[Markus Heinsohn]

Hey folks,

One of the features we're very proud of is the new Historical Exhibition feature which lets you essentially choose between two different modes:

• Select any two teams from history (1900+) to play a game or series against each other, or...
• Select any historical World Series to replay (which features accurate World Series rosters).

Once you have selected your teams (or World Series), you can tweak a few settings. First you can select the series length and the series mode, dis/enable injuries, define an active roster limit and then the statistical year / era. The latter is important, as this is used to calculate the player ratings (normalized against each team's specific year and then adjusted to the era) and sets up the league totals as well as the strategy settings (i.e. rotation size & strategical tendencies). So, when you have the 1927 Yankees play aganst the 1996 Braves and select 1927 as the era, the Braves team will behave (and perform) as if it was 1927 as well. Obviously when you select a World Series, the correct setting is selected automatically.

Once you have made your choices, hit the "Create Exhibition" button. The teams & players get imported, the series gets created and you will be taken to the next step, which is the roster setup. Here you can drag & drop player between the active and the reserve roster.

Then, click the "Play Ball!" tab, and you're ready to go. You can play / sim each game, check stats and box scores.

Alright, once the games are completed, you can be happy and click on the "Return to OOTP Main Screen" and from there play another exhibition if you like.

By the way, the exhibition will be stored as a regular game in the "HistoricalExhibition" folder, so you could back this up or access it like any other game from the Load Game dialog, maybe for exporting stats or
checking the box scores again.

We'll have a more detailed look at this feature in one of our upcoming Road to Release articles. To wet your appetite, here are a few screenshots