Update on Patch 5.

Markus Heinsohn · 08-30-2013, 04:00 AM

Hey guys,

as most of you are aware, we are currently working on patch #5. It will be a maintenance update and fix a few issues that were introduced with the changes we had to do in patch #4, mainly (very rare) Facegen issues and speed issues on the Mac. The problem is, that these issues happen only for a very small number of users and are likely related to hardware / driver issues. These are always the hardest problems to reproduce and fix, but we do the best we can here, Andreas is working on these issues for 3 weeks now. I have been fixing other bugs in the meantime, including the one related to minor leaguers getting moved to the 60-day DL by the AI.

There is no 100% sure timetable for the release of the patch, but I hope we'll be ready at the end of next week.

Alright, that's it for now. Have a nice weekend!

Markus

redsman1 · 08-30-2013, 07:35 AM

sounds good thanks! I do pray that one of the fixes is having minor league and major league stats combined in the play by play. really annoying and have had in version 13 and 14.

hefalumps · 08-30-2013, 07:56 AM

H Markus,

I'm one of the "unique" users who is having problems with Facegen using PhotoFit (fg) files on a Windows 7 64-bit Dell laptop. I'm seeing Facegen update pictures more often than it should need to - even without anything changing. But the big problem I'm seeing is Facegen occasionally generating a picture without a face - only a background. Usually a sure-fire way for me to reproduce this is to open OOTP, play a bit, and then leave it open and idle for a time. Sometimes I put my laptop to sleep while OOTP is still open. When I come back, usually the first picture that Facegen has to generate after this idle period will have no face. If I click on Same Picture, it fixes it, and all subsequent Facegen pictures generated will *usually* be fine until I have another idle period.

I've gotten into the habit of clicking on a pitcher's profile before playing out a game - if I forget to, usually the first player in the game who has his pic generated has no face and just a background - and there's no "Same Picture" button in game. Kind of annoying to be pitching to a sunset.

Let me know if you want my league files, Markus! Hope Andreas can figure this out! Thanks!

OBSL Commish · 08-30-2013, 09:19 AM

Hopefully, the splits bug will be fixed, where the stats will show a full season's worth of splits rather than the last few games?

mpejkrm · 08-30-2013, 10:18 AM

Will the new patch allow OOTP to work on Surface Pro again, or is that a Microsoft issue?

The Wolf · 08-30-2013, 11:05 AM

I am running the version before the current one - I never updated because of the reported issues - and I am also having issues with the game updating player pictures when it shouldn't. Windows 8 64-bit, i7, 12 GB memory on my laptop, and the same but 16GB on my desktop. This may possibly be a Windows 8 issue and not one related to this patch.

philliesphan26 · 08-30-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

I am running the version before the current one - I never updated because of the reported issues - and I am also having issues with the game updating player pictures when it shouldn't. Windows 8 64-bit, i7, 12 GB memory on my laptop, and the same but 16GB on my desktop. This may possibly be a Windows 8 issue and not one related to this patch.

Just wanted to say I am running the latest version of OOTP on a laptop similar to yours (i7, 8GB memory, Windows 8 64-bit) and not having any of the reported facegen issues in my game.

The Wolf · 08-30-2013, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by philliesphan26

Just wanted to say I am running the latest version of OOTP on a laptop similar to yours (i7, 8GB memory, Windows 8 64-bit) and not having any of the reported facegen issues in my game.

I wonder what it is then?

drksd4848 · 08-30-2013, 07:41 PM

I'm one of the ones with the slow running mac problem. If it helps, I posted it on the Support forum:

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I installed 14.3.x. GUI ran smooth. Installed 14.4.23 on top of that, GUI runs choppy and sluggish. Rolled back to 14.3. Ran fine.

I reinstalled 14.4.23. I adjusted the resolution settings and it ran smoothly (or at least reasonably so). I closed the game, reopened, back to choppy and sluggish with same resolution settings.

Repeated, same problem. Started program, choppy. Adjusted resolution, smooth. Closed and reopened, back to choppy.

Now, it could be just mine (that would suck) but considering the other versions below ran smooth all the time, I think it's a bug in the program.

And it doesn't matter what the resolution is, when you close and reopen it runs sluggish regardless until you change the res to something else. Once you change it, it runs better until you close and reopen.

Running Mac OS X 10.6.8 on an older Core 2 duo.

Let me know if there is more I can do to help.

Also, in this patch, could you guys make the salary demands of free agents commensurate to the league they were created in. As in, first year players created for indy leagues should be asking for a salary on par with the average salary of that indy league. As they develop in skill and ability then they could as for more...

