A little OOTP 11 update...

Markus Heinsohn · 02-03-2010, 05:55 AM

Hey guys,

since I have shared some info recently in different thread, I'd like to post a bit of information today.

OOTP 11 is in development for a few months now, unfortunately I lost about 6 weeks of development time because of illness. But things are working full steam now, no worries

Beta testing will start in a couple of weeks, and we are aiming for a release date significantly earlier than the past 2 years.

We will start a preorder-period in a couple of weeks as well, where you will have the opportunity to preorder OOTP 11 for a great price. So, you might ask, what will OOTP 11 have to offer? I will not go into great detail now, but here are a few of the new features:

- Partly redesigned user interface, making the game more accessible and fun to use. This does include mass-selection of players.
- Recoded fielding engine, making defense more realistic while introducing new fielding stats like Zone Rating, Individual Fielding Efficiency and Team Defence Efficiency.
- More advanced stats like wOBA (weighted on-base average), OPS+, ERA+ and FIP (fielding independent pitching)
- Recoded parts of player creation engine, introducing two-way players and also starting draft-elegible players off with higher overall ratings.
- Recoded parts of the player development system, handling two-way players and pitcher batting (pitchers no longer start out with fully developed hitting ratings) and resulting in even more realistic career curves.
- Recoded amateur draft with (optional) signing bonuses, player demands, slotting system, post-draft contract & bonus negotiations and compensation picks for unsigned picks (who will re-enter the draft a year later). Also when feeder leagues are used, undrafted/unsigned HS players may go to college.
- Improved historicals with recoded part-time player rating routines, new fielding ratings calculator and other fancy stuff, resulting in the most realistic and fun historical play experience ever.
- Oh, and much more...

We will have a big announcement in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

Oh, and no "what about feature X?" questions please... we'll handle these after the announcement.

All the best,
Markus

D'artagnan · 02-03-2010, 06:02 AM

Thanks Markus

hfield007 · 02-03-2010, 06:36 AM

Very excited for the release this year!

edm · 02-03-2010, 06:39 AM

This does include mass-selection of players

Afino · 02-03-2010, 07:20 AM

Mass select!!!!!!!!!

The battle has been won!!!!

DWK · 02-03-2010, 07:25 AM

As always Markus great job, can wait until it comes out

kq76 · 02-03-2010, 07:41 AM

Wow! Some of those are huge surprises. I'm excited!

sfeldkamp · 02-03-2010, 07:43 AM

So awesome about the advanced stats, offensive and defensive! That was my biggest wish list. Glad to hear about high school leagues feeding college. That is way cool.

JinAZ · 02-03-2010, 07:46 AM

FIP's exciting, as are the inclusion of some at least decent fielding stats.

Since you're doing OPS+, can I recommend doing it this way?
http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...s/woba_primer/
-j

robc · 02-03-2010, 07:52 AM

Sorry to hear that you were sick for so long. That sucks.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-03-2010, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JinAZ

Since you're doing OPS+, can I recommend doing it this way?
http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...s/woba_primer/
-j

Our OPS+ will be different, it's the one from baseball-reference which basically compares the OPS to the league OPS. So a 120 OPS+ says that the player had a 20% higher OPS than league average.

hfield007 · 02-03-2010, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Our OPS+ will be different, it's the one from baseball-reference which basically compares the OPS to the league OPS. So a 120 OPS+ says that the player had a 20% higher OPS than league average.

Now if you could just nab a progressive yearly leaders list from baseball reference the game would be complete

TigersFan23 · 02-03-2010, 08:23 AM

WOOOHOOO!!! Can't wait to make my pre-order!

Malleus Dei · 02-03-2010, 08:47 AM

Don't forget Clone Player!

Mass select, delete, move, and clone! Yes!

Malleus Dei · 02-03-2010, 08:48 AM

And all legacy bugs fixed too, right?

Vinny P. · 02-03-2010, 08:51 AM

Excellent! Sounds like this is going to be one of the biggest leaps in OOTP in years!

(Just don't [snip] make too many promises that is impossible to carry out!

)

Markus Heinsohn · 02-03-2010, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

And all legacy bugs fixed too, right?

The ones that were properly reported and I know about, yes.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-03-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Don't forget Clone Player!

What should that be good for?

Malleus Dei · 02-03-2010, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

What should that be good for?

(1) Testing, (2) Creating absolutely equal teams for managerial competitions, (3) Saving time when creating teams from scratch.

We had it in Earl Weaver. It rocked. There's nothing better for testing an engine or changes to the game.

milkman41 · 02-03-2010, 09:48 AM

Sweeeet, super excited about the advanced stats and fielding metrics. Although now I might not have to make my spreadsheets to get my players' wOBAs and FIPs

02-03-2010, 05:55 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	A little OOTP 11 update... Hey guys, since I have shared some info recently in different thread, I'd like to post a bit of information today. OOTP 11 is in development for a few months now, unfortunately I lost about 6 weeks of development time because of illness. But things are working full steam now, no worries Beta testing will start in a couple of weeks, and we are aiming for a release date significantly earlier than the past 2 years. We will start a preorder-period in a couple of weeks as well, where you will have the opportunity to preorder OOTP 11 for a great price. So, you might ask, what will OOTP 11 have to offer? I will not go into great detail now, but here are a few of the new features: - Partly redesigned user interface, making the game more accessible and fun to use. This does include mass-selection of players. - Recoded fielding engine, making defense more realistic while introducing new fielding stats like Zone Rating, Individual Fielding Efficiency and Team Defence Efficiency. - More advanced stats like wOBA (weighted on-base average), OPS+, ERA+ and FIP (fielding independent pitching) - Recoded parts of player creation engine, introducing two-way players and also starting draft-elegible players off with higher overall ratings. - Recoded parts of the player development system, handling two-way players and pitcher batting (pitchers no longer start out with fully developed hitting ratings) and resulting in even more realistic career curves. - Recoded amateur draft with (optional) signing bonuses, player demands, slotting system, post-draft contract & bonus negotiations and compensation picks for unsigned picks (who will re-enter the draft a year later). Also when feeder leagues are used, undrafted/unsigned HS players may go to college. - Improved historicals with recoded part-time player rating routines, new fielding ratings calculator and other fancy stuff, resulting in the most realistic and fun historical play experience ever. - Oh, and much more... We will have a big announcement in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned! Oh, and no "what about feature X?" questions please... we'll handle these after the announcement. All the best, Markus __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 02-03-2010 at 06:01 AM.

02-03-2010, 07:20 AM	#5
Afino Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 3,827	Mass select!!!!!!!!! The battle has been won!!!! __________________ GUBA: Moscow Enforcers

02-03-2010, 07:41 AM	#7
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,009	Wow! Some of those are huge surprises. I'm excited! __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project) For Beta/Devs: Full screen (1920x1080)

02-03-2010, 07:46 AM	#9
JinAZ Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 95	FIP's exciting, as are the inclusion of some at least decent fielding stats. Since you're doing OPS+, can I recommend doing it this way? http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...s/woba_primer/ -j __________________ My Reds Blog Global Baseball Alliance Quickstart

02-03-2010, 08:51 AM	#16
Vinny P. Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,518 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Excellent! Sounds like this is going to be one of the biggest leaps in OOTP in years! (Just don't [snip] make too many promises that is impossible to carry out! ) Last edited by kq76; 02-03-2010 at 08:58 AM. Reason: snipped political reference, please keep politics to OT

02-03-2010, 06:36 AM	#3
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,737	Very excited for the release this year!

02-03-2010, 06:39 AM	#4
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,999	This does include mass-selection of players

02-03-2010, 07:25 AM	#6
DWK All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 636	As always Markus great job, can wait until it comes out

02-03-2010, 07:43 AM	#8
sfeldkamp Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 184	So awesome about the advanced stats, offensive and defensive! That was my biggest wish list. Glad to hear about high school leagues feeding college. That is way cool.

02-03-2010, 07:52 AM	#10
robc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,095	Sorry to hear that you were sick for so long. That sucks.

02-03-2010, 08:23 AM	#13
TigersFan23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 156	WOOOHOOO!!! Can't wait to make my pre-order!

02-03-2010, 09:48 AM	#20
milkman41 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 94	Sweeeet, super excited about the advanced stats and fielding metrics. Although now I might not have to make my spreadsheets to get my players' wOBAs and FIPs