OOTP 25 Changelist

25.1.46
Note: This patch is not compatible with previous versions for online leagues
Updated pitch display
Fastballs will tend to not show as high as before. Other pitches should generally
show higher than before
Note that this does not impact internal ratings, or stuff ratings
Updated MLB new standard game start with proper roster limits
Fixed bug with how control options for minor leagues worked
Added minor league development focus control option
Fixed Negro League player ratings import
Fixed ratings bars with BABIP disabled to display in previous order. Gap moved to
previous positioning for all displays
Fixed draft pick negotiation text about compensation
Fixed job offer message missing text
Fixed “Game could not be initialized” error message
PT: Fixed issues with roster builder exports
PT: Increased local roster builder saves to 200
PT: Fixed tournament update
PT: Fixed crash on transaction history
PT: Fixed card release date
PT: Added missing comma in shop export
PT: Renamed all instances of Stealing Rate to Stealing Aggressiveness and Catcher
Ability to Catcher Blocking

25.0.45
Enabled PT Tournament Roster Builder
Fixed Pack Open buttons disappearing when resizing screen
Fixed pack opening when 3D disabled
Updated upper area and side toolbar menu items
On Import, when clicking Yes to the box, will correctly update totals from the
previous season
PT: Fixed combinator errors - points mismatch
PT: Adjusted combinator impact on defense
PT: Fixed some AI roster issues with tournament players experience

OOTP 25 Base Changelist

Player Development New Features

General Player Development
Can now manage the time and effort each player spends with coaches on improving
different aspects of their game.
Gives you more influence on player development and maintenance by allocating player
time between various parts of training. Have a player focus less on their contact
and devote that time to increasing power, or perhaps have a pitcher sacrifice their
pitch development to work more on control in their bullpen sessions.
Spending more time on one part of their game will increase the coaching influence
on it, and neglecting it will reduce the coaching influence.
Player Development Lab
Each team now has a player development complex, where they can send a couple
players at a time over the course of the offseason and spring training. Here
players will be able to deep dive into their development, working on one of many
development programs targeted at a specific part of their game.
Programs range from generating more bat speed to increase power, to working on
running mechanics to increase speed, to developing a new pitch, to strength and
conditioning to improve durability.
Programs vary in difficulty and range of outcomes, and success is influenced by
many general factors such as age, coaches, personality, and more, as well as
program dependent factors. For example, it’s much easier for a shortstop to slide
over to second base than it is for a first baseman. Or a good contact hitter is
much more likely to improve their bunting ability.
Draft a starter with a weak third pitch? Send him to the lab to improve it. Have a
speedy player that could project well as a leadoff hitter? Send them to work on
their bat to ball skill.

Drive for the Pennant Mode

Coming soon!
Introducing an all-new game mode, giving you a new way to dive in and play the 2024
season in a new and exciting way
Take charge of a team, and focus on the key points as you play through a season
Streamlined roster decisions giving key decision making
Jump right to the action - while simming, if your team needs your input in-game, go
directly to the action to make the decisions.
Catch the last inning of a potential no-hitter
Make the key decision on bringing in your closer
Take a call on whether to stretch your starter out to finish the inning, or bring
the pen in
Many More!

New Streamlined Historical Wizard

Set up new historical games in a quick and easy way
Historical Games by default will come in a small number of preset options, to more
easily choose what sort of historical game you want to play
All the various options can still be updated in the advanced setup, or the settings
pages after the game is loaded
Many updates to historical player ratings and balance to achieve the most realistic
historical modes

