NOTE: in some cases you may have to create folders and name them as listed in this thread, the game does not create all of the following sub-folders by default.
Logos: Awards
All files belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\awards\large. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
Logos: Clubs
All large-sized (square, for titlepanels) logos belong in a subfolder of \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\clubs\large. The name of the subfolder should be that of the league that the team logos belong.
All small-sized (rectangular) logos belong in a subfolder of \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\clubs\small. The name of the subfolder should be that of the league that the team logos belong.
Logos: Competitions
All large-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\competitions\large. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
All small-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\competitions\small. There should not be any subfolders in the small folder.
Logos: National Teams
All large-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\nations\large. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
All small-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\logos\nations\small. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
National Team logos are an exception to the file naming rules and are named by three letter country abbreviations not full country names. For example a Team Canada logo would be named can.png not Canada.png
News Logos: Clubs
All large-sized logos belong in a subfolder of \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\clubs\large. The name of the subfolder should be that of the league that the team logos belong.
All small-sized logos belong in a subfolder of \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\clubs\small. The name of the subfolder should be that of the league that the team logos belong.
If you are ever wondering about what name to use for a Club logo/rink/news jersey etc. it is best to use the name that is displayed in the titlebar when you are on that team's roster page.
News Logos: Competitions
All large-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\competitions\large. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
All small-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\competitions\small. There should not be any subfolders in the small folder.
News Logos: National Teams
All large-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\nations\large. There should not be any subfolders in the large folder.
All small-sized logos belong in \NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\nations\small. There should not be any subfolders in the small folder.
Player Faces: Alternate Pictures Just For News Items
If you don't specify otherwise player news items will display that player's roster picture. However if you have an alternate picture, such as an action photo those items will be displayed instead. For these to appear all files belong in NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\news\players. There should not be any subfolders in the players folder.
Player Faces
All files belong in NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\players. There should not be any subfolders in the players folder.
The default player faces file type is .ehg, these are actually custom-named .png files. Player faces can be either .png or .jpg files. However, any file with the .ehg extension will be loaded instead of a picture of the same name ending in a .png or .jpg extension.
Staff/Non-player Faces
All files belong in NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\nonplayers. There should not be any subfolders in the nonplayers folder.
Rink Graphics
All files belong in NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\pictures\rinks. There should not be any subfolders in the rinks folder.
Skins
Skins belong in a subfolder of NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\skins. Each subfolder contains the files for an individual skin. The way the skin is named in the game depends on the name of that skin's .SKN file. That file provides a directory for the game to find the pieces that make up the skin. The file that tells the game information about colorizations specific to that skin (mainly text) has a .COL extension. Thess two text file belong in the skins folder itself. So, for a skin named TBL the skins folder loacted here: NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\skins would include a subfolder named 'TBL' and two text files, one named TBL.skn and another named TBL.col.
Databases
Before installing a database update, ensure that you have a backup of your database folder.
Extract all database update files to NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005\data\database. Saved games are not affected by database updates; a new game must be started in order to see the changes.
Note: There is an element of risk when using modified databases; it could result in your saved game becoming corrupt or other in-game abnormalities. Don't let this put you off but please keep it in mind. If you have any queries about a particular database update or about an error you've encountered using a modified database, please contact the author of the update. You could do this via the TBL Forums or the Forums Private Message feature. Please note that TBL merely hosts these files. The admins are not experts on debugging saved games; we'll leave this up to SI and the update creators. When asking about problems on the TBL Forum please begin by telling us what database you are using; it may not be a game issue but a database one.