Difference between revisions of "Version 7.0"

Latest revision as of 19:19, 24 November 2021

Added Negro League Players 1920 - 1948 (Seven Negro Leagues recognized by MLB)
Added Players from 1871 - 1892 (New leagues: AA,NA,UA,PL)
Added Players from the Federal League (FL) in 1914 - 1915
Added Team Logos for the new teams represented by these additions
Added Player Photos corresponding to these additions
Removed the Team Photo Tab in the Main Software Window
Improved Ball Park Correction Factors (now with left/right breakdowns)
Changed Ball Park Correction Factors to a three-year regressed average for greater realism
Added more park details about your park in the Ballparks Window
Added Ejections to the Sim (based on actual historical data)
Replaced the Storyboard Concept with detailed biographical data (trades, salaries, ejections, birth and burial information, and more)
Omitted Superstars from the Supplemental Draft Pools as another in a series of moves to help parity
Stored Player photos in database instead of a loose collection of files
Added Career Database (CAR) to our sim concept
Made All players draft-able in Career (CAR) mode if desired
Added option to use Negro Leagues as Auxiliary Roster
Reconfigured the NSB era breaks to even out player distributions.
Failed Trades with League Owned teams no longer deduct from an Owner's Total Trade Allowance
Installed a more sophisticated version of the LOG5 formula for batter/pitcher matchups
New Front Page Artwork for the Side Panel
User Guide Enhancements
Numerous other minor/cosmetic changes

Dead Ball Leagues now enlarge their eligible season ranges to include players back to 1871
The Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Ford Frick Leagues now use the Negro Leagues as the basis for their Auxiliary Rosters.

All parks will play with their NEW regressed figures effective with the release
A new park option has been added for all teams in case you don't like your park and want to move
Version 7.0 requires a clean installation of the software

It took a LOT of coding behind the scenes to make these enhancements to our system. Enjoy!

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 # Made All players draft-able in Career (CAR) mode if desired
 # Added option to use Negro Leagues as Auxiliary Roster
-# Reconfigured the NSB era breaks to even out player distributions
+# Reconfigured the NSB era breaks to even out player distributions.
 # Failed Trades with League Owned teams no longer deduct from an Owner's Total Trade Allowance
 # Installed a more sophisticated version of the LOG5 formula for batter/pitcher matchups
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 # Numerous other minor/cosmetic changes
-==== League Specific ====
+==== Links for More Information on V7 ====
+* [[Negro Leagues|How We Handle Negro Leagues]]
+* [[Career Mode|How to Draft in Career Mode]]
+* [[Parks|Park Effects]]
+* [[NSB Eras|New NSB Eras]]
+* [[League Abbrev|Table of League Abbreviations]]
+* [[LOG5|The LOG5 Formula]]
+==== League Specific Changes ====
 # Dead Ball Leagues now enlarge their eligible season ranges to include players back to 1871
-# The Jackie Robinson League now uses the Negro Leagues as the basis for its Auxiliary Roster
+# The Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Ford Frick Leagues now use the Negro Leagues as the basis for their Auxiliary Rosters.
 ==== Notes ====