We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.10.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Version number is 15.10.0b and the changelist is below (no IGE changes in this update):
Changelist for 15.10.0b =======================
New features: ------------- - Added new league overview panel with a recap of individual stats leaders and league standings - Added option to retain all players and staff from selected nation(s) when starting a new game - Added option to start with an early start date (start of July)
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Small adjustments to player progression - Adjusted randomization of newgen nationalities - Adjusted team response time to trade offers near trade deadlines
UI changes: ----------- - Adjusted the player profile stats panel size and the order of stats scopes displayed - Added place of birth to the player basic information panel - Added columns for positions and handedness to the team report positional panels
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed a rare screen crash on final day of the regular season after finishing the last games
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.10.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Version number is 15.10.0b and the changelist is below (no IGE changes in this update):
Changelist for 15.10.0b =======================
New features: ------------- - Added new league overview panel with a recap of individual stats leaders and league standings - Added option to retain all players and staff from selected nation(s) when starting a new game - Added option to start with an early start date (start of July)
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Small adjustments to player progression - Adjusted randomization of newgen nationalities - Adjusted team response time to trade offers near trade deadlines
UI changes: ----------- - Adjusted the player profile stats panel size and the order of stats scopes displayed - Added place of birth to the player basic information panel - Added columns for positions and handedness to the team report positional panels
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed a rare screen crash on final day of the regular season after finishing the last games
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.9.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Version number for this week’s update is 15.9.0b. In-Game Engine is now at v71, see changelist below:
Changelist for 15.9.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added contract rules panel to contract offer screen - Expanded league tables to include Last 10, Streak and Shoot-out record columns
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Added note about player possibly having hard time to adapt to playing abroad to scout report - Adjusted some AI trade evaluations - Adjustments to player salary demands - Adjustments to player interest evaluations - Adjustments to board allowed max salaries for pending RFA's and for qualifying offers - Fixes to salary limitations when offering contract extensions - When two players selected for a game have conflicting jersey numbers, only the lower rep player number needs to be re-assigned - Added news item when club is fined for being below salary floor - Adjusted filling of blank attributes at game start
UI changes: ----------- - Fixed layout issue with scout report panel stars in player profile when full report text is very long - Fixes to some salary/cap hit display values - Added max salary allowed for each team status on club salary breakdown panel - Moved league schedule dates listings from "Overview" section in league screen to the "Information" section - Added links to stats/standings snapshot panel headers on home screen - Added preferred jersey number to personal information panel under other details - Added coloring to team cap hits on Trade Center cap charts if the team is over the cap or under the floor - Enabled right-click menus for players on Team Report screen
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed crash when using hidden attributes, resigning from team and viewing player profiles of the old team - Fixed cap hit calculations on some AI contract - Fixed entry level contracts not being considered relevant for players currently on trial when offering a contract - Fixed players occasionally listed twice in the hot or not panel of team report - Added option to importer to recalculate cached runtime information for league totals etc.
In-Game Engine v71 ================== - Adjusted fighting tendencies - Adjusted shooting tendencies for defensemen - Adjusted shooting tendencies for forwards - Small adjustments to goalkeeping
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.9.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Version number for this week’s update is 15.9.0b. In-Game Engine is now at v71, see changelist below:
Changelist for 15.9.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added contract rules panel to contract offer screen - Expanded league tables to include Last 10, Streak and Shoot-out record columns
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Added note about player possibly having hard time to adapt to playing abroad to scout report - Adjusted some AI trade evaluations - Adjustments to player salary demands - Adjustments to player interest evaluations - Adjustments to board allowed max salaries for pending RFA's and for qualifying offers - Fixes to salary limitations when offering contract extensions - When two players selected for a game have conflicting jersey numbers, only the lower rep player number needs to be re-assigned - Added news item when club is fined for being below salary floor - Adjusted filling of blank attributes at game start
UI changes: ----------- - Fixed layout issue with scout report panel stars in player profile when full report text is very long - Fixes to some salary/cap hit display values - Added max salary allowed for each team status on club salary breakdown panel - Moved league schedule dates listings from "Overview" section in league screen to the "Information" section - Added links to stats/standings snapshot panel headers on home screen - Added preferred jersey number to personal information panel under other details - Added coloring to team cap hits on Trade Center cap charts if the team is over the cap or under the floor - Enabled right-click menus for players on Team Report screen
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed crash when using hidden attributes, resigning from team and viewing player profiles of the old team - Fixed cap hit calculations on some AI contract - Fixed entry level contracts not being considered relevant for players currently on trial when offering a contract - Fixed players occasionally listed twice in the hot or not panel of team report - Added option to importer to recalculate cached runtime information for league totals etc.
