Export Test League Settings

lschaef · 03-30-2016, 10:43 AM

I'm working on setting up a new fictional league. I setup a league and have been simming seasons as I tweak settings and I think I have everything about where I want it.

What is the best way to create a new game with my current settings? I want to start with a completely clean history, but keep the league structure, options and financial settings.

Before I've used the functions to clear all the players history, made everyone free agents, and set up an initial draft, but it didn't erase the past champions list and I couldn't find a way to reset the start date.

Painmantle · 03-30-2016, 11:05 AM

Not really my area of expertise but,I believe this is where you would want to save the league as a Template, then create a new league and load the template.

lschaef · 03-30-2016, 11:21 AM

Thanks. I think I'm on the right track now.

Dem Bums · 03-30-2016, 09:40 PM

Once you get things set up I encourage you to share your league as a quickstart. I'm always interested in seeing what kind of leagues other players come up with.

NoOne · 03-30-2016, 11:03 PM

here's what i would suggest.

--Create a league ~50 years before your intended start date. (depending on various factors, the exact amount can vary)

Even though they have 'improved' (from notes?) initiail distribution, i'd still sim out 30 years before doing any testing of settings. if you don't have minor leagues, you can cut 10 years off that figure.

--create a backup after you have turned the league over (all initial players, including any minor leauges, have retired). make this you base backup for all testing, if you need to restore for some reason.

**the 20year padding in the ~50 year figure above is so that after you are done testing, you can restore this and do a quick verification of results. LTM-type change would need 5-10-20years... other things might need 1 year.**

so, you just keep making changes as time goes... reset league history and stats as needed.

if sim speeds start taking too long, you can delete reitred players, delete history, purge databe base, etc... if that doesn't speed it back up, restore from this backup.

--each time you restore, update the settings, then re-create the backup with the incremental changes.

--When you are finished testing, restore the backup with updated settings. sim 'enouhg' to verify the results are as intended. then, sim to the year you wish to start your leage. delete all stats and league history. create a backup, quickstart, and/or template. it's as if you just started your league and it's gauranteed as you want it from day one.

this way you won't miss that 1 simple setting that will screw up the first few years of your sim before you realize it's not set as you wanted and didn't notice for a while, let alone the time and effort to figure it out when you do notice, lol.

general tips for testings:

turn off pictures, news, storylines, turn level of detail in Stats and AI to lowest detail (may need to do some thing for all leagues/minor leagues, which i just realized i have not done!! thank-you). all that type of stuff... turn off frills, but don't turn off anything tangible to how you will play the game.

e.g. don't turn off development or scouting etc if you use it.

if you need certain advanced metrics, you may need higher level of detail. nothing related to LTM requires higher detail setting, fyi.

03-30-2016, 10:43 AM	#1
lschaef Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 242	Export Test League Settings I'm working on setting up a new fictional league. I setup a league and have been simming seasons as I tweak settings and I think I have everything about where I want it. What is the best way to create a new game with my current settings? I want to start with a completely clean history, but keep the league structure, options and financial settings. Before I've used the functions to clear all the players history, made everyone free agents, and set up an initial draft, but it didn't erase the past champions list and I couldn't find a way to reset the start date.

03-30-2016, 11:05 AM	#2
Painmantle Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenfield ,IN Posts: 3,053	Not really my area of expertise but,I believe this is where you would want to save the league as a Template, then create a new league and load the template. __________________ “As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” -Babe Ruth “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.”-Tris Speaker My Dynasties The Beantown Bambino

03-30-2016, 11:03 PM	#5
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	here's what i would suggest. --Create a league ~50 years before your intended start date. (depending on various factors, the exact amount can vary) Even though they have 'improved' (from notes?) initiail distribution, i'd still sim out 30 years before doing any testing of settings. if you don't have minor leagues, you can cut 10 years off that figure. --create a backup after you have turned the league over (all initial players, including any minor leauges, have retired). make this you base backup for all testing, if you need to restore for some reason. the 20year padding in the ~50 year figure above is so that after you are done testing, you can restore this and do a quick verification of results. LTM-type change would need 5-10-20years... other things might need 1 year. so, you just keep making changes as time goes... reset league history and stats as needed. if sim speeds start taking too long, you can delete reitred players, delete history, purge databe base, etc... if that doesn't speed it back up, restore from this backup. --each time you restore, update the settings, then re-create the backup with the incremental changes. --When you are finished testing, restore the backup with updated settings. sim 'enouhg' to verify the results are as intended. then, sim to the year you wish to start your leage. delete all stats and league history. create a backup, quickstart, and/or template. it's as if you just started your league and it's gauranteed as you want it from day one. this way you won't miss that 1 simple setting that will screw up the first few years of your sim before you realize it's not set as you wanted and didn't notice for a while, let alone the time and effort to figure it out when you do notice, lol. general tips for testings: turn off pictures, news, storylines, turn level of detail in Stats and AI to lowest detail (may need to do some thing for all leagues/minor leagues, which i just realized i have not done!! thank-you). all that type of stuff... turn off frills, but don't turn off anything tangible to how you will play the game. e.g. don't turn off development or scouting etc if you use it. if you need certain advanced metrics, you may need higher level of detail. nothing related to LTM requires higher detail setting, fyi. Last edited by NoOne; 03-30-2016 at 11:23 PM.

03-30-2016, 11:21 AM	#3
lschaef Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 242	Thanks. I think I'm on the right track now.

03-30-2016, 09:40 PM	#4
Dem Bums Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 36	Once you get things set up I encourage you to share your league as a quickstart. I'm always interested in seeing what kind of leagues other players come up with.