Hey folks! Because we love our product so much, we have continued to fix reported issues and make improvements. A new maintenance patch, version 17.12.75, has just been released. Here is the complete changelist for this version: - Fixed case where scouting reports would show negative reviews for players with ratings above the max - Fixed case where teams would fail to sign any international FA despite having budget room available - Fixed issues where international FA or draftees would only show as RP - Fixed issues where international FA demands would change based on their selected position - Fixed a problem with retired pitchers showing up as 1B - Fixed several issues with historical minor leagues - Fixed database errors with historical transactions and real lineups - Fixed issue where clicking on association tab could cause a crash if there are faulty team IDs. Enjoy the World Series! Markus & the OOTP Team

Hey folks! Because we love our product so much, we have continued to fix reported issues and make improvements. A new maintenance patch, version 17.12.75, has just been released. Here is the complete changelist for this version: - Fixed case where scouting reports would show negative reviews for players with ratings above the max - Fixed case where teams would fail to sign any international FA despite having budget room available - Fixed issues where international FA or draftees would only show as RP - Fixed issues where international FA demands would change based on their selected position - Fixed a problem with retired pitchers showing up as 1B - Fixed several issues with historical minor leagues - Fixed database errors with historical transactions and real lineups - Fixed issue where clicking on association tab could cause a crash if there are faulty team IDs. Enjoy the World Series! Markus & the OOTP Team

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Hey folks! Unfortunately, update #10 introduced a critical bug which causes the AI to release recently acquired players. Today's update, version 17.11.73 fixes this issue. Cheers, Markus

Hey folks! Unfortunately, update #10 introduced a critical bug which causes the AI to release recently acquired players. Today's update, version 17.11.73 fixes this issue. Cheers, Markus

Hey baseball fans! We have released a little maintenance patch, version number 17.11.72. It fixes the following issues: - Problems with releasing players in online leagues - Stats display in top prospects lists - Assign fictional financials not setting new media values - Fatigue for very old players - Negative cash if owner does not control budgets (owner will now chip in money like if they do control budgets) - DFA menu item Cheers, Markus

Hey baseball fans! We have released a little maintenance patch, version number 17.11.72. It fixes the following issues: - Problems with releasing players in online leagues - Stats display in top prospects lists - Assign fictional financials not setting new media values - Fatigue for very old players - Negative cash if owner does not control budgets (owner will now chip in money like if they do control budgets) - DFA menu item Cheers, Markus

Good morning! We have released a little hotfix patch for update #9, version number 17.11.71. It fixes a couple of issues with top prospect lists and players expecting to hit at the top of the lineup too often. Cheers! Markus

Good morning! We have released a little hotfix patch for update #9, version number 17.11.71. It fixes a couple of issues with top prospect lists and players expecting to hit at the top of the lineup too often. Cheers! Markus

Good morning! We have prepared another update for OOTP 17, it contains several fixes and tweaks. Here is the complete changelist for update #9 (compared to update #8): - Fixed error where low ticket price and high stadium capacity could cause too many season ticket sales - Fixed FB landing locations to better reflect CF putouts - Fixed error where low active roster could cause huge estimated league average team payrolls - Fixed issue with export/import of player stats where fielding stats would not import with a league id - Fixed shop player error when team is negative financials - Fixed case where human teams could not offer extensions during reserve era rules when extensions were allowed - Fixed team pitching splits reports - Fixed case where signing bonus was incorrectly counting towards the salary cap - Fixed player talent calculation in historical leagues when talent is based on remaining peak years - Fixed draft AI when using predefined historical player draft values - Fixed case where AI would negatively value prospects - Added the option to edit a player's historical draft value (player editor tab, draft status section) - Adjusted international amateur FA demands - Adjusted RP demands - Adjusted player expectations - Adjusted AI secondary bullpen roles - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Cheers! Markus

