16 Fictional Ballpark Set - Part 2

Henry · 07-29-2003, 08:36 PM

Some of these have been released before - others are new - but they've all been cleaned up and are now repackaged as a "starter set".

holyroller · 07-29-2003, 08:41 PM

Nice! You don't happen to have dimensions in mind for them do you?

Henry · 07-29-2003, 08:48 PM

Actually - I do

If there's interest, I'll complete the descriptions.
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AtlantiCoast Stadium (created 2001)
· LF 330' 9'
· LC 380' 9'
· CF 410' 9'
· RC 380' 9'
· RF 330' 9'
· Capacity 55,000

Battlefield Park (created 2003)
· LF 325' 10"
· LC 365' 10"
· CF 400' 30"
· RC 365' 10"
· RF 325' 10"
· Capacity 45,000

Battlefield Park is a 45,000 seat enclosed structure only a few blocks from downtown Richmond. A unique promotion here every game is the "War Chest". $1 from every ticket sold for the game is given away in a random drawing each home game. As you can imagine, the Battlefield has sold out every game for the past 3 seasons... exactly when the War Chest promotion got started.

Braxton Heights Park (created 2003)
· LF 300' 7'
· LC 350' 7'
· CF 400' 7'
· RC 350' 7'
· RF 300' 7'
· Capacity 47,000

The Brax is "the oldest ballpark known to man" according to its current owner. Built in 1910, and added to 8 different times, this combination wood, concrete, and steel structure can seat 47,000 fans when packed. Maintenance of this ballpark has put it on the endangered list many times, but recent approval to add it to the state's historical preservation list has revived talk about a major renovation. The fans simply love this old ballpark, and the chili dogs are stupendous.

Clifton Park (created 2001)
· LF 340' 8'
· LC 380' 8'
· CF 410' 8'
· RC 360' 10'
· RF 310' 15'
· Capacity 40,000

Clifton is a "neighborhood ballpark". It has old fashion hotdogs, and the beer flows freely. It's true claim-to-fame, however, is its 15' right field fence - the bottom half of which angles out about 4' toward home plate. This angle sometimes causes for interesting plays, especially for the visiting team.

Highpark Field (created 2003)
· LF 340' 20'
· LC 380' 20'
· CF 420' 9'
· RC 380' 20'
· RF 340' 20'
· Capacity 50,000

Only Houston could build such a showpiece. With the Houston skyline as a backdrop, Highpark Field provides a beautiful environment in which to watch a ballgame. Night games are especially awesome.

Lost Nation Field (created 2001)
· LF 325' 30'
· LC 375' 30'
· CF 390' 30'
· RC 380' 8'
· RF 330' 8'
· Capacity 35,000

Lost Nation Field, named for the various native Americans which originally lived along this river, is a true "old time ballpark". Seats in the 2nd deck behind home plate have a spectacular view of the river and downtown beyond. The "advertising wall" in left field is a throwback to earlier times.

Metropolis Stadium (created 2002)
· LF 350' 20'
· LC 380' 20'
· CF 410' 20'
· RC 380' 20'
· RF 350' 20'
· Capacity 75,000

What else could one call this mammoth ballpark except "Metropolis Stadium"? Fully loaded, this structure will hold 75,000 fans - something that isn't seen too often. Walking up the tunnel to your seats in this ballpark is like entering a different world - and when a full house gets loud - you may not hear much for a day or two.

Metropolitan Park (created 2002)
· LF 315' 8'
· LC 370' 8'
· CF 405' 8'
· RC 380' 8'
· RF 335' 8'
· Capacity 55,000

Another spectacular ballpark with a spectacular skyline view. The "Met" is a true modern day stadium.

Mill Street Park (created 2001)
· LF 320' 30'
· LC 370' 50'
· CF 405' 9'
· RC 385' 8'
· RF 335' 8'
· Capacity 40,000

Old Mill Street Park is built on a 50' escarpment above the new Mill Street Development Project, where 150 beautiful townhouses make up this city's most sought-after living area. The left field wall is actually the top of a retaining wall built to keep the park from falling over the eroding hill.

