Out of the Park Baseball 12 - AVAILABLE NOW! Update info inside!

[Markus Heinsohn]

Dear baseball fans,

we have just officially released Out of the Park Baseball 12, the latest version of our critically acclaimed baseball bimulation game (I bet you didn't know that ;) ).

For download links, screenshots and a complete list of the new features, please see our official release newsletter: Out of the Park Baseball 12 Available Now! (http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/newsletters/nl0077/)

Update / Download Information:
The release version is build version 12.0.3. Those of you who have preordered and installed the game in the last couple of days, please update to the current version. To do so, you can either download the full game and simply install it over your existing OOTP 12 installation, or download and install the patch (PC only). Here are the download links:

PC Full Installer
http://ootp.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12/ootp12setup.exe
http://ootp12r2.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12setup.exe
http://87.106.84.206/ootp12r/ootp12setup.exe

PC Patch Installer
http://ootp12r2.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12update.exe
http://ootp.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12/ootp12update.exe
http://87.106.84.206/ootp12r/ootp12update.exe
http://www.mediafire.com/file/abz57cez6edga1d/ootp12update.exe

Mac Full Installer
http://ootp.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12/OOTPBaseball12Installer.dmg
http://ootp12r2.s3.amazonaws.com/OOTPBaseball12Installer.dmg
http://87.106.84.206/ootp12r/OOTPBaseball12Installer.dmg

Linux Full Installer
http://ootp.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12/ootp12linuxinstall.tar.gz
http://ootp12r2.s3.amazonaws.com/ootp12linuxinstall.tar.gz
http://87.106.84.206/ootp12r/ootp12linuxinstall.tar.gz

Important note: We have made many fixes to the major league roster set. These changes only apply when you start a new major league game, though!

Here is the list of fixes in version 12.0.3 compared to version 12.0.1 from Monday's release:
- Added new function above the league totals section (league setup) to import league totals from a selected year
- Tweaked "Assign fictional player contracts" function
- Fixed several issues in the major league roster set (need to start new game for changes to apply)
- Fixed crash when looking at the coach search & shortlist
- Fixed crash when entering front office screen at a low screen resolution
- Fixed OOTP 11 league import
- Fixed Rule 5 draft eligibility
- Fixed several cosmetic problems
- Fixed AI problems when rehab assignments ended
- Fixed morale hits for players on rehab assignments
- Fixed information popups
- Fixed problems with sound the first time starting the game after installation
- Locking a player to a minor league level now also prevents promotion to the majors
- Removed real lineups / transactions option for pre-1901 leagues
- Full setup installer will automatically update older data files, no need to uninstall when upgrading

And now, enjoy the game!

Cheers,
Markus & The OOTP Developments Team

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Congrats Markus!

[miked]

Can you just hard code the WC to not to have home field advantage? We are on v12 and this can't fixed?


The team with the best record of the remaining teams will have home-field advantage. In the event that the wild-card team has the better record than the other qualifying team that is a division champion, the division champion still gets the advantage and hosts Games 1, 2, 6 and 7.

You don't even have to fix the messed up compensation where it goes by date signed instead of player quality...or the fact that top 15 picks are protected BEFORE compensation for unsigned picks (not the case in OOTP).

[Rizon]

Can you just hard code the WC to not to have home field advantage? We are on v12 and this can't fixed?



Hmm, never noticed this one. Now you got me looking through my league history to see if it's ever happened.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Can you just hard code the WC to not to have home field advantage? We are on v12 and this can't fixed?

You don't even have to fix the messed up compensation where it goes by date signed instead of player quality...or the fact that top 15 picks are protected BEFORE compensation for unsigned picks (not the case in OOTP).

Both of these issues no longer exist in OOTP 12.

[miked]

Hmm, never noticed this one. Now you got me looking through my league history to see if it's ever happened.

I'd love confirmation, but in v11, the WC team with the better record always gets homefield in the LCS. Also, when a team with a top 15 record is bumped out of the protected picks by compensation, they lose their protection. If these 2 are really fixed, I'll buy!

[Markus Heinsohn]

I'd love confirmation, but in v11, the WC team with the better record always gets homefield in the LCS. Also, when a team with a top 15 record is bumped out of the protected picks by compensation, they lose their protection. If these 2 are really fixed, I'll buy!

These two issues are definitely fixed. We spent a good amount of time reproducing and fixing problems like these :)

[Rizon]

I'd love confirmation, but in v11, the WC team with the better record always gets homefield in the LCS. Also, when a team with a top 15 record is bumped out of the protected picks by compensation, they lose their protection. If these 2 are really fixed, I'll buy!

I haven't run across it yet, looks like so far I haven't had a situation where a division winner played a WC with a better record. Still looking.

Though I don't have a huge history to look back on, maybe someone that's got a larger league can check theirs.

[GrantDawg]

Markus has said he fixed it twice in this version. Think he is fibbing?

[Rizon]

Markus has said he fixed it twice in this version. Think he is fibbing?

Yes. Probably a conspiracy.