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OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:57:44Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* [[Players]]
* [[Historical (only for Historical Leagues)]]
* [[Stats and AI]]
* [[Live Start]]
* [[Adding Minor Leagues]]

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:55:27Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* [[Players]]
* [[Historical (only for Historical Leagues)]]
* [[Stats and AI]]
* [[Live Start]]
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:54:23Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* [[Players]]
* [[Historical (only for Historical Leagues)]]
* [[Stats and AI]]
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:53:27Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* [[Players]]
* [[Historical (only for Historical Leagues)]]
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:52:36Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* [[Players]]
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:50:56Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* [[Options]]
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:49:27Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Financials]]
* Options
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:47:41Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* [[Rules]]
* Financials
* Options
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:41:58Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* [[Teams]]
* Rules
* Financials
* Options
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:35:39Z

LansdowneSt:

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* [[League]]
* Teams
* Rules
* Financials
* Options
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/League Menu/League Settings

2024-08-30T21:34:39Z

LansdowneSt: Created page with " Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows: * League * Teams * Rules * Financials * Options * Players * Historical (only for Historical Leagues) * Stats and AI * Live Start * Adding Minor Leagues Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that leagu..."

Whereas the left half of the Create New Game screen contains ''global settings'', the right side is ''league-specific''. There are numerous different tabs/pages in the League Settings, as follows:

* League
* Teams
* Rules
* Financials
* Options
* Players
* Historical (only for Historical Leagues)
* Stats and AI
* Live Start
* Adding Minor Leagues

Any time you add a new league to your game on the left, you use the tabs on the right to define the settings for that league. OOTP can only display these settings for one league at a time. You define which league you are currently editing by clicking on a league in the All Included Leagues box on the lower left hand side of the screen. The right side of the screen also confirms the Selected League:

===== Action Menu =====
There is also an '''Action Menu''' here with three options that remain the same no matter which tab you are on during the league creation process:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Delete This League
|This option deletes the currently selected league from your game universe. ''Warning! You have no chance to confirm this choice!''
|-
|Randomize Cities
|This option randomly assigns new cities to all the teams in the selected league using OOTP's customizable world database. OOTP selects cities based on the nation you have chosen for the league and the level of the league. Cities chosen for affiliated league teams will generally be chosen from cities with smaller populations than those of parent league teams. ''Note: Since the game generates cities randomly, it is possible that the game will select the same city for two franchises.''
|-
|Randomize Team Nicknames
|This option randomly assigns new nicknames to each team in the league using OOTP's customizable list of team nicknames.
|-
|Add Minor League. . .
|This menu allows you add one or more minor leagues affiliated with the selected league.
|-
|Add Feeder League. . .
|This menu allows you add high school, junior college, or college feeder leagues (or a complete feeder system) that will generate players to be drafted
|}

OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/Game Menu

2024-08-30T21:25:22Z

LansdowneSt: /* The Game Menu */

== The Game Menu ==
[[File:Game Options.png|thumb|The game options dropdown menu]]
There are several options available in the Game menu once you have a world loaded:

* '''World Home''': Takes you to the World Home Page, where you can see the upcoming events, top teams, and league leaders for every league in your world.
* '''Explore World''': Takes you to a list of every nation in your world, including the abbreviation, the national flag, the population, how many leagues, teams, and players are in it, and the overall baseball quality. Want to see all of the Manx (i.e. hailing from the Isle of Man) players in your save? Click here and you're just a couple more clicks away from seeing this.
* '''World News''': Displays all the big news events throughout your world. Sometimes you'll never get wind of these unless you check this page, so look out! In my world, the Japanese League's top HR hitter just broke the 300 mark.
* '''World Scores''': As the name suggests, this shows a scoreboard for all of the leagues throughout your save. Hey, looks like the Northwest League Seattle Rainiers are in Lewiston, Idaho to take on the Broncos tonight!
* '''World Schedule''': Displays the upcoming schedule for your entire world. During the regular season, this is really similar to the World Scores page, except a lot more truncated. It's also easy to get a quick look-see at some of the teams in your save at a glance by mousing over them. Wow, the Nankai Hawks in my save are baaaaad (17-71, 43 GB).
* '''History Index''': Pretty much the history screen for your highest league but for every league in the game. Want to know who the all-time Mexican League leader in hits is? You're only a couple clicks away (by the way, in my save it's Carlos Sandoval with 2,342).
* '''Almanac''': This leads to a flyout menu that gives you some options to set up a league almanac. These are really useful for online leagues but can also be used if you just want to peruse your league outside of the game.
* '''Create League Association''': Allows you to create a new league association, in which you can share rules, draft pools, and match up teams in association playoffs.
* '''Ballpark Construction Kit''':: Although the game ships with all the current ballparks in the major leagues and there are lots and lots of parks available to download via the OOTP Developments website, sometimes you want to make your very own park. This handy wizard will help you to do that.
* '''[[Game Settings]]''': Oh boy, this one's a whole ball of wax in and of itself. One of OOTP's greatest strengths is the amount of customizability you get. For the most part you don't even have to exit out of the game and use a tune file to access most of these. This is one (of several) places where you can go in and start tinkering.

