Astonishing Baseball Manager news & patch notes

Hey baseball fans! We're glad to present you our latest update for Astonishing Baseball Manager: a new complete minor team system! Historically, in AB, you could only send major leaguers to your minor team, and only manage those, disregarding the other members of the team. No more! Your minor team will now display every minor leaguer in it, allowing you to see their progress through time, and calling them up if you find them promising! We're also introducing some UI improvements and bug fixes, in order to improve even more your baseball experience! Complete changelog

• New minor team system
• UI improvements for the front office, the draft, the offseason and more
• Bug fixes for achievements, the draft, superstars and relievers

See you at the ballpark!

Hi baseball fans! We're really excited to announce the release of Astonishing Baseball for Mac OS! Updates for Windows and Mac OS will now be released at the same time, so users on both platforms will be able to enjoy AB on a big screen! See you at the ballpark, new coaches!

Astonishing Baseball 24 is now available on Steam! This new edition brings tons of new content and exciting features, like new player portraits, and bounties, a new way to select the daily tasks you want, in order to get more training points! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/8e495ca928c12a1852e39b585da5b7484c487e82.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/3cc1231457691d54a03a43a924d76ecfc609dedc.jpg But that's not all! We've also refined the hard mode difficulty to make it more interesting, improved the transactions screen, and revamped the way ranked games are played online! New Features

• New minor league system (engine only)
• Brand new player portraits
• The transactions screen now feature league-wide transactions as well
• The bounties: a new way to pick the daily tasks you want
• A brand new online ranked screen!

Improvements

• Improved hard mode (should be closer to intermediate difficulty in ABK now)
• Improved AI for trades
• New options for the stats in the lineup screen
• New sorting for mods
• Rankings now include more players
• More content for the bleachers

While this is all for now, you can expect to see more this season, starting with the complete new minor team system, where you will be able to manage and call up minor leaguers! We hope you will like this new update, and feel free to share your feedback on the Steam forum, by email, or on Discord! See you at the ballpark!

Hey baseball fans! While we're waiting for the new season to start, a new update has been pushed! It mostly contains bug fixes, including one for the franchise player mode that a lot of people were waiting for! It also includes some small simulation improvements, and some UI niceties for the multiplayer mode. Astonishing Baseball Manager 24 is on the horizon as well, and I'll share more news in the upcoming weeks. See you at the ballpark!

Hi baseball fans! The season is not over yet! We have a big update, ready just for you! That includes new rosters, new records for the awards screen, stylish new team logos, and a brand new community-inspired shop for your stadium! Here is what you can expect in this exciting update: Improvements and changes

• Our rosters have been updated!
• Show off with style thanks to the brand new team logos!
• Team records have been added to the awards screen.
• The Astonishing Zoo is here, ready to make your ballpark even better!
• Improved injury management for minor team players
• Defense and IP are now available as lineup stats.
• Legends can now become superstars!
• Bug fixes for the ballpark, starter display and women leagues
• New help sections about pitching and batting attributes

Feel free to let us know if you have any feedback or issue on this version. See you at the ballpark!

Hey baseball fans! I'm glad to announce our brand new update for Astonishing Baseball! It brings most of the upgrades from the AB23 engine, which means plenty of new features for all of you! Here's an overview of the main changes, but you'll probably notice a few more. Improvements and changes

• A brand new UI all over the game :o
• New portraits for your front office colleagues
• Improved help sections
• A third column has been added to the pitchers in the lineup screen
• The draft pick and round of players is now displayed in their info dialog
• More info are being displayed in the history screen and the league records
• New search options
• Your assistant might now give you small bonus tasks for TP
• A new transactions page now summarize all your recent trades
• You can now mass-recall your minor team players
• Your minor team can now be customized even more than before
• Improved franchise player UI

I hope you will enjoy these new features! And if you have any trouble, feel free to send us a support email. See you at the ballpark!

