OOTP Weekend Sale, Save 50% +++ iOOTP announced +++ OOTP Final Patch Released

Markus Heinsohn · 08-27-2010, 05:38 AM

Hey guys,

we have some great OOTP-related news to share:
OOTP Newsletter - OOTP 11 weekend special, 50% off - save $20! iOOTP announced! OOTP 11 final update released!

We have just lowered the price for OOTP 11 to just $19.99, this special offer lasts through Sunday, August 29th! So if you haven't purchased OOTP 11 yet (or your online league hasn't updated), this is the perfect time.

Further, we have announced the development of iOOTP, coming Spring 2011 for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. We've hired a full time programmer who is already at work, converting OOTP into a great baseball simulation game for the mentioned Apple devices.

Further, the final OOTP 11 patch, version 11.2.23 has just been released. You can find the download links in the newsletter

All the best and thanks for listening!
Markus

Peregrine · 08-27-2010, 07:39 AM

Great news Markus - this version of OOTP is really fantastic, and at half price you can't beat it. Plus I can't wait for the iPad version!

CleBrownsfan · 08-27-2010, 08:45 AM

Pretty stoked to hear about iOOTP.

vex · 08-27-2010, 11:37 AM

Awesome, will definitely be buying tonight.

stevew · 08-27-2010, 11:52 AM

Will iOOTP be compatable with OOTP? So league managers can export from their phones, etc? And as a commish, will i be able to run a league from an iPad?

Alan T · 08-27-2010, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Will iOOTP be compatable with OOTP? So league managers can export from their phones, etc? And as a commish, will i be able to run a league from an iPad?

No, iOOTP is not compatible with OOTP. iOOTP is smaller so it is able to run on the iphone and thus not the same game as OOTP is.

I've been busy with work for the past few months so not fully in the loop, but I think this is the correct answer at least.

Sgran · 08-27-2010, 02:58 PM

what's the euro price?

Ryan S · 08-27-2010, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgran

what's the euro price?

$19.99, or just under €17. I assume you get charged in dollars, so you might get stung with currency conversion fees.

vex · 08-27-2010, 08:51 PM

And off I go. Goodbye, weekend.

MizzouRah · 08-27-2010, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peregrine

Great news Markus - this version of OOTP is really fantastic, and at half price you can't beat it. Plus I can't wait for the iPad version!

I agree, ootp 11 is the best version to date.

I really love this baseball cards some of these great modders come up with!

Young Drachma · 08-27-2010, 09:17 PM

iOOTP will be interesting to see.

tarcone · 08-27-2010, 09:19 PM

When will iOOTP be available?

MizzouRah · 08-27-2010, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

When will iOOTP be available?

Spring 2011 I believe.

Alan T · 08-27-2010, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I agree, ootp 11 is the best version to date.

I really love this baseball cards some of these great modders come up with!

I love that old looking one. If I remember right, looks like a mid-60s, mid-70s topps style?

I've been using this one in our Online league, it looks like the upper deck cards when I was in school

EagleFan · 08-27-2010, 10:18 PM

Fuck the iCrap!!!

Droid!!!

Droid!!!!

Droid!!!!

Oh, and it looks like I was a week too early picking it up, but I picked up the CD version on an impulse buy at Best Buy. I have to say, I am liking the game so far. First time getting OOTP in a couple releases and I am liking what I see so far.

stevew · 08-27-2010, 10:58 PM

I wonder if the career killing ribcage injury is in this one.

Markus Heinsohn · 08-28-2010, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

Did the scouting/drafting ever get fixed?

Well, it works well in V11. No complaints as far as I know

Markus Heinsohn · 08-28-2010, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

I wonder if the career killing ribcage injury is in this one.

Never heard of that one... so the answer is probably 'no'.

Marc Vaughan · 08-28-2010, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Fuck the iCrap!!!
Droid!!!
Droid!!!!
Droid!!!!

A simple fact of life is that the Droid based phones aren't amazingly viable as a platform for selling software on at present - I've investigated it for FMHi and the piracy rates are incredible on them due to Googles current policies.

