Out of the Park Baseball 13 - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Markus Heinsohn · 01-20-2012, 01:29 PM

Hey guys,

we have just announced OOTP 13 and are now accepting pre-orders.

Please see all the info, including features & screenshots in our latest newsletter:
Out of the Park Baseball 13 Newsletter!

You can discuss this in our new OOTP 13 forums too, if you like:
Out of the Park Baseball 13 - OOTP Developments Forums

Thanks for listening!

Markus

Peregrine · 01-20-2012, 01:49 PM

Wow, looks great Markus, can't wait - I love the ability to create associated leagues, been wanting something like that for a while now.

Marc Vaughan · 01-20-2012, 02:30 PM

Whoo Hoo

korme · 01-20-2012, 02:59 PM

I skipped 12, first time since finding OOTP all the way back at version 3. It's had me chomping at the bit, can't wait for 13

korme · 01-20-2012, 03:05 PM

Screenshot #2 is the profile page for Bill William - great name.

Easy Mac · 01-20-2012, 03:05 PM

We need more players with the same first and last name in real life.

Ksyrup · 01-20-2012, 03:08 PM

I saw a tweet last week about an American Idol 11 contestant named Phillip Phillips.

Markus Heinsohn · 01-20-2012, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

We need more players with the same first and last name in real life.

Yeah, I found that quite funny... the other name on one of the screnshots is cool as well, IMO.

cartman · 01-20-2012, 04:41 PM

There was a guy in high school named Anthony A. Anthony. Just take a guess as to what the A stood for in his middle name.

TRO · 01-20-2012, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

There was a guy in high school named Anthony A. Anthony. Just take a guess as to what the A stood for in his middle name.

Tony! Toni! Tone!

Big Fo · 01-20-2012, 05:57 PM

I wonder if I can make my league do Japanese league style playoffs now.

MizzouRah · 01-20-2012, 06:27 PM

Annual no brainer.. looks great!

Senator · 01-20-2012, 06:44 PM

Let the Yu Darvish era begin in OOTP13.

Vince, Pt. II · 01-20-2012, 07:07 PM

I have a co-worker named John John. Not Jonathan - John.

FBPro · 01-20-2012, 07:53 PM

Sweet, can't wait!!!

BYU 14 · 01-20-2012, 08:05 PM

Love the new League association options, a third Major League that can interact with the other two. The Federal League lives!!

kcchief19 · 01-20-2012, 08:53 PM

In Cuban Ricky Ricardo would have been Ricardo Ricardo.

Philliesfan980 · 01-21-2012, 07:02 AM

I haven't been following OOTP very closely over the last year, but I thought there were plans for version 13 to have almost a "microleague baseball" type graphical interface. Did that get scrapped?

cody8200 · 01-21-2012, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

I haven't been following OOTP very closely over the last year, but I thought there were plans for version 13 to have almost a "microleague baseball" type graphical interface. Did that get scrapped?

Yes. The programmer was going to do it for free and he bailed for a paying position.

Philliesfan980 · 01-21-2012, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody8200

Yes. The programmer was going to do it for free and he bailed for a paying position.

That makes sense - you can't fault a guy for doing that. On the other hand, I'm still very surprised why a game like High Heat with a franchise mode doesn't exist. Would be the perfect game for me.

MizzouRah · 02-08-2012, 12:33 PM

** I HOPE MARKUS DOESN'T MIND ME POSTING HIS LATEST UPDATE **

Real time simulation mode has me drooling.. fantasic job on the new layout and this new mode which will be quite addicting!!!

Hey guys,

development of OOTP 13 is going well, and we will begin beta testing in 1-2 weeks.

This past week the development of the new "Real Time Simulation Mode" was completed, so I'd like to take a few minutes and explain what this is all about.

Basically, what this mode does is simulate the current day in the background while you continue to browse the game. Sounds simple, but this was quite a programming challenge, but the result was well worth it, as this mode really adds another dimension to the OOTP game experience.

