Amazing new 3D engine, 2018 rosters, new AI, and more!

OOTP 19 features dramatic 3D enhancements, ultra-realistic artificial intelligence, a redesigned interface, new scouting systems & reports, 2018 Opening Day rosters, and more!

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The 2018 Major League Baseball season is about to get underway with the first pitch. Who will savor the thrill of victory and who will suffer the agony of defeat? Find out in Out of the Park Baseball 19, the follow-up to Operation Sports’ "Best Management Sim of 2017!".

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If you’d like a walkthrough of everything new in OOTP 19 and take a peek at the amazing new 3D animations and ballparks, lead developer Markus Heinsohn has created a video that does just that. And there’s a trailer that you can share with friends who you think should learn more about this incredible new version of the best baseball strategy game on the market.

Here’s what you get in OOTP 19:

New 3D Players, Ballparks and Game Screen

OOTP’s 3D features have taken a big leap in OOTP 19. In addition to greatly improved 3D stadiums, the game features more advanced player models and improved on-field movements for an even better view of the action. Players now run, slide, jump, throw, and take more realistic routes to batted balls.

In addition, a reworked in-game screen enhances the in-ballpark for a better experience, whether you’re actively managing your team or watching the action play out.

2018 Opening Day Rosters

Can the Houston Astros repeat as World Series champs or can the Los Angeles Dodgers make another run at the title? You can answer all those questions and more in OOTP 19.

Our brand new 2018 roster sets include all Opening Day MLB rosters as well as the complete minor league system down to rookie leagues, including independent leagues. All Major League (and over a thousand minor league) player ratings are based on Dan Szymborski’s popular ZiPS player projection system. The remaining minor league players are carefully rated by hand by our established research team.

Will Jose Altuve have another historic season? How will the New York Yankees’ slugging lineup, led by reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton, perform? Will Max Scherzer win his 3rd Cy Young Award in a row? Can Evan Longoria regain his old form and make the San Francisco Giants a contender? Will the Nolan Arenado-led Colorado Rockies improve on their 2017 Wild Card berth? An exciting 2018 MLB season lies ahead!

In addition, 8 international leagues (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Italy, The Netherlands, Mexico and Cuba) and several US & international independent leagues return to OOTP 19 with accurate and projected 2018 rosters.

New Scouting System & Updated Scouting Reports

Scouting reports have been completely rewritten, giving you a more detailed look at your players, with a focus on the most important aspects that you care about. Your scouts deliver information in clear and targeted ways customized specifically for you.

Ultra-Realistic AI & Ratings

The AI manages rosters and makes in-game decisions better than ever, based on the latest trends in the sport, including double switches, starter and closer usage in the playoffs, trades and much more. It can also now handle unique players, such as those with excellent hitting and pitching abilities. Shohei Ohtani, anyone?

In addition, the under-the-hood ratings module has been reworked to offer a more realistic and consistent view of players in the league.

New Tournament Modes

Tournaments have been enhanced with two exciting new features: the ability create a standalone tournament bracket, plus the option to draw any teams in history into a tournament. The possibilities are endless! You can also create a special league with games manually scheduled through the regular season - modeling European football with multiple competitions and trophies within a calendar year.

User Voting for End-of-Season Awards

You can now cast a full ballot for all the end-of-season awards, including MVP, the top pitcher and hitter, and other awards. Improved decision-making by the AI can lead to some close races for awards.

Redesigned Interface

We have completely redesigned the interface and switched to a dark color scheme for the default skin. But no worries, we also have a light and a classic skin available. And on top of that, we added the option to select between six different fonts, so you can easily adjust the game interface to match your personal taste.

Much More!

Every year we offer many smaller features, and OOTP 19 is no exception. It includes:

  • 800 custom team logos for fictional leagues
  • Improved Manager Home screen, with a more customizable layout and new widget options
  • A new stat -- RA9-WAR (WAR based on runs allowed) -- for pitchers
  • Delayed substitutions for injured players, so, for example, you won’t have to replace your injured pitcher right away if your team is going to bat
  • Added the option to choose between six different interface fonts
  • Added team leader tabs to the pre-game screen
  • Modified internal ratings calculations
  • Adjusted global options for ratings display
  • Recoded many screens
  • Added flag for user gender
  • Added the option to lock the league total stats (historical leagues) while keeping league total modifier recalculation active. This enables users to have a static stats environment..
  • Added arm angle rating for pitchers (the historical DB includes this info)
  • Historical leagues now support minor leagues and roster limits when playing with real life Major League transactions & lineups
  • Added L/R split stats to historical leagues. These are used for player ratings calculations and can also be displayed in the career stats.
  • Improved historical simulation accuracy
  • Improved defensive ratings in historical leagues
  • Added 1908 & 1909 as-played lineups to historical league database
  • More accurate and realistic 19th century historical league and team database
  • Added accurate single game records to historical database and default games.
  • Added the option to choose between Opening Day and End of Season rosters in the Historical Exhibition mode
  • Improved draft pick trading using AI
  • Added an "Extremely Low" injury frequency setting
  • Columns can be sorted on the batter vs pitcher tab in the player profile screen
  • Improved team color dialogue
  • Added interactive storylines
  • Added playoff history to league history page
  • Moved languages and ethnicities into world.xml file. 1 to "n" languages possible now
  • Can now skip player creation when adding a league to a world already in progress
  • The middle mouse button now acts as a "page back" button
  • Added support for page navigation buttons on advanced mouse devices
  • The cursor keys up / down now let you scroll through player lists while viewing a player profile
  • Added filter in coach lists for available jobs
  • Added speed factor 1000 to real time simulation speed selection
  • Added ability to clear player strategies for all players on team
  • Countless other small improvements and fixes

Finally, we have an exciting new online feature called PERFECT TEAM that we’ll unveil this summer, with an open Beta happening this spring. Stay tuned to learn all about it.

Let's play ball!

See you next month!
The OOTP Developments Team

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