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Old 04-01-2016, 02:47 PM   #9
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The new design is an attempt to unify the meters into a single interface while trying to get a sleeker, updated look. There was a lot of back and forth internally, and this is just the first iteration.

As far as the direction of the chevrons, I am afraid that it was not clearly explained anywhere. So, here it is:

Originally, the player marker was always aligned with the camera meaning "down" or home was toward the camera wherever it may be during play for all meters. This is only true for the analog meter now since the stick movements are still fixed with home plate being down. The button interfaces now have the power chevrons point to the base you are targeting. The reasoning being that it will give the player a better feel as to where the ball will be going relative to the fielder's current position regardless of the camera's position/angle.

As I said, this is an initial iteration which we will be looking to refine the mechanics as well as the look. Feedback is always appreciated.

Hope everyone is having fun with this year's offering.
Thank you for the explanation on the direction aspect, I use analog and was not really understanding what it was doing. Fielding overall is fantastic this year and great work with the snap throws. We have had quite a few discussions about it in the past.
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Thank you for the explanation on the direction aspect, I use analog and was not really understanding what it was doing. Fielding overall is fantastic this year and great work with the snap throws. We have had quite a few discussions about it in the past.


Glad to hear it!

Getting those back picks to work was a project. We eventually just had to capture new animations for every aspect of this play to get them working properly. I still have some more I'd like to do with it...
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Glad to hear it!

Getting those back picks to work was a project. We eventually just had to capture new animations for every aspect of this play to get them working properly. I still have some more I'd like to do with it...
The effort put into it really shows, feels great! Thanks again!
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Still confused. Is analog camera relative or not?


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Still confused. Is analog camera relative or not?


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... the player marker was always aligned with the camera meaning "down" or home was toward the camera, wherever it may be during a play, for all meters. This is only true for the analog meter now since the stick movements are still fixed with home plate being down.
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What do you mean by "lock on to the catch area"? Are you referring to a fielder attempting to catch a fly ball.
Yes, sir. Seems that some players lock onto the catch area easier than others.
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Yes, sir. Seems that some players lock onto the catch area easier than others.


The fielding attribute affects how quickly the catcher region indicator appears, its initial size, and how much it will fluctuate while the ball is in the air. The "lock" will not happen until your fielder is close enough to the correct location with in the catch region to find/select a catch. The same attribute can also affect the set of catches available to your fielder for a given situation.
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Are analog meter throws direction sensitive on throwing errors? In other words if the 1B is pulled off the bag one direction is that a true indication of the user error or a random error animation?
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