Out of the Park Baseball 15 Announced!

Markus Heinsohn · 01-24-2014, 06:20 AM

Hello OOTP fans,

we have just announced the latest version of our little game called Out of the Park Baseball. It's version number 15, can you believe it?

This year will be the first step into an exciting future. We have plenty of new features in store, and some incredible give-aways for those who pre-order the game until February 15th:

Now through February 15th, pre-order OOTP 15 for the special price of $34.99 and earn an entry in our best sweepstake yet. *
The grand prize winner will choose between a 64GB iPad Air, a Microsoft Surface 2 tablet, or a $700 Amazon gift card.
Three runners-ups will each receive a $100 Amazon gift card.
Three of you will get the chance to become immortal by being included in the game as prospects in the 2014 major league first-year player draft. * (You select your name, position and basic skill set; your talent will be above average.)
Receive a free OOTP 15 Steam key. *
Get the game three days before its official April release.

Please find all the info about the pre-order and a preliminary feature list in our latest newsletter here:
Out of the Park Baseball 15 Announced!

We are very excited for this year's version, and in the coming weeks we'll even have some more surprises for you. So, please go ahead and support our company by pre-ordering the game now!

Thank you.

Markus & the OOTP Developments Team

* See bottom of newsletter for details.

Sweed · 01-24-2014, 06:30 AM

Ballparks sound cool. Widescreen optimization, nice. Like every year looking forward to getting my hands on the latest and greatest.

And the yearly preorder is in.

philliesphan26 · 01-24-2014, 06:51 AM

Just pre-ordered, can't wait until the Road to Releases!

hfield007 · 01-24-2014, 07:03 AM

In love with the large impressive feature list this year! Impressive as always.

One question though. Will reserve clause era rules be improved? Making it possible to negotiate the player contracts (Koufax anyone?) instead of having everyone automatically renewed. Especially frustrating when you have one day between the WS and the offseason to release a player for free when you have the 20% contract severance pay option on.

And does the AI properly utilize the rule 5 draft yet? (not keeping 37 year old 0.5 star players in AAA over 2.5 / 4.5 future stars in the draft on their 40 man)

jazzrack · 01-24-2014, 07:05 AM

awsome news!!

but you guys broke the banner at the top

pjh5165 · 01-24-2014, 07:06 AM

looks awesome Markus. As always, thanks for all the hard work! Can't wait for the release

Markus Heinsohn · 01-24-2014, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hfield007

In love with the large impressive feature list this year! Impressive as always.

One question though. Will reserve clause era rules be improved? Making it possible to negotiate the player contracts (Koufax anyone?) instead of having everyone automatically renewed. Especially frustrating when you have one day between the WS and the offseason to release a player for free when you have the 20% contract severance pay option on.

And does the AI properly utilize the rule 5 draft yet? (not keeping 37 year old 0.5 star players in AAA over 2.5 / 4.5 future stars in the draft on their 40 man)

Not sure about the reserve clause rules, but the AI will be improved in every area of the game, yes.

PSUColonel · 01-24-2014, 07:22 AM

How will conversion of v14 leagues be handled? As stated, there are going to be real international leagues this year? Will an imported league be Abe to take advantage of this new feature?

The Game · 01-24-2014, 07:24 AM

Loved the Newsletter. Looking forward to accurate ***, retired #'s and 3-D stadiums. Any chance to add alt uniforms?

Bluenoser · 01-24-2014, 07:37 AM

Awesome news - with all the new records tracked, ie: walk offs, 1 hitters, etc etc; Will "Accomplishments" in league history be adjustable?

This has been requested for several years now. If you run a schedule that's say 90 games, nobody is going to hit 50 HR's. It would be nice if we could adjust them according to our schedule or have the game pro-rate them to our schedule length.

Thanks

Jabez54 · 01-24-2014, 07:48 AM

HEINSOHN-ASTIC !!!

Looking forward to this ... with great anticipation ... (It may sounded a little off, but what does a 3-D ballpark would look like, here, at the OOTP's World ...) ...

silvam14 · 01-24-2014, 07:50 AM

Sounds great! Next to release day, this is my next favorite day if the year on the OOTP calendar

JohnHoward · 01-24-2014, 07:53 AM

I know it is sad, but the feature I am the most excited about is "teams can retire uniform numbers".

bigdgp2 · 01-24-2014, 08:01 AM

Pre-ordered! Looking forward to another year of OOTP.

Caporegime · 01-24-2014, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnHoward

I know it is sad, but the feature I am the most excited about is "teams can retire uniform numbers".

Sad nothing. That's actually a feature quite a few people have been requesting for a long time now. It's definitely a cool addition to OOTP.

Caporegime · 01-24-2014, 08:16 AM

Pre-ordered with the fervent zeal of a self-immolating Buddhist monk!

rpriske · 01-24-2014, 08:21 AM

I am more interested in potential bug fixes than most of the changes listed here (though, of course that ignores things like interface changes because I haven't actually seen them), but I do have a question...

...with these new '3-D ballparks' will we be FORCED to change the park pics we use in the game? I have no desire to use ball flight animations so I don't see an upgrade there at all...

01-24-2014, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpriske

...with these new '3-D ballparks' will we be FORCED to change the park pics we use in the game? I have no desire to use ball flight animations so I don't see an upgrade there at all...

I believe I've seen word 'optional' in the letter.

rpriske · 01-24-2014, 08:30 AM

There we go... I missed that on the first pass.

Good.

JMDurron · 01-24-2014, 08:30 AM

Under "Enhanced player history tracking (yearly salary, 2nd & 3rd place award finishes, grand slams, walk-off hits, 1- hitters, and other game performances)", will grand slams be tracked as MLB records, by season and career? Obviously things will be easier to track with a player history entry, but today I'm having to track both in a spreadsheet to see if I can ever take down Gehrig's record. It would be most excellent if the game kept both All-Time and Season records of that particular stat.

01-24-2014, 06:20 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,737	Out of the Park Baseball 15 Announced! Hello OOTP fans, we have just announced the latest version of our little game called Out of the Park Baseball. It's version number 15, can you believe it? This year will be the first step into an exciting future. We have plenty of new features in store, and some incredible give-aways for those who pre-order the game until February 15th: Now through February 15th, pre-order OOTP 15 for the special price of $34.99 and earn an entry in our best sweepstake yet. * The grand prize winner will choose between a 64GB iPad Air, a Microsoft Surface 2 tablet, or a $700 Amazon gift card. Three runners-ups will each receive a $100 Amazon gift card. Three of you will get the chance to become immortal by being included in the game as prospects in the 2014 major league first-year player draft. * (You select your name, position and basic skill set; your talent will be above average.) Receive a free OOTP 15 Steam key. * Get the game three days before its official April release. Please find all the info about the pre-order and a preliminary feature list in our latest newsletter here: Out of the Park Baseball 15 Announced! We are very excited for this year's version, and in the coming weeks we'll even have some more surprises for you. So, please go ahead and support our company by pre-ordering the game now! Thank you. Markus & the OOTP Developments Team * See bottom of newsletter for details. __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Andreas Raht; 01-24-2014 at 07:11 AM.

01-24-2014, 06:30 AM	#2
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,090 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Ballparks sound cool. Widescreen optimization, nice. Like every year looking forward to getting my hands on the latest and greatest. And the yearly preorder is in. Last edited by Sweed; 01-25-2014 at 08:28 PM.

01-24-2014, 07:05 AM	#5
jazzrack Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: still kicking Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 25	awsome news!! but you guys broke the banner at the top Attached Images __________________ . "Never confuse composure for ease" Was once Head Cheese of Corporate League Baseball Last edited by jazzrack; 01-24-2014 at 07:06 AM.

01-24-2014, 07:24 AM	#9
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,803	Loved the Newsletter. Looking forward to accurate ***, retired #'s and 3-D stadiums. Any chance to add alt uniforms? __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

01-24-2014, 07:48 AM	#11
Jabez54 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Former Southie Posts: 2,068	HEINSOHN-ASTIC !!! Looking forward to this ... with great anticipation ... (It may sounded a little off, but what does a 3-D ballpark would look like, here, at the OOTP's World ...) ... __________________ Always a pleasure to stop in and visit the neighborhood!!

01-24-2014, 06:51 AM	#3
philliesphan26 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 254	Just pre-ordered, can't wait until the Road to Releases!

01-24-2014, 07:03 AM	#4
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,650	In love with the large impressive feature list this year! Impressive as always. One question though. Will reserve clause era rules be improved? Making it possible to negotiate the player contracts (Koufax anyone?) instead of having everyone automatically renewed. Especially frustrating when you have one day between the WS and the offseason to release a player for free when you have the 20% contract severance pay option on. And does the AI properly utilize the rule 5 draft yet? (not keeping 37 year old 0.5 star players in AAA over 2.5 / 4.5 future stars in the draft on their 40 man)

01-24-2014, 07:06 AM	#6
pjh5165 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 410	looks awesome Markus. As always, thanks for all the hard work! Can't wait for the release

01-24-2014, 07:22 AM	#8
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	How will conversion of v14 leagues be handled? As stated, there are going to be real international leagues this year? Will an imported league be Abe to take advantage of this new feature?

01-24-2014, 07:37 AM	#10
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	Awesome news - with all the new records tracked, ie: walk offs, 1 hitters, etc etc; Will "Accomplishments" in league history be adjustable? This has been requested for several years now. If you run a schedule that's say 90 games, nobody is going to hit 50 HR's. It would be nice if we could adjust them according to our schedule or have the game pro-rate them to our schedule length. Thanks

01-24-2014, 07:50 AM	#12
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 9,746	Sounds great! Next to release day, this is my next favorite day if the year on the OOTP calendar __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

01-24-2014, 07:53 AM	#13
JohnHoward All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 624	I know it is sad, but the feature I am the most excited about is "teams can retire uniform numbers".

01-24-2014, 08:01 AM	#14
bigdgp2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 605	Pre-ordered! Looking forward to another year of OOTP. __________________ https://challenge.ootpdevelopments.c...lawlsopher.jpg

01-24-2014, 08:16 AM	#16
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Pre-ordered with the fervent zeal of a self-immolating Buddhist monk! __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

01-24-2014, 08:21 AM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	I am more interested in potential bug fixes than most of the changes listed here (though, of course that ignores things like interface changes because I haven't actually seen them), but I do have a question... ...with these new '3-D ballparks' will we be FORCED to change the park pics we use in the game? I have no desire to use ball flight animations so I don't see an upgrade there at all... __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-24-2014, 08:30 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	There we go... I missed that on the first pass. Good. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-24-2014, 08:30 AM	#20
JMDurron All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,262	Under "Enhanced player history tracking (yearly salary, 2nd & 3rd place award finishes, grand slams, walk-off hits, 1- hitters, and other game performances)", will grand slams be tracked as MLB records, by season and career? Obviously things will be easier to track with a player history entry, but today I'm having to track both in a spreadsheet to see if I can ever take down Gehrig's record. It would be most excellent if the game kept both All-Time and Season records of that particular stat.