Out of the Park Baseball 8 Game Guide Version History Date Author Version Change Reference 14-Dec-2007 Steven Battisti A Initial release of OOTP 8 Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: ABOUT THE GAME.........................................................................22 1.0 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................23 1.1. What Is Out of the Park Baseball 8?....................................................................................................23 1.1.1. Key Features and Improvements .....................................................................................................23 1.1.2. About OOTP 8 and OOTP Baseball 2007 .......................................................................................25 1.1.3. About the Game Guide ....................................................................................................................25 1.2. System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................25 1.3. Purchasing the Game (Windows) ........................................................................................................26 1.4. Installing the Game..............................................................................................................................26 1.4.1. Installing OOTP (Windows)............................................................................................................26 1.4.2. Uninstalling OOTP (Windows) .......................................................................................................33 1.4.3. Installing OOTP (Mac) ....................................................................................................................33 1.4.4. Uninstalling OOTP (Mac) ...............................................................................................................36 1.5. Installing Your License........................................................................................................................36 1.5.1. Licensing OOTP (Windows) ...........................................................................................................36 1.5.2. Unlicensing OOTP (Windows)........................................................................................................37 1.5.3. Licensing OOTP (Mac) ...................................................................................................................37 1.6. OOTP Controls and Interface ..............................................................................................................40 1.6.1. OOTP Controls ................................................................................................................................40 1.6.1.1. Right-Clicking ............................................................................................................................40 1.6.1.2. Drag-and-Drop............................................................................................................................40 1.6.1.3. Backspace ...................................................................................................................................41 1.6.2. The OOTP Interface.........................................................................................................................41 1.7. Views and Filters .................................................................................................................................45 1.7.1. Views...............................................................................................................................................45 1.7.1.1. Using Views................................................................................................................................46 1.7.1.2. Customizing Views.....................................................................................................................46 1.7.1.3. Saving Views ..............................................................................................................................47 1.7.1.4. Modifying the Default Views .....................................................................................................47 1.7.1.5. Editing and Deleting Views ........................................................................................................48 1.7.2. Filters...............................................................................................................................................48 1.7.2.1. Customizing Filters.....................................................................................................................48 1.7.2.2. Saving Filters ..............................................................................................................................50 1.7.2.3. Criteria Check Boxes ..................................................................................................................50 1.7.2.4. Filter Templates ..........................................................................................................................50 1.7.2.5. Other Filter Options ....................................................................................................................50 1.7.3. Different Types of Views and Filters...............................................................................................51 1.7.4. Using Views and Filters across Multiple Games .............................................................................52 1.8. In-Game Help ......................................................................................................................................52 1.9. Common Drop-Downs.........................................................................................................................53 1.9.1. Position Drop-Down........................................................................................................................53 Page 1 of 538 1.9.2. Preferred Occupation Drop-Down...................................................................................................53 1.9.3. Scouting Drop-Down.......................................................................................................................54 1.9.4. The Stats Scope Drop-Down ...........................................................................................................54 1.9.5. The Stats Split Drop-Down..............................................................................................................55 1.9.6. The Stats Double Split Drop-Down.................................................................................................56 1.9.7. The Open in External Browser Button.............................................................................................56 1.10. Common Action Menus.......................................................................................................................56 1.10.1. The Report Action Menu .................................................................................................................57 1.10.2. The Scout Action Menu...................................................................................................................57 1.10.3. The Affiliated Teams Action Menu.................................................................................................58 1.10.4. The Import/Export Action Menu .....................................................................................................58 1.10.5. The Picture Action Menu.................................................................................................................58 2.0 Jump Right In!...........................................................................................................................................59 CHAPTER TWO: GAME CREATION..........................................................................60 3.0 Getting Started...........................................................................................................................................61 3.1. Launching the Game............................................................................................................................61 3.1.1. The Main Page.................................................................................................................................61 3.1.2. New Major League Game................................................................................................................63 3.1.3. Quick-Start Game ............................................................................................................................63 3.1.3.1. Loading a Quick-Start Game ......................................................................................................63 3.1.3.2. Saving a Game as a Quick-Start Game.......................................................................................64 3.1.3.3. Sharing Quick-Start Games ........................................................................................................64 3.1.3.4. What is Saved in a Quick-Start Game?.......................................................................................65 3.1.4. Importing OOTP 2006 Games.........................................................................................................65