FEATURES LIST (actually hit a deadline! Wink!)

Jim Trunzo · 10-29-2003, 12:23 PM

TITLE BOUT CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

List of Features:

• Three thousand rated fighters, each fighter rated in over three dozen categories, including power, punching accuracy, defense, tactics, clinching, moving, and chin.
• Fighters include active and inactive fighters, covering all divisions in boxing, from heavyweights to minimum/strawweights.
• All new static graphics throughout the simulation
• Music, sound and speech
• New more intuitive and versatile interface, including the ability to access any part of the program from any other point
• New rankings systems that realistically portrays a fighter’s current successes and failures, rather than his cumulative record
• Completely re-worked auto scheduler that is not only more convenient to use but also much more versatile, permitting the user to put in almost any parameter by which to schedule fights
• Top Ten Lists for dozens of categories
• Interactive “Between Rounds” screen where the gamer can optionally allocate the amount of time spent working on their fighter’s injuries, motivating and/or instructing or simply allow the program to handle matters
• More statistical tracking than ever before, including knockouts by round, knockout percentage, cumulative rounds fought, average rounds fought, etc.
• Innovative “Link-Records” system allows you to click on a fighter’s name in his TBCB Record section and be taken to his actual record at BoxRec.com.
• Complete control over almost every aspect of the boxing simulation, including add, edit, delete
• Tournament module, allowing the gamer to set up 4, 8, 16 and 32-man single or double elimination tournaments
• Conversion utility to allow previous owners to import their own fighters and records
• Ability to create your own fighters from scratch
• More information data then ever before, including date of birth, date of death, start of career year, end of career year, nickname, nationality, etc.
• Completely re-worked commentary engine and commentary database
• Punch Stats that vary from weight class to weight class – heavyweights will throw fewer punches as flyweights, but will often display higher accuracy.
• Crowd noise that accurately coincides with the action in the ring; slow rounds bring a smattering of boos, while too many slow rounds result in a crescendo of cat-calls and dissatisfaction. Conversely, action rounds bring about cheers and applause and a great fight will have the crowd screaming for more!
• Ability to save round-by-round commentary to text files
• Ability to print records, results and more
• Ability to import multiple pictures of the same fighter and assign them to his record file
• “Wire” 3-D faces that quickly and accurately show the condition of a fighter’s face during and between rounds. One look and you’ll know where and how bad a fighter is cut or swelling or both
• Fight Card and Betting Modules allow you to set up your own six-fight card and bet on the outcomes. Start with a modest bankroll and make millions . . .or go broke
• Rated referees, corner men, cut men, and judges
• . . . and these are just the highlights of the new Title Bout Championship Boxing from Out of the Park Developments

av0930 · 10-29-2003, 12:30 PM

My goodness Jim, I almost had a heartattack when I read this!!!! AWESOME! BREATHTAKING! UNBELIEVABLE! I can't wait anymore! aaaarrrrghhhhh! (yell). Seriously, this game sounds great. Looking forward to it!

Rocco Del Sesto · 10-29-2003, 01:07 PM

I started to do a sort of career play with heavyweights in TF2001 but the limited abilities of the scheduler in that ended up in my shelving that project. TBCB sounds like it will be much more friendly in trying to carry out a large scale "replay" of many boxers over a career style period. A lot of real nice sounding features! Sounds like it will all be worth.

estone57 · 10-29-2003, 01:11 PM

Jim everything sounds great. I especially like the link to Boxrec.com I hope the release date is 10-29-03 or maybe 10-30-03!! It really is a brand new game.

erickdamac · 10-29-2003, 01:26 PM

Do this mean the game is done?

10-29-2003, 01:28 PM

Definitely worth the wait.

KING GIZMO · 10-29-2003, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim Trunzo
FEATURES LIST (actually hit a deadline! Wink!)

lol.

The features look awesome.

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim Trunzo while too many slow rounds result in a crescendo of cat-calls and dissatisfaction

One things for sure you shouldn't be getting any more dissatisfaction in relation to the delay of the release. The top ten lists for different categories sounds like a interesting concept.