Good morning! We have prepared another update for OOTP 17, it contains several fixes and tweaks. Here is the complete changelist for update #9 (compared to update #8): - Fixed error where low ticket price and high stadium capacity could cause too many season ticket sales - Fixed FB landing locations to better reflect CF putouts - Fixed error where low active roster could cause huge estimated league average team payrolls - Fixed issue with export/import of player stats where fielding stats would not import with a league id - Fixed shop player error when team is negative financials - Fixed case where human teams could not offer extensions during reserve era rules when extensions were allowed - Fixed team pitching splits reports - Fixed case where signing bonus was incorrectly counting towards the salary cap - Fixed player talent calculation in historical leagues when talent is based on remaining peak years - Fixed draft AI when using predefined historical player draft values - Fixed case where AI would negatively value prospects - Added the option to edit a player's historical draft value (player editor tab, draft status section) - Adjusted international amateur FA demands - Adjusted RP demands - Adjusted player expectations - Adjusted AI secondary bullpen roles - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Cheers! Markus

Good morning! Unfortunately, the last update (version 17.10.65) introduced some issues which were critical, so we have fixed them over the weekend and just released a hotfix update, version 17.10.67. Fixes include AI issues with player releases, missing promotion/demotion indicators (arrows) and some other tweaks. Also included are the latest historical database updates (error corrections). Sorry for the inconvenience! Markus

Good morning! Unfortunately, the last update (version 17.10.65) introduced some issues which were critical, so we have fixed them over the weekend and just released a hotfix update, version 17.10.67. Fixes include AI issues with player releases, missing promotion/demotion indicators (arrows) and some other tweaks. Also included are the latest historical database updates (error corrections). Sorry for the inconvenience! Markus

Good morning! Unfortunately, the last update (version 17.10.65) introduced some issues which were critical, so we have fixed them over the weekend and just released a hotfix update, version 17.10.67. Fixes include AI issues with player releases, missing promotion/demotion indicators (arrows) and some other tweaks. Also included are the latest historical database updates (error corrections). Sorry for the inconvenience! Markus

Good morning! We have just released the latest update of OOTP 17, version 17.10.65. It fixes reported issues and adds a few nice tweaks & features. This is probably the last update for OOTP 17 as we're now switching to OOTP 18 development :) Note: If you are having trouble with the game starting and using a Radeon graphics card, please uninstall the app "Plays.tv" which comes with the Radeon's drivers. It conflicts with OOTP and causes the crash. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #7, version 17.9.60): - Added game recaps for playoff games - Added optional inflation for all financial amounts - Added option to set all minor leagues to base AI on potential or current ratings - Added option to disable rainouts, contract opt-outs - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Adjusted scheduled starters for playoffs - Adjusted written scouting report to better match displayed ratings - Fixed cases of balls rolling under walls - Fixed case where switching to viewing OSA ratings could alter player demands - Improved trade speed - Adjusted aging for player's speed and stealing - Adjusted contract demands for young players - Fixed player expense calculation for salary cap - Fixed crash if defensive player injured on 3rd out and due up first next inning - Fixed case where users could create quickstarts out of online league games - Fixed where the computer manager could ignore age limits in certain situations - Fixed issues with historical leagues which have no first-year player draft but historical minor leagues - Fixed AI issues with historical league teams that have no minor league teams in the 1920's - Fixed case where rule 5 picks were not being returned to their original teams in online leagues - Fixed case where we were recalculating player ratings in historical games when no recalc was specified if other options changed - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Cheers! Markus

Good morning! We have just released the latest update of OOTP 17, version 17.10.65. It fixes reported issues and adds a few nice tweaks & features. This is probably the last update for OOTP 17 as we're now switching to OOTP 18 development :) Note: If you are having trouble with the game starting and using a Radeon graphics card, please uninstall the app "Plays.tv" which comes with the Radeon's drivers. It conflicts with OOTP and causes the crash. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #7, version 17.9.60): - Added game recaps for playoff games - Added optional inflation for all financial amounts - Added option to set all minor leagues to base AI on potential or current ratings - Added option to disable rainouts, contract opt-outs - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Adjusted scheduled starters for playoffs - Adjusted written scouting report to better match displayed ratings - Fixed cases of balls rolling under walls - Fixed case where switching to viewing OSA ratings could alter player demands - Improved trade speed - Adjusted aging for player's speed and stealing - Adjusted contract demands for young players - Fixed player expense calculation for salary cap - Fixed crash if defensive player injured on 3rd out and due up first next inning - Fixed case where users could create quickstarts out of online league games - Fixed where the computer manager could ignore age limits in certain situations - Fixed issues with historical leagues which have no first-year player draft but historical minor leagues - Fixed AI issues with historical league teams that have no minor league teams in the 1920's - Fixed case where rule 5 picks were not being returned to their original teams in online leagues - Fixed case where we were recalculating player ratings in historical games when no recalc was specified if other options changed - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Cheers! Markus

