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Quote: Originally Posted by Cycloniac

You know what to expect by now: simulation hockey. Throughout the years, I've never been afraid of pushing boundaries and trying different things with sliders. This year is no different. Last year’s release was a huge success, so thanks to everyone who appreciated the set and reached out to me this year to see if a new set was coming. These were tested via CPUvCPU and using the True Broadcast Cam in order to get an accurate measure of game and player speed, but they are also excellent for playing vs the AI in any form, based on the feedback I’ve received. They were also tested in franchise mode, so they are franchise-ready. The main areas I focused on were tuning the speed and flow of the game because NHL 20 is much more fast-paced out of the box. Hockey is a fast sport, but I wanted to capture the variety of pacing seen in professional games. Last year, I also released a roster set to accompany the sliders. This year’s roster is currently under development and a separate thread in the roster forum will be created when it is ready. Give them a go and let me know what you think. Additionally, working on both the roster set and sliders takes many hours of time per year. I love doing this work for you guys. Given the hours of testing required, I do accept donations, so feel free to PM me if you would like to contribute. Without further ado, here is the set! Franchise Sliders Version 1 Spoiler Quick Settings NHL Experience: I am an expert Controls: Skill Stick Difficulty: All-Star Gameplay Preset: Custom (FULL SIM) On Ice Trainer: OFF Shot Aim: Assist Rules Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim) Game Style: Custom (Full Sim) Post Whistle Rules: Authentic Rules: Custom (NHL) Fighting: Max Icing: Hybrid Icing Injuries: On Offsides: Delayed Penalties: 4 Tie Break: 5 min (3 on3) then shootout Trapezoid Rule: On Penalty Time Scaling: 2 Coincidental Penalty Time Scale: 0 Game Settings Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim) Game Style: Custom (Full Sim) ]Period Length: 9 Minutes Difficulty: All-Star Camera: True Broadcast Goalie Camera: High Shootout Camera: True Broadcast or Low Away Line Changes: Auto Away Shot Aim: Aim Assist Home Line Changes: Auto Home Shot Aim: Aim Assist Gameplay Sliders GENERAL Gameplay Version: v1.00 Game Style – Custom (Full Sim) Attribute Effects : 5 Broken Stick Frequency : 40 Game Speed : 0 Fatigue Effect : CPU: 35 / Human: 35 Fatigue Recovery : CPU: 30 / Human: 30 All four lines will be used, realistic TOI distribution, effect is not overdone so play doesn't get too sluggish Injury Occurrence : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Raise this slider to 100 when simming in franchise for more realistic injury rates SKATING All of the skating sliders work in conjunction with the game speed slider, passing sliders and fatigue sliders to represent the pace and flow of the game. Back Skating: 60 Helps with defensive play, neutral zone play and backchecking effectiveness Hustle Type : Authentic Puck Carrier Agility : 45 Puck Carrier Skating: 35 Player Acceleration : CPU: 40 / Human: 40 Skating Speed : CPU: 40 / Human: 40 Skating Agility : CPU: 50 / Human: 50 SHOOTING With these shooting sliders, what I wanted to do was ensure the balance between shots, goals and misses was improved. I wanted to see more tipped pucks and players using screens. I wanted the quality of the chance to show here. One Timer Accuracy : CPU: 35 / Human: 35 Shot Accuracy : CPU: 40 / Human: 40 Shot Power : CPU: 55 / Human: 55 Slap Shot Accuracy : CPU: 55 / Human: 55 - Helps with getting pucks tipped and players using screens from the point Slap Shot Power : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 PASSING These are largely unchanged from last year, but I agreed with a lot of the feedback that passes were a bit too fast at times. I slowed that down, which helps with the overall pace. Manual Passing - OFF Pass Assist : 30 