Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

[Cycloniac]

Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

The goal of these sliders is to build on the strong base of gameplay I believe NHL 25 has. My focus was tweaking the pace a touch so you get both the accurate speed of rushes, but also get cycling and puck possession from the AI.


VERSION 4 (last updated 3/6/2025)
QUICK SETTINGS
NHL Experience EXPERT
Controls Total Control
Difficulty ALL-STAR
On Ice Trainer Expert

RULES
Post Whistle Rules Authentic
Rules NHL
Fighting 1
Icing Hybrid Icing
Injuries On
Offsides Delayed
Penalties 3
Tie Break 5 min (3 on 3) then shootout
Trapezoid Rule Off
Penalty Time Scaling 3
Coincidental Penalty Time Scale 0
Period Length 6 Minutes

GAME SETTINGS
Gameplay Presets Custom
Game Style Custom
Rules NHL
Camera True Broadcast Legacy
Goalie Camera Fixed
Shootout Camera Dynamic Low
Away Line Changes Auto
Away Shot Aim Aim Assist
Home Line Changes Auto
Home Shot Aim Aim Assist

GAMEPLAY SLIDERS
GENERAL
Gameplay Version Latest
Attribute Effects 10
Broken Stick Frequency 25
Game Speed 3
Fatigue Effect CPU: 40 / Human: 40
Fatigue Recovery CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Injury Occurrence CPU: 35 / Human: 35

SKATING
Back Skating 100
Puck Carrier Agility 35
Puck Carrier Skating 0
Player Acceleration CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Skating Speed CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Skating Agility CPU: 100 / Human: 100

SHOOTING
One Timer Accuracy CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Shot Accuracy CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Shot Power CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Slap Shot Accuracy CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Slap Shot Power CPU: 45 / Human: 45

PASSING
Manual Passing Off
Pass Assist 35
Min Pass Speed 75
Max Pass Speed 85
Saucer Pass Speed 100
Pass Accuracy CPU: 65 / Human: 65
Pass Interceptions CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Pass Reception Ease CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Reception Reaction Time CPU: 30 / Human: 30
Puck Control Rating Effect CPU: 65 / Human: 65
Puck Speed Reception Effect CPU: 20 / Human: 20
Pickup Type Effect CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Bouncing Puck Receptions CPU: 50 / Human: 25

PUCK CONTROL
Stick In Physics Stick, Legs & Body
Incidental Contact Puck Loss Stick, Legs & Body
Incidental Stick Contact Immunity 50
Puck Control CPU: 25 / Human: 25
Deking Impact CPU: 15 / Human: 15
Spin Deke Impact CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Skating Impact CPU: 10 / Human: 10

GOALIES
Goalie Cover Frequency 45
Goalie Passing 55
Goalie Cross Crease Reaction Time CPU: 60 / Human: 60
Goalie Save Reaction Time CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Goalie Deflection Reaction Time CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Goalie Screen Effect CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Goalie Screen Persistence CPU: 25 / Human: 25

CHECKING
Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier 50
Board Effect Puck Carrier 100
Hitting Assistance 0
Stumble Threshold 45
Fall and Stumble Fall Ease 30
Aggression CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Hitting Power CPU: 15 / Human: 15
Size Effect CPU: 0 / Human: 0
Speed Effect CPU: 0 / Human: 0
Checking/Balance Rating Effect CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Preparedness Effect CPU: 10 / Human: 10
Incidental Contact Effect CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Poke Checking Accuracy CPU: 0 / Human: 0
Poke Checking Power CPU: 0 / Human: 0
Stick Lift Effectiveness CPU: 0 / Human: 0

PENALTIES
CPU Penalties 70
CPU Teammate Penalties 70
Tripping CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Slashing CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Elbowing CPU: 100 / Human: 100
High Sticking CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Cross Checking CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Boarding CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Charging CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Delay of Game CPU: 65 / Human: 65
Holding CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Hooking CPU: 85 / Human: 85
Interference CPU: 85 / Human: 85

AI
AI Learning 4
CPU Difficulty Adjustment 3
CPU Faceoff Difficulty 50
Fight Difficulty 50
CPU Strategy Adjustment 5

