IMPORTANT: OOTP 11 released to preorder customers!

Markus Heinsohn · 04-12-2010, 03:53 AM

UPDATE: We have just sent out the emails! This does not mean that you receive it immediately though, please be patient as it can take up to a couple of hours for the email to show up in your inbox in extreme cases! Please occasionally check your spam folder too!

Here are some things I'd like you to read before you download OOTP 11:

1) You will get an email with the download links, make sure that ootpdevelopments.com is in the list for safe domains of your email client, otherwise the email may end up in your spam folder.

2) DO NOT share the links with anyone!

3) Once you start the game, it completes the installation the first time, this can take a few minutes.

4) The game will start up in demo mode first, click on the "Enter License" button in the main screen. Then paste the license key you got with your purchase confirmation email into the dialog! For Windows and Mac, it is a series of letters and numbers that looks like this: OOTP11-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. For Linux, it will look something like this: 99X-9-XX-99-99. If you have lost this information, our licensing agents store this data for you. For Windows or Mac, go to eSellerate's After-Purchase Services. For Linux, please go to the PiSD web store.

If the game cannot activate the license, temporarily deactivate any firewalls you have running!

5) To take full advantage of user created mods, you will first have to create a dummy league, then download & install the add-ons you want via the add-on center (inside OOTP menu) and then start the desired league.

6) Creating a major league game can take a couple of minutes, the message "Copying player files" will take a while, the game is copying real player history text files for thousands of players, so please be patient.

7) Importing big OOTP 10 league files can take up to 30 minutes or even longer in extreme cases. Even when the game says "(not responding)" in the window header, ignore it and let the game continue, it has to copy a million files in some cases.

8) If you have problems, please visit our knowledge base here: OOTP Developments - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software
PLEASE do not spam the general forums with "I got problem X with the game"! The answer to your problem is very likely listed in the knowledge base!

Those who order the game now will have to wait until April the 14th to get it, that is the official release date!

OK, that's it! We hope that you will enjoy the game. It is the best version of OOTP yet, I am sure about that

All the best,
Markus

megamanmatt · 04-12-2010, 03:55 AM

Awesome! Soon you will once again own my soul!

sbailey85 · 04-12-2010, 03:56 AM

thank you Now I just need to find something to occupy my time till that time arrives since i cannot fall back asleep and the replay of meet the press on tv is not cutting it

megamanmatt · 04-12-2010, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbailey85

thank you Now I just need to find something to occupy my time till that time arrives since i cannot fall back asleep and the replay of meet the press on tv is not cutting it

firefly.

gamefan1978 · 04-12-2010, 04:19 AM

Awesome cant wait to download and start playing.

old timer · 04-12-2010, 04:27 AM

Thanks Markus!

You may have made my job in tech support just a little bit easier.

As Markus said, check the knowledge base first, but if you can't find help there, one of us in tech support should be able to help.

OOTP Tech Support:
OOTP Developments Support Overview

md5423 · 04-12-2010, 04:32 AM

Just wondering, why is it that this year it was 1 for 39.99 instead of 2 for 39.99?

Markus Heinsohn · 04-12-2010, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md5423

Just wondering, why is it that this year it was 1 for 39.99 instead of 2 for 39.99?

You still can license the game on two computers, but only if you are the only person using the game. If you share the license with anyone else you would basically be pirating the game as it is a violation of the license agreement.

old timer · 04-12-2010, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md5423

Just wondering, why is it that this year it was 1 for 39.99 instead of 2 for 39.99?

According to this knowledge base article here:
How many copies of the game can I install? - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software

You still get to install OOTP on two computers and use them simultaneously. If you later got a new computer and you wanted to install OOTP to it after using your two licenses, you could deactivate it on one of your other computers and install it on the third.

You can read about that here:
How can I transfer the license for my OOTP Developments game to a different computer? - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software

Other licensing and purchasing questions can be found in the knowledge base too.

Tony M · 04-12-2010, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old timer

thanks markus!

You may have made my job in tech support just a little bit easier.

as markus said, check the knowledge base first, but if you can't find help there, one of us in tech support should be able to help.

Ootp tech support:
ootp developments support overview

+1

macdee · 04-12-2010, 04:41 AM

Thanks Markus for all your efforts in creating what I'm sure will be a great baseball sim. I might be having a late one tonight down here in NZ.

hfield007 · 04-12-2010, 04:45 AM

work in 4 hours haha, don't see me playing this until afterward.

NOTE: Thanks for another sure to be great game Markus. You and the dev team have surely put together another great installment that will take over my life as I know it until OOTP 12.

md5423 · 04-12-2010, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old timer

According to this knowledge base article here:
How many copies of the game can I install? - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software

You still get to install OOTP on two computers and use them simultaneously. You can even have it installed on more computers, but only two can be activated at one time. So if you want you can deactivate a license without uninstalling the game and activate it on a third (or more) computer.

You can read about that here:
How can I transfer the license for my OOTP Developments game to a different computer? - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software

Other licensing and purchasing questions can be found in the knowledge base too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

You still can license the game on two computers, but only if you are the only person using the game. If you share the license with anyone else you would basically be pirating the game as it is a violation of the license agreement.

Ok cool, I just want to be able to install it on my macbook and home pc. thanks for the quick reply

old timer · 04-12-2010, 04:50 AM

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Isura · 04-12-2010, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old timer

Thanks Markus!

You may have made my job in tech support just a little bit easier.

