In-Game Screenshots from OOTP 13

[Cornelius McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by Jabez54

Very Much So, Cornelius ...

Puresim is a pure, simple and a wonderful small Baseball Game (excellent for those who want less immersion but more closely in tune with Historical stats) ... I believe it's at a standstill (the official release will be sometime in late June/July)...

Where as OOTP 13 has made leaps and bounds, in so many ways and has so many options, as compared to OOTP 12 ... with Full Screen Display, beautiful clean UI ... talented MOD creators ... has a slew of DBs, especially the Old Negro League players, along with Japanese Players ... unlimited possiblities of Fictional Leagues ... along with what are being added into OOTP 13 ... THIS IS BY FAR, will be the Best Baseball Game ever in the History of PC Baseball ... Total Immersion ... Total Baseball ... and That's Baseball

Coming from the #1 puresim booster this is an interesting post. I gave up there a while back. Shaun tries and gives his all but he wouldn't or couldn't include features I was interested (and posted enthusiastically [rich12545]) in whereas ootp includes everything much better. Every few months or so I look at the competition to see if I want to change and each time I find myself more convinced this is the best baseball sim of all time and it continuously gets better.

[pstrickert]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, upon further review I agree. They made me shorten the name and also look somewhat messy. So, I removed them again

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[BusterKing]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

I'd say the problem with the uniform numbers as originally put in were that they were too big. If the uniform numbers had been sized to be a few points smaller than the size of the player's name text, that would have decreased the visual impact of the numbers while still leaving more space for the player names.

I just don't like seeing that number before the name. They don't mean anything to me.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by silvam14

Might as well get rid of jersey numbers all together since there doesn't seem to be a way to make them relevant in the game.

I honestly would rather just see the number on the field rather than the name because:

a) it would make the jersey numbers more relevant by making the players more identifiable by them

b) would be like real life where when you go to a game, you see the players numbers clearly, but there are no names over their heads

c) it would further reduce the clutter on the field for those, ahem, who use the lower resolutions.

Hopefully this will all be moot soon as I'm assuming this screen will be replaced by a more, better 2D, 3D representation of the game in the next version or 2.

I agree.. make it a freaking option then. What's the use of having a 24" monitor if you have to cater to those with smaller ones? Have it listed as an option with the rest of the pregame stuff. Here we are at version #13 and we still can't see the jersey numbers of players on the field!!!

Jersey numbers are an important part of baseball, imho. Heck, I wouldn't care if you removed the players first name initial to make room for it. Actually.. I would like it shown to the right of the player's picture, see below.

[Cryomaniac]

Originally Posted by Muzamba

Back on the announcer graphic topic for a moment...

I agree that it would be nice for the users to be able to select their own pics for each team.

Seriously, how hard would this be?

1. Convert the box where the blue suit guy currently resides into a .png field.

2. Create a subfolder titled 'announcers'.

3. Allow the user to save a picture to this folder using the prefix 'an_' (just to help distinguish it from other graphics if it gets misplaced) and the team abbreviation. Therefore, you could have a picture of Jack Buck, for instance, with the name 'an_STL.png', or Harry Caray ('an_CHC.png') or Vin Scully (an_LAN.png), etc. Or, since it's up to the user - or modders - to find the pics, you could even have entire announcing teams in the pic.

4. Use Mr. Blue Suit as the default graphic for this space and name the file 'an_default.png'.

5. Allow for numbers to be added to 'an_default' ('an_default1.png, an_default2.png, etc.) so that other random announcer/team pics can be used.

Depending on which team you're playing as, the appropriate announcer(s) would show up in the PbP box. If you're watching a game that you are not the GM/manager of or 'acting as', you would see one of the random default pics. If your team has no announcer pic file, the default (suit dude) pic would be used.

Hear, hear.

Originally Posted by silvam14

I honestly would rather just see the number on the field rather than the name because ...

b) would be like real life where when you go to a game, you see the players numbers clearly, but there are no names over their heads

I just thought of an idea for an augmented reality app using a 3D glasses type arrangement to allow you to see the players names / stats / whatever above their heads in RL.

[MizzouRah]

Here is how I envision the numbers being displayed (Ian Kinsler) For left handed hitters, it could either shrink or just not show up altogether.. in fact, they could not display at all when a player is up to bat.

[1998 Yankees]

Player numbers are going to goof up the display of player names at smaller resolutions (and I am not just talking about 800x600 anymore, or even 1024x768, as "smaller resolutions"). Please make them optional if time permits.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Player numbers are going to goof up the display of player names at smaller resolutions (and I am not just talking about 800x600 anymore, or even 1024x768, as "smaller resolutions"). Please make them optional if time permits.

How if it's displayed to the right of the player picture?

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

How if it's displayed to the right of the player picture?

Probably less work for MH to make it an option, I'd say. Certainly less work than the one guy's idea of mouse-hover pop-up. Maybe it wouldn't be bad to add the uniform number, let's say, in the angle formed by the name/position boxes and the photo; underneath for defense, on top for offense.

Somebody else brought up that if the pitcher's name was "Strasburger," there'd already be a problem in this screen (granted, it did happen before but the numbers are now taking up four precious spaces):

[DreamTeams]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, upon further review I agree. They made me shorten the name and also look somewhat messy. So, I removed them again

Awe. So close.

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

I'd say the problem with the uniform numbers as originally put in were that they were too big. If the uniform numbers had been sized to be a few points smaller than the size of the player's name text, that would have decreased the visual impact of the numbers while still leaving more space for the player names.

Must agree the way it was implemented was not well (too cluttered), but don't give up. Perhaps give this idea a try and make it optional.

[MizzouRah]

I like how it's displayed on Ian Kinsler first, my 2nd is Julio Borbon.. but yes, probably an option is best when it all comes down to it.

[Jabez54]

Good to see you here, Cornelius(rich!!) ...

And this is more the reason why ... read Shaun's quote ... After I asked about the possibilty of a Full Screen Display like OOTP and other Baseball Games, today ...


Shaun Sullivan; Wolverine Studios

Posts: 3,147

Unnfortunately this is not possible without a major re-write. Most of the UI was designed for a fixed resolution.

One thing you can do is run in scaled mode to at least run at a little larger scale.

Sorry.

Ok, enough of this and onto the Game ...

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, upon further review I agree. They made me shorten the name and also look somewhat messy. So, I removed them again

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Player numbers are going to goof up the display of player names at smaller resolutions (and I am not just talking about 800x600 anymore, or even 1024x768, as "smaller resolutions"). Please make them optional if time permits.

Apologies - I missed the post above.

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I like how it's displayed on Ian Kinsler first, my 2nd is Julio Borbon.. but yes, probably an option is best when it all comes down to it.

And I like Andrus. Neat, and out of the way. Nice photoshopping!

[DreamTeams]

Yep. The Elvis Andrus version would get my vote, too.

[OldFatGuy]

Maybe you could do something like this Markus???

Except, you know, way better. Just wanted to throw more ideas out there.

EDIT: Oops, nevermind. Guess that would cover up the team name on the uni's.

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by BusterKing

I just don't like seeing that number before the name. They don't mean anything to me.

Agree.

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by Cornelius McGillicuddy

Same here. With hi res wide screens making such a difference and are so cheap, it's surprising how many people still use 1024x768. Well, I suppose some people still watch black & white tv.

I have a friend who is a hotshot computer programmer but who refuses to pay bills or bank electronically and who still has one of those old bulky color TV's from the 80's. There's just no accounting for some people's conservative tastes.

[McMousey]

What a hilarious thread

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by DreamTeams

Yep. The Elvis Andrus version would get my vote, too.

Like this? Obviously, each player would have their own jersey #, I'm not very good with photoshop.

I think it would look really nice, if like the batter, the player name and position box was lowered to line up with the bottom of the facegen picture and the jersey # would go up top like Matt Wieters.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by McMousey

What a hilarious thread

I'm super bored tonight.. I need to play some more console baseball I think.