Hey baseball fans! I'm proud to announce our biggest update of the year! Astonishing Baseball for Steam has finally received a big engine update. Which means better AI, better simulations, and plenty of new features! This is the first of two major updates we'll release this year. Another big update is being prepared, and will be available this summer. If you see anything unusual in this update, or if you have any suggestions, feel free to drop me an email! Meanwhile, here's the complete changelog of this big update! New features

• A new award: the “Most Improved Player” trophy!
• Players will now become friends or rivals with their teammates, generating messages from the bleachers
• Players will now send you message from time to time to share what’s on their mind
• Grades have been added to the lineup screen, to make it easier for beginners to start
• Completely revamped AI for free agents

Improvements and changes

• Bug fixes for international scouting
• Fully training a player will now give them a +1 potential bonus, if they still have potential left
• Legendary players you receive from the shop will now always be young
• The Hall of Fame team selection process has been improved, which means players won’t always join their last team anymore
• Reaching certain milestones as a coach will trigger messages
• Defense is now considered when pricing contracts
• New meta for contract negotiation
• More players will now appear as potential front office members

See you at the ballpark! Aerilys

Hey Astonishing Baseball fans! We know that you love baseball, but I wanted to share with you that Astonishing Basketball is nowavailable on Steam in early access! If you haven't already, be sure to check it out and see what all the fuss is about. With dynamic in-game events, a customizable roster, and an intuitive tactics system, Astonishing Basketball offers a unique and exciting gameplay experience that you won't want to miss. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2170680/Astonishing_Basketball_Manager/?utm_source=scommab Thank you for your support and I hope you'll give Astonishing Basketball a try!

Hey baseball fans! Happy new year! Let's start 2023 the right way: with a brand new game mode! The Franchise Player mode allows you to play the career of your very own batter. Join a team and help it win the Baseball Cup, or go from city to city as a journeyman. Sign with prestigious sponsors, and collect the best bats in the world! This is a beta feature for now, so you can expect a few issues. If you encounter any problem, or have any suggestion, feel free to drop me an email! We have more in store for Astonishing Baseball in 2023. Thanks for being part of this adventure!

Hey baseball fans! Long time no see! The season is over, but not our cycle of updates! So this week, I'm bringing you a bunch of bug fixes, and the brand new custom colors interface. You will now be able to create your own custom colors to use for your team and user interface. Sounds good? Check out the new custom colors section in the game settings!

• Custom color creation tool, so you can personalize your team with the color of your choice!
• A few bug fixes for stadiums, contracts and the prodigy

The Franchise player update is still being worked on, but believe me, it's close! Enjoy the offseason, and see you at the ballpark (maybe?)

If you're playing our mobile version, you might know Astonishing Basketball Manager, our flagship game! I'm proud to announce that ABK is coming to Steam, with a completely new design and adapted gameplay! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/18895fe73b123ebf78775ca2ed65cfb6e4a83936.gif The game will be released in early access near the end of the year. Our goal is to build ABK for Steam with the help of our community, so we can make it the best manager game ever! This means great features, online events and our signature random events! Ready to join the adventure? Wishlist the game today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2170680/Astonishing_Basketball_Manager/

Hey baseball fans! To celebrate labor day, you can get our God Mode DLC with a 20% discount, this week only! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082240/Astonishing_Baseball__God_Mode/ Build the ultimate team by forcing trades and hiring big free agents thanks to the huge payroll it provides! What are you waiting for? It's time to coach the team!

Hey baseball fans! This week we have a big update: the new rosters are now available! But that's not all. You certainly have noticed that we have new artworks for our Steam listing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/1efe01a91d43ca5bd7973247486d7de6d16c3688.png This amazing job was made by Holz from Brazil, and you can find his astonishing work here. On top of that, a few quality of life improvements have been added, like a bigger reactive zone for the buttons at the top of the next game screen (that one's for Andy!), or clickable names in the inbox. Check out the complete list below: New Features

• New Rosters
• Improved color selection when editing a team or an university
• Bigger reactive zone for the buttons at the top of the next game screen
• New color: Bleu de Paris
• You can now click on the name of a player in the inbox screen to navigate directly to their details page
• Improved UI for the inbox
• More links to the shop, and better display of training points in some screens
• Steals team rankings now include the success rate

We're also working hard on the "My Franchise player" mode, and it's getting closer! Maybe next time I'll share a screenshot or two ;) See you at the ballpark!

