Eastside Hockey Manager Early Access Patch v15.2.0b Released

Patch version 15.2.0b for Eastside Hockey Manager Early Access has now been released! The patch will be automatically applied when next loading the game in Steam.

New features:
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– Swiss Leagues 1 and 2 made playable
– German League made playable
– Finnish League 3 made playable
– Added option to use a borderless 1024×768 window in game preferences

Database Import changes for 2014 rules:
[apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]
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– Adjusted national tv deals in various nations
– World championships format updated
– Fixed Russian league playoff brackets
– Updated shootout rules in various leagues
– Fixed Swedish league playoff home/away games order

Database Import changes for 2006 rules:
[apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]
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Gameplay changes:
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– Improved AI trade evaluations, fixed harsh roster related trade evaluations
– Improved financial assessments of trades
– Improved player/agent wage demands in relation to team budgets and status offered
– Improved player contract evaluations to put more weight on wages on offer
– Improved reputation settings for human managers based on past experience selected
– When human manager moves teams, old team league is removed from boxscores to show list
– Adjusted club expected rankings and ranking updates during the season
– Fixed high board expectation levels for teams expected to be at the bottom of the league
– Fixed board wage allowance for entry-level contracts to allow teams to sign prospects better
– Adjusted general club finances with regards to sponsorship levels (other income) and merchandising
– Fixed season ticket sales processing
– Some award scoring adjustments
– Fixed teams losing rights to qualified restricted free agents after contract expiry
– Improved AI when trimming roster for salary cap purposes
– Fixed the latest draft lottery model and added recap of the first round picks in the news item
– Fixed creation of junior/college preference for new players at the start of a new game (applies to new games only)
– Fixed initial bonus points doubling up in one Swedish league stage
– Improved league news items for promotion/relegation/qualification to next round
– Small improvements for various news item texts
– Improved chances for owners to inject money into their clubs when in financial trouble

UI changes:
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– Player comparison screen lists attributes the same way as in player profile
– Added tooltips to the trade interest stars in trade screens
– If a player is willing to waive his no-trade clause, this is indicated in the trade interest label and tooltip
– Re-arranged select leagues screen to accommodate more leagues

Other changes:
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– Fixed rare crash when trying to continue after re-loading a saved game on season update day
– Fixed rare crash with All-Star game when a participating player had suddenly retired
– Fixed crash when clicking on an empty “Compare Players” menu
– Fixed error on comparing all-star team player and team stats
– Fixed error with setting up player data for games with databases that had invalid player position settings

In-Game Engine v68
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– Fixes to overtime penalty processing 
– Adjustments to penalty reasons
– Adjustments to calling penalties
– Small adjustments to player decision making