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Historical League Creation Wizard
Historical Leagues are closely based on historical data. This option is most commonly used by players who prefer to do historical simulations. OOTPB does not include historical leagues, but it provides the ability for you to load historical data from a third-party database. If you have such a database, you can easily import it into OOTP using the Historical League Creation Wizard.
Click here for more detailed information on Historical Leagues.
See Adding Historical Leagues for more information on historical leagues.
Step 1 - Historical Import Settings
In Step 1 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you tell OOTP where to find your historical database, define which historical year you want to play, and set a number of factors that impact the ratings of imported players.
First, browse to find the path where the master.csv file from your historical database is located.
Next, enter the year you want to import, and use the check box to indicate whether or not you want to import the complete history prior to the selected year. For example, if you select 1977 and check the box, your leaderboards will appear exactly as the leaderboards appeared in 1977. If you do not select the check box, it will be as if your league had no history prior to 1977.
Next, define what OOTPB should use to define potential ratings, and whether L/R splits should be randomized.
Finally, set the values to adjust pitchers and hitters.
Click here for more details on these settings.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 2 - League Nation and Names
In Step 2 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define the league nation for your league and customize the names of your leagues, subleagues, divisions, teams, and nicknames.
This is identical to Step 2 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 3 - Minor Leagues and Ghost Players
In Step 3 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define your minor leagues and some roster settings.
Just check the box for each level of minor leagues that you want to have in your league. If you choose not to have minor leagues, your league will use a reserve roster.
If you want to have a more complicated minor league structure, such as one in which there are multiple leagues at Triple-A level, you can drop into Advanced Mode.
For the bottom part of the page, decide whether you would like to require full minor league rosters. If you do require full rosters, most historical databases do not have enough information about minor leaguers to fill all roster spots. Therefore, the game will create fictional players to fill those slots. If you choose this option, you will also have the ability to block these fictional players from ever reaching the major leagues. Many historical players do this so that fictional players do not replace real historical players on major league rosters.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 4 - Recalculation and Expansion Settings
In Step 4 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define a few more settings specific to historical leagues.
First, define whether you want the game to recalcuate player ratings before each season, based on their real-life statistics.
Next, decide whether you want to automatically expand the league and hold an expansion draft.
Finally, decide whether you want to enable the automatic import of financial settings.
For more information on these settings, see the Options page.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 5 - FaceGen
In Step 5 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define settings for the fictional face generator for your league.
This is identical to Step 6 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard, except that the default in Historical leagues is to not use fictional pictures.
Step 6 - Manager Settings
In Step 6 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define your manager identity and a name and starting year for your file.
This is identical to Step 7 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard.
When you are done, click Next Step.
When you are done, click Start Game. OOTPB will process all the information you have selected and drop you onto the Manager Home page. If you want to add more leagues into this world, you can do so through the Game Setup option in the Game menu.
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Historical Leagues are closely based on historical data. This option is most commonly used by players who prefer to do historical simulations. OOTPB does not include historical leagues, but it provides the ability for you to load historical data from a third-party database. If you have such a database, you can easily import it into OOTP using the Historical League Creation Wizard.
Click here for more detailed information on Historical Leagues.
See Adding Historical Leagues for more information on historical leagues.
Step 1 - Historical Import Settings
In Step 1 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you tell OOTP where to find your historical database, define which historical year you want to play, and set a number of factors that impact the ratings of imported players.
First, browse to find the path where the master.csv file from your historical database is located.
Next, enter the year you want to import, and use the check box to indicate whether or not you want to import the complete history prior to the selected year. For example, if you select 1977 and check the box, your leaderboards will appear exactly as the leaderboards appeared in 1977. If you do not select the check box, it will be as if your league had no history prior to 1977.
Next, define what OOTPB should use to define potential ratings, and whether L/R splits should be randomized.
Finally, set the values to adjust pitchers and hitters.
Click here for more details on these settings.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 2 - League Nation and Names
In Step 2 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define the league nation for your league and customize the names of your leagues, subleagues, divisions, teams, and nicknames.
This is identical to Step 2 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 3 - Minor Leagues and Ghost Players
In Step 3 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define your minor leagues and some roster settings.
Just check the box for each level of minor leagues that you want to have in your league. If you choose not to have minor leagues, your league will use a reserve roster.
If you want to have a more complicated minor league structure, such as one in which there are multiple leagues at Triple-A level, you can drop into Advanced Mode.
For the bottom part of the page, decide whether you would like to require full minor league rosters. If you do require full rosters, most historical databases do not have enough information about minor leaguers to fill all roster spots. Therefore, the game will create fictional players to fill those slots. If you choose this option, you will also have the ability to block these fictional players from ever reaching the major leagues. Many historical players do this so that fictional players do not replace real historical players on major league rosters.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 4 - Recalculation and Expansion Settings
In Step 4 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define a few more settings specific to historical leagues.
First, define whether you want the game to recalcuate player ratings before each season, based on their real-life statistics.
Next, decide whether you want to automatically expand the league and hold an expansion draft.
Finally, decide whether you want to enable the automatic import of financial settings.
For more information on these settings, see the Options page.
When you are done, click Next Step.
Step 5 - FaceGen
In Step 5 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define settings for the fictional face generator for your league.
This is identical to Step 6 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard, except that the default in Historical leagues is to not use fictional pictures.
Step 6 - Manager Settings
In Step 6 of the Historical League Creation Wizard, you define your manager identity and a name and starting year for your file.
This is identical to Step 7 of the Fictional League Creation Wizard.
When you are done, click Next Step.
When you are done, click Start Game. OOTPB will process all the information you have selected and drop you onto the Manager Home page. If you want to add more leagues into this world, you can do so through the Game Setup option in the Game menu.
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