Hey baseball fans! This week is all about small details! First of all, the season screen has been redesigned with a cleaner look, and smaller cells for the scoreboard section. Look at this beauty! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/4340852ba4216e1cde57d1fe7dbdc8aefc2b572a.jpg On top of that, the boxscore has been changed so it fits longer names in a better way, and you will see more teams displayed in the "recent games" section of the multiplayer practice screen. Finally, some contextual help popups have been added on some screens. These will help beginners to get a better grasp of the basic features of the game. Because let's be honest, AB can be quite complex! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/71a5c25c01999a46ee46f3b690feb5b151d8b900.jpg Here's the complete list of new stuff in this update:

• Improved UI for the season screen
• Improved boxscore UI for long names
• The "Recent games" section can now features 12 players instead of 6
• New contextual help popups for beginners
• Bug fixes and improvements for the number retirement feature in the stadium

One last thing: if you want to get custom logos in the game, check out this brand new guide! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2844192622 See you at the ballpark!

Hey baseball fans! This week's update is a great one! Two big features have been added, and bunch of smaller ones are also joining the party! The first new feature is the "World Cup". This mini-event takes place every 4 years, during Spring Training. You will be asked if you want to take charge of an international baseball team, and lead them to victory! This is a nice break from the regular season. It's also a great feeling to play with stars from the entire league! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/df451fc77184f8484d5d25dc5067239e699e2d37.jpg The second new feature is the "Bleachers' message" editor. This will allow you to post your own messages to the social network of the game. And this includes the possibility of running "polls". You can finally ask your fans what kind of popcorn they really want (and it's not the one with cheese). Is it a very useful feature? No. Is it fun though? yes, definitely! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/a39b9fd8fb6f7bb76e96b59d1cd9a7daeddfadf9.jpg Finally, this update includes a bunch of other changes, like the possibility to edit the name of any coach in the league, new team logos, and an improved logo picker! Check the complete list below for more info! New Features

• World Cup
• "Bleachers' message" editor
• Edit the name of any coach in the league
• New team logos
• Improved logo picker
• Colors are now sorted during the creation of a custom team
• A few bug fixes for the Prodigy mode (thanks Andy!)

Help us improve the game!

This week, I have a special request: I've prepared a survey to see how I can improve the Steam version of Astonishing Baseball. I kept it short, and any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time! https://a.sprig.com/cjFicHZhWFl5RGZzfnNpZDowY2VkYmExMy05ZjExLTQxNmItOTJkOC1iMWZhMjU2M2Y0OWU= See you at the ballpark!

Hi baseball fans! This week we bring you a big update, with not one but two major features! The first one is "The Prodigy". In this mini-mode, you will take care of a future prospect, going from high school all the way to your graduation! Not only you have to take care of upgrading their stats, but also take very important decisions: do you train or study? Do you go to a college in Seattle or Paris? Do you play baseball or go out with your teammates? And most importantly, should you go to the Halloween party with your best friend or the girl of your dreams? There's no wrong answer (or so they say). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/70824dc6813c868859156548d8143199a9236f03.png The second new feature is the ability to go deeper in the training of your players. Until now, training was only improving hitting or pitching. But now, you can choose to also train power, speed, or the accuracy of your pitchers! Of course, all your previous training is still there, and keeps the same efficiency. This means that the new system just allows you to make your players even better! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/0b7e9db13badf89c0d6406929abfcce1d8f839cc.png Finally, remember to check out the amazing God Mode DLC if you haven't yet! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082240/Astonishing_Baseball__God_Mode/ More is to come, so stay around for next week's update! See you at the ballpark!

It's finally here, the God Mode is now available in Astonishing Baseball! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082240/Astonishing_Baseball__God_Mode/ Once you've created a save with the God Mode, not only you will get a huge payroll, but you will also be able to force any (possible) trade. That slugger who humiliated your ace during the last ballgame? Bring him to the team in exchange for an unproven minor leaguer. Unfair? Yes! But possible? Definitely! After all, it's not called "God Mode" for nothing! I'm also sharing a preview of our upcoming "Prodigy" feature. For those who are not familiar with this, it allows you to create your own player, and follow their adventures through high school and college, before they join the team. It contains a lot of narrative elements, and some exciting RPG features. But you will have the opportunity to try for yourself very soon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/70824dc6813c868859156548d8143199a9236f03.png See you at the ballpark!

