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Baseball Mogul 2004
FAQ/Strategy Guide Version 0.50
BY big time games
This FAQ is copyright 2004 The owner of Big Time Games
Contents
I.Terms of Use
II.Version History
III.The Game Engine
IV.Strategies
V.Contributors
VI.Email Policy
VII.Questions & Answers
Section I.Terms of Use
Version: 0.50
Author: big time games [big_time_games@yahoo.com]
This file is Copyright (c)2004 [big time games]. All rights
reserved.
This file may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advance written permission which is granted, except when your
site has a bad reputation. Use of this guide on any web site that has not been
approved to use it or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited,
and a violation of copyright law.
The following Sites are expressly allowed to use my FAQ:
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Section II.Version History
5/4/04
Version 1.0: First Version, pretty much complete
Section III.The Game Engine
I will run down each feature one-by-one.
THE GAME MENU
New Game:Starts a New Game and Gives you the following screen:
Choose Start Year: You can choose any year from 1900-2003 or to use a fake
roster file("Don't Load Stats"). There is also a "Look Ahead" feature that
allows you to give future stars higher ratings so that they become stars in the
future. This feature is only available from 1900-2001.
Once you submit the Choose Start Year Screen you get the following:
New Game:Select your team's city, name your team, pick a name for yourself and
select your difficulty on this screen. The stadium capacities are shown, as
well as the quality of the stadium, the payroll, the budget, the city's
population(has no effect on the game), the regional population(used to determine
attendence, only 1 in 5 can show up at the stadium on any given day), the
interest of the fan base and the income of the fans.
The advanced options are:
Shuffle Players:Puts the players on random teams
Simulation Mode:This option makes the game attempt to repeat real life instead
of being random.
Equalize Cities:Makes all cities equal financially and located in the same area,
which is the Baseball Mogul version of the Salary Cap(I suggest holding a
fantasy draft if you use this feature)
Resume Game:Allows you to load another game(does not need any explanation, as
this option is pretty much understood by all computer users)
Save Game:This does not need any explanation, except for the types of games.
2004 Version:Save your entire game(only compatible with this version of the
game)
2004 Universe.Dat:Save a universe file for use with Baseball Mogul 2003 or 2004.
2000 Version:Save your game in a version compatible with Baseball Mogul 2000
Check Questions & Answers for how to import a universe file.
Database Notes:Provides the Author's notes about the Database that you are
using(a generic set of notes are used for databases created by the game).
Retire:Allows you to put yourself in the Mogul Hall of Fame(play at least 10
seasons before using this feature)
Mogul Hall of Fame:Provides a High Score List
Default Mogul Hall of Famers (including their real names)
Manager's Name Team Years Record % Pennants World Series Rating
Casey Stengel NYY 1949-1960 1434-1022 .584 10 7 85.9
Sparky Anderson CIN 1970-1978 853-586 .596 4 2 78.0
Earl Weaver BAL 1968-1986 1480-1060 .583 4 1 70.4
Whitey Herzog STL 1980-1990 822-728 .530 3 1 66.1
Walter Alston LA 1954-1976 2040-1613 .558 7 4 64.5
John McGraw SF 1902-1932 2583-1790 .591 11 3 62.5
Tommy Lasorda LA 1977-1996 1613-1455 .526 4 2 60.1
Connie Mack OAK 1901-1950 3582-3814 .484 9 5 56.1
Lou Boudreau CLE 1942-1950 728-649 .529 1 1 53.7
Ty Cobb DET 1921-1926 479-444 .519 0 0 40.2
The last 2 were player-managers and the first 8 were managers only.
Exit:Quits the game
THE TEAM MENU
Lineup:the place where you set your lineup and view the lineups of your
opponents
Pitching:the place where you set your rotation and relief roles and view your
opponents's rotation and relief roles
Defense:the place where you decide who plays what position(and who the DH is, if
it is on in the league that you are playing)
Roster:the place where you can evaluate your entire team(new in Baseball Mogul
2004) Fully Customizable You can see all the teams in the game, a league as a
whole or even all of baseball.