In order to start the real time simulation, simply open the "Play" menu (see screenshot #3) and click on "Start simulation". This initializes the real time simulation, sets the time to the earliest game start time of the day and takes you to the "Live Scores" screen.

Here (see screenshot #1) you see all the games in progress, games that start at a later time or games that have been finished already. Each game shows you the current score, hitter & pitcher, the count / outs, base runners and the last play, so basically all the info you need. You can also directly access the current box score of the game, or enter the game of your choice and watch it. If you are the manager of one of the teams, you can of course take control of the game too. While playing / watching the game, the real time simulation continues (at the pace at which the current game progresses) and you have the option to leave the game again without concluding it.

On the right side of the live scores screen you get updates about all the scoring and interesting events, for example players leaving due to injury, records / milestones, no-hitters going on, hitting streaks, final scores, ejections and notable game performances. Below that section the top performances of the day are listed.

You may also set the speed of the simulation (can be changed during simulation, of course), options available are: Real time, factor 2, factor 5, factor 10, factor 20, factor 60, factor 120. You can also set the auto refresh-rate of screens while browsing the game. The live scores screen itself updates every second so you won't miss a beat.

During real time simulation you can do almost everything you want in the game, although player transactions and the league setup are disabled because these could cause problems. However, trade negotiations do work, but you have to wait for the completion of the sim before the trade can be executed. While browsing the game, a status area at the top informs you about the current time, scoring / event updates and about the current score of the user-controlled team's game. It is updated each second as well, just like the live scores screen. See screenshot #2 as an example.

Once all games have been finished, the real time simulation stops, unless you have set a certain target date in the play menu, in which case OOTP automatically advances to the next day and starts the simulation mode again, and continues to do so until the target date is reached. That way you can for example watch 1 week worth of action where one second equals one real-time minute if you set the speed to factor 60.

You can also save your game during a real time sim, and the next time you load it, it picks up right where it left off.

I personally love this new way of playing OOTP, it really takes immersion to a whole new level.

Oh, and don't forget to pre-order OOTP 13, our special offer ($5 off and the chance to win an iPod Touch 32GB or one of three $100 gift coupons for either Amazon or iTunes) ends in a week!

Cheers,
Markus

PS: Here are the screenshots... Screenshot #2 shows the new minor league organization screen, it features a very useful sortable list which contains all your minor league players.

Screenshot 1:

Screenshot 2:

Screenshot 3:

cougarfreak · 02-08-2012, 01:04 PM

So, if I play my games out, I won't use this mode. Am I correct in thinking that? This would be for more of a GM style.

MizzouRah · 02-08-2012, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cougarfreak

So, if I play my games out, I won't use this mode. Am I correct in thinking that? This would be for more of a GM style.

You could still use the screen to watch games and then when your game comes up, it will jump into it - I believe.

Rizon · 02-08-2012, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

We need more players with the same first and last name in real life.

Rizon · 02-08-2012, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rizon

Rizon · 02-08-2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

I'm still very surprised why a game like High Heat with a franchise mode doesn't exist.

Too hard to keep ground balls from disappearing in Wrigley Park.

CrimsonFox · 02-08-2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rizon

*clapclapclap!*

Major Major!

kmbgolf · 02-08-2012, 06:29 PM

man do I miss high heat

lighthousekeeper · 02-08-2012, 10:07 PM

the real time sim is very intriguing.

cartman · 02-08-2012, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmbgolf

man do I miss high heat

Thanks for nothing, Dave Dial. The friggin' jerk.

RainMaker · 02-09-2012, 12:53 AM

Sort of reluctant to preorder considering the releases for these always seem to end up in July or something when I'm getting amped for football.

molson · 02-09-2012, 12:57 AM

Love the game, hate the concept of "pre-orders". It's like a weird banking arrangement. We're lending them money in exchange for not being able to change our mind on the purchase. Ah well, not my problem and others can pre-order if they want to. I just wish it wasn't a thing.

