The History of OOTP Developments games

Bobbuttons · 09-09-2008, 05:18 PM

Just saw that this German guy has this baseball game he just made and he's shopping it around. What do Europeans know about baseball?

Here are a couple of screenshots of the new V2 and the feature list.... Not sure how this will play out...

Features:

* Statistical accuracy.
* Statistical depth. It's all here : Common stats like ERA, batting AVG. and uncommon ones like Components ERA, Runs created / 27 outs, runners thrown out as catcher ....
* Injuries.
* Rare plays that happen as often as in real life. You'd be lucky if you see an unassisted triple play by the second baseman, but you could ...
* Play-by-play that tells you what happens on the field in style.
* Complete roster management. Set up your pitching staff, lineups, depth charts and so on. Demote players, recall them, put injured players on the DL, sign free agents ....
* Complete team reports.
* Real life players with real life stats.
* Comprehensive player ratings. Players are rated in several aspects of batting, pitching, fielding and baserunning.
* Customizable leagues.
* Player editor, team, season and league import/export ability, delete and create players ....
* Very easy to use graphical interface. Completely mouse driven.
* Big league leaders board.
* And much more ...
* Two play modes: Replay mode and career mode.
* Two season disks included: 1998 Replay and Fictional players for career mode.
* Great career mode : Players age, their talents fade away, youngsters are generated, they develop into big leaguers, players retire, they suffer career ending injuries. Just like real life. After the end of each season young players are generated and then drafted. So if you want to guide your team from last to first, go ahead. See your youngsters develop and perhaps their induction to the hall of fame after a great career ... Will your first round pick be the first player in 60 years to hit .400 ?
* Weekly and monthly stats and career stats for every player.
* Awards. Player of the week/month and the big ones at the end of the season.
* Built in playoffs. Capture the world championship !
* Import players from the past using Sean Lahman's Baseball Database.
* Draft module included. If you like to draft your own team, simply create a league and draft your team. The computer will draft for the others.
* Great play-by-play : You won't see boring phrases on nice plays. You'll feel what's happening on the field. The PbP will let you know ...
* And much more ...

And here the additional features of the upcoming version 2 :

* Two leagues : A 1999 replay league and a 2000 career league with real players and stats.
* Fullscreen Windows application, featuring a beautiful interface.
* A financial system: Sign free agents, negotiate contract extensions, try to lead a cellar-dwelling, small market team to the top !
* Full minor league system. Guide your prospects through the system with care.
* MORE stats, for example game-by-game stats, more splits (home, away, close/late and more) and more streaks and personal records.
* A record book with team and league records.
* Schedule generator for custom leagues.
* FULL online league support. Play your home series at home and send the results to the commish !
* More reports.
* HTML export for all reports.
* Full Master HTML export, create a whole website with one mouse-click !!!
* Computer generated scouting reports on all players.
* Improved play-by-play.
* More than a hundred injuries.
* Expanded league and team history. You have access to all retired players, for example.
* Expanded leader board, with HTML export function.
* Import seasons from the past using the Sean Lahman Database.
* A REVOLUTION : Import a past season, play it in career mode and all players that entered the league in the next years can be imported into the rookie draft !! So it will be possible to replay the entire history of baseball !
* More editing options, for example adjust the criterias for the OOTP Hall Of Fame
* And much more, for example better AI, pitcher warmup rule, day-to-day status for injured players, control of the baserunner while playing a game.

ctorg · 09-09-2008, 07:00 PM

OOTP2! That was the first version I played!

Man, that was so buggy that I ended up getting frustrated and going back to Mogul. But I stuck with it based on potential. Thankfully, it surpassed even the five-star potential I saw in it.

eriqjaffe · 09-09-2008, 07:03 PM

I must admit, "Components ERA" is a pretty uncommonly seen stat.

Dagrims · 09-09-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by play by play

Both teams meet for the first time this season.

Really, both? Wow, I thought it was just one!

fhomess · 09-09-2008, 10:24 PM

Mondesi was NOT a C arm!