Palisades Park (created 2001)
· LF 340' 8'
· LC 385' 8'
· CF 415' 8'
· RC 375' 8'
· RF 330' 8'
· Capacity 60,000

Pelican Park (created 2003)
· LF 310, 8'
· LC 375, 8'
· CF 401, 30'
· RC 375, 8'
· RF 310, 8'
· Capacity 35,000

Home of the New Orleans Pelicans, "Pel" is a very cozy ball field with reasonable dimensions. Built in 1935, during the depression, "Pel" has gone through many renovations. The latest addition was the rightfield upper deck - added to increase the ballpark's capacity to 35,000 seats - and to facilitate left handed power hitters. Distances of 410' (RF) and 470' (RC) are noted on the upper deck although no one has yet hit one into sections 201 (470' ), 202 (455' ), or 203 (440' ).

Philips Park (created 2003)
· LF 295' 25'
· LC 370' 8'
· CF 410' 10'
· RC 370' 8'
· RF 295' 25'
· Capacity 45,000

Pioneer Park (created 2001)
· LF 340' 10'
· LC 390' 10'
· CF 410' 25'
· RC 380' 25'
· RF 310' 25'
· Capacity 35,000

Pioneer Park, built about 6 miles from downtown, is a cozy facility located adjacent to a city rapid transit station, behind the right field wall. On game days, patrons are given half fare tokens if the team wins, making the ride home free.

Robert Coover Stadium (created 2001)
· LF 315' 12'
· LC 375' 12'
· CF 400' 12'
· RC 375' 12'
· RF 315' 12'
· Capacity 55,000

amed after the author of the "Universal Baseball Association", Robert Coover Stadium is a massive three deck structure with excellent sightlines. The Triples Club, a quiet, upper class restaurant on the second level in left field, is Mr. Coover's favorite eatery. Chef Tony Linguini creates some of the best dishes this side of the Atlantic. On the second level in right field is ESPN's Sports Spectacular Lounge, complete with 24 big screen televisions covering top sports events from around the world.

Skyline Park (created 2001)
· LF 350' 15'
· LC 380' 15'
· CF 420' 40'
· RC 380' 15'
· RF 350' 5'
· Capacity 45,000

Crown Bank Park (created 2003)
· LF 300' 8'
· LC 375' 8'
· CF 405' 8'
· RC 385' 8'
· RF 340' 8'
· Capacity 55,000

holyroller · 07-29-2003, 09:04 PM

Sweet! Now I am going to need to expand my solo league

adventureran · 07-29-2003, 09:09 PM

Absolutely, Henry. These are beautiful. Thanks for the all the work.

cooper_gd · 07-30-2003, 07:43 AM

teflonhenry henryteflon teflonhenry . . Ha! These are the kind of hard choices I like. I'm a fan of your original set - thanks for the update!

TC Dale · 07-30-2003, 08:14 AM

This set always makes me glad to be an OOTP fan. They are great and I am sure going to update what I have now!

Thanks Henry on all your hard work, and the things you do for OOTP.

I sure appreciate it.

draven085 · 07-30-2003, 10:00 AM

Yes thank you Henry. I'm already using the parks in my current fictional league and now I'll update those files! They are wonderful. Thanks for all your hard work and everything you do for the community!

beatle · 07-30-2003, 04:21 PM

Henry,

Very nice!!! Have you done a Fenway Park with the new rennovations, ie. seats on top of the wall?

Henry · 07-30-2003, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beatle
Henry,

Very nice!!! Have you done a Fenway Park with the new rennovations, ie. seats on top of the wall?

Funny you asked that. I'm working on both a remodeled Fenway as well as a remodeled Wrigley

No promises when though... I've got "just a few" things going LOL

Eugene Church · 07-31-2003, 03:17 PM

Henry, these stadiums are wonderful.

Thanks for all you do for the OOTPB Community.

Where can we download these great sets?

Forgive my ignorance, but will the download from your site contain everything needed to install in the game?

Recently I tried to download some new Teflon stadiums. When I tried to put the dat and config files in the folder, it said I already had a folder by that name. I didn't know what to do. I figured that the new stadiums would not work without those files. I was afraid I would mess up the stadiums already installed, so I did nothing.

Now I need some more stadiums and yours are really beautiful.

Once I get the stadiums in the correct game folder, I can follow the excellent tutorial for stadium installation provided on this forum.

I think I will also have to go into the "ballpark edit" and put the ballpark dimensions and wall heights. This I know how to do.

