Can I do this?

tward13 · 04-07-2019, 09:25 AM

And how would I?

This is something I did decades ago with Earl Weaver BB game.

A custom league with one team for each decade. I guess now it would be one league with two divisions, or two league of 6 teams each.

Players would be placed on the team (decade) I think they most belong in.

I would assign a city and decade appropriate park to each team.

Something like:

Old time
1900s - Pittsburgh
1910s - Philadelphia
1920s - New York
1930s - Detroit
1940s - St. Louis
1950s - Brooklyn

Modern
1960s - Los Angeles
1970s - Cincinnati
1980s - New York (Mets fan here, need Shea Stadium)
1990s - Atlanta
2000s - Boston
2010s - Chicago

Anyway, something along those lines. Now what I'm not sure about it how I would get players on these teams. The idea is a single season with games played out so I don't need development.

I would be ok with career ratings, or some kind of 3 year avg based on that decade. Whatever is doable.

What's the easiest way to get players on to custom teams in a custom game?

italyprof · 04-07-2019, 03:44 PM

You need to get the player IDs from their pages on baseball-reference.com, usually the first five letters of the last name, first two of the first name and a number 01 or 02 etc. depending on whether they were the first, second etc. with that name to play in MLB. then the year you want them from.

Make a text only document with these names (txt) in a single column, one name per line, and save it in the database folder in OOTP20.

Then, start a fictional league, create the teams, clear the rosters, go to MLB/league info/free agents and eliminate all the free agents (set the game to prevent fictional players) and import historical players, using the option to import multiple players from a single document. Then run a draft in which you can simply draft for each team putting the players where you want them. Have fun.

Dezi_36 · 04-07-2019, 08:08 PM

You can also get the player ID's from referencing column B of the Master.csv file from OOTP. On my installation the file is at:

C:\Users\Home\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 20\stats\Master.csv

Tip: I've saved a copy of this file in a totally separate directory on my PC so I don't do something stupid and corrupt this file within the installed environment.

04-07-2019, 09:25 AM	#1
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,957	Can I do this? And how would I? This is something I did decades ago with Earl Weaver BB game. A custom league with one team for each decade. I guess now it would be one league with two divisions, or two league of 6 teams each. Players would be placed on the team (decade) I think they most belong in. I would assign a city and decade appropriate park to each team. Something like: Old time 1900s - Pittsburgh 1910s - Philadelphia 1920s - New York 1930s - Detroit 1940s - St. Louis 1950s - Brooklyn Modern 1960s - Los Angeles 1970s - Cincinnati 1980s - New York (Mets fan here, need Shea Stadium) 1990s - Atlanta 2000s - Boston 2010s - Chicago Anyway, something along those lines. Now what I'm not sure about it how I would get players on these teams. The idea is a single season with games played out so I don't need development. I would be ok with career ratings, or some kind of 3 year avg based on that decade. Whatever is doable. What's the easiest way to get players on to custom teams in a custom game?

04-07-2019, 03:44 PM	#2
italyprof All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 991	You need to get the player IDs from their pages on baseball-reference.com, usually the first five letters of the last name, first two of the first name and a number 01 or 02 etc. depending on whether they were the first, second etc. with that name to play in MLB. then the year you want them from. Make a text only document with these names (txt) in a single column, one name per line, and save it in the database folder in OOTP20. Then, start a fictional league, create the teams, clear the rosters, go to MLB/league info/free agents and eliminate all the free agents (set the game to prevent fictional players) and import historical players, using the option to import multiple players from a single document. Then run a draft in which you can simply draft for each team putting the players where you want them. Have fun.

04-07-2019, 08:08 PM	#3
Dezi_36 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Bellbrook, OH Posts: 10	You can also get the player ID's from referencing column B of the Master.csv file from OOTP. On my installation the file is at: C:\Users\Home\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 20\stats\Master.csv Tip: I've saved a copy of this file in a totally separate directory on my PC so I don't do something stupid and corrupt this file within the installed environment.