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Right on the heels of last week’s update, we’re rolling out another wave of fixes to keep your lineup in top shape.
Patch 1.1.1.9.3 focuses on fine-tuning core mechanics, fixing stadium collision issues, resolving audio quirks, and improving system performance. Meanwhile, work on upcoming features continues behind the scenes.
Huge thanks to everyone sharing feedback and reporting issues as they arise. Your ongoing support helps us keep making the game better day after day.
Now grab your bat and check out everything new in Patch 1.1.1.9.3!
Adjusted the Fireball power-up speed to feel more responsive and impactful during pitches.
Added the missing Edit Strategy option to the Pause Menu while playing in Wiggle Ball mode.
Updated button glyph visibility across lower resolutions (1024x768 and below) on the Coach Creation screen.
Improved input responsiveness in the Record Book so holding navigation keys (A/D) smoothly scrolls through Kid and Team Statistics.
Updated default input selection behavior in the Tutorial so players start with a clear default preset.
Fixed an issue where holding Alt caused stamina to deplete on non-active players.
Fixed an issue on Sandy Flats where baserunners failed to advance after an Out of Play ruling occurred while retreating.
Fixed an issue where Kenny Kawaguchi looped his pitching animation after a batter-runner was called out before reaching first base.
Fixed an issue on the Team Strategy screen where Jorge Garcia was auto-positioned at first base despite preferring the catcher position.
Fixed an issue where dive distances were cut short when executed right before a teammate picked up the ball.
Fixed an issue in Local Multiplayer where players were unable to steal after a runner queued for a steal was replaced following an intentional walk.
Fixed an issue in Backyard Derby where home runs failed to count toward unlocking Mark McGwire.
Fixed an issue where the game incorrectly called a ball when a portion of the ball entered the strike zone.
Fixed an issue where "SmartThrow" prompts failed to display when hovering the mouse cursor over other fielders.
Fixed an issue where Jeff Bagwell's unlock condition failed to register multiple stolen bases occurring on a single play.
Fixed an issue where a baserunner on first base executed a steal despite the command being queued specifically for second base.
Fixed an issue where the game remained stuck in slow motion after reloading an auto-save following a perfect hit by CPU batters.
Fixed an issue where scored baserunners continued draining stamina when using Sprint All with an active runner selected.
Fixed an issue where pitcher positions teleported to home plate during rapid pass sequences while defending bases via mouse controls.
Fixed an issue where defensive throw sequences reset prematurely when players provided no input.
Fixed an issue where AI fielders passed the ball instead of tagging the lead runner during pickle plays.
Fixed an issue where CPU fielders stood idle without chasing the ball prior to Ground Rule Double calls.
Fixed an issue in Wiggle Ball where second base AI abandoned first base coverage and ran straight to 3rd base on left field hits.
Fixed an issue in Wiggle Ball where fielders abandoned their assigned bases as soon as the ball was picked up.
Fixed an issue where putouts (PO) were not credited after securing the 3rd out.
Fixed an issue where swapping pitchers while batting prevented previously swapped pitchers from being reassigned later.
Fixed collider, despawn, and out-of-bounds ball issues across Cement Gardens, Steele Stadium, Eckman Acres, Dirt Yards, and Sandy Flats, preventing balls from disappearing, triggering incorrect splash effects, or vanishing in foul territory.
Fixed environmental geometry, alignment, and visual issues across stadiums, including floating baseplates in Wiggle Ball, unrendered grass lines at Playground Commons, inconsistent jumbotron borders at Super Colossal Dome, and blurry ground indicators at Tin Can Alley.
Fixed an issue at Tin Can Alley where home run distance markers appeared after hitting foul balls in specific left and right foul zones.
Fixed a visual issue on Parks Dept Fields No. 2 where white lines rendered beyond the outfield wall when fielders approached it.
Fixed collision and call issues in Tin Can Alley where Ground Rule Doubles triggered prematurely after bouncing off the blue recycle bin into fair territory.
Fixed boundary detection in Dirt Yards where right-side foul territory failed to trigger foul calls consistently.
Fixed collision issues in Steele Stadium where the ball clipped through the lower bush fence in the northern section.
Fixed visual details with the first- and third-base plates at Playground Commons in Day Mode.
Fixed an issue in Wiggle Ball where bumping a fielder into the lamp post triggered environmental interaction sound effects.
Fixed audio issues on the Meet the Players screen where Stephanie Morgan's captions failed to display when the Misophonia setting was enabled.
Fixed an issue where Custom Kids lacked voice lines during interactions or when assigned as pitcher.
Fixed an issue in Team Draft where generic kids failed to play selection voice lines when drafted by the player.
Fixed an issue in Local Multiplayer where Sunny Day and Vinnie the Gooch voice lines failed to play during pitcher intros.
