Super Mega Baseball 3 news & patch notes

A hotfix is rolling out. Here is the patch note. Issue Addressed:

• Fixed: In Franchise mode, mouse users are unable to mark a player to watch if you had already selected a player to drop in Sign and Release.

A hotfix is currently rolling out on Steam. Here is the patch note: Issue Addressed:

• Fixed: Completing the very first scheduled regular season or very first scheduled playoff game in a Franchise season will fail to save unless forfeited or simulated.

Update 7 is currently rolling out on all platforms. Here are the patch notes: NEW ONLINE LEAGUE FEATURES:

• Online presence indicates who is currently online in each of your Online Leagues.
• Ability to directly challenge an online opponent in any of your leagues. This sends a notification to the opponent who can then accept or decline the challenge.
• Ability to make your Online League public. The new Public League browser allows anyone to find open, active leagues to join. Filters allow you to find leagues that use specific settings of your choosing.
• Two new settings that allow you to set a maximum number of players for the league, and to ignore the results of games that end due to a player disconnection.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Significant changes have been made to AI batting at all Ego levels and ball-strike counts, particularly to reduce AI batters' plate discipline and reduce the likelihood of AI batters making contact on pitches out of the strike zone.
• The batting contact simulation has been updated. In particular, foul tips are produced in some scenarios that previously resulted in weakly hit fair balls.
• Tweaked reticle and pitching minigame UI overlays to be more indicative of ball/strike calls.
• The pitch bend arrows have been adjusted so that the furthest arrow lands directly at the intended pitch target.
• Jump input will now be ignored when fielding a ground ball or a line drive that can be caught without jumping, and where a jump is likely to result in a failed catch.
• In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, when a playoff series ends early, player Fitness and pitcher stamina now recover an amount relative to the number of games that were not necessary in the series.
• In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, CPU teams better optimize their pitching rotation between games and playoff series.
• In Franchise mode, CPU teams are now even less eager to overpay for a player via sign and release without a probable or guaranteed playoff spot.
• In Franchise mode, new trading card poses are generated for all players at the start of the offseason.
• The championship win cinematic now plays when you win an Elimination tournament.
• The stadium announcer now announces the new batter even when the new batter cinematic is quickly skipped.
• AI baserunner aggression has been updated. They are now slightly more aggressive at advancing to 2B, advancing to 3B with 1 out, or scoring with 2 outs. In other cases, they are slightly more conservative.
• The AI's base stealing strategy has been updated to better judge when and when not to attempt to steal a base.
• AI baserunners now take a bit more time to react correctly after a ball is hit.
• AI fielders now take slightly better routes to the ball when playing at high Ego.
• AI outfielders are now less perfect at playing balls hit high enough off the outfield fence.
• The AI is now less likely to attempt a diving catch with the pitcher on softly hit balls.
• AI batters no longer attempt to bunt for a base hit with 2 strikes (but may still attempt a sacrifice bunt or suicide squeeze with 2 strikes).
• When a runner is queued to steal (R1 + steal button), the runner will now ignore other steal input until the queued steal is cancelled (R1).
• Pitchers are now able to get a glove on slightly more comebackers.
• In simulated games, the average number of pitches thrown per plate appearance has been reduced slightly, resulting in slightly longer outings from starting pitchers and slightly less tired pitching staffs.
• Various other minor UI improvements.

