OOTP 26 Patch Released: 26.3.55 - Page 2

Cobbiusto · 05-15-2025, 08:29 AM

I hope you will have time to get to the many pages of 3d visual errors soon. Although for sure there are still improvements that can be made to the sim engine, it is my opinion that the main way you are going to grow the game beyond the current OOTP addicts like myself, is by improving the visual product. The younger generations in particular and humans in general are hugely influenced by what they see. There are many situations currently that force us to not believe our "lying eyes", but trust the PBP instead. The more of these you can clean up, the better the visual product becomes until such a time that better graphic engines are more available/affordable. Thanks for all that the team are doing here.

phenom · 05-15-2025, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobbiusto

I hope you will have time to get to the many pages of 3d visual errors soon. Although for sure there are still improvements that can be made to the sim engine, it is my opinion that the main way you are going to grow the game beyond the current OOTP addicts like myself, is by improving the visual product. The younger generations in particular and humans in general are hugely influenced by what they see. There are many situations currently that force us to not believe our "lying eyes", but trust the PBP instead. The more of these you can clean up, the better the visual product becomes until such a time that better graphic engines are more available/affordable. Thanks for all that the team are doing here.

I don't think anybody has ever, or will ever, buy OOTP because of the visual product, which is just fodder. That's never been the direction of the company and I hope (and would bet) it never will be.

venflaalachi · 05-15-2025, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by phenom

I don't think anybody has ever, or will ever, buy OOTP because of the visual product, which is just fodder. That's never been the direction of the company and I hope (and would bet) it never will be.

I tend to agree with you, but they should fix some of the obvious ones. I see "foul balls" caught by the first baseman close to the pitchers mound, and "foul balls" caught by the right fielder right behind second base. Seems to be a new issue, don't remember that in OOTP 25. People have reported this in the movements thread in the bug forum.

Cobbiusto · 05-15-2025, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by phenom

I don't think anybody has ever, or will ever, buy OOTP because of the visual product, which is just fodder.

I agree with you. Certainly no one will ever buy the game for the graphics in its current state. I'm here for the amazing simulation like most everyone else. But if you are going to provide a visual display of the game, it needs to reflect the reality of what's actually happening in the game.

And to reach a younger audience than myself and grow the game beyond the small niche of us that love it, I believe that graphics improvements have to be made over time. As technology continually improves, better graphics tech will become more affordable for the small team. Just look at what has been done recently with the awesome realistic stadiums! I'm certainly not advocating abandoning the strengths of the game that brought us all here. But I believe advances can be made on the graphics side, without compromising the continual improvement of the base game.

drummerJ99 · 05-16-2025, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by phenom

I don't think anybody has ever, or will ever, buy OOTP because of the visual product, which is just fodder. That's never been the direction of the company and I hope (and would bet) it never will be.

Just because you don't care about graphics, doesn't mean others don't. It's 2025, if you are gonna have 3d it'd be nice if it looked like it came from this decade. Otherwise I'd rather it not have 3d at all.

Rain King · 05-16-2025, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drummerJ99

It's 2025, if you are gonna have 3d it'd be nice if it looked like it came from this decade. Otherwise I'd rather it not have 3d at all.

I disagree with that completely. The current 3D as is makes a huge difference compared to no 3D.

zappa1 · 05-17-2025, 08:11 AM

Get rid of the 3D and watch what happens. This game will tank so fast your head would spin. Think of all the modders out there that make the stadiums and parks. The uniforms. The logos. All of their work thrown out the window. I'd bet they would love it.

elvisisded · 05-19-2025, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mjcarr74

Can you fix the camera in 3D that pans to the right after a play no matter what camera view you have it on.

Please fix this. Can't tell you how many plays I didn't see on the field as the camera was spinning off into the stands.

Harmider · 05-19-2025, 11:36 PM

Hi,
since it has been a few weeks now and the Devs had a chance to respond but chose not to ...Can we assume that accurate and complete Stats are NOT a priority?
Just asking cuz i assumed that Statistics are the fundamental core element of a Baseball Simulation/Manager that actually doesn`t have that many features nor selling points besides complete, authentic, accurate League Stats & setups, Team Rosters and Stats, Player Ratings and Stats - both historical and current? I might be wrong but Virtual Cards are not what most people are interested in. Especially considering that we clearly see a regression in terms of authentic licenses for leagues and the new features implemented are fine (mostly) but do not advance the core mechanics significantly enough to say that the overall user experience and the product is clearly improving over the years.
If this is something that can not be fixed or the Dev team doesn`t want to - fine but just let your customers know. It`s not like those boards here are so crowded that messages pop up left and right. There used to be way more traffic here but....

Thanks & BR

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Harmider

Hi, please feel free to redirect me to a different subforum in case this one is not the place to highlight the issues or in case those have been already highlighted and noted by the Dev. Team.

1- For most/all players the Playoff stats are missing partially/completely. No playoff stats past 2021 season in any of the games (Standard, Quick, Custom, LiveStart) i have started.

