Please Help On League Setup

[gud]

I have struggled with this having searched all forums & tried many things; and I would greatly appreciate any help.

I have created a list of historical players in the correct format.
I want to create a league, import the players, and have a "draft" to 4 teams created - or is importing players as "free agents" better - and how does the process vary specifically between the two?

But I can't get a league created with these players.
All Forum directions start in the middle of the process and/or use shorthand directions and terms not specifically used in the game set-up. I can't figure it out.

For example, are the steps:
1) Start at main opening screen (if not, where?)
2) Select "New Custom Game" (if not, what?)
3) Select "Fictional" (if not, what?)
4) Then what are the next steps (step-by-step with the specific nomenclature used in game)?

Also:
1) where specifically in the OOTP file structure on my computer do I put the Historical Player file ?
2) should my list of players be a text file or a csv file?

Many thanks for the help - I have read all the forums and have tried all I thought the discussions might mean with no success.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by gud

I have struggled with this having searched all forums & tried many things; and I would greatly appreciate any help.

I have created a list of historical players in the correct format.
I want to create a league, import the players, and have a "draft" to 4 teams created - or is importing players as "free agents" better - and how does the process vary specifically between the two?

But I can't get a league created with these players.
All Forum directions start in the middle of the process and/or use shorthand directions and terms not specifically used in the game set-up. I can't figure it out.

For example, are the steps:
1) Start at main opening screen (if not, where?)
2) Select "New Custom Game" (if not, what?)
3) Select "Fictional" (if not, what?)
4) Then what are the next steps (step-by-step with the specific nomenclature used in game)?

Also:
1) where specifically in the OOTP file structure on my computer do I put the Historical Player file ?
2) should my list of players be a text file or a csv file?

Many thanks for the help - I have read all the forums and have tried all I thought the discussions might mean with no success.

If you are only wanting 4 teams use a Fictional League setup. after you rename your 4 teams go into Advanced setup and set your other rules.

Have yourself in Commish Mode.
Start game
Go to league settings and release all players. This makes them FA. to go FA screen and select all - delete .


Save it as a text file and place it somewhere you can find it easily. i have a league folder for every league i play and if i import players i label each file for the year i am using it for that league. If you have each players with the team already set that you want them to go to (ruthba01,1927,NYY, mayswi01,1951,NYG) then Go to import players
Select your import rules and select the text file and navigate to where you saved it.


All imported players will have fictional contracts. Some will be rookies, some won't. You could also import them as FA and schedule a FA draft.

[gud]

Thanks so much for helping me - but I seem to be totally inept as I can't get it to work. I'm wasn't sure where all the steps I needed to do were located; but let's assume I finally got them right.
But the problem is that when I go to import my players, the whole program shuts down. I have checked the format many times & used a text file.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
Perhaps the program shutdown is a clue.
Does the text file need to be in a specific place (I put it under the "data/stats" folder)?

Separately, I didn't include any Negro League players since they seemed to be in a different format. Examples:
charl01osc,1920
gibso01jos,1935
bell-01coo,1922
paige01sat,1934

What is the correct way to handle those players if I finally figure the basics out and want to add them?
Do I change charl01osc,1920 to charlosc01,1920?

Again, many thanks and any ideas or even more specific step-by step details are greatly appreciated.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by gud

Thanks so much for helping me - but I seem to be totally inept as I can't get it to work. I'm wasn't sure where all the steps I needed to do were located; but let's assume I finally got them right.
But the problem is that when I go to import my players, the whole program shuts down. I have checked the format many times & used a text file.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
Perhaps the program shutdown is a clue.
Does the text file need to be in a specific place (I put it under the "data/stats" folder)?

Separately, I didn't include any Negro League players since they seemed to be in a different format. Examples:
charl01osc,1920
gibso01jos,1935
bell-01coo,1922
paige01sat,1934

What is the correct way to handle those players if I finally figure the basics out and want to add them?
Do I change charl01osc,1920 to charlosc01,1920?

Again, many thanks and any ideas or even more specific step-by step details are greatly appreciated.

To import NLB players you need to check the box to include minor league players. i tend to import them separately from MLB players. Close out and re=start OOTP and then i use the minorleaguemaster.odb
Some NLB don't import properly based on the text file below. i suggest starting a league with the year that you want to imporrty the NLB player from and checking what it is in OOTP. I need to run a 1920-1948 NLB league so i can get future NLB imports.
I can not say for certain why it is crashing.

[gud]

Thanks, The Game
I also appreciate your sign-off message at the bottom. Recently I lost my wife suddenly to pancreatic cancer; and I am using OOTP to give my mind relief.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by gud

Thanks, The Game
I also appreciate your sign-off message at the bottom. Recently I lost my wife suddenly to pancreatic cancer; and I am using OOTP to give my mind relief.

Stray Strong was something my Father in law used to always say. lost him to multiple cancers in 2018. My mother in law passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2019. Not a fun way to go. Sorry for your loss.