Road to Release 5: New Skin, Operation Sports Preview, and a Few More Tidbits

battists · 03-23-2010, 09:28 PM

Road to Release 5: New Skin, Operation Sports Preview, and a Few More Tidbits
Hi everyone, and welcome to our fifth Road to Release article! In today's RTR, we wanted to present a few more screenshots using a new skin we've just finished! These pages may look familiar to OOTP veterans, but we wanted to share them with potential new customers as well, and there's a few new tidbits in there as well. As usual, click on thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture!

Operation Sports Preview
First, we wanted to give a real quick mention to Operation Sports, who has just published a preview of OOTP 11. Come check it out!

Manager Home
The Manager Home page is a portal of sorts, and it's the first page most users will see each time they start up OOTP:

In OOTP 11, the Manager Home has been enhanced to provide tips to managers, along with helpful links. In this case, you can see the game is pointing out that the draft pool is now available, among other things. The right-hand side of the screen can now be toggled as well. You can choose between a season timeline that shows you where you are in the season, and what you see in this screenshot - team leaders and how your top prospects are performing. The bottom third of the screen includes some basic team and owner information, as well as a section that shows yesterday's box score and allows you to quickly jump to today's game!

Player Profile
The Player Profile shows the detail about any individual player in your game.

The Player Profile includes your player's demographic information and ratings, as well as statistics for the past several years. One change in the Player Profile since OOTP 10 is in the Personality arena. In previous versions, players were given numerical ratings for a number of different personalities. In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings. (The example in this screenshot was just a sample that Markus put in - don't worry that it sounds a little odd!)

Team Finances
The Team Finances page contains an overview of your team's financial situation.

OOTP 11 brings the addition of individual owners with unique personalities.

League News
OOTP generates news articles throughout the history of your league, and the League News page is where managers can come to see all of the important news articles for their league:

OOTP 11 has split the News pages into a "paned" view, with a list of articles on the left and a reading pane on the right. You can also edit and write your own news articles, which will be preserved in the history of your league!

Preorder OOTP 11 Today!
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Previous Road to Release Articles
If you missed one of the previous RTR articles, here are some quick links for you:

damientheomen3 · 03-23-2010, 09:29 PM

First, awesome! Second, first!

kq76 · 03-23-2010, 09:30 PM

Excellent skin! Much nicer than that pink one.

EDIT: I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I hate that Markus is making it harder to compare personality ratings.

Two things about owners: shouldn't they not be wearing player uniforms (same goes for GMs) and wouldn't it be nice if there was something about how they made their fortune or their net worth or something?

bailey · 03-23-2010, 09:39 PM

I think the owner's picture should be a suit and tie or other kind of street clothes. I don't think owners wear the team uniform and BTW, are women owners not possible???

jagreen · 03-23-2010, 09:39 PM

I like the skin a lot as well.

Nice review on Operation Sports.

I agree with the poster above that owners should be in a suit.

AirmenSmith · 03-23-2010, 09:55 PM

This skin brings me back to my Season Ticket days of OOTP and thats a very good thing.

RandyTiger · 03-23-2010, 09:57 PM

Very nice write up, and I love the skin!

And I agree with the above comments about owners. Put 'em in their proper place - wearing monkey suits. Or even penguin suits. Or perhaps that San Diego Chicken guy.

AirmenSmith · 03-23-2010, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bailey

I think the owner's picture should be a suit and tie or other kind of street clothes. I don't think owners wear the team uniform and BTW, are women owners not possible???

Mark Cuban? But I do agree on the owners should be wearing something else. And along those lines so should your scout and trainer. I say put them all in suits. Women owners would also be pretty cool.

BusterKing · 03-23-2010, 10:31 PM

"In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings"

Looking at your example it seems like we are getting a lot less information and to me, that's not a good thing.

Thumbs down on that idea.

Bobbuttons · 03-23-2010, 10:33 PM

Yes, please change the owners and GMs out of uniform. k thx bye.

