OOTP 26 Patch Released: 26.6.73

[Matt Arnold]

We have officially released the patch that we put up at the end of last week. The new version is 26.6.73.
We'll keep working through reported issues, and will continue to work most notably on the minor league roster AI, but this version contains some good and needed updates and fixes.
*note: it may take a few minutes for the update to make it out

Update Info for our webstore customers: To apply the update, simply download the setup file and install it over your current installation. There is no need to uninstall or unlicense your current copy! However, you should quit the game before installing it, of course. Updates always contain all the changes from previous updates. Saved games are compatible between different versions. Steam users the update should apply automatically when you next load up the game.

Changelist 26.6.73

• Player Development
  **Adjusted BABIP development
  **Adjusted aging speed ratings
  **Adjusted SP development (slower to start, develops later)
  **Pitchers slower to develop, but will continue to develop later (avoids peaking at 25 and then falling off)
  **Improved College player development, increased starting ratings
  **General balance of development/aging
  **Balance pass through general player creation and update
  **Adjusted new standard game development
• Roster Updates
  **All players from the 2025 draft added and rated
  **Most 2025 UDFA signings added and rated
  **Lots of new DSL players added and rated
  **Many complex level players ratings adjusted
  **Majority of players at the DSL and complex level who are actually prospects have been rated to properly reflect their prospect status
  **Lots of other prospect ratings adjusted
  **Quite a few MLB player ratings adjusted based on 2025 performance
• Improved minor league roster management
• Updated minor league roster logic to release decent prospects less
• Hide coach retire/delete if hide advanced options selected
• Fixed international amateur free agent period handling for custom dates
• Fixed coloring in lists with overall ratings disabled
• Live Start: Fixed some roster issues
• Live Start: Improved injury handling, injured players on rosters
• Adjusted historical stamina calculations for swing SP
• Adjusted RP contract demands
• PT: Hide the clock in tournaments/drafts when score is hidden
• PT: Fixed pack opening settings not updating
• PT: Fixed clubhouse card list variant relations showing wrong points
• PT: Fixed slow sort/filter release timestamp column
• PT: Fixed Fastspring key redemption not updating packs
• PT: Changed universe screen to start in the middle
• PT: Fixed variants display in choice packs and drafts
• Misc roster updated, misc bug fixes, UI fixes

Important info for online leagues: This version is compatible for online leagues


Download link for Windows PC (Fastspring Webstore Version):
Main server: PC Installer
Mirror: PC Mirror File


Here's a PC installer (Fastspring) that installs into a single folder, which is useful for external HDs for example. Or for creating a second test install of the game, so you can try the patch out without the risk of messing up your main install of the game if something is wrong in the patch:
PC Single Folder Installer

Download link for MacOS (FastSpring):
Main Server: MacOS Installer
Mirror: MacOS Mirror File

Thanks,
Matt + The OOTP Team

[Baseballman2K5]

After simming 3 days with the new patch...a team DFA'd/Waived a player on pace for 41 HRs and a 3.5 WAR, in order to bring up a minor leaguer not needed on the roster. I'll keep an eye on if this becomes a thing, curious if others are seeing this?

[BillPitt37]

I just installed this patch and now when I try to draft a PD, I get this error:

Starting Draft
An Error occurred.
Please try again.


I have restarted the game and tried again and still the same thing. Its on the Wednesday Live draft if that makes any difference and I'm on a Mac.

Thanks,
Bill

[uti-pontus-hage]

Originally Posted by Baseballman2K5

After simming 3 days with the new patch...a team DFA'd/Waived a player on pace for 41 HRs and a 3.5 WAR, in order to bring up a minor leaguer not needed on the roster. I'll keep an eye on if this becomes a thing, curious if others are seeing this?

To be devils advocate here. How long in to a season? Early on any can have does numbers projected.

[Baseballman2K5]

Originally Posted by uti-pontus-hage

To be devils advocate here. How long in to a season? Early on any can have does numbers projected.

Mid-June. Player currently has 18 HR and 65 range in the OF, solid defender to go along with good power numbers.

Edit: He is out playing his 55 power ratings and has a 35 avoid K and 45 contact. (60 Pbabip 50 eye)...maybe the ratings influenced their decision too much

[jpeters1734]

Originally Posted by Baseballman2K5

Mid-June. Player currently has 18 HR and 65 range in the OF, solid defender to go along with good power numbers.

Edit: He is out playing his 55 power ratings and has a 35 avoid K and 45 contact. (60 Pbabip 50 eye)...maybe the ratings influenced their decision too much

What’s your AI evaluation settings?

[bearcatbbal22]

Can you add a toggle for the PT clock to come back? Even if there's no "spoiler" now, I don't know if the sim is finished or not since there's no clock

[uti-pontus-hage]

Originally Posted by Baseballman2K5

Mid-June. Player currently has 18 HR and 65 range in the OF, solid defender to go along with good power numbers.