Hello baseball fans! I'm pleased to announce our very first DLC: the God Mode! It's wishlist time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082240/Astonishing_Baseball__God_Mode/ This extension will allow you to create God mode saves, where you start with a 300M payroll (virtually unlimited), and the possibility to force trades. Oh, and it also allows you to retire any player from your team! In a nutshell, you can build the team of your dreams with the players you want! God Mode will be available next Monday, so make sure to wishlist it and follow us so you can be notified when it's available! The game itself has received a small update this week, in preparation for the DLC's release. Some UI changes have been implemented, mostly in the trades and awards screen. If you're wondering what's on the radar, well, what about new training options? Or the Prodigy, a narrative feature where you follow the adventures of a player through high school and college, before he joins your team. These will be released in upcoming updates, so stay around for more baseball! See you at the ballpark!

Hi baseball fans! This week's update is a big one! Not only a new game mode is available, but new achievements have been added as well! Career mode is, in my opinion, the best way to play Astonishing Baseball. So I'm really happy it's finally being released on PC! In this mode, you're in charge of a team, as usual. But at the end of a season, you can also decide to change air and move to a new city. Not a fan of New York fanbase? Move to Boston! Tired of the rain of Seattle? Let's coach the Los Angeles team! Oh, but I need to mention a tiny detail: you can also be fired! So make sure to do a good job, or that rebuild you started is not going to last very long. And nobody wants to end up in Detroit, right? Just kidding of course. It's challenging, but really fun! The new achievements bring now the total to 48! This includes feats associated with random events (The Astonishing Concert or Ever After), but also some very hard ones (MVP-Man or Bigger than any monster). This should keep you busy for a while! And if you thought it was time for some holidays, it's definitely not for us! Our very first DLC, the God Mode, is coming to Steam soon, alongside new training options and other new features. Stay tuned for these fantastic updates, and thanks for playing Astonishing Baseball!

Hey baseball fans! We have a new update today, and it's a nice one! Indeed, you can finally unlock Steam achievements! For now, only 10 of them are available, with much more to come very soon. But you can start to unlock them today! You want more? Okay! Awards earned by your scouts are now displayed, and a new "training" button has been added for faster access. The next update will bring new achievements, more training options and points, and our first DLC, the God Mode, allowing you to play with a big payroll and force trades! See you at the ballpark!

Greetings baseball fans! There hasn't been an update in a while, and it's because I've been busy upgrading the game's simulation engine! Indeed, the Steam version of Astonishing Baseball was based off the simulation engine used in AB21 for mobile. But many improvements have been added in the 22 edition. That's why I took some time to finally port it to the PC version. Not only this means new features, but also that it will be easier to bring new stuff in the future! Here's a short but non-exhaustive list of the new features:

• New awards and competitions, like "Les jeux de Paris" and the "Scout of the year" title
• Improved base-running, stealing and defense simulations, especially for catchers
• You can now pick your difficulty when creating a save. Hard and extreme settings will bring new challenges to your clubhouse!
• Improved stadium simulation
• The shop is now open (beta)
• Improved AB magazine, with more content than ever!

This new update has been tested a lot, but if you see any issue, feel free to report it at supportastonishing-sports.app! Special thanks to Andy for his many tests and bug reports! See you at the ballpark!

Happy update! This week, I've added the "Ranked mode", which allows you to play ranked games against other players. The more you progress, the harder it will be to reach the top! It's also a great opportunity to take a look at the top players in the world, or see how good your pitchers are, thanks to the new online leaderboards! See you at the ballpark! New Features

• New ranked mode
• New multiplayer leaderboards screen
• Updated rosters

Hey baseball fans! This week's update brings a small but nice improvement for the multiplayer interface! You will now be able to see the list of recent players you've played against, as well as play some "practice" games against teams of different levels. A great way to try that new lineup of yours! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/af3f854bf931f4e065d2ff36cabe442cfa423862.png There's also a new button on the leaderboards screen to see some of your Steam stats, with more to come very soon! See you at the ballpark! New Features

• New interface for friendly online games
• New Steam Stats popup, available on the leaderboards screen

Bug fixes

• Scroll sensitivity has been reverted to a more comfortable level after last week's update