ISSUES ADDRESSED

• Fixed: The final pitch reticle location and the actual location that the pitch crosses the plate do not always line up properly.
• Fixed: Infielders can sometimes over-dive for a ball when dive input is given slightly too early.
• Fixed: The batter-runner passes the runner at 1B on rare occasions, leading to an unpreventable out.
• Fixed: In rare situations, the AI can intentionally walk a batter when ahead in the count.
• Fixed: Swing contact can appear to happen well in front of or behind home plate, resulting in odd-looking hit trajectories.
• Fixed: A runner queued to steal (R1 + steal button) can accidentally begin stealing if the button combination is not pressed and released correctly.
• Fixed: "Late" swing feedback can fail to appear if a swing fails to make contact due to the ball having already passed by.
• Fixed: Dive input can sometimes be incorrectly ignored when attempting to dive with the first baseman.
• Fixed: The shortstop and second baseman sometimes fail to back up the third baseman and first baseman respectively, leaving the corner infielder to chase after a deflected ball.
• Fixed: AI batters are late on their swings much more often than they are early, resulting in much more balls being hit to the opposite field.
• Fixed: AI baserunners sometimes start retreating back to their base on clearly uncatchable ground balls or line drives.
• Fixed: AI baserunners can sometimes hesitate for no reason when rounding 3B on shallow fly balls.
• Fixed: AI baserunners can fail to tag up on bunt pop-ups to the catcher.
• Fixed: AI baserunners at 2B can be too aggressive trying to advance to 3B with less than 2 outs on ground balls hit to the shortstop.
• Fixed: In rare situations, AI baserunners can run themselves into an out after an overthrow.
• Fixed: AI outfielders can sometimes throw towards 3B when the throw should go to 2B to prevent the batter-runner from easily advancing.
• Fixed: In rare situations, AI outfielders can pull up short or run past a rolling ball, allowing the ball to roll to the wall.
• Fixed: In rare situations, AI outfielders still throw to 3B when the throw should go home.
• Fixed: AI fielders can run in the wrong direction when trying to chase down a runner heading to a nearby base.
• Fixed: AI fielders consistently time their jumps too early on certain types of hits.
• Fixed: AI fielders sometimes dive when another fielder is already camped for an easy catch.
• Fixed: AI fielders can fail to back off from one another and end up competing for the same catch.
• Fixed: Force out can be ruled when a fielder picks up the ball while clearly not touching the base.
• Fixed: On rare occasions, both the second baseman and shortstop can be cutting for a throw from the outfield when there is a play at 2B, leaving no one to cover 2B.
• Fixed: In rare situations, a fielder carrying the ball and chasing down a runner about to slide can fail to make a tag attempt.
• Fixed: AI infielder tending 2B can be duped into leaving the base during a double steal.
• Fixed: AI outfielders miss too many sliding catches when playing at high Ego.
• Fixed: After pinch hitting, the AI can sometimes leave a player out of position on defense, even with a suitable defensive replacement on the bench.
• Fixed: The AI sometimes throws the ball to no one when throwing around the horn after an out.
• Fixed: Runner at 1B can be seen clipping with the first baseman during some strikeout cinematics.
• Fixed: On rare occasions, players on the field flicker between home and away jerseys.
• Fixed: "Custom Captain" achievement can unlock at the wrong time.
• Fixed: Crash can occur when trying to save changes and switch teams in Team Hub.
• Fixed: In Practice mode, attempting to swap defensive positions or change the batting order of a CPU-controlled team pregame leads to a soft lock.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, a player who resigns at the beginning of the off season can have a much higher or lower initial asking salary than intended.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, after hitting a home run, the career home run milestone text can trigger incorrectly.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, the team specialization bars seen when switching teams in Team Hub are not always updated as players move between teams.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, on rare occasions CPU-controlled teams will salary dump late in the regular season even when a playoff spot is probable or secured.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, changing a player's name is not immediately reflected on the player's Career Stats screen.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, a Player Development Opportunity can remain but no longer have any value after a player experiences a skill arc increase.
• Fixed: In Custom Season and Elimination modes, the championship win cinematic can be shown incorrectly when both teams in the finals are marked as user controlled.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race and Online Leagues, cumulative stats (batting AVG, ERA, W, etc.) do not appear in the post game stats tables.
• Fixed: In online co-op play, the baserunning player can experience unintended slow motion effects well after the ball is hit.
• Fixed: In online play, attempting to queue a runner to steal (R1 + steal button) could incorrectly result in the runner taking off immediately, or not stealing at all.
• Fixed: In online play, a successful check swing can register as a full swing on race occasions.
• Fixed: In online play, initiating a throw immediately before a catch is dropped can incorrectly result in a wild throw.
• Fixed: In online play, base stealing can be exploited by attempting to step out or start a substitution immediately before pressing the steal button.
• Fixed: In online play, if the pitcher has no 4F in their arsenal and a pitch is cancelled (for example, due to the batter stepping out first), the pitcher can appear to gain a 4F for one pitch.
• Fixed: In online play, the batting power score can incorrectly change color following a hit or check swing.
• Fixed: In online play, the wrong strikeout cinematic camera can sometimes be shown for the batting player.
• Fixed: In online play, the ball can stop emitting audio for the batting player during a stolen base attempt or during a strikeout, base on balls, or hit by pitch cinematic.
• Fixed: In online play, the wrong camera is shown on sharply hit foul balls while batting.
• Fixed: In online play, the post game ticker tape fails to fire after you win a game.
• Fixed: In online play, the game can come to a halt after the batter swings in very rare circumstances.
• Fixed: In online 1v1 play, it is possible for the pitching mechanic timer to stop working, leading to auto balls no longer being ruled.
• Fixed: In rare situations, you are unable to pitch when continuing a mid-game save after having played the game earlier in an online session.
• Fixed: In online play, on rare occasions during a pick-off attempt, the batting player would see the ball float and then suddenly warp to the infielder once caught.
• Fixed: In online play, after the catcher successfully blocks a pitch in the dirt and the ball rolls out in front of the plate, the batting player can only see the ball shadow and not the ball itself.
• Fixed: It is slightly too easy to throw out a slow, right-handed batter at 1B from right field.
• Fixed: The pitcher is slightly harder to select via movement input after the ball is dropped or deflected.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, the special post game flashbulbs and ticker tape fail to fire after winning a conference or championship series.
• Fixed: A second local player joining an online 1v1 or 2v1 game can be placed on the wrong team.
• Fixed: Resetting a Standard team to its default appears to temporarily remove any Mojo and Fitness changes.
• Fixed: The Online Leagues stats screen shows your current team name rather than the name of the team from a previous season whose stats you are viewing.
• Fixed: Pennant Race standings table sometimes does not populate properly when the user is unranked.
• Fixed: Rare crash can occur when ending the offseason in Franchise mode.
• Fixed: The home plate umpire sometimes stands on the wrong side of the catcher after a pinch hitter is brought in.
• Fixed: In player customization, changing pitcher arm angle only plays the animation with the new arm angle once.
• Fixed: Various other minor UI bugs.
• Mitigated: A bad camera angle can sometimes result on pop-ups behind the catcher.
• Fixed: (Steam only) It is impossible to check a contact swing when batting with the mouse.
• Fixed: (Steam only) Shift key is mapped to both step out and a base stealing command.
• Fixed: (Steam only) In Pennant Race, the Pin Award button does not respond to mouse clicks.

The full version of Super Mega Baseball 3 is free-to-play this weekend! This will give players a chance to rip dingers, steal bases and strike out batters in this deep on-field baseball simulation. If you try it and love it, you can purchase the game for 50% off until October 21st and keep your winning streak going. https://store.steampowered.com/app/988910

The full version of Super Mega Baseball 3 is free-to-play this week! This will give players a chance to rip dingers, steal bases and strike out batters in this deep on-field baseball simulation. If you try it and love it, purchase the game for 40% off before the Free Week ends and you can keep your winning streak going. This Free Week lines up with SMB3’s latest update, which included a new Practice Mode, the highly-anticipated Career Stats feature, and a bunch of in-game improvements! Play ball!

Update 6 is now live. Here are the patch notes: MAJOR ADDITIONS:

• Player Career Stats and Historical Season Data in Franchise Mode:
• New Player Career screen shows a player's season stats from the 10 most recent seasons, and career stats accumulated from the player's entire career (starting from the current season at the time this update is installed).
• View past season and all-time league leaders in home runs, RBIs, strikeouts, and more accumulated throughout the Franchise playthrough.
• View season standings and playoff brackets from the 10 most recent seasons.
• Practice Mode:
• Play an endless game where you choose to either always bat or always pitch.
• Pitchers do not tire, and players' Mojo and Fitness do not change during the game.
• Great way to prepare before being matched up in a Pennant Race or Online League game.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• AI batters are now slightly more affected by the pitcher's velocity and junk skills, and slightly less affected by the power pitch score and pitch location.
• AI batters are now more prone to being tricked by the break on the pitch, particularly when pitching at low Ego levels.
• The pitching reticle minigame is now more difficult, particularly at high pitching Ego levels.
• Following a fielder selection change, the player now has more time to react and control the newly selected fielder before the fielder slows down, particularly at high Ego levels.
• When a fielder misses a catch with the "!" above their head, there is now text underneath the character explaining the primary reason the catch was missed along with the odds that the catch was missed.
• Before the pitch is started, you can now queue runners to take off with the pitch delivery by holding R1 while giving steal commands. Using this feature, runners will get a bad jump but will still return safely on a pick-off attempt. Best used on hit & run attempts and full count, 2 out situations.
• With runners on 1B and 2B, you can now steal with only the runner at 2B by pressing L2.
• Passed ball and wild pitch rates have been adjusted, particularly to greatly reduce the odds of a missed catch on pitches in or near the strikezone, and on pitches where the reticle minigame ends up fairly close to the intended target.
• Fielding error odds have been tweaked slightly, particularly to reduce errors on balls that bounce in front of or near the fielder.
• Fielders with low Fielding skill now miss slightly more jumping, diving, and sliding catches.
• Ball deflection velocities following a missed catch have been tweaked.
• Pitchers now see slightly more comebackers get through them when the ball is hit hard enough.
• The pitcher is now more likely to drop a throw while running to tend a base, while other fielders are slightly less likely to drop a throw while running to tend a base.
• The pitcher can no longer receive a Mojo boost following a successful sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly by the opponent.
• AI baserunners are now slightly more willing to attempt a straight steal of 2B, and slightly less aggressive trying to score on a wild pitch or passed ball.
• AI will no longer use the Corners In infield defensive positioning in the last inning when ahead by more than one run.
• AI will no longer use the Infield In defensive positioning when facing a large run deficit.
• AI will now typically wait slightly longer before pulling their current pitcher when the rest of their bullpen is collectively tired.
• In Franchise mode, players are now extremely unlikely to retire before the age of 30, and more likely to retire at age 40+.
• In Franchise mode, age no longer affects the likelihood that a player resigns from their team at the end of a season. Players are now more likely to resign the longer it has been since they were a free agent.
• In Franchise mode, the sign and release logic used by the CPU-controlled teams has been updated. The CPU is now less eager to sign star players for very large salaries in the offseason, and more willing to sign players in general once their asking salary is significantly below their "fair" value.
• In Franchise mode, Player Development Opportunities have been tweaked to reduce the odds of acquiring a negative trait or losing a positive trait.
• In Franchise mode, the speed at which the news feed scrolls has been improved.
• At the start of Franchise mode, the initial asking salaries of some available players have been reduced.
• In Custom Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, you can now set the starting lineups for each user-controlled team before watching or playing a game (even when the user-controlled team is currently being played by the AI).
• In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, the minimum number of plate appearances or innings pitched required to appear as a playoff league leader for a rate statistic (batting average, ERA, etc.) has been improved.
• When watching a CPU vs CPU game in Franchise, Season, or Elimination mode, you can now press the Simulate and Finish Later buttons in the pause menu in the middle of a play.
• Various other minor UI improvements have been made.
• When playing with keyboard and mouse controls, you can now throw to a base using the keyboard. The default keys are 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively.

ISSUES ADDRESSED:

• Fixed: A crash can occur in the logo editor when removing layers via the undo button.
• Fixed: The first baseman could be incorrectly selected initially on balls hit between 1B and 2B where the second baseman is the clear, preferred selection (similarly with the third baseman and shortstop).
• Fixed: Mojo and Fitness changes for Pennant Race do not update correctly based on team usage and win rates from previous races.
• Fixed: On the Pennant Race Standings screen, the "User Standings" for previous races can be incorrect.
• Fixed: Pitcher can be incorrectly selected initially on balls hit to the outfield.
• Fixed: Fielder selection does not always auto-switch when intended after a ball gets through the infield or after a catch is missed.
• Fixed: Movement input can refuse to switch to a better fielder when another fielder is close to the ball's trajectory, even though the other fielder has no reasonable chance at making a catch.
• Fixed: Some other rare fielder selection issues.
• Fixed: AI-controlled first basemen can wander too far to their right on ground balls to 2B when they should be tending 1B instead.
• Fixed: AI-controlled outfielders with weak arms could refuse to throw home when there was still a chance of making an out at home.
• Fixed: Baserunners too easily retreat safely back to 3B on a suicide squeeze attempt.
• Fixed: In online vs play, steal attempts can be incorrectly rejected following consecutive attempts after hitting foul balls.
• Fixed: Watch camera angles can remain on during Franchise and Season win cinematics.
• Fixed: Unusual or super fast pitch movement can occur in online play if the pause menu or chat wheel are open while the pitch is being delivered.
• Fixed: The "4 Dingers Would Have Been Better" achievement fails to unlock in some game modes.
• Fixed: Ticker tape does not fire after winning a game in Founder's Field, Big Sky Park, Lafayette Corner, or Tiger Den.
• Fixed: UI animations are affected by slow motion gameplay effects.
• Fixed: Text from an online partner or opponent can be unnecessarily censored when it does not need to be on some platforms (for example, Jack Cracker's last name is unnecessarily censored in some cases).
• Fixed: Making lineup changes to a Standard team in Pennant Race or Online Leagues marks the team as visually customized, leading to various incorrect UI elements and text being shown in various parts of the game.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race and Online Leagues, after an opponent forfeits or disconnects, the game often fails to present the post-game stats and three stars.
• Fixed: Pennant Race and Online League match results can fail to record when a disconnect occurs before the game starts in some cases.
• Fixed: Crash in online versus play when trying to leave the game from the pause menu immediately after letting the substitution timer expire.
• Fixed: Crash when a friend joins for party-based online play while on the Exhibition pre-game lineup screen.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, a crash can occur after entering the offseason and scrolling the news feed to a retired player.
• Fixed: In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, team stats for position players failed to appear in rare cases if the underlying league structure had been changed at some point in the league editor.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, at the start of the offseason, newly generated rookie free agents would lose their traits after the first negotiation round.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, the AI would never sign a player that was just released, leading to a player salary reduction exploit.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, the league leaders tables for rate statistics (batting average, ERA, etc.) do not always correctly filter out players that fall short of the minimum plate appearances or innings pitched requirement.
• Fixed: In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, a save is not triggered after simulating games.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race, the spinner on the Team Stats tab in Team Hub is disabled, making it impossible to view stats from previous races.
• Fixed: The Roster tab in Team Hub does not always default sort starting pitchers by their starting rotation order.
• Fixed: While batting, black teeth can be seen on pitchers with certain personality types.
• Fixed: Helmet ear flap can disappear / appear on the incorrect side and helment logo can appear mirrored on some players from certain camera angles.
• Fixed: Ball hitting yellow line on right-center field wall in Big Sky could be incorrectly ruled a home run.
• Fixed: A foul ball could be ruled prematurely in Lafayette Corner on catchable fly balls that travel straight over seating sections.
• Fixed: Incorrect piping on jersey 11 and jersey 17 for some body types.
• Fixed: In online versus play, the pitching timer can fail to reappear after returning to the game from the substitution menu.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race, the wrong Class (Legendary, All-Star, Pro, etc.) was sometimes shown when viewing another player's game history.
• Fixed: In Online Leagues, the match against specific opponent feature could fail in rare cases.
• Fixed: Baserunning and fielding sound effects can carry over into the front end after an opponent forfeits or disconnects from an online match.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, the Pressure meter behaves the same in both regular season and playoff games. Pressure should tend to be higher in the playoffs like it does in Season and Elimination modes.
• Fixed: Miscellaneous corrections to UI and help content images.
• Fixed: In Online Leagues that allow keyboard and mouse controls, a pop-up might incorrectly appear saying that the player is not allowed to continue with keyboard and mouse controls.