I hope you can help me with the installation.

Thanks.

Henry · 07-31-2003, 05:58 PM

EC,

The ballpark graphic files (the BMPs) go into the OOTP/Graphics directory. That's the "easy" part.

Problem is, the (dat) files are where the ballpark "description" is stored (factors, name, etc... everything on the ballpark page). This file is created within the game when you go to the "modify" ballparks page(s).

The "dat" files are located in your league directory (league.lg).

So - your "MLB.lg" file (for example) already has descriptions for the ballparks that are already assigned in the league. If you add more ballpark graphics files to the graphics directory, that makes them availbale to use - but does not assign them anywhere.

If I were to provide a set of "dat" files that included my 16 ballparks - and you copied them into your "MLB.lg" directory, they would replace the dat files that are already there - so now you would only have the 16 parks defined.

The only way to do it right is to do it manually. Copy the ballparks files (BMPs) intot he graphics directory, then open your league and reassign the ballparks to your teams. This action is what modifies / creates the "dat" files.

Follow ?

Eugene Church · 07-31-2003, 08:16 PM

Sounds like I might be able to do it.

Thanks for the great ballparks and for helping me.

andjbock · 07-31-2003, 08:56 PM

do you have the coords available? i use 3 people's parks and can't assign coords to all parks with the config file.....your's are the best though

Henry · 07-31-2003, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andjbock
do you have the coords available? i use 3 people's parks and can't assign coords to all parks with the config file.....your's are the best though

Hmmm... I'll see if I can put one together this weekend. I had it somewhere but can't seem to loacte it right now.

andjbock · 07-31-2003, 10:23 PM

that'd be great i spent some time doing them, but they're not perfect, since my league crashed i've had so much to do and am looking for an easy solution.

scoobz0202 · 08-01-2003, 05:37 AM

Is there like a...secret.. on how to put the coordinates on fictional parks other then guess and check?

Henry · 08-01-2003, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scoobz0202
Is there like a...secret.. on how to put the coordinates on fictional parks other then guess and check?

No secrets... just trial and error - but the more you do it the easy it gets.

andjbock · 08-01-2003, 10:13 AM

henry, do all the parks have the same layout, i.e. one set of coords work for all? i think i did the coords for 2 parks last night and they were about even....i'll post them for others when i get home.

Henry · 08-01-2003, 11:35 AM

Most of them are real close but about 3-4 are different.

07-29-2003, 08:36 PM	#1
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	16 Fictional Ballpark Set - Part 2 Some of these have been released before - others are new - but they've all been cleaned up and are now repackaged as a "starter set".

07-29-2003, 08:41 PM	#2
holyroller Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: OTBL Forums Posts: 3,532	Nice! You don't happen to have dimensions in mind for them do you? __________________ Back to work, but not drawing a paycheck. TonyJ et. al.'s alias “I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it.”

07-29-2003, 09:04 PM	#4
holyroller Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: OTBL Forums Posts: 3,532	Sweet! Now I am going to need to expand my solo league __________________ Back to work, but not drawing a paycheck. TonyJ et. al.'s alias “I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it.”

07-30-2003, 07:43 AM	#6
cooper_gd All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: PopBunker.net Posts: 1,011	teflonhenry henryteflon teflonhenry . . Ha! These are the kind of hard choices I like. I'm a fan of your original set - thanks for the update! __________________

07-30-2003, 08:14 AM	#7
TC Dale Global Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,978	This set always makes me glad to be an OOTP fan. They are great and I am sure going to update what I have now! Thanks Henry on all your hard work, and the things you do for OOTP. I sure appreciate it. __________________ ----------------------------------

