to include that as a note for upgraders.

I still haven't seen any record-breaking or playoff-clinching stories, yet.

01010010 · 04-11-2012, 12:54 PM

I've been simming baseball for 30 years. Back in the table top days, it was inconceivable that a game as beautiful, detailed, and realistic as this could ever exist. Put in that context, the game is a true masterpiece.

Now that you've perfected the baseball text sim, I hope you implement some FM-style animations so we can watch games get played out with realistic graphics rather than reading text descriptions that get worn out no matter how good they are.

Great work, thanks to everybody that made it possible!

Orcin · 04-11-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

Well, I found out that storylines do work if you delete the old storylines.dat that was imported with your league (or re-import the xml on the database page). Might want to include that as a note for upgraders.

I did not do anything except import my league into OOTP13, and I have seen new storylines already (the one about the player going to India).

SportsFan00 · 04-11-2012, 01:18 PM

I LOVE this game... sure there could be a few changes/tweaks... but i love the real time simulation, i love how it's easy to find things in this game now even though it took awhile to get use to..

like I said before, OF COURSE the game could implement new things and make it better, but there's really not much to complain about(from my standpoint) I mean there's ALWAYS going to be flaws in a game, but i rather spend my money on OOTP than waste 50-60 dollars on a baseball game for PS3 when they RARELY change ANYTHING important.

jhart05 · 04-11-2012, 03:11 PM

I don't usually play games like this full screen.

Decided to try it out last night with this game.

Wow! I'm not going back to the little window again.

SportsFan00 · 04-11-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jhart05

I don't usually play games like this full screen.

Decided to try it out last night with this game.

Wow! I'm not going back to the little window again.

haha same here.. I love it full screen

Tycobbler · 04-11-2012, 05:50 PM

Everything looks great. My one pet peeve would be to rid the # sign next to the position that they are in on the Standings Page.

Cole · 04-11-2012, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SportsFan00

I LOVE this game... sure there could be a few changes/tweaks... but i love the real time simulation, i love how it's easy to find things in this game now even though it took awhile to get use to..

like I said before, OF COURSE the game could implement new things and make it better, but there's really not much to complain about(from my standpoint) I mean there's ALWAYS going to be flaws in a game, but i rather spend my money on OOTP than waste 50-60 dollars on a baseball game for PS3 when they RARELY change ANYTHING important.

While OOTP is great and I fully support it, I can't just let such a statement go uncorrected. What OOTP is to computer baseball simulations, The Show series is to console baseball simulations. It's a game that takes BIG leaps forward most every year and much like OOTP, it has active and engaged developers who listen to their customers in implenting changes to the game.

04-10-2012, 05:21 PM	#141
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,457	My biggest disappointment is the fact that storylines don't work with imported leagues. So, none of the stories about players breaking league records or teams clinching the playoffs apply to our long-running league. Very sad. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

04-10-2012, 10:51 PM	#147
RoxFan Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5	This game sneaks up on you I've been playing around with different leagues for a few days now, and coming from table-top baseball sims I found the initial immersion somewhat lacking....until I figured out how to s l o w things down, and now I think the options on how you wish to immerse yourself in the game are almost overwhelming 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, grand slam...all those tried sayings to rave about a game are warranted here. I've also enjoyed importing the various facegen mods and it's clear that the game has a devoted and talented fan base. High class all around. Salut! __________________ "The future aint what it used to be" -- Yogi Berra

04-11-2012, 02:28 AM	#152
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	I just noticed that with the Historical Logos in the Add-on Center, when you sim, it automatically puts in the new logos! Was this in 12 and i just missed it?? Saves me a lot of work. __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

04-10-2012, 06:14 PM	#143
ShermLollar Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 20	Markus, you have outdone yourself with OOTP13. The new UI is fabulous. The screens are a great improvement over the previous HTML screens and are much easier to read, especially for my 65 year old eyes. I've only had a couple of days to explore the nooks and crannies and I can't wait to get started with the MLB Quickstart. Thank you for your efforts and congratulations on publshing such a wonderful game.

04-10-2012, 10:59 PM	#148
discodude5 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 363	With OOTP it's hard to believe they could make 13 that much better than 12 but in my opinion it is a big step forward. Imported my v 12 league, no issues. RTS I tried for a bit and it was awesome, especially can't wait to use it during the final days of the regular season and playoffs. I will be using the playoff byes in my long running league. I've been doing lots of sim test leagues to get my stats just right and things started to go really slow. Happy to hear it's getting fixed in a patch. Fixing it this fast is another example of why I have no worries at all of purchasing OOTP every year. Great release, great support, great community.

04-10-2012, 11:11 PM	#149
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	Ok, how do I just sim the day without it moving onto the next day, aka "Play today"? Finish today sims the day and then moves to the next day - I want it to sim the day, but stay on the current day it just simmed - we could do that in v12 and there must be a way to do that in v13?

04-11-2012, 12:54 PM	#154
01010010 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 102	I've been simming baseball for 30 years. Back in the table top days, it was inconceivable that a game as beautiful, detailed, and realistic as this could ever exist. Put in that context, the game is a true masterpiece. Now that you've perfected the baseball text sim, I hope you implement some FM-style animations so we can watch games get played out with realistic graphics rather than reading text descriptions that get worn out no matter how good they are. Great work, thanks to everybody that made it possible!

04-11-2012, 01:18 PM	#156
SportsFan00 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 81	I LOVE this game... sure there could be a few changes/tweaks... but i love the real time simulation, i love how it's easy to find things in this game now even though it took awhile to get use to.. like I said before, OF COURSE the game could implement new things and make it better, but there's really not much to complain about(from my standpoint) I mean there's ALWAYS going to be flaws in a game, but i rather spend my money on OOTP than waste 50-60 dollars on a baseball game for PS3 when they RARELY change ANYTHING important.

04-11-2012, 03:11 PM	#157
jhart05 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 314	I don't usually play games like this full screen. Decided to try it out last night with this game. Wow! I'm not going back to the little window again.

04-11-2012, 05:50 PM	#159
Tycobbler All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 20 minutes from Comerica Park Posts: 1,955	Everything looks great. My one pet peeve would be to rid the # sign next to the position that they are in on the Standings Page.