Brand new here... with a whole lotta Newbie questions

drksd4848 · 05-16-2010, 02:10 PM

I came to to OOTP by way of:

- Microleague Baseball (and miss it very much)
- Earl Weaver
- Strat-o-matic Computer Baseball

And now here I am... hooked. I'm obviously way more accustom to the Strat-o Computer baseball interface so I have a really bad habit to do things the the Strato way in OOTP. The two programs are entirely different , so I've been fighting with OOTP quite a bit... and banging my head against a wall... but that said, ootp is so rich and engrossing.... And will be SO much fun once I get the hang of it...

So, bear with me... My questions may be a bit obvious, but I'm coming from a Strat-o world... Here goes...

1. Say I start a new League (game), even a new MLB 2010 game, set up my rosters, have a draft, etc... Then the season starts and I screw something up. How can I reset the season w/o redoing the draft roster? Do I have to just delete it and redo it, redo the draft and everything?

2. Say I scheduled an exhibition game... And I messed up setting the line up, or started the wrong pitcher and wanted to do over... How do I quit out middle of a actual game and w/o saving it and do over?

3. I see the regular 2010 schedule that starts on 4/4, but nothing before that...Say I wanted to play full spring training before opening day. Is there anyway to get the Spring Training Schedule in a 2010 Major League season?

Again, I'm coming from SOM Computer baseball so, if anyone can relate it in some way to that, it would be great...

Thanks for your help!

Kelric · 05-16-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

1. Say I start a new League (game), even a new MLB 2010 game, set up my rosters, have a draft, etc... Then the season starts and I screw something up. How can I reset the season w/o redoing the draft roster? Do I have to just delete it and redo it, redo the draft and everything?

There is no undo button in OOTP. You have to restart completely.

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2. Say I scheduled an exhibition game... And I messed up setting the line up, or started the wrong pitcher and wanted to do over... How do I quit out middle of a actual game and w/o saving it and do over?

You can't. Of course, you can crash the program so that it doesn't save, but that can lead to problems and I generally advise against it.

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3. I see the regular 2010 schedule that starts on 4/4, but nothing before that...Say I wanted to play full spring training before opening day. Is there anyway to get the Spring Training Schedule in a 2010 Major League season?

Not that I'm aware of.

Cooleyvol · 05-16-2010, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

There is no undo button in OOTP. You have to restart completely.

True, but you could save the league as a template or completely backup the .lg folder to have a save point.

Kelric · 05-16-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

True, but you could save the league as a template or completely backup the .lg folder to have a save point.

Of course. And as I was typing this up I thought of mentioning that. But I'm lazy.

MR_HAR · 05-17-2010, 08:33 PM

I downloaded the demo and it will not let me play so I guess I will go buy the Game on payday. Im looking forward to playing it.

drksd4848 · 05-18-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

There is no undo button in OOTP. You have to restart completely.

You can't. Of course, you can crash the program so that it doesn't save, but that can lead to problems and I generally advise against it.

Not that I'm aware of.

Jeeze... seems pretty unforgiving, doesn't it?

Kelric · 05-18-2010, 12:08 PM

I've been playing for eight years. Just used to it by now, I guess. It hasn't ever really bothered me - you can't change your mind on the field, either.

Bluenoser · 05-18-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by drksd4848

1. Say I start a new League (game), even a new MLB 2010 game, set up my rosters, have a draft, etc... Then the season starts and I screw something up. How can I reset the season w/o redoing the draft roster? Do I have to just delete it and redo it, redo the draft and everything?

Thanks for your help!

Yes, just go into league setup, functions, release all players/clear rosters. They will all become FA's. Or you can release all players and schedule an inaugural draft if you wish. You can also delete the league and player histories.

Biggio509 · 05-18-2010, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

There is no undo button in OOTP. You have to restart completely.

You can't. Of course, you can crash the program so that it doesn't save, but that can lead to problems and I generally advise against it.

Not that I'm aware of.

Although there is no undo, one thing you can do is backup the league. Then you can restore from backup if you want to. So if you backup just before your draft you can start over without starting a new game.

OOTP XI is still new but prior to X there were reports of leagues getting corrupted. Making a back up every season is not a bad idea.

Kelric · 05-18-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Yes, just go into league setup, functions, release all players/clear rosters. They will all become FA's. Or you can release all players and schedule an inaugural draft if you wish. You can also delete the league and player histories.

Right, but that doesn't help much if you're already into August and decide to reset. You're still in August.

Bluenoser · 05-19-2010, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

Right, but that doesn't help much if you're already into August and decide to reset. You're still in August.

Umm, if you release all and schedule inaugural draft your league will restart, not stay in August.

Kelric · 05-19-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Umm, if you release all and schedule inaugural draft your league will restart, not stay in August.

Ignore me then, I should have known that.

05-16-2010, 02:10 PM	#1
drksd4848 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,816 Blog Entries: 1	Brand new here... with a whole lotta Newbie questions I came to to OOTP by way of: - Microleague Baseball (and miss it very much) - Earl Weaver - Strat-o-matic Computer Baseball And now here I am... hooked. I'm obviously way more accustom to the Strat-o Computer baseball interface so I have a really bad habit to do things the the Strato way in OOTP. The two programs are entirely different , so I've been fighting with OOTP quite a bit... and banging my head against a wall... but that said, ootp is so rich and engrossing.... And will be SO much fun once I get the hang of it... So, bear with me... My questions may be a bit obvious, but I'm coming from a Strat-o world... Here goes... 1. Say I start a new League (game), even a new MLB 2010 game, set up my rosters, have a draft, etc... Then the season starts and I screw something up. How can I reset the season w/o redoing the draft roster? Do I have to just delete it and redo it, redo the draft and everything? 2. Say I scheduled an exhibition game... And I messed up setting the line up, or started the wrong pitcher and wanted to do over... How do I quit out middle of a actual game and w/o saving it and do over? 3. I see the regular 2010 schedule that starts on 4/4, but nothing before that...Say I wanted to play full spring training before opening day. Is there anyway to get the Spring Training Schedule in a 2010 Major League season? Again, I'm coming from SOM Computer baseball so, if anyone can relate it in some way to that, it would be great... Thanks for your help! Last edited by drksd4848; 05-16-2010 at 02:12 PM.

05-17-2010, 08:33 PM	#5
MR_HAR Bat Boy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	Im a newbee to this I have not bought the Game yet I downloaded the demo and it will not let me play so I guess I will go buy the Game on payday. Im looking forward to playing it.

05-18-2010, 12:08 PM	#7
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	I've been playing for eight years. Just used to it by now, I guess. It hasn't ever really bothered me - you can't change your mind on the field, either.