Update 6 has officially been submitted to platform certification! We know you have been eagerly awaiting this update, so we’d love to share more info with you while you wait just a tiny bit longer to fire up those Franchises and play. The certification process is out of our hands so we don’t have an ETA for you, but we hope Update 6 will be in your hands very soon. CAREER STATS:

• View past season and all-time league leaders in home runs, RBIs, strikeouts, and more, accumulated throughout the Franchise playthrough.
• Go back and view standings and playoff brackets from previous seasons.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• We’ve heard concerns about fielding error odds, so we’ve made some small tweaks and added feedback as to why the fielder dropped the ball and how likely they were to do so.
• We’re also tweaking retirement odds so players under 30 are far less likely to retire, and players 40+ are more likely to retire.
• There are other balance changes in areas including AI batting, pitching mini-game difficulty, fielder selection, passed ball and wild pitch rates and the CPU’s Sign & Release decisions in Franchise mode.

PRACTICE MODE:

• Surprise! Play an endless game where you choose to either always bat or always pitch.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37119090/c7d39e869b055a1e3299662c6f00bd0796b81c84.png These are just some key points about the three major components of Update 6 – it’s not an exhaustive list. When the update is pushed out, we’ll post the full patch notes as usual. We’re also working on a post that will share more about Career Stats before the update goes live – so you’ll be hearing from us again soon!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37119090/b3e48c92a2171a6795ba42bfc277350c43883efa.png Career Stats are now in the final stages of internal testing! Once our testing is complete, they’ll be submitted to platform certification as a part of Update 6. The update also includes some other changes and improvements - for example, players in Franchise mode will resign based on how long they’ve been with your team rather than their age. Hang tight for more details - we’ll be sharing more about Career Stats and the rest of the update once it’s been submitted for certification!

A hotfix is currently rolling out. Here is the patch note: Issue addressed:

• Fixed: Frame drops / framerate stuttering occurring on some hardware configs (even if above recommended spec)

Update 5 is currently rolling out on Steam. Here are the patch notes: ONLINE LEAGUES UPDATES:

• New settings are now available to both new and existing leagues: - Stadiums: choose to use the home team's home park, or random stadiums each game. - Mojo and Fitness: choose to have Mojo and Fitness carry over from game to game, or reset each game. - Starting pitchers: choose to give users full control over their starting pitchers, use random starters each game, or rotate through the rotation. - Pitcher stamina: choose to have pitcher stamina carry over from game to game, or reset each game.
• The Auto Ego option is now available for leagues that allow demo/trial players.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Logo editor customizations can now use up to 32 layers (up from 16).
• Human-controlled fielders now only wave their hands when tracking a catchable pop fly if the fielder is guaranteed to arrive in time for the catch should the stick be immediately released.
• Reach tag attempts are now interrupted when pressing a throw-to-base button, allowing a throw to start before the reach tag animation ends.
• Batters no longer lose Mojo after a successful sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.
• Catcher throws on steal attempts now have reduced speed, particularly for low throwing minigame scores and catchers with low Arm skill, making it easier to steal bases against catchers with weak arms.
• It is now harder to steal 2B or 3B after the pitcher steps off or performs a pick-off attempt.
• Baserunners now tire a bit more quickly when changing directions on the basepaths, making it a bit harder to survive a rundown.
• AI baserunners are now more likely to get picked off when preparing to steal a base.
• AI baserunners are now less likely to attempt a steal as the defense attempts more pick-offs in the inning.
• The pitcher will now fail to catch, block, or deflect comebackers that are hit well enough, though pitchers with high Fielding skill are more likely to get a glove on the ball.
• The ball's change in speed and direction following a missed catch is now less affected by the fielder's velocity.
• In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, players become or stay Juiced less frequently and more randomly.
• In Franchise, Season, and Elimination modes, players tire less when they see less time in the field, resulting in the DH recovering more Fitness than other players between games.
• A new "Corners In" infield defensive positioning option has been added.
• AI infield defensive positioning decisions have been updated.
• Umpires are now more accurate at calling reach tag outs applied by fielders.
• Auto fielder selection changes no longer occur for the rest of the play after the switch fielder button is pressed.
• AI-controlled pitchers now dive at slightly fewer hit balls.
• In Pennant Race, unlocking a higher quality award in the same category as one you have pinned automatically replaces the pinned award with the new one.
• In Pennant Race and Online Leagues that use the Auto Ego option, starting Ego values for new players have been adjusted.
• In Pennant Race and Online Leagues that use random starting pitchers, starters with fewer starts in the current race/season are now more likely to be selected (but both teams are still assigned the same starting rotation slot).
• In AI vs. AI games, fielders are now more aggressive at trapping runners on the basepaths.
• In watch mode, the default camera view is now used when auto tracking is turned on instead of automatically keeping the ball in the center of the screen.
• The positioning of the Mojo and Fitness updates that appear over a player's head have been improved, particularly during cinematic sequences.
• The sound of bat cracks that happen off-screen during strikeout cinematics have been subdued.
• Players with the Timid personality type now have a more neutral facial expression on player cards.
• Other minor, miscellaneous UI, audio, and gameplay improvements have been made.