Nice work Jim (no don't blink, this is really a praise from me believe it or not)

Peace, King Gizmo

vistaman44 · 10-29-2003, 01:57 PM

Ñ "Conversion utility to allow previous owners to import their own fighters and records"

Sounds great, Jim! Just for clarification, does the quote above mean we can import "universes" from TF2001 or another incarnation of the game?

Thanks for all your efforts. Really looking forward to it!

---Mark

Boxingnut · 10-29-2003, 05:46 PM

I feel like Roy Jones has slapped me around the chops. I am stunned! Looks absolutely awesome especially the records link to BoxRec.com. Well Done and thanks to everyone.

PittPanther · 10-29-2003, 08:36 PM

Jim---

The features look great, a lot of which I did not expect.

I have two questions:

1. How will "speech" be used in the game? I never expected this, but could see it being a real positive. Imagine having fighters introduced.

2. Will pictures be included, or we will have to download them from a 3rd party, ala OOTP?

Thanks in advance.

Cap · 10-29-2003, 09:18 PM

Painter, as an avid collector of boxer mugs, I know that the game will not include pics of the fighters for obvious reasons. However, if you need photos, check out the Cube man. He's got hundreds.

Cap

couriers · 10-29-2003, 09:46 PM

Drool...

boxingchef · 10-30-2003, 01:55 AM

OK I never post here, but I have been visiting daily for months on end in great anticipation of the release. I'm a boxing and stat junkie, and was thrilled with TF2001..flaws and all. I too had tko boxing by lance heffner, avalon hill board game etc.....and I cannot express how psyched I am for this upcoming game, and how thankful I am for your exhaustive and utterly incomprehensible attention to detail. THE LINK TO BOX-REC is brilliant! thank you!!!

Teraxx · 10-30-2003, 04:37 AM

I cannot be more pleased--Bravo Trunzos and OOTP.

Andreas Raht · 10-30-2003, 05:52 AM

Quote:

1. How will "speech" be used in the game? I never expected this, but could see it being a real positive. Imagine having fighters introduced.

We tried some "text-to-speech" tools, and though they are pretty impressive and much better than a few years ago, it's still not what we would need in a game. And we would need it, because we cannot record all the commentary with all combinations of the the approprate fighter names, venue names, round numbers and so on

So the commentary will not be spoken! Only some of it like the count, and some sentences.

Quote:

2. Will pictures be included, or we will have to download them from a 3rd party, ala OOTP?

Cap already answered it: it's just a copyright issue. We cannot license all those pictures. But whereever it's possible, we will add pictures which are free of copyright if it's possible, but not for this release.
It will be easy to add pictures. they are linked only by their file name, which must be the same as the boxer's name in TB, following specific rules described in the manual. So if you want to add 3rd party pictures, just copy them to your harddisk.

Andreas Raht · 10-30-2003, 05:53 AM

The images have to be named like “Lastname_Firstname_AnyIndividualCode.Extension”

The names have to be identical with those used in TB. The file type (and extension) may be BMP, PNG, or JPG.

The individual code is needed to make the files shareable. For example, if you’re having three images for Muhammad Ali, and they would be named Ali_Muhammad_01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_02.bmp and so on, and I’ld have two different pictures named Ali_Muhammad_01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_02.bmp, we couldn’t merge them easily. (Merge means copy them into the same folder, fo example on my harddisk)
If you call your images Ali_Muhammad_XY01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_XY02.bmp and so on, and I call mine Ali_Muhammad_AR01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_AR02.bmp, then we could merge them without problems.

If the name has spaces in it like “Oscar De La Hoya”, they will be removed: “DeLaHoya_Oscar_XYZ.bmp” would be correct.

The size should be 140x140 pixel.

diablo · 10-30-2003, 11:09 AM

Andreas,

Do the pictures have to be .bmp extension, or will .jpg work?

av0930 · 10-30-2003, 11:12 AM

either or. it's in the beginning of his post. I'm sure you just missed it.

