Welcome to the family, Jim Gindin and Front Office Football! (2/20/2018)

Markus Heinsohn · 02-20-2018, 08:14 AM

Hi football fans!

We are very happy to announce today that Jim Gindin, owner of Solecismic Software and creator of the long-running Front Office Football game franchise, has joined the OOTP Developments family!

Jim and our team (led by Andreas) have already worked together for over 8 months, laying the groundwork for a franchise reboot which will proudly carry the name "Front Office Football". We have not finished the final feature list, and we have not set a specific release date, although we are targeting late 2018 at the moment.

Since today is a special date for Jim (his company Solecismic Software celebreates its 20th anniversary), we figured it would be perfect timing to keep you in the loop about what was going on here behind the scenes. The new Front Office Football is based on the existing FOF engine and the OOTP user interface. The design has been rewritten from the ground up and should form the basis of years of new development.

We will announce more specifics in the coming months, so stay tuned! Exciting times are ahead.

All the best!
Markus, Jim, Andreas and the entire OOTP Developments family

Ben E Lou · 02-20-2018, 08:24 AM

Woot!

Shadow4u · 02-20-2018, 08:40 AM

Now that sounds like a plan - I have played FOF and while the engine seems to produce consistent results I never really felt like I knew what was going on to underneath the hood and hence would lose interest. Utilizing that engine with an OOTP interface sounds like a great marriage and I for one am really excited about what this could look like. Sign me up !

JamesRB · 02-20-2018, 08:48 AM

great news

Robmeister89 · 02-20-2018, 09:03 AM

Very exciting news! Can't wait to hear more!

Roy Tucker · 02-20-2018, 09:51 AM

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Called it.

ChuckkieB · 02-20-2018, 10:04 AM

Great news! Looking forward to hearing more about the project as development progresses!

firewol · 02-20-2018, 10:09 AM

I'm excited to hear about the front office partnership, I'm currently in 2091 managing the Packers (still in green Bay). One thing I would love is to see the stats engine integrated with something akin to beyond the sidelines football. Btw the developer from that game is pretty active and is also a one man team. I understand there are difficulties and fof is way more complex. But who knows, it might work out.

Lee · 02-20-2018, 10:30 AM

Awesome news, win/win for both companies!

dumbrabbit · 02-20-2018, 10:36 AM

Super pumped right now. Been waiting for a good football game for a long time now.

FOF also has a college version so OOTP can release a college football game someday if they want, which excites the heck out of me right now.

Congratulations to OOTP, and welcome to the Solecismic Software group.

Leo_The_Lip · 02-20-2018, 11:25 AM

This is great news!

johnnyshaka · 02-20-2018, 11:56 AM

Wow.

james17 · 02-20-2018, 12:07 PM

Wow! That is great news. I’ve played FOF in the past and I always thought it had great depth but suffered from a non intuitive user interface. So, the idea of marrying the engine to the OOTP interface is terrific!

Thanks so much for the update!

PilotMan · 02-20-2018, 12:29 PM

I'll come over here and say it too, CONGRATS and WOOHOO! Fantastic news!

QuikSand · 02-20-2018, 12:52 PM

Really hopeful that this partnership builds on the best of both parties.

colourmebrad · 02-20-2018, 12:59 PM

Holy cow, that's some big news! Very exciting.

FlexD · 02-20-2018, 01:27 PM

I'm cautiously optimistic, been playing FOF for a while, and while the games interface is lacking, I enjoy the game. If it follows OOTP baseball I see a new version being pushed out every year, which can be good and bad..I hope they don't overhaul the game to much...Congrats on the merger..

BradG223 · 02-20-2018, 02:03 PM

Sweet news, I'm a big fan of Front Office Football 7, and I can't wait to see what it becomes in the coming years with OOTP Developments.

Ramzavail · 02-20-2018, 02:18 PM

holy ****

take my credit card.

Izz · 02-20-2018, 03:02 PM

Awesome stuff guys!

