OOTP 26 Patch Released: 26.1.45
 

Hey everyone!

We have released the first official patch for OOTP 26, 26.1.45. This patch should correct the majority of the issues reported in the first week, and we feel should give a stable game experience for users.

Update Info for our webstore customers: To apply the update, simply download the setup file and install it over your current installation. There is no need to uninstall or unlicense your current copy! However, you should quit the game before installing it, of course. Updates always contain all the changes from previous updates. Saved games are compatible between different versions. Steam users the update should apply automatically when you next load up the game.


Changelist 26.1.45

• Fixed some issues of random players appearing in DFA list
• Adjusted minor league roster AI
• Fixed in-game facegens not appearing correctly
• Fixed Athletics missing minors in fictional setup
• Fixed HR challenge ending early
• Fixed live start showing tie
• Fixed incorrect park loading in historical setup with modded parks installed
• Fixed crash adding tournament to game
• Fixed online league export mismatch
• PT: Fixed my orders page refresh
• PT: Fixed some card shop refresh cases
• Updated player ratings for default game
• Fixed challenge mode not activating on new standard games
• Fixed drafted player selection popup stuck when draft finishes. Updated some draft popup notices
• Adjusted player development and aging
  ** Aims to balance for players to age more gracefully
  ** Does apply to games in progress - please note if you did manually adjust dev/aging settings for changes
• Adjusted errors modifier on import (need to re-import to apply)
• Adjusted scouting of draft eligible players with combine disabled
• Updated default scouting in new standard games with higher accuracy
• Disabled UI confetti until further notice (fixes crashes on draft screen, when buying PT,etc)
  ** We will debug some more issues with it, and hope to re-enable in the near future
• Fixed compare player mismatch ratings
• Fixed teams hoarding reserve roster players when no minors
• Fixed Korean language translation token issues
• 60-day injured list button hidden on popup when adding players who are not injured long
• Fixed some live start roster handling
• Updated 2024 historical lineups
• Fixed Eastern League schedule
• Updated roster set
• PT: added auction sort by end time
• PT: fixed card shop crashes
• PT: Updated some roster builder refresh issues, not noting when no changes apply
• PT: Fixed card shop refresh button, and refresh after buy orders
• PT: Fixed sort by overall not working
• Misc UI, text, isolated incidents, crash reports, etc
• Many other crash, stability, etc... improvement

Important info for online leagues: We fixed an error with exports. The commissioner will need to update to be able to process the imports, if you were previously receiving a 999 error


Download link for Windows PC (Fastspring Webstore Version):
Main server: PC Installer
Mirror: PC Mirror File

Here's a PC installer (Fastspring) that installs into a single folder, which is useful for external HDs for example. Or for creating a second test install of the game, so you can try the patch out without the risk of messing up your main install of the game if something is wrong in the patch:
PC Single Folder Installer

Download link for MacOS (FastSpring):
Main Server: MacOS Installer
Mirror: MacOS Mirror File

Thanks,
Matt + The OOTP Team

Awesome! :)

Fantastic patch! Thanks,team!

good news, thanks.

great patch
 

Great job. I love all the crash fixes. Did you happen to figure out what causes the CTD when using third party 3D stadiums downloaded from the MODS pages? It only happens in-game, and, crazily, it only happens in the ninth inning.

Just based on your description, it sounds like this might be related to the 3d facegen crash related fixes. If so, it should be fixed now.

You guys are crushing it, well done!

Saturday Morning Surprise
 

When I opened version 26.1.39, the game did not notify me there was a new update. Shouldn't that happen automatically if I have "Display Latest News from OOTP" set to Enabled?

Usually it should, although there's always a chance something on your machine blocked it or was slow in checking for updates.

Dumb question but do I have to start a new game for these fixes? I just won a WS in my first year doing a NYY save and I'd rather not lose that haha

Strategy Sliders
 

Any chance you guys are going to adjust the sliders in the Strategy menu? They're so small, you can barely see what changes are being made!

Thanks Matt! You and your team are amazing! Doing some test sims now and everything is looking the best it ever has!

Just noticed that Randy Arozarena's service time is set to 0 in the newest patch.

Reggie Jackson is everywhere!
 

I continue to have in-game 3d gameplay face gen issues. So I completely uninstalled the game including all save game files and mods and did a fresh reinstall and relicense. I am using a custom file path (just C: OOTP 26 to avoid issues with One Drive and have always done this with previous versions without any issues until now). My previous mods were some custom minor league parks and custom uniform files and real life stadium ads. No custom face gen files or mod packs for face gens. I had used all of the same mods in the initial builds up to 1.39 with no 3d in-game face gen issues. All the players would show up with their correct face gen faces while playing out 3d games. After installing 1.42 and now the current 1.45 build, the in-game face gens are all wrong. They continue to only show up with Reggie Jackson faces mostly (just like you see in the uniform options page) and other faces I am not sure of. All Caucasian players show up with Reggie Jackson, all hispanic players with same different face, all african american players with same different face. Reinstalling the game completely fresh and with no mods of any sort and starting a new standard game has not fixed the problem. I had previously tried reinstalling version 1.39 when I had all mods installed and playing my fictional league save and no issues at all. So I'm not sure what is happening and surprised no else has reported this. I would really appreciate any help anyone can provide or if anyone can report same issues. Feels like the game is not assigning the correct face gens to any players while playing out 3d games.

Scouting Reports
 

How about fixing an age old problem? Whenever a scout retires or is replaced, all previous scouting reports simply disappear. This is extremely unrealistic and causes the GM to be temporarily blinded until the new scout is hired and has a chance to scout the team. While you still want to have your scout do that, the team should be able to retain the reports of his predecessor.

Do you maybe have facegen disabled? It may be the default face you are seeing. We have made changes and optimizations if the facegen is set to None it may not pull in the custom faces to the 3d engine.

This was fixed in OOTP 26, when a scout leaves you retain the reports.

No, facegen is enabled and set to high quality. Facegens are all correct outside of in-game 3d game play.

Expansion DSL Teams
 

Whenever a league expands, it automatically creates minor league affiliates, with the exception of a DSL team. You can get around this by creating one, affiliating it, and regenerating a schedule. However, this should not be necessary.