Helena Frye
Strat-O-Matic Basketball is a digital basketball game that allows users to experience the excitement of coaching a basketball team. Players can create their own match-ups or play the built-in NBA schedule, and make strategic decisions such as choosing lineups and planning playing time distribution. After the season is complete, users can create a playoff league by selecting their desired teams and using the Create Playoff League feature in the League menu. Additionally, Strat-O-Matic Basketball offers detailed stats tracking, including league leaders in per-game averages, season highs and lows, defensive stops, and more. The game also allows users to create custom leagues with stock teams or free agent draft leagues.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| How to create a playoff schedule | Highlight your league, go to the League menu and select Create Playoff League |
| How to copy players or teams from one league to another | Use the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse |
| How to create a custom league | Select New under the League menu, assign a name, decide whether to use stock teams or a free agent draft, select the number of teams, games in the schedule and conference/divisional alignment, then select stock teams or rosters |
| How to create a postseason league | Use the League menu and Create New League feature, then copy your playoff teams from your regular league using the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse |
| How to access card images | Purchase the Card Image add-on and tell the computer to show you the card images of the batter and pitcher |
| How to view the stadium | Watch the animated flight of the ball against the backdrops of every Major League stadium |
| How to view stats | View a score sheet, a detailed play-by-play or a newspaper-style write-up of each game |
| How to play | Choose your lineups, design a plan to distribute playing time, and tailor your strategy to maximise the skills of your team and exploit the vulnerabilities of your opponent |
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What You'll Learn
Creating a playoff league
After selecting your playoff teams, go to the League menu and choose the 'Create Playoff League' option. This will allow you to set up a postseason league with your chosen teams. You can also create a custom league by selecting the 'New' function under the League menu and personalising various aspects, such as the number of teams and games in the schedule.
Once you have created your playoff league, you can copy your selected teams from the regular league by using the drag-and-drop functionality. Right-click on the team you wish to copy, hold down the button, and drag it to the new playoff league. Repeat this process for each team you want to include in the playoff league.
Finally, to create a schedule for your playoff league, highlight your league, go to the League menu, and select 'Schedule Maintenance'. In the lower left or right corner of the screen, you should see a 'Generate' button. Click on this button, and you will be able to fill in the schedule parameters for your playoff league.
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Selecting playoff teams
Once your Strat-O-Matic basketball season is complete, you can create a playoff league by selecting your playoff teams on screen. To select multiple teams, hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard as you click each team. Once all of your playoff teams are highlighted, go to the League menu and select "Create Playoff League".
You can also create a postseason league by using the League menu and "Create New League" feature. Once you have created a new postseason league, you can copy your playoff teams from your regular league into it by using the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse. To copy a player or team from one league to another, select the player or team with your mouse, hold the button down, and drag to the league you wish to copy them to on your league list.
From the League Manager screen, open your league and highlight a team by clicking on them. Select the "Manage Team" function from the Team menu and click the "Manage Roster" button. The Manage Roster screen will have button options to trade, release, or draft a player.
To create your playoffs, you can also use the League menu and Create New League feature. Once you have created a new postseason league, you can copy your playoff teams from your regular league into it by using the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse. Click on and highlight your league and go to the League menu, then select Schedule Maintenance. The lower right corner of the screen should have a button labelled "Generate". Click this button and fill in the schedule parameters.
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Copying teams and players
To copy teams and players from one league to another in Strat-O-Matic, you must first create a new league. You can do this by using the League menu and Create New League feature. Once you have created a new postseason league, you can copy your playoff teams from your regular league into it.
The Strat-O-Matic main program screen uses the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse. To copy a player or team from one league to another, select the player or team with your mouse, hold the button down and drag to the league you wish to copy them to on your league list.
To trade a player from one team to another, select the player with your mouse, hold the button down and drag to the team you wish to trade them to on your team list. To release a player, select the player with your mouse, hold the button down and drag to the Free Agents at the top of your team list.
To create a playoff league, highlight your league and then select your playoff teams on screen. To select multiple teams, hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard as you click each team. Once all of your playoff teams are highlighted, go to the League menu and select Create Playoff League.
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Creating a custom league
To create a custom league in Strat-O-Matic basketball, you need to start by selecting the 'New' function under the League menu of the League Manager screen. You will then need to assign your league a name and decide if you will create your custom league using stock teams or as a free-agent draft league. Stock teams can be from any season you have installed.
Next, you can select the number of teams, games in the schedule, and the conference/divisional alignment. Once these choices have been made, you will be given the option to select which stock teams you would like to include in your league. If it is a draft league, you will select which rosters to have in your free-agent pool. A league with stock teams is ready to play once created, whereas a draft league can be drafted from the 'Manage League Rosters' screen.
When creating a draft league, there are a few different ways to populate the teams. If the draft league is made up of players from just one season, use the ''Duplicate League' function to create the draft league and follow the directions listed under 'Adding Players into the Free Agent Pool'. If the draft league is made up of players from different seasons, use the ''Create League' function to create a new league and copy all the teams that contain the necessary players by dragging and dropping them into the new league.
It is important to note that creating a custom league requires attention to detail to avoid errors. For example, Fatal Error 54 indicates an incomplete or missing team manager file, which can occur in custom leagues that are not fully set up. Similarly, Fatal Error 37 can occur when players have duplicate names on a roster, which can be resolved by editing the last name of one of the players.
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Filling in schedule parameters
To fill in the schedule parameters, you must first select your playoff teams. Highlight your league, then hold down the CTRL key and select each team. Once all your playoff teams are highlighted, go to the League menu and select "Create Playoff League".
To create a custom league, select "New" under the League menu of the League Manager screen. You must then name your league and decide whether to use stock teams or create a free agent draft league. You can then select the number of teams, games in the schedule, and conference/divisional alignment.
After creating your league, you can copy your playoff teams from your regular league by using the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse. To do this, select the team(s) with your mouse, hold down the button, and drag it to the league you wish to copy it to.
Finally, click on and highlight your league, go to the League menu, and select "Schedule Maintenance". A “Generate” button should appear in the lower left or right corner of the screen. Click this button and fill in the schedule parameters.
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Frequently asked questions
After your season is complete, you can create a playoff league by selecting Form Playoff League from the League menu on the League Manager screen. Highlight your league and select your playoff teams. Once all your playoff teams are highlighted, go to the League menu and select Create Playoff League.
To create a custom league, select the New function under the League menu of the League Manager screen. You then need to assign your league a name and decide if you will create your custom league using stock teams or as a free-agent draft league. You can then select the number of teams, games in the schedule, and conference/divisional alignment.
You can create a postseason league by using the League menu and Create New League feature. Once you have created a new postseason league, you can copy your playoff teams from your regular league by using the drag-and-drop functionality of your mouse.
To copy a player or team from one league to another, select the player or team with your mouse, hold the button down and drag to the league you wish to copy them to on your league list.
