New Patch 1.24 with a surprise

[puresimmer]

OK, v1.24 is ready and the best news is the 98/ME startup issue has been resolved. I also snuck in a pretty huge feature

http://www.psmultiplayer.150m.com/PureSim2007-SetupRelease-v124Patch.exe

Changes:

- Fix: Fixed problem introduced in v1.19 where PureSim would not properly start on Windows 98, Windows ME and some pre-SP2 versions of XP Phew! that was a killer. Thanks to VMWare for their awesome virtualization technology that let me build a clean Windows ME virtual machine installation from scratch so I could finally debug and fix the issue. It took 5 hours to finally find it, but I sure feel better.

- New: New option when using real players to bring in players before their real life major league debut. This can be a cool option if you want to play with real players and more than 35-man rosters. Players are brought in a few years in advance based on their age at the point the debuted in the majors. Their ratings will be adjusted accordingly. This is optional (default=off) via the "[x] Import Players Prior to their Major League Debut" option on the initial "Association Customization Options" dialog that appears at initial association creation time.

[jono]

Thank you Shaun!!!!
I now have all my imaginary friends back!!!
And I take back all the things I've been muttering about you for the last 5 days.
You do more work in 2 off days than I do in a month.
Take the rest of the week off.

[henry296]

Outstanding.
 
I assume that the new option is only available for new careers.

[akw4572]

That is awesome.........thanks for more customizability!

[puresimmer]

Yea, I'm so glad to get that 98/ME error behind me!

[Beach23BoyP]

That was a great idea! Thanks!

[gibby290]

By the way, in patch 1.22 you seemed to fix the error of 'thinking' AI in my historical sims...GREAT WORK!!!

[Amaroq]

ITS CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!!!!!

Wow, thank you, Shaun!!! That's ... wow ... that makes me very very happy!

My convalescence has taken new life! [;)]

Now if only I had air conditioning...

[33sherman]

Man, that was fast...I can't wait to try this out but I'm enjoying my 'fictional' historical career. Reports please from anyone who tries out the new real player early import system.

[PadresFan104]

sahweet! Nice job Shaun!

[scott32671]

Shaun, i know this a stupid question, but i am new to PS and have yet to download patches or upgrades. Again, i apologize for the stupid question...but, how do i download the patch..sorry again. [8|]

[RedArgo]

My Win2000 PS is working now too. Thanks Shaun.

[Beach23BoyP]

ORIGINAL: scott32671

Shaun, i know this a stupid question, but i am new to PS and have yet to download patches or upgrades. Again, i apologize for the stupid question...but, how do i download the patch..sorry again. [8|]

Click on the above link and save to your HD (somewhere -- I always have a directory called My Downloads with a PureSim sub-directory inside of it).

1) Double click on the saved update patch file.
2) Click run.
3) Agree to the terms and fill-in S/N.
4) Make sure the update patch is pointing toward your installed PS2007 directory.
5) Click "next" two or three times (I can't remember exactly). It will start the update.

[KG Erwin]

Wow! Love it. To start with ALL real players is just what I wanted.  Also, to have a truly "national game" beginning in 1946, with 27-yr old Jackie Robinson on the Brooklyn roster, is so cool.

Thanks, Shaun. [&o]

PS With the accelerated entry of guys like Richie Ashburn, Nellie Fox, Robinson et al, the depth of talent at the start of the Golden Age is truly astounding.

[Deltadog]

I downloaded the 124 patch and each time I start the game I get the message shown below: I am using the deadball era.xml file, so I guess that it is going to have to be changed also. Anyone else see this?

[TF-M]

Actually I am having problems with this link as well. I have downloaded all others with no problem. Instead of downloading it the file the normal way I get a very quick progress meter which finishes in about 2 seconds...way to short for a 30 MB file

Instead of the usual Icon I get with the patches the icon is a blank box.
I run and it pops up a dos type box and hangs.

Not sure what is up but I can't seem to DL this either.

[SittingDuck]

Same. The link isn't downloading anything for me.

But how impressive to jump from v1.22 (last time I looked) to v1.24!

And great work on tracking down the issue, Shaun. Great effort.

[ffp7175]

the link isnt working for me either

[Beach23BoyP]

ORIGINAL: Deltadog

I downloaded the 124 patch and each time I start the game I get the message shown below: I am using the deadball era.xml file, so I guess that it is going to have to be changed also. Anyone else see this?

Yes, you must upgrade to a new "deadball era.xml" file. Every now and then Shaun changes the master XML file, therefore, it must be upgraded.

[Rainbow7]

How exactly is the early import feature used?  I created a PureSim Classic association.  And I just tried to import a real player.  After typing out his last name, I switched to the first name field, and the game consistantly crashes on me (runtime error 94, invalid use of null).