Andreas Raht · 10-30-2003, 11:23 AM

Exactly! Plus png. Very good file format BTW

vistaman44 · 10-30-2003, 01:26 PM

Andreas;
Did you see my post earlier in this thread regarding importing created fighters from TF 2001 of TFCB? Can that be done? Thanks.

10-29-2003, 12:23 PM	#1
Jim Trunzo OOTP Developments Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Leechburg, PA Posts: 739	FEATURES LIST TITLE BOUT CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING List of Features: • Three thousand rated fighters, each fighter rated in over three dozen categories, including power, punching accuracy, defense, tactics, clinching, moving, and chin. • Fighters include active and inactive fighters, covering all divisions in boxing, from heavyweights to minimum/strawweights. • All new static graphics throughout the simulation • Music, sound and speech • New more intuitive and versatile interface, including the ability to access any part of the program from any other point • New rankings systems that realistically portrays a fighter’s current successes and failures, rather than his cumulative record • Completely re-worked auto scheduler that is not only more convenient to use but also much more versatile, permitting the user to put in almost any parameter by which to schedule fights • Top Ten Lists for dozens of categories • Interactive “Between Rounds” screen where the gamer can optionally allocate the amount of time spent working on their fighter’s injuries, motivating and/or instructing or simply allow the program to handle matters • More statistical tracking than ever before, including knockouts by round, knockout percentage, cumulative rounds fought, average rounds fought, etc. • Innovative “Link-Records” system allows you to click on a fighter’s name in his TBCB Record section and be taken to his actual record at BoxRec.com. • Complete control over almost every aspect of the boxing simulation, including add, edit, delete • Tournament module, allowing the gamer to set up 4, 8, 16 and 32-man single or double elimination tournaments • Conversion utility to allow previous owners to import their own fighters and records • Ability to create your own fighters from scratch • More information data then ever before, including date of birth, date of death, start of career year, end of career year, nickname, nationality, etc. • Completely re-worked commentary engine and commentary database • Punch Stats that vary from weight class to weight class – heavyweights will throw fewer punches as flyweights, but will often display higher accuracy. • Crowd noise that accurately coincides with the action in the ring; slow rounds bring a smattering of boos, while too many slow rounds result in a crescendo of cat-calls and dissatisfaction. Conversely, action rounds bring about cheers and applause and a great fight will have the crowd screaming for more! • Ability to save round-by-round commentary to text files • Ability to print records, results and more • Ability to import multiple pictures of the same fighter and assign them to his record file • “Wire” 3-D faces that quickly and accurately show the condition of a fighter’s face during and between rounds. One look and you’ll know where and how bad a fighter is cut or swelling or both • Fight Card and Betting Modules allow you to set up your own six-fight card and bet on the outcomes. Start with a modest bankroll and make millions . . .or go broke • Rated referees, corner men, cut men, and judges • . . . and these are just the highlights of the new Title Bout Championship Boxing from Out of the Park Developments

10-29-2003, 12:30 PM	#2
av0930 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 59	My goodness Jim, I almost had a heartattack when I read this!!!! AWESOME! BREATHTAKING! UNBELIEVABLE! I can't wait anymore! aaaarrrrghhhhh! (yell). Seriously, this game sounds great. Looking forward to it! __________________ Miguel Cotto.....The next Felix "Tito" Trinidad!

10-29-2003, 01:57 PM	#8
vistaman44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Auxvasse, Mo. Posts: 3,576	Ñ "Conversion utility to allow previous owners to import their own fighters and records" Sounds great, Jim! Just for clarification, does the quote above mean we can import "universes" from TF2001 or another incarnation of the game? Thanks for all your efforts. Really looking forward to it! ---Mark __________________ ---Mark (vistaman44) http://www.fistication.blogspot.com/ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters, compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882) ----------------------------------- Currently operating 1970s SM-HW, 1940s, African, 1980s LW and women's boxing universes

10-29-2003, 08:36 PM	#10
PittPanther All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,235	Jim--- The features look great, a lot of which I did not expect. I have two questions: 1. How will "speech" be used in the game? I never expected this, but could see it being a real positive. Imagine having fighters introduced. 2. Will pictures be included, or we will have to download them from a 3rd party, ala OOTP? Thanks in advance. __________________ Commitment Teamwork Pride Hail to Pitt!