This is for FMHi which is a fairly mainstream product (in Europe) compared to OOTP which is (at present) still a niche game.

Add to this the fact that Droid uses Java as its language for development (you can integrate C++ into it but its not particularly efficient from what I hear) and the fact that it has a very fragmented handset range .... thus it'd be a LOT more work for Markus to consider the Droid.

I'm sure he will in due course if the iPhone game is a success, but for an initial platform I think he's made the right choice imho.

Quote:

Oh, andit looks like I was a week too early picking it up, but I picked up the CD version on an impulse buy at Best Buy. I have to say, I am liking the game so far. First time getting OOTP in a couple releases and I am liking what I see so far.

Fantastic to hear that - had wondered what had happened to the CD based release as I haven't seen it around here

Terps · 08-28-2010, 12:30 PM

No Android, no care.

Sgran · 08-28-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan S

$19.99, or just under €17. I assume you get charged in dollars, so you might get stung with currency conversion fees.

An unwise assumption. Apparently you're new to OOTP. In the past the dollar price was also the euro price (meaning you, like me, even though we're not in the euro zone, would pay the equivalent of 19 euro).

Young Drachma · 08-28-2010, 01:37 PM

Yeah, I was tripped out to see the game for sale at Best Buy in Vermont this summer.

path12 · 08-28-2010, 02:28 PM

OK, finally picked this up. So what mods do I need?

Peregrine · 08-28-2010, 03:43 PM

Personally I don't do much modding at all - in the game if you go to the Add-ons page it will bring in the main mod pages and mods automatically and you can choose which to use. The All-in-one MLB quickstart thing (forget it's official name) is definitely worth it, and there's a great historical photo pack if you want to play historical games.

WSR · 08-28-2010, 04:20 PM

Is it worth the upgrade from OOTP X? I haven't played it for a while, so I'm not convinced if I would play this version.

Greyroofoo · 08-28-2010, 04:26 PM

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Young Drachma · 08-28-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSR

Is it worth the upgrade from OOTP X? I haven't played it for a while, so I'm not convinced if I would play this version.

Yes, it's worth it. Especially at this price. It's the best version of the game ever released and that's not hyperbole, it's seriously the version I've managed the most gameplay out of since 6.5 and it's light years ahead of where we were in those days and an upgrade over 10.

mauchow · 08-28-2010, 05:05 PM

I dropped $20.00. Hopefully it will suck me in like 5 and 6. I would love to join a baseball league again and actually enjoy it...and make trades... haven't done that in almost 4 years.

vex · 08-28-2010, 09:26 PM

Any idea why I would have received a trade offer on 8/11 if the trade deadline is 7/31?

Poli · 08-28-2010, 09:28 PM

Waiver trade, vex.

vex · 08-28-2010, 09:43 PM

I've been away from any baseball for a while, thanks.

MizzouRah · 08-29-2010, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

I love that old looking one. If I remember right, looks like a mid-60s, mid-70s topps style?

I've been using this one in our Online league, it looks like the upper deck cards when I was in school

Nice!

The one I use is a 1973 Topps.

MizzouRah · 08-29-2010, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by path12

OK, finally picked this up. So what mods do I need?

The All in one is a must for MLB style playing.

I also use the Topps 1973 baseball card template and there is a rating bars mod that scales the colors instead of just one solid color.

Oh, and there is a sound mod for when I play a game that gets rid of the sound going up really high at times.

Swaggs · 08-29-2010, 12:38 PM

I bought for the first time since the first SI version (whatever came after 6.5).

I have played through two seasons with the Pirates and have found it to be a pretty good combination of fun, challenging, and pretty solid with statistics. I did have to turn the injuries way, way down because I like to quick sim and there were just way too many significant (longer than DTD or a week) injuries that were slowing things down. It still feels just a bit too complex/laborsome for me, but I figure some of that is the learning curve and that I can customize things after I figure them out a little better.