Player Ratings Changes

Added Stealing Aggressiveness
The old Speed rating has been split up into a “Speed” rating controlling rate of
infield hits, triples, avoiding double plays, etc…. and a rate that controls the
runners’ aggressiveness at stealing bases
Added Catcher Framing
The old catcher ability has been split, with framing getting its own rating, and
the old catcher ability rating returning to be more about WP/PB, as a Catcher
Blocking rating
Contact Rating
Power has now been removed from the calculation for Contact. The updated contact
rating is now a mix of the batters’ BABIP rating along with their Avoid K rating
only. The calculation for that has been updated.
Players who relied very heavily on HRs may have very small contact ratings in the
new model. Conversely, players who hit few HRs would be expected to have much
larger values than they used to.
Movement Rating
The balance between BABIP and raw movement (HR avoidance) has been updated
Stuff Rating
The balance for how pitches convert to stuff has been updated
Internal Ratings Update
Internally, all batting/pitching ratings are now on a 1-550 scale, instead of the
old 1-250.
The new MLB default rating is now set at roughly 400, with 500 being an “elite”
rating, and 550 being the maximum rating, reserved for truly elite players
Below that mark, the values roughly should come out to 300 being an average rating
for AAA, 250 should be around average for AA, and so on. Although those ranges will
vary
The Player Editor has now changed around. The ratings section has been broken into
its own tab, and now includes more information (league averages, view ratings), to
more easily see the impact of edits without having to switch back and forth between
tabs
The default view for batters and pitchers will now include their babip ratings in
all game modes
Added new league modifiers/strategy settings
Popup modifier, split batter/pitcher sac bunt, added sac bunt success rate
For various game setups (when the “control totals” option is selected, as well as
tournaments, minor leagues, feeder leagues, and some other situations), how the
game will standardize player ratings internally has significantly changed. This
should provide better accuracy in results
Otherwise, how the league totals and modifiers are used has changed in ALL game
modes. The league totals will now provide much more of a true “target” for the game
engine, meaning that going forward, changes such as increasing the league totals
for HRs will cause the HRs around the league to increase, rather than counter-
intuitively causing a decrease (as the game would suddenly see more players with
below average power).
The general format for the change is that a player with “average” ratings (ie. a
400 rating internally, or a “league average” value if using one of the “controls
totals” modes as listed above) will now essentially aim as being an average hitter
in that category. So if the league settings are set that an average hitter hits 10
HRs, then a player with average power should be expected to hit 10 HR. If the
league average value changes to 20 HRs, then a league average hitter will then be
expected to hit 20 HRs.
The modifier will act on top of that, as it did before. Generally, it can be used
to counter-balance the league averages, so if the average power rating for players
is too low or too high, the modifier can adjust to get the league totals back in
line.
Auto-calc will still function as before, automatically adjusting the modifiers to
get the best statistical balance
Completely Updated Player Creation/Development
Player Creation and Development has been completely updated
Initial player pools should be more consistent
League development should maintain a much more stable statistical output
Updated several default rules and setup to better reflect the desired experience
Updated default international player creation levels, development of international
players
Partnership with National Baseball Hall of Fame
Coming soon!
Stay tuned for more details on the Hall of Fame showcase within the game
New licensed leagues
Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse
British National Baseball League
More New Features
Added New In-game 3D screen filters
Added ability to force specific screen filter, or use defaults by era
Adjusts broadcast display to mimic older broadcast styles
Added new manager decision history screen
Ranks trades and transactions you’ve made based on the total cumulative WAR
produced for the teams involved
Include trades, free agent signings/players walking, international free agent
signings, draft picks, signed/lost to waivers, etc.
Coming Soon: Steam Cloud Integration
Not available at launch, but we expect to have this available shortly after
Select Bug Fixes/Other changes
Updated general UI when Windows Scaling is on
Greatly improved packages offered when shopping for prospect packages with option
to allow AI to add additional players from your team
Updated general trading frequency
Added basic Swiss-Style round-robin tournament, round-robin style playing single
games with varying matchups
Added last accessed date to Load Game Screen. Added more game details when loading
Updated two-way functionality with injured players. AI will consider what DTD
effect before placing players on injured list
Updated Player Editor screen
Ratings data split onto its own tab. More information available on editor page
Added table “Export to CSV” option for all player lists
Updated financials when owners control totals - cash from owner now projected out
Fixed storylines reducing values un-intentionally
Fixed and updated several owner goal calculations
Updated some fan interest/fan loyalty calculations
Updated in-game base advancement chances
Updated player fatigue model
Online Leagues: CSV/SQL output for batting/pitching/fielding/scouting tables now
display the visible ratings based on ratings scales. Running ratings have been
moved from the basic table to the batting table
Updated 3D in-game animations and camera movements
Updated ball flight timing, throw delays, ball bounces
Updated player morale calculations/impact
Fixed issues trading drafted players during the draft
Fixed tournaments selecting host city outside of specified region
Fixed feeder leaders ignoring other nations in regions. Fixed some regions parsing
Updated general roster AI
Fixed minor league AI roster over limit issues
Allow players to remain in league for the season they age out of a league
Teams should not lose scouting reports when team scout leaves
Fixed allowing pinch run for 2-way pitcher
Fixed Daily Lineup Alternate lineup issues
Many other fixes and updates

Perfect Team Changes

All new tournament roster builder
Build tournament rosters without having to explicitly enter a tournament
Manage which tournament rosters are saved on the server
Explicitly select which saved roster to use when signing up for a tournament
Team Chemistry
Players who played together in real life will get extra bonuses when on your roster
together
Players gain bonuses for seasons they played together, as well as simply being part
of the same team or from the same years / decades
New Card Combinator
Pulled non-live cards will have a chance to be a special Combinator Series version
of the card
Use other cards that share a link (for example being teammates) with the player to
get a chance to boost the raw ratings of the Combinator Series card
Updated transaction history (now filterable)
All new pack open screen, including pack selection option
Adjusted mission points values. Now Iron (1), Bronze (2), Silver (5), Low Gold
(10), High Gold (15), Low Diamond (50), High Diamond (75), Perfect (200)
PD now display remaining cards for each position
All new ratings scale and balance
Stadiums unlocked by level advancement or missions
All players qualified to learn a position will be eligible to play them in
tournaments
Improved PT Home screen, with widgets for more flexibility
Many other quality of life features
Improved roster import functionality
Explicit “Download New League File” button
Info about Importing OOTP 24 Leagues
Due to the internal ratings changes, a larger update will happen than in previous
versions.
All player ratings will be updated to the new scale, with some balance being
applied to get league totals back in line
Due to the changes mostly to movement and contact ratings, some players may see
some very large shifts in those ratings. Scouting report history, which it should
still be updated to the new scale, will likely show some big variances from earlier
reports
More details to follow