Sweed · 03-23-2010, 10:45 PM

Like the skin. One question, on the player profile screen what is the "test" button on the bottom right corner?

Killing Time · 03-23-2010, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusterKing

"In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings"

Looking at your example it seems like we are getting a lot less information and to me, that's not a good thing.

Thumbs down on that idea.

"

Kobeck · 03-23-2010, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kq76

Two things about owners: shouldn't they not be wearing player uniforms (same goes for GMs) and wouldn't it be nice if there was something about how they made their fortune or their net worth or something?

agree about the skin and the uniform. Definatly need a couple of "suits" too choose from for the owners

battists · 03-23-2010, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweed

One question, on the player profile screen what is the "test" button on the bottom right corner?

Er, pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Tycobbler · 03-24-2010, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

Er, pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

lol, nice quote.

I'm not so sure i like the hidden personality idea either; leadership, greed, intelligence what have you. Would be cool if by scouting the player the scout himself or something along the lines of learning about the player would be implemented in the game. ie. Over time you learn he's a greedy s.o.b.

Syd Thrift · 03-24-2010, 12:21 AM

Well, I for one like the text descriptions instead of the ratings. I mean, it'd be nice to know that my co-worker IRL has a 19 Greed and a 3 Work Ethic but I have to figure that out for myself by observing them stealing my lunch and leaving early. This is one area where I, for one, really don't want the ratings. I imagine they're in the editor if you're really so inclined.

Qrusher14242 · 03-24-2010, 12:53 AM

can we change the news back to how it was before? i liked it much better with the news at the bottom and the list on the top.

Markus Heinsohn · 03-24-2010, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qrusher14242

can we change the news back to how it was before? i liked it much better with the news at the bottom and the list on the top.

Unfortunately you are in the minority here.

I prefer the new style much more...

Markus Heinsohn · 03-24-2010, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusterKing

"In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings"

Looking at your example it seems like we are getting a lot less information and to me, that's not a good thing.

Well, in sortable lists you can still compare the personality ratings of each category (rated from 'very low' to 'very high' in 5 steps)... but in the profile it did not make much sense to display it when someone has an average intelligence, for example. This whole personality in numbers thing had bothered me for years...

Markus Heinsohn · 03-24-2010, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Yes, please change the owners and GMs out of uniform. k thx bye.

We'll do that sooner or later, but probably not before release. Aurelio doesn't have enough time to create a facegen model of a suit.

03-23-2010, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
battists OOTP Developments Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17,189 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 31 Thanked 776x in 220 posts	Road to Release 5: New Skin, Operation Sports Preview, and a Few More Tidbits Road to Release 5: New Skin, Operation Sports Preview, and a Few More Tidbits Hi everyone, and welcome to our fifth Road to Release article! In today's RTR, we wanted to present a few more screenshots using a new skin we've just finished! These pages may look familiar to OOTP veterans, but we wanted to share them with potential new customers as well, and there's a few new tidbits in there as well. As usual, click on thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture! Operation Sports Preview First, we wanted to give a real quick mention to Operation Sports, who has just published a preview of OOTP 11. Come check it out! Manager Home The Manager Home page is a portal of sorts, and it's the first page most users will see each time they start up OOTP: In OOTP 11, the Manager Home has been enhanced to provide tips to managers, along with helpful links. In this case, you can see the game is pointing out that the draft pool is now available, among other things. The right-hand side of the screen can now be toggled as well. You can choose between a season timeline that shows you where you are in the season, and what you see in this screenshot - team leaders and how your top prospects are performing. The bottom third of the screen includes some basic team and owner information, as well as a section that shows yesterday's box score and allows you to quickly jump to today's game! Player Profile The Player Profile shows the detail about any individual player in your game. The Player Profile includes your player's demographic information and ratings, as well as statistics for the past several years. One change in the Player Profile since OOTP 10 is in the Personality arena. In previous versions, players were given numerical ratings for a number of different personalities. In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings. (The example in this screenshot was just a sample that Markus put in - don't worry that it sounds a little odd!) Team Finances The Team Finances page contains an overview of your team's financial situation. OOTP 11 brings the addition of individual owners with unique personalities. League News OOTP generates news articles throughout the history of your league, and the League News page is where managers can come to see all of the important news articles for their league: OOTP 11 has split the News pages into a "paned" view, with a list of articles on the left and a reading pane on the right. You can also edit and write your own news articles, which will be preserved in the history of your league! Preorder OOTP 11 Today! We hope you're enjoying the Road to Release. We have some more enjoyable features planned, but there won't be THAT many more! Preorder your copy now! Preorder now for Windows/Mac or for Linux! Previous Road to Release Articles If you missed one of the previous RTR articles, here are some quick links for you: Road to Release 1: The Interface Tutorial Road to Release 2: Player Comparison, Manager Notes, and Single Game Records Road to Release 3: Drafting realism like you've never seen before! Road to Release 4: Making History with OOTP 11 __________________ Buy our games! \|\| Follow us on Twitter \|\| Follow us on Facebook! OOTP Knowledge Base \|\| Get Technical Support Note: I am currently on hiatus from my OOTP Developments duties. If you need help, please go through the Support Central link above!

