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Auto-play is OOTP's way of advancing the game date. When you auto-play, you tell OOTP to advance the game date to a specific date, causing OOTP to simulate the results of all games and events held during that time. Auto-play advances time across all leagues in a game file simultaneously. There is no way to advance time in one league, but not in another. If you are using multiple leagues, be sure all leagues are ready to move forward before auto-playing! The most common pattern for playing OOTP is to perform any management functions you wish, auto-play for some amount of time, check the results, and then repeat.
But I want to play out my games! What should I do?
Auto-play will simulate the results of human-controlled games as well, so if you want to play out your games, you should review the section on Play-by-Play Mode before proceeding. Even if you play out your own games, you will need to use auto-play to simulate the results of the rest of the games on the schedule.
How to Auto-Play
Auto-play is started from the Play Menu. Alternately, the checkmark icon in the Icon Bar will auto-play just the current day, completing all games for that day. You will have no chance to confirm after you choose an auto-play option from the menu, so make sure you have made all necessary management changes before electing to auto-play.
Auto-Play Display
While auto-play is in progress, by default a Standings/Leaderboards screen is displayed, showing simplified standings, leaderboard, and news headlines.
Depending on your computer, auto-play may be somewhat slower when this screen is used. If you want to speed up auto-play, you can change to the faster "simple dialog" view by changing the Auto-Play Display option on the Preferences screen. The simple dialog view shows a dialog box that shows the date being auto-played, along with how your team is doing. You can switch back and forth between these two options at any time.
Stopping Auto-Play
When auto-play is in progress, you can stop it by pressing the ESC key on your keyboard.
Managers can also enable settings that will cause auto-play to stop if certain conditions are met, such as a player getting injured. See the Exit Auto-Play section on the Manager Options screen for more information.