Syd Thrift · 09-09-2008, 11:47 PM

Yeah, well Bone is hitting 8th and batting .130, so SHUT THE CAKE HOLE

BaseballMan · 09-11-2008, 06:48 PM

If we knew what we would have now how picky would we have been then?
Kinda fun to rediscover the new things we liked about each version.

Solonor · 09-11-2008, 09:07 PM

"* A record book with team and league records."

*sniff*

thriller13 · 09-12-2008, 01:01 AM

Wow, has it been that long? Loved the game then and still do.

Bonedwarf · 09-12-2008, 03:23 AM

I think this German guy may have a future in this genre!!!

Go Tribe · 09-12-2008, 02:18 PM

anything about head to head????

Solonor · 09-12-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go Tribe

anything about head to head????

molarmite · 09-23-2008, 09:41 PM

Even reading that gets me excited about this game.

mgom27 · 10-21-2008, 02:43 PM

Looks like a great Baseball. I hope it has Full Customazition/Expansion draft,Full Offseason Mode.

If OOTP makes a Basketball Game like Out of the Park Baseball it wood be good.

ctorg · 10-21-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgom27

Looks like a great Baseball. I hope it has Full Customazition/Expansion draft,Full Offseason Mode and a Basketball game if OOTP makes one

What would a baseball sim be without a basketball game mode?

koohead · 10-21-2008, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Yeah, well Bone is hitting 8th and batting .130, so SHUT THE CAKE HOLE

So unrealistic. Hope he adds the ability to tweak how closely a player performs to real life. Or better yet, he better develop as he would in real life too!

Jason · 10-22-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go Tribe

anything about head to head????

That could really bother some folks if it's not in there.

phenom · 10-23-2008, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go Tribe

anything about head to head????

Check the manual.

f.montoya · 11-08-2008, 10:46 AM

If anyone wants to try OOTP 2, it's here for free: All Sim Baseball

ripwalk · 11-12-2008, 08:03 PM

OOTP 2 was the first version I played as well.

I found it for free on Home of the Underdogs and fell in love with it, playing it for hours. Then, out of curiosity I went online and searched for more information on this game.

Not only was there a new version out there, there were two and OOTP 5 was about to be released.

Needless to say, I was quick to buy OOTP 5, as I was already enthralled by a game that was three iterations old.