07-29-2003, 08:48 PM	#3
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	Actually - I do If there's interest, I'll complete the descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AtlantiCoast Stadium (created 2001) · LF 330' 9' · LC 380' 9' · CF 410' 9' · RC 380' 9' · RF 330' 9' · Capacity 55,000 Battlefield Park (created 2003) · LF 325' 10" · LC 365' 10" · CF 400' 30" · RC 365' 10" · RF 325' 10" · Capacity 45,000 Battlefield Park is a 45,000 seat enclosed structure only a few blocks from downtown Richmond. A unique promotion here every game is the "War Chest". $1 from every ticket sold for the game is given away in a random drawing each home game. As you can imagine, the Battlefield has sold out every game for the past 3 seasons... exactly when the War Chest promotion got started. Braxton Heights Park (created 2003) · LF 300' 7' · LC 350' 7' · CF 400' 7' · RC 350' 7' · RF 300' 7' · Capacity 47,000 The Brax is "the oldest ballpark known to man" according to its current owner. Built in 1910, and added to 8 different times, this combination wood, concrete, and steel structure can seat 47,000 fans when packed. Maintenance of this ballpark has put it on the endangered list many times, but recent approval to add it to the state's historical preservation list has revived talk about a major renovation. The fans simply love this old ballpark, and the chili dogs are stupendous. Clifton Park (created 2001) · LF 340' 8' · LC 380' 8' · CF 410' 8' · RC 360' 10' · RF 310' 15' · Capacity 40,000 Clifton is a "neighborhood ballpark". It has old fashion hotdogs, and the beer flows freely. It's true claim-to-fame, however, is its 15' right field fence - the bottom half of which angles out about 4' toward home plate. This angle sometimes causes for interesting plays, especially for the visiting team. Highpark Field (created 2003) · LF 340' 20' · LC 380' 20' · CF 420' 9' · RC 380' 20' · RF 340' 20' · Capacity 50,000 Only Houston could build such a showpiece. With the Houston skyline as a backdrop, Highpark Field provides a beautiful environment in which to watch a ballgame. Night games are especially awesome. Lost Nation Field (created 2001) · LF 325' 30' · LC 375' 30' · CF 390' 30' · RC 380' 8' · RF 330' 8' · Capacity 35,000 Lost Nation Field, named for the various native Americans which originally lived along this river, is a true "old time ballpark". Seats in the 2nd deck behind home plate have a spectacular view of the river and downtown beyond. The "advertising wall" in left field is a throwback to earlier times. Metropolis Stadium (created 2002) · LF 350' 20' · LC 380' 20' · CF 410' 20' · RC 380' 20' · RF 350' 20' · Capacity 75,000 What else could one call this mammoth ballpark except "Metropolis Stadium"? Fully loaded, this structure will hold 75,000 fans - something that isn't seen too often. Walking up the tunnel to your seats in this ballpark is like entering a different world - and when a full house gets loud - you may not hear much for a day or two. Metropolitan Park (created 2002) · LF 315' 8' · LC 370' 8' · CF 405' 8' · RC 380' 8' · RF 335' 8' · Capacity 55,000 Another spectacular ballpark with a spectacular skyline view. The "Met" is a true modern day stadium. Mill Street Park (created 2001) · LF 320' 30' · LC 370' 50' · CF 405' 9' · RC 385' 8' · RF 335' 8' · Capacity 40,000 Old Mill Street Park is built on a 50' escarpment above the new Mill Street Development Project, where 150 beautiful townhouses make up this city's most sought-after living area. The left field wall is actually the top of a retaining wall built to keep the park from falling over the eroding hill. Palisades Park (created 2001) · LF 340' 8' · LC 385' 8' · CF 415' 8' · RC 375' 8' · RF 330' 8' · Capacity 60,000 Pelican Park (created 2003) · LF 310, 8' · LC 375, 8' · CF 401, 30' · RC 375, 8' · RF 310, 8' · Capacity 35,000 Home of the New Orleans Pelicans, "Pel" is a very cozy ball field with reasonable dimensions. Built in 1935, during the depression, "Pel" has gone through many renovations. The latest addition was the rightfield upper deck - added to increase the ballpark's capacity to 35,000 seats - and to facilitate left handed power hitters. Distances of 410' (RF) and 470' (RC) are noted on the upper deck although no one has yet hit one into sections 201 (470' ), 202 (455' ), or 203 (440' ). Philips Park (created 2003) · LF 295' 25' · LC 370' 8' · CF 410' 10' · RC 370' 8' · RF 295' 25' · Capacity 45,000 Pioneer Park (created 2001) · LF 340' 10' · LC 390' 10' · CF 410' 25' · RC 380' 25' · RF 310' 25' · Capacity 35,000 Pioneer Park, built about 6 miles from downtown, is a cozy facility located adjacent to a city rapid transit station, behind the right field wall. On game days, patrons are given half fare tokens if the team wins, making the ride home free. Robert Coover Stadium (created 2001) · LF 315' 12' · LC 375' 12' · CF 400' 12' · RC 375' 12' · RF 315' 12' · Capacity 55,000 amed after the author of the "Universal Baseball Association", Robert Coover Stadium is a massive three deck structure with excellent sightlines. The Triples Club, a quiet, upper class restaurant on the second level in left field, is Mr. Coover's favorite eatery. Chef Tony Linguini creates some of the best dishes this side of the Atlantic. On the second level in right field is ESPN's Sports Spectacular Lounge, complete with 24 big screen televisions covering top sports events from around the world. Skyline Park (created 2001) · LF 350' 15' · LC 380' 15' · CF 420' 40' · RC 380' 15' · RF 350' 5' · Capacity 45,000 Crown Bank Park (created 2003) · LF 300' 8' · LC 375' 8' · CF 405' 8' · RC 385' 8' · RF 340' 8' · Capacity 55,000