2- LiveStart-Games show mostly accurate and up to date Player and Team stats however the Player Games Started are blank/zero for 2025.

Any chance to fix that? It seems like basic corrections but the current state significantly diminishes the value of historical stats comparison.

Thanks and BR,
Daniel

ayaghmour2 · 05-19-2025, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmider

Hi,
since it has been a few weeks now and the Devs had a chance to respond but chose not to ...Can we assume that accurate and complete Stats are NOT a priority?
Just asking cuz i assumed that Statistics are the fundamental core element of a Baseball Simulation/Manager that actually doesn`t have that many features nor selling points besides complete, authentic, accurate League Stats & setups, Team Rosters and Stats, Player Ratings and Stats - both historical and current? I might be wrong but Virtual Cards are not what most people are interested in. Especially considering that we clearly see a regression in terms of authentic licenses for leagues and the new features implemented are fine (mostly) but do not advance the core mechanics significantly enough to say that the overall user experience and the product is clearly improving over the years.
If this is something that can not be fixed or the Dev team doesn`t want to - fine but just let your customers know. It`s not like those boards here are so crowded that messages pop up left and right. There used to be way more traffic here but....

Thanks & BR

Daniel

The GS issue has been there for a while. Not an OOTP thing, and iirc it has to do with how they get the live stats

I also don't think playoff stats were ever included. You're able to find playoff stats for guys before 2021?

Harmider · 05-20-2025, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

The GS issue has been there for a while. Not an OOTP thing, and iirc it has to do with how they get the live stats

I also don't think playoff stats were ever included. You're able to find playoff stats for guys before 2021?

Hi,
thanks for the info. Yes i can see some playoff stats up until the 2021 season.
Do you happen to know if those isues have ever been adressed by the Devs?

ayaghmour2 · 05-20-2025, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmider

Hi,
thanks for the info. Yes i can see some playoff stats up until the 2021 season.
Do you happen to know if those isues have ever been adressed by the Devs?

Interesting, I never thought to look. Can't speak for them but they're aware of it. Wouldn't know where it would have been mentioned if it has been

crjamck · 05-20-2025, 06:47 PM

Hi there! Even after uploading the frame rate to the lowest, it's still killing my Mac computer. My computer keeps freezing because it's running out of application memory when it's open. I attached the CPU% and energy usage (stark difference in energy between 25 and 26). Any suggestions/fixes? Thanks!

Dorfmann · 05-21-2025, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by crjamck

Hi there! Even after uploading the frame rate to the lowest, it's still killing my Mac computer. My computer keeps freezing because it's running out of application memory when it's open. I attached the CPU% and energy usage (stark difference in energy between 25 and 26). Any suggestions/fixes? Thanks!

I’m not experiencing freezing, but 26 definitely makes my Macbook much warmer and the battery drains much faster than in 25. It’s noticeable even outside of 3d simulations.

I just started playing 26 on the current patch version, so I can’t say for sure it’s the most recent patch or just 26 in general.

coffee87 · 05-22-2025, 11:17 AM

My games get laggy between the 2nd and 5th innings on my Mac playing out my M's games. It clears up after a few innings or after a substitution for some reason.

Can't speak to the PC version, but so far, this version on the Mac has been a buggy mess. OOTP 26 has crashed more than OOTP 3-25 combined...and I wish I was exaggerating.

05-20-2025, 06:47 PM	#33
crjamck Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 2	Hi there! Even after uploading the frame rate to the lowest, it's still killing my Mac computer. My computer keeps freezing because it's running out of application memory when it's open. I attached the CPU% and energy usage (stark difference in energy between 25 and 26). Any suggestions/fixes? Thanks! Attached Images

05-15-2025, 08:29 AM	#21
Cobbiusto Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 303	I hope you will have time to get to the many pages of 3d visual errors soon. Although for sure there are still improvements that can be made to the sim engine, it is my opinion that the main way you are going to grow the game beyond the current OOTP addicts like myself, is by improving the visual product. The younger generations in particular and humans in general are hugely influenced by what they see. There are many situations currently that force us to not believe our "lying eyes", but trust the PBP instead. The more of these you can clean up, the better the visual product becomes until such a time that better graphic engines are more available/affordable. Thanks for all that the team are doing here.

05-17-2025, 08:11 AM	#27
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,145	Get rid of the 3D and watch what happens. This game will tank so fast your head would spin. Think of all the modders out there that make the stadiums and parks. The uniforms. The logos. All of their work thrown out the window. I'd bet they would love it.

05-22-2025, 11:17 AM	#35
coffee87 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 62	My games get laggy between the 2nd and 5th innings on my Mac playing out my M's games. It clears up after a few innings or after a substitution for some reason. Can't speak to the PC version, but so far, this version on the Mac has been a buggy mess. OOTP 26 has crashed more than OOTP 3-25 combined...and I wish I was exaggerating.