Hey baseball fans! This week's update is quite big, and still, there's much more to come! The first big new thing is the ability to play friendly online games with your friends. Ask for their baseball tag, and see who's the best coach! This is just a first step, and it might be unstable, so feel free to share any feedback you have on this feature. Actual competitive modes will be added over time. But that's not all! I'm also bringing you the Astonishing Cuisine Show! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/e3ddedf1f45abd2f83de00611e254fa767507755.png Participate in the show with your chef, and try to win the huge training points prize! Finally, rosters have been updated, so it's the perfect time to try to build a new team! See you soon! New features

• Online friendly games (beta)
• The Astonishing Cuisine Show is now available. Just hire a chef and wait for the icon to appear in the main screen!
• Rosters have been updated

Bug fixes and improvements

• Your Minor team will now generate a bit more training points with each win
• UI fix for the leaderboards button
• UI fix for the scenario and the career mode popups in the front office

Hello baseball fans! This week's update is a bit special, because it marks the integration of our first online feature: leaderboards. There will be more to come in the upcoming weeks and updates. But as of now, you will be able to compare yourself to other players all around the world, and see who's the best coach! I've also added a "Rich presence" feature, so your Steam friends can see which team you're coaching in-game. A great way to show off! See you soon for more exciting online features! New features

• New leaderboards feature
• Steam Rich presence

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fix for the scroll in the souvenir creation screen

Hey baseball fans, long time no see! We're back to our regular cycle of updates. This week, I've added a new tool to customize your players: the avatar editor! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/0061099505244669c5da2f806954e2c3ba9cadaf.png Besides custom images, this allows you to create portraits for every player in the league, with a wide range of haircuts, clothes and other items! I've also added an option to customize every column of the lineup screen for the batters list! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41181468/6df75aae2d49a5be9493fbc565df876221ef351b.png What else? Oh, you might have a good surprise next time we talk :D New Features

• New avatar editor to create players' portrait
• New column customization for lineup screen
• Scouts will now see their level reflected on their displayed skills (Batting/pitching)

Bug Fixes and improvements

• Improved traits display
• Improved readability for the scoreboard
• Bug fix for the chef page
• Bug fix for scrolling in the souvenirs screen

Hey baseball fans! We finally got some good news last week, and I'm sure all of you will be happy to enjoy baseball in the upcoming days. But if you find yourself with some downtime, maybe you will want to try the new Superstar feature! With this new update, whenever you have a fully-trained All-star, you can decide to turn him/her into a superstar, which would give them unique perks, like an extra defense point, or the lifetime contract! Play ball! New features

• The superstar feature, allowing you to get unique perks for your favorite player
• Revamped search UI, allowing you to search players in real-time!
• The task "It's a long season" will now give more training points
• Improved experience for new players

Greetings baseball fans! Most of you are playing Astonishing Baseball on both Steam and mobile. If that's the case, you will be happy to learn that a brand new version of AB is currently in beta on both Android and iOS! This new version brings many, many new features and improvements. So head to our Discord if you want to give it a try, or learn more! Join us on Discord See you at the ballpark!

We were all hoping to see the first games of this spring by now. But baseball continues to live here! This week's update brings many small improvements and bug fixes. But most of all, it increases by 50% the rewards earned from daily and weekly tasks. A real game changer! More Training points for PC players After a few conversations with some PC players, it became clear that training points were too hard to get. The carefully crafted balance that works on mobile was not good enough for the Steam version, where several sources of TP are not available. In this update, tasks are now giving 50% more training points. Besides that, the "train a player" task is also giving a bit more TP. This should make your coaching life easier now ;) Features and improvements

• More training points can be earned from daily and weekly tasks
• New header images for the next game screen
• Improved bios for minor coaches
• Rings have been added to the HOF players
• Improved pinch-hitting display
• Improved Biggest FA contracts message
• New default logo for Cleveland

Bug fixes

• Front office coach training has been fixed
• The Baseball Cup MVP title is now given after the final game, as it should be!
• Bug fix for ballpark earnings and souvenirs
• Display fix for potential minor team coaches
• The last starter task is now triggered on the correct day
• Corrections for interviews
• Various fixes for tasks