Will we get the Manual before...

whitesocks · 06-14-2008, 12:15 PM

Will we get the manual before the game or right when it is ready for download? Just asking, because I am new to this game. Would looking at the old manual be worth it or is this version too different for that manual to help me be ready for the game? Just want to be ready to jump in with both feet.....

Ambermonk · 06-14-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

Will we get the manual before the game or right when it is ready for download? Just asking, because I am new to this game. Would looking at the old manual be worth it or is this version too different for that manual to help me be ready for the game? Just want to be ready to jump in with both feet.....

Here's the thread from 4 days ago...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ease-game.html

Doesn't seem to be much interest in reading these days in our current multimedia society.

Kelric · 06-14-2008, 12:36 PM

Also, the manual for OOTP'07/OOTP8 should do a good job of tuning you up for OOTP9. The games aren't that different, with the big change in play style probably most likely being the change to the scouting system from several scouts to just one.

whitesocks · 06-14-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ambermonk

Here's the thread from 4 days ago...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ease-game.html

Doesn't seem to be much interest in reading these days in our current multimedia society.

I did miss this thread sorry. Did not mean to be a bother. Either way thank you for your concern...

whitesocks · 06-14-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

Also, the manual for OOTP'07/OOTP8 should do a good job of tuning you up for OOTP9. The games aren't that different, with the big change in play style probably most likely being the change to the scouting system from several scouts to just one.

Thank you for your considerate help. Apparently I had missed a previous thread with this very question.

Ambermonk · 06-14-2008, 04:36 PM

In any event, lets hope the manual comes out as soon as possible. I'd like adjust/fine tune my settings to accommodate the new changes before I start my next season - and I want to start that as soon as possible.

Gooooo Battists

ootp3to6 · 06-14-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ambermonk

In any event, lets hope the manual comes out as soon as possible. I'd like adjust/fine tune my settings to accommodate the new changes before I start my next season - and I want to start that as soon as possible.

Gooooo Battists

Me too.

1998 Yankees · 06-14-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

I did miss this thread sorry. Did not mean to be a bother. Either way thank you for your concern...

Don't worry about it, whitesocks. In the days before a game release, with the increased activity on this forum now, it's easy to miss a two-post thread that's currently near the bottom of page 2 already.

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 07:49 AM

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Don't worry about it, whitesocks. In the days before a game release, with the increased activity on this forum now, it's easy to miss a two-post thread that's currently near the bottom of page 2 already.

Do people print the manual out or just look at it on the computer? I know that it is very large and would take a lot of paper. Just one more question, I sound like Columbo....LOL

ootp3to6 · 06-15-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

Do people print the manual out or just look at it on the computer? I know that it is very large and would take a lot of paper. Just one more question, I sound like Columbo....LOL

I did print manual out for OOTP 8, but I probably will only printout certain sections of OOTP 9 manual this time.

ootp3to6 · 06-15-2008, 08:09 AM

I don't think we will be able to download the manual before the game is released.

1998 Yankees · 06-15-2008, 10:16 AM

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Do people print the manual out or just look at it on the computer? I know that it is very large and would take a lot of paper. Just one more question, I sound like Columbo....LOL

My suggestion? Save a tree.

In PDF format, you can search for the items that you need, and hopefully battists will have mastered the problem of reproducing the hyperlinks in PDF that are so handy (or provide the Word version that is the basis for the manual, protected if preferred, as an alternative - Control + Click will be necessary to activate the links in a Word document but that is better than giving up on them altogether).

Then, you should print only the sections that you really need to keep handy or read away from the game. For me, that is very little; I use Alt + Tab to switch back and forth to the manual while playing the game, and much of the manual is available in-game anyway by pressing F1.

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

My suggestion? Save a tree.

In PDF format, you can search for the items that you need, and hopefully battists will have mastered the problem of reproducing the hyperlinks in PDF that are so handy (or provide the Word version that is the basis for the manual, protected if preferred, as an alternative - Control + Click will be necessary to activate the links in a Word document but that is better than giving up on them altogether).

