OOTP 10 - Graphics/animation

[ravinhood]

Originally Posted by Crimguy

Just give me minimal visuals, a la Puresim and I'll be happy.

Puresim suks this game is a higher calibur than PS baseball game. So, bring on the MicroLeague animations I miss that a lot. There's just nothing like watching that long fly ball go out of the stadium. Except maybe a voice announcer along wit it.

[pstrickert]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

What we'd do is a view very similar to FM. 2D with circles in the colors of the team + the jersey number. Then a ballpark background image that is generated using the wall distance & heigh information, or a customized image.

That is definitely something for the future, but if we're all lucky then it's for OOTP 10

I guess we're not lucky, then?

[Bobble]

Originally Posted by Ambermonk

In short, the physics engine & evaluation algorithm should drive an accurate graphic & PBP description of the play - not just throw out randomly generated descriptions that fit just the final result (regardless of how close).

I think this is a very key point. You can't have the little dot sit patiently under a fly ball when the text says he sprints over and lunges for the catch. That's the problem. AFAIK, there's nothing in the current text that denotes the degree of success. It randomly picks between "camped under it" and "diving grab". That would have to be sorted out. Not to mention things like whether fast players should be represented by faster dots, etc.