*** NEW OOTP 4 PREVIEW ***

Markus Heinsohn · 01-28-2002, 01:13 AM

BaseballSimCentral posted their preview of OOTP 4:
<a href="http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012208909.shtml"> BBSC Preview </a>

Enjoy!

Dokken · 01-28-2002, 07:23 AM

The only complaint I have with the offseason is the amount of time it takes to go through the off season – seems much longer than last year's version of the game.

Huh? I think that its great that it takes longer to go through the off-season. Thats where half the fun is at!

JWay · 01-28-2002, 07:33 AM

yeah, I still looking for a preview of the online features or just one that includes them some more. March 1st not that far away anymore though. What is he saying about the extreme memory use. he has 512 mb ram and he has to turn the backround stuff off? I hope not.

Steve Kuffrey · 01-28-2002, 07:45 AM

I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway.

tarheel-panther · 01-28-2002, 08:56 AM

What are the specifications for version 4. Just wondering what is suggested as well as the minimum requirements. Can't wait for March 1.

Steve Kuffrey · 01-28-2002, 09:34 AM

[quote]Originally posted by tarheel-panther:
What are the specifications for version 4. Just wondering what is suggested as well as the minimum requirements. Can't wait for March 1.<hr></blockquote>

<a href="http://www.ootpbb.com/board/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000478" target="_blank">here</a>

Dokken · 01-28-2002, 10:13 AM

When are we going to see an OOTP4 website Countdown....ala the Countdown we had for OOTP3???

Markus Heinsohn · 01-28-2002, 11:08 AM

[quote]Originally posted by Dokken:
When are we going to see an OOTP4 website Countdown....ala the Countdown we had for OOTP3???<hr></blockquote>

<a href="http://www.ootp4.com" target="_blank">www.ootp4.com</a> will be online very soon

Draft Dodger · 01-28-2002, 11:27 AM

Falsche Benutzerdaten

Dokken · 01-28-2002, 12:05 PM

Very cool. Damn it...March is TOO far away!!!!

kevinaz · 01-28-2002, 01:20 PM

I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway.
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sure it happens with a lot of programs. but that doesnt make it acceptable to have to reboot. is this game *that* memory intensive? im sure you guys are good enough [read:better than microsoft programmers] so we can expect your programs to give back the memory, right??

CUBS WIN · 01-28-2002, 01:31 PM

I'm new to this game and can't wait for OOTP4 to come out. I d/l the OOTP3 demo and like what I see so far. From what I've seen so far, OOTP4 will be even better. I can't wait!!

Steve Kuffrey · 01-28-2002, 01:37 PM

[quote]Originally posted by kevinaz:
I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway.

sure it happens with a lot of programs. but that doesnt make it acceptable to have to reboot. is this game *that* memory intensive? im sure you guys are good enough [read:better than microsoft programmers] so we can expect your programs to give back the memory, right??<hr></blockquote>

I'm not saying that it is because of OOTP that I have to reboot, but being the nature of the OS it is probably the culprit.

IatricSB · 01-28-2002, 02:34 PM

[quote]Originally posted by OOTP1:
I'm not saying that it is because of OOTP that I have to reboot, but being the nature of the OS it is probably the culprit.<hr></blockquote>

Agreed. When I play under Windows ME, I have to reboot once every so often and need to limit what I open. Under Windows 2000, I have NEVER had a problem. It hasn't crashed since one of the early beta versions, not even once. I can have Outlook, Excel, IE, Outlook Express and Visual Basic all open while a game plays in the background. I even had OOTP3 open and making adjustments to league lineups while keeping OOTP4 open and simming.

kidk34 · 01-28-2002, 03:31 PM

I shut my system down through Windows (98). Also try to run scandisk and defrag every couple of weeks. I've never had a prob. 550 AMD with 128 RAM, 20 GB HD.

By the way...I love the "between season" time. As another poster stated, "that is a great deal of the fun". Please don't worry about cutting that time down.

koohead · 01-28-2002, 04:40 PM

Can't believe BBSC thought that player fatigue was a "minor" addition. It's huge!!! Love it! Hey, come to think of it, maybe we can add a consecutive games play record???? Would love to try to break Cal's record.

Scott Vibert · 01-29-2002, 07:17 AM

Baseball Sim Central posted a new Addendum to the preview:

<a href="http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012307965.shtml" target="_blank">http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012307965.shtml</a>

They address the free agency and system requirement concerns in this addendum.

JWay · 01-29-2002, 08:23 AM

The slowdowns wouldn't bother me ( I don't think so) I like an active offseason. Where I get to think ( i sim fastly a week at a time and check scores and stuff but I zip through it.)

Dokken · 01-29-2002, 11:27 AM

I agree. I play roughly a Season a week. I take so long to do seasons...I sim day by day and check the Box Scores of each game. I look at how all my players are progressing and see If any new Free Agents have been released.

I cant wait for OOTP4....a trading block alone makes the game worth 50 bucks. I cant wait to pop that sucker on my Laptop a play all damn day at work!!

JWay · 01-29-2002, 11:29 AM

AGREED!

