[Marc Duffy]

In our efforts to keep you all informed on the latest patch developments, here is the latest news from London.

BOLD indicates new since yesterday.

Added Features

- Added scouted overall & potential score to sortable player lists as a part of the general info (must delete \data\tables folder once in order to get the ratings to show up)
- Added wild pitches to the team pitching stats table
- Added passed balls to the team fielding stats table
- Added the ability to load & save world setups as templates during game creation
- Added player league level to the custom filter and view options for player lists
- Added two new stat splits: Last Year and 2 Years Ago
- Added an option to automatically delete retired players who never reached the major leagues, saving memory
- Added an option to the preferences dialog to select the use of page selectors for sortable lists
- Added accomplishments section to league history
- Added milestones to player history summary
- Added the option to delete all free agents (only available in commish mode)
- Added the option to release all players and schedule an inaugural draft (only available during pre-season)
- Added the option to watch any game when not in commish mode
- Added the option of not pausing after each play in the in-game screen when watching a game
- Active roster sizes can now be reduced up to 15 men
- Added support for 1 and 2 man pitching rotations
- Added "import all teams from import_export folder" function
- Added the ability to edit coach/manager strategies if in commish mode (#1899)
- Added blown saves to pitching game log page
- Added the ability to take control of every team in a league when in commish mode (league setup -> other functions menu)


Fixes / Improvements

#227 - Fixed wildcard scheduling opponent in initial playoff round
#1486 - Trade offers no longer expire after using the back button
#1609 - Pages with scrolling lists now remember where you were when you leave the page and return
#1694 - Fixed problems with the AI going over the salary cap through trades
#1710 - Fixed a series of memory leaks causing the game to perform badly the longer it was left open and simming
#1747 - Fixed issue where teams were charged twice when releasing arbitration-eligible players after the season ends
#1742 - Fixed importing of HBP, balk, WP, and batter hit-by-pitch ratings from OOTP 6.x leagues
#1762 - Fixed some inconsistencies with spring training in the Schedule Evaluation report
#1770 - Fixed Rule 5 Draft scheduling problems
#1813 - Reduced frequency of severe injuries
#1830 - Up and down arrows on lower pane of Player History page now work correctly
#1851 - Improved bullpen AI, particularly overuse of visiting bullpens and use of too many relievers in a game
#1855 - Player list now sorted by last names instead of first names
#1818 - The AI no longer tries to trade recently signed or drafted players
#1793 - Factored groundball percentage more into the calculations of HR frequency in the game engine
#1799 - Fixed DFA issues when using the right-click menu
#1826, #1178 - Tweaked player extention demands
#1831 - fixed infield fly rule calls
#1938 - fixed problems with foreigner limir rule
#1888 - Fixed game log displaying issues in in-game screen
#1898 - Fixed coach ratings display in personnel screen
#1751 - Pinch hitting stats are now properly recorded
#1856 - Fixed cosmetical issues with coaches & scouts disabled
#1785 - Fixed "invalid date" error when downloading all team exports via FTP
#1827 - Fixed problems with drafted players showing up when preventing any roster moves
#1903 - Improved roster AI in terms of carrying enough SP
#1911, #1936 - Fixed problems with importing of historical fielding ratings
#1988 - Fixed generating of player with "1" as the last name
#1965 - Fixed phantom ER bug
#1962 - Fixed IBB count reporting in split stats
#1963 - Fixed AI trying to trade injured players
#1737 - Tweaked fielding pct of finctional players
#2042 - Fixed players getting traded to another league playing for below the league minimum salary
#1941 - Fixed AI problems when the winning run is on third base and the infield playing in
#2045 - Player with a major league contract can no longer be sent to the minors without being on the 40-man roster
#2005 - Fixed contract demands of SP with low endurance
#1166 - Fixed problem with team logos when there is a "." in the team name
#791 - Fixed player salaries developing in non-FA leagues
#1752 - Fixed copying of strategies
#1789 - HOF criterias set with 0 are now being ignored
#1768 - Sim to date no longer sims the target date
#1828 - Fixed hidden player aging
- Fixed baserunning AI (advancing on ground balls etc.)
- Overall and potential ratings now show up as well when using no scouts
- Coach photos can now be assigned using the Coach_# naming convention, so photos are no longer shared between players and coaches
- Fixed FTP export path bug
- Adjusted salaries for closers
- Fixed problems with the usage of depth chart settings
- Fixed rare crash when viewing league history
- Fixed some crash issues (#1745, #1778, #1836, #1838, #1800, #1779, #1806, #1863, #1780, #2024, #1942, #2021)
- Fixed some PbP issues (#1925, #1921, #1922, #1924, #1948, #1928, #1930, #1931, #1932, #1964, #1043)
- Improved 40-man roster selection AI
- Improved contract offering AI if computer teams have lots of money available
- Improved loading time and game speed
- Improved pinch-hitting AI
- Improved retiring logic
- Improved the memory footprint of the game when handling large amounts of data
- Decreased the value of middle relievers in trades
- AI no longer adjusts lineups for human teams when managing a game
- Free agent pool after creating a league no longer contains top prospects
- Tweaked passed ball and wild pitch frequencies
- Tweaked player aging & development (increasing number of talent changes)
- Tweaked player position rating calculation & importing
- Scrollable player & coaches lists now remember their position
- Game now remembers position filters when on the lineup or ratings page
- Added fields to player table in SQL dump
- Split SQL dump player table into 4 tables
- Tweaked player generator in terms of speed and stealing
- Tweaked starting pitcher endurance
- Retired non-pitchers now do not become pitching coaches and vice-versa
- Tweaked importing of OOTP 6/6.5 leagues
- The FTP password text edit box now behaves properly, displaying *
- FTP directories are now complete pathes to either reports or exports directory
- FTP upload creates missing directories on the server automatically
- Added dialog to select, archive, zip and upload league files to the league server