Tyler87898 · 08-31-2013, 04:14 PM

I'm on PC, but I noticed that OOTP is also running a lot slower after the patch. To sim one day involves clicking the button, waiting for OOTP to respond, then 30 seconds later finally being done. There used to only be a 5 second or so delay.

hefalumps · 09-03-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hefalumps

H Markus,

I'm one of the "unique" users who is having problems with Facegen using PhotoFit (fg) files on a Windows 7 64-bit Dell laptop. I'm seeing Facegen update pictures more often than it should need to - even without anything changing. But the big problem I'm seeing is Facegen occasionally generating a picture without a face - only a background. Usually a sure-fire way for me to reproduce this is to open OOTP, play a bit, and then leave it open and idle for a time. Sometimes I put my laptop to sleep while OOTP is still open. When I come back, usually the first picture that Facegen has to generate after this idle period will have no face. If I click on Same Picture, it fixes it, and all subsequent Facegen pictures generated will *usually* be fine until I have another idle period.

I've gotten into the habit of clicking on a pitcher's profile before playing out a game - if I forget to, usually the first player in the game who has his pic generated has no face and just a background - and there's no "Same Picture" button in game. Kind of annoying to be pitching to a sunset.

Let me know if you want my league files, Markus! Hope Andreas can figure this out! Thanks!

I was finally able to track down where my issue is occurring - anytime I minimize OOTP and maximize it again, the first picture that OOTP needs to regenerate will have an invisible face. It's like clockwork. All other Facegen generated faces are fine after that first one until I have to minimize and maximize again. Bizarre, eh?

Hope the fact that I was able to narrow this down a bit helps Andreas find the issue.

markprior22 · 09-06-2013, 08:41 AM

Patch going to drop today?

The Wolf · 09-06-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by markprior22

Patch going to drop today?

You never know.

RchW · 09-06-2013, 09:14 AM

Yep, I'm ready for it.

markprior22 · 09-06-2013, 09:37 AM

I'm just hoping because I quit playing due to the 60 man DL issue. At the time, I didn't figure it would be this long...today sure would be nice.

08-30-2013, 04:00 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	Update on Patch 5. Hey guys, as most of you are aware, we are currently working on patch #5. It will be a maintenance update and fix a few issues that were introduced with the changes we had to do in patch #4, mainly (very rare) Facegen issues and speed issues on the Mac. The problem is, that these issues happen only for a very small number of users and are likely related to hardware / driver issues. These are always the hardest problems to reproduce and fix, but we do the best we can here, Andreas is working on these issues for 3 weeks now. I have been fixing other bugs in the meantime, including the one related to minor leaguers getting moved to the 60-day DL by the AI. There is no 100% sure timetable for the release of the patch, but I hope we'll be ready at the end of next week. Alright, that's it for now. Have a nice weekend! Markus __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

09-06-2013, 09:14 AM	#14
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Yep, I'm ready for it. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

08-30-2013, 07:35 AM	#2
redsman1 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 15	sounds good thanks! I do pray that one of the fixes is having minor league and major league stats combined in the play by play. really annoying and have had in version 13 and 14.

08-30-2013, 07:56 AM	#3
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,392	H Markus, I'm one of the "unique" users who is having problems with Facegen using PhotoFit (fg) files on a Windows 7 64-bit Dell laptop. I'm seeing Facegen update pictures more often than it should need to - even without anything changing. But the big problem I'm seeing is Facegen occasionally generating a picture without a face - only a background. Usually a sure-fire way for me to reproduce this is to open OOTP, play a bit, and then leave it open and idle for a time. Sometimes I put my laptop to sleep while OOTP is still open. When I come back, usually the first picture that Facegen has to generate after this idle period will have no face. If I click on Same Picture, it fixes it, and all subsequent Facegen pictures generated will usually be fine until I have another idle period. I've gotten into the habit of clicking on a pitcher's profile before playing out a game - if I forget to, usually the first player in the game who has his pic generated has no face and just a background - and there's no "Same Picture" button in game. Kind of annoying to be pitching to a sunset. Let me know if you want my league files, Markus! Hope Andreas can figure this out! Thanks!

08-30-2013, 09:19 AM	#4
OBSL Commish All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 945	Hopefully, the splits bug will be fixed, where the stats will show a full season's worth of splits rather than the last few games?

08-30-2013, 10:18 AM	#5
mpejkrm All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 951	Will the new patch allow OOTP to work on Surface Pro again, or is that a Microsoft issue?

08-31-2013, 04:14 PM	#10
Tyler87898 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 794	I'm on PC, but I noticed that OOTP is also running a lot slower after the patch. To sim one day involves clicking the button, waiting for OOTP to respond, then 30 seconds later finally being done. There used to only be a 5 second or so delay.

09-06-2013, 08:41 AM	#12
markprior22 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 1,241	Patch going to drop today?

09-06-2013, 09:37 AM	#15
markprior22 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 1,241	I'm just hoping because I quit playing due to the 60 man DL issue. At the time, I didn't figure it would be this long...today sure would be nice.