07-29-2003, 09:09 PM	#5
adventureran Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 447	Absolutely, Henry. These are beautiful. Thanks for the all the work.

07-30-2003, 10:00 AM	#8
draven085 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,074	Yes thank you Henry. I'm already using the parks in my current fictional league and now I'll update those files! They are wonderful. Thanks for all your hard work and everything you do for the community!

07-30-2003, 04:21 PM	#9
beatle All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 639	Henry, Very nice!!! Have you done a Fenway Park with the new rennovations, ie. seats on top of the wall? __________________ If you hang with the buzzards, you eat the dead mule! Beatle

07-31-2003, 03:17 PM	#11
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,205	Henry, these stadiums are wonderful. Thanks for all you do for the OOTPB Community. Where can we download these great sets? Forgive my ignorance, but will the download from your site contain everything needed to install in the game? Recently I tried to download some new Teflon stadiums. When I tried to put the dat and config files in the folder, it said I already had a folder by that name. I didn't know what to do. I figured that the new stadiums would not work without those files. I was afraid I would mess up the stadiums already installed, so I did nothing. Now I need some more stadiums and yours are really beautiful. Once I get the stadiums in the correct game folder, I can follow the excellent tutorial for stadium installation provided on this forum. I think I will also have to go into the "ballpark edit" and put the ballpark dimensions and wall heights. This I know how to do. I hope you can help me with the installation. Thanks.

07-31-2003, 05:58 PM	#12
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	EC, The ballpark graphic files (the BMPs) go into the OOTP/Graphics directory. That's the "easy" part. Problem is, the (dat) files are where the ballpark "description" is stored (factors, name, etc... everything on the ballpark page). This file is created within the game when you go to the "modify" ballparks page(s). The "dat" files are located in your league directory (league.lg). So - your "MLB.lg" file (for example) already has descriptions for the ballparks that are already assigned in the league. If you add more ballpark graphics files to the graphics directory, that makes them availbale to use - but does not assign them anywhere. If I were to provide a set of "dat" files that included my 16 ballparks - and you copied them into your "MLB.lg" directory, they would replace the dat files that are already there - so now you would only have the 16 parks defined. The only way to do it right is to do it manually. Copy the ballparks files (BMPs) intot he graphics directory, then open your league and reassign the ballparks to your teams. This action is what modifies / creates the "dat" files. Follow ? Last edited by Henry; 07-31-2003 at 06:00 PM.

07-31-2003, 08:16 PM	#13
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,205	Sounds like I might be able to do it. Thanks for the great ballparks and for helping me.

07-31-2003, 08:56 PM	#14
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	do you have the coords available? i use 3 people's parks and can't assign coords to all parks with the config file.....your's are the best though

07-31-2003, 10:23 PM	#16
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	that'd be great i spent some time doing them, but they're not perfect, since my league crashed i've had so much to do and am looking for an easy solution.

08-01-2003, 05:37 AM	#17
scoobz0202 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Celina, Ohio Posts: 969	Is there like a...secret.. on how to put the coordinates on fictional parks other then guess and check?

08-01-2003, 10:13 AM	#19
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	henry, do all the parks have the same layout, i.e. one set of coords work for all? i think i did the coords for 2 parks last night and they were about even....i'll post them for others when i get home.

08-01-2003, 11:35 AM	#20
Henry Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,498	Most of them are real close but about 3-4 are different.