FHM10 10.4.46 Update is Now Available

[JeffR]

The third full update (and second content update) for FHM10, version 10.4.46, has just been released.

To apply the update:

-If you are playing the FastSpring version, just download the setup file and install it over your current installation. There is no need to uninstall or unlicense your current copy! However, you should quit the game before installing it, of course.
-If you are playing the Steam version, the game will auto-update if you have that option active. If you don't see the update in your Steam update queue, you may need to exit and restart your Steam client.
-If you've purchased from the Mac App store or Epic Store, the game will auto-update, but since those updates need to go through an approval process, it may be delayed slightly

Download link for PC (FastSpring):
Main server: PC Installer Fastspring

Download link for Mac (FastSpring):
Main Server: Mac Installer Fastspring

This update is out a little later than we'd hoped for; a number of smaller delays combined to push us a bit off-schedule, our apologies. This time around, we've added new things in a several different areas, some of them relatively new (expanding on the media relations system) while others fulfill longstanding requests (enabling some editing for leagues, primarily European, that previously had all their editing options locked down) The promotion and relegation system in particular got some major changes; instead of being restricted to a two-league setup, you can now set up long chains of leagues with promotion/relegation systems. The late release has pushed into the time we'd had allotted for the final update, so that one is likely going to be out a bit farther past the NHL trading deadline (March 8 this year) than normal; most likely late March or possibly early April.

Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves; this normally happens when the problem is inherent to data created at the start of the save.

New Features:

1. Added new Media Relations choices and results:
-the GM will now occasionally get the option to respond to media praise of a player, rather than just criticism
-player reaction to the GM's media handling is now more uncertain - depending on the player's (hidden) Handle Critics/Handle Failure/Handle Success ratings, he may respond as the GM hopes, but the more "difficult" players will have a higher chance of responding in a negative way, while other players are more likely to take criticism constructively instead of always being upset by it (this applies to postgame media commentary only, when responding to media critcism over an off-ice incident the player will still expect to be defended by the GