DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

[DanSF49]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Okay I just tried out the settings I posted above. The CPU can hit with Skill at 25 and also they hit alot less gappers but when I had it at 25-45-15, they murdered everything. The cubs put up 6 runs in the first with no one out and had 2 HRs. So Power has to stay lower much lower like back to 0 or maybe 5. I tried the same game again but with Skill at 25, Contact at 35 and Power at 0, same settings I was using but with skill at 25. I liked what I saw with this they had 1 run on 5 hits but the problem was I struck out 6 in 4 innings with Figueroa of the Mets. They were missing pitches badly. So I'm thinking I may just leave Skill at 25, bump up the contact slightly to 40 or 45 and have power at 0 or 5. I'm going to test more tonight and let you guys know.

[Bahnzo]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Okay I just tried out the settings I posted above. The CPU can hit with Skill at 25 and also they hit alot less gappers but when I had it at 25-45-15, they murdered everything. The cubs put up 6 runs in the first with no one out and had 2 HRs. So Power has to stay lower much lower like back to 0 or maybe 5. I tried the same game again but with Skill at 25, Contact at 35 and Power at 0, same settings I was using but with skill at 25. I liked what I saw with this they had 1 run on 5 hits but the problem was I struck out 6 in 4 innings with Figueroa of the Mets. They were missing pitches badly. So I'm thinking I may just leave Skill at 25, bump up the contact slightly to 40 or 45 and have power at 0 or 5. I'm going to test more tonight and let you guys know.

I'm going to stick with what I'm using right now, with a few tweaks. I think as far as the AI is concerned they are pretty close to supplying a balance of hits vs the user's pitching skill. I'll play out my 5 game set and see what the stats show and then consider changes from there. Possibly lowering the AI skill to 40-45 and setting the power somewhere between 1-5 might be a good compromise; I'm still not seeing enough AI HR's but too many 2b and 3b. If I could convert just one of those extra base hits into a HR a game it would balance things out pretty nicely.

I'll play out my games and post the stats later tonight after the hockey game.

[roadman]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

I only played one game trying Dan's new settings. The only differences is that I have TPC at 65 and pitcher difficulty at 60. I might up TPC now that I know how to pitch better.

Human- Skill 25, Contact 45, Power 30
AI- Skill 25 Contact 40 Power 0

Keep in mind that after reading Dan's recent post, I was wondering why I was giving up so many HR's. I discovered that Morgan would say that I pitched a FB, when, I knew I was trying to pitch a curve. After discovering to start the second motion when the circle reaches the outer edges, I started to pitch better in the tutorial.

Brewers at Reds.
Sheets vs Harang

The first inning, Sheets was down into the 70's in fatigue. 3 hits, 1 run and the bases left loaded. The bases were loaded with one out and Sheets struck out the next two.

The Brewers came up in the second inning and it was a thing of beauty. Hall is on first and I put a hit n run on the first pitch with Corey Hart. First pitch, bam, over the LF wall, Brewers up 2-1.

Brewers won 5-2.

Harang was finished after 4 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits. The Brewers were leading 3-2, so, I found it surprising that the AI took out Harang after 4 innings.

The Brewers had 5 runs on 12 hits. 9 singles, 2 doubles(both by Hall) and 1 HR.

The Reds had 2 runs, 7 hits, with 5 singles, 1 double and 1 HR by Griffey.

Sheets was finished after 5 innings, however he had a rough 1st inning.

Struck out 8 in 5 innings.

Both sides threw 104 pitches.

I know it's a small sample size, but I like what I see.

[DanSF49]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Alright guys 1 more update to the sliders. These are close as you can get to being FINAL !!
All newest settings have been bolded and have there old setting next to the new one.
Give them a try and post your impressions.


ALL SLIDERS ARE SET FROM THE FAR LEFT

HUMAN SLIDERS
Batting Skill: 35 (was 50)
Batting Contact: 50 (was 35)
Batting Power: 15
Foul Ball Frequency: 65 (was 50)
Batting Influence: 35 (was 50)
Step Influence: 15 (was 0)
Pitcher Difficulty: 50 (was 65)
Batter Bunt Assistance: 50
Batter Bunt for Hit: 50
Runner Baserunning Speed: 65
Runner Stealing Success: 35
Infielder Errors: 35 (was 50)
Outfielder Errors: 65 (was 50)
Throw Meter Difficulty: 100 (was 80)
Infielder Speed: 25
Outfielder Speed: 40
Infielder Reaction Speed: 25
Outfielder Reaction Speed: 0
Fielding Aggression: 65 (was 50)
Pitcher Fatigue: 65
Total Control Pitching: 85 (was 80)
Injuries: 35 (was 50)
Pitch Speed: 65 (was 60)

AI GENERAL OPTIONS
AI Infield Errors: 35 (was 50)
AI Outfield Errors: 65 (was 50)
AI Infielder Speed: 25
AI Outfielder Speed: 40
AI Fielding Aggression: 65 (was 50)
AI Hit n Run: 100
AI Sacrifice Bunt: 65 (was 50)
AI Squeeze: 35 (was 25)
AI Run Aggression: 100
AI Stealing Success: 65
AI Steal 2nd: 100
AI Steal 3rd: 50
AI Diveback: 50
Infielder Reaction Speed: 25
Outfielder Reaction Speed: 0

AI BATTING OPTIONS
Inside Edge: ON
AI Take Strike Overall: 100
AI Take Strike Ahead: 65
AI Take Strike Behind: 35
AI Take Ball Overall: 100
AI Take Ball Ahead: 65
AI Take Ball Behind: 35
AI Skill: 35 (was 50)
AI Contact: 50 (was 35)
AI Power: 15 (was 0)
AI Foul Ball Frequency: 65 (was 50)
AI Bunt For Hit: 50

AI PITCHING OPTIONS
AI Corner: 35 (was 50)
AI Change Speed: 65 (was 50)
AI Throw Strike Overall: 0
AI Throw Strike Ahead: 0
AI Throw Strike Behind: 0
AI Fatigue: 75
AI Pickoff: 35 (was 50)
AI Pitchout: 65 (was 50)
AI Meat Pitch: 10 (was 0 - meatball indicator turned off)

[TNKNGM]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Alright guys 1 more update to the sliders. These are close as you can get to being FINAL !!
All newest settings have been bolded and have there old setting next to the new one.
Give them a try and post your impressions.


ALL SLIDERS ARE SET FROM THE FAR LEFT

HUMAN SLIDERS
Batting Skill: 35 (was 50)
Batting Contact: 50 (was 35)
Batting Power: 15
Foul Ball Frequency: 65 (was 50)
Batting Influence: 35 (was 50)
Step Influence: 15 (was 0)
Pitcher Difficulty: 50 (was 65)
Batter Bunt Assistance: 50
Batter Bunt for Hit: 50
Runner Baserunning Speed: 65
Runner Stealing Success: 35
Infielder Errors: 35 (was 50)
Outfielder Errors: 65 (was 50)
Throw Meter Difficulty: 100 (was 80)
Infielder Speed: 25
Outfielder Speed: 40
Infielder Reaction Speed: 25
Outfielder Reaction Speed: 0
Fielding Aggression: 65 (was 50)
Pitcher Fatigue: 65
Total Control Pitching: 85 (was 80)
Injuries: 35 (was 50)
Pitch Speed: 65 (was 60)

AI GENERAL OPTIONS
AI Infield Errors: 35 (was 50)
AI Outfield Errors: 65 (was 50)
AI Infielder Speed: 25
AI Outfielder Speed: 40
AI Fielding Aggression: 65 (was 50)
AI Hit n Run: 100
AI Sacrifice Bunt: 65 (was 50)
AI Squeeze: 35 (was 25)
AI Run Aggression: 100
AI Stealing Success: 65
AI Steal 2nd: 100
AI Steal 3rd: 50
AI Diveback: 50
Infielder Reaction Speed: 25
Outfielder Reaction Speed: 0

AI BATTING OPTIONS
Inside Edge: ON
AI Take Strike Overall: 100
AI Take Strike Ahead: 65
AI Take Strike Behind: 35
AI Take Ball Overall: 100
AI Take Ball Ahead: 65
AI Take Ball Behind: 35
AI Skill: 35 (was 50)
AI Contact: 50 (was 35)
AI Power: 15 (was 0)
AI Foul Ball Frequency: 65 (was 50)
AI Bunt For Hit: 50

AI PITCHING OPTIONS
AI Corner: 35 (was 50)
AI Change Speed: 65 (was 50)
AI Throw Strike Overall: 0
AI Throw Strike Ahead: 0
AI Throw Strike Behind: 0
AI Fatigue: 75
AI Pickoff: 35 (was 50)
AI Pitchout: 65 (was 50)
AI Meat Pitch: 10 (was 0 - meatball indicator turned off)

Are these classic hitting? I am close to switching over to the show and these sliders may be my last gasp at trying to stick with this game

[TNKNGM]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

What are the controls and camera views you use with these?

[DanSF49]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

What are the controls and camera views you use with these?

I use swingstick and total control pitching. Fielding camera is Pole, Batting camera is Wide with the zoom at 15 clicks from the left.

[The Kid 24]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

hey dan... could you post your full sliders... im talking like presentation and the things like assisted fielding (whatever category thats under... I forgot) Could you possible post those im just curious to see what you use... thanks

[roadman]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Dan:

I tried your new sliders for only 1 game. I made some adjustments from there.

I was Brewers vs Red Sox.

The first thing I noticed is that the Brewers committed three errors in the outfield trying to pick up the ball. Also, I noticed an outfielders reaction time was very slow on a sinking liner.

Also, I couldn't hit Becket with the new hitting sliders if my life depended on it. I k'd a lot.

So, I lowered OF errors back to default, increased INF Reaction speed to 15 and switched the hitting sliders back to where they were.

I found these adjustments to suit me just fine. Others mileage may vary.

[DanSF49]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Dan:

I tried your new sliders for only 1 game. I made some adjustments from there.

I was Brewers vs Red Sox.

The first thing I noticed is that the Brewers committed three errors in the outfield trying to pick up the ball. Also, I noticed an outfielders reaction time was very slow on a sinking liner.

Also, I couldn't hit Becket with the new hitting sliders if my life depended on it. I k'd a lot.

So, I lowered OF errors back to default, increased INF Reaction speed to 15 and switched the hitting sliders back to where they were.

I found these adjustments to suit me just fine. Others mileage may vary.

Roadman,

IF Reaction is set at 25, so why did you say you increased it to 15?? What did you have it set at before??

[roadman]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Dan:

My mistake.

I didn't increase IF Reaction Time, I left that alone.

I increased OF reaction time from 0 to 15.

Sorry about that.

[DarkEagle18]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Hey man tried out your sliders and I must say that I really enjoy them. Great work!

[zpq12]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Can someone post or direct me to the most recent version of these sliders? These seem to be the most popular here.

[DanSF49]

Re: DanSF49's Bad Back Opening Day Sliders

Post #244 has the newest Bad Back Slider set and I also have the MLB Experience set on another thread. The experience set is the one I have been using for a few weeks now and they are great.