AlTito's NHL 18 Sliders

[Al_Tito13]

Hi again everyone!

Below are the sliders I use right now in NHL 18. As always, I tried to get a good mix of fun and realism, with a sloppy gameplay and a lot of loose pucks. I will be making tweaks while I continue playing and I will try to keep this post as updated as possible to reflect the changes I make. Latest updates will also be shown at the bottom of this post to make it easier to follow.

Like every year, according to your skill level, you can play on All-Star or Superstar difficulties. You should start with CPU Difficulty Adjustment at 0 and if it becomes too easy, you may increase it by a few clicks. You can play the game on 6 to 8 minutes periods, but I suggest you to play 8 minutes if you want to get more realistic stats.

And don't be afraid to adjust things to your liking or needs, these sliders are only there as a base. Have fun!

Note: I also suggest you to raise puck control for both Human and CPU before the beginning of a shootout.

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* = Changes from default values

Menu	Slider	Values
Game Settings
	Game Style	4 / 4 Full Sim*
	Rules	NHL
	Period Length	6-8 minutes*
	Difficulty	All-Star or Superstar*
	Camera	Dynamic Medium
	Goalie Camera	Low
	Shootout Camera	Medium*
	Away Line Changes	Auto
	Away Shot Aim	Manual
	Home Line Changes	Auto
	Home Shot Aim	Manual
Gameplay Sliders
General
	Gameplay Version	Latest
	Game Style	Custom (Full Sim)
	Attribute Effects	5 / 10
	Broken Stick Frequency	35*
	Game Speed	2 / 6*
	Fatigue Effect - CPU/HUM	80*
	Fatigue Recovery - CPU/HUM	45*
	Injury Occurence - CPU/HUM	50
Skating
	Back Skating	50
	Hustle Type	Authentic
	Puck Carrier Agility	40*
	Puck Carrier Skating	40*
	Player Acceleration - CPU/HUM	50
	Skating Speed - CPU/HUM	45*
	Skating Agility - CPU/HUM	45*
Shooting
	One Timer Accuracy - CPU/HUM	40*
	Shot Accuracy - CPU/HUM	45
	Shot Power - CPU/HUM	50
	Slap Shot Accuracy - CPU/HUM	40
	Slap Shot Power - CPU/HUM	50
Passing
	Manual Passing	On
	Pass Assist	30
	Min Pass Speed	30*
	Max Pass Speed	60*
	Saucer Pass Speed	45*
	Pass Accuracy - CPU/HUM	CPU 0* / HUM 45*
	Pass Interceptions - CPU/HUM	80
	Pass Reception Ease - CPU/HUM	CPU 0* / HUM 10*
	Reception Reaction Time - CPU/HUM	CPU 40* / HUM 30*
	Puck Control Rating Effect - CPU/HUM	70*
	Puck Speed Reception Effect - CPU/HUM	CPU 70* / HUM 60*
	Pickup Type Effect - CPU/HUM	CPU 80* / HUM 70*
	Bouncing Puck Receptions - CPU/HUM	CPU 30* / HUM 40*
Puck Control
	Incidental Contact Puck Loss	Stick, Legs & Body
	Incidental Stick Contact Immunity	0
	Puck Control - CPU/HUM	0*
	Deking Impact - CPU/HUM	55*
	Spin Deke Impact - CPU/HUM	65*
	Skating Impact - CPU/HUM	40*
Goalies
	Goalie Cover Frequency	75*
	Goalie Passing	45*
	Goalie Cross Crease Reaction Time - CPU/HUM	45*
	Goalie Save Reaction Time - CPU/HUM	55*
	Goalie Deflection Reaction Time - CPU/HUM	50
	Goalie Screen Effect - CPU/HUM	60
	Goalie Screen Persistence - CPU/HUM	60
Checking
	Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier	20*
	Board Effect Puck Carrier	20*
	Hitting Assistance	10
	Stumble Threshold	75*
	Agression - CPU/HUM	55*
	Hitting Power - CPU/HUM	45*
	Size Effect - CPU/HUM	40*
	Speed Effect - CPU/HUM	35*
	Checking/Balance Rating Effect - CPU/HUM	85*
	Preparedness Effect - CPU/HUM	55*
	Incidental Contact Effect - CPU/HUM	70*
	Poke Checking Range - CPU/HUM	10*
	Poke Checking Accuracy - CPU/HUM	40*
	Poke Checking Power - CPU/HUM	60*
	Stick Lift Effectiveness - CPU/HUM	60*
Penalties
	CPU Penalties	75*
	CPU Teammate Penalties	60*
	Tripping - CPU/HUM	60*
	Slashing - CPU/HUM	60*
	Elbowing - CPU/HUM	30*
	High Sticking - CPU/HUM	60*
	Cross Checking - CPU/HUM	60*
	Boarding - CPU/HUM	60*
	Charging - CPU/HUM	60*
	Delay of Game - CPU/HUM	60*
	Holding - CPU/HUM	60*
	Hooking - CPU/HUM	60*
	Interference - CPU/HUM	90*
AI
	AI Learning	6 / 6
	CPU Difficulty Adjustment	0-6 / 6*
	CPU Faceoff Difficulty	55*
	Fight Difficulty	50
	CPU Strategy Adjustment	3 / 6
	User Strategy Adjustment	0 / 6
	BAP Strategy Adjustment	3 / 6
Rules
	Post Whistle Rules	Authentic
	Fighting	2 / 2
	Icing	Hybrid Icing
	Injuries	On
	Offsides	Delayed
	Penalties	4 / 4*
	Trapezoid Rule	On
	Penalty Time Scaling	3 / 6*
	Coincidental Penalty Time Scale	0 / 6
Visual Settings
	Camera Perspective	Alternate*
	Indicator Size	Medium*
	Puck Highlight	Small*
	Puck Size	Authentic*
	Score Clock Overlay	Small*
Sound Settings
	Arena Announcer	10 / 10
	Arena Music	10 / 10
	Commentary	7 / 10*
	Crowd	10 / 10
	Goal Horn	10 / 10
	Menu Music	5 / 10*
	SFX	10 / 10
On-Ice Trainer
	On-Ice Trainer	Off*