Change Log

Spoiler

Version 4
-Game speed increased from 0 to 3
-Puck carrier skating decreased from 35 to 0
-Player acceleration decreased from 75 to 50
-Skating speed decreased from 100 to 45
-Min pass speed increased from 35 to 75
-Max pass speed increased from 40 to 85
-Saucer pass speed increased from 60 to 100
-Reception reaction time decreased from 55 to 30
-Puck speed reception effect decreased from 60 to 20
-Pickup type effect decreased from 50 to 45
-Puck control decreased from 50 to 25
-CPU penalties decreased from 85 to 70
-CPU teammate penalties decreased from 85 to 70
-Delay of game decreased from 75 to 65


Version 3.25
-dropped period length from 8 to 6 minutes

-dropped fatigue recovery from 65 to 35

-turned manual passing off

-increased pass assist from 0 to 35

Version 3:
RULES
-Penalties increased from 2 to 3
-Penalty time scaling increased from 2 to 3

GENERAL
-Fatigue effect increased from 35 to 40
-Fatigue recovery increased from 45 to 65

SKATING
-Puck carrier agility decreased from 100 to 35

SHOOTING
-Shot accuracy decreased from 45 to 35
-Shot power decreased from 40 to 35
-Slap shot accuracy decreased from 55 to 50

PUCK CONTROL
-Stick contact immunity increased from 0 to 50

GOALIES
-Goalie save reaction time increased from 50 to 85
-Goalie screen effect decreased from 60 to 35
-Goalie screen persistence decreased from 60 to 25

CHECKING
-Fall and stumble fall ease increased from 25 to 30

PENALTIES
-CPU penalties increased from 60 to 85
-CPU teammate penalties increased from 60 to 85
-Tripping increased from 50 to 85
-Slashing increased from 50 to 85
-Elbowing increased from 65 to 100
-High sticking increased from 50 to 85
-Boarding increased from 50 to 85
-Charging increased from 50 to 85
-Delay of game increased from 50 to 75
-Holding increased from 50 to 85
-Hooking increased from 50 to 85
-Interference increased from 50 to 85

AI
-AI learning decreased from 6 to 4


Version 2:
Attribute Effects increased from 5 to 10
Broken stick frequency decreased from 33 to 25
Fatigue effect decreased from 40 to 35
Fatigue recovery decreased from 50 to 45
Injury occurance decreased from 50 to 35
Back skating increased from 25 to 100
Puck carrier agility increased from 75 to 100
Puck carrier skating increased from 15 to 35
Player acceleration increased from 30 to 75
Skating speed increased from 65 to 100
Skating agility increased from 50 to 100
Shot accuracy decreased from 55 to 45
Slap shot accuracy decreased from 55 to 50
Slap shot power decreased from 60 to 45
Manual passing switched from off to on
Pass assist decreased from 67 to 0
Min pass speed decreased from 50 to 35
Max pass speed decreased from 60 to 40
Saucer pass speed decreased 75 to 60
Pass accuracy increased from 35 to 65
Pass interceptions increased from 20 to 50
Pass reception ease increased from 40 to 50
Pass reception reaction time increased from 50 to 55
Puck speed reception effect increased from 55 to 60
Pickup type effect increased from 45 to 50
Bouncing puck receptions decreased from 50 to 25
Puck control increased from 45 to 50
Deking effect decreased from 25 to 15
Skating impact increased from 5 to 10
Goalie cover frequency decreased from 55 to 45
Goalie cross crease reaction time decreased from 65 to 60
Goalie save reaction time increased from 45 to 50
Goalie deflection reaction time decreased from 50 to 45
Hitting assistance decreased from 40 to 0
Stumble threshold increased from 0 to 45
Fall and stumble fall ease increased from 25 to 30
Size effect decreased from 25 to 0
Speed effect decreased from 15 to 0
Checking/balance rating effect increased from 45 to 50
Preparedness effect decreased from 10 to 0
Incidental contact effect decreased from 65 to 50
Poke checking power decreased from 15 to 0
Stick lift effectiveness decreased from 25 to 0
CPU penalties increased from 40 to 60
CPU teammate penalties increased from 40 to 60
Elbowing increased from 50 to 65
Cross checking decreased from 50 to 45
AI learning increased from 0 to 6
AI difficulty adjustment increased from 0 to 3


