HBD Updates (Sitestaff posts only) Topic

We pushed a build just now that includes:
  • World office no longer fires box score modal in playoffs if you have been eliminated previously or did not make the playoffs
  • Pitching Staff - you can now more and save more than one pitcher to rest during spring training
  • Edit Lineups - fixed a bug that was clearing page filters after optimizing and saving to other lineups after a player was moved from rest
  • Row heights across a myriad of GM pages were reduced
  • Box Scores can now be shared on Facebook and Twitter
  • Trade Proposals - better handling of cash over $5M (not allowed), ability to toggle both team's player views at all times during formation stage
  • Free Agent Report - we now only show the top 15 players by default, but a click can show the rest instantly. this was to help on mobile, but helps focus on other devices as well. If we need to increase 15 to 20 or 25, easy to do so we'll play with this value over the next week.
  • Player Profile - DITR icon is back
  • Player Settings - pitcher PH & PR settings are back
  • Edit Lineups - ability to select player to move by entire row has been scaled back to player area section as it had been leading to frustrations
  • Added a link to Forums within Quick Links section of World Office
10/23/2015 9:23 AM (edited)
We pushed a built just now that includes:
  • World Center page - world names are now links to World Office for worlds in which you are already a member including private worlds in which you commission
  • World Center page - removed a test line of code that was preventing open worlds with 3 openings from being displayed
  • World Center page - fixed bug in which Send Invites link was not working properly from this page
  • Trade chat page - fixed a display bug on Galaxy S6 devices using Chrome in which quick links were rendering on top of trade chat info
  • International Prospect Negotiations - fixed a bug in which return to prospects page was resetting the page filters
  • Edit Lineups - fix for Android devices in which optimizing a lineup was flipping LH/RH filter
  • Active worlds - client side column sorting is back
10/26/2015 2:36 PM
We pushed a build just now that includes:
  • Edit Lineups - fixed rare bug where team would have 10 players in lineup
  • Darkened the background row color on all tables for improved readability
  • Free Agent Report - added baserunning rating to the filter list now that its displayed
  • Negotiation pages - adjusted budget area on mobile to prevent wrapping for tighter look
  • Franchise logo in nav is now link to world office page
  • Player Profile - Ratings view has been changed so that the previous 4 season ratings and all of current season ratings are displayed by default.  See More link added to expand to show history. this allows for tighter view on all devices while still showing the recent key trends.
  • Owner profile - corrected an issue where overall record was not being displayed clearly
  • Edit Pitching Staff - fixed a Safari on Mac bug for changing roles
  • Edit Pitching Staff - introduced keyboard tabbing functionality so you can quickly tab between pitchers
  • Franchise Profile - fixed a column sorting bug on the Stats view
  • World Office - added second row of notifications (if necessary)
  • FA Report - merged action links to one line to reduce row height

Some other topics we plan on addressing within the next few days:
  • Box Score readability
  • Display issues on Dolphin Android browser
  • Display issues on Android Kindle Fire
  • Display issues for blind owners
  • Display issues within Headlines section of World Office for special events (Trades, Prospects, etc.)
  • Moving owner actions from World Center page to Franchise Center page (remove from world, commissioner options)
  • Adding pagination to Inbox
  • Adjustments to Trade page (clearer handling of viewing existing trade versus formation)
  • Minor style & formatting adjustments
  • Copy HBD item to Forums
10/28/2015 2:09 PM
We pushed a new version today that includes:
  • Box Score improvements. We brought back the side-by-side view for desktop users. We brought back the darker background color within PBP for easier reading.
  • Edit Lineups - starting pitcher may now be moved to another lineup slot
  • Edit Pitching Staff - adjusted column width to make page more readable on mobile
  • Moved user action links from World Center to Franchise Center. This includes the commissioner options and the remove team link.
  • Added player's primary position to player profile title bar on mobile
  • Many other minor display issues
11/4/2015 1:54 PM
HBD Owners,

If you enjoy playing Hardball Dynasty, can you please help us spread the word with a couple simple clicks?

Item 1
Please Facebook Like or Share the Hardball Dynasty home page.

Item 2
Please Facebook Like or Share or tweet or email the following story on FOX Sports discussing who would like Hardball Dynasty.

Additional social sharing info
You may have already noticed, but you can now use Facebook or Twitter to share box scores (top left of the page) and player profiles / franchise profiles (share tab).

On the World Invitations page, you can now use Facebook to share invites, send individual Facebook message invites and post Twitter invites.

Thank you!
 