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Dear baseball fan, Yesterday we released build #59 and today there's an update already! That's because we found a minor problem in the calculation of the WAR stats. Sorry for the inconvenience! Andreas

Dear baseball fan, Yesterday we released build #59 and today there's an update already! That's because we found a minor problem in the calculation of the WAR stats. Sorry for the inconvenience! Andreas

Good morning! We have just released the latest update of OOTP 17, version 17.9.59. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #6, version 17.8): - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets, for example error corrections, added lots of player histories, fine-tuned international league rules (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Improved 3D Animations (foul balls, cutoff relays, ground balls etc.) - Updated 3D infielder positioning - Modified fatigue calculations for relievers - Improved trading AI speed - Improved free agent AI and free agent AI speed - Adjusted trade AI for injured players - Fixed case where inaugural draft demands were wrong if playing with 0 ratings value AI evaluation - Fixed problem where text data was not uploaded in online league file - Fixed underflow case if league stats modifiers were incorrectly specified - Fixed case where extreme high scoring games can continue forever - Fixed bug where coach list filter items were causing application to exit - Fixed budget calculations if using a hard salary cap - Fixed finances for rescheduled games that switched home teams - Clarified warmup for RTS games - Unaffiliated college teams no longer give pro service to players - Corrected OPS+ for park factors - Fixed 3D bug where balls would get past the outfield walls - Fixed cases where throws would stop before reaching the intended player in 3D - Fixed instances where the PbP did not match the 3D ball location - Fixed error where waiver trades were not getting processed - Fixed error where action would start before PBP pre-amble completes - Fixed team top prospect lists - Fixed some early historical league fielding rating calculations - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Enjoy! Markus

Good morning! The previous update (17.7.53) introduced a couple of flaws which we wanted to fix (mainly crashes in 3D mode), so we created this maintenance update for OOTP 17, version 17.8.54. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #5, version 17.7.53): - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Updated the historical databases (error corrections and fielding ratings improvements) - Fixed rare crashes in 3D in-game mode - Fixed issues when scouting discoveries were disabled and international FAs were enabled - Added new GM ratings to coach filter lists (need to delete data/tables folder) - Adjusted top prospect list rankings - Fixed age in real-stats for randum debuts in fictional leagues - Fixed spring split stats report Cheers! Markus

Good morning! The last update introduced a few flaws which we wanted to fix, so a maintenance update has just gone live, OOTP 17 version 17.7.53. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #4, version 17.7.51): - Fixed error where international complex got cleared if playing with scouting discoveries on but international amateur FA off - Fixed errors in 3d movement - Fixed case where the delete players who never reached majors flag would get checked by accident - Fixed signing bonus not always being counted properly - Fixed online league released player export finances - Fixed award names in BB cards Cheers, MArkus

Good morning! The past couple of weeks we have monitored customer feedback and the bug reports forum and have been able to fix all reported issues that we were able to reproduce. Also, we have tuned and improved some features So, another update has just gone live, OOTP 17 version 17.7.51. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #3, version 17.6.46): - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - 3D in-game movement improvements - Fixed rare crashes when playing out games in 3D on Macs - Updated the historical databases (error corrections) - Fixed problem with All-Stars being placed in wrong positions - Adjusted AI active roster construction - Adjusted AI player evaluation - Fixed bug when runner got hit by ball - Fixed bug with draft budgets not being counted properly - Fixed bug where AI was not always respecting players refusing demotion - Added option to not allow relievers winning Cy Young Award - Fixed rare error where some games would not load - Fixed errors where independent league teams would sign International Amateur FA - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Info for online league commishes: This update changes the file format because of added data. Previous builds will not load league files saved with 17.7.51! So, make sure every user in your online league has updated until you update the league to the new version. However, team exports done with 17.7.51 will work in previous versions, so online league users may update without issues even if the commish has not updated yet. Cheers! Markus