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed: Tag outs can incorrectly register if a runner comes too close to a fielder the moments after a successful diving, jumping, or sliding catch.
• Fixed: Fielders can completely miss catches (no "!") on balls thrown to them while running to tend a base, particularly during rundowns.
• Fixed: In rare cases, corner infielders can become stuck moving extremely slowly while tracking down a catchable pop fly, often leading to a failed catch.
• Fixed: In rare cases, fielders can suddenly and unexpectedly leave a base when a throw to their base is started, often resulting in the throw sailing past the base.
• Fixed: In rare cases, a fielder can release a throw to a base without waiting long enough for the fielder to arrive, resulting in the throw sailing past the base.
• Fixed: In rare cases, no fielder runs to the base that a throw is initiated for, resulting in the ball carrier slowly jogging to the base.
• Fixed: In rare cases, fielders can incorrectly leave a base to cut for a throw after a missed catch in the outfield.
• Fixed: In rare cases, both middle infielders can track a shallow pop fly to CF for too long, leading to a failed out at 2B because no one was tending the base.
• Fixed: In some cases, the wrong outfielder could be auto-selected with respect to the player's input after a missed catch or after a hit leaves the infield.
• Fixed: Stick input can unexpectedly refuse to switch fielders after the stick is released for a moment.
• Fixed: Attempting to step out after the pitcher has already started a pick-off move results in the runner failing to safely dive back to the base.
• Fixed: In rare cases, steal input issued during a pick-off attempt can be incorrectly ignored.
• Fixed: AI baserunners can be baited into getting doubled off by performing a very early jump or dive on a high pop-up.
• Fixed: AI baserunners can be baited into an easy tag out after a missed catch.
• Fixed: AI outfielders can sometimes fail to throw home when they had a reasonable chance at an out at home plate.
• Fixed: In online play, mashing the steal button can result in future steal attempts being rejected due to "Too many attempts".
• Fixed: In online play, the RBI count for the Pennant Race, Season, or Elimination shown after a home run is incorrect.
• Fixed: Double throw sound can occur in online play when a short throw is queued up before the fielder catches the ball.
• Fixed: Rapidly pressing the switch fielder button can fail to rapidly switch fielders.
• Fixed: Middle infielder may not be correctly positioned to hold the runner at 2B following an offensive substitution.
• Fixed: Pitcher can be knocked out from a softly hit ball while diving, sliding, or jumping.
• Fixed: Ball collision with fielder can look incorrect during mistimed jumps or dives, particularly on high fly balls.
• Fixed: Initial fielder selection can fail to select the pitcher when appropriate.
• Fixed: Infield fly can be incorrectly ruled on line drives to the outfield that travel directly overhead of the pitcher or other infielder.
• Fixed: Ball can be incorrectly ruled out of play when the ball hits the backstop fence or the nearby wall in Lafayette Corner.
• Fixed: In rare cases, an error is incorrectly ruled when an outfielder bobbles a hit that is not catchable for an out, even when no runners advance any extra bases.
• Fixed: Second runner to cross home plate can be incorrectly ruled out when a forced runner had yet to advance to their next base.
• Fixed: The home park spinner is not available when accessing Team Hub via Online Leagues Hub.
• Fixed: In online play, a bunt could be incorrectly rejected after a substitution should the batter have shown bunt before the substitution.
• Fixed: Franchise news feed fails to scroll after the game has been running for some amount of time.
• Fixed: When editing player skill values, the values unintentionally wrap from 99 to 0 and from 0 to 99.
• Fixed: In online Franchise, Season, or Elimination play, the game can eventually crash after confirming the Finish Later dialog at an inopportune time.
• Fixed: Ball hit off of the second deck in Lafayette Corner that bounces back into play can fail to register as a home run.
• Fixed: In rare cases, the power swing score could remain visible after a passed ball.
• Fixed: Players can sometimes clip with one another in the dugout at Colonial Plaza during home run cinematics.
• Fixed: Trigger buttons sometimes scroll two pages at a time instead of one, particularly on the Season Schedule screen.
• Fixed: The in-game player defensive position notification can incorrectly show "Now at DH" for a player that is removed from the game.
• Fixed: Moving the mouse over the Pressure meter during the new batter cinematic clears the meter.
• Mitigated: In rare cases, AI fielders can make a bad decision to take an easy force out instead of chasing or trapping a runner further along the bases.
• Mitigated: Pitcher can fail to cover home fast enough during a rundown, leading to a failed out at home.

Update 4 is now live. Here are the patch notes: Major Additions:

• New Online Leagues game mode: - Play against friends on other platforms - Use custom teams (optional) - Uses matchmaking with customizable options and no fixed schedule - Statistics tracked throughout - Available in both the full game and in the demo/trial versions
• Completely revamped Watch Mode for spectating AI vs AI games - Watch the game and explore the details of the ballparks from dozens of new camera angles - Control the camera direction and zoom for an immersive spectator experience - Use new minimal HUD modes for a relaxed visual experience or for clean screenshots

Improvements:

• The speed and direction of ball deflections off of missed catches by fielders has been tweaked so that the ball continues to travel more in its current direction, and less in the direction that the fielder is moving.
• Pitchers now drop even more comebackers.
• A pitch intended to be a pitchout will now register as a pitchout even if the pitcher's aim is slightly off.
• Further minor improvements to AI bullpen usage have been made.
• The suggested lineup algorithm / AI-generated lineups have been updated to reduce the likelihood that a big power hitter gets put in the lead-off spot while a more contact-type hitter ends up in the #3 spot.
• Home run horns have been revised.
• Pennant Race Ego assignments and Ratings have been adjusted, particularly to increase runs per game for players that were previously at Ego 80 and above.
• In Pennant Race, the Hub now shows what Ego you will be assigned in your next game.
• In Pennant Race, the standings can now be refreshed without leaving the Hub.
• In Pennant Race, the Game History screen now lists the Ego used by each player.
• In Pennant Race, the randomization algorithm used to pick the starting pitcher slot and the home team has been updated.
• Various other minor UI improvements and touch-ups have been made.
• Minor cinematic camera improvements have been made.
• Various audio improvements have been made, particularly with the sound of the umpires' voice.