Version 1.5:
-Back skating decreased to 25
-Acceleration decreased to 30
-Fatigue recovery increased to 50
-One timer accuracy decreased to 35
-Goalie save reaction time increased to 45

[trentlane]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

I went 8-1 playing for the Ducks with Gibson posting 1.43 GAA and .947 save percentage playing on Superstar with all difficulty sliders maxed out. I put in your sliders and even though I lowered difficulty to All Star, I got destroyed by the Blackhawks. It was 6-1 in the first half of the game. I managed to score a couple of goals in the second half of the game, but still it felt like they were dominating (shots were 23-3 in the third).

Overall, I quite impressed with your sliders. The flow of the game feels really good. I still have AI learning and CPU difficulty adjustment at 6 and manual passing ON, but those are only adjustments to your sliders I've made.

Shot total is a bit high (49-31 in favor of Chicago) so next time I'll probably lower shot accuracy or play 7 minute periods to have more realistic shot total. Hits for the Blackhawks were ridiculously high (58-14), but that's a problem of the game in general.

Cycling feels really good this year. And I love skating mechanics in general. How players turn and skate backwards just makes it so much more realistic than previous years. Glad the game trend in the right direction.

[BigPoppa17211]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Plugged in your 24 sliders last night for a game and it felt really good. Looking forward to trying these.

[baseballguy99]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Liking the sliders, is there any way to turn off the icon passing? I use manual passing so I can control the speed of the pass but the stupid icons come up when I press the pass button.

[bDoddleS]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Can't wait to try these but PSN has been down for hours.

I like the idea of 0 game speed but faster skate speed, should be an interesting gameplay.

[ScottyKnowzzz]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

"Board Effect Puck Carrier 100"

Wasn't this 0 or close to it in previous games since there was way too much stumbling. Now it's maxed out?

[Cycloniac]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

"Board Effect Puck Carrier 100"

Wasn't this 0 or close to it in previous games since there was way too much stumbling. Now it's maxed out?

Yup, that isn't an issue anymore

Boosted it to help make dump and chase more effective, and hopefully create more board play in general

[ScottyKnowzzz]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Yup, that isn't an issue anymore

Boosted it to help make dump and chase more effective, and hopefully create more board play in general

Oh thank God. One of the most annoying things about the previous games was stumbling just from lightly touching the boards when retrieving the puck.

[bDoddleS]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

I've played 5 minutes and already LOVE the feel of the movement you have with these sliders.

[BigPoppa17211]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Fatigue seems too high. By the 10min mark my lines are all in the red and the cpu is still green for energy.

[Cycloniac]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Fatigue seems too high. By the 10min mark my lines are all in the red and the cpu is still green for energy.

Try recovery at 50

[adayinthelife]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

I wasn't really sure how the skating was going to look or feel when I was plugging these in, but I was very happily surprised. I think you're really onto something slowing the game speed all the way down (which I usually find way too sluggish), but skating speeds up.

I played two 5 min period games with these as a quick test and they were probably my two most enjoyable experiences with it thus far. I felt like I was seeing more of the new contextual and incidental animations than before, and shots were pretty balanced. Still getting some typical AI issues like D men flying the zone if I retrieve a puck with a forward, but at this point I have to assume that is a side effect of something that is hard coded in the game with the frequency that it happens.

[bluebrowns76]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

Hi Guys. Wondering if anyone knew how to make Ai Pressure you when entering the offensive zone? I want to have to dump and chase once in a while. Right now I can skate into the zone with no pressure at all. This is with the aggression slider maxed out at 100. Thanks

[ScottyKnowzzz]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

So far these work great for CPU vs CPU. Started a Toronto franchise and the Leafs won game 1 against the Habs 4-2, with an empty net goal sealing it. I just had to lower the aggression down to 30 from 50 as the hit totals were a bit wild.

[mikesmith05]

Re: Cycloniac's TrueSim NHL 25 Sliders

do you have to do these for both season play and franchise? There is no way to load them for both?