[Marc Duffy]

A further patch, fixing a number of issues and adding some new features and functionality has been released by Sports Interactive today.

If you've not yet purchased the game, this is a great chance.

1.0.3 Build 12270
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New features and functionality

- Added a "Offer all minor league free agents minor league contract extensions" function to the teams' possible free agent screen
- Added player overall and potential rating to player profile screen
- Added all league reports into a submenu within the league main menu
- Added "Schedule" to the tabs of the team screens
- Added an info message that informs managers if staff members are leaving the team after the season
- Added an info message that informs managers when players retire
- Added AI lineup selection options to the game setup, traditional (weighting overall ratings/stats more than splits) and sabermetric (depending solely on split ratings/stats)
- Added a "clear schedule" function to the schedule editor

- Improved player development & aging algorithms
- Improved roster management AI
- Improved both the broadcast and webcast game screens
- Coaches & scouts may now refuse 'demotion' to minor league jobs
- Commissioners may now retire or unretire players manually
- When promoting a player to the active roster, he is automatically added to the 40-man roster if there is room
- Players with a major league contract who are on DFA and no longer on the 40-man roster and cleared waivers may now be assigned to the minor leagues
- Added the option to only display qualifiers in the sortable player list within the league statistics screen
- Improved importing of historical stealing ratings
- Tweaked development of market size, fan loyalty and fan interest
- Fixed allstar game date editing
- Fixed rescheduling of allstar game problem
- Fixed coaches causing staff expenses when leaving the team
- The "force trade" option now handles waiver trades properly
- Fixed several play-by-play issues
- Tweaked contract values earned through salary arbitration
- Improved AI in terms of a salary cap
- Fixed HTML bug on team leaderboards report
- The "Download league files" menu button will now be shown for commishes, too
- Tweaked injury system, increasing the amount of day-to-day injuries
- Removed protection of traded draft picks
- Fixed Mac problems with online leagues
- Tweaked closer usage in order to give them a few more innings pitched
- Tiebreakers now occur in leagues without playoffs as well

#2023 - Fixed minor league contract extensions
#2288 - Fixed holds recording in played out games
#2414 - Fixed amateur draft scheduling problems when importing real schedules
#2427 - Fixed display of fielding stats in player lists
#2430 - Erasing the service time now resets option years properly
#2446 - Fixed improper use of quotes bug in teams.csv dump
#2451 - Stats leader team now identified in top 5 players boxes
#2451 - Stats leader team now identified in top 5 players boxes
#2465 - CSV output uses comma now, change delimiter in /data/config/app (sqldump_csv_delimiter) if needed
#2469 - Added error message HTML page for "missing" files
#2487 - Schedule in reports doesn't display ASG from wrong league
#2487 - Schedule in reports doesn't display ASG from wrong league
#2505 - Fixed potential ratings link on team page
#2512 - Team fielding report shows passed balls now
#2525 - Corrected number of reports in CSV export screen
#2528 - Removed needless fields from human managers data dump
#2530 & 2531 - CSV data dump headers are comma separated now, too
#2535 - Removed needless tables from data dump; fixed league_events bug

Download patch (PC & Mac)
http://www.ootpbaseball2006.com/down...=download&id=8

Download try and buy demos (PC & Mac)
http://www.ootpbaseball2006.com/down...=download&id=1

[Hellion9]

Many thanks Markus and you too, General Zod

[The Wolf]

It's a definite improvement!

[DaddyO]

Thank you Markus.

[treedom]

Right on!

So what's the ETA to a "will there be a 1.0.4" thread?

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by treedom

Right on!

So what's the ETA to a "will there be a 1.0.4" thread?

Over / under is 12 PM Eastern Time today.

[kagnew35]

Downloaded the patch, extracted to SI folder, 2006 and when I opened game shows version 1.02 2622. What did I do wriong????

[MorseMoose]

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Over / under is 12 PM Eastern Time today.

Oh well before

[Hellion9]

Originally Posted by treedom

Right on!

So what's the ETA to a "will there be a 1.0.4" thread?

I was going to open my thanks with one, but decided against it - alas, opportunity missed.

OK, now let's get back OT!!

[rogmax11]

Tried to d/l the patch, got a "sharing violation" message that stopped me cold. Anybody know what this means, or how to get around it?

[TETCHY]

Originally Posted by rogmax11

Tried to d/l the patch, got a "sharing violation" message that stopped me cold. Anybody know what this means, or how to get around it?

I just re-downed without incident. Could be to many users at that moment.... or your download manger(if using) is being rejected by the server. Try again.

[WarningTrack]

Originally Posted by kagnew35

Downloaded the patch, extracted to SI folder, 2006 and when I opened game shows version 1.02 2622. What did I do wriong????

Same here...

[Can of Corn]

what about teams not having enough pitchers while there are pitchers on the FA market?

[WarningTrack]

I always forget...

The patch never works on the Mac. I always have to download the whole app and move my files over. Of course, I remember after I've downloaded the patch so I have to wait a while before Rapidshare lets me get more.

Just remember to copy your esellerate key!

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by kagnew35

Downloaded the patch, extracted to SI folder, 2006 and when I opened game shows version 1.02 2622. What did I do wriong????

Did you run the patch file first? It's a self-extracting .exe.

[robster1225]

Thanks Markus.
The game keeps getting better.

[Assos]

Thanks!

I love it!

[Tycobbler]

thanks buddy !

[MizzouRah]

I just purchased the game, so I assume installing this 1.0.3 patch is all that is needed to bring the game to the current version?

Meaning, you don't have to install every patch?


Thanks!!

[endgame]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I just purchased the game, so I assume installing this 1.0.3 patch is all that is needed to bring the game to the current version?

Meaning, you don't have to install every patch?


Thanks!!

That would be correct.