Issues Addressed:

• Fixed: In online play, base stealers are allowed to retreat too quickly after giving steal input or after the pitcher steps off, resulting in a "steal spamming" exploit.
• Fixed: In online play, pressing the swing button before the pitch delivery telegraphs to the batter whether a pitch is on its way, leading to a base stealing exploit.
• Fixed: Baserunners can be picked off on low throws in the dirt from the pitcher, even when no steal input is given.
• Fixed: AI outfielders sometimes throw behind runners when they should be throwing ahead of them.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race, a user can unintentionally be locked into the same team for the next race without being given an opportunity to pick a new team.
• Fixed: In Pennant Race, player stats can fail to record after a player forfeits the game.
• Fixed: A Franchise, Season, or Elimination playthrough can become inaccessible / crash the game on entry due to a corrupt mid-game save file generated via the "Finish Later" option in the pause menu.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, Mojo and Fitness can be initialized and updated incorrectly once a new season starts.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, season stats (AVG, ERA, WHIP, etc.) are not visible in the post game stats.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, number of pitches thrown by pitchers in the last 3 games are not displayed in the lineup menu.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, when loading the Franchise after completing the playoffs but before starting the offseason, the playoff bracket, stats, etc. from the wrong season can be shown instead of those from the most recent season.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, after many seasons, the game can lock-up after pressing the Skip Offseason button.
• Fixed: Two batters appear at the plate after ball is thrown out of play during a strikeout cinematic.
• Fixed: Baserunner could end up starting the next at-bat at the wrong base following a fouled bunt third strike.
• Fixed: Sub n Swipe achievement not being awarded correctly.
• Fixed: In online play, attempting to send a chat message at an inopportune time can inadvertently trigger a stolen base attempt or other unwanted behavior.
• Fixed: In online play, a player's batting stance appears different than the one chosen for them via customization.
• Fixed: When playing online co-op Franchise mode in the offseason, game can crash in the Sign and Release screen after advancing to the next round.
• Fixed: Exhibition team select screen can feel laggy when toggling through teams.
• Fixed: Pants style 3, knee cut length appear different on Male players with the Average body type.
• Fixed: Away team announcer call for Nate Hanky can incorrectly say Chilli Little instead.
• Fixed: Various other minor bugs with respect to announcer calls.
• Fixed: Umpire can incorrectly call a ball outside/inside/up/down when it is a ball that misses elsewhere.
• Fixed: Red headlights appearing on cars in Lafayette.
• Fixed: In Big Sky, players in the dugout can clip with each other during a home run cinematic.
• Fixed: Various touch-ups to Tiger Den, including moving the yellow foul line on the left-field wall so that it lines up with the foul pole.
• Fixed: Incorrect distance measurement on outfield fence in Big Sky.
• Fixed: Home run dugout celebration camera never used in Shaka.
• Fixed: Various other rare crashes in the Front End / UI across several game modes.
• Fixed: Various physics issues in stadiums outside the field of play.

=== TL;DR === Update 4 will release on all platforms on September 29th with: * New Online Leagues mode (formerly Custom Pennant Race) for organized, 1v1 cross-platform play against friends. * All new Watch Mode feature for a more immersive AI vs. AI experience. * Adjustments to Pennant Race Ego and Rating for better run-scoring rates, particularly for the highest-rated players. * Important bug fixes and improvements to both online and offline play. ============= We are excited to finally have a date in place for our next update! In terms of developer hours spent, Update 4 is the biggest update in Super Mega Baseball series history. It includes a new game mode, a new way to spectate AI vs. AI games, and a healthy set of bug fixes and improvements throughout the game. Check out our new reveal video for more details about Online Leagues and Watch Mode: Online Leagues By far the biggest new addition to the game is Online Leagues, the mode we formerly referred to as Custom Pennant Race. Online Leagues is a game changer for how we play SMB3 with friends and is available in both the demo/trial versions and the full game. For owners of the full game, you can form a league and invite up to 31 other people on any of the platforms to join you. Game length, season duration, DH rule, Ego, and more can be configured to create as casual or competitive of a league as you choose. Alternatively, you can create a league with default settings that allows demo or trial users to play in your Online League for free - this is a great way to finally convince those stubborn friends to give SMB3 a try! Watch Mode Another new feature coming in Update 4 is a completely revamped Watch Mode for spectating AI vs. AI games. Watch Mode allows you to control the camera direction and zoom while watching the game from dozens of new camera angles. This will give you a more immersive experience while you watch two CPU-controlled teams battle it out in those important season or franchise games. Pennant Race Ego & Rating Adjustments As for existing modes, Pennant Race is receiving some important updates as well. We have adjusted how your Ego is assigned in Pennant Race to improve run-scoring rates, particularly for our highest rated players. Many of you reported having a lot of difficulty scoring runs at the higher Ego levels, resulting in many long, scoreless extra-inning games. Our data confirms that runs could be very hard to come by, especially at Ego levels in the 80s or 90s. When Update 4 launches, expect to have your assigned Ego adjusted, which you can now see in Pennant Race Hub. It will now be much harder to ever reach Ego 90 or above. You will also notice that your Rating will have gone down due in part to this change. However, your relative ranking among the Pennant Race population will remain the same - if your Rating was higher than your friend's Rating before the update, then that will remain true after the update. In addition, your Ego may change more from game to game in your first several matches after the update. This is to allow the updated system to gauge the right Ego more quickly for you. Should you play well during this period, your Rating should also quickly climb to or above your previous Rating. Other Updates Update 4 includes several other key improvements and bug fixes. Many of these changes are thanks to you, the community, for suggesting or bringing them to our attention. We have fixed a few bugs around base stealing in online play that resulted in a "steal spamming" exploit where runners could too quickly return to their base safely after starting a steal attempt. Deflected balls off missed catches will now travel more in the ball's current direction, rather than shooting off at a sharp angle from the diving fielder's glove. Items such as post game season stats and previous game pitch counts that are shown in Season mode are now correctly shown in Franchise mode too. In addition, we have made further adjustments to changes made in previous updates, including more improvements to AI bullpen usage, having pitchers drop even more comebackers, and better AI throwing decisions when throwing balls in from the outfield. We also fixed a bug in Pennant Race where you could be unintentionally locked into the same team for the next race without being given an opportunity to pick a new team. There are several other improvements and fixes coming that will be listed in the patch notes when Update 4 launches. We hope that everyone is as stoked for Update 4 as we are! As always, we will be listening to community feedback as we consider future improvements to Online Leagues and our other game modes. Update 5 will include several more gameplay fixes and improvements, and you can expect it to come much sooner than it took Update 4 to arrive. We have also not forgotten about Franchise mode, and career stats are still coming in a future update. Good luck in your first Online League!

