Author Topic: OOTP 18 (Read 10638 times)

Huckleberry · « **on:** March 03, 2017, 05:51:20 PM »

Just a heads up, the WBA will be transitioning to OOTP 18 at some point. Most likely it will be about a month after release, same as last year. That puts it sometime in late April.

With that in mind, there is a reported new feature in OOTP 18 that I'd like to discuss with the league in terms of incorporating it into the WBA in the future. This would of course require that the new feature works as advertised, and we know that is never guaranteed whenever any software package adds features.

"OOTP 18 now features custom and real world tournaments. Watch the best prospects play in the Arizona Fall League, or set up your own tournament pitting the best of each nation facing off against each other! Set up your own national or international tournaments, choose from different tournament modes, and manage your favorite nation to international glory."

This tournaments feature intrigues me, and in particular the international tournament part considering the design of the WBA. I'm not really particularly interested in holding ABL and IBL Cup style tournaments as I don't think that will work well within the schedule. However I do think that the possibility of an international WBA Cup every other year or every 4 years would be interesting. Considering the work involved with selecting teams my first thought is that it may be something we just organize and let the AI run as far as team selection and managing the squads. The human team owners would essentially be spectators.

Thoughts?

APMP · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2017, 06:31:47 PM »

Can we turn injuries off?

Huckleberry · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2017, 06:33:48 PM »

Quote from: APMP on March 03, 2017, 06:31:47 PM

Can we turn injuries off?

Ha. That would definitely be part of the discussion.

AndyHustle · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2017, 07:10:17 PM »

I would be in support of this.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2017, 07:51:14 PM »

To kind of preview the nations that would be participating if we don't change anything on player creation, here's some data on our player universe:

Nations with at least 50 professional players in the WBA universe:

1. The United States - 574
2. China - 349
3. Brazil - 332
4. India - 287
5. Mexico - 222
6. Colombia - 82
7. Japan - 81
8. Dominican Republic - 72
9. Canada - 69
10. Argentina - 65
11. Venezuela - 64
12. Nigeria - 55
13. Indonesia - 52
14. Russia - 50

Nations with at least 25 players at the AA level or above:

1. The United States - 278
2. China - 153
3. Brazil - 148
4. India - 131
5. Mexico - 112
6. Dominican Republic - 38
7. Colombia - 35
8. Japan - 34
9. Canada - 30
10. Argentina - 28
11. Venezuela - 28
12. Nigeria - 25
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13. Russia - 24
14. Indonesia - 23

claphamsa · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2017, 09:38:36 AM »

France is horribly under represented!

Huckleberry · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2017, 11:54:57 AM »

That's actually what I'm talking about. I'm planning to tweak the player creation numbers so that there's essentially a bonus for nations depending on how many years they've had a WBA team.

capn81 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2017, 06:55:45 AM »

I think this would be cool.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2017, 05:59:06 PM »

WBA News Update:

WBA Youth Academies to Debut Youngsters for the 2108 Drafts

Although it was apparently done in secret, it was today announced that the WBA had designed and operated youth academies in the nations with WBA teams since the Association's inception. Targeting youth players beginning at age 11 and operating since 2100, the academies will see their first graduates enter the 2108 drafts in both the ABL and IBL. What this means practically is that there will be more players coming from WBA team nations depending on the number of seasons that the nation has had a WBA team (having multiple teams such as the case with Brazil and the USA counts more - each team season is counted individually).

Huckleberry · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2017, 06:35:16 PM »

Manual is up.

http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?man=ootp18

Some interesting stuff, including the page for tournaments:

http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?man=ootp18&page=tournaments

Bob_Meteors · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2017, 07:43:44 PM »

SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!! I ordered it, the beta will come tomorrow!

Huckleberry · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:35:03 AM »

Official feature list:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=275264

capn81 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2017, 08:33:04 AM »

I cannot get my pre-order to go through. It tells me to contact esllergate, which I have now done 5 times, and they they give the green light to purchase. The issue is that nothing changes when trying to purchase the game. At this point, I am over trying to get the game purchased.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2017, 09:18:54 AM »

That sucks. Send an email directly to Lukas Berger.

lukas@ootpdevelopments.com

I think I read on one of the threads somewhere that he was helping people with licensing issues and other stuff like that.

See starting here:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?p=4168841#post4168841

Someone else is having the exact same issue, so if you add your name to that list then it will get more attention.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2017, 01:02:31 PM »

Download links are out:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=275288

Huckleberry · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2017, 03:42:54 PM »

It's crashing on launch for me. Another guy reported the same problem so hopefully they can figure it out.

claphamsa · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2017, 03:44:07 PM »

have they released the list of shit they broke?

claphamsa · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2017, 03:44:35 PM »

fucking 3D...fix the financials engine!

capn81 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2017, 04:35:47 PM »

Quote from: Huckleberry on March 20, 2017, 09:18:54 AM

That sucks. Send an email directly to Lukas Berger.

lukas@ootpdevelopments.com

I think I read on one of the threads somewhere that he was helping people with licensing issues and other stuff like that.

See starting here:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?p=4168841#post4168841

Someone else is having the exact same issue, so if you add your name to that list then it will get more attention.