Fixed HUD layering issues where Grounder and Bunt indicators overlapped incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where the pitching reticle stayed on screen during inning changes after a 3rd strikeout using gamepad or keyboard controls.
Fixed tooltip errors across control settings, coach statistics, and shift/backspace prompts on the title screen.
Fixed a grammar typo in the Record Book Coaches tooltip, updating "IT'S" to "ITS".
Fixed a UI issue in the Record Book where kid statistics listed the strikeout symbol incorrectly as "II" on first view.
Fixed UI issues during Team Draft and Pick-up Games where kid names overflowed the Skill Rating Card under Dyslexic Font, transition animations failed to play, or teams became greyed out when picking second.
Fixed an issue on the Custom Bat Add Stickers screen where the last removed sticker exceeded Notebook UI boundaries and left behind a persistent highlight.
Fixed UI issues on the League Play board where clipboard paper appeared solid black or white.
Fixed navigation issues on the Pick-up Window where hover effects vanished when clicking navigation arrows while holding A or D.
Fixed an issue in the Record Book where hovering over achievement icons caused selection audio loops to trigger.
Fixed an issue in Team Strategy where pitcher icons vanished when selected again after the red indicator appeared during swapping.
Fixed an issue in the Record Book where stats from custom kids were not credited after completing games.
Fixed an issue in the Record Book where team stats reset to 0 after viewing another team's statistics using old v1.0.6 profiles.
Fixed UI overlap issues in Custom Kid Creation when pressing name and exit prompts simultaneously.
Fixed input issues on the Save and Load screen where filter dropdowns cut off spacebar icons during keyboard navigation.
Fixed an issue in Tee Ball where the power-up roulette could only be activated before the tee started rising.
Fixed an issue where steal UI elements vanished upon pausing and unpausing while a steal was queued.
Fixed visual issues in Backyard Bash where strike VFX failed to trigger properly, or Undergrounder trail VFX abruptly vanished when a new pitch was thrown.
Fixed an issue on the mini-map HUD where visual elements failed to display correctly.
Fixed an issue in Team Draft where Custom Kid assets were obstructed by player cards when navigating from the bench.
Fixed an issue on the Pause Menu scoreboard where team logos were fully colored in solid red or blue.
Fixed an issue in League Play where the "Saving Team photo" notification persisted into new game sessions.
Fixed an issue in League Play where the "Resume Saved Match" modal persisted into the Team Dugout and gameplay.
Fixed an issue in League Play where team shirt Gatorade logos appeared inverted on left-handed kids.
Fixed an issue in the Clubhouse where the Pick Up Window and League Play Board hover indicators were missing.
Fixed an issue in the Clubhouse where map selection rendered gray textures after idling.
Fixed an issue in Wiggle Ball where the power-up roulette stopped spinning when 3 batting power-ups remained unused while pitching stopped.
Fixed an issue where Special Power-Up UI snapped to pitch types instead of animating properly.
Fixed control assignment lists in the Pause Menu to eliminate missing or duplicated input bindings for gamepad and keyboard/mouse.
Fixed an issue in the Record Book where the team list failed to render after exiting League Play team creation.
Fixed an issue in League Play where fielding positions on the minimap incorrectly carried over to the next game when transitioning from a Home win to an Away game.
Fixed visual rendering issues at Sandy Flats, including low-resolution commentary mini-player videos, flickering environmental textures, and fielders clipping into the ground near the commentary table.
Fixed character visual bugs across multiple kids where generic kids held bats improperly, generic kid icons displayed as bald kids, or Arlene Perez incorrectly used Angela Delvecchio's character model.
Fixed character animation bugs during batting intros, pitch deliveries, and victory poses for Isabelle Marelli, Robby Bocko, Stevie Lindt, Diana Hayes, Jay Green, Chico Pappas, and Amy Bostwick.
Fixed an issue where custom kids were missing headgear when assigned as catcher, or displayed white lines across their heads during gameplay.
Fixed visual glitches where floating +1 score indicators failed to render over home plate when custom kids scored, or balloons failed to pop and score VFX went missing during Backyard Bash.
Fixed an issue where team colors were randomized when players returned to the bench after swapping via the pause menu.
Fixed an issue where unlockable kids' non-dominant hands appeared stiff on Victory and MVP screens.
Fixed an issue where exiting to the Clubhouse during a batter intro left the bat asset floating behind.
Fixed an issue where pitchers dropped the ball after catching it during batter intros following home runs.
Fixed camera clipping on the MVP screen that caused Kenny Kawaguchi's head to render transparently.
Fixed tree flickering in Wiggle Ball beyond the outfield fences following home runs.
Fixed commentary scene animations at Eckman Acres and Sandy Flats where Sunny and Vinnie's hands clipped or misaligned with the table, or Sunny's bottom lip rendered inconsistently.