I really like the draft element now. I can see how that could be a lot of fun for online leagues (w/ the way that some human owners mismanage money, they could really have to settle for lesser but signable picks). With the free agent compensation, even though I haven't had a Type A or B player yet since I'm using the Pirates, I can see how that would be a good/fun element for online leagues, too (There is now some incentive to hold on to or aquire useful players rather than just prospect dump or sell to the highest bidder).

All in all, I like the progress quite a bit.

Swaggs · 08-29-2010, 12:40 PM

One minor suggesting.

Since I prefer GMing to micromanaging (I build the roster and let the manager set the lineups and rotation/staffs), I enjoy building my coaching staff. I would like to see a coaching history or resume for all the personnel, rather than just the manager.

For example, if you are grooming a bench coach to become manager, it would be nice to know his experience/pedigree. Or, if you have a guy like Bobby Cox, who has been a coach, GM, and manager, that would be nice to see.

Peregrine · 08-29-2010, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

One minor suggesting.

Since I prefer GMing to micromanaging (I build the roster and let the manager set the lineups and rotation/staffs), I enjoy building my coaching staff. I would like to see a coaching history or resume for all the personnel, rather than just the manager.

For example, if you are grooming a bench coach to become manager, it would be nice to know his experience/pedigree. Or, if you have a guy like Bobby Cox, who has been a coach, GM, and manager, that would be nice to see.

I'd love to see the same thing Swaggs - I enjoy reading the managerial histories but there is a big gap when a guy may have been a pitching coach for 10 years which went unrecorded before he became a manager.

terpkristin · 08-29-2010, 01:42 PM

Enjoy iFM as it were, looking forward to getting introduced to OOTP with iOOTP

/tk

mckerney · 08-29-2010, 08:13 PM

Meh, let us know where there's an Android version.

Pumpy Tudors · 08-29-2010, 08:14 PM

HAY GUYS ANYONE KNOW IF THERE'S AN ANDROID VERSION

MJ4H · 08-29-2010, 08:27 PM

what the hell is that some kind of iphone ripoff???

samifan24 · 08-29-2010, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

At some point you have got to get the minor leagues right on this thing. Once again the Southern League is the higher rated A league over the Carolina League even though Southern League is Low A and Carolina League is High A.

This is the kind of detail that I know has been discussed at the OOTP forums since the increase in minor league depth and still hasn't been addressed. Sooner or later you need to make a Low A and High A distinction and actually get those things right.

The Southern League is AA.

Young Drachma · 08-30-2010, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

I thought waiver trades were frozen in September. Are they completely frozen or is it just that those players aren't eligible for the post season?

Trades can still happen, it's just they're not eligible for post-season play after August 31st.

MizzouRah · 08-30-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

Went ahead and made the purchase. Downloading the all-in-one mod. Where do I find the card packs etc.?

There is a mod thread over at the ootp forums that has them or you can get them from PadresFan mod website.

Padresfan's Mod Website

korme · 08-30-2010, 02:36 PM

anyone in any good online leagues?

Tasan · 08-30-2010, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by korme

anyone in any good online leagues?

The Front Office Offseason League (FOFC's OOTP House League) - Front Office Football Central

Fast sim is the place to be. Come join the FOOL!

08-27-2010, 07:39 AM	#2
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Great news Markus - this version of OOTP is really fantastic, and at half price you can't beat it. Plus I can't wait for the iPad version! Last edited by Peregrine : 08-27-2010 at 07:44 AM.

08-27-2010, 08:45 AM	#3
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	Pretty stoked to hear about iOOTP. __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

08-27-2010, 02:58 PM	#7
Sgran High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Budapest	what's the euro price? __________________ What the hell is Mike Brown diagramming for them during timeouts? Is he like the guy from "Memento" or something? Guys, I just thought of something … what if we ran a high screen for LeBron?

08-28-2010, 01:37 PM	#23
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Yeah, I was tripped out to see the game for sale at Best Buy in Vermont this summer. __________________ Current dynasty: Playtesting chaos (Viperball 26) \| OOTP Mod: Managerial Strategy Files \| GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github

08-28-2010, 02:28 PM	#24
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	OK, finally picked this up. So what mods do I need? __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

08-27-2010, 11:37 AM	#4
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Awesome, will definitely be buying tonight.