In-Game Engine v71 ================== - Adjusted fighting tendencies - Adjusted shooting tendencies for defensemen - Adjusted shooting tendencies for forwards - Small adjustments to goalkeeping
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.8.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Please bear in mind there are no engine changes for this version. The changelist is listed below:
Changelist for 15.8.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added option to retain all teams from the database at game start
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Added limitations on yearly salary changes on multiyear contracts in the National League when offering contracts (will also apply to existing saved games) - Added rule for Russian league to disable team/player option years from contracts - Added rule for Russian league to not allow players to participate in training camps at other clubs during season - Updated German league tv money - Adjusted German league player budgets and expected wages - Fixed correct stages to find winners for history entries of British cups
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Updated the player rights expiration rules for college players - Fixed humans starting without a club accepting job offers when on holiday even when the vacation option for applying better jobs is unticked - Improved mapping of players to keep from the starting database - Improved modelling of contract start dates for free agent signings when signed near the end of the current season - Teams who hold Russian league rights to a player playing in another league will now also get news if the player is released, traded or transfered - Finetuning shortlisting of players for some of the bigger European leagues
UI changes: ----------- - Split league information panel into sections for basic information and rules information - Player profile stats panel at the bottom to only display continental/playout stats if games played - Added current and future rating stars on the scout report panel in player profile when available - Added relevant scout name to the scout report panel title in player profile when available - Added separate skin graphics for tutorial notes - Disabled playoff tree option in league screen for some international tournaments that should not display it
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.8.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Please bear in mind there are no engine changes for this version. The changelist is listed below:
Changelist for 15.8.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added option to retain all teams from the database at game start
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Added limitations on yearly salary changes on multiyear contracts in the National League when offering contracts (will also apply to existing saved games) - Added rule for Russian league to disable team/player option years from contracts - Added rule for Russian league to not allow players to participate in training camps at other clubs during season - Updated German league tv money - Adjusted German league player budgets and expected wages - Fixed correct stages to find winners for history entries of British cups
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Updated the player rights expiration rules for college players - Fixed humans starting without a club accepting job offers when on holiday even when the vacation option for applying better jobs is unticked - Improved mapping of players to keep from the starting database - Improved modelling of contract start dates for free agent signings when signed near the end of the current season - Teams who hold Russian league rights to a player playing in another league will now also get news if the player is released, traded or transfered - Finetuning shortlisting of players for some of the bigger European leagues
UI changes: ----------- - Split league information panel into sections for basic information and rules information - Player profile stats panel at the bottom to only display continental/playout stats if games played - Added current and future rating stars on the scout report panel in player profile when available - Added relevant scout name to the scout report panel title in player profile when available - Added separate skin graphics for tutorial notes - Disabled playoff tree option in league screen for some international tournaments that should not display it
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.7.1b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Changelist for 15.7.1b ====================== - Fixed rare crash related to British two-way loan contracts - Fixed fantasy draft processing at the end of the draft
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.7.1b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
Changelist for 15.7.1b ====================== - Fixed rare crash related to British two-way loan contracts - Fixed fantasy draft processing at the end of the draft
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.7.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
If you have any technical issues or bugs following the update, raise them here on the EHM Bugs Forums -
The update includes but is not limited to the following changes:
Changelist for 15.7.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added Slovakian league - Added option to add key non-playing staff to playable teams at game start
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [Apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Added Slovakian league - Updated "allow yearly salary changes" and "guaranteed contracts" flags for some of the recently added leagues - Added transfer rules flag to disable loans in/out from Russian League 1 - Restricted free agent qualifying offer rules moved to database rules - Added Russian league qualifying offer rules for salary and contract length - Added major junior draft rule to make import draft eligibility based on current team first, then nationality - Added draft rule for excluding goalies from major junior import draft
