We are proud to announce that we have just released the final patch for OOTP 2006!
It was a long and sometimes rocky road from the release of the game to the current state it's in, but we think the game is now in very good shape as we have added numerous new features, tweaked various aspects and fixed all reported problems of OOTP 2006. As usual, this patch does include all changes & fixes introduced by previous patches!

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This is supposed to be the last patch before we focus on developing next year's version, OOTP 2007. It will build on the great foundation that OOTP 2006 is now and introduce a lot of innovative and fun features.

If you have not purchased OOTP 2006 yet, we ask you to try the updated demo versions for both the PC and Macintosh Computers. You can download the demos here:

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Let us explain some of the new features & tweaks:

• We have added AI lineup selection options to the game setup, traditional and sabermetric. While 'sabermetric' is the way OOTP has always worked (AI is focusing on L/R split ratings only), the 'traditional' approach tries to mirror real life lineups selection, where managers take the overall offensive ability into account more instead of solely relying on lefty/righty split statistics.
• We have improved the interface of the game, adding all league reports into a sub menu within the main league menu, and adding the team schedule to the tabs of the team screens. Also, when skipping through player profiles in a list, right-clicking now takes you directly back to the player list.
• Tiebreakers have been added to leagues that do not have playoffs at the end of the regular season.
• A few more email messages have been added, informing the manager about staff members leaving or players who are retiring after the season.
• We have greatly improved the roster AI, the player aging & development, closer usage AI and team financials AI. This results in a more challenging playing experience.
• We have enhanced the in-game screen, adding more info and improving the default ballpark image.

The fictional player pictures you see on that screenshot have been generated by the wonderful third-party utility FaceTool, which you can find here. FaceTool creates fictional photos for your OOTP 2006 universe, and even updates the uniforms once players change teams!

For other great OOTP add-ons, like roster sets, player photo packs or database utilities, please visit the OOTP Mod forums.

Here is the complete list of features & tweaks in OOTP 2006 version 1.0.3:

• Added a "Offer all minor league free agents minor league contract extensions" function to the teams' possible free agent screen
• Added player overall and potential rating to player profile screen
• Added all league reports into a submenu within the league main menu
• Added "Schedule" to the tabs of the team screens
• Added an info message that informs managers if staff members are leaving the team after the season
• Added an info message that informs managers when players retire
• Added AI lineup selection options to the game setup, traditional (weighting overall ratings/stats more than splits) and sabermetric (depending solely on split ratings/stats)
• Added a "clear schedule" function to the schedule editor
• Improved player development & aging algorithms
• Improved roster management AI
• Improved both the broadcast and webcast game screens
• Coaches & scouts may now refuse 'demotion' to minor league jobs
• Commissioners may now retire or unretire players manually
• When promoting a player to the active roster, he is automatically added to the 40-man roster if there is room
• Players with a major league contract who are on DFA and no longer on the 40-man roster and cleared waivers may now be assigned to the minor leagues
• Added the option to only display qualifiers in the sortable player list within the league statistics screen
• Improved importing of historical stealing ratings
• Tweaked development of market size, fan loyalty and fan interest
• Fixed allstar game date editing
• Fixed rescheduling of allstar game problem
• Fixed coaches causing staff expenses when leaving the team
• The "force trade" option now handles waiver trades properly
• Fixed several play-by-play issues
• Tweaked contract values earned through salary arbitration
• Improved AI in terms of a salary cap
• Fixed HTML bug on team leaderboards report
• The "Download league files" menu button will now be shown for commishes, too
• Tweaked injury system, increasing the amount of day-to-day injuries
• Removed protection of traded draft picks
• Fixed Mac problems with online leagues
• Tweaked closer usage in order to give them a few more innings pitched
• Tiebreakers now occur in leagues without playoffs as well
• #2023 - Fixed minor league contract extensions
• #2288 - Fixed holds recording in played out games
• #2414 - Fixed amateur draft scheduling problems when importing real schedules
• #2427 - Fixed display of fielding stats in player lists
• #2430 - Erasing the service time now resets option years properly
• #2446 - Fixed improper use of quotes bug in teams.csv dump
• #2451 - Stats leader team now identified in top 5 players boxes
• #2465 - CSV output uses comma now, change delimiter in /data/config/app (sqldump_csv_delimiter) if needed
• #2469 - Added error message HTML page for "missing" files
• #2487 - Schedule in reports doesn't display ASG from wrong league
• #2505 - Fixed potential ratings link on team page
• #2512 - Team fielding report shows passed balls now
• #2525 - Corrected number of reports in CSV export screen
• #2528 - Removed needless fields from human managers data dump
• #2530 & 2531 - CSV data dump headers are comma separated now, too
• #2535 - Removed needless tables from data dump; fixed league_events bug

Enjoy the game!

Markus Heinsohn
Lead Developer OOTP