[BigMember]

Thanks Marc. Allot of people should be happy now and think this update is cooley. You know what I mean.

[Kelly J Delaney]

Once again, WOW.

Can we apply this patch to an existing league or do we need to restart?

Thanks in advance.

[Marc Duffy]

You can apply to an existing league but my advice is if you can start fresh do it. You'll be able to create that template and it will open up a whole new world.

If you are going to update an existing league BACK IT UP first

[TheoR]

I must say that I am very impressed with te work that has been done so far.

Can't wait for the patch on Friday......

[Mr.Opinion]

Wow. Thanks so much for the work thats going into this. If this is going to be mini patches, I can only imagine how much is in store for the rest of them!

[brookslag]

Thanks again, Marc. Very comprehensive!

[rbaezam79]

It's just two days away but it seems like centuries for me. I really want to put my hands on that patch. It looks very promising. Thanks Markus.

[huskerdan25]

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

In our efforts to keep you all informed on the latest patch developments, here is the latest news from London.

- Added dialog to select, archive, zip and upload league files to the league server[/B]

Marc, I want to make sure I understand this correctly. This option will create a league file with all of the necessary files needed for online leagues and upload it to our server? Does the game automatically use a specific zip program to create the league file? I assume we select what files to include in the league file? So, the steps that we would normally follow using a zip program will be incorporated into the game?

Appreciate the clarification and let me just say that this is an incredible addition for online leagues if it is doing what I think it will do. I can't explain my excitement with this added to the game!

[Marc Duffy]

I've asked Andreas to come in and respond to this, but your interpretation is correct I think

[zekester91]

Marc, I know I've asked about this before, but now if your just going to put fixes with TT# like below, it would be nice to have a list of the TT# so that we would know what these fixes fix. While I could go over to the Tech form and read through all 163+ threads over there to find out exactly what is being fixed that seems like a dauting task for something that may or may not effect me.

