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One of the hallmarks of the Out of the Park Baseball series is the ability to customize or modify nearly any aspect of the game. OOTP players can import custom roster sets, modify the logos used in-game, customize ballparks, and more! Please check out the OOTP Forums OOTP Mods section for community created mods. Mods can also be published to the Steam Workshop. Mods include everything from logos, facegens, 3D stadiums, schedules, sounds, skyboxes, uniforms, and more.

Customizing and Modding OOTP

Important! Customizing OOTP often involves modifying important files so there is some degree of risk involved. Some mods may permanently affect existing games and leagues while others may just be a hassle to revert. Some have the potential to prevent new games from being created properly, or even at all. To avoid undesirable results, backup your league files before installing any mods with the potential to significantly alter your game. Example: Installing some team logos may be easy to revert. Overwriting the facegen or player picture files of every player in a league may not be reversible.

Most non-league specific mods can be reverted by re-installing the game, but for simplicity's sake it's easier to make a copy of any files being modded.

It is also recommended to keep a separate copy of modded files outside of the OOTP directory. This is because some of the default files (such as the world database) may be overwritten when game patches are installed.

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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}}}}One of the hallmarks of the Out of the Park Baseball series is the ability to customize nearly any aspect of the game. OOTP players can import custom roster sets, modify the logos used in-game, customize ballparks, and more! Please check out the OOTP Forums [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3693 OOTP Mods section] for community created mods. Mods can also be published to the [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Steam Workshop|Steam Workshop]]. Everything from logos, facegens, 3D stadiums, schedules, sounds, skyboxes, uniforms, and more.
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}}}}One of the hallmarks of the Out of the Park Baseball series is the ability to customize or modify nearly any aspect of the game. OOTP players can import custom roster sets, modify the logos used in-game, customize ballparks, and more! Please check out the OOTP Forums [https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3693 OOTP Mods section] for community created mods. Mods can also be published to the [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Steam Workshop|Steam Workshop]].  Mods include everything from logos, facegens, 3D stadiums, schedules, sounds, skyboxes, uniforms, and more.
-===== Here are some Customization tools and walkthroughs: =====
+=== Customizing and Modding OOTP ===
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Nations, Cities, and Player Origins|World Database (Nations, Cities, and Player Origins)]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Names|Player Names Database]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Team and League Logos|Team and League Logos]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Player and Coach Images|Player and Coach Images]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/In-game News, Messages, and Play-by-Play Text|In-game News, Messages, and Play-by-Play Text]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Schedules|Schedules]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Game Configuration Files|Game Configuration Files]]
+* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Weather|Weather]]
+'''Important!''' Customizing OOTP often involves modifying important files so there is some degree of risk involved. Some mods may permanently affect existing games and leagues while others may just be a hassle to revert. Some have the potential to prevent new games from being created properly, or even at all. To avoid undesirable results, [[OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/File Menu/Backup and Restoring/Backup Saves|backup your league files]] before installing any mods with the potential to significantly alter your game. ''Example: Installing some team logos may be easy to revert. Overwriting the facegen or player picture files of every player in a league may not be reversible.''
+Most non-league specific mods can be reverted by re-installing the game, but for simplicity's sake it's easier to make a copy of any files being modded.
+It is also recommended to keep a separate copy of modded files outside of the OOTP directory. This is because some of the default files (such as the world database) may be overwritten when game patches are installed.
+=== Tools and Tutorials: ===
 * [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/OOTP Uniform Creator|OOTP Uniform Creator]]
 * [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Creating Custom Facegens|Creating Custom Facegens]]
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 * [[Creating 3D Ballparks]]
 * [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Editing and Creating Game Skins|Editing and Creating Game Skins]]
-So, what does 'customizing' mean? Well, there are lots of ways you can adjust OOTP to your liking that have been covered elsewhere - using the in-game editors or commissioner functions, for example. In this section of the manual, we're going to define 'customizations' as ''changes to OOTP made'' ''outside of the game''. So, for example, modifying the text files that control random player name generation is a customization. Changing your game's league settings is not. Got it?
-'''Important!''' Customizing your game often involves modifying the files that are installed with the game, so there is some degree of risk involved. The best protection against problems is to back up, back up, back up! If you're modifying something related to one specific league, you can back up that league using the in-game backup options. If you're modifying the skin, graphics, or individual text files, you should back up those individual files or folders before modifying them. On top of that, customization often involves a decent amount of trial and error. It's much easier to restore a single backed up file than having to reinstall the game from scratch! There's no measuring the amount of frustration a good backup can save!
-This following aspects of OOTP can be customized:
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Nations, Cities, and Player Origins|Nations, Cities, and Player Origins]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Names|Names]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Team and League Logos|Team and League Logos]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Player and Coach Images|Player and Coach Images]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/In-game News, Messages, and Play-by-Play Text|In-game News, Messages, and Play-by-Play Text]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Schedules|Schedules]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Game Configuration Files|Game Configuration Files]]
-* [[OOTP Baseball:Customizing OOTP/Weather|Weather]]