Then, you should print only the sections that you really need to keep handy or read away from the game. For me, that is very little; I use Alt + Tab to switch back and forth to the manual while playing the game, and much of the manual is available in-game anyway by pressing F1.

Thank you for the suggestions and technique. I had thought of printing it out, but the amount of paper and ink that it would take was a little worrisome. Wondered if anyone took it and printed it out at a copy center.

1998 Yankees · 06-15-2008, 10:38 AM

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Thank you for the suggestions and technique. I had thought of printing it out, but the amount of paper and ink that it would take was a little worrisome. Wondered if anyone took it and printed it out at a copy center.

I will venture to guess what will happen in that case. Once you get into the game, the book, for that is what it is, will sit on your shelf unread except for the few times that you have to refer back to a specific section for some refresher. Then you will get tired of having to leaf through it to find that section (the manual has an excellent Table of Contents but it alone is 21 pages!) and you will say to yourself, "Say, what was that guy, 1978 Yankees or something, talking about using the manual in Adobe Reader? Let me try that instead."

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 10:57 AM

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I will venture to guess what will happen in that case. Once you get into the game, the book, for that is what it is, will sit on your shelf unread except for the few times that you have to refer back to a specific section for some refresher. Then you will get tired of having to leaf through it to find that section (the manual has an excellent Table of Contents but it alone is 21 pages!) and you will say to yourself, "Say, what was that guy, 1978 Yankees or something, talking about using the manual in Adobe Reader? Let me try that instead."

I am going to try your suggestion if only because of the cost involved....

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

I will venture to guess what will happen in that case. Once you get into the game, the book, for that is what it is, will sit on your shelf unread except for the few times that you have to refer back to a specific section for some refresher. Then you will get tired of having to leaf through it to find that section (the manual has an excellent Table of Contents but it alone is 21 pages!) and you will say to yourself, "Say, what was that guy, 1978 Yankees or something, talking about using the manual in Adobe Reader? Let me try that instead."

I am going to try your suggestion if only because of the cost involved....

Kelric · 06-15-2008, 11:50 AM

Manual? Who reads manuals? That's what the forums are for.

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 11:56 AM

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Manual? Who reads manuals? That's what the forums are for.

After awhile you will start calling all my questions pointless because I could look in the manual and find out the answer. Or you will just ignore me...Either way I would not want to annoy people with questions that I could find the answer out by myself. Although that doesn't mean that I will not ask questions. I will probably have a lot of questions others with more experience with this game will see as simple...Just understand I am new to this game.....

Raidergoo · 06-15-2008, 12:02 PM

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Just understand I am new to this game.....

When can you start making mods?

1998 Yankees · 06-15-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelric

Manual? Who reads manuals? That's what the forums are for.

Reading, or at least skimming through, a manual is a lot easier than searching the forums for one particular benefit.

Over the years, in this and other game forums, I have noticed many players completely unaware of certain features because they just never come across them while playing. Some are enlightened in the forums of course, but how many others never know the full array of features offered in the games they play?

That is one of the best reasons for using a manual, over and above "how do I do . . ."

06-14-2008, 12:15 PM	#1
whitesocks Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 61	Will we get the Manual before... Will we get the manual before the game or right when it is ready for download? Just asking, because I am new to this game. Would looking at the old manual be worth it or is this version too different for that manual to help me be ready for the game? Just want to be ready to jump in with both feet.....

06-14-2008, 04:36 PM	#6
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	In any event, lets hope the manual comes out as soon as possible. I'd like adjust/fine tune my settings to accommodate the new changes before I start my next season - and I want to start that as soon as possible. *Gooooo Battists* __________________ *I cast this question into your soul, that I might know how deep it is* - Friedrich Nietzsche It often shows a fine command of language - to say nothing! - Bertrand Russell

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Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Also, the manual for OOTP'07/OOTP8 should do a good job of tuning you up for OOTP9. The games aren't that different, with the big change in play style probably most likely being the change to the scouting system from several scouts to just one.

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ootp3to6 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Haliburton,Ontario Canada Posts: 3,244	I don't think we will be able to download the manual before the game is released.

06-15-2008, 11:50 AM	#17
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Manual? Who reads manuals? That's what the forums are for.