https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=OOTP_Baseball%3AImportant_Game_Concepts%2FThe_Scouting_ModelOOTP Baseball:Important Game Concepts/The Scouting Model - Revision history2026-08-23T03:21:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.42.1https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?title=OOTP_Baseball:Important_Game_Concepts/The_Scouting_Model&diff=2187&oldid=prevBrad K: Added information on the effects of turning scouting off.2025-01-20T15:02:03Z<p>Added information on the effects of turning scouting off.</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===== Playing with Scouting Off =====</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===== Playing with Scouting Off =====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Scouting in OOTP is ''optional''. You can off scouting during the game creation process in the Game Options. After a game has been started, you can turn off scouting by navigating to '''Game Menu >> Game Settings >> Global Settings tab'''. If scouting is disabled, you will not have a scouting director or a scouting budget. However, OSA will still provide scouting reports on players. Player ratings shown on lists of players will be the ''actual ratings'' for all players. Additionally, the various scouting action menus and drop-downs will no longer be available.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Scouting in OOTP is ''optional''. You can off scouting during the game creation process in the Game Options. After a game has been started, you can turn off scouting by navigating to '''Game Menu >> Game Settings >> Global Settings tab'''. If scouting is disabled, you will not have a scouting director or a scouting budget. However, OSA will still provide scouting reports on players. Player ratings shown on lists of players will be the ''actual ratings'' for all players. Additionally, the various scouting action menus and drop-downs will no longer be available.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Brad Khttps://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?title=OOTP_Baseball:Important_Game_Concepts/The_Scouting_Model&diff=775&oldid=prevTwins 34 at 03:33, 4 September 20242024-09-04T03:33:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Scouting in OOTP is ''optional''. You can off scouting during the game creation process in the Game Options. After a game has been started, you can turn off scouting by navigating to '''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">OOTP </del>Menu >> Game <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Setup </del>>> Global <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Setup </del>tab'''. If scouting is disabled, you will not have a scouting director or a scouting budget. However, OSA will still provide scouting reports on players. Player ratings shown on lists of players will be the ''actual ratings'' for all players. Additionally, the various scouting action menus and drop-downs will no longer be available.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Scouting in OOTP is ''optional''. You can off scouting during the game creation process in the Game Options. After a game has been started, you can turn off scouting by navigating to '''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Game </ins>Menu >> Game <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Settings </ins>>> Global <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Settings </ins>tab'''. If scouting is disabled, you will not have a scouting director or a scouting budget. However, OSA will still provide scouting reports on players. Player ratings shown on lists of players will be the ''actual ratings'' for all players. Additionally, the various scouting action menus and drop-downs will no longer be available.</div></td></tr>
</table>Twins 34https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/index.php?title=OOTP_Baseball:Important_Game_Concepts/The_Scouting_Model&diff=712&oldid=prevTwins 34 at 07:24, 3 September 20242024-09-03T07:24:49Z<p></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Scouting in OOTP is ''optional''. You can off scouting during the game creation process in the Game Options. After a game has been started, you can turn off scouting by navigating to '''OOTP Menu >> Game Setup >> Global Setup tab'''. If scouting is disabled, you will not have a scouting director or a scouting budget. However, OSA will still provide scouting reports on players. Player ratings shown on lists of players will be the ''actual ratings'' for all players. Additionally, the various scouting action menus and drop-downs will no longer be available.</ins></div></td></tr>
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