OOTP Baseball:Launching the Game

2024-08-30T21:20:59Z

LansdowneSt:

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Launch the game by double-clicking on the OOTP icon. The installation places a shortcut to the game in one or more of the following locations:

* Your Desktop
* In Windows, in the Out of the Park Developments folder in your '''Start''' or '''All Apps''' list
* On Mac and Linux operating systems, in your '''Applications''' folder
* Your Steam library

== Start Screen ==
[[File:OOTP Start Screen.png|thumb|OOTP Start Screen]]
When you start up OOTP, the first place you'll arrive is the OOTP Start Screen.

The Start Screen has several main options in the box, plus a handful of options along the bottom. The main options are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Purchase OOTP Now
|Links you directly to the OOTP web store in order to purchase a license for the game. See the [https://ootpdevelopments.onfastspring.com/games/ OOTP downloads screen] for more information about purchasing.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Enter License Key
|Prompts you to enter a serial number to license your FastSpring copy of the game. See [[OOTP 25:Setup and Support/Managing Your License|Managing Your License]] for more information about licenses.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Continue Game
|Loads the last game you played. This button is unavailable until you have created at least one game. At that time, this option will become available, and the screen will display the name of the last game you created in parentheses.
|-
|Load Game
|Allows you to load a previously saved game. (See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/Game Settings|Game Options]] for more information.
|-
|New Tutorial Game
|Loads a step-by-step tutorial walkthrough to introduce you to the game.
|-
|New Standard Game
|Creates a new game based on the MLB Opening Day rosters. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Standard Games|Creating a Standard Game]] for more information.
|-
|New Historical Game
|Creates a new game based on any Major League season from 1871 through last season. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Historical Games|Creating a Historical Game]] for more information.
|-
|New Custom Game
|Creates a new custom game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games|Creating a Custom Game (Wizard)]] or Creating a [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/League Settings/League|Custom Game (Advanced)]] for more information.
|-
|New Quickstart Game
|Loads a quick-start game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Quickstart Games|Quick-Start Games]] for more information.
|-
|Import OOTP24 Game
|Imports a game from the previous version of OOTP. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Importing OOTP24 Games|Importing Old OOTP Games]] for more information on importing games from previous versions of OOTP.
|-
|Historical Exhibition
|Play a game or series between any two historical teams, a historical world series, or a historical tournament.
|}
The lower portion of the screen contains a few more links of interest:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Settings
|Allows you to modify global game settings.
|-
|Workshop Central
|Takes you to the OOTP Steam Workshop
''(Steam version only)''.
|-
|Official Website
|Takes you to the [https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP website].
|-
|OOTP Forums
|Opens the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP Community Forums]
|-
|Online Wiki
|Opens the [[Main Page|online wiki]]. Presumably you've already figured that out, since you're here reading this. Well done.
|-
|Credits
|Takes you to a list of people involved in the creation of OOTP.
|-
|Quick-Join Online League
|Join an online league.
|}
On the right are the links to play [[OOTP 25:Perfect Team|Perfect Team]].

OOTP Baseball:Launching the Game

2024-08-30T21:16:37Z

LansdowneSt: /* Start Screen */

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Launch the game by double-clicking on the OOTP icon. The installation places a shortcut to the game in one or more of the following locations:

* Your Desktop
* In Windows, in the Out of the Park Developments folder in your '''Start''' or '''All Apps''' list
* On Mac and Linux operating systems, in your '''Applications''' folder
* Your Steam library

== Start Screen ==
[[File:OOTP Start Screen.png|thumb|OOTP Start Screen]]
When you start up OOTP, the first place you'll arrive is the OOTP Start Screen.

