Changing the length of games?

jayhawkblue · 11-24-2013, 09:22 PM

So I just recently got OOTP 14, and the first thing I did was create a fictional league of high school teams from my area. The game has allowed me to customize pretty much anything I want to, which is great. However, there is one thing that I have not been able to change: the length of games. I want to make every game only 7 innings instead of the default 9 innings. Is there a way to do this, or am I stuck with 9?

Ike348 · 11-24-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jayhawkblue

So I just recently got OOTP 14, and the first thing I did was create a fictional league of high school teams from my area. The game has allowed me to customize pretty much anything I want to, which is great. However, there is one thing that I have not been able to change: the length of games. I want to make every game only 7 innings instead of the default 9 innings. Is there a way to do this, or am I stuck with 9?

You're stuck with 9. I wish I could make the number of innings 7 or even 6.

slugga27 · 11-25-2013, 01:47 AM

When I saw the thread title, I was thinking "why would you want to shorten games?" Then I saw your post was like "well, that makes sense."

Unfortunately, this can't be done, but you COULD suggest it in the Suggestions Forum for OOTP 15. It would be a solid addition.

fromtheline · 11-25-2013, 01:56 AM

I would love to have the option to change the number of innings in OOTP 15.

RchW · 11-25-2013, 09:36 AM

It's a reasonable request but unlikely to be implemented because the core game engine might need to be re-written. Simply said 6 inning and 7 inning games are a different animal.

Fyrestorm3 · 11-25-2013, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

It's a reasonable request but unlikely to be implemented because the core game engine might need to be re-written. Simply said 6 inning and 7 inning games are a different animal.

Exactly. The AI's currently programmed to manage based on a 9-inning game. Changing the length of the game changes a LOT of in-game managerial decisions. So, maybe we'll get this feature eventually, but it would take a lot of work on the developers' parts.

11-24-2013, 09:22 PM	#1
jayhawkblue Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 3	Changing the length of games? So I just recently got OOTP 14, and the first thing I did was create a fictional league of high school teams from my area. The game has allowed me to customize pretty much anything I want to, which is great. However, there is one thing that I have not been able to change: the length of games. I want to make every game only 7 innings instead of the default 9 innings. Is there a way to do this, or am I stuck with 9?

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11-25-2013, 01:47 AM	#3
slugga27 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,272	When I saw the thread title, I was thinking "why would you want to shorten games?" Then I saw your post was like "well, that makes sense." Unfortunately, this can't be done, but you COULD suggest it in the Suggestions Forum for OOTP 15. It would be a solid addition.

11-25-2013, 01:56 AM	#4
fromtheline Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 153	I would love to have the option to change the number of innings in OOTP 15.