EHM The Blue Line

JeffR wrote:PC Installation instructions: After you download the file just install it over your existing game (you don't need to uninstall the old version first.) Make sure to select the correct path to your game if needed.
Mac Installation instructions: After you download the .dmg file, open it, move the fhm.app file to your applications folder and copy over the old version.

After installation, the game should display "Version 0.9, BETA Build 40" at the bottom of the statup screen; if it shows a different build number, you'll need to re-download and reinstall (and before doing so, make sure the update file you downloaded has been deleted and your browser cache cleared.)

Saves from earlier versions are NOT compatible with this version.


Changes/Fixes/Additions:

*** Comments ***

It's been a while since the last update, owing to our New York meeting; hopefully the wait is worth it. We're still getting some of the kinks out of player development and generation, but I think it's starting to round into form now, although I'm still seeing issues with the quality of the player pool after a few seasons.

Our immediate priorities now are an overhaul of the in-game interface and (finally) tackling the issues with AI player evaluation and roster management strategies that are leading to things like questionable trades, drafts, and signings. Scouting weill get an overhaul as part of that process.

We're getting very close to being able to implement fictional leagues. Initially, the flexibility in league setups will be a bit limited, but once we're satisfied things are going to work properly, it should be possible to open up more options.

Players in non-playable leagues should start generating stats in the next update, so no more blank histories for those players.

League/online play is slated to get implemented in late July; it should resemble a simplified version of OOTP league play.

Finally, we're planning some changes to get more community involvement in rating players.


*** 0.9.40 (14 June 2013) ***

Bug fixes:
Player photos should now display properly again.
League champions and histories are now saved properly.
League draft history no longer starting with 0/0 as highest pick/round number.
Crash bug during saving process fixed.
Fixed occasional crash in July 2015.
Missing generic logos for new teams added.
Older players should no longer continue to develop physically.
Younger players should now develop physically and mentally at the intended rates.
Young, newly-generated players should now start at a slightly higher skill level.
Cancel button now works properly in "Save game as..." window.
KHL teams should now sign players during free agency period.
KHL teams should now make better choices about which players to cut if foreigner limit is exceeded.
NHL players should no longer occassionally sign for $0.
Players should no longer get weight reset to 80 pounds after their first season.
Drafts should no longer stop happening during historical games.
Hall of Fame should now list members properly.
Corrected display bugs with some non-English characters.
Game should no longer crash when trying to save changes after signing a player to a new team in commissioner mode.
Fixed some Canadian bantam teams generating foreign players.

Changes:

League-specific statistics settings implemented - league scoring/penalty totals should now more closely approximate their real-life totals instead of every league getting the same generic settings (not implemented for historical play yet, that'll be in the next update)
National player generation quality settings adjusted.
New national name categories and name files added.
Reworked development of mental attributes.
No longer possible to select an autoplay-to date that's earlier than the current game date.
New retirement system implemented.
New emergency replacement system implemented.
Players on non-playable teams now get a training schedule.
Free agents will now have a chance to move to nonplayable leagues if playable leagues haven't signed them by a certain date in the season.
New player generation system tuned, correcting miscalculation that was partly responsible for limited number of NHL-caliber prospects.
Changed the placement of some stats in the Skater Stats displays to a more familiar arrangement.
New Commissioner Mode-editable fields: Contract Maximum, Player Protected List Size, Max. Foreign Players Dressed, Max.
Foreign Players on Roster, Enable/Disable trading checkboxes, Minimum Salary.

Database Changes:

Adjustments to non-playable transaction settings.
Generic teams added for some minor hockey powers.
Leagues/countries with significant amounts of updated data: NHL, AHL, NCAA, OHL, KHL, France, Germany, Finland, UK.

M Ace wrote:As I can't log in to the main forum for this game still I share my thoughts here for you Archi to bring with you;

* Player pictures still doesn't work

Alessandro wrote:

M Ace wrote:As I can't log in to the main forum for this game still I share my thoughts here for you Archi to bring with you;

* Player pictures still doesn't work

They should. Maybe you didn't start a new save game?

Alessandro wrote:

M Ace wrote:As I can't log in to the main forum for this game still I share my thoughts here for you Archi to bring with you;

* Player pictures still doesn't work

They should. Maybe you didn't start a new save game?

M Ace wrote:

Alessandro wrote:

M Ace wrote:As I can't log in to the main forum for this game still I share my thoughts here for you Archi to bring with you;

* Player pictures still doesn't work

They should. Maybe you didn't start a new save game?

I always starts new games. I even waited those 25 minutes for all my pictures to be copied when the game is loading. The pictures doesn't work for me.

Anybody else who have this problems not getting player pictures.

themadprophet wrote:I have this problem as well. I didn´t get it to work the last version either. I use the Mac version so that might be another problem all together considering... any suggestions?

Hybrid_Theory_79 wrote:As I'm just finding about this now. I notice at the top that it says to still not purchase if I intend to play on Mac is this still correct?

Can't wait for September.

archibalduk wrote:It should say 9.0. What build number does it say? This is the important number. It should say "build 40".