The Start Screen has several main options in the box, plus a handful of options along the bottom. The main options are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Purchase OOTP Now
|Links you directly to the OOTP web store in order to purchase a license for the game. See the [https://ootpdevelopments.onfastspring.com/games/ OOTP downloads screen] for more information about purchasing.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Enter License Key
|Prompts you to enter a serial number to license your FastSpring copy of the game. See [[OOTP 25:Setup and Support/Managing Your License|Managing Your License]] for more information about licenses.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Continue Game
|Loads the last game you played. This button is unavailable until you have created at least one game. At that time, this option will become available, and the screen will display the name of the last game you created in parentheses.
|-
|Load Game
|Allows you to load a previously saved game. (See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/Game Settings|Game Options]] for more information.
|-
|New Tutorial Game
|Loads a step-by-step tutorial walkthrough to introduce you to the game.
|-
|New Standard Game
|Creates a new game based on the MLB Opening Day rosters. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Standard Games|Creating a Standard Game]] for more information.
|-
|New Historical Game
|Creates a new game based on any Major League season from 1871 through last season.
|-
|New Custom Game
|Creates a new custom game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games|Creating a Custom Game (Wizard)]] or Creating a [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/League Settings/League|Custom Game (Advanced)]] for more information.
|-
|New Quickstart Game
|Loads a quick-start game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Quickstart Games|Quick-Start Games]] for more information.
|-
|Import OOTP24 Game
|Imports a game from the previous version of OOTP. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Importing OOTP24 Games|Importing Old OOTP Games]] for more information on importing games from previous versions of OOTP.
|-
|Historical Exhibition
|Play a game or series between any two historical teams, a historical world series, or a historical tournament.
|}
The lower portion of the screen contains a few more links of interest:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Settings
|Allows you to modify global game settings.
|-
|Workshop Central
|Takes you to the OOTP Steam Workshop
''(Steam version only)''.
|-
|Official Website
|Takes you to the [https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP website].
|-
|OOTP Forums
|Opens the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP Community Forums]
|-
|Online Wiki
|Opens the [[Main Page|online wiki]]. Presumably you've already figured that out, since you're here reading this. Well done.
|-
|Credits
|Takes you to a list of people involved in the creation of OOTP.
|-
|Quick-Join Online League
|Join an online league.
|}
On the right are the links to play [[OOTP 25:Perfect Team|Perfect Team]].

OOTP Baseball:Launching the Game

2024-08-30T21:14:33Z

LansdowneSt:

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Launch the game by double-clicking on the OOTP icon. The installation places a shortcut to the game in one or more of the following locations:

* Your Desktop
* In Windows, in the Out of the Park Developments folder in your '''Start''' or '''All Apps''' list
* On Mac and Linux operating systems, in your '''Applications''' folder
* Your Steam library

== Start Screen ==
[[File:OOTP Start Screen.png|thumb|OOTP Start Screen]]
When you start up OOTP, the first place you'll arrive is the OOTP Start Screen.

The Start Screen has several main options in the box, plus a handful of options along the bottom. The main options are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Purchase OOTP Now
|Links you directly to the OOTP web store in order to purchase a license for the game. See the [https://ootpdevelopments.onfastspring.com/games/ OOTP downloads screen] for more information about purchasing.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Enter License Key
|Prompts you to enter a serial number to license your copy of the game. See [[OOTP 25:Setup and Support/Managing Your License|Managing Your License]] for more information about licenses.
''This option only appears if you have not already installed a license for the game.''
|-
|Continue Game
|Loads the last game you played. This button is unavailable until you have created at least one game. At that time, this option will become available, and the screen will display the name of the last game you created in parentheses.
|-
|Load Game
|Allows you to load a previously saved game. (See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/Game Settings|Game Options]] for more information.
|-
|New Tutorial Game
|Loads a step-by-step tutorial walkthrough to introduce you to the game.
|-
|New Standard Game
|Creates a new game based on the MLB Opening Day rosters. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Standard Games|Creating a Standard Game]] for more information.
|-
|New Historical Game
|Creates a new game based on any Major League season from 1871 through 2023.
|-
|New Custom Game
|Creates a new custom game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games|Creating a Custom Game (Wizard)]] or Creating a [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Custom Games - Advanced Mode/League Settings/League|Custom Game (Advanced)]] for more information.
|-
|New Quickstart Game
|Loads a quick-start game. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Quickstart Games|Quick-Start Games]] for more information.
|-
|Import OOTP24 Game
|Imports a game from the previous version of OOTP. See [[OOTP 25:Creating Games/Importing OOTP24 Games|Importing Old OOTP Games]] for more information on importing games from previous versions of OOTP.
|-
|Historical Exhibition
|Play a game or series between any two historical teams, a historical world series, or a historical tournament.
|}
The lower portion of the screen contains a few more links of interest:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Option'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|Settings
|Allows you to modify global game settings.
|-
|Workshop Central
|Takes you to the OOTP Steam Workshop
''(Steam version only)''.
|-
|Official Website
|Takes you to the [https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP website].
|-
|OOTP Forums
|Opens the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/ OOTP Community Forums]
|-
|Online Wiki
|Opens the [[Main Page|online wiki]]. Presumably you've already figured that out, since you're here reading this. Well done.
|-
|Credits
|Takes you to a list of people involved in the creation of OOTP.
|-
|Quick-Join Online League
|Join an online league.
|}
On the right are the links to play [[OOTP 25:Perfect Team|Perfect Team]].