Database Import changes for 2006 rules: [Apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Adjusted retirements and replacements for chairman/director/president personnel types - Adjusted contract extension logic - Fixes to Russian league cap calculations on trade screen - Russian players no longer count as domestic players for Kazakhstan teams - Adjusted major junior player rights for recently drafted players to not count towards reserve list until July in draft year - Adjusted filling of blank attributes at game start - Adjusted player attribute development in relation to role - Adjusted creation of extra players at game start - Adjusted player attribute levels in relation to current ability
UI changes: ----------- - Fixed contract display for upcoming season salaries when viewed on the last day of a contract year - "Release Rights" action enabled in player actions for Russian teams holding rights to a player - Fixes to offer sheet matching actions - Added special UFA/RFA options for Russian league in search filters screen - Added quick links to home screen for "Free Agents" and "Trade Center" where applicable - Moved the "Trade" menu on the "Trade Center" screen to be a key action on the league screen to make it more accessible - Some adjustments to the position and transfer status related quick links in the search screen filter menu - Added database size option on new game options screen - Added information about approximated number of players and non-players to be loaded up on new game options screen - Improved rounding accuracy for qualifying offer limits on contract offer screen - Fixed tooltips on morale in the practice screen
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed a draft screen related crash after continuing after draft where multiple human managers were involved - Fixed importer parent/sub-league connection routines that were misconnecting some European junior leagues with senior leagues in some older 2006 databases
In-Game Engine v70 ================== - Adjusted AI selection of faceoff takers in shorthanded and 4-on-4 situations - Adjusted saves on tight angle shots - Adjusted shooting accuracy - Adjusted officiating when delayed penalty already called - Adjustments to defensemen shooting tendencies
We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.7.0b is now available to download on Steam.
To download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
If you have any technical issues or bugs following the update, raise them here on the EHM Bugs Forums -
The update includes but is not limited to the following changes:
Changelist for 15.7.0b ======================
New features: ------------- - Added Slovakian league - Added option to add key non-playing staff to playable teams at game start
Database Import changes for 2014 rules: [Apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Added Slovakian league - Updated "allow yearly salary changes" and "guaranteed contracts" flags for some of the recently added leagues - Added transfer rules flag to disable loans in/out from Russian League 1 - Restricted free agent qualifying offer rules moved to database rules - Added Russian league qualifying offer rules for salary and contract length - Added major junior draft rule to make import draft eligibility based on current team first, then nationality - Added draft rule for excluding goalies from major junior import draft
Database Import changes for 2006 rules: [Apply to new games started with newly imported databases only] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gameplay changes: ----------------- - Adjusted retirements and replacements for chairman/director/president personnel types - Adjusted contract extension logic - Fixes to Russian league cap calculations on trade screen - Russian players no longer count as domestic players for Kazakhstan teams - Adjusted major junior player rights for recently drafted players to not count towards reserve list until July in draft year - Adjusted filling of blank attributes at game start - Adjusted player attribute development in relation to role - Adjusted creation of extra players at game start - Adjusted player attribute levels in relation to current ability
UI changes: ----------- - Fixed contract display for upcoming season salaries when viewed on the last day of a contract year - "Release Rights" action enabled in player actions for Russian teams holding rights to a player - Fixes to offer sheet matching actions - Added special UFA/RFA options for Russian league in search filters screen - Added quick links to home screen for "Free Agents" and "Trade Center" where applicable - Moved the "Trade" menu on the "Trade Center" screen to be a key action on the league screen to make it more accessible - Some adjustments to the position and transfer status related quick links in the search screen filter menu - Added database size option on new game options screen - Added information about approximated number of players and non-players to be loaded up on new game options screen - Improved rounding accuracy for qualifying offer limits on contract offer screen - Fixed tooltips on morale in the practice screen
Other changes: -------------- - Fixed a draft screen related crash after continuing after draft where multiple human managers were involved - Fixed importer parent/sub-league connection routines that were misconnecting some European junior leagues with senior leagues in some older 2006 databases
In-Game Engine v70 ================== - Adjusted AI selection of faceoff takers in shorthanded and 4-on-4 situations - Adjusted saves on tight angle shots - Adjusted shooting accuracy - Adjusted officiating when delayed penalty already called - Adjustments to defensemen shooting tendencies