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Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '96
Patch Version 1.1
September 5, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PATCH FILES
II. INSTALLATION
III. FIXES IN VERSION 1.1
IV. LEGENDS AND STADIUMS TEAMS
V. HOW TO REACH US
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I. PATCH FILES
This patch contains 3 main files that update separate portions of
Baseball Pro '96:
BBPRO11.EXE - This patches all the main game files (executables and dlls)
to version 1.1.
BBSTAD11.EXE - This patches the main stadium files to version 1.1. Note
that the changes to the stadia are not "critical" in that the executables
can be version 1.1 and the stadia version 1.0 with no adverse effects.
All fixeds are cosmetic except for the fence height fix in Atlanta.
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* NOTE: You must have the Stadium portion of Baseball Pro '96 *
* installed onto your hard drive in order to install this *
* portion of the patch (BBSTAD11.EXE) *
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BBHELP11.EXE - This patches the main help file to version 1.1.
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II. INSTALLATION
To install the different portions of this patch you will need to do the
following:
1) Run the executible
Example: If you are installing BBPRO11.EXE, open up Windows
Explorer, or File Manager, and go to the directory
where the file is located. To run the executible double-
click BBPRO11.EXE.
NOTE: Follow the same instructions for running BBSTAD11.EXE
and BBHELP11.EXE.
2) Locate the directory with the specified file
Default locations: BBPRO11.EXE C:\SIERRA\BBPRO_96
BBSTAD11.EXE C:\SIERRA\BBPRO_96\STADIA
BBHELP11.EXE C:\SIERRA\BBPRO_96
3) Click OPEN, and then select YES to start the patching process.
This will patch the specified files, and update Baseball Pro '96 to
version 1.1.
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III. FIXES IN VERSION 1.1
Following are bugs in the BB96 version 1.0 that have been
fixed in version 1.1:
GENERAL MANAGER AI & ROSTER MANAGEMENT:
Modified player valuing to place greater emphasis on player
offensive capabilities when drafting and evaluating players
for trades.
Modified AI for evaluating multiplayer trades to prevent
robbing the computer of star quality players simply by
offering three good players.
Fixed bug which allowed computer controlled drafts to last
up to 256 rounds.
Fixed bug which allowed more than 40 players to be assigned
to the combined Active/AAA/DL rosters during September,
causing excess players to be released.
Fixed vs.L generation for fictional pitchers.
Reduced the amount of future value that teams would consider
during initial player drafts which caused young players with
great potential to be drafted ahead of some of the stars.
Added actual FA generation for fictional players at all
positions.
Changed spring training so that non-qualified fielding
ratings are not penalized by a lack of training.
Changed computer team needs requirements to require a
minimum of 10 pitchers on the active roster.
INTERFACE:
Fixed "changed team" indicators on the Select Teams screen
so they properly reflect the status of each team.
Changed the color and location of the "changed team"
indicators to make them easier to see.
Fixed bug which truncated the Association Statistics display
before the last player in any sort. The last player is now
properly displayed.
Fixed retirement reporting dates so that they all occur
between the end of the season and the supplemental/free
agent draft in January.
Added team abbreviation to player retirements on the
Association News.
Fixed bug which caused improper initialization of the
database that holds end of season awards and results if it
was viewed prior to having data written to it. Although the
bug is fixed with the improper initialization, the only way
to fix an association which has been viewed is to delete the
<association>.EOS file in the ASSN directory.
Fixed bug in schedule which caused the World Series to be
only 1 or 2 games in certain association configurations.
Reduced the width of the selectable "gadgets" on the
Association Schedule screen to help prevent games from
inadvertently being started.
Changed the Association Statistics screen column header
label to show "Teams" instead of "Players" when the teams
display is selected.
Fixed missing division configuration text for 14 team 3rd
leagues.
Fixed several cosmetic bugs on the Lineup, Game Options, and
Visit Mound screens.
Added highlighting to injury, substitution, and bullpen
messages in the Game Updates window.
Fixed the display of Past Champions for single-season
associations to properly show playoff status.
Changed PO (putouts) on the pitcher updates in the Game
Updates window to show IP (innings pitched) instead.
Added up-to-date batting average to batter updates in the
Game Updates window.
Substitutions now properly trigger a player update in the
Game Updates window.
Widened the Lineup screen to show more QPOS entries.
Fixed the Apply button on the Lineup screen.
One Pitch Mode defaults in the front office are now properly
executed on the field.
Changed the "Swing Now" and "Pitch Now/Pickoff" control
menus to default as hidden to help prevent flashing when
swinging the bat with the keyboard or joystick. These menus
are still available, but must be enabled by making an
entry in the BBPRO.INI file. Each menu may be enabled
individually. The entries must be in the [Menu] section
and are:
ShowSwingStartMenu=1
and
ShowPitchStartMenu=1
Fixed bug which prevented the Pitch Out, Pitch Around, and
Intentional Walk menu items from appearing on the Offensive
Manager menu.
Added Bunt option for managers on Offense menu.
Fixed improper batter game statistics displays in Lineup.
Fixed improper pitcher Avg statistic in Lineup to show
winning percentage (Pct).
Fixed bug which caused 2D selected windows to show during
replays called from 3D.
Changed Lineup during batting practice to allow all players
to be eligible, even after being subbed from the lineup. To
change the batter to another player in the lineup, sub that
player with a player from the bench, then put him into the
1st batting slot. The #1 slot is always the current batter
in batting practice.
Fixed improper rounding of decimal points to the standard
"5 up, 4 down" method.
Fixed pitch selection menu to select the proper pitches for
pitchers with less than 4 pitches.
Fixed the intermittent "earnedr" asserts (usually 104 and
113).
Fixed the display of home run distance in the Game Updates
before the pitch was hit when playing in One Pitch Mode.
Fixed bug which caused GPF when viewing highlights of simmed
games.
Fixed Game Updates display to show season-to-date stats on
the first plate appearance by a pinch hitter or reliever.
Fixed bug which prevented minimized simulations from
starting the next day's games.
Fixed bug in season stats display in lineup which caused
them to be changed to game stats after the second plate
appearance.
Added pitches thrown to the Pitcher Updates.
Added remote league capabilities similar to that of Football
Pro.
Added check to ensure that end-of-day processing is
completed to help prevent "froz