Fixed victory celebration glitches in Backyard Derby where Maria Luna's legs glitched or "Great" label text displayed behind a character when skipping.
Fixed an issue on load error screens where decorative assets rendered in low resolution.
Fixed inconsistent impact VFX when balls struck stadium walls or fences.
Fixed visual rendering issues where distance markers appeared blurry during Ball Tracking View when Depth of Field was enabled.
Fixed camera zooming issues in Backyard Derby during Sunny Day and Vicki Kawaguchi victory animations.
Fixed animation issues where Tony's lollipop floated around his model during home run sequences.
Fixed visual inconsistencies where generic kid icons and models swapped between games or relaunching.
Fixed sizing and positioning issues on catcher masks for generic kids.
Fixed character collision issues that allowed players to pass through each other on the field.
Fixed hand clipping issues on bats during the Crazy Bunt swing animation.
Fixed timing issues with ball release during throwing animations.
Fixed issues in the FTUE and Tutorial where previous game scores persisted on the mini-scoreboard, spacebar icons appeared squeezed in skip prompts, or tutorial UI persisted throughout after loading saved games.
Fixed misleading dialogue in the Batting Stance phase of the Tutorial that instructed players to interact with home base when non-interactable.
Fixed an issue in the FTUE where splash screens failed to appear upon relaunching the application.
Fixed an issue where character intro voice lines continued playing while paused, causing audio and lip-sync desynchronization.
Fixed an issue where the coach icon disappeared from the Options menu after quitting during Vinnie's introduction.
Fixed an issue where Vinnie's dialogue was forcibly skipped when interacting with the Pause Menu.
Fixed an issue in the Tutorial where CPU batters made contact with pitches during basic Heat throw training.
Fixed an issue in the Pitching Tutorial where pitches thrown outside the strike zone landed inside the strike zone.
Fixed an issue in the Tutorial where the scoreboard and batting HUD rendered at startup without function.
Fixed camera logic across multiple stadiums where the camera failed to zoom in on the ball or transition to ball-tracking view during line drive home runs.
Fixed an issue across multiple game modes where a brief freeze occurred during stadium intros on League Play fields.
Fixed an issue in Local Multiplayer where pause menus remained navigable while controller disconnect prompts were active.
Fixed an issue where keyboard tooltips failed to update on the coach selection screen after controller disconnections.
Fixed an issue in Local Multiplayer where AI pitchers overlapped fielders on occupied bases during runner movements.
Fixed unintended haptic feedback when Player 2 queued a steal via gamepad.
Fixed scoring tiebreakers in Backyard Derby Local Multiplayer where Player 1 was incorrectly awarded wins on tied scores or granted extra turns in Sudden Death.
Fixed an issue in Local Multiplayer where keyboard and mouse inputs remained active behind controller disconnect and exit confirmation modals.
Fixed camera tracking issues where the camera stayed focused on the catcher after a runner was called out on home run sequences.
Fixed an issue where active gameplay continued running instead of pausing when activating the Steam Overlay.
Fixed a game freeze caused by rapidly loading manual save files created on 2-strike counts after strikeouts.
Fixed an issue where games were started while players were still on loading screens.
Fixed long load times when loading games set at Super Colossal Dome and Parks Dept Fields No. 2.
Fixed an issue in League Play where the game became blocked when attempting to exit to the Clubhouse via the pause menu.
Fixed Steam Cloud Sync issues where coach profiles failed to sync when logging into the same Steam account on a different PC.
Fixed text filter bypasses for Tagalog profanity on custom profile names during coach and team sign-in.
Fixed input issues on the Choose Coach screen where the on-screen keyboard failed to appear when switching to a controller in the name field.
Fixed global leaderboard loading performance to resolve long loading times and prevent global rankings from failing to display.
Fixed an issue on Mac devices where switching between Fullscreen and Windowed mode at native resolution caused the game to stop responding.
Fixed an issue on Mac devices where Steam Overlay failed to open using Shift + Tab.
Fixed control inversion on Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controllers for face buttons.
Fixed synchronization issues across multiple Windows user profiles.
Fixed Coach Profile deletion when switching Steam accounts with Steam Cloud disabled.
Fixed save state issues where scored points and outs persisted after loading files created mid-play.
We hope you enjoy these latest fixes and stability improvements across the Backyard! Thank you to everyone who’s been sending in detailed bug reports and helping us polish the game.
If you spot anything unusual on the field, send it directly to our team via LiveAgent. To chat with the devs, share strategies, or offer suggestions, pop over to our official Discord!
That’s it for this round of fixes. We’ll keep listening, tweaking, and working to make Backyard Baseball the best it can be. Stay tuned for what’s next!
— The Mega Cat Team 🐾
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