Who is using the Stratomatic Baseball CD-ROM game to test your strategy for upcoming Stratomatic Online games? I do this whenever I have the chance. It can be quite tedious to setup, though. What I usually do is add all 12 teams in the league but I don’t even bother placing them in each of the 3 divisions. Before the season starts, I’ll setup my team and then setup one of the teams in my division and start simulating. I usually setup all of the teams in my division before the season starts and then I add rosters for other teams (from other divisions) as I face them.
It is a bit of a drag to keep up with all of the daily transactions being done in Stratomatic Online during the season. What I do is only update the roster of my upcoming opponent for that day. Of course, you will encounter some managers who go wild with adds and drops. In these cases, I either just wipeout their team and start over or not even bother simming that opponent.
After the first couple series of the season (6 games) I’m usually able to predict how each manager sets up their rotation. I also look back at previous games to view my opponents batting lineup patterns. Predicting lineups can be a drag when there are injuries involved but with a little work you should be able to determine what type of lineup you’ll be facing.
I usually play all 3 upcoming games in Spectator mode on the Stratomatic CD-ROM game. Yes, I sit there and watch how the game plays out. I may go through the series once or twice.
Below is a list of options from the CD-ROM game that are used for Stratomatic Baseball Online.
Main Rules
Maximum Level - Uses Maximum rules (see below).
Bunt for base hit
Improve out distribution
Improve baserunning realism
Home field advantage
More baserunning decisions
Realistic throwing errors
Allow extra pre-1920 errors
Pitch-Around option
Correct Board Game Excesses
Stealing
Super Advance Steal system
Miscellaneous
Use Miscellaneous Rules
Injures
Use injuries
Groundball A
Allow GBA on Pitcher Cards
BP/Weather/Clutch
Ballpark Effects
Clutch Hitting
Strategy
Super Advanced Strategy Charts
Closer
Use Closer Rules
Pitcher Fatigue
Use SADV Fatigue & Pitch Count
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