Surprise! Breaks are overrated, hence I thought we could just as well continue to improve the game based on customer feedback and bug reports. So, another update has just gone live, OOTP 17 version 17.6.46. Here is the complete changelist (compared to update #2, version 17.5.43): - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Added a run differential column to the expanded league standings - Updated the historical databases (error corrections) and fixed some issues with the historical minor league import functions - Improved 3D ball flight on home runs (you can now see where the ball lands in the stands) - Fixed game setup page functions "Reset all team logos", "Reset all caps textures", "Reset all jersey textures" - Fixed "minutes played" counter on database info page - Fixed a problem with scouting league selection randomly changin when playing with relative ratings enabled - Fixed some rare crash issues while playing out games - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Have a nice weekend! Markus

Happy Opening Day! We have just released the second update for OOTP 17, version number 17.5.43. It improves several features, includes the latest MLB rosters (need to start a new game for changes to apply) and fixes several bugs and issues, for example some crashing issues while playing out games in 3D or an incompatibility with Mac OSX 10.7 and 10.8. Full changelist: - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Fixed crash issues on some Macs & PCs when playing out games in 3D mode - Fixed compatibility issues with Mac OSX 10.7 and 10.8. - Fixed problems with the draft pool containing too many players in historical games with historical minors - Added the early Pacific Coast League to the historical minor league database starting in 1921 - Fixed issues with out of whack league total modifiers in some historical minor leagues - Teams without affiliated minor leagues now have access to a reserve roster even when the 40-man roster rule is in effect - Unaffiliated minor league teams now have access to a reserve roster - Added the option to set a fee for players being purchased from unaffiliated minor league teams (minor league setup, rules tab) - Added logos for the new West Virginia Black Bears - Fixed draft order issues in 2016 MLB game - Fixed memory leaks which may have resulted in crashes is long term simulations - Fixed a bug that caused news / injury / transaction logs not being erased according to the setting - Tweaked pitcher fatigue recovery, compared to OOTP 16 starting pitchers recovered too quickly - Tweaked trade AI for injured players - Tweaked scouting of young pitchers, lessening the effect of scout preference a bit (high ability preference used to underrate pitchers too often) - Added real lineups for 1906 and 1907 - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Thank you for your support! Markus

We have just released a hotfix update, version number 17.4.37. It fixes a problem with AI teams not offering free agents any contracts during the offseason. Cheers, Markus PS: We are still investigating in-game crashes on certain Macs. Expect a fix for this soon!

We have just released a hotfix update, version number 17.4.37. It fixes a problem with AI teams not offering free agents any contracts during the offseason. Cheers, Markus PS: We are still investigating in-game crashes on certain Macs. Expect a fix for this soon!

We have just released a hotfix update, version number 17.4.37. It fixes a problem with AI teams not offering free agents any contracts during the offseason. Cheers, Markus PS: We are still investigating in-game crashes on certain Macs. Expect a fix for this soon!

We have just released the first update for OOTP 17, version number 17.4.36. It fixes several issues and improves other features of the game: - Improved 2016 MLB roster sets (need to start new game for changes to apply) - Greatly improved quality for included real MLBPA FaceGen images - Improved simulation speed (dramatic improvements for some systems) - Added a new quickstart "MLB 2016" which only includes the MLB plus the affiliated minor leagues - Fixed bug where wrong players were imported automatically in random debut historical leagues - Fixed problem with international leagues signing too many foreign free agents despite foreigner limit - Fixed some issues in the historical databases - Improved 3D gameplay bounces - Improved player opt-out logic - Fixed a bug that caused the Steam Workshop dialog to pop up after postponed games - Fixed bug with special characters in directory path (could not save database file) - Added HOF ballot years and induction pct to retired player lists (need to delete data/tables folder) - Fixed financial issues with draft/intl FA budgets - Fixed several small bugs and cosmetic issues Enjoy! Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP

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After many months of hard work we have just released Out of the Park Baseball 17. We believe the game has made great strides since last year's version, especially with the new 3D animations, real historical minor leagues, the MLBPA license, auto-generated game recaps, historical exhibitions, the multi-core processor support and so much more. We could not be prouder and we hope you enjoy the game! Markus Heinsohn and the entire OOTP Developments Team