Strategies:Allows you to set your team's strategies(the Baseball Mogul version
of hiring and firing managers)
Injury Contingency:Allows you to check a box that lets you stop gameplay if one
of your players is hurt for at least a certain number of days that you specify
View Other Team:Allows you to choose to view another team's schedule(and makes
them the default in Lineup, Pitching and Defense) Does not give you control of
that team
History:Allows you to view finances and awards for any team in the game, going
back through the history of your current game
THE PLAYERS MENU
Free Agents:Allows you to sign Free Agents(the default free agents are generally
bad players, though there are many good ones every offseason except year 1).
Trades:Allows you to propose trades to other teams
Find Players:Lets you find players for your team's needs
Trading Block:Allows you to see what you can get for unwanted players
Hall of Fame:Provides a list of the all time great players from your game that
allows you to view their stats
THE BUDGET MENU
Tickets:Allows you to set your team's ticket prices
Concessions:Allows you to set your team's prices on food and drinks
Broadcast:Lets you choose between Network TV, Pay Per View and Blackouts
Expenses:Lets you view your team's profit margin and budget money to your
scouts, minor league coaches and medical staff
Farm System:Allows you to set your priorities for the young players that your
team gets
Build Stadium:Allows you to replace your stadium by paying 30 million or more
for a new one
THE NEWS MENU
Standings:Lets you view the league standings and a few general stats for all of
the teams in the league
Finances:Allows you to view the financial situation for the entire league
Leaders:Allows you to view the league leaders(you can do the same thing with
Rosters under the Team menu and view a complete list of players instead of just
a few
Headlines:Lets you view the news stories automatically written by the game
Calendar:Shows the schedule
Playoffs:Shows you the teams currently set to make the playoffs and the results
of the series if the playoffs have started
Play by Play:Shows a webcast-style game that allows you to watch your team
THE PLAY MENU
One Day:Play one day of your season
One Week:Play one week of your season
One Month:Play one month of your season
Half Season:Play half of your season
Until Playoffs:Play the rest of your season until the playoffs
Play Until:Lets you choose the date to play to(also lets you choose to play
until a player is back from being injured)
Play Multiple Seasons:Lets you play multiple seasons automatically
THE LEAGUE MENU
City Editor:Lets you edit the cities in your game
League Editor:Lets you edit your league structure
Stadium Editor:Allows you to edit your stadium
Options:Lets you set options related to the game(including commissioner mode,
which lets you access the entire league menu
The rest is pretty much self-explanatory.
Can you describe the preceeding better, if so email me at
big_time_games@yahoo.com
IV.Strategies
Currently on hold so it can be submitted today. If you have a strategy to
contribute, email it to big_time_games@yahoo.com
V.Contributors
Currently the contributor list stands at the following:
Myself for writing this FAQ and generously offering it to sites
CjayC for posting this FAQ to gamefaqs.com(at least I hope he does)
Sports Mogul for programming this game
Hip Interactive for publishing it
Everyone who contributed to the making of this game
Liljonluda2004 and Anonymous for their ASCII art at the top of the FAQ
If you wish to contribute, email big_time_games@yahoo.com with
whatever you wish to contribute.
Please email me if you have contributed and I forgot to list what you
contributed(I will give you credit).
VI.Email Policy
If you wish to email me, please use the following subject lines so
that I can respond to you quicker:
Q.Where does this game rate in terms of all baseball games available?
A.at the top of the list
Q.Do you accept contributions for your FAQs?
A.Yes, send them to big_time_games@yahoo.com
Q.Can you send me a copy of this game or tell me where I can find an
illegal copy?
A.No
Q.I am not a fan of baseball, will I like this game?
A.No
Q.Baseball/Baseball Games is/are garbage. Why did you write an FAQ on such a
poor topic?
A.If you want to say anything like this, don't contact me via email
or on any web site or instant messenger.
Q.How do I import a universe file?
A.Save it in the folder you saved the game in and name it universe.dat
