Does Altitude Factor In For Ballparks?

The Game · 08-18-2021, 08:38 AM

Does altitude factor into ballpark factors? Almost all of my Endor cities mirror a real city but I have altitude for only a few. i tried giving Sunnydale the altitude of 125 feet but then it shows up in meters, So i switched it to 38.1 M then i got an even bigger #. Or lesser with the -.

Rocky Top is basically Denver although i's located in Philly. I use Coors for the Rockies.

PSUColonel · 08-18-2021, 12:36 PM

It will be reflected in the ballpark factors…but no, I don’t think it recognizes altitude automatically, I think you probably have to fiddle with in manually…but I could be wrong (it wouldn’t be the first time)

RchW · 08-18-2021, 12:47 PM

OOTP is not physics based so the only way to reflect different ball flight at altitude is via park factors.

The Game · 08-18-2021, 09:47 PM

thank you both. thats what i thought but couldn't remember.

Joelman111 · 05-10-2022, 08:03 PM

That altitude number is not based on meters. That altitude is scale where 1 point is about 500 meters. Therefore, an altitude of 2 would be ~1000 meters. You entered 38, so this corresponds to an altitude of ~19000 meters. (the '~' symbol means approximately). In my tests, I have not found this altitude number to actually affect the in-game park factors and this seems to have no influence on the amount of offense at a particular stadium.

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05-10-2022, 08:03 PM	#5
Joelman111 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 125	That altitude number is not based on meters. That altitude is scale where 1 point is about 500 meters. Therefore, an altitude of 2 would be ~1000 meters. You entered 38, so this corresponds to an altitude of ~19000 meters. (the '~' symbol means approximately). In my tests, I have not found this altitude number to actually affect the in-game park factors and this seems to have no influence on the amount of offense at a particular stadium. __________________ Just a Pirates fan looking for his McCutchen

08-18-2021, 12:36 PM	#2
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,124	It will be reflected in the ballpark factors…but no, I don’t think it recognizes altitude automatically, I think you probably have to fiddle with in manually…but I could be wrong (it wouldn’t be the first time)