Super Mega Baseball 2 Patch 1.04 Available, Patch Notes Here

Super Mega Baseball 2 game update 1.04 is available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC/Steam. Check out the patch notes below.

Major additions

• Added new Awards system to Pennant Race mode.
• Added multi-layer transformations in Logo Editor.
• Added basic undo support in the Logo Editor.
• Added ability to view player stats for all teams in a league within season/elimination mode.

Improvements / balancing

• Reworked AI pitcher strategy to more effectively consider game situation, batter strengths/weaknesses, and swing rate when selecting pitches and pitch locations.
• Reduced frequency of pitcher idle animations.
• Slightly reduced pitch speeds at high batting Ego.
• Increased extra contact provided by the contact swing (does not affect AI batters).
• Slightly increased difficulty of throwing pitches accurately at high pitching Ego.
• Reduced fielding assist at high fielding Ego.
• Tweaked Mojo boosts/penalties such that extreme states are reached slightly less frequently.
• Tweaked how Mojo and Fitness affect player skill values.
• Moved 2nd base umpire slightly to make pitches from low arm angle left-handed pitchers easier to see from batter’s perspective.
• Reduced pitchers’ ability to make plays on sharply hit balls up the middle.
• AI more properly factors in injuries when choosing relief pitchers.
• AI now intentionally walks batters in certain situations.
• AI occassionally throws a pitchout when it thinks a baserunner might be stealing.
• Added a new help page to explain the pitchout mechanic.
• Improvements to game ordering in season schedules.
• Added Pennant Race specific pro-tips.
• Improved user experience and menu flow after disconnects/forfeits in online play.
• Game History in Pennant Race now displays all games including those in prior races.
• Pennant Race standings are now sorted such that players with zero games played are at the bottom.
• Improved navigation in card view of the Roster screen.
• Generally faster/smoother menu navigation throughout the game.
• Changed Mash Taters’ secondary position on the Nemesis from 3B to None (he throws left handed).
• Changed Mimori Aoshima’s secondary position on the Nemesis from None to 3B.
• Switched Bambino and Finderre in the Grapplers default batting order to give Bambino better protection in the lineup.
• [PS4] Added option to allow save data to be restored from backup if it has been corrupted.
• [PS4] Improved visibility of L1/R1 and L2/R2 icons throughout UI.
• [STEAM] Added message to clarify that Crowd Density changes aren’t applied until the next game.
• [STEAM/XBOX ONE] Enabled achievements in online play.
• [PS4] Enabled trophies in online play.

Issues addressed

• Fixed: Step-out/substitution exploit in online play.
• Fixed: Catcher sometimes fails to charge-up and make throw on steal attempts in online play.
• Fixed: Selecting a new runner could sometimes result in commands being given to the previous runner in online play.
• Fixed: Ball physics sim would produce extreme/unrealistic bad hops, typically near grass edges.
• Fixed: Ball physics sim would occasionally allow ball to pass through/beneath outfield walls.
• Fixed: Physics issues around some foul poles that could cause balls hit off the pole to be ruled foul.
• Fixed: Fixed issue where baserunners would automatically advance after a dropped infield fly.
• Fixed: AI fielders could make excessive failed tag attempts while pursuing baserunners.
• Fixed: AI defenders could fail to tend first base in some situations in which it should be tended.
• Fixed: AI substituting a player at a major defensive penalty.
• Fixed: AI frequently starts an injured player only to immediately remove them from the game.
• Fixed: Players occasionally render incorrectly when viewing teams from Season/Elimination Hubs.
• Fixed: All instances of duplicate jersey numbers appearing on the same standard teams.
• Fixed: Crash caused by player names made up of only numeric characters.
• Fixed: Certain numbers could be visually cut-off on the back of the jerseys.
• Fixed: Player pose on trading card could change suddenly.
• Fixed: Non-pitcher could be shown in pitching animations in the player editor.
• Fixed: Possible crash in Post Game screens in online play after one user has left the game in online play.
• Fixed: Crash when co-op partner attempts to skip all simulations in online play.
• Fixed: Co-op partner gets stuck if you enter the season simulator before they’ve returned to the Season Hub after a game.
• Fixed: Pennant Race standings could display nonsensical data.
• Fixed: View Standings button could take you to incorrect Pennant Race results.
• Fixed: Game could freeze after changing your Pennant Race team twice in a row.
• Fixed: ‘VS’ icon being incorrectly displayed when starting to simulate games.
• Fixed: Online status being incorrectly reported as “Server Maint” when user is actually offline.
• Fixed: Party leadership is not properly restored after re-engaging users in certain menus.
• Fixed: Pause Menu could be incorrectly visible at the end of a game.
• Fixed: Players being incorrectly excluded from League Leaders stats.
• Fixed: Team stats sometimes not correctly appearing after simulating a game.
• [PS4] Fixed: Party joins from PS4 OS no longer cause game to hang on “Initializing”.
• [XBOX ONE] Fixed: Hang on loading screen after entering team name twice when copying a team.