Edit: He is out playing his 55 power ratings and has a 35 avoid K and 45 contact. (60 Pbabip 50 eye)...maybe the ratings influenced their decision too much

Possible. Another question is also how much a new patch influence the game after three days. It’s over my head.
Then like someone said in this thread earlier - perfection don’t exist. How i judge this game is through the overall decision making of the AI. Bad transactions happens sometimes (at least bad in the observers eyes, the other team maybe made the decision with other information with another view of a specific player compared to my scout). IRL ‘bad’ decision are part of the game. Released players become stars etc. Sometimes a new environment is all it takes with new coaches and a new opportunity.
Perfection don’t exist - but overall i want good decision from the AI and i think this game gets to much **** for things sometimes.
Hopefully this patch takes the game one more step in the right direction.

House rules are good to. I never take players on Waivers or the rule 5 draft. Then the bad decisions that are made throughout the league hopefully evens out.

Thanks for the patch devs!

[dishnet34]

Originally Posted by BillPitt37

I just installed this patch and now when I try to draft a PD, I get this error:

Starting Draft
An Error occurred.
Please try again.


I have restarted the game and tried again and still the same thing. Its on the Wednesday Live draft if that makes any difference and I'm on a Mac.

Thanks,
Bill

Yeah, there's been some issues with the Live drafts lately since we just recently had the monthly Live Update, and they are being worked on, and should be good to go very, very soon if not all good to go already.

[Baseballman2K5]

Originally Posted by jpeters1734

What’s your AI evaluation settings?

I never touched these so I'm assuming theyre default.

[Hrycaj]

Originally Posted by Baseballman2K5

I never touched these so I'm assuming theyre default.

If you have a backup from before he was released you could mess with the weights and add more to stats over ratings and see if the player gets released again. I get the argument that the game isn’t perfect but I can’t remember a guy that has 18 homers in June getting released in real life. I just do not think that would happen.

[Jor97]

Players with potential (also recently drafted) are still getting released for me, I've turned off Minor League roster limits, but this still did not seem to fix the issue.

[dtim19]

When are the trade deadline PT missions???

[johndoe8865]

Originally Posted by uti-pontus-hage

House rules are good to. I never take players on Waivers or the rule 5 draft. Then the bad decisions that are made throughout the league hopefully evens out.

I'm all for some "house rules" but this would be ridiculous for me to basically not be able to use two features of MLB. Teams are built around the fringes on the waiver wire IRL, and the rule 5 draft allows players blocked in top stocked systems to get a shot at service time with a team who could use them. I could never just not use those two.

That said, I can't ever play without being in commissioner mode to help mitigate bad AI decisions and reversing the worst ones if necessary. That may seem beyond the pale for some people like I view not using waivers and the rule 5 draft. But it beats the alternative of just not using certain systems that exist in real life.

To each their own.

[BillPitt37]

Originally Posted by dishnet34

Yeah, there's been some issues with the Live drafts lately since we just recently had the monthly Live Update, and they are being worked on, and should be good to go very, very soon if not all good to go already.

Thanks. So far, its still happening for me. I have about 15 hours before the Wednesday Live tournament starts.

Thanks again

[dishnet34]

Originally Posted by BillPitt37

Thanks. So far, its still happening for me. I have about 15 hours before the Wednesday Live tournament starts.

Thanks again

Try closing the game, turning off your computer, turning it on again, and restarting the game, and see if that works.

[zorgon]

Prospects are still being cut by teams on milestone days like offseason, preseason, spring training, and opening day.

I created a new save and Ethan Holliday was cut on spring training.

[uti-pontus-hage]

Originally Posted by zorgon

Prospects are still being cut by teams on milestone days like offseason, preseason, spring training, and opening day.

I created a new save and Ethan Holliday was cut on spring training.

When simming five years I don't see that behaviour at all. Yes there are players drafted and signed with one original team but the few that are released are typical three years after the draft and more. Yes there are exceptions but mostly players that 'my scout' don't think highly of (have been 3-4 potential stars but busts, at least for now)
Looked at first rounders.
New standard save, no live start and the draft from 2025 IRL is not imported (if that matters / don't know the exact terminology for that feature)

[BillPitt37]

Originally Posted by dishnet34

Try closing the game, turning off your computer, turning it on again, and restarting the game, and see if that works.

I'm all set now. Thanks!

[Baseballman2K5]

Originally Posted by uti-pontus-hage

When simming five years I don't see that behaviour at all. Yes there are players drafted and signed with one original team but the few that are released are typical three years after the draft and more. Yes there are exceptions but mostly players that 'my scout' don't think highly of (have been 3-4 potential stars but busts, at least for now)
Looked at first rounders.
New standard save, no live start and the draft from 2025 IRL is not imported (if that matters / don't know the exact terminology for that feature)

I'm curious Pontus if you have roster limits in the minors? That may be the issue here...i have roster limits in the minors and saw recently drafted players get released however that was before the patch.

Zorgan, do you have roster limits in the minors?