OOTP Baseball:Creating Games/Historical Games

2024-08-30T21:00:13Z

LansdowneSt:

Creating new Historical games can be found, starting on OOTP's main page, clicking on "New Game".

On the next page you will select the "New Historical Game" link. You will be asked if you would like to play the game in [https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?title=OOTP_25:Important_Game_Concepts/Challenge_Mode Challenge Mode] or to continue with a new game.
[[File:Historical game wizards.png|center|621x621px]]
Your first options are to choose what eras you would like to play in.

* '''The Early Years (1871 - 1900)''' You can choose any year in the drop down box from 1871 to 1900 to start your season in. There are no minor league teams in the Early Years and the reserve clause is in effect.
* '''The Deadball Era (1901 - 1920)''' The beginning years of modern baseball where the National League merged with the American League to create the MLB. You can choose years from 1901 to 1920 to start your season in. in 1915 the Minor Leagues are created. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''Baseball's Rebirth (1921 - 1945)''' In the years where home runs became a mainstay because of the likes of Babe Ruth,, Lou Gehrig, Hack Wilson, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and many other legends. Also experience the years when baseball had to deal with players going off to war. You can start you season by choosing the years of 1921 to 1945. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''The Golden Years (1946 - 1960)''' Following the years of World War II, the return of many greats like Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Stan Musial. We also had the breakage of the color barrier where in 1947 the great Jackie Robinson, took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Choose what year to start your season between 1946 to 1960. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''The Baseball Boom (1961 - 1979)''' The first expansion teams of the Los Angeles Angles and Washington DC taking on a new iteration of the Washing Senators, after Calvin Clark moved his Senators to Minnesota taking on the new moniker the Minnesota Twins. This was the first time the MLB expanded since it's creation in 1901. Choose from the years of 1961 to 1979 to start your season. reserve Clause in use until 1976 when Free Agency is introduced into the MLB.
* '''The Defensive Era (1980 - 1992)''' Come play in the years of Hall of Famers George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Rickey Henderson, Kirby Puckett, Don Mattingly. The Decade the Yankees did not win a World Series. The last time that happened was in the 1910s. Choose the from the years of 1980 to 1992 to start your season.
* '''The Power Years (1993 - 2004)''' The Blue Jays win back to back World Series Titles, the Player strike of 1994 causes the first World Series not to be played since the World Series started to be played in 1903! We got the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies as expansion teams and seen fan favorite players like Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Barry Bonds, hit home runs like we had never seen before and the Home Run record chase of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr! Choose from the years of 1993 to 2004 to start your season.
* '''Modern Times (2005+)''' The Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox (Known as the curse of the Bambino) win their first world series breaking some of the longest World Series droughts in MLB history. The Cubs in 2016 (Year 1908, 108 years) and White Sox in 2005 (Year 1917, 88 years) and Red Sox 2004 (Year 1918, 86 years). You can choose to start your season in the years of 2005 to 2023.

In OOTP 25 the new Historical Creation Wizards were added to the game, streamlining game setup to make it quicker and easier for the user! The four new modes are, Default Mode, Replay Mode, Career Mode, and Random Debut Mode.