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Updates:

Skating | Skating Speed: 45 (from 50)

Passing | Pass Accuracy: CPU 0 (from 20)
Passing | Reception Reaction Time: CPU 40 (from 30)
Passing | Puck Control Rating Effect: 70 (from 65)
Passing | Puck Speed Reception Effect: CPU 70 (from 60)
Passing | Pickup Type Effect: CPU 80 (from 70)
Passing | Bouncing Puck Receptions: CPU 30 (from 40)

Puck Control | Deking Impact: 55 (from 60)
Puck Control | Skating Impact: 40 (from 50)

Goalies | Goalie Save Reaction Time: 55 (from 60)

Checking | Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier: 20 (from 50)
Checking | Board Effect Puck Carrier: 20 (from 50)
Checking | Poke Checking Power: 60 (from 65)
Checking | Stick Lift Effectiveness: 60 (from 65)

[jonapaloma]

I havent tried any of your sets before but I imagine they are better than default. What I miss is a little explanation about why you put some sliders at certain number and some comment about your thought process based on your sliders.

[Al_Tito13]

I won't comment every sliders individually because it would be way too long, however like I said in the first post, I always try to get a good balance between realism and fun. Since I spent a lot of time last year analyzing each slider and testing what they did to gameplay, this year it was way easier to come to a solid set right from the beginnning. I first tried the game on full sim default and thought it was playing pretty similar to last year's version. Then, I plugged in my NHL 17 sliders and simply had to make a few adjustments here and there to get the game near where I want it to be. It's still a work in progress though, so there will be updates coming in the next days/weeks.

[jonapaloma]

I understand! maybe I can ask you some of the sliders, why you have them as you do

[onlybygrace]

Quote: Originally Posted by jonapaloma

I understand! maybe I can ask you some of the sliders, why you have them as you do

Play the game with his sliders enough to have a sample of experience from which to ask questions...he is always more than helpful.

[knich]

Quote: Originally Posted by Al_Tito13

I won't comment every sliders individually because it would be way too long, however like I said in the first post, I always try to get a good balance between realism and fun. Since I spent a lot of time last year analyzing each slider and testing what they did to gameplay, this year it was way easier to come to a solid set right from the beginnning. I first tried the game on full sim default and thought it was playing pretty similar to last year's version. Then, I plugged in my NHL 17 sliders and simply had to make a few adjustments here and there to get the game near where I want it to be. It's still a work in progress though, so there will be updates coming in the next days/weeks.

Have you been able to get realistic stats on 20 min periods?

[MikeyBoy02NY02]

Trying these now

[bad_philanthropy]

Al, I'm curious if you've tried these sliders with the "gameplay update" available for download on the main menu?

I've done some experimenting, and I feel the update absolutely screws up the new ai, and ai in general. With the default gameplay turner (v 1.00) these sliders are absolutely money.