03-23-2010, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 7,623 Thanks: 281 Thanked 332x in 190 posts	Excellent skin! Much nicer than that pink one. EDIT: I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I hate that Markus is making it harder to compare personality ratings. Two things about owners: shouldn't they not be wearing player uniforms (same goes for GMs) and wouldn't it be nice if there was something about how they made their fortune or their net worth or something? __________________ Useful Links: Manuals \| Downloads \| Newsletters \| Knowledge Base \| New Tech Support \| Updated Forum Rules Interactive Online League Directory - find or advertise a league today! Canadian Baseball League - uses OOTP11, running steadily since April 2002 Last edited by kq76; 03-23-2010 at 09:44 PM.

03-23-2010, 09:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
bailey Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 428 Thanks: 19 Thanked 56x in 37 posts	I think the owner's picture should be a suit and tie or other kind of street clothes. I don't think owners wear the team uniform and BTW, are women owners not possible??? __________________ FoolX: Las Vegas Wildcats

03-23-2010, 09:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
AirmenSmith All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 1,155 Thanks: 120 Thanked 124x in 70 posts	This skin brings me back to my Season Ticket days of OOTP and thats a very good thing. __________________ Go to ITP forums and show your support for the greatest baseball RPG ever

03-23-2010, 10:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
BusterKing All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,101 Thanks: 193 Thanked 300x in 156 posts	"In OOTP 11, personalities will be described in text instead of with numeric ratings" Looking at your example it seems like we are getting a lot less information and to me, that's not a good thing. Thumbs down on that idea. Last edited by BusterKing; 03-23-2010 at 10:33 PM.

03-23-2010, 09:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
jagreen Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 149 Thanks: 85 Thanked 11x in 9 posts	I like the skin a lot as well. Nice review on Operation Sports. I agree with the poster above that owners should be in a suit.

03-23-2010, 09:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
RandyTiger All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,288 Thanks: 837 Thanked 295x in 208 posts	Very nice write up, and I love the skin! And I agree with the above comments about owners. Put 'em in their proper place - wearing monkey suits. Or even penguin suits. Or perhaps that San Diego Chicken guy.

03-23-2010, 10:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Akron, OH, My Own Personal Hell Posts: 3,572 Thanks: 55 Thanked 193x in 90 posts	Yes, please change the owners and GMs out of uniform. k thx bye. __________________ 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!

03-23-2010, 10:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,439 Thanks: 320 Thanked 289x in 134 posts	Like the skin. One question, on the player profile screen what is the "test" button on the bottom right corner?

03-24-2010, 12:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,145 Thanks: 605 Thanked 11x in 9 posts	can we change the news back to how it was before? i liked it much better with the news at the bottom and the list on the top. __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

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