FanDraft Baseball 2009 Feature List

Posted in News and Announcements. Written by admin on December 13th, 2008

We are getting ready for the launch of the new“FanDraft Baseball 2009”. We will be announcing the launch shortly.
For those of you curious what new features will be available in the 2009 version, here is a brief list:

General

1. Improved performance (VISTA and XP compatible)
2. Improved Graphics and User Interface
3. Auto/Fluid screen resizing (no more need to constantly change screen resolution)
4. Increased to 32 teams
5. Import your v8 FanDraft League/Team settings
6. Enhanced HELP (available as in-software HELP and HTML/Online)
7. In-software check for available software updates  
8. Ability to use AL/NL players only

In Draft Features

1. Enhanced “Up-and-Coming” pick display (showing up to 5 up-coming picks)
2. Customize the position colors, and font sizes
3. “Voice Announcer” that announces the last draft pick
4. Auto-Skip Pick option (for when clock hits zero)
5. “Auto-Calibrate” button that optimizes screen display during the draft.

Music/Audio

1. Ability to assign “Team Song” that plays in sync with team’s “On Deck” or “Just selected” status.
2. Ability to customize clock audio (15 seconds & clock at zero).

Player Setup

1. Ability to import/update player “rankings”
2. Ability to clear entire player lists with one click.

Reports/Printing

1. Ability to Export as CSV files
2. New “Draft Grid” report

Auction Draft

1. Live Bidding feature, allowing users to click teams and watch the bidding increase.
2. “Final Countdown” animation, with customizable audio.
3. Prevent team from spending more than their average dollars available allows.