WHA Mod Project

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:41 pm

I have added over the past week 2 new articles on my WHA Mod blog. Ill try to do one every week!

I had major computer crash last week but all is fixed!

I have doen alot of leg work on raw data, will be entering it soon.

I have alot of beta phase splash screen backgrounds I may preview soon as well.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:01 pm

Glad to see this one is still in the works. Are you planning on doing the coaching staff as well as the player rosters? I know that's something that's "taken me out of the story" for other historical mods.

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:52 pm

Wow, I didnt know you could edit staff!!! lol!

If you can edit staff.. I for sure will do it, in fact this makes me pretty pappy that it can be more complete!

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:55 pm

Can you? I just assumed (yes, I know what happens when you assume) that you could. Can anyone say for sure?

Post by **Tasku** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:34 pm

Yeah, you can. There are player abilities and non-player abilities tabs.

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:35 pm

Hmm.... this is very interesting then. A couple of things pop to mind.

For sure I can put historical coaches ect into the mod.. be cool actually.

The big thing is that earlier int he development of the mod, I had anticipated needing to add EHMBlueline forum regualrs on a team becuaswe i didnt think Id have enough players. In the end I actually DID have enough, so what I might do is add forum people (Who volenteer) to be scouts and other staff. The fine details on entire WHA staff will be thin so Ill need extra bodies for sure!

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:32 pm

I like that idea! If you could do as best you can with coaching staff and then add in volunteers to be scouts... that would be a nice touch.

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:32 pm

New blog for this week set up. Dealing with player data, Ill be using base data from 1980 mod.

Note Ill be coaching my daughters ringette team this wekeend at a sleepaway tourney in Ottawa so Ill admit forgress ont he mod for the next 7 days wont be that great!

Hey... a guys gotta live!

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:35 pm

It's great to be able to see how your mod is progressing by reading your blog. I really wish the blog system was around when I first started this site - it would have been a nice way of writing about the hundreds of hours I have spent designing and modifying TBL. Anyway, I really enjoy reading about how you're going about making your update. I'm thoroughly looking forward to trying out your project. Good luck!

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:34 pm

For over 11 years I was active in modding in another games community and the last 5 years was adminning the site. Over that time I got alot of experience making guides and helping out the questions that continually come up about modding. (Ring a bell for the veterans around here?

) So to be honest, using the very valuable tool you guys have here with the blog is something that Im kind of familiar with to a large degree.

Face it modding extends the life of any game, the tools you guys offer are so easily accessed and backed up with things like the guide for titlebar images and the custom player cards, the game/community will last a long time!

Mo9 · Post by **Mo9** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:13 am

what will become of all the other leagues? (besides the nhl)

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:26 pm

Most of the WHA teams had minor league affiliates, many in the SHL.

I will take AHL affiliates and rename them accordingly, in essence it will be the SHL but under AHL banner. As many of you know, changing the name of the league can crash EHM. Logos can be changed, as they are in my beta version, the NHL shows WHA logos but remains named NHL!

I have yet to tally up all the historical WHA affiliates but hope to cover all 30 teams. Ill have to changhe the AHL Houston Areos team name for obvious reasons! lol!

I know some EHM NHL teams have more than one affiliate and will make sure this stays the saem for those teams that have 2.

In the event I dont have enough historical teams to cover minors, I will make up some fictional teams.. I mean I have to do that at WHA as well, so its not a stretch!

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:42 pm

BLOG UPDATED!

http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/forums/we ... .php?e=518

Despite having to coach in Ottawa in a tourney last week, managed to get some graphics done!

Theres basically only 2-3 weeks left in ringette season, so will be able to work on mod more after that!

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:34 pm

Nice center ice logo work. This mod is shaping up nicely! Keep up the good work!

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:05 pm

Mo9 wrote:what will become of all the other leagues? (besides the nhl)

I added to blog today.. in a nutshell I selected the 'new' AHL clubs based on historical minor affiliates of the WHA.

the logos are all done, the temas havent been put into the game yet.

Heres a screenie of the cropped small logos.. I wouldnt want to show you the full versions and have no suprises!!

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:51 pm

More added to the blog as I get another graphic element done...

woo hoo!!

http://www.ringuettepointeclaire.ca/jun ... 00team.jpg

Admin note: We don't allow hotlinking on our forums because it drains other sites' bandwidth. If you want to embed an image into a forum post, upload it to an image host or use your own webspace. Archi

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:25 am

Sbufkle wrote: Admin note: We don't allow hotlinking on our forums because it drains other sites' bandwidth. If you want to embed an image into a forum post, upload it to an image host or use your own webspace. Archi

Understood, for the record though.. I own that other site!

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:06 am

Haha my bad! Very sorry, feel free to hotlink from your own site

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:06 pm

archibalduk wrote:Haha my bad! Very sorry, feel free to hotlink from your own site

I dont think we expect you to know who owns every site on the web! lol!! No reason to apologize!

The hotlink policy is a good one most responsible forums have!

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:38 pm

This weeks mod update is up (Yes, its a weekly thing!

)

A rare partial screenshot fo the mod!

Post by **archibalduk** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:02 pm

Dude, I want to see a full screenshot. You're really teasing us!

gibson41 · Post by **gibson41** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:58 pm

darn teaser! That one is tasty! Messier....yum!

Post by **joehelmer** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Mmm...Messier...

Now we want Gretzky.

Post by **archibalduk** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:31 pm

Are you planning on making all of the photos black & white? I quite like that retro effect. In fact, a WHA retro skin would be a darn cool idea for a future WHA project.

So which season are you actually simulating in the mod? I'll have to read up about the WHA because I know very little about it. All I really know is that it lasted during the 1970's and was started as a rival competition to the NHL. Didn't it close down due to rising player salaries (as was the case with the old British Ice Hockey Super League)?

Being an Englishman living in England, I've only been following hockey since the end of the 1997/98 season and so my knowledge of its history is sketchy. I suppose your knowledge of a sport's history is something you're brought up on by your relatives (i.e. your dad). Being an Englishman, I was brought up on the history of football (soccer) rather than hockey. I am aware of the likes of the WHA and WHL as well as the likes of Gordie Howe; but I know very little in depth about them.

I'm really looking forward to this mod, not only because it'll mix things up and because it looks very professionally done, but also because it'll teach me a little about the history of North American hockey.

Sbufkle · Post by **Sbufkle** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:55 pm

BLOG Updated: Goalie Graphics DONE!

Looking to get another 5 teams of rosters doen this week, so another division of data!

Still hoping for beta release in May!