***The Official OOTP Thread***

[KBLover]

Re: ***The Official OOTP Thread***

Couple questions as I learn this "OOTP World" (color me overwhelmed, lol)...

1) Is there Y2Y saves, like in MLB The Show?

2) When playing a 'normal' (see: realistic) save, do you guys load up other leagues? What would be the pros/cons to doing that? Just, a larger player database? Does having vs not having these leagues affect the international players draft?

More to come, TIA as always!

1) Yes. When the new game comes out, you'll have the option to convert.

2) Player can get posted (think: Ohtani, Ichiro, etc), they can enter your league as free agents (and vice versa - I've had players leave the MLB to play in China, NPB, etc, then try again to find jobs in MLB). The IAFA's I think are just generated, they aren't feeders from the international leagues (just like the Amateur Draft if you don't use high school/college feeder leagues)

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: ***The Official OOTP Thread***

Couple questions as I learn this "OOTP World" (color me overwhelmed, lol)...

1) Is there Y2Y saves, like in MLB The Show?

2) When playing a 'normal' (see: realistic) save, do you guys load up other leagues? What would be the pros/cons to doing that? Just, a larger player database? Does having vs not having these leagues affect the international players draft?

More to come, TIA as always!

1) Yes, your files will be forward compatible with this being a computer game and all. Anything you do on OOTP 19 can be pretty easily carried into OOTP 20.

2) The only con to not including all the foreign leagues is sim speed relative to your cpu's processing power. With more teams/players/games going on in your universe, it requires a decent computer to crank through it. Not to say you can't use an older computer, but advancing would take somewhat longer if you want to "fast sim" forward or when running the yearly almanac.

Like in real life, there isn't really an "international players draft" in OOTP (you could certainly mod one if you wanted a true international draft). There is the usual Rule 4 amateur draft in which you select 35 rounds of amateur talent from high school/college. There is also the international signing period starting on July 2nd in which you can offer bonus money to foreign amateurs. Both the amount of players generated and your bonus pool allotment for this are customizable. This will occur even if you have international leagues turned off. There are also "scouting discoveries" for which your scouting director comes back to you about once per month on average reporting on how he "discovered" a 16/17 year old from a foreign country and has assigned him to your international complex. Finally, there are established international free agents that can be generated (even if you have foreign leagues off) and signed. This is again customizable as to how many of them you want.

[JHedges2]

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Like in real life, there isn't really an "international players draft" in OOTP (you could certainly mod one if you wanted a true international draft). There is the usual Rule 4 amateur draft in which you select 35 rounds of amateur talent from high school/college. There is also the international signing period starting on July 2nd in which you can offer bonus money to foreign amateurs. Both the amount of players generated and your bonus pool allotment for this are customizable. This will occur even if you have international leagues turned off. There are also "scouting discoveries" for which your scouting director comes back to you about once per month on average reporting on how he "discovered" a 16/17 year old from a foreign country and has assigned him to your international complex. Finally, there are established international free agents that can be generated (even if you have foreign leagues off) and signed. This is again customizable as to how many of them you want.

Awesome feedback. This helps tremendously. I’m sure I’ll have more questions to come lol.

Thanks so much to you both!




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[JHedges2]

Re: ***The Official OOTP Thread***

Ok guys--question now is in regard to online league?

If I have a buddy I want to play with, it's possible for me to create a league, yes? And does it work like the old school NCAA used to be--by way of you play your game on that day and then mark yourself ready, and then the commissioner advances things? I haven't played anything online in years.

TIA!

[KBLover]

Re: ***The Official OOTP Thread***

Ok guys--question now is in regard to online league?

If I have a buddy I want to play with, it's possible for me to create a league, yes? And does it work like the old school NCAA used to be--by way of you play your game on that day and then mark yourself ready, and then the commissioner advances things? I haven't played anything online in years.

TIA!

No - set your league up and then go into Game Settings -> Online League and then check the box to enable online mode.

I'm not 100% sure after that, I've never set up a league in a modern OOTP. I'm in one league as a GM. Last I was commissioner, it was OOTP6 and was just setting up the FTP password and server so people can export to the server from their copy of the game before the sim, you can get the exports before the sim, and the you upload the league file and they download the league file after every sim. If you have a league website, you'd upload the html to the server as well via FTP.

I assume a lot of that is still the case since, essentially, it's still the same process. Your friend will manage their team from their copy of the game and export you the moves they made. You bring them in and finish the game day when ready.

[Peter_OS]

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I'm just blown away by the depth of this game. I'm excited to see what OOTP 20 will bring for us. We should hear more once spring training games start. Can't wait!

[jvalverde88]

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Well after 4 seasons the Marlins fired me as GM, what a mess they are. They never gave me the money to improve the team a little bit. At least I improved their farm system.

[LetsGoBucs]

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Well after 4 seasons the Marlins fired me as GM, what a mess they are. They never gave me the money to improve the team a little bit. At least I improved their farm system.

Looks like you did a good job improving the pitching staff, but the offense seemed to tank. Out of curiosity, did you focus on improving pitching?

[KCowse]

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Well after 4 seasons the Marlins fired me as GM, what a mess they are. They never gave me the money to improve the team a little bit. At least I improved their farm system.

What were your goals like as you progressed?

[TripleCrown9]

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Well after 4 seasons the Marlins fired me as GM, what a mess they are. They never gave me the money to improve the team a little bit. At least I improved their farm system.

How do you play? Just as the GM? If you do GM and Manager, do you sim some games?

[jvalverde88]

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Looks like you did a good job improving the pitching staff, but the offense seemed to tank. Out of curiosity, did you focus on improving pitching?

I couldn't really improve cause I didn't have any funds given to me, my last year I traded for Carlos Rodon. Those contracts given to Prado and Chen are a huge hindrance.

What were your goals like as you progressed?

It was usually improve the attendance, improve runs scored and build for a playoff appearance by 2021.

How do you play? Just as the GM? If you do GM and Manager, do you sim some games?

I play GM-only and sim all games. I let the manager control line-ups/pitching staff.

[KBLover]

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Well after 4 seasons the Marlins fired me as GM, what a mess they are. They never gave me the money to improve the team a little bit. At least I improved their farm system.

At least you lasted longer than a lot of what I'm seeing, at least in my save.

One manager and GM just got fired... after 15 games.

It's twice as worse with a bad squad. If you don't pull a miracle - get that resume ready.

[jvalverde88]

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After I got fired I decided to take the Giants GM job. First year I finished 80-82 and now I'm in my second season:

Spoiler

[KCowse]

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After I got fired I decided to take the Giants GM job. First year I finished 80-82 and now I'm in my second season:

Spoiler

Woah, great job! Good luck in the postseason. Ive never seen anything like that last goal, sounds interesting. Maybe you’ll become a legend Giants GM

[KBLover]

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Woah, great job! Good luck in the postseason. Ive never seen anything like that last goal, sounds interesting. Maybe you’ll become a legend Giants GM

Yeah I got that sometimes in my Angels save before the goals got totally dumb like wanting 9, 10, 11 team leaders (i.e. the owner kept wanting more lol)

I also remember it from when I did the Marlins.

Seems to favor rebuild team or teams with fallow farms that the owner would like to revitalize.