11/5/2015 9:11 AM (edited)
We pushed a build this afternoon including:
  • Quick links at bottom of page are now also represented in the mobile nav menu. This should save two clicks to the most often viewed pages from each page.
  • Nav menu is once again working on mobile Firefox
  • Kindle Fire Silk browser improvements
  • Inbox now includes pagination, which helps with page performance across all devices
  • Your franchise's minor league playoff games are now displayed on World Office page, even if your ML team is no longer in playoffs


11/11/2015 1:54 PM
We released a small update today including:
  • Player profile - we re-arranged upper portion of player profile so that on desktop you no longer need to click to see additional information. On mobile, you can now see a bit more by default and we've moved the profile hamburger menu to a horizontal nav menu.
  • Edit Rosters - we have broken the page into tabs on mobile. This results in much less scrolling.
11/13/2015 1:19 PM
We released an update today with the following improvements:
  • World office notification will no longer fire if player needing assignment is pending waivers (since you can't do anything at that point)
  • Minor style inconsistencies and adjustments on World Office page
  • Fixed a bug in Firefox on Amateur Draft Formula Builder page
  • Fixed a bug on Mac Edit Pitching Staff screen where numerous clicks were needed to trigger role change box
  • Mobile page filter improvements to reduce clicks to activate/select/close dropdowns
  • Added "reset" functionality to Edit Pitching Staff page
  • Inbox/Chat count notices are now links to the page
  • Edit Pitching Staff page, similar to Edit Lineups we now remove headshots if resolution is under fixed height size
  • Edit Lineups - clicking a player profile no longer selects a row resulting in accidental drag-and-drop
  • Trade Proposal fix where same note was showing for both teams
  • Hall of Fame Voting page improvements (no reload after vote, no loss of sort after post/vote)
  • Minor box score width adjustments so boxscore pitching area is not as squeezed with loss of text (long pitcher names, fatigue)
  • Pasting to trade chat clipboard works again
  • Franchise Profile on Firefox fix where expand / nav menu was overlapping
  • A bunch of other very minor fixes/improvements

11/19/2015 3:54 PM
We released an update today with the following improvements:
  • Inbox page - cleaner display on mobile
  • Pasting to forums - can now be done via Share tab of profile pages
  • General display cleanup
  • Alternate Edit Lineups page is now in place for testing to a few (will open to all early next week)
Happy Thanksgiving!

11/25/2015 1:32 PM
We released an update this morning including:
  • New Edit Lineups page (beta mode).  More details below.
  • Fixed a bug where owner could not enter note on trades page on mobile when accepting/rejecting a trade
  • Improved mobile display of exiting trades on Trades page
  • Improved mobile display of contract options on Options page
  • Added a Results count filter in desktop mode to the Free-Agent Report 
  • Miscellaneous display fixes
The new Edit Lineups (beta) page allows for:
  • drag-and-drop players on desktop
  • clicking slot indicator gives you option to move or swap a player with another spot.  So, you can quickly move a player to bench or rest or you can move a player to a desired slot or swap with a player in another slot.
  • For those of you that like to use a keyboard, you can now tab between players and use keyboard to work the swap/move functions.

We will be evaluating the new Edit Lineups page for the next 7-10 days.  Evaluation consists of fixing any reported bugs and evaluating any suggestions for the page.
12/3/2015 9:25 AM

And another quick one with two biggies:

  • Deskop HBD nav menu is now available on iPad portrait mode
  • Added scrolling functionality to box score play-by-play "hidden results" mode
12/3/2015 4:46 PM
User Settings have arrived!

You can now access the new User Settings page from the footer area of your Franchise Center or the Admin menu within your worlds.

Be sure to play with each setting to tailor the game to your liking.  We have a few more settings we plan on rolling out over the next few weeks and are always open to suggestions.

Today's update included a few other items:
  • World chat message area on World Office page has been expanded to show more of the messages
  • The "View Box Score" modal will no longer fire between rounds of the playoffs
  • Box Score Line Score fix where pitcher errors were not being included in the sum
12/17/2015 10:23 AM
We pushed a small update today that includes:
  • Fixed a bug where the "new box score" message was not opening during playoffs.
  • Fixed a bug where pressing "enter" button on negotiation pages was not submitting the offer.
  • Fixed a bug where making the "Probable Lineups" the default tab on Franchise Profile was not working.
  • Fixed a bug on Edit Lineups page so "Order" function does not change any player's starting position
  • Fixed a bug on International Prospects page where Inbox message link was not working properly
  • Improved Modern Box Score page to be wider so results are not as pinched.
  • Introduced an advanced user setting to control how inbox messages are opened (to help blind users).
  • Added playoff stats view to Edit Rosters page if team is in playoffs


12/23/2015 9:17 AM
We pushed a small update this morning including:

  • Trade Proposals page – cleaned up the user interface and page flow
  • Trade Chat – added row highlight for franchise chatting with
  • Playoff page – fixed bug involving historical franchise colors
  • Hall of Fame Voting – fixed bug causing occasional crash
  • Amateur Draft / Rule 5 Draft Player Ranking – fixed IE browser issue
  • Introduced fixed column headers to various longer tables in the game
  • Misc. Bug fixes

1/25/2016 9:17 AM

We released a minor update today that lifts the 3-season minimum required to use Advanced Roster mode. We also moved this setting from the Management Console at the franchise level to the User Settings page.

2/18/2016 2:29 PM
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