FHM12 3d improvements

northjersey · 03-19-2026, 10:01 AM

when FHM12 was released the devs seemed to indicate a future update would address the 3d game player. what is the status of that?

lawrence97 · 03-20-2026, 10:24 AM

I didn't hear about that, i have to admit i've gone back to classic mode, 2d just isn't there yet, too many stats are unrealistic, and not sure how much player roles really affect your players game style . So if 2d isn't there yet wondering if they are focusing on 3d instead? Would be nice if we heard from them about what current plans are for the match engine.

Colorado · 03-20-2026, 12:20 PM

They've not mentioned any plans for 3D. They need to address 2D first which needs a lot of work.

northjersey · Yesterday, 02:36 PM

sorry I meant 2D, the devs mentioned a promised improvement to the 2d game mid-way after the release of 12. I have never seen an update on that

lawrence97 · Yesterday, 06:49 PM

they did on one, they tweaked the centre scoring, which def improved it, but its still in my view unrealistic, i did upload a save which showed the shooting % of c's was way off. Other stats are still a bit unrealistic, you get a lot less penalties, way more shg, giveaways and takeaways are too high, really noticeable if you play 2d your team, classic others. Hoping they can really work on this for 13. Main one for me is the scoring balance, the others not so much but others may view it differently

Sebastian Palkowski · Today, 05:38 AM

I think this goes back to a comment from Jeff on Twitch. Unfortunately I don´t now anything about that, the only thing we got from him regarding the 2D Engine was additional in-game sounds (e.g. sounds for hits, shots, ...) but I doubt that qualifies as "major addition to the 2D engine". So maybe Jeff can clear this up at some point.

tomkmb · Today, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sebastian Palkowski

I think this goes back to a comment from Jeff on Twitch. Unfortunately I don´t now anything about that, the only thing we got from him regarding the 2D Engine was additional in-game sounds (e.g. sounds for hits, shots, ...) but I doubt that qualifies as "major addition to the 2D engine". So maybe Jeff can clear this up at some point.

Would love to hear from Jeff on this, even just to say that it wasn't a hallucination on the part of the fanbase at this stage.

03-19-2026, 10:01 AM	#1
northjersey Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 230	FHM12 3d improvements when FHM12 was released the devs seemed to indicate a future update would address the 3d game player. what is the status of that?

Yesterday, 06:49 PM	#5
lawrence97 Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 307	they did on one, they tweaked the centre scoring, which def improved it, but its still in my view unrealistic, i did upload a save which showed the shooting % of c's was way off. Other stats are still a bit unrealistic, you get a lot less penalties, way more shg, giveaways and takeaways are too high, really noticeable if you play 2d your team, classic others. Hoping they can really work on this for 13. Main one for me is the scoring balance, the others not so much but others may view it differently Last edited by lawrence97; Today at 06:24 AM.

Today, 05:38 AM	#6
Sebastian Palkowski Developer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 5,507	I think this goes back to a comment from Jeff on Twitch. Unfortunately I don´t now anything about that, the only thing we got from him regarding the 2D Engine was additional in-game sounds (e.g. sounds for hits, shots, ...) but I doubt that qualifies as "major addition to the 2D engine". So maybe Jeff can clear this up at some point. __________________ Buy Franchise Hockey Manager

03-20-2026, 10:24 AM	#2
lawrence97 Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 307	I didn't hear about that, i have to admit i've gone back to classic mode, 2d just isn't there yet, too many stats are unrealistic, and not sure how much player roles really affect your players game style . So if 2d isn't there yet wondering if they are focusing on 3d instead? Would be nice if we heard from them about what current plans are for the match engine.

03-20-2026, 12:20 PM	#3
Colorado Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 433	They've not mentioned any plans for 3D. They need to address 2D first which needs a lot of work.

Yesterday, 02:36 PM	#4
northjersey Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 230	sorry I meant 2D, the devs mentioned a promised improvement to the 2d game mid-way after the release of 12. I have never seen an update on that