09-09-2008, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Akron, OH, My Own Personal Hell Posts: 3,561 Thanks: 55 Thanked 191x in 89 posts	The History of OOTP Developments games Just saw that this German guy has this baseball game he just made and he's shopping it around. What do Europeans know about baseball? Here are a couple of screenshots of the new V2 and the feature list.... Not sure how this will play out... Features: * Statistical accuracy. * Statistical depth. It's all here : Common stats like ERA, batting AVG. and uncommon ones like Components ERA, Runs created / 27 outs, runners thrown out as catcher .... * Injuries. * Rare plays that happen as often as in real life. You'd be lucky if you see an unassisted triple play by the second baseman, but you could ... * Play-by-play that tells you what happens on the field in style. * Complete roster management. Set up your pitching staff, lineups, depth charts and so on. Demote players, recall them, put injured players on the DL, sign free agents .... * Complete team reports. * Real life players with real life stats. * Comprehensive player ratings. Players are rated in several aspects of batting, pitching, fielding and baserunning. * Customizable leagues. * Player editor, team, season and league import/export ability, delete and create players .... * Very easy to use graphical interface. Completely mouse driven. * Big league leaders board. * And much more ... * Two play modes: Replay mode and career mode. * Two season disks included: 1998 Replay and Fictional players for career mode. * Great career mode : Players age, their talents fade away, youngsters are generated, they develop into big leaguers, players retire, they suffer career ending injuries. Just like real life. After the end of each season young players are generated and then drafted. So if you want to guide your team from last to first, go ahead. See your youngsters develop and perhaps their induction to the hall of fame after a great career ... Will your first round pick be the first player in 60 years to hit .400 ? * Weekly and monthly stats and career stats for every player. * Awards. Player of the week/month and the big ones at the end of the season. * Built in playoffs. Capture the world championship ! * Import players from the past using Sean Lahman's Baseball Database. * Draft module included. If you like to draft your own team, simply create a league and draft your team. The computer will draft for the others. * Great play-by-play : You won't see boring phrases on nice plays. You'll feel what's happening on the field. The PbP will let you know ... * And much more ... And here the additional features of the upcoming version 2 : * Two leagues : A 1999 replay league and a 2000 career league with real players and stats. * Fullscreen Windows application, featuring a beautiful interface. * A financial system: Sign free agents, negotiate contract extensions, try to lead a cellar-dwelling, small market team to the top ! * Full minor league system. Guide your prospects through the system with care. * MORE stats, for example game-by-game stats, more splits (home, away, close/late and more) and more streaks and personal records. * A record book with team and league records. * Schedule generator for custom leagues. * FULL online league support. Play your home series at home and send the results to the commish ! * More reports. * HTML export for all reports. * Full Master HTML export, create a whole website with one mouse-click !!! * Computer generated scouting reports on all players. * Improved play-by-play. * More than a hundred injuries. * Expanded league and team history. You have access to all retired players, for example. * Expanded leader board, with HTML export function. * Import seasons from the past using the Sean Lahman Database. * A REVOLUTION : Import a past season, play it in career mode and all players that entered the league in the next years can be imported into the rookie draft !! So it will be possible to replay the entire history of baseball ! * More editing options, for example adjust the criterias for the OOTP Hall Of Fame * And much more, for example better AI, pitcher warmup rule, day-to-day status for injured players, control of the baserunner while playing a game. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

09-09-2008, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 9,701 Thanks: 38 Thanked 91x in 51 posts	OOTP2! That was the first version I played! Man, that was so buggy that I ended up getting frustrated and going back to Mogul. But I stuck with it based on potential. Thankfully, it surpassed even the five-star potential I saw in it. __________________ THE VERY US ARTISTS - A project for musicians and visual artists My music Currently reading: Thirteen by Richard Morgan "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

09-09-2008, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
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09-11-2008, 09:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,168 Thanks: 134 Thanked 94x in 57 posts	"* A record book with team and league records." sniff __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

09-23-2008, 09:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
molarmite Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,745 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 37 Thanked 75x in 48 posts	Even reading that gets me excited about this game. __________________ From the wise mind of Davey Eckstein[/SIZE] "Now all you need is a signature. A quote or initial, perhaps."

09-11-2008, 06:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,466 Thanks: 8 Thanked 81x in 54 posts	If we knew what we would have now how picky would we have been then? Kinda fun to rediscover the new things we liked about each version.

09-12-2008, 01:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
thriller13 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 12 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Wow, has it been that long? Loved the game then and still do.

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Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,337 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I think this German guy may have a future in this genre!!!

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Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 3 Thanked 34x in 13 posts Infractions: 1/0 (0)	anything about head to head????

10-21-2008, 02:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
mgom27 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,630 Thanks: 44 Thanked 108x in 71 posts	Looks like a great Baseball. I hope it has Full Customazition/Expansion draft,Full Offseason Mode. If OOTP makes a Basketball Game like Out of the Park Baseball it wood be good. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Last edited by mgom27; 10-22-2008 at 11:51 AM.

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f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,712 Thanks: 180 Thanked 140x in 68 posts	If anyone wants to try OOTP 2, it's here for free: All Sim Baseball __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

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ripwalk All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Moncton, New Brunswick Posts: 975 Thanks: 23 Thanked 8x in 3 posts	OOTP 2 was the first version I played as well. I found it for free on Home of the Underdogs and fell in love with it, playing it for hours. Then, out of curiosity I went online and searched for more information on this game. Not only was there a new version out there, there were two and OOTP 5 was about to be released. Needless to say, I was quick to buy OOTP 5, as I was already enthralled by a game that was three iterations old.

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