So...OOTP 15 - Anyone in?

[Grim.Reaper]

I don't know if anyone noticed, but with the latest patch, the developer had to remove trial team nicknames because MLB asked him too....hopefully mlb doesn't go too far...developer said they are trying to get official license for ootp16...do I sense a price increase:)

There is a cheat that will get you all real names back...hit the randomize name option several times and real names will show up.

[Nefaro]

Can't you type them in manually, too?

Also.. can you no longer download the team logo mods from the links within game?  I thought the in-game mod support was wonderful, so it would blow if they were forced to remove that too.

[Grim.Reaper]

Can't you type them in manually, too?

Also.. can you no longer download the team logo mods from the links within game?  I thought the in-game mod support was wonderful, so it would blow if they were forced to remove that too.

Sure you can type, but you would have to do for 200+ teams since it includes minors too....no way I am doing that:)

Logos are still fine since not made by developer

[Nefaro]

Can't you type them in manually, too?

Also.. can you no longer download the team logo mods from the links within game?  I thought the in-game mod support was wonderful, so it would blow if they were forced to remove that too.

Sure you can type, but you would have to do for 200+ teams since it includes minors too....no way I am doing that:)

Logos are still fine since not made by developer

Good to know we can still get the team names back.  I didn't think about the buttload of Minors teams.. doah!

Hopefully.. if it gets further whacked.. then a similar mod would be made.  I've not picked up #15 yet.. not been in the text sim mood lately.

[JudgeDredd]

Sorry - my lack of understanding of the baseball world...but WHAT have they been asked to remove from the game? And have they removed them for everyone and all versions (does OOTP14 which I currently use get affected by whatever this is?)

[Grim.Reaper]

Sorry - my lack of understanding of the baseball world...but WHAT have they been asked to remove from the game? And have they removed them for everyone and all versions (does OOTP14 which I currently use get affected by whatever this is?)

Believe it is only version ootp15 and will only happen when you start a new career.  If you already have one started, it won't impact it.  What has been removed is the official team nick names.  For example in real life you have the pittsburgh pirates but in the game it will have some fake nickname such as pittsburgh iron men or something like that.  The mlb has never liked game companies using their license material without officially getting a license to use it from them, which is expensive.

Hopefully the developer will get official license at some point where this becomes a non issue.  Like mentioned above, you can still get to the name using the trick of using the random team name feature.  Sounds like he put in a cheat to get around the issue.  Or you can name them all manually and make your league a QuickStart so that in the future you can use as template.

[Grim.Reaper]

Just trying to determine if something wrong with my computer/browser...been trying to access the OOTP site and forums all weekend and has been unavailable....anybody else having that issue or is it just me? 

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/

[bbmike]

Just trying to determine if something wrong with my computer/browser...been trying to access the OOTP site and forums all weekend and has been unavailable....anybody else having that issue or is it just me? 

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/

Not working for me either!

[Grim.Reaper]

Just trying to determine if something wrong with my computer/browser...been trying to access the OOTP site and forums all weekend and has been unavailable....anybody else having that issue or is it just me? 

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/

Not working for me either!

Thank you for confirming....maybe just routine maintenance, but odd they would do it over a weekend, especially during sales season....or maybe infrastructure problems or a hacking....

[DennisS]

Just trying to determine if something wrong with my computer/browser...been trying to access the OOTP site and forums all weekend and has been unavailable....anybody else having that issue or is it just me? 

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/

Not working for me either!

Thank you for confirming....maybe just routine maintenance, but odd they would do it over a weekend, especially during sales season....or maybe infrastructure problems or a hacking....

I have been a member of their forum boards for longer than this one..and I have been purchasing their games since 2002. They frequently take the boards down on a weekend. It is very odd, and a decision I don't understand.

If you have any interest in baseball, this is the one for you.

Of all the sports management games in the world, this is second only to the FM series. Not other baseball sim can touch it.

Note that this company also makes a hockey version ... stay away from that one, for another year. Major kinks and bugs to be worked out. Also on the horizon is "Sideline Football", and American football sports management game.

Take a good look at their boxing game. Excellent little title, and based of the old Avalon Hill Title Bout boardgame, and developed by the brothers that originally designed that game. Very cool to run tournament after tournament. I have played thousands of bouts on that one. Muhammad Ali is still the best, marginally, over Rocky Marciano.

[sandman2575]

There is a cheat that will get you all real names back...hit the randomize name option several times and real names will show up.

THANK YOU for this!  This salvages the game for me.  O0

[Nefaro]

This should be 50% off next month during the All-Stars.  Amiright?

[Grim.Reaper]

This should be 50% off next month during the All-Stars.  Amiright?

Yes, typically around all star it gets to 50% off...

[Grim.Reaper]

They posted this on their Facebook page...site issue...

"Sorry for the delay in replying to this - I spent Friday traveling from Germany to CA and was up for over 24 hours. I spent Sat. recovering and spending time with my wife and kids. I am just now catching up on things, but I was online late Friday night and saw that the site was down. I alerted Andreas, who told me he had filed a support ticket. Unfortunately, all we can do is wait for our hosting provider to fix it. Sorry."

If I was them I would get better support who can address issues quicker:)

[smittyohio]

They posted this on their Facebook page...site issue...

"Sorry for the delay in replying to this - I spent Friday traveling from Germany to CA and was up for over 24 hours. I spent Sat. recovering and spending time with my wife and kids. I am just now catching up on things, but I was online late Friday night and saw that the site was down. I alerted Andreas, who told me he had filed a support ticket. Unfortunately, all we can do is wait for our hosting provider to fix it. Sorry."

If I was them I would get better support who can address issues quicker:)

It really blows... I wanted to grab some mods for a new OOTP15 game, and can't because their entire site has gone t*ts up.   Been trying to get to their forums most of the weekend.