cloning

jdolecek49 · 03-04-2020, 10:12 PM

I notice for players, cloning is an option. what would this be useful for?

DreamTeams · 03-05-2020, 02:57 AM

It can be a useful tool as another way to create fictional players. Let's say you have a great HR hitter and you'd like to place more of that type of player in your league. Just clone him and then rename the clone and you have a brand new fictional player patterned after your slugger. You can also use cloning to create twin brothers for your league.

Another idea would be to use cloning in conjunction with importing historical players in order to create custom fictional players. Here's how to accomplish that...

First, you'll need to think about the type of player you want (Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, etc.) and then go ahead and import him from historicals. Once imported and cloned, you can tweak/edit them a little more, (if you like), to carefully craft the type of star you want.

Ok. Here's the process...

Go to baseball reference and look at the SHTML and see what the players "code" is for say Babe Ruth. (It would be ruthba01). It's usually the first 5 letters of the last name, and first 2 of the first and normally 01, but if there are multiple players with the same letters, there would be an 02, 03, etc.)

Go to the free agent screen of your game or the Draft Pool. On the bottom there is Import Historical Player.

Point to the historical_database.odb hit ok then put the SHTML line for whichever player you want. And whichever other options you want... hit ok/enter... and viola you have Babe Ruth or whoever else sitting in your FA pool.

Next, you have to clone the historical player after you import. (Right click on the historical player and then click 'Clone'. This can be done at anytime, but best to do this right after you import and before you place him on a team to start his career in your league.) That will duplicate the historical player but gets rid of his previous years stats. (For example, you'll have two Babe Ruths sitting in free agency.) Now you can go ahead and delete the original imported historical player. (Not sure which one is the original? No problem, just open his profile and see if he has any previous years stats. If he does then he's the one you delete.)

Next, if you want your cloned historical to start out as a rookie you'll have to edit all of his service years categories (3 of them) to 0 and then remember to edit his age to your liking. That'll do it. Now you have an imported historical, without previous stats, as your base to keep as is or edit/customize further.)

03-04-2020, 10:12 PM	#1
jdolecek49 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 495	cloning I notice for players, cloning is an option. what would this be useful for?

03-05-2020, 02:57 AM	#2
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,522	It can be a useful tool as another way to create fictional players. Let's say you have a great HR hitter and you'd like to place more of that type of player in your league. Just clone him and then rename the clone and you have a brand new fictional player patterned after your slugger. You can also use cloning to create twin brothers for your league. Another idea would be to use cloning in conjunction with importing historical players in order to create custom fictional players. Here's how to accomplish that... First, you'll need to think about the type of player you want (Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, etc.) and then go ahead and import him from historicals. Once imported and cloned, you can tweak/edit them a little more, (if you like), to carefully craft the type of star you want. Ok. Here's the process... Go to baseball reference and look at the SHTML and see what the players "code" is for say Babe Ruth. (It would be ruthba01). It's usually the first 5 letters of the last name, and first 2 of the first and normally 01, but if there are multiple players with the same letters, there would be an 02, 03, etc.) Go to the free agent screen of your game or the Draft Pool. On the bottom there is Import Historical Player. Point to the historical_database.odb hit ok then put the SHTML line for whichever player you want. And whichever other options you want... hit ok/enter... and viola you have Babe Ruth or whoever else sitting in your FA pool. Next, you have to clone the historical player after you import. (Right click on the historical player and then click 'Clone'. This can be done at anytime, but best to do this right after you import and before you place him on a team to start his career in your league.) That will duplicate the historical player but gets rid of his previous years stats. (For example, you'll have two Babe Ruths sitting in free agency.) Now you can go ahead and delete the original imported historical player. (Not sure which one is the original? No problem, just open his profile and see if he has any previous years stats. If he does then he's the one you delete.) Next, if you want your cloned historical to start out as a rookie you'll have to edit all of his service years categories (3 of them) to 0 and then remember to edit his age to your liking. That'll do it. Now you have an imported historical, without previous stats, as your base to keep as is or edit/customize further.) __________________