Upgrading your portable directory from 012079 to 012247 generally preserves your local career saves. The save data resides in user profile paths rather than the game folder itself. However, creating a manual backup of your user folder before overwriting files is highly recommended to protect your progress. Performance on External Drives

: Double-click your portable application file to start playing. Troubleshooting Common Errors

Corrects aggressive shadow shifting during day-night transition matches.

According to official Steam News and community tracking on SteamDB , here are the most impactful changes:

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Outfielders take more realistic pursuit angles to cut off boundaries.

| Aspect | 012079 | 012247 | |--------|--------|--------| | Fielding AI | Fielders react slowly, ball sometimes passes through. | Proactive fielders, realistic throwing errors. | | Batting physics | Edges are rare, boundaries feel easy. | Variable bounce, genuine edges to slips. | | Online stability | Frequent desyncs. | Significantly improved matchmaking. | | Stadium editor | Basic templates. | More props, advertisement boards, crowd patterns. | | Performance | Occasional stutter on mid-tier GPUs (GTX 1060). | Optimized draw distance, smoother frame pacing. |

The evolution across these micro-patches addresses glaring issues present in the 012079 builds, optimizing background community asset processes and core stability. Feature Metric Build 012079 Baseline Build 012247 Portable Standard High GPU frame overhead during camera transitions. Streamlined visual logic boosting continuous frame rates. Community Downloads Slow "Replace All" commands and indexing lag. Optimized searching, caching, and instant file replacement. Bowling Variation Standardized legacy animation profiles. Integration of specialized Style 23 Leg-Spin archetypes. Fielding Logic Misaligned backup responses and erratic boundaries. Responsive AI tracking with smarter pathfinding routines. Portable Execution and Storage Management

: Implements an overhauled visual tracking pipeline for running between the wickets. It drastically improves real-time frame rates and eliminates camera stutter during quick singles.