01-28-2002, 01:13 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	* NEW OOTP 4 PREVIEW * BaseballSimCentral posted their preview of OOTP 4: <a href="http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012208909.shtml"> BBSC Preview </a> Enjoy! __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

01-28-2002, 07:45 AM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-28-2002, 09:34 AM	#6
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	[quote]Originally posted by tarheel-panther: <strong>What are the specifications for version 4. Just wondering what is suggested as well as the minimum requirements. Can't wait for March 1.</strong><hr></blockquote> <a href="http://www.ootpbb.com/board/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000478" target="_blank">here</a> __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-28-2002, 11:08 AM	#8
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	[quote]Originally posted by Dokken: <strong>When are we going to see an OOTP4 website Countdown....ala the Countdown we had for OOTP3???</strong><hr></blockquote> <a href="http://www.ootp4.com" target="_blank">www.ootp4.com</a> will be online very soon __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

01-28-2002, 11:27 AM	#9
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01-28-2002, 07:23 AM	#2
Dokken Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 110	The only complaint I have with the offseason is the amount of time it takes to go through the off season – seems much longer than last year's version of the game. Huh? I think that its great that it takes longer to go through the off-season. Thats where half the fun is at!

01-28-2002, 07:33 AM	#3
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	yeah, I still looking for a preview of the online features or just one that includes them some more. March 1st not that far away anymore though. What is he saying about the extreme memory use. he has 512 mb ram and he has to turn the backround stuff off? I hope not.

01-28-2002, 08:56 AM	#5
tarheel-panther Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 14	What are the specifications for version 4. Just wondering what is suggested as well as the minimum requirements. Can't wait for March 1.

01-28-2002, 10:13 AM	#7
Dokken Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 110	When are we going to see an OOTP4 website Countdown....ala the Countdown we had for OOTP3???

01-28-2002, 12:05 PM	#10
Dokken Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 110	Very cool. Damn it...March is TOO far away!!!!

01-28-2002, 01:20 PM	#11
kevinaz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 20	I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway. -------------------- sure it happens with a lot of programs. but that doesnt make it acceptable to have to reboot. is this game that memory intensive? im sure you guys are good enough [read:better than microsoft programmers] so we can expect your programs to give back the memory, right??

01-28-2002, 01:31 PM	#12
CUBS WIN Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1	I'm new to this game and can't wait for OOTP4 to come out. I d/l the OOTP3 demo and like what I see so far. From what I've seen so far, OOTP4 will be even better. I can't wait!!

01-28-2002, 01:37 PM	#13
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	[quote]Originally posted by kevinaz: <strong>I have 512 Athlon 1.2 gig and at times have 4 or 5 browser windows open while playing and don't have any problems to speak of. Ocassionally I have to reboot, but that happens with alot of programs and is a good idea anyway. sure it happens with a lot of programs. but that doesnt make it acceptable to have to reboot. is this game that memory intensive? im sure you guys are good enough [read:better than microsoft programmers] so we can expect your programs to give back the memory, right??</strong><hr></blockquote> I'm not saying that it is because of OOTP that I have to reboot, but being the nature of the OS it is probably the culprit. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-28-2002, 02:34 PM	#14
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	[quote]Originally posted by OOTP1: <strong>I'm not saying that it is because of OOTP that I have to reboot, but being the nature of the OS it is probably the culprit.</strong><hr></blockquote> Agreed. When I play under Windows ME, I have to reboot once every so often and need to limit what I open. Under Windows 2000, I have NEVER had a problem. It hasn't crashed since one of the early beta versions, not even once. I can have Outlook, Excel, IE, Outlook Express and Visual Basic all open while a game plays in the background. I even had OOTP3 open and making adjustments to league lineups while keeping OOTP4 open and simming. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

01-28-2002, 03:31 PM	#15
kidk34 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 88	I shut my system down through Windows (98). Also try to run scandisk and defrag every couple of weeks. I've never had a prob. 550 AMD with 128 RAM, 20 GB HD. By the way...I love the "between season" time. As another poster stated, "that is a great deal of the fun". Please don't worry about cutting that time down.

01-28-2002, 04:40 PM	#16
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,233	Can't believe BBSC thought that player fatigue was a "minor" addition. It's huge!!! Love it! Hey, come to think of it, maybe we can add a consecutive games play record???? Would love to try to break Cal's record. __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

01-29-2002, 07:17 AM	#17
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,266	Baseball Sim Central posted a new Addendum to the preview: <a href="http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012307965.shtml" target="_blank">http://baseballsimcentral.com/index/Games/Out_of_the_Park_4/1012307965.shtml</a> They address the free agency and system requirement concerns in this addendum.

01-29-2002, 08:23 AM	#18
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	The slowdowns wouldn't bother me ( I don't think so) I like an active offseason. Where I get to think ( i sim fastly a week at a time and check scores and stuff but I zip through it.)

01-29-2002, 11:27 AM	#19
Dokken Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 110	I agree. I play roughly a Season a week. I take so long to do seasons...I sim day by day and check the Box Scores of each game. I look at how all my players are progressing and see If any new Free Agents have been released. I cant wait for OOTP4....a trading block alone makes the game worth 50 bucks. I cant wait to pop that sucker on my Laptop a play all damn day at work!!

01-29-2002, 11:29 AM	#20
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	AGREED!