Can you export a league to restart in a Custom mode?

bestbrother · 04-06-2019, 08:54 AM

This is potentially tricky, ive setup an Independent league that I run alonside the real life MLB and its MILB affiliates.

I have since run the league for 10 years, stopping every few to change some settings to get better numbers for how I want my league to play.. each time ive done that ive saved it as a quickstart.

However when I load that quickstart, it puts me into the current year (2029) rather than the year I want.

Is there a way for me to take out just that league ive created and put it into a real world MLB circa 2004? Or do i have to start from scratch?

I dont want the players etc to carry over, just the teams and the details ive given them. Also the league settings and modifiers.

Im assuming i cant, but id love to be able to!

NoOne · 04-06-2019, 12:39 PM

make a template. think it's an option under league structure once game is created? check manual if not

it will keep the players though. you can delete and re-fill leageu with new fictional or import real players at that point.

if you create a template just before you finish creating a league (don't 'begin' yet), it will have all your settings and no players included -- unless it's a real league... in that context it have it, or it may be the same and only after finished loading the first time -- not 100% sure on that part.

Leo_The_Lip · 04-08-2019, 10:58 AM

With a Quick Start or Template, I have never been able to change the starting date, which I think is what you want to do. By that I mean if I start a league in 1946, run it to 1966 and make a new Template, the league will always start in 1966--no way to change that.

If anyone knows how to change back to 1946, I'd be glad to hear it.

bestbrother · 04-08-2019, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

With a Quick Start or Template, I have never been able to change the starting date, which I think is what you want to do. By that I mean if I start a league in 1946, run it to 1966 and make a new Template, the league will always start in 1966--no way to change that.

If anyone knows how to change back to 1946, I'd be glad to hear it.

Yeah thats what I was hoping.

Ive ended up re-doing the whole template as a new save, seems to be working ok so far.

NoOne · 04-08-2019, 09:33 PM

is it player ages that is the problem, or you literally cannot change the date at all?

if just player ages, you can export and apply a formula on a spreadsheet to fix that in a matter of seconds.

also is that only templates created after creation? templates during creation are a little different animal -- should be able to change the date on those ones at least.

a good habit to make one before you click "start league". heck, i make multiple ones as i setup a league "1-game settings done" "2-minors setup" 3-MLB setup" etc. etc.. after i do a chunk of work i make a template.

i'll only keep the last one before creation and delete the rest once i finish up and start the league up for the first time.

04-06-2019, 08:54 AM	#1
bestbrother Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 371	Can you export a league to restart in a Custom mode? This is potentially tricky, ive setup an Independent league that I run alonside the real life MLB and its MILB affiliates. I have since run the league for 10 years, stopping every few to change some settings to get better numbers for how I want my league to play.. each time ive done that ive saved it as a quickstart. However when I load that quickstart, it puts me into the current year (2029) rather than the year I want. Is there a way for me to take out just that league ive created and put it into a real world MLB circa 2004? Or do i have to start from scratch? I dont want the players etc to carry over, just the teams and the details ive given them. Also the league settings and modifiers. Im assuming i cant, but id love to be able to!

04-08-2019, 10:58 AM	#3
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,813	With a Quick Start or Template, I have never been able to change the starting date, which I think is what you want to do. By that I mean if I start a league in 1946, run it to 1966 and make a new Template, the league will always start in 1966--no way to change that. If anyone knows how to change back to 1946, I'd be glad to hear it. __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

04-06-2019, 12:39 PM	#2
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	make a template. think it's an option under league structure once game is created? check manual if not it will keep the players though. you can delete and re-fill leageu with new fictional or import real players at that point. if you create a template just before you finish creating a league (don't 'begin' yet), it will have all your settings and no players included -- unless it's a real league... in that context it have it, or it may be the same and only after finished loading the first time -- not 100% sure on that part.

04-08-2019, 09:33 PM	#5
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	is it player ages that is the problem, or you literally cannot change the date at all? if just player ages, you can export and apply a formula on a spreadsheet to fix that in a matter of seconds. also is that only templates created after creation? templates during creation are a little different animal -- should be able to change the date on those ones at least. a good habit to make one before you click "start league". heck, i make multiple ones as i setup a league "1-game settings done" "2-minors setup" 3-MLB setup" etc. etc.. after i do a chunk of work i make a template. i'll only keep the last one before creation and delete the rest once i finish up and start the league up for the first time.