What's new in FanDraft Football 16.01
May 18, 2016
- NFL Players & Rookies
- Pre-loaded 2016 NFL Player Photos
- Improved design to the Setup area.
- Newly designed PreDraft area
- Added “League Song” for PreDraft
- “Draft Chime” when players about to be selected
- Polishing improvements to MP4 “Player Video” playback.
- Now compatible with all Mac Operating Systems and PC.
- Ability to automatically alternate “Team Song Tracks” every round.
- “Keeper on the Fly” functionality (allows users to add keepers players in the middle of the draft – useful for users who have additional picks in some rounds).
- Draft Clock turns an alert red color when under 15 seconds left.
- Added ability to change the “Draft Extension” time limit.
- “Hide Selections” from view feature.
- Added ability to “Import MFL Auto-Pick Keepers” (button available in Setup > Keeper Setup)
- Support for “Rookie Only Drafts”
- Updated “PreDraft” area graphics.
- Draft “Intro Screen”
- Enhanced “Team Notes” section
- New info pop-ups displaying owner info and team needs.
- And more enhancements to be added throughout the summer…
New in FanDraft Football 15.15 (Aug 7, 2015)
- NEW FEATURES:
- The majority of the new features and improvements we add each year come from YOU, our users. You all come up with fantastic ideas, which keep FanDraft on top of the game every year. Below is a listing of some of these great new added features:
- Draft ExtensionsDraft Extensions: A lot of league’s allow users to take a “draft extension” (or 3) during the draft. These can be a real life saver for owners, especially if they are trying to make an in-draft trade. FanDraft now allows you to setup draft extensions (you can have 1-3), and keep track of them during the draft. Just simply click the draft extension light during the draft, and easily take an extension at any time.
- Pre-Loaded NFL Player Images: This has been a lot time request of users, that we are happy to finally support. You will find that almost all of the top players are now pre-loaded into FanDraft. However, you can still import your own player images if you’d like, or even import MP4 videos, which will play after a specific player is selected.
- Import Settings from ESPN: Unfortunately ESPN still doesn’t offer API access for any services like FanDraft to export draft results back to their league manager, but you can now save a bit of time by importing some available league settings (such as team names, league size, draft size) from ESPN. We are also planning on adding this same feature for services like Yahoo! later in the summer.
- UndockImproved UNDOCK Area: For power users that like to have two different screens displaying on different displays, we have improved the UNDOCK area to allow more board displays to now be shown.
- Visual “Position Breakdown Display”: This is a great user suggestion, asking for a “grid” display that players taken in a visual way, as to see which slots are taken/open for all of the teams. You can change between the two types (visual/data) in the draft options area.
- Multiple Team Song (Tracks): We have a full write-up going into detail on this long awaited request. Check it out here, or even watch the video demo here.
New in FanDraft Football 14.0 (May 15, 2014)
- New features:
- 2014 NFL Players
- Fully revamped WEB product/remote draft tool
- Redesigned SETUP area.
- Improved the Draft Order setup.
- Ability to import prior-year player images.
- Software auto-checks for updates upon launch.
- Added cut-and-paste to setup areas.
- Player images can now be transparent
- Increased “Phonetic name” character limit to unlimited.
- Improved “Keeper Setup” (auto-fills rounds/picks).
- Ability to add MP4 video format for player photos.
- Option to play just 10 seconds of team song.
- New On-screen HELP icon.
- Increased logo and image sizes.
- Added new board display to the UNDOCK area.
- Customizable sound fx and voice responses for draft pick feedback responses.
- New “On Deck” pop-up, displaying info about who is currently drafting.
- Right-click on draft board to toggle between displaying BYE/IR/TEAM
- Auction “On Deck” by-passes teams out of money
- The “Pick Announcement” now displays for the last pick of round.
- Keepers now denoted with (K) on draft board.
- The “Draft Report Card”: Displays list of who had the best overall draft.
New in FanDraft Football 13.04 (Jun 6, 2013)
- General:
- Polished refining of Draft Board grid (improving the graphics and display data).
- Improved Graphics and User Interface.
- All of the 2013 Rookies/Player Updates.
- Improved speed and performance of software.
- Setup:
- Added ability to customize a positions cell color, which is displayed on the draft board grid.
- Default colors of the draft board much more dynamic.
- In Draft Features:
- "Roster Board" display can be sorted by PICK or POSITION
- Added ability to "undock" the Player Search Bar (allowing users the option to drag this to a secondary screen)
- Improved Ticker: Speed can be better increased/decreased as speed is saved.
- Auction Draft: Now displays which owner is next to put a player up for auction
- Full Screen Mode (this feature, when selected, minimized many visuals to place emphasis on draft board grid)
New in FanDraft Football 7.13 (Jul 25, 2007)
- Improved User Interface
- Multiple Draft Board Displays: All easily accessible from a drop down menu.
- Improved Player Database: Includes a fuller database of players
- Improved Ticker: Runs smoother than ever, and easy to change speed.
- Additional Ticker Options: Can show the full draft, or just select rounds
- Draft Clock Improved: Timer can now adjust by �second� increments
- Color Coded Players Boxes: Color coded by position
- Improved �Queue�: Added �search� for easier player find/selection
- Online Player Access: A simple right-click will pull up their expanded personal information from the internet.
- Graphical Pick Announcement: Players can be graphically announced after each selection, displaying all the information of the latest draft pick.
- Improved PreDraft Presentation: Now full screen, improved data entry/display.
- Auction Improved: Calculate max much each team can spend per remaining picks (based on positions remaining and amount left with at least $1 left per pick)
- Customizable �Positions�: Add/Remove/Rename positions your league uses
- Combine Positions (for leagues that share count WRs/TEs as one position)
- Customize the players available for display during the draft: You can choose a certain amount of the top ranked players, or all of them
- Draft Music: Import up to 10 songs to play during the draft
- Print Function: Reports can now be printed as well as exported to HTML
- Enhanced Reports: Includes better information, and more visually appealing.