Playing on Multiple Computers

MikeMcGuire · 03-31-2017, 06:16 PM

I just purchased the Steam version of OOTP18, and I was hoping the save game files would be stored at Steam such that I could seamlessly switch between my two Macs. That does not appear to be the case. Is there any way to do that, perhaps storing my saved games on Dropbox?

actionjackson · 03-31-2017, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMcGuire

I just purchased the Steam version of OOTP18, and I was hoping the save game files would be stored at Steam such that I could seamlessly switch between my two Macs. That does not appear to be the case. Is there any way to do that, perhaps storing my saved games on Dropbox?

I always zip up my game file and copy/paste it to an external hard drive, which would allow you to switch back and forth between your two Macs. Thumb drive with a decent amount of space on it would work too.

TGH-Adfabre · 03-31-2017, 07:52 PM

I have read that people will move files with drop box. It is probably a file
size issue more than anything else.

eriqjaffe · 03-31-2017, 11:38 PM

Yeah, file size is a problem. I have a modestly-sized saved game (32 teams, 5 levels of minors) in its' 7th season and the league folder is taking up almost 9GB of space.

On the bright side, the saved games compress pretty nicely.

Also - I'm not sure if the Steam version is different, but the direct version allows you to set a custom data path, so you could use an external hard drive and do that. Or you could get really crazy and do stuff with junction point so that OOTP doesn't even know any different.

With that last one, move your saved game where you want it, open a command prompt as administrator and enter something like this:

Code:

mklink /j "C:\Users\You\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 18\saved_games\saved_game.lg" "e:\saved_game.lg"

Of course, change the paths to whatever is appropriate for your setup.

Note that you have to use the "/j" option, otherwise OOTP won't recognize the link. Not necessarily for the faint of heart, but it does work.

03-31-2017, 06:16 PM	#1
MikeMcGuire Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 40	Playing on Multiple Computers I just purchased the Steam version of OOTP18, and I was hoping the save game files would be stored at Steam such that I could seamlessly switch between my two Macs. That does not appear to be the case. Is there any way to do that, perhaps storing my saved games on Dropbox?

03-31-2017, 07:52 PM	#3
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	I have read that people will move files with drop box. It is probably a file size issue more than anything else. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

03-31-2017, 11:38 PM	#4
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,639	Yeah, file size is a problem. I have a modestly-sized saved game (32 teams, 5 levels of minors) in its' 7th season and the league folder is taking up almost 9GB of space. On the bright side, the saved games compress pretty nicely. Also - I'm not sure if the Steam version is different, but the direct version allows you to set a custom data path, so you could use an external hard drive and do that. Or you could get really crazy and do stuff with junction point so that OOTP doesn't even know any different. With that last one, move your saved game where you want it, open a command prompt as administrator and enter something like this: Code: mklink /j "C:\Users\You\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 18\saved_games\saved_game.lg" "e:\saved_game.lg" Of course, change the paths to whatever is appropriate for your setup. Note that you have to use the "/j" option, otherwise OOTP won't recognize the link. Not necessarily for the faint of heart, but it does work. __________________ Last edited by eriqjaffe; 03-31-2017 at 11:50 PM.