* '''Default Mode''' - This game mode is meant for players who want historical accuracy with some flexibility. Players are recalculated each season based on real life historical stats. Use of Real Transactions, Historical Lineups, and the Player Development Engine, are all disabled.
* '''Replay Mode''' - The game mode is meant for players who want historical accuracy. Please will be assigned to their teams, historical lineups will be used, historical transactions will take place, players will retire according to history, players will miss season according to history. Players are recalculated each season based on real life historical stats and the Development Engine, Amateur Draft, and other settings maybe disabled.
* '''Career Mode''' - This mode aims to play through history from the year you start your season, letting things play out differently from how things did in real life. Players will not miss seasons, players will retire, but they retire differently from history. Players that we lost because of medical reasons, will play full careers. This mode uses the OOTP Development Engine, so players also develop differently. They will get hurt differently, they will be drafted and sign with different teams and will join the league as rookies the same years they were drafted and signed their minor league contracts. Players can be traded to different teams. Players can be picked up in free agency. The Development Lab and Development Sliders will be of use in career mode because of the use of the OOTP Development Engine.
* '''Random Debut Mode''' - This is the ultimate fantasy mode. Players like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Mark McGwire will be pulled into the game and randomly appear in your inaugural or in any subsequent year's amateur draft. Aside from those appearing in the inaugural draft, the players will debut at the age they debuted in their first game at the MLB level. You can choose to play with the development system enabled or you can disable it and play with recalc mode. Default is set at recalc and OOTP development Engine on together which provides in-season variance with guardrails to keep players relatively in-line with their historical performance. Use of recalc and the development engine at the same time also allows users to disable "Retire According to History" and instead allows players to age as dictated by the development engine.

OOTP Baseball:Creating Games/Historical Games

2024-08-30T20:59:17Z

LansdowneSt:

Creating new Historical games can be found, starting on OOTP's main page, clicking on "New Game".

On the next page you will select the "New Historical Game" link. You will be asked if you would like to play the game in [https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?title=OOTP_25:Important_Game_Concepts/Challenge_Mode Challenge Mode] or to continue with a new game.
[[File:Historical game wizards.png|center|621x621px]]
Your first options are to choose what eras you would like to play in.

* '''The Early Years (1871 - 1900)''' You can choose any year in the drop down box from 1871 to 1900 to start your season in. There are no minor league teams in the Early Years and the reserve clause is in effect.
* '''The Deadball Era (1901 - 1920)''' The beginning years of modern baseball where the National League merged with the American League to create the MLB. You can choose years from 1901 to 1920 to start your season in. in 1915 the Minor Leagues are created. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''Baseball's Rebirth (1921 - 1945)''' In the years where home runs became a mainstay because of the likes of Babe Ruth,, Lou Gehrig, Hack Wilson, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and many other legends. Also experience the years when baseball had to deal with players going off to war. You can start you season by choosing the years of 1921 to 1945. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''The Golden Years (1946 - 1960)''' Following the years of World War II, the return of many greats like Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Stan Musial. We also had the breakage of the color barrier where in 1947 the great Jackie Robinson, took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Choose what year to start your season between 1946 to 1960. Reserve Clause still in use.
* '''The Baseball Boom (1961 - 1979)''' The first expansion teams of the Los Angeles Angles and Washington DC taking on a new iteration of the Washing Senators, after Calvin Clark moved his Senators to Minnesota taking on the new moniker the Minnesota Twins. This was the first time the MLB expanded since it's creation in 1901. Choose from the years of 1961 to 1979 to start your season. reserve Clause in use until 1976 when Free Agency is introduced into the MLB.
* '''The Defensive Era (1980 - 1992)''' Come play in the years of Hall of Famers George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Rickey Henderson, Kirby Puckett, Don Mattingly. The Decade the Yankees did not win a World Series. The last time that happened was in the 1910s. Choose the from the years of 1980 to 1992 to start your season.
* '''The Power Years (1993 - 2004)''' The Blue Jays win back to back World Series Titles, the Player strike of 1994 causes the first World Series not to be played since the World Series started to be played in 1903! We got the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies as expansion teams and seen fan favorite players like Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Barry Bonds, hit home runs like we had never seen before and the Home Run record chase of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr! Choose from the years of 1993 to 2004 to start your season.
* '''Modern Times (2005+)''' The Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox (Known as the curse of the Bambino) win their first world series breaking some of the longest World Series droughts in MLB history. The Cubs in 2016 (Year 1908, 108 years) and White Sox in 2005 (Year 1917, 88 years) and Red Sox 2004 (Year 1918, 86 years). You can choose to start your season in the years of 2005 to 2023.

In OOTP 25 the new Historical Creation Wizards were added to the game, streamlining game setup to make it quicker and easier for the user! The four new modes are, Default Mode, Replay Mode, Career Mode, and Random Debut Mode.

