NHL EHM Patch 1.0.2

[Karim]

The next patch from SI for NHL Eastside Hockey Manager will be Patch 1.0.2.

It is due for release in mid-august 2004.

The changelist that follows details the fixes that have already been undertaken and incorporated into the patch.

This list will be updated regularly.


NHL Eastside Hockey Manager v1.0.2 Changes
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Changes since v1.0.1
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News
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Fixed crash clicking on pundit name in news item
Tuning media distribution in Finland, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the UK
Fixed bug that meant cup win speculation news would speculate about topies being brought back to "<NATION>" instead of just "back home".
Added news item for winners of the UK EIHL Regular Season champions.
Toning down the Cup Glory speculation news items - now only happen for teams when they have won the series
Fixed retirement news items not remembering the staff's job once he has retired (i.e. news item content changed when the person retired)
Made news about transfers of players who are assigned to an affiliate, be sent to them as well, because they will want to know about players they will lose
Player waivers news also sent to current team he is playing for, if it's not the NHL owner team

Screens
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Corrected headers for Swedish Elitserien Relegation Playoff table
Fixed a crash on the team award screen
Fixed Career Totals for average ratings which included the seasons with no average ratings

Match Engine
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Competitions
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Fixed bug where some British games are rescheduled for Television coverage
Corrected overtime win points to 2 in British National League
Corrected team picking order for British Elite League playoffs
Corrected which years the game thinks are olympic years for games passed 2084
Fixed bug whereby playoff teams would not get the correct home advantage in first game
Fixed news item bug in Czech Extraliga relegation playoff
All Finnish leagues now look at goal difference then games won in tiebreak situations
Removed overtime from BNL playoff first leg games, added Sudden Death to second leg games
Reversed French East and West conference teams
Adjusted Swedish Elitserien prize money total and interval
Added overtime and shootouts to Swedish Elitserien Relegation playoff
Fixed promotions/relegations between Finnish National and Finnish First divisions
Tweaked playoff scheduling for Finnish National divisions
Tweaked playoff scheduling for Czech Extraliga
Corrected number of games played in the French Super League Third Place playoff

Other
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Fixing hall of fame error when manager has previous entry, but is no longer managing there, and is no longer managing in ANY active league
Fixed re-signing non-playing staff memebers while they were still under contract and seemed not interested in a new contract
Fixed the player actions so trialists cannot be sent back to juniors
Fixed the player actions so contracts cannot be offered to players until the trade has been confirmed
Fixed so player rights are still kept after the player leaves from a try-out back to free agency (trial)
Finetuned the player reactions to small roster sizes (across the organization) to slightly more lenient
Fixed a crash when trying to setup a starting future transfer for NHL players
Fixed head coach changing team captain while user was not coaching games
Fixed QMJHL weekly awards that were not getting cleared down properly
Tweaked Finnish Elite League playoff MVP award
Fixed arena expansion promises as result of ultimatum being 'forgotten'
Fixed prize money being given out more than once at the end of a season
Fixed bug that would meant a player can't be trained to become a Center
Tuned trading and free agent signings

Mac Specific
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Fixed problem where saved games would not display standings screen columns properly
Fixed problem where saved games would not calculate Overtime points scored correctly

[MizzouRah]

Good, maybe I can pick my demo back up. It kind of went out of my radar. :)


Todd

[Karim]

Likewise. I was fooling around with the demo until my copy arrived but some of the lingering bugs made me glad I didn't start a serious career.

Someone posted a rookie making $25 million and the Senators having a budget of $136 million. Meanwhile, stars are becoming staff or being waived or easily picked up by trade.

It might take a couple more patches though until that stuff is fixed.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Mid-August? Man...

Well, fortunately I have a great CM 03/04 career kicking with the Plymouth Argyle. Between that and NCAA 2005, I should be able to weather the storm.

[Marc Vaughan]

Mid-August? Man...
imho its best to ensure that patches are as well tested as possible before releasing them ... we're working feverishly on the patch and will continue to listen to feedback from people and incorporating as many tweaks as possible in the time we've set ourselves.

[Honolulu_Blue]

imho its best to ensure that patches are as well tested as possible before releasing them ... we're working feverishly on the patch and will continue to listen to feedback from people and incorporating as many tweaks as possible in the time we've set ourselves.

I know you are. I have faith. Don't worry, mate.

[Maple Leafs]

Tuned trading and free agent signings
Marc, any chance of getting some more details on this one?

[sachmo71]

Silly me...I'm still having fun with it. :(

[riz]

Marc, any chance of getting some more details on this one?

Means more trades, better variations, more emphasis on team "modes" (rebuilding, win now) etc. As for free agency, there are also a lot of tweaks and tunings on how players re-sign, test the market, and especially what kind of money they look for. Anything in specific you wanted to know about ?

[Maple Leafs]

Means more trades, better variations, more emphasis on team "modes" (rebuilding, win now) etc. As for free agency, there are also a lot of tweaks and tunings on how players re-sign, test the market, and especially what kind of money they look for. Anything in specific you wanted to know about ?No, I think that covers it. Good to hear. Can I install the patch on my demo version at any point in the season?

[Karim]

The standard line is that patches will work at any point in your career but to get "the full effect" you have to start a new career.

I've never found out what "the full effect" actually means so I don't worry about it anymore. ;)