Whole bunch of Live Start issues

dpfeiffer · 07-17-2025, 11:10 PM

I had just purchased OOTP Go and went to use Live Start, but ran into several issues. Anyone able to point me in the right direction for how to solve these?

- Seems that every few days, Computer AI alters my lineup and pitching staff despite being set to human control.
- Even though it's the live date (July 17) there doesn't seem to be any drafted players on the rosters -- and altering the draft date to a day later doesn't allow for the current year's draft to be conducted.
- Injuries seem out of whack (i.e. Clarke Schmidt just had TJS, yet is listed as only being out five weeks?)
- AFL doesn't allow you to select your own players - does so automatically and seems to be sending players who are on the MLB roster (i.e. Matt Shaw and Jacob Misiorowski).
- Service Times are off somehow. For instance, Kyle Tucker and Devin Williams are free agents at year end in reality, yet if you let the season simply play from the start point, neither has hit the six year threshold to make them free agents.

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bsf2434 · 07-28-2025, 10:38 PM

Having same problem with AI altering my team too. Calling up players even though roster is at max capacity.

zipster77 · 08-07-2025, 06:28 PM

I've been playing around with Live Start too and was surprised to see how inaccurate the rosters are. Like they have guys still in the minors that were supposed to be starting games on the day of the live start. I had to change anywhere from 2-8 guys on every roster to make them accurate with the current MLB rosters.

Anyway, I was having the same problem with the AI undoing my roster updates and changes to lineups and rotations. I fixed it by selecting the option to Set All Teams to Controlled by Jim Smith (or whatever your GM name is). If you want to allow the AI to make some changes, but not alter the rosters, there's also an option for Set All Teams to Not Allow AI Roster Changes. Both of these options are under Game>>>Settings>>>League Settings>>>Functions.

Hope this helps.

07-17-2025, 11:10 PM	#1
dpfeiffer Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 1	Whole bunch of Live Start issues I had just purchased OOTP Go and went to use Live Start, but ran into several issues. Anyone able to point me in the right direction for how to solve these? - Seems that every few days, Computer AI alters my lineup and pitching staff despite being set to human control. - Even though it's the live date (July 17) there doesn't seem to be any drafted players on the rosters -- and altering the draft date to a day later doesn't allow for the current year's draft to be conducted. - Injuries seem out of whack (i.e. Clarke Schmidt just had TJS, yet is listed as only being out five weeks?) - AFL doesn't allow you to select your own players - does so automatically and seems to be sending players who are on the MLB roster (i.e. Matt Shaw and Jacob Misiorowski). - Service Times are off somehow. For instance, Kyle Tucker and Devin Williams are free agents at year end in reality, yet if you let the season simply play from the start point, neither has hit the six year threshold to make them free agents. Again, any help would be greatly appreciated!

07-28-2025, 10:38 PM	#2
Bsf2434 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 25	Having same problem with AI altering my team too. Calling up players even though roster is at max capacity.

08-07-2025, 06:28 PM	#3
zipster77 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32	I've been playing around with Live Start too and was surprised to see how inaccurate the rosters are. Like they have guys still in the minors that were supposed to be starting games on the day of the live start. I had to change anywhere from 2-8 guys on every roster to make them accurate with the current MLB rosters. Anyway, I was having the same problem with the AI undoing my roster updates and changes to lineups and rotations. I fixed it by selecting the option to Set All Teams to Controlled by Jim Smith (or whatever your GM name is). If you want to allow the AI to make some changes, but not alter the rosters, there's also an option for Set All Teams to Not Allow AI Roster Changes. Both of these options are under Game>>>Settings>>>League Settings>>>Functions. Hope this helps.