* '''Default Mode''' - This game mode is meant for players who want historical accuracy with some flexibility. Players are recalculated each season based on real life historical stats. Use of Real Transactions, Historical Lineups, and the Player Development Engine, are all disabled.
* '''Replay Mode''' - The game mode is meant for players who want historical accuracy. Please will be assigned to their teams, historical lineups will be used, historical transactions will take place, players will retire according to history, players will miss season according to history. Players are recalculated each season based on real life historical stats and the Development Engine, Amateur Draft, and other settings maybe disabled.
* '''Career Mode''' - This mode aims to play through history from the year you start your season, letting things play out differently from how things did in real life. Players will not miss seasons, players will retire, but they retire differently from history. Players that we lost because of medical reasons, will play full careers. This mode uses the OOTP Development Engine, so players also develop differently. They will get hurt differently, they will be drafted and sign with different teams and will join the league as rookies the same years they were drafted and signed their minor league contracts. Players can be traded to different teams. Players can be picked up in free agency. The Development Lab and Development Sliders will be of use in career mode because of the use of the OOTP Development Engine.
* '''Random Debut Mode''' - This is the ultimate fantasy mode. Players like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Mark McGwire will be pulled into the game and randomly appear in your inaugural or in any subsequent year's amateur draft. Aside from those appearing in the inaugural draft, the players will debut at the age they debuted in their first game at the MLB level. You can choose to play with the development system enabled or you can disable it and play with recalc mode. Default is set at recalc and OOTP development Engine on together which provides in-season variance with guardrails to keep players relatively in-line with their historical performance. Use of recalc and the development engine at the same time also allows users to disable "Retire According to History" and instead allow players to age as dictated by the development engine.

OOTP Baseball:Creating Games/Importing Earlier Games

2024-08-30T20:45:42Z

LansdowneSt: /* Importing Files from before OOTP 24 */

Importing games from OOTP 24 is simple. Just use the following steps:

# From the Main page, click on the '''Import OOTP 24 League''' button. A file browser window will appear.
# Browse to the '''.lg''' directory for your old saved game.
# Once you have found your game directory, such as 'MyGame.lg,' browse into that folder and find the '''world.dat''' file.
# Select this file, and then click the '''Confirm''' button.
# You will be prompted to enter a new name for your imported game file. Enter a name, and then click the '''Import Now''' button. Your game will now be converted to the current game format.

===== Notes about Importing Games from OOTP 24 =====
Each version of OOTP brings new functionality and changes in the algorithms that make up key aspects of the game like statistical output, scouting ratings, financial calculations, and player development. As a result, while we always attempt to make previous versions import smoothly, there is always risk, and there is no guarantee that your league will behave precisely the same after importing into OOTP.

* Importing a game does not change or damage the original saved game. It makes a copy of your original files, leaving them unchanged. Even so, it is always safest to back up your game files before importing.
* Importing a game can take some time. The larger your league is, and the more history it has, the longer it will take. When importing a game, you might want to set aside a chunk of time for the import process.
* You can import a game file at any time during your game's calendar year. However, for league consistency, we recommend converting after your last playoff game, before proceeding to the offseason.
* We highly recommend making a backup of your newly imported league, and auto-playing several seasons into the future, to assess whether the upgrade has caused any major changes or imbalances in your league.

===== Importing Files from before OOTP 24 =====
OOTP cannot directly import files from versions prior to OOTP 24, but all is not lost if you have one of those versions. You can download demo versions of older versions of our product from https://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp-prior-version/ or http://www.ootpdevfiles.com. The demo versions can be used to convert earlier versions of the game. For example, OOTP 17 can convert OOTP 16 games. Once you have your file into OOTP 24 format, you can import it into OOTP 25!

===== Other Importing Notes =====

* Player ratings and scouted ratings may shift.
* Daily lineups are not saved and brought forward - they will have to be reset after import
* Historical leagues with historical financials may notice that average league settings end up changing fairly drastically the next year. You may need some manual edits to make sure finances stay in line with the new values
* Modifiers may need substantial change after import. It is HIGHLY recommended to only upgrade in the off-season, and to run an auto-calc of modifiers at the earliest interval. This is especially critical for any leagues which have talent ranges or modifiers outside of the norms. Other than the base calculations for AVG, HR, etc. the following settings also may need extra attention: SB attempts and SB pct (should be balanced around 1 for each, may want SB Attempts slightly lower for modern day), Error modifiers (all positions should be around 1, perhaps slightly below, except perhaps SS which may be more around 1.1, although historical games may have quite different modifiers)

===== Special hints for Apple users =====
If you can't access the saved games folder of OOTP 24 from OOTP 25, you might have to use an intermediate folder. Locate the saved game which you'd like to import . To do that, start OOTP 24, open the Settings dialog, open the Troubleshooting tab and click on "Open folder containing saved games". In the Finder window, right-click on the saved game folder and select "Copy".

