Staff Budget Issue

Ksyrup · 04-02-2007, 09:46 AM

I could swear I've seen this problem mentioned SOMEWHERE on this board, but I can't find it, so I'm posting my own issue. Sorry for the duplication is this has already been noted.

Doing a combo historical/fictional league universe, one of the teams in my fictional league started signing every FA in sight and winning every year. When I looked into it, I noticed that their staff expenses were more than negative $1 billion, and that somehow translated into a positive balance of over $1 billion. After simming a few years, that number is "down" to -567M, which translates to a surplus of around that amount.

Unfortunately, I can't edit the financials to correct this, and attempts to throw cash at the other teams aren't helping either (which is also confusing). They're all running a deficit while this other team has unlimited cash to spend. It is essentially ruining my career. They make the Yankees look like the Marlins.

billethius · 04-02-2007, 11:31 AM

Did you recently add a minor league to your universe? That's when it's been noticed in the past.

As a workaround, I think you should be able to assign fictional contracts to coaches from the game/league setup screens.

Ksyrup · 04-02-2007, 12:06 PM

Yep, I added a minor league several years back. I'll try your work-around. Thanks!

04-02-2007, 09:46 AM	#1
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	Staff Budget Issue I could swear I've seen this problem mentioned SOMEWHERE on this board, but I can't find it, so I'm posting my own issue. Sorry for the duplication is this has already been noted. Doing a combo historical/fictional league universe, one of the teams in my fictional league started signing every FA in sight and winning every year. When I looked into it, I noticed that their staff expenses were more than negative $1 billion, and that somehow translated into a positive balance of over $1 billion. After simming a few years, that number is "down" to -567M, which translates to a surplus of around that amount. Unfortunately, I can't edit the financials to correct this, and attempts to throw cash at the other teams aren't helping either (which is also confusing). They're all running a deficit while this other team has unlimited cash to spend. It is essentially ruining my career. They make the Yankees look like the Marlins.

04-02-2007, 11:31 AM	#2
billethius All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 822	Did you recently add a minor league to your universe? That's when it's been noticed in the past. As a workaround, I think you should be able to assign fictional contracts to coaches from the game/league setup screens.

04-02-2007, 12:06 PM	#3
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	Yep, I added a minor league several years back. I'll try your work-around. Thanks!