Update 3 is now live. Here are the patch notes: Improvements:

• Baserunners now delay for a small amount of time on swing contact with less than 2 outs, allowing more time to defend against line drive double plays and making it slightly easier to put runners out on ground balls in the infield.
• Passed ball rates have been revamped: - Passed ball rates have been reduced on pitches in and directly above the strike zone. - Passed ball / wild pitch rates have been increased on balls in the dirt or very far from the strike zone, particularly when the pitch location is far from the initial target.
• Further improvements have been made to base stealing in online play to shorten the window of time between when the pitcher starts the pitching minigame, and when the pitcher starts their stretch delivery animation.
• AI bullpen usage has been improved, particularly to have the AI be more willing to pull the current pitcher sooner rather than later.
• AI pick-off and pitchout rates are now reduced.
• AI baserunners are now more susceptible to being picked off.
• The Mojo penalty that pitchers receive for a failed pick-off attempt has been significantly reduced.
• D-Pad buttons can now be used to make throws in the field (useful after stepping off during an early steal attempt).
• In online play, chat can now be accessed during the post game.
• In online play, extra pitching time is no longer awarded following a pick-off attempt.
• It is now harder to steal 3B and home.
• It is now much harder to steal home on a double steal play (by first stealing with a runner at 1B and then sending the runner at 3B home after the catcher throws to 2B).
• It is now slightly harder to steal 2B when playing at a high baserunning Ego, and slightly easier to steal 2B when playing at a low baserunning Ego.
• It is now harder to successfully steal a base when starting a steal after the pitcher starts a step off or pick-off attempt.
• Infielders are now less likely to dig throws out of the dirt from the catcher during stolen base attempts.
• Pitchers now drop comebackers more frequently.
• A pitcher who is injured during play can now be replaced before facing the minimum 3 batters.
• AI batters now rely more heavily on the power swing mechanic, producing more swings & misses and less softly hit foul balls while also generating more power on balls put in play.
• AI batters' aggression is now more varied during a game, leading to the AI swinging more often in some at-bats than others.
• Bunting is now a bit easier, both for AI and human batters - a perfectly aligned reticle on the pitch location will now result in a slightly downward bunted ball rather than slightly upward.
• Fielder running dive distances have been adjusted to help prevent fielders from diving past a hit ball.
• AI is now less aggressive when it comes to making fielding substitutions when ahead late in a game.
• Batters are now less likely to be injured after being hit by a pitch, and are more likely to receive a significantly larger Mojo increase instead.
• Fielder selection changes can now also be triggered by changing movement directions, much like in Super Mega Baseball 2.
• Various tweaks and improvements have been made to which fielder is initially selected on contact, and which fielder gets selected based on movement direction or when the change fielder button is pressed.
• Middle infielders will now track pop-ups and shallow fly balls near the foul lines.
• Fielders now make better decisions regarding when to run towards a throw when a runner is caught in a pickle.
• The timing and speed of a baserunner's slide during a pick-off attempt has been tweaked so that the runner stands up sooner.
• The AI is now less likely to attempt to steal a base or execute a hit and run late in games when the run doesn't matter.
• You can now see how much surplus each team has when picking a team for a new Franchise.
• In Franchise mode, pitching rotations are now reset to the default rotations at the start of the playoffs.
• Franchise news feed text has been updated to use gender-neutral pronouns.
• In Pennant Race, SP/RP pitchers that are part of the 4-man starting rotation are no longer available to pitch from the bullpen.
• Several new shapes have been added to the Logo Editor.
• Tweaks to various stadium and cinematic cameras have been made.
• Various other minor UI fixes and improvements have been made.
• Minor improvements and updates to help content have been made.

Issues Addressed:

• Fixed: Some instances of loading into a Pennant Race game can result in a deadlock on the loading screen.
• Fixed: Exhibition team select screen can become laggy and not respond for periods of time.
• Fixed: AI tends to leave in their current pitcher longer when the bullpen is rested, rather than when the bullpen is tired.
• Fixed: In Franchise mode, a released player's initial new asking salary may not be generated correctly, resulting in a lower initial asking salary than intended.
• Fixed: Automatic fielder re-selection after missed catch triggering at incorrect times.
• Fixed: Middle infielder catching pick-off throw behind the base, rather than at the base.
• Fixed: Crowd booing after home team attempts a pick-off throw.
• Fixed: Skip home run button not working in AI vs AI games.
• Fixed: Infielders sometimes behaving strangely during strikeout cinematics.
• Fixed: A slightly off-centered right analog stick can result in unwanted check swings when swinging with the face buttons.
• Fixed: Batter behaves strangely in rare cases during a passed ball, wild pitch, or stolen base attempt.
• Fixed: "Fooled" AI batter feedback can appear when the AI batter is taking a pitch during a straight steal attempt.
• Fixed: AI outfielders sometimes incorrectly throw to 3B or home plate, easily allowing the batter-runner to advance to 2B.
• Fixed: AI outfielders sometimes try to double-up a runner at 1B when there is no hope of the throw beating the runner.
• Fixed: Pitcher can sometimes be charged with an error and Mojo penalty after dropping a hard-hit comebacker.
• Fixed: In online play, selection halo, player name, and throwing meter can flicker near the end of certain player animations, particularly after a stretch catch at 1B.
• Fixed: In online play, players appear choppy / laggy during some cinematics.
• Fixed: Starpoint award for home run under 350ft reads "Home run under 300ft".
• Fixed: Starpoint award for reaching 1B safely on a dropped third strike can be incorrectly and repeatedly awarded after advancing on a passed ball or wild pitch.
• Fixed: Airhorns blaring after home run cinematic is skipped.
• Fixed: Announcer call not working correctly for Spanky Wagnerd and Raphael Gonzolo.
• Fixed: Announcer repeated calls for "Number 27" and "Number 43".
• Fixed: Some umpires not making verbal strike out call.
• Fixed: Female umpire making repeated "Fair Ball" call.
• Fixed: Small hole in right field corner of Big Sky big enough for the ball to fit through.
• Fixed: In local head-to-head play, "Pitchout" text can remain visible after the pitcher has started their delivery.
• Fixed: In online play, a batter with extremely high latency could overly delay pitch deliveries and overly affect a fielder's ability to field a hit ball.
• Fixed: In customization, "Apply All" not working for tattoos.
• Fixed: Crash when removing a local co-op partner from the party after hitting a home run, but before the home run was ruled.
• Fixed: Rare crash when closing the pause menu right at the end of a game.
• Fixed: Possible crash upon loading into a game after a disconnect re-routes to the front end.
• Fixed: Other rare crashes and stability bugs.
• Mitigated: First baseman fields a ball that the second baseman can and should easily field.

An update is currently rolling out. Here are the patch notes: Improvements:

• Greatly reduced rate of dropped catches by fielders on clean throws that do not bounce, particularly at first base.

• Reduced lead-off sizes in some situations with less than 2 outs to help prevent line drive double plays.

