BZ 3146: Parks.dat file

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 03:04 PM

Team -

Is there any difference in the format of the Parks.dat file from OOTP9 to OOTP10? I used OOTP9 to create a ballpark mod for OOTP10 that is currently available from my website. I customized player positions, ball flight locations, dimensions, weather etc for each ballpark. The idea is that you then put the parks.dat file in the save game folder and it picks up all the customizations. Well, I've been trying it in OOTP10 now for some time today with no luck. Did something change? Should the process be the same?

cody8200 · 06-03-2009, 03:05 PM

Hmm. Andreas did change some of the .dat files in the last week or 2. You might want to PM him or email him.

battists · 06-03-2009, 03:10 PM

Hrm, I pinged him to this thread.

Sorry for the confusion Al!

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 03:16 PM

Thanks, I just sent an e-mail to him too.

Andreas Raht · 06-03-2009, 03:19 PM

I'll forward it to Markus, he made some changes to the parks.dat, probably it needs to run through the importer?

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

I'll forward it to Markus, he made some changes to the parks.dat, probably it needs to run through the importer?

Is that something I can do?

Tony M · 06-03-2009, 03:21 PM

I don't think parks.dat has changed structure but with a new MLB 2009 game the team id's and park id's don't start at 1, so they won't line up.

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

I don't think parks.dat has changed structure but with a new MLB 2009 game the team id's and park id's don't start at 1, so they won't line up.

So how can I get them to line up? I don't want to have to do all the manual work again.

Andreas Raht · 06-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PadresFan

So how can I get them to line up? I don't want to have to do all the manual work again.

Before you do all that work please let me know, I could probably help. Will just need a few days. I would need your old league files then.

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 03:41 PM

Just got an e-mail from Markus with instructions, so I am going to give them a shot. I'll report back in a bit (in a meeting at work right now... lol).

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 04:40 PM

Markus's idea didn't work, so we are back to the drawing board on this one. I have removed the Mod from my website for now until I can get it working correctly.

John · 06-03-2009, 05:35 PM

Why can't you...

import an exisitng game from 9 to 10 (I would hope the parks.dat converts as well)

then grab that new parks.dat from the converted v10 game as your "master copy" for use in all future v10 games?

Probably too simple of a solution... my systems guys always roll their eyes when I say - "what do you mean it'll cost $100 grand, its like 6 lines of code!!!"

Tony M · 06-03-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by John

Why can't you...

import an exisitng game from 9 to 10 (I would hope the parks.dat converts as well)

then grab that new parks.dat from the converted v10 game as your "master copy" for use in all future v10 games?

Probably too simple of a solution... my systems guys always roll their eyes when I say - "what do you mean it'll cost $100 grand, its like 6 lines of code!!!"

That won't work. The internal IDs for the 2009 MLB game and the 2008 MLB game are different so the fields that tie parks to teams won't match up, and importing it won't change that.

PadresFan · 06-03-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

That won't work. The internal IDs for the 2009 MLB game and the 2008 MLB game are different so the fields that tie parks to teams won't match up, and importing it won't change that.

Bingo. And so I am hoping that the OOTP gang can edit the parks.dat file that I have generated so I don't have to do all the work from scratch.

Tony M · 06-03-2009, 05:47 PM

I'll have a look at this tomorrow. Can you send me the parks.dat from your original mod to tonybourtonville at googlemail.com

playball335 · 06-04-2009, 11:39 AM

Currently we cannot use a parks.dat file from last year in OOTP 10. This problem would require us to re-enter all coordinate data to already existing image/coordinate data. This would take quite a bit of time in most cases.

I brought this to Andreas' attention and he will be looking into adding an import/export function in the future.

Solonor · 06-04-2009, 12:48 PM

Won't it work if you run it through the import? Like bringing a v9 game into v10?

cody8200 · 06-04-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

Won't it work if you run it through the import? Like bringing a v9 game into v10?

Unfortunately it won't. Al is working with Andreas to try to get this fixed.

canadiancreed · 06-04-2009, 01:38 PM

I know in the v9 league that i had the parks (that Iv'e checked. I have 100 of them so not 100% certain) that I did check coverted fine. No custom pictures or positioning though.

Tony M · 06-05-2009, 06:05 AM

The biggest problem I've seen is that the team id's for the major league teams are different between clicking Major League in the game setup and clicking Create New 2009 MLB Game on the front screen. It means that a parks.dat adapted from v9 to work in v10 won't be able to work on both of these type of setups

06-03-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
PadresFan All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 1,151	BZ 3146: Parks.dat file Team - Is there any difference in the format of the Parks.dat file from OOTP9 to OOTP10? I used OOTP9 to create a ballpark mod for OOTP10 that is currently available from my website. I customized player positions, ball flight locations, dimensions, weather etc for each ballpark. The idea is that you then put the parks.dat file in the save game folder and it picks up all the customizations. Well, I've been trying it in OOTP10 now for some time today with no luck. Did something change? Should the process be the same?

06-03-2009, 03:19 PM	#5
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	I'll forward it to Markus, he made some changes to the parks.dat, probably it needs to run through the importer? __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

06-03-2009, 03:21 PM	#7
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	I don't think parks.dat has changed structure but with a new MLB 2009 game the team id's and park id's don't start at 1, so they won't line up. __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

06-03-2009, 05:47 PM	#15
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	I'll have a look at this tomorrow. Can you send me the parks.dat from your original mod to tonybourtonville at googlemail.com __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

06-04-2009, 11:39 AM	#16
playball335 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Georgetown, MA Posts: 287	Custom Ballparks Currently we cannot use a parks.dat file from last year in OOTP 10. This problem would require us to re-enter all coordinate data to already existing image/coordinate data. This would take quite a bit of time in most cases. I brought this to Andreas' attention and he will be looking into adding an import/export function in the future.

06-03-2009, 03:05 PM	#2
cody8200 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,436	Hmm. Andreas did change some of the .dat files in the last week or 2. You might want to PM him or email him.

06-03-2009, 03:10 PM	#3
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Hrm, I pinged him to this thread. Sorry for the confusion Al!

06-03-2009, 03:16 PM	#4
PadresFan All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 1,151	Thanks, I just sent an e-mail to him too.

06-03-2009, 03:41 PM	#10
PadresFan All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 1,151	Just got an e-mail from Markus with instructions, so I am going to give them a shot. I'll report back in a bit (in a meeting at work right now... lol).

06-03-2009, 04:40 PM	#11
PadresFan All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 1,151	Markus's idea didn't work, so we are back to the drawing board on this one. I have removed the Mod from my website for now until I can get it working correctly.

06-03-2009, 05:35 PM	#12
John Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 186	Why can't you... import an exisitng game from 9 to 10 (I would hope the parks.dat converts as well) then grab that new parks.dat from the converted v10 game as your "master copy" for use in all future v10 games? Probably too simple of a solution... my systems guys always roll their eyes when I say - "what do you mean it'll cost $100 grand, its like 6 lines of code!!!"

06-04-2009, 12:48 PM	#17
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Won't it work if you run it through the import? Like bringing a v9 game into v10? __________________ 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

06-04-2009, 01:38 PM	#19
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I know in the v9 league that i had the parks (that Iv'e checked. I have 100 of them so not 100% certain) that I did check coverted fine. No custom pictures or positioning though.

06-05-2009, 06:05 AM	#20
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	The biggest problem I've seen is that the team id's for the major league teams are different between clicking Major League in the game setup and clicking Create New 2009 MLB Game on the front screen. It means that a parks.dat adapted from v9 to work in v10 won't be able to work on both of these type of setups __________________ This signature is intentionally blank