RainMaker · 02-09-2012, 01:07 AM

I don't mind preoders, just need a firm launch date to do it.

MizzouRah · 02-09-2012, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Sort of reluctant to preorder considering the releases for these always seem to end up in July or something when I'm getting amped for football.

I believe Markus has said we can expect the release on opening day.

Mota · 02-09-2012, 07:26 PM

I really wasn't happy with OOTP12, but I've really enjoyed every other version before then. The changes look pretty good this year, so I've preordered. I'm happy with helping to fund a small operation like OOTP before the game comes out.

lighthousekeeper · 02-09-2012, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mota

I really wasn't happy with OOTP12, but I've really enjoyed every other version before then. The changes look pretty good this year, so I've preordered. I'm happy with helping to fund a small operation like OOTP before the game comes out.

out of curiosity, what what wrong with ootp12?

Mota · 02-10-2012, 07:59 PM

I'm not sure what happened with the finances, but a fictional league that I was playing for several versions became nearly unplayable because about 20% of the players suddenly started asking for double what I listed as "superstar players" salaries. So it destroyed the financial structure of my league.
I also saw problems with the facegen not updating in many cases, I had to force update it every few months because the callups would all be wearing their minor league jerseys.
I did enjoy some of the new features, but it basically broke even when compared to the annoyances.

korme · 03-02-2012, 03:02 PM

I'm getting that itch to play in a multi-player league..

CleBrownsfan · 03-02-2012, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by korme

I'm getting that itch to play in a multi-player league..

Get in Our FOOL leagues

Karim · 03-03-2012, 01:17 AM

I wonder if it will support High-DPI settings or will 1920 x 1080 laptop users be stuck with small fonts like in FM2011 and FM2012?

Marc Vaughan · 03-03-2012, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karim

I wonder if it will support High-DPI settings or will 1920 x 1080 laptop users be stuck with small fonts like in FM2011 and FM2012?

Large font skins for FM2012 can be found at various unofficial sites, if you read the thread here there are links to various ones:

FM2012 DPI Settings and Font Sizes

stevew · 03-03-2012, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by korme

I'm getting that itch to play in a multi-player league..

I am too.

Drake · 03-03-2012, 10:30 AM

I didn't notice any issues with small fonts in ootp12 on 1920x1080 resolution.

TroyF · 03-03-2012, 11:26 AM

Love the new minor league screen.

kingfc22 · 03-04-2012, 11:29 PM

Any possibility the new playoff rules get patched in at some point?

INDalltheway · 03-05-2012, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfc22

Any possibility the new playoff rules get patched in at some point?

I think they are in there already. Pretty sure I remember reading about it.

spleen1015 · 03-05-2012, 02:47 PM

New wildcard rules for 2012 - OOTP Developments Forums

See Post #8 in the thread above.

Young Drachma · 03-05-2012, 08:39 PM

I'm on beta, have been using the latest build and the new playoff formats (or basically any other way you want to create playoff byes) are available and work well, FYI.

Scoobz0202 · 03-05-2012, 09:02 PM

Long-term financials, DC. Same shit, different version?

Edit: I didn't play 12, but I know in 11 I tried to set it up so that small market teams played like small market teams. I just couldn't get it without mucking up the entire game.

(im buying anyways)

Young Drachma · 03-05-2012, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Long-term financials, DC. Same shit, different version?

(im buying anyways)

Yeah, no major changes in that regard and certainly no adds of the stuff in my financial calculator. But I think I'm going to adapt my financial calculator for the newest version once I take a deeper look at it.

