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Genre: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Indie

Digital Diamond Baseball V8

Update 8.0.9 Released
This release corrects an issue with the generation of batters faced for pitchers during the aging of players in Career Mode.


Update 8.0.8 Released
The 8.0.8 update to Digital Diamond Baseball was just released. This is a minor patch release and contains the following:

  • Added the lahman2019 database (modified for use with DDBB). This allows users to easily import teams/players from the 2019 season, splits included.
  • Added the 2019 league averages to the Averages database eliminating the need for league average files for that season.
  • When importing from the Lahman database, the existing databased are sorted in descending order, causing the most recent database (2019) to be the default.
  • Errors are now logged to the error.log file when importing transactions instead of causing the import to fail. This makes it possible to look the log file for import errors, and fix them all at once, instead one at a time.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a slow down in fast play. This was experienced when fast playing older libraries.
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in the Transaction page freezing when entered with an empty organization.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented new teams from getting created during a Baseball Reference import.
  • Fixed a typo on the player editor.
  • Fixed a typo in the boxscore.
  • Fixed a typo in the play by play file.

Version 8 Help Videos
Just a heads up for anyone new to the game. We have a video playlist of 10 videos designed to help people get started with Digital Diamond Baseball. Here is a link to that playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSelmUjywNN8LiJzhchNMwh3XzKEGwZCY

2019 Season Library Update
The 2019 season library has been updated to include opening day rosters, as-played lineups, real-life transactions, and L/R splits. This update is free and can be installed directly from the player library page. Play ball!

Update 8.0.7 Released
This update includes improvements to how the computer manager handles pitching rotations and bullpen usage.

We just released maintenance update 8.0.6
We just released maintenance update (8.0.6). In this update the game engine now uses the actual "batters faced" for pitchers rather than estimating them based on innings pitched. In addition, we have updated/created season libraries for ALL seasons from 1960-2018 so that they contain batters faced for pitchers. Custom ratings were also added to the season libraries that did not have them already. You can download and play any of these seasons for free by clicking on "Install A Library" on the Library Management page.

Enjoy!

Maintenance Update 8.0.5
We just released maintenance update (8.0.5). Here is a list of what is included in this release:

  • Increased the size of the player images on the matchup pane.
  • During a game, simulated stats now appear on the matchup page right next to the real-life stats (for batters and pitchers). This is done with the same formatting used on the player popup and the lineup pane (blue for real-life and green for simulated). This makes it much easier to compare a player's real-life stats to the replay stats.
  • The "simulated stats pane" has been removed from the matchup pane. It is no longer needed because the matchup pane now always displays simulated stats.
  • The configuration of the matchup pane is now saved automatically per library so users do not have to reconfigure it at the beginning of each game.
  • Minor changes to the PBP speed so that sound will work on all levels except for "Very Fast"
  • Fixed a bug that caused the dice popover to remain visible after a play.
  • Fixed a few PBP typos.

As always, thanks to the user community for reporting bugs and providing valuable feedback. We still have a long list of feedback that we plan on implementing over the upcoming weeks.

Manager's FaceOff
I just wanted to share a really fun project created by one of our customers. The project is called the Manager's FaceOff. The challenge started on May 7th and consists of a battle between eight managers against one another, with each using only players who actually played for them.

A fun and interactive website has been created to record the progress of the challenge. The league website can be found here:

http://mfodailynews.slatsmurphy.com/

1965 Library Has Been Updated
The 1965 Library has just been updated and is available for installation directly from the Library Management page. This library was rebuilt from bottom up and includes custom ratings, splits, as-played lineups, transactions, ballparks, and more.

Maintenance Update 8.0.4
We just released maintenance update (8.0.4). Here is a list of what is included in this release:

  • Boxscore window now resizes based on screen resolution. This allows for a larger window for folks with higher resolution.
  • Play by play bug fixes.
  • Fixed bug where simulated losses for the current pitcher were incorrect on the matchup pane.
  • Changed standings display so team name is displayed the same wherever the standings are shown.
  • Fixed a bug where resuming a game in progress resulted in the main status bar not getting hidden when the game starts.
  • Changed the default size of the list of available players in the bench/bullpen window to 10.
  • Fixed spelling error on the play ball screen ("Optons").
  • Fixed an error that sometimes takes place when changing the order of columns in a report.
  • Lots of work on trying to improve performance during a game. Especially when watching CM vs. CM games. Speed should now be a bit faster, and it should no longer slow down as the game progresses.
  • Fixed a crash that took place around the 8th inning for libraries that had never had the team profiles manually set, or set to the default profile. As a reminder, when creating new libraries you should reset all profiles to default.


As always, thanks to the user community for reporting bugs and providing valuable feedback. We still have a long list of feedback that we plan on implementing over the upcoming weeks.
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