Issues addressed:

• Fixed: Base runners inadvertently entering secondary leadoff before starting steal in online play, giving base stealers an unfair advantage.

• Fixed: Certain instances of animation stuttering issues during cinematics in online play.

• Fixed: Potential crash after finishing a game in online co-op Franchise games.

• Fixed: PDOs not always correctly applied to players in Franchise mode.

• Fixed: Certain achievements not triggering at the start of the playoffs.

A server-side update is now live. Here is the patch note: Issue addressed:

• Fixed: In online play, runner was incorrectly returning safely on some pick-off plays after steal input was given

A server-side update is now live. These changes will only affect online games, they will be coming to offline play in an upcoming patch. Here are the patch notes: Improvements:

• Reduce baserunner leadoffs when not being held on by a fielder with less than 2 outs
• Reduce odds of fielders missing catches on clean throws
• Do not reduce odds of the first baseman missing a catch at 1B when running to tend 1B

A hotfix is currently rolling out. Here are the patch notes: Issues addressed:

• Fixed: The addition of SP/RP pitcher roles not taken into account when importing teams from SMB2
• Fixed: Potential crash when trait was activated at the same time as a substitution occurred
• Fixed: 'Star Studded Offense' achievement not unlocking
• Fixed: Bat and Starpoints sounds
• Fixed: Framerate stuttering and/or framerate deteriorating over the course of a game
• Fixed: Windowed/fullscreen switch not working correctly
• Fixed: Incorrect statistics gathered in online co-op Franchise/Season/Elimination games
• Fixed: Potential server crash when a forced pitcher substitution was left to expire by the player

A hotfix is currently rolling out. Here are the patch notes: Issues addressed:

• Fixed: Graphics setting changes not being properly applied until game is rebooted

A hotfix is currently rolling out. Here are the patch notes: Issues addressed:

• Fixed: Alt-tab / Present() crash
• Fixed: AA settings not applied
• Fixed: SMB2 Team Import tool incorrectly accounts for 0 and 00 (not offsetting player numbers by 2)
• Fixed: Crash in editor that would occur if a team was imported and their logo used the 'pixel shades'
• Fixed: Crash in Franchise mode PDO screen when user has $0 surplus

Super Mega Baseball 3 is here! After quite a few late nights and many, many pots of coffee, we are extremely proud of the game - we hope you like it as much as we do! As always, we will continue to listen to community feedback as we consider future updates and will support the game for some time after launch as we did with SMB2. In fact, a few things we’re already working on include the new Custom Pennant Race mode (already revealed here), career stats in Franchise mode, and additional layers and shapes for the Logo Editor. We’ll share more details on our post-launch plans soon, but for now our focus is on a smooth launch! The update containing the Team Import tool has already rolled out on Steam, so you have access to it now. Most importantly, thanks to all of you in the SMB community for your continued support - it makes it all worth it! To celebrate launch day, we're broadcasting videos all day featuring:

• MrHurriicane
• Mighty Goat
• Richard & Dan, two of the developers of Super Mega Baseball 3

Check back throughout the day to catch all three!

Who's ready to play ball? Only two more days until Super Mega Baseball 3! To hold you over until then, here's a new gameplay trailer:

You know that new online mode we’ve been teasing for the last few weeks? Well, we’re ready to reveal it! Custom Pennant Race mode will come in a free post-launch update in early summer 2020 on all platforms. Today’s video gives you an idea of what the mode will look like and how it’ll function. Custom Pennant Race builds upon the existing Pennant Race mode by allowing players to organize a private cross-platform Pennant Race and invite their friends to participate (up to 32 total players). The mode features customizable settings and rules suitable for casual or competitive play. Customizable settings include innings per game and usage of the designated hitter. For competitive league-style play against friends, there are also optional locked Ego settings and a way to limit match-ups to achieve a round robin format. This all comes with the win/loss and stat tracking that the existing Pennant Race mode already has. We’re working very hard on the feature and are massively excited about the possibilities it will open up for online play in SMB3. And now for the video: Additionally, the SMB2 Team Import tool is finished and currently undergoing platform approval processes. We expect it will rollout on Steam at launch and will follow on consoles in the weeks soon after. We hope you’re as excited as we are for Super Mega Baseball 3’s launch next week! You can expect it on all platforms on May 13 at 9am PDT – see you on the diamond.

The third Super Mega Baseball 3 reveal video is here! It gives you a closer look at the changes that have been made to on-field gameplay, from reworked batting AI to tweaked pitching mechanics and improved fielder selection. Along with this video, we are announcing our official launch date for SMB3 - May 13th! When we first announced the game, we were very confident in an April 2020 release – but unfortunately, industry-wide impacts of the COVID-19 crisis have led us to this revised release date. This has not stopped us from beginning to collect community feedback and getting to work on some free post-launch updates! As you may have seen on our ‘What’s New?’ reveal video announcement, the SMB2 Team Import tool will be in your hands soon after launch. This feature will allow you to import your custom teams and leagues from SMB2 so you can hit the ground running when SMB3 launches. And for those of you who like to start from scratch or go straight into customization, there’s that option too. Finally, you can expect to hear news before launch about a new online mode we’re working on that will be coming to SMB3 in a free-post launch update. This will take some time to develop, but we can’t wait to share it with you! Now for the video!

Our second reveal video covers the brand new Franchise mode, upgrades to existing modes, new content and customization options, and a ton more! Check it below. We know you’re eager for a release date, which unfortunately we haven’t been able to finalize yet. Industry-wide changes due to COVID-19 have led to some logistical delays in the game’s release. We’re not at the point where a delay beyond the April window is definite yet, but we’re optimistic that if there is a delay it will be minimal. We’re going to get the game to you as quickly as we can, and we’ll announce a release date once it’s confirmed. But in the meantime - we’ve been watching feedback on all of our channels since the initial announcement and we’ve already started work on a few highly-requested features that will be released as free post-launch updates. The first of which being an SMB2 Team Import feature. We know you want to continue playing with the teams you’ve worked so hard on, so we’re creating a tool to import your custom rosters from SMB2 to use in SMB3. This feature will come in an update soon after launch. A major online gameplay feature is also under development and will be announced prior to launch…you’ll just have to wait to hear what that one is 😉 And now for the video!

This reveal video outlines the basics of what Super Mega Baseball 3 is all about. We'll have a more in-depth look at new features and mechanics in our next reveal video, but for now sit back and enjoy!