Two player hotseat

epz · 03-18-2011, 10:03 PM

Will it be possible for 2 people to play in a league against AI opponents?

Cooleyvol · 03-18-2011, 10:42 PM

That's been possible.

BusterKing · 03-19-2011, 12:29 AM

This option was actually promised in one of the releases then just dropped like it was never promised.

Don't hold your breath.

epz · 03-19-2011, 01:06 PM

More specifically, I wish to have the option for 2 player hotseat in Career Mode. Will this be available in OOTP12 ?

RchW · 03-19-2011, 06:31 PM

That doesn't clarify anything.

What is a 2 player hotseat?

I'm not aware of any "career mode" in OOTP.

Curtis · 03-20-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

What is a 2 player hotseat?

That's when two players play in one game on one computer. That should be fairly easily programmable for managing during a baseball game (Strat-O-Matic has had it ever since the beginning). I wouldn't have any idea how to do it for the general manager aspects of the game, which is what I THINK he meant by 'career mode'.

Bluenoser · 03-20-2011, 03:03 PM

Seems like it would be pretty simple. Say there's 30 teams in the league. Two controlled by humans, 28 by AI. One human GM logs in, does his thing, then logs out. The other owner logs in, does his thing, logs off. Whichever of the two is Commishing, runs the sim.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

People have been doing this for many versions, having leagues where one or more teams are run by the AI.

epz · 03-21-2011, 02:21 AM

Bluenoser,

Yes, this is what I mean. I know that many other games have this option. In fact, the old Tony LaRussa Baseball game allowed for this.

BusterKing · 03-21-2011, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by epz

Bluenoser,

Yes, this is what I mean. I know that many other games have this option. In fact, the old Tony LaRussa Baseball game allowed for this.

If that's what you want to do then Bluenoser just told you how to do it with OOTP. He wasn't giving an example.

RchW · 03-24-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Seems like it would be pretty simple. Say there's 30 teams in the league. Two controlled by humans, 28 by AI. One human GM logs in, does his thing, then logs out. The other owner logs in, does his thing, logs off. Whichever of the two is Commishing, runs the sim.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

People have been doing this for many versions, having leagues where one or more teams are run by the AI.

Yeah, as you say this has been done for many years/versions. I'm quite certain I've never heard or read the term 2 player hotseat though.

Bluenoser · 03-24-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Yeah, as you say this has been done for many years/versions. I'm quite certain I've never heard or read the term 2 player hotseat though.

Yep, definitely a new term to me also.

BusterKing · 03-24-2011, 08:39 AM

I thought at first he met two players connected on lan or net playing out a game play by play which Markus said was in a release but it never did materialized.

Curtis · 03-24-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

I'm quite certain I've never heard or read the term 2 player hotseat though.

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Yep, definitely a new term to me also.

This term has been in use in the computer wargaming community for decades — probably since the beginning.

RchW · 03-27-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

This term has been in use in the computer wargaming community for decades — probably since the beginning.

Granted. I'd suggest however that one should not assume jargon from a different gaming segment is in the lexicon here.

tzussu · 03-28-2011, 09:25 AM

Dang! My vocabulary just tripled after reading this thread!

Curtis · 03-29-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

I'd suggest however that one should not assume jargon from a different gaming segment is in the lexicon here.

Granted.

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Originally Posted by tzussu

Dang! My vocabulary just tripled after reading this thread!

Self-deprecating humor is the best.

03-18-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
epz Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	Two player hotseat Will it be possible for 2 people to play in a league against AI opponents?

03-19-2011, 01:06 PM	#4
epz Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	Clarify question More specifically, I wish to have the option for 2 player hotseat in Career Mode. Will this be available in OOTP12 ?

03-19-2011, 06:31 PM	#5
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03-18-2011, 10:42 PM	#2
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	That's been possible.

03-19-2011, 12:29 AM	#3
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,422	This option was actually promised in one of the releases then just dropped like it was never promised. Don't hold your breath.

03-20-2011, 03:03 PM	#7
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,211	Seems like it would be pretty simple. Say there's 30 teams in the league. Two controlled by humans, 28 by AI. One human GM logs in, does his thing, then logs out. The other owner logs in, does his thing, logs off. Whichever of the two is Commishing, runs the sim. Lather, rinse, repeat. People have been doing this for many versions, having leagues where one or more teams are run by the AI.

03-21-2011, 02:21 AM	#8
epz Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	Bluenoser, Yes, this is what I mean. I know that many other games have this option. In fact, the old Tony LaRussa Baseball game allowed for this.

03-24-2011, 08:39 AM	#12
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,422	I thought at first he met two players connected on lan or net playing out a game play by play which Markus said was in a release but it never did materialized.

03-28-2011, 09:25 AM	#15
tzussu Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 24	Dang! My vocabulary just tripled after reading this thread!