[Kurtis R.]

Originally posted by Markus Heinsohn
Here is the current list of OOTP 5 features. Keep in mind, new features are being added everyday, so please do not be disappointed if one feature you requested isn't listed yet!!!

The screenshots will be updated in a couple of days as well!

- Improved interface, with hyperlinked player and team names
- Support for mouse scroll wheels for roster and statistics browsing
- Game will ship with three different interface 'skins'
- Most reports (including boxscores, etc.) will be displayed in eparate HTML windows (multiple windows possible)
- Interface sounds and music, in-game stadium ambient sounds
- Brand new A.I. engine, impacting financial model, player evaluation, trading and roster A.I.
- Manager mode replaces challenge mode; this mode allows you to be hired/fired and compile a career as a manager/GM. You may even date women, marry and build a family. If you are lucky you get a son that has baseball skills and will enter the draft pool when he's 18-22 years old. Also, you may spend the money you earn on houses, cars etc. And be careful with your wife. A divorce is expensive!
- Enhanced minor league system with basic team W-L records, better reports and presentation. An option for required full minor league rosters will be there as well.
- More robust spring training period, possibly with simulated games
- Tracking of career minor league stats
- Tracking of career postseason stats
- Enhanced importing of historical seasons, featuring better ratings calculation (including park effects) and accurate OF positions, resulting in even more accurate historical stats!
- New player development algorithms
- Adding a "financial co-efficient", allowing users to adjust salary demands and financial numbers overall to historical leagues
- New team strategy settings, for example individual stealing tendencies, putting pitchers on pitch-counts limits etc.
- Numerous smaller enhancements, such as a player tracker, a sim multiple seasons option, easier league creation, a new overall player/prospect rating (1-5 stars), importing/exporting teams into a different league, player ratings in/exporter, schedule in/exporter, more reports, better news section with special reports like power rankings or minor league system ratings, rotation mode settings (strict or start #1 if rested) and lots more useful stuff.

I.... I... I can't wait