Min Pass Speed: 35 Max Pass Speed: 40 Saucer Pass Speed : 40 Pass Accuracy : CPU: 25 / Human: 25 Pass Interceptions : CPU: 0 / Human: 0 Pass Reception Ease : CPU: 25 / Human: 25 Reception Reaction Time : CPU: 50 / Human: 50 Puck Control Rating Effect : CPU: Max / Human: Max Puck Speed Reception Effect : CPU: 75 / Human: 75 Pickup Type Effect : CPU: 60 / Human: 60 Bouncing Puck Receptions : CPU: 60 / Human: 60 PUCK CONTROL Just a minor nudge down of the puck control slider was needed here. I am seeing a lot of loose pucks, boardplay and jostling without the game getting too sluggish. Incidental Contact Puck Loss : Stick , Legs and Body Incidental Stick Contact Immunity : 0 Puck Control : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Deking Impact : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Spin Deke Impact : 65 / Human: 65 Skating Impact : CPU: 30 / Human: 30 GOALIES Goalie Cover Frequency : 35 Goalie Passing : 25 Goalie Cross Crease Reaction Time : CPU: 55 / Human: 55 Goalie Save Reaction Time : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Goalie Deflection Reaction Time : CPU: 25 / Human: 25 Goalie Screen Effect : CPU: Max / Human: Max Goalie Screen Persistence : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Cycle the puck, get traffic in front of the net, make smart shooting decisions and you will be rewarded. CHECKING Attributes matter here. Physical players will stand out. You will see every type of hit, from bumps to big bodychecks. Players will stumble, full and lose the puck, based on who is involved in the hit. You will also get realistic hit totals (15-30 per team). Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier : 25 Board Effect Puck Carrier : 25 Hitting Assistance : 25 Stumble Threshold : 10 Fall and Stumble Fall Ease: 50 Aggression : CPU: 50 / Human: 50 Hitting Power : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Size Effect : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Speed Effect : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Checking/Balance Rating Effect : CPU: 75 / Human: 75 Preparedness Effect : CPU: 40 / Human: 40 Incidental Contact Effect : CPU: 35 / Human: 35 Poke Checking Accuracy : CPU: 15 / Human: 15 Poke Checking Power : CPU: 20 / Human: 20 Stick Lift Effectiveness : CPU: 25 / Human: 25 PENALTIES Penalties were actually on the low side this year, after being very high at release time in NHL 19. You should get more consistent penalties with these changes. NHL average is around 3 PPs per team. CPU Penalties: 50 CPU Teammate Penalties: 50 Tripping: CPU: 20 / Human: 20 Slashing : CPU: 10 / Human: 10 Elbowing : CPU: 35 / Human: 35 High Sticking : CPU: 75 / Human: 75 Cross Checking: CPU: 75 / Human: 75 Boarding : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Charging : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Delay of Game : CPU: 45 / Human: 45 Holding : CPU: 25 / Human: 25 Hooking : CPU: 15 / Human: 15 Interference : CPU: 75 / Human: 75 AI AI Learning: 0 CPU Difficulty Adjustment: 0 CPU Faceoff Difficulty: 65 Fight Difficulty: 50 CPU Strategy Adjustment: 5 User Strategy Adjustment: 0 BAP Strategy Adjustment: 5 Audio & Visual Settings VISUAL Auto Zoom: Auto Camera: True Broadcast Camera Perspective: Alternate Control Indicator: Off Indicator Size: Off Fighting Instructions: Off Goalie Camera: High Puck Highlight: Large Puck Size: Authentic Score Clock Overlay: Authentic Shootout Camera: True Brodcast or Low VOLUME Arena Announcer Volume: 8 Arena Music Volume: 7 Commentary Volume: Max Crowd Volume: 8 Goal Horn Volume: 8 Menu Music: 7 SFX Volume: 7 On-Ice Trainer Control Hints: Off Feedback Hints: Off Shot Aim Targeting: Off Goalie Coverage Grid: Off Shot Lane: Off Pass Aim Targeting: Off Pass Suggestions: Off Offside Warning: Off Defensive Positioning: Off

Can’t wait to plug these in and take them for a spin!! Thanks for all of your hard work in getting these out to the community. It’s greatly appreciated.


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