Pre/Post
Game Files
Instructions
Receiving the Pre-Game File: When a coach receives his Pre-Game file, he must
place it in his Receive folder located in the root directory of his Strat-O-Matic
Football game (this applies to the League Commissioner as well). Once the
Pre-Game file is in a coach’s Receive folder, he may launch the game (not
the League Manager program) and play the game normally. Before play, a
coach should coordinate the time at which he and his opponent will join up to
play. NOTE: The Home Team coach should always “Host” the game, and the
Visiting Team coach should always “Join” the game. This even applies to games
restarted from saved game files. It’s absolutely necessary that the Host and
Join player be the same each time a game is restarted in order to maintain
statistical integrity for final game results. In other words, the original Host
player should remain the host; likewise for the Join player.
IMPORTANT:
It’s highly recommended that the Home Team coach (i.e., the Host player) have
the in-game option “Auto Save After Each Play” (see the Strat-O-Matic
Football Help file) turned on during Internet games. It’s always possible
that a disconnection will occur, and thus the game can be restarted (if
necessary) from the auto save file generated by this feature.
Post-Game
Files (Located in the SEND Folder)
After a game is finished, a Post-Game file is
created automatically and placed in a coach’s Send folder (which is
located in the root directory of his Strat-O-Matic Football game). A
Post-Game file contains the final score and statistics of that game.
Sending Post-Game Files: All Post-Game files must be sent to the League Commissioner
for processing immediately follow the game.
The Home Team coach (the Host player) should
be the one to send the Post-Game file to the Commissioner and Yahoo Group. A
Post-Game file is generated for the Visiting Team (the Join player) as well,
but it should not be sent to the Commissioner, as it is not necessary
and might only cause confusion. The Visiting Team file does not always contain
accurate information. If the game being played has been restarted from a saved
game file, then the Visiting Team’s Post-Game file will not be accurate. Only
the Home Team Post-Game file contains the full and accurate set of end game
data.
HOST/HOME TEAM MUST send POST and HTML
Files immediately after game to:
[email protected],[email protected]
The subject/remark section of your email
should include the week, teams and score (example Re: Wk 2 Ten-10 vs Mia-17)