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Strategic Baseball Simulator
Version 3.01 - June 1996
To start the game, just type "baseball". To learn more about the
features and capabilities of SBS, be sure to read the documentation file
BASEBALL.DOC. You can do this while running "baseball", but you might
want to print out the .DOC file if you are a new user. To send a copy
to your printer, just do one of the following commands from DOS:
copy baseball.doc prn
or
type baseball.doc > lpt1
or
manual
A document you may want to read is BASEBALL.INF. This explains
in some detail how SBS goes about the simulation process.
************************ Late Information ***************************
>> COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS
Statistics Files.
The compiled statistics files (.STS, .STB, .STP, etc.) in version 3.0X
are NOT COMPATIBLE with the statistics files from earlier versions. Do
NOT attempt to use any old stat files you may have with version 3.0X.
Also, do not attempt to use new version 3.0X stat files with an older
version of this program.
Team .DAT Files.
1994 .DAT files have a new, expanded format. Your old .DAT files (team
rosters/statistics) should work just fine, but the newer format includes
information about games-played by position and pitcher's games and games
started. Unfortuneately, it was deemed necessary to encrypt player's
names so no actual current player's name is used. Of course these files
remain completely editable by the user.
Old Schedule .SCH Files.
You must copy or rename your old .SCH files to have the extention .SER
in order to work under 3.0X. For example, if you have some old .SCH files
in the directory \SBS251 and you want to move them to \SBS30:
cd \SBS251
copy *.SCH \SBS30\*.SER
>> AVAILABILILTY OF TEAM DATA FILES
I anticipate that the .DAT files for 1996 teams will be ready in
February '97. (Names will be supplied encrypted).
>> BACKUP YOUR STATISTICS FILES!
Version 3.0X offers much better and faster management of statistics than
previous versions. However, because much of the manipulation of the
statistics is done in memory there is an added risk of data loss due to
power failures, accidently turning off the computer, computer lock-ups
or Heaven Forbid, program bugs. To help protect yourself from such
events I strongly recommend that you use the /pw: (path-write) switch
which writes your stat files to a separate directory. Then you should
regularly back-up that directory to diskette.
1. For example, create a directory called \STATS:
>MD \STATS
2. Then when you run SBS, start is with the /pw switch:
>BASEBALL /PW:\STATS
[You may want to create a little batch file to start SBS if you don't
want to type that in all the time. If you start SBS from Windows you can
add the "/PW:\STATS" to the icon that launches SBS or to the .PIF file
if you use one.]
Alternatively, you can also edit your BASEBALL.CFG file with a line that
begins WRITE-PATH=.
Example: WRITE-PATH=\STATS
Now it's easy to backup whatever is in the \STATS directory to a floppy.
>COPY \STATS A:
>> COMMENT ABOUT THE "AUTO-LINEUP" FEATURE:
Version 3.0X now uses expanded .DAT files with "Games by Position"
columns. You will notice there are three columns in which you may split
up a player's playing time among three positions. This information is
used by the program in selecting starting lineups so that a player's
correct amount of playing time is approximated. The current method works
great for bench players, but it does not always do a good job in moving
around your default starting eight to other defensive positions. Perhaps
I can work on this in the future.
>> PROGRAM LIMITS
Statistics Tracking Limits:
Batters in a simulation............500
Pitchers in a simulation...........220
Games in a simulation.....approx. 1500
Once the big leagues go to inter-league play in 1997, the batter and
pitcher limits will be exceeded and this version of SBS will not be able
to handle a full season. Look for a later version to fix this situation.