As Markus said, check the knowledge base first, but if you can't find help there, one of us in tech support should be able to help.

OOTP Tech Support:
OOTP Developments Support Overview

Hopefully OOTP11 works out of the box in windows 7. I cannot get ootp 10 to even start after installing..

Markus Heinsohn · 04-12-2010, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isura

Hopefully OOTP11 works out of the box in windows 7. I cannot get ootp 10 to even start after installing..

OOTP 11 was tested on Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit version) and works fine, at least for our beta testers

OOTP is not a native 64 bit application though, but that'll change for OOTP 12 most likely.

old timer · 04-12-2010, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isura

Hopefully OOTP11 works out of the box in windows 7. I cannot get ootp 10 to even start after installing..

OOTP X used elicense and that was a common cause of OOTP not starting. OOTP 11 doesn't use elicense anymore, so hopefully this will be less of an issue.

Nevertheless, if you have the same problem with v11 (doubtful, but...) I'm confident we can help you get it working.

mikezone13 · 04-12-2010, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isura

Hopefully OOTP11 works out of the box in windows 7. I cannot get ootp 10 to even start after installing..

I have OOTPX runing fine on Windows 7.. did you set the exe to run as administrator?

I had to do this to get it working once it was installed. Navigate to the OOTPX install folder and right click on the .exe file and the n click properties I think it is.

kiersteadmo · 04-12-2010, 05:34 AM

I love you Markus....err in that buddy sense not the stalker sense. Awesome work your doing.

Tullius · 04-12-2010, 05:50 AM

I want add that the OOTP mail with the download link was reported by Windows Live Mail as "pishing mail".

04-12-2010, 03:53 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,739	IMPORTANT: OOTP 11 released to preorder customers! UPDATE: We have just sent out the emails! This does not mean that you receive it immediately though, please be patient as it can take up to a couple of hours for the email to show up in your inbox in extreme cases! Please occasionally check your spam folder too! Here are some things I'd like you to read before you download OOTP 11: 1) You will get an email with the download links, make sure that ootpdevelopments.com is in the list for safe domains of your email client, otherwise the email may end up in your spam folder. 2) DO NOT share the links with anyone! 3) Once you start the game, it completes the installation the first time, this can take a few minutes. 4) The game will start up in demo mode first, click on the "Enter License" button in the main screen. Then paste the license key you got with your purchase confirmation email into the dialog! For Windows and Mac, it is a series of letters and numbers that looks like this: OOTP11-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. For Linux, it will look something like this: 99X-9-XX-99-99. If you have lost this information, our licensing agents store this data for you. For Windows or Mac, go to eSellerate's After-Purchase Services. For Linux, please go to the PiSD web store. If the game cannot activate the license, temporarily deactivate any firewalls you have running! 5) To take full advantage of user created mods, you will first have to create a dummy league, then download & install the add-ons you want via the add-on center (inside OOTP menu) and then start the desired league. 6) Creating a major league game can take a couple of minutes, the message "Copying player files" will take a while, the game is copying real player history text files for thousands of players, so please be patient. 7) Importing big OOTP 10 league files can take up to 30 minutes or even longer in extreme cases. Even when the game says "(not responding)" in the window header, ignore it and let the game continue, it has to copy a million files in some cases. 8) If you have problems, please visit our knowledge base here: OOTP Developments - Kayako eSupport Help Desk Software PLEASE do not spam the general forums with "I got problem X with the game"! The answer to your problem is very likely listed in the knowledge base! Those who order the game now will have to wait until April the 14th to get it, that is the official release date! OK, that's it! We hope that you will enjoy the game. It is the best version of OOTP yet, I am sure about that All the best, Markus __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 04-12-2010 at 05:49 AM.

04-12-2010, 03:55 AM	#2
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Awesome! Soon you will once again own my soul! __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

04-12-2010, 04:27 AM	#6
old timer Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,278	Thanks Markus! You may have made my job in tech support just a little bit easier. As Markus said, check the knowledge base first, but if you can't find help there, one of us in tech support should be able to help. OOTP Tech Support: OOTP Developments Support Overview __________________

04-12-2010, 04:50 AM	#14
old timer Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,278	... __________________ Last edited by old timer; 04-12-2010 at 05:01 AM. Reason: clarified my earlier post

04-12-2010, 03:56 AM	#3
sbailey85 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 94	thank you Now I just need to find something to occupy my time till that time arrives since i cannot fall back asleep and the replay of meet the press on tv is not cutting it

04-12-2010, 04:19 AM	#5
gamefan1978 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 96	Awesome cant wait to download and start playing.

04-12-2010, 04:32 AM	#7
md5423 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 539	Just wondering, why is it that this year it was 1 for 39.99 instead of 2 for 39.99?

04-12-2010, 04:41 AM	#11
macdee Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 18	Thanks Markus for all your efforts in creating what I'm sure will be a great baseball sim. I might be having a late one tonight down here in NZ.

04-12-2010, 04:45 AM	#12
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,651	work in 4 hours haha, don't see me playing this until afterward. NOTE: Thanks for another sure to be great game Markus. You and the dev team have surely put together another great installment that will take over my life as I know it until OOTP 12.

04-12-2010, 05:34 AM	#19
kiersteadmo Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 57	I love you Markus....err in that buddy sense not the stalker sense. Awesome work your doing.

04-12-2010, 05:50 AM	#20
Tullius Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 212	I want add that the OOTP mail with the download link was reported by Windows Live Mail as "pishing mail".