Sim 3 is done! Important note about OOTP 21 patch!

Game Date: March 24, 2036

Important! There is a new patch for OOTP 21 (21.2.38) that must be installed to use the latest league file from tonight's sim. Please download the patch from here and install it before the next sim on Wednesday.

Also! We're on StatsPlus! We're testing it for now, and I paid the $15 for it, so please log in and start using it.

Next Sim: Wednesday night.

Welcome to the New World!

Game Date: March 3, 2036 - we are at the start of Spring Training

OOTP version: 21!

League changes:

We have turned on the following options in the game with this upgrade to OOTP 21:

• Allow trading of injured (>7 days) players
• In the past, we had allowed it with acknowledgment, but since the game now supports submitting trades in uploads, we enabled this feature.
• Allow Contract Opt-Outs
• This will allow you to offer a player a contract with an opt out anywhere in the contract, adding an additional player option if the player so chooses to opt out.

We're discussing adding Free Agent Compensation over in the #rules channel on Slack, and if there's a strong sentiment for it, we'll add that before the regular season starts. Otherwise, any other rule changes will be made after the 2036 season concludes.

League File:

• Download the league file here. 
• Once you've downloaded it, unzip it. 
• There should be a folder called SDMBOOTP.lg inside.
• Move that folder (SDMBOOTP.lg) into the saved_games folder in your installation of OOTP 21. 

If you're on a Mac, it's a bit tricky because they changed the location of OOTP with version 21. Best bet is to go to the Load Game window, and click Open Folder to show the saved games directory. A new Finder window will open, showing the saved_games folder. Move SDMBOOTP.lg into that folder.

DM me on Slack or email me if you need help.

Trades: 

The game now supports submitting trades in your regular team upload. Once you've negotiated your trade with another owner, you each will submit the trade:

• In the transactions screen, click on Player Trade
• Under Initiate Trade, choose the team you are trading with in the right column, under "Select the Second Team"
• Drag-and-drop the players on your side to the "Your Team Offered Players" and the players on the other team that's part of the deal to the "Other Team Offered Players"
• Add Draft Picks (don't worry too much about the # in round; we're tracking that separately), Cash, or Retain salary for each player, whatever you agreed to with the other owner. Be sure to do that for both sides of the trade
• Once the trade matches what you both agreed to, click Submit Offer
• Export your team to the FTP server, and assuming the other owner submitted the same trade, it will be processed by Zev or me when we run the sim
• Ask any questions in the #tradetalk channel on Slack

Next Sim:

We're giving folks until Wednesday night (March 25) to get the game loaded and submit their first Spring Training upload. 

Sim's Done / OOTP 21 Upgrade News

Game Date:  Feb 10 2036

Signings:

Wilmington:  CF Edgardo Collazo (Philadelphia) 1 yr/$2.8m
Appalachian:  1B Martin Cox (Brick), 1 yr/$800k
Mepkin Abbey:  RP Fransisco Flores (Antelope Valley), 1 yr/$436k
Mepkin Abbey:  3B Larry McCormick (Brooklyn), 3 yr/$5.4m

OOTP 21 Upgrade notes:

Our current plan is to upgrade to OOTP 21 at the start of Spring Training. 

We expect to arrive at the start of Spring Training at the beginning of next week.  We will be skipping one of the sims this week in order to give Michael time to do some testing with the beta before actually upgrading.  The game itself will be released on Friday and is still available at ootpdevelopments.com for a discount.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

OOTP 21 Reminder

Don’t forget, we are upgrading to OOTP 21 when it is released in a few weeks. It should be right around Opening Day in our league, so please be ready to purchase OOTP 21. You can save $5 by pre-ordering it now.

If you are not planning to upgrade, please let me know. We currently have two openings, so if you know someone planning to buy OOTP 21 who would like to join our league, let Zev or me know.