I think the 3 seprate area's is a great idea, it is really good idea for showing that you've logged the problem, but if your going to list TT# as being in the next fix list it would be nice to be able to refrance what these "features" are.

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

- Fixed some crash issues (#1745, #1778, #1836, #1838, #1800, #1779, #1806, #1863, #1780, #2024, #1942, #2021)
- Fixed some PbP issues (#1925, #1921, #1922, #1924, #1948, #1928, #1930, #1931, #1932, #1964, #1043)

[Questdog]

Originally Posted by zekester91

Marc, I know I've asked about this before, but now if your just going to put fixes with TT# like below, it would be nice to have a list of the TT# so that we would know what these fixes fix. While I could go over to the Tech form and read through all 163+ threads over there to find out exactly what is being fixed that seems like a dauting task for something that may or may not effect me.

I think the 3 seprate area's is a great idea, it is really good idea for showing that you've logged the problem, but if your going to list TT# as being in the next fix list it would be nice to be able to refrance what these "features" are.

Yes!

[Cork55]

Absolutely awesome!!! I can't wait to finally get my solo league running.

#1789 - HOF criterias set with 0 are now being ignored

Does this mean we can effectively turn off VORP as being a HOF criteria? I hope so because I just can't seem to get into using VORP. I guess that I am just a plain old stats guy.

-Cork55

[Andreas Raht]

Originally Posted by huskerdan25

Marc, I want to make sure I understand this correctly. This option will create a league file with all of the necessary files needed for online leagues and upload it to our server? Does the game automatically use a specific zip program to create the league file? I assume we select what files to include in the league file? So, the steps that we would normally follow using a zip program will be incorporated into the game?

Appreciate the clarification and let me just say that this is an incredible addition for online leagues if it is doing what I think it will do. I can't explain my excitement with this added to the game!

You can easily select which files you want to have in the online league file. Click on "Create Files". This will actually not create any files but it will search what we have and it will write a list of the files into a text file /import_export/league_files.txt. Use it for tools or whatever.
When that's done, click on "Create Archive". This will create a tar.gz file /import_export/.

For our purpose tar.gz files are better than zip files. They can easily be used on Unix servers, and most Zip-Clients for Windows and MAC know the format, too. And the compressed file is much smaller than a zip file, because the whole archive gets zipped, instead of each single file as Winzip does it.

To upload the file, click on "Upload Archive". It will go into the "Team exports directory" on the server.

[huskerdan25]

Andreas, any stats on the different file sizes based on the options selected and 7 days worth of boxscores? Unfortunately, there are still people using dial-up and having the ability to create as small a league file as possible is an important need. Looks like a great addition to the game for online leagues!

Dan

[gordyhulten]

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

- Added the ability to load & save world setups as templates during game creation

This isn't an addition to the list, but I just wanted to say thank you one more time for including this feature in the patch.

[RMc]

Does 1.0.2 include all the fixes in patch 1.0.1 (which I never got around to downloading) or do I need both?

[Andreas Raht]

Originally Posted by huskerdan25

Andreas, any stats on the different file sizes based on the options selected and 7 days worth of boxscores? Unfortunately, there are still people using dial-up and having the ability to create as small a league file as possible is an important need. Looks like a great addition to the game for online leagues!

Dan

The file sizes will depend on the number of leagues, teams and players. The number of days that you should use will be the number of game days since your latest upload. This will vary and so it's difficult to give you numbers. But it's always good to upload only those files which are really needed!

This dialog is mainly meant to bundle the necessary files for you, to make the commish's job easier. The compression is made using zlib, which offers "industrial strength" compression and it's very fast.

[onthepunt]

what happened to the sticky with the download for the ootpb pbp commentary?

[markprior22]

Once again, I must say this patch is looking really good. I'm looking forward to "starting again" this weekend and hopefully moving forward with a serious career.