08-27-2010, 11:52 AM	#5
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Will iOOTP be compatable with OOTP? So league managers can export from their phones, etc? And as a commish, will i be able to run a league from an iPad?

08-27-2010, 08:51 PM	#9
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	And off I go. Goodbye, weekend.

08-27-2010, 09:17 PM	#11
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	iOOTP will be interesting to see.

08-27-2010, 09:19 PM	#12
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	When will iOOTP be available?

08-27-2010, 10:18 PM	#15
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Fuck the iCrap!!! Droid!!! Droid!!!! Droid!!!! Oh, and it looks like I was a week too early picking it up, but I picked up the CD version on an impulse buy at Best Buy. I have to say, I am liking the game so far. First time getting OOTP in a couple releases and I am liking what I see so far.

08-27-2010, 10:58 PM	#17
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I wonder if the career killing ribcage injury is in this one.

08-28-2010, 12:30 PM	#21
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	No Android, no care.

08-28-2010, 03:43 PM	#25
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Personally I don't do much modding at all - in the game if you go to the Add-ons page it will bring in the main mod pages and mods automatically and you can choose which to use. The All-in-one MLB quickstart thing (forget it's official name) is definitely worth it, and there's a great historical photo pack if you want to play historical games.

08-28-2010, 04:20 PM	#26
WSR Mascot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tarzana, CA	Is it worth the upgrade from OOTP X? I haven't played it for a while, so I'm not convinced if I would play this version. __________________ XBL Tag: WSR

08-28-2010, 04:26 PM	#27
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!

08-28-2010, 05:05 PM	#29
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	I dropped $20.00. Hopefully it will suck me in like 5 and 6. I would love to join a baseball league again and actually enjoy it...and make trades... haven't done that in almost 4 years.

08-28-2010, 09:26 PM	#30
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Any idea why I would have received a trade offer on 8/11 if the trade deadline is 7/31?

08-28-2010, 09:28 PM	#31
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Waiver trade, vex. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

08-28-2010, 09:43 PM	#32
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	I've been away from any baseball for a while, thanks.

08-29-2010, 12:38 PM	#35
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I bought for the first time since the first SI version (whatever came after 6.5). I have played through two seasons with the Pirates and have found it to be a pretty good combination of fun, challenging, and pretty solid with statistics. I did have to turn the injuries way, way down because I like to quick sim and there were just way too many significant (longer than DTD or a week) injuries that were slowing things down. It still feels just a bit too complex/laborsome for me, but I figure some of that is the learning curve and that I can customize things after I figure them out a little better. I really like the draft element now. I can see how that could be a lot of fun for online leagues (w/ the way that some human owners mismanage money, they could really have to settle for lesser but signable picks). With the free agent compensation, even though I haven't had a Type A or B player yet since I'm using the Pirates, I can see how that would be a good/fun element for online leagues, too (There is now some incentive to hold on to or aquire useful players rather than just prospect dump or sell to the highest bidder). All in all, I like the progress quite a bit. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

08-29-2010, 12:40 PM	#36
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	One minor suggesting. Since I prefer GMing to micromanaging (I build the roster and let the manager set the lineups and rotation/staffs), I enjoy building my coaching staff. I would like to see a coaching history or resume for all the personnel, rather than just the manager. For example, if you are grooming a bench coach to become manager, it would be nice to know his experience/pedigree. Or, if you have a guy like Bobby Cox, who has been a coach, GM, and manager, that would be nice to see. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

08-29-2010, 01:42 PM	#38
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Enjoy iFM as it were, looking forward to getting introduced to OOTP with iOOTP /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

08-29-2010, 08:13 PM	#39
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Meh, let us know where there's an Android version.

08-29-2010, 08:14 PM	#40
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	HAY GUYS ANYONE KNOW IF THERE'S AN ANDROID VERSION __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

08-29-2010, 08:27 PM	#41
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	what the hell is that some kind of iphone ripoff???

08-30-2010, 02:36 PM	#49
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	anyone in any good online leagues?

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