01-20-2012, 03:08 PM	#7
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I saw a tweet last week about an American Idol 11 contestant named Phillip Phillips. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

01-20-2012, 04:41 PM	#9
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	There was a guy in high school named Anthony A. Anthony. Just take a guess as to what the A stood for in his middle name. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

01-20-2012, 05:57 PM	#11
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	I wonder if I can make my league do Japanese league style playoffs now. Last edited by Big Fo : 01-20-2012 at 05:57 PM.

01-20-2012, 06:44 PM	#13
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	Let the Yu Darvish era begin in OOTP13. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

01-20-2012, 07:53 PM	#15
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Sweet, can't wait!!! __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

01-20-2012, 01:49 PM	#2
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Wow, looks great Markus, can't wait - I love the ability to create associated leagues, been wanting something like that for a while now.

01-20-2012, 02:30 PM	#3
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Whoo Hoo

01-20-2012, 02:59 PM	#4
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I skipped 12, first time since finding OOTP all the way back at version 3. It's had me chomping at the bit, can't wait for 13

01-20-2012, 03:05 PM	#5
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Screenshot #2 is the profile page for Bill William - great name.

01-20-2012, 03:05 PM	#6
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	We need more players with the same first and last name in real life.

01-20-2012, 06:27 PM	#12
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Annual no brainer.. looks great!

01-20-2012, 07:07 PM	#14
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I have a co-worker named John John. Not Jonathan - John.

01-20-2012, 08:05 PM	#16
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Love the new League association options, a third Major League that can interact with the other two. The Federal League lives!!

01-20-2012, 08:53 PM	#17
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	In Cuban Ricky Ricardo would have been Ricardo Ricardo.

01-21-2012, 07:02 AM	#18
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	I haven't been following OOTP very closely over the last year, but I thought there were plans for version 13 to have almost a "microleague baseball" type graphical interface. Did that get scrapped?

02-08-2012, 12:33 PM	#21
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I HOPE MARKUS DOESN'T MIND ME POSTING HIS LATEST UPDATE Real time simulation mode has me drooling.. fantasic job on the new layout and this new mode which will be quite addicting!!! Hey guys, development of OOTP 13 is going well, and we will begin beta testing in 1-2 weeks. This past week the development of the new "Real Time Simulation Mode" was completed, so I'd like to take a few minutes and explain what this is all about. Basically, what this mode does is simulate the current day in the background while you continue to browse the game. Sounds simple, but this was quite a programming challenge, but the result was well worth it, as this mode really adds another dimension to the OOTP game experience. In order to start the real time simulation, simply open the "Play" menu (see screenshot #3) and click on "Start simulation". This initializes the real time simulation, sets the time to the earliest game start time of the day and takes you to the "Live Scores" screen. Here (see screenshot #1) you see all the games in progress, games that start at a later time or games that have been finished already. Each game shows you the current score, hitter & pitcher, the count / outs, base runners and the last play, so basically all the info you need. You can also directly access the current box score of the game, or enter the game of your choice and watch it. If you are the manager of one of the teams, you can of course take control of the game too. While playing / watching the game, the real time simulation continues (at the pace at which the current game progresses) and you have the option to leave the game again without concluding it. On the right side of the live scores screen you get updates about all the scoring and interesting events, for example players leaving due to injury, records / milestones, no-hitters going on, hitting streaks, final scores, ejections and notable game performances. Below that section the top performances of the day are listed. You may also set the speed of the simulation (can be changed during simulation, of course), options available are: Real time, factor 2, factor 5, factor 10, factor 20, factor 60, factor 120. You can also set the auto refresh-rate of screens while browsing the game. The live scores screen itself updates every second so you won't miss a beat. During real time simulation you can do almost everything you want in the game, although player transactions and the league setup are disabled because these could cause problems. However, trade negotiations do work, but you have to wait for the completion of the sim before the trade can be executed. While browsing the game, a status area at the top informs you about the current time, scoring / event updates and about the current score of the user-controlled team's game. It is updated each second as well, just like the live scores screen. See screenshot #2 as an example. Once all games have been finished, the real time simulation stops, unless you have set a certain target date in the play menu, in which case OOTP automatically advances to the next day and starts the simulation mode again, and continues to do so until the target date is reached. That way you can for example watch 1 week worth of action where one second equals one real-time minute if you set the speed to factor 60. You can also save your game during a real time sim, and the next time you load it, it picks up right where it left off. I personally love this new way of playing OOTP, it really takes immersion to a whole new level. Oh, and don't forget to pre-order OOTP 13, our special offer ($5 off and the chance to win an iPod Touch 32GB or one of three $100 gift coupons for either Amazon or iTunes) ends in a week! Cheers, Markus PS: Here are the screenshots... Screenshot #2 shows the new minor league organization screen, it features a very useful sortable list which contains all your minor league players. Screenshot 1: Screenshot 2: Screenshot 3:

02-08-2012, 01:04 PM	#22
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	So, if I play my games out, I won't use this mode. Am I correct in thinking that? This would be for more of a GM style. __________________ “I don’t like the Cubs,” Joey Votto said. “And I’m not going to pat anybody with a Cubs uniform on the back."

02-08-2012, 06:29 PM	#28
kmbgolf n00b Join Date: Oct 2003	man do I miss high heat

02-08-2012, 10:07 PM	#29
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	the real time sim is very intriguing. __________________ ...

02-09-2012, 12:53 AM	#31
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Sort of reluctant to preorder considering the releases for these always seem to end up in July or something when I'm getting amped for football.

02-09-2012, 12:57 AM	#32
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Love the game, hate the concept of "pre-orders". It's like a weird banking arrangement. We're lending them money in exchange for not being able to change our mind on the purchase. Ah well, not my problem and others can pre-order if they want to. I just wish it wasn't a thing. Last edited by molson : 02-09-2012 at 12:58 AM.

02-09-2012, 01:07 AM	#33
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I don't mind preoders, just need a firm launch date to do it.

02-09-2012, 07:26 PM	#35
Mota College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001	I really wasn't happy with OOTP12, but I've really enjoyed every other version before then. The changes look pretty good this year, so I've preordered. I'm happy with helping to fund a small operation like OOTP before the game comes out.

02-10-2012, 07:59 PM	#37
Mota College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001	I'm not sure what happened with the finances, but a fictional league that I was playing for several versions became nearly unplayable because about 20% of the players suddenly started asking for double what I listed as "superstar players" salaries. So it destroyed the financial structure of my league. I also saw problems with the facegen not updating in many cases, I had to force update it every few months because the callups would all be wearing their minor league jerseys. I did enjoy some of the new features, but it basically broke even when compared to the annoyances.

03-02-2012, 03:02 PM	#38
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I'm getting that itch to play in a multi-player league..

03-03-2012, 01:17 AM	#40
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	I wonder if it will support High-DPI settings or will 1920 x 1080 laptop users be stuck with small fonts like in FM2011 and FM2012?

03-03-2012, 10:30 AM	#43
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	I didn't notice any issues with small fonts in ootp12 on 1920x1080 resolution.

03-03-2012, 11:26 AM	#44
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Love the new minor league screen.

03-04-2012, 11:29 PM	#45
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Any possibility the new playoff rules get patched in at some point? __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

03-05-2012, 02:47 PM	#47
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	New wildcard rules for 2012 - OOTP Developments Forums See Post #8 in the thread above.

03-05-2012, 08:39 PM	#48
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I'm on beta, have been using the latest build and the new playoff formats (or basically any other way you want to create playoff byes) are available and work well, FYI.

03-05-2012, 09:02 PM	#49
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Long-term financials, DC. Same shit, different version? Edit: I didn't play 12, but I know in 11 I tried to set it up so that small market teams played like small market teams. I just couldn't get it without mucking up the entire game. (im buying anyways) Last edited by Scoobz0202 : 03-05-2012 at 09:10 PM.

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