[MET] Draft Year Mass Editor v1.0

[archibalduk]

The Draft Year Mass Editor allows you to make adjustments to all draft years (i.e. the year a player was drafted) in the EHM 2007 database. This tool may be particularly useful for those wanting to make a database compatible with the Custom Start Date Patch (such as a year-adjusted database - e.g. Lidas/Manimal Rosters v1.0 through to v3.2 - or a set of retro rosters) or those making a fantasy database.

This tool allows you to do the following to all, or just a range of, draft years within the database:

1) Increase/decrease the draft years by any number of years.
2) Increase/decrease a range of draft years by any number of years.
3) Convert a Lidas/Manimal v1.x - v3.x database for use with the CSD Patch.


Download:

MET Draft Year Mass Editor v1-00.zip

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

You must have the following installed:

1) Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/de ... px?id=5555
2) EHM version 3.0.4 final patch - http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/forums/vi ... =82&t=6627

If the tool does not function correctly or you get a Windows error then you may also need to install:

3) Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (or higher) - http://www.microsoft.com/net


IMPORTANT NOTES

This tool only modifies you drafted_players.dat file; it does not modify any other files. Before using this tool, it is STRONGLY recommended that you make a BACKUP of your drafted_players.dat file.

If you are using Windows Vista or 7, then you MUST run the tool as administrator: Right-click on the 'MET Draft Year.exe' file -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Tick the box titled 'Run this program as an adminstrator'. Click on OK.

You should place this tool in the same folder as the drafted_players.dat file which you wish to edit.


OPTIONS

Upon loading the tool, you will be presented with a list of options. Here is a brief description of each option:


(1) Increase/decrease all draft years

> This will adjust all draft years.
> Enter a negative number in order to decrease the draft year.
> No contract will be reduced below 1001. E.g. if you try to decrease a draft year set as 2006 by 1500 years, it will be set to 1001.


(2) Increase/decrease a range of draft years

> This behaves in the same way as number (1) above.
> Additionally, it allows you to specify what range of draft years to alter. E.g. if you enter 2006 - 2008, it will adjust only those years that are currently set as 2006, 2007 and 2008.
> If you want to adjust just drafts of a single year then enter that same year as both the minimum and maximum of the range. E.g. 2006 - 2006 will adjust only drafts from 2006.


(3) Lidas/Manimal database draft years conversion

> Versions 1.x - 3.x of the Lidas/Manimal Database store the NHL draft years in way which allows for them to be converted to the correct years and rounds.
> This will automatically correct the NHL draft years for versions 1.x - 3.x of the database so that it can be used with the CSD Patch.

[Loosie]

So this will only edit the drafted_players.dat file as you say, if I have already started a game using the CDS patch, will it reflect the changes in that? Or will I have to start a new game (wow...I feel like a total noob asking that question). Just not sure if the drafted_players.dat is like the rest of the db in which any changes are only made on new games not existing saves.

[archibalduk]

I'm fairly certain you'll have to start a new game in order to see the changes.