Hey Huck,

That was me. He basically said to try a different payment method, but that did not work either.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2017, 04:36:22 PM »

Oh, that sucks. I've got it working on my machine but only in Safe Mode.

capn81 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2017, 04:48:47 PM »

Yeah, I feel like I have had issues with their Ecom platform before today. Who knows

Huckleberry · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2017, 06:56:10 PM »

Okay, looks like I successfully imported the league into OOTP18 for the WBA Cup Test.

Did the following steps:

1. All teams were set to AI control.
2. Changed statistical settings drastically and randomly (auto-calc after picking a season basis is not available during the regular season). Jacked home runs way down, errors way up, etc.

Next up, I am going to attempt to add a tournament to the game.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:04:39 PM »

During creation, it appears that you designate a host city for the tournament. I'm going with Washington, DC for the first one.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:11:43 PM »

Sweet, you can set multiple leagues as affiliated leagues. So both the ABL and IBL are officially affiliated so the OOTP software should pull rosters properly. Less work for me is always good.

Bob_Meteors · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:21:55 PM »

So when will the WBA officially switch over?

Huckleberry · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:23:30 PM »

After the 2107 playoffs are over. Gives us time to recruit new owners if necessary, doesn't mess with a season, etc. At least that will be the plan, assuming OOTP18 is stable enough by then.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #26 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:25:54 PM »

&*#%&$*&

Had it mostly set up then the game crashed when trying to change stat settings.

And of course like an idiot I hadn't saved.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #27 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:39:03 PM »

Set it up again. Fast simming to roster selection day. I can't use the auto-calc button on the tournament league settings page or the game crashes.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #28 on:** March 20, 2017, 07:47:39 PM »

Alright, the teams were automatically selected, everything looks good. Simming up until the tournament is supposed to start, then I'm going to close OOTP18 so I can reboot my computer in normal mode and run tonight's sim.

Checked one more thing and it looks good. In between the time the tournament rosters were announced and the start of the tournament, I found a player who was a professional free agent who signed a contract and that did NOT affect his tournament roster status.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #29 on:** March 24, 2017, 05:54:20 AM »

Full Version available now:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=275782

Huckleberry · « **Reply #30 on:** April 11, 2017, 07:32:15 AM »

Just a reminder, we will be moving to OOTP 18 at the conclusion of the 2107 playoffs (actually on the first day of the offseason).

Huckleberry · « **Reply #31 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:25:00 PM »

Tomorrow night's sim (Wednesday 4/19) is the final OOTP 17 sim. Our first sim of the 2107-08 offseason will be in OOTP 18 although the exact date won't be known until we find a Seoul owner. Please check in here with your OOTP 18 status.

Coop · « **Reply #32 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:27:48 PM »

I've purchased and installed OOTP 18.

Bob_Meteors · « **Reply #33 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:30:42 PM »

Purchased, installed, running great so far. Can't wait for the move! Also quick question, will the Brisbane move to Melbourne be processed during the switch to 18 or will it have to wait until 2108?

Huckleberry · « **Reply #34 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:33:25 PM »

Quote from: Bob_Bandits on April 18, 2017, 08:30:42 PM

Purchased, installed, running great so far. Can't wait for the move! Also quick question, will the Brisbane move to Melbourne be processed during the switch to 18 or will it have to wait until 2108?

That will happen as soon as the game date rolls to 1/1/2108. That way the history pages, which are generated on December 31st each year, properly say Brisbane Bandits for 2107.

CaseyBlakeDeWitt · « **Reply #35 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:33:40 PM »

Sao Paulo has succesfully transitioned to OOTP 18

Echo127 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 18, 2017, 10:27:11 PM »

I've got it.

AndyHustle · « **Reply #37 on:** April 19, 2017, 12:58:10 AM »

I've got it

claphamsa · « **Reply #38 on:** April 19, 2017, 06:41:38 AM »

ive got it

Claybor · « **Reply #39 on:** April 19, 2017, 06:52:54 PM »

I should be able to purchase it this weekend.

Havana_Jake · « **Reply #40 on:** April 20, 2017, 03:16:17 PM »

Buenos Aires is up and running.

Karachi_GM · « **Reply #41 on:** April 20, 2017, 03:26:44 PM »

I have had 18 since day one of release

Claybor · « **Reply #42 on:** April 22, 2017, 12:17:07 AM »

Purchased/Updated/Exported.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #43 on:** April 22, 2017, 04:18:13 PM »

Still need a status report from:

Los Angeles Stars
New York City Empires
Puerto Rico Coqui
Washington Senators
Mumbai Cobras
Rome Generals
Scottish Claymores
Singapore Merlions

Let me know, guys.

APMP · « **Reply #44 on:** April 22, 2017, 10:28:48 PM »

OOTP 18 installed. Will try to get the league working tomorrow.

Los Angeles GM · « **Reply #45 on:** April 23, 2017, 09:07:50 AM »

got it

Txhorns · « **Reply #46 on:** April 23, 2017, 01:37:11 PM »

I have it installed. Not sure if the WBA is working properly or not.

capn81 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 23, 2017, 06:59:48 PM »

I am still having issues finding the file to import from 17.

Huckleberry · « **Reply #48 on:** April 23, 2017, 07:05:04 PM »

Quote from: capn81 on April 23, 2017, 06:59:48 PM

I am still having issues finding the file to import from 17.

capn81 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 23, 2017, 07:20:55 PM »

I should have clarified. When I select this file it tells me that the file was saved in 18 and cannot open?

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