Then open OOTP 25, open the Settings dialog, open the Troubleshooting tab, click on "Open folder containing saved games", right-click into the folder and select "Paste" to insert the league folder. We suggest you rename it then, for example add a "ootp24" prefix. Now you can see and select that folder when you use the "Import From OOTP 24" button.

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:33:08Z

LansdowneSt:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}

== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patch notes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven, but the developers also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages & Issues ==
Sometimes OOTP can generate an error message. Should this happen, follow the steps above to report it and seek help. For the benefit of customers, some of the more common messages are noted below with a solution to try.

* [[OOTP cannot load this database because it has been created with an earlier version of OOTP]]
* [[Failed to validate request because the time between the server and client is not synchronized]]
* [[OOTP displays in tiny font on a Windows-based PC]]

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:31:24Z

LansdowneSt: /* Advice for Common Error Messages & Issues */

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:30:33Z

LansdowneSt: /* Advice for Common Error Messages */

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:21:57Z

LansdowneSt: /* Advice for Common Error Messages */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}

== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patch notes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven, but the developers also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages ==
Sometimes OOTP can generate an error message. Should this happen, follow the steps above to report it and seek help. For the benefit of customers, some of the more common messages are noted below with a solution to try.

* [[OOTP cannot load this database because it has been created with an earlier version of OOTP]]
* [[Failed to validate request because the time between the server and client is not synchronized]]

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:16:01Z

LansdowneSt:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}

== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patch notes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven, but the developers also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages ==
Sometimes OOTP can generate an error message. Should this happen, follow the steps above to report it and seek help. For the benefit of customers, some of the more common messages are noted below with a solution to try.

* [[OOTP cannot load this database because it has been created with an earlier version of OOTP]]
* Failed to validate request because the time between the server and client is not synchronized

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:13:34Z

LansdowneSt:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}

== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patch notes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven but the devlopers also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages ==
Sometimes OOTP can generate an error message. Should this happen, follow the steps above to report it and seek help. For the benefit of customers, some of the more common messages are noted below with a solution to try.

* OOTP cannot load this database because it has been created with an earlier version of OOTP
* Failed to validate request because the time between the server and client is not synchronized

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

2024-08-30T20:01:10Z

LansdowneSt: /* Advice for Common Error Messages */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}

== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patch notes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven but the devlopers also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages ==

OOTP Baseball:Setup and Support/Technical Support

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== In-Game Bugs and Crashes ==
In case OOTP doesn't work properly for you, visit the [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4056 OOTP 25 Technical Support Forum]. Here you can look for threads with similar issues. Your issue might have been solved by someone else already. If not feel free to create a new thread using all the information available to you. You'll need an account to post a new bug. Please follow our [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=344804 guide] when reporting an issue. The development team regularly updates the game. Check the patchnotes and test on new updates if your issue persists. If it has been fixed or you found a solution yourself update the thread that you created, share your information.

Technical Support is mostly community driven but devs also look at the threads and try to help as often as possible. Help each other!

== Order Issues ==
For problems with licenses, orders or refunds please contact support@ootpdevelopments.com. Include your order ID, name and date of the order for the fastest support.

== Advice for Common Error Messages ==

OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Creating Custom Facegens

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[[File:Skenes facegen.png|thumb|410x410px|Paul Skenes facegen being created]]
OOTP ships with facegens for players under the Major League Baseball Player Association and other select licenses. Additional facegens can be created by the user for other players, past or present. Facegens are created with software from Singular Inversions (https://facegen.com/). The facegens in the game are made with the "FaceGen Modeller Core" version of the software but users wishing to create their own facegens should start with the free demo version of the software. The demo will create a facegen with a watermark atop its head, but in OOTP that watermark is unseen as it is under the cap of the player. With practice and patience, the full range of adjustable sliders can be mastered to create facegens for any player, manager, coach, or owner you like - including yourself!

'''Naming Conventions'''

When looking to assign a facegen to a player, the game looks first to the Historical Minors ID, then the Historical ID and then First_Last name. So, for Paul Skenes, for example, it is looking for "skenes000pau.fg" and, if not found, it will select any file called "skenepa01.fg" and then any file called "Paul_Skenes.fg". For real players, always use the priority Historical Minor League ID. For managers, coaches, and owners use the "First_Last.fg" naming convention. Retired players that become coaches shed their Historical Minor League ID, so the player Dave Roberts doesn't look like the manager Dave Roberts.

'''Where to Put the .fg Files'''

The game looks to the fg_files folder when looking for a facegen file. To locate this folder, go to Settings on the Start Screen. Then, at the pop-up window, select the Troubleshooting tab. From there select "Open folder containing customizable data". The fg_files folder will be in there. When placed in this folder, the facegens cannot be in a subfolder. They all must be in the fg_files folder itself.

'''Available Mods'''

The current community effort for player facegens can be found in the Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 thread on the official forum: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=352945 . The mod is also available through the OOTP Steam Workshop.

'''Updating In-game Facegens After Adding New Files to the fg_files Folder'''

OOTP creates a facegen for a player the first time it loads the player (and so has need to generate one). Thereafter it is saved in a cache file under the league save folder. To refresh a particular player, go to the Player Editor and halfway down the lefthand side, there will be an option for "Picture functions", which, when clicked, provides a drop-down menu. Select "auto-reload picture" and the new file should load.

If you wish to clear all the cached facegens in a particular save to force the game to recheck all the files in the fg_files folder, go to the saved games folder (go to Settings from the Start Screen, at the pop-up pick troubleshooting, open saved games folder). Once you open the .lg folder, go to news, html, images, profile pictures. You will see the cached facegen .png files there for that save. Select all and then unselect the “default_profile_picture” (to keep it) and delete those cached facegen .png files. Thereafter, the game will create new facegens as if it were its first time visiting that player's profile.

OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Creating Custom Facegens

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[[File:Skenes facegen.png|thumb|410x410px|Paul Skenes facegen being created]]
OOTP ships with facegens for players under the Major League Baseball Player Association and other select licenses. Additional facegens can be created by the user for other players, past or present. Facegens are created with software from Singular Inversions (https://facegen.com/). The facegens in the game are made with the "FaceGen Modeller Core" version of the software but users wishing to create their own facegens should start with the free demo version of the software. The demo will create a facegen with a watermark atop its head, but in OOTP that watermark is unseen as it is under the cap of the player. With practice and patience, the full range of adjustable sliders can be mastered to create facegens for any player, manager, coach, or owner you like - including yourself!

Naming Conventions

When looking to assign a facegen to a player, the game looks first to the Historical Minors ID, then the Historical ID and then First_Last name. So, for Paul Skenes, for example, it is looking for "skenes000pau.fg" and, if not found, it will select any file called "skenepa01.fg" and then any file called "Paul_Skenes.fg". For real players, always use the priority Historical Minor League ID. For managers, coaches, and owners use the "First_Last.fg" naming convention. Retired players that become coaches shed their Historical Minor League ID, so the player Dave Roberts doesn't look like the manager Dave Roberts.

Where to Put the .fg Files

The game looks to the fg_files folder when looking for a facegen file. To locate this folder, go to Settings on the Start Screen. Then, at the pop-up window, select the Troubleshooting tab. From there select "Open folder containing customizable data". The fg_files folder will be in there. When placed in this folder, the facegens cannot be in a subfolder. They all must be in the fg_files folder itself.

Available Mods

The current community effort for player facegens can be found in the Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 thread on the official forum: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/showthread.php?t=352945 . The mod is also available through the OOTP Steam Workshop.

Updating In-game Facegens After Adding New Files to the fg_files Folder

OOTP creates a facegen for a player the first time it loads the player (and so has need to generate one). Thereafter it is saved in a cache file under the league save folder. To refresh a particular player, go to the Player Editor and halfway down the lefthand side, there will be an option for "Picture functions", which, when clicked, provides a drop-down menu. Select "auto-reload picture" and the new file should load.

If you wish to clear all the cached facegens in a particular save to force the game to recheck all the files in the fg_files folder, go to the saved games folder (go to Settings from the Start Screen, at the pop-up pick troubleshooting, open saved games folder). Once you open the .lg folder, go to news, html, images, profile pictures. You will see the cached facegen .png files there for that save. Select all and then unselect the “default_profile_picture” (to keep it) and delete those cached facegen .png files. Thereafter, the game will create new facegens as if it were its first time visiting that player's profile.

File:Skenes facegen.png

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Paul Skenes facegen being created