This page summarizes the most significant additions and changes in version 10. Thanks to Luke for sharing!
Compatibility
Windows Vista and Windows 7. We've addressed the issues affecting Windows Vista and Windows 7 Standard user accounts. These changes mean that it is no longer necessary to run Diamond Mind Baseball with administrator privileges.
64-bit Windows. The season installation procedure has been updated to accommodate 64-bit versions of Windows.
Playing games
Expanded play-by-play. In addition to our ongoing effort to add more variety to the play-by-play library, we have added three fundamentally new capabilities to the play-by-play system:
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Pitcher profiles. Pitchers can now be coded for the types of pitches they throw and for their pitching style.
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Player nicknames. Player's nicknames, which will automatically be added to your seasons when you convert them to version 10, will appear in the play-by-play commentary.
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Manager nicknames. You can enter the name of a manager for each team that will also be included in the play-by-play commentary.
A Playing Time Limitation System. A customizable option to discourage overuse of a player. When the playing time limits system is enabled, a player's performance will be penalized if he is overused. You can enable or disable the entire system, enable or disable parts of the system, and set the playing-time thresholds when the penalties kick in. A great feature for league play with usage limitations!
Set the Weather. We have added the option to specify the weather conditions before starting a game.
Check Scheduled Starting Pitchers. When replaying a season using real-life lineups, you'll have the ability to check the scheduled starting pitchers for the next four days.
Boxscores. Boxscores now include cumulative RBI, 2B, 3B, and SB totals.
Enhanced Game Screens. The standings, roster and substitution screens have been expanded and enhanced to include more statistical information. In addition, OBP and SPC have been added to the player "cards" areas in the game window.
Miscellaneous
Active Database. The currently active database is now always visible in the title bar.
More transaction types. We have added new real-life transaction codes to account for personal leave, military leave, day-to-day injuries, and time spent in the manger's doghouse.
Injury Ratings. For those players who are especially fragile we have added the Very Prone injury rating.
Updated historical info. The master era and player files have been updated to include seasons up to 2009.