02-20-2018, 08:14 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,806	Welcome to the family, Jim Gindin and Front Office Football! (2/20/2018) Hi football fans! We are very happy to announce today that Jim Gindin, owner of Solecismic Software and creator of the long-running Front Office Football game franchise, has joined the OOTP Developments family! Jim and our team (led by Andreas) have already worked together for over 8 months, laying the groundwork for a franchise reboot which will proudly carry the name "Front Office Football". We have not finished the final feature list, and we have not set a specific release date, although we are targeting late 2018 at the moment. Since today is a special date for Jim (his company Solecismic Software celebreates its 20th anniversary), we figured it would be perfect timing to keep you in the loop about what was going on here behind the scenes. The new Front Office Football is based on the existing FOF engine and the OOTP user interface. The design has been rewritten from the ground up and should form the basis of years of new development. We will announce more specifics in the coming months, so stay tuned! Exciting times are ahead. All the best! Markus, Jim, Andreas and the entire OOTP Developments family __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 02-20-2018 at 08:35 AM.

02-20-2018, 08:40 AM	#3
Shadow4u Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 76	Now that sounds like a plan - I have played FOF and while the engine seems to produce consistent results I never really felt like I knew what was going on to underneath the hood and hence would lose interest. Utilizing that engine with an OOTP interface sounds like a great marriage and I for one am really excited about what this could look like. Sign me up ! __________________ Mark

02-20-2018, 10:04 AM	#7
ChuckkieB Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 169	Great news! Looking forward to hearing more about the project as development progresses! __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around..." - Jim Bouton

02-20-2018, 10:09 AM	#8
firewol Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 2	Just an idea I'm excited to hear about the front office partnership, I'm currently in 2091 managing the Packers (still in green Bay). One thing I would love is to see the stats engine integrated with something akin to beyond the sidelines football. Btw the developer from that game is pretty active and is also a one man team. I understand there are difficulties and fof is way more complex. But who knows, it might work out.

02-20-2018, 10:36 AM	#10
dumbrabbit All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 827	Super pumped right now. Been waiting for a good football game for a long time now. FOF also has a college version so OOTP can release a college football game someday if they want, which excites the heck out of me right now. Congratulations to OOTP, and welcome to the Solecismic Software group. Last edited by dumbrabbit; 02-20-2018 at 10:38 AM.

02-20-2018, 08:24 AM	#2
Ben E Lou Front Office Football Central Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Souf Cackilacky Posts: 1,762	Woot!

02-20-2018, 08:48 AM	#4
JamesRB Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 15	great news

02-20-2018, 09:03 AM	#5
Robmeister89 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 159	Very exciting news! Can't wait to hear more!

02-20-2018, 10:30 AM	#9
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,651	Awesome news, win/win for both companies!

02-20-2018, 11:25 AM	#11
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,777	This is great news! __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

02-20-2018, 11:56 AM	#12
johnnyshaka All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 680	Wow. __________________

02-20-2018, 12:07 PM	#13
james17 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,305	Wow! That is great news. I’ve played FOF in the past and I always thought it had great depth but suffered from a non intuitive user interface. So, the idea of marrying the engine to the OOTP interface is terrific! Thanks so much for the update! Last edited by james17; 02-20-2018 at 06:10 PM.

02-20-2018, 12:29 PM	#14
PilotMan Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Kentucky side of Cincinnati, KY Posts: 19	I'll come over here and say it too, CONGRATS and WOOHOO! Fantastic news! __________________ A good landing is one you can walk away from, a great landing is being able to use the airplane again.

02-20-2018, 12:52 PM	#15
QuikSand Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Annapolis, Md Posts: 19	Really hopeful that this partnership builds on the best of both parties.

02-20-2018, 12:59 PM	#16
colourmebrad Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 107	Holy cow, that's some big news! Very exciting.

02-20-2018, 01:27 PM	#17
FlexD Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 130	I'm cautiously optimistic, been playing FOF for a while, and while the games interface is lacking, I enjoy the game. If it follows OOTP baseball I see a new version being pushed out every year, which can be good and bad..I hope they don't overhaul the game to much...Congrats on the merger..

02-20-2018, 02:03 PM	#18
BradG223 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 173	Sweet news, I'm a big fan of Front Office Football 7, and I can't wait to see what it becomes in the coming years with OOTP Developments.

02-20-2018, 02:18 PM	#19
Ramzavail All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NY Posts: 608	holy **** take my credit card. Last edited by Ramzavail; 02-20-2018 at 02:29 PM.

02-20-2018, 03:02 PM	#20
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,469	Awesome stuff guys! __________________ Not only do I play OOTP but I also write science-fiction: My Website A brief history of the Australia-New Zealand Baseball League (AUNZBL 2019-2119)--A Dynasty Report The National Penterham Four-Bases Association--A Dynasty Report