10-29-2003, 09:18 PM	#11
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,983	Photos Painter, as an avid collector of boxer mugs, I know that the game will not include pics of the fighters for obvious reasons. However, if you need photos, check out the Cube man. He's got hundreds. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

10-29-2003, 01:07 PM	#3
Rocco Del Sesto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Watkinsville, Georgia Posts: 2,051	I started to do a sort of career play with heavyweights in TF2001 but the limited abilities of the scheduler in that ended up in my shelving that project. TBCB sounds like it will be much more friendly in trying to carry out a large scale "replay" of many boxers over a career style period. A lot of real nice sounding features! Sounds like it will all be worth.

10-29-2003, 01:11 PM	#4
estone57 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fostoria, Ohio Posts: 69	Jim everything sounds great. I especially like the link to Boxrec.com I hope the release date is 10-29-03 or maybe 10-30-03!! It really is a brand new game.

10-29-2003, 01:26 PM	#5
erickdamac All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,592	Do this mean the game is done?

10-29-2003, 01:28 PM	#6
60'sfan Guest Posts: n/a	Definitely worth the wait.

10-29-2003, 05:46 PM	#9
Boxingnut Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 372	I feel like Roy Jones has slapped me around the chops. I am stunned! Looks absolutely awesome especially the records link to BoxRec.com. Well Done and thanks to everyone.

10-29-2003, 09:46 PM	#12
couriers All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale Fla Posts: 932	Drool...

10-30-2003, 01:55 AM	#13
boxingchef Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1	OK I never post here, but I have been visiting daily for months on end in great anticipation of the release. I'm a boxing and stat junkie, and was thrilled with TF2001..flaws and all. I too had tko boxing by lance heffner, avalon hill board game etc.....and I cannot express how psyched I am for this upcoming game, and how thankful I am for your exhaustive and utterly incomprehensible attention to detail. THE LINK TO BOX-REC is brilliant! thank you!!!

10-30-2003, 04:37 AM	#14
Teraxx Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 108	I cannot be more pleased--Bravo Trunzos and OOTP.

10-30-2003, 05:53 AM	#16
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Fighter Pictures In TB The images have to be named like “Lastname_Firstname_AnyIndividualCode.Extension” The names have to be identical with those used in TB. The file type (and extension) may be BMP, PNG, or JPG. The individual code is needed to make the files shareable. For example, if you’re having three images for Muhammad Ali, and they would be named Ali_Muhammad_01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_02.bmp and so on, and I’ld have two different pictures named Ali_Muhammad_01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_02.bmp, we couldn’t merge them easily. (Merge means copy them into the same folder, fo example on my harddisk) If you call your images Ali_Muhammad_XY01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_XY02.bmp and so on, and I call mine Ali_Muhammad_AR01.bmp, Ali_Muhammad_AR02.bmp, then we could merge them without problems. If the name has spaces in it like “Oscar De La Hoya”, they will be removed: “DeLaHoya_Oscar_XYZ.bmp” would be correct. The size should be 140x140 pixel. __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

10-30-2003, 11:09 AM	#17
diablo Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 43	Andreas, Do the pictures have to be .bmp extension, or will .jpg work? __________________ Diablo

10-30-2003, 11:12 AM	#18
av0930 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 59	either or. it's in the beginning of his post. I'm sure you just missed it. __________________ Miguel Cotto.....The next Felix "Tito" Trinidad!

10-30-2003, 11:23 AM	#19
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Exactly! Plus png. Very good file format BTW __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

10-30-2003, 01:26 PM	#20
vistaman44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Auxvasse, Mo. Posts: 3,576	Andreas; Did you see my post earlier in this thread regarding importing created fighters from TF 2001 of TFCB? Can that be done? Thanks. __________________ ---Mark (vistaman44) http://www.fistication.blogspot.com/ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters, compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882) ----------------------------------- Currently operating 1970s SM-HW, 1940s, African, 1980s LW and women's boxing universes