Markus Heinsohn's blog 1 : The new interface

Marc Duffy · 11-18-2005, 02:53 PM

You’ve heard that Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006 is a complete rewrite, but what will this mean for the games interface. Lead developer Markus Heinsohn starts the first of his weekly blogs with an insight into what fans of the game can expect

Read more : http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/b...news=view&id=4

GMGOD · 11-18-2005, 03:07 PM

Is this an upgrade from 6.5 and a completely new name?

gmo · 11-18-2005, 03:07 PM

Looking great, first that this is being offered up to our constantly information-hungry crowd here, then of course what it actually says.

kingcharlesxii · 11-18-2005, 03:27 PM

Very interesting read! One question. Will there be support for wide-screen resolutions in the game? I would love to run the game at 1680x1050 instead of 1280x1024 if possible.

Steve Kuffrey · 11-18-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GMGOD

Is this an upgrade from 6.5 and a completely new name?

This is a completely new game.

eriqjaffe · 11-18-2005, 03:35 PM

Is this going to be available as an RSS feed, by any chance?

LeiterFanatic · 11-18-2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Kuffrey

This is a completely new game.

In keeping with the new look, are you going to dump that lame old avatar, Steve? LOL

Steve Kuffrey · 11-18-2005, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeiterFanatic

In keeping with the new look, are you going to dump that lame old avatar, Steve? LOL

Not a chance....Go Dawgs!!!

Marc Duffy · 11-18-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Is this going to be available as an RSS feed, by any chance?

Code:

http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/xml_manager/blogs.xml
http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/xml_manager/news.xml

enuttage · 11-18-2005, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingcharlesxii

Very interesting read! One question. Will there be support for wide-screen resolutions in the game? I would love to run the game at 1680x1050 instead of 1280x1024 if possible.

According to the notes, the largest is 1600x1200. Not bad. Not perfect for us widescreeners, but better.

Maybe there'll be an .ini file or similar that we can tweak (keeps fingers crossed).

-E

eriqjaffe · 11-18-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Code:

http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/xml_manager/blogs.xml
http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/xml_manager/news.xml

Woot!

Markus Heinsohn · 11-18-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingcharlesxii

Very interesting read! One question. Will there be support for wide-screen resolutions in the game? I would love to run the game at 1680x1050 instead of 1280x1024 if possible.

Yep

Jason · 11-18-2005, 05:05 PM

This made me spooge with joy:

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great And Mighty Markus

For example, when you read the latest box scores, and your no.8 hitting catcher went 0 for 4 with 3 K’s the third straight game, you can right click on his name and demote him straight to AAA from the box scores!

Man...that is going to be SWEET!

kingcharlesxii · 11-18-2005, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Yep

Best news I heard all day, thanks!

RchW · 11-18-2005, 05:37 PM

How do you know if you were one of the first 10

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Markus Heinsohn · 11-18-2005, 06:02 PM

You'll find out tomorrow when you got a 'Congrats' email

gocubsgo · 11-18-2005, 06:13 PM

Looks good so far, any chance you can release this earlier? Just kidding.

Le Grande Orange · 11-18-2005, 06:44 PM

While the new interface improvements sound excellent, let me ask this:

What about keyboard shortcuts?

If you look at most application software, things like Photoshop, CorelDRAW, etc., they have copious amounts of keyboard shortcuts, all of which can be customized by the user. Remembering lots of keyboard shortcuts in those programs may be daunting at first, but when you do learn them, it makes navigating those programs much faster than dragging the mouse around the screen.

This isn't a big deal to me necessarily, it's just something that occurred to me that some folks would like.

jjguards · 11-18-2005, 06:51 PM

For us old timers that have been playing this game a while and have leagues on going. Does this mean this wouldn't be an upgrade from 6.5? If thats the case i have no intention of buying it as it wouldn't benefit my league.

Joe Canadian · 11-18-2005, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale And Eli's Dad

This made me spooge with joy:

Man...that is going to be SWEET!

Couldn't agree more, DAED!!

11-18-2005, 02:53 PM	#1
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Markus Heinsohn's blog 1 : The new interface You’ve heard that Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006 is a complete rewrite, but what will this mean for the games interface. Lead developer Markus Heinsohn starts the first of his weekly blogs with an insight into what fans of the game can expect Read more : http://www.ootpbaseballmanager.com/b...news=view&id=4

11-18-2005, 03:27 PM	#4
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	Very interesting read! One question. Will there be support for wide-screen resolutions in the game? I would love to run the game at 1680x1050 instead of 1280x1024 if possible. __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

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jjguards Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: tampa, fl Posts: 45	i was curious For us old timers that have been playing this game a while and have leagues on going. Does this mean this wouldn't be an upgrade from 6.5? If thats the case i have no intention of buying it as it wouldn't benefit my league. __________________ and the yankees are champions of baseball

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GMGOD Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 218 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Is this an upgrade from 6.5 and a completely new name?

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gmo Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 3,154	Looking great, first that this is being offered up to our constantly information-hungry crowd here, then of course what it actually says.

11-18-2005, 06:02 PM	#16
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,739	You'll find out tomorrow when you got a 'Congrats' email

11-18-2005, 06:13 PM	#17
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Looks good so far, any chance you can release this earlier? Just kidding.

11-18-2005, 06:44 PM	#18
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,405	While the new interface improvements sound excellent, let me ask this: What about keyboard shortcuts? If you look at most application software, things like Photoshop, CorelDRAW, etc., they have copious amounts of keyboard shortcuts, all of which can be customized by the user. Remembering lots of keyboard shortcuts in those programs may be daunting at first, but when you do learn them, it makes navigating those programs much faster than dragging the mouse around the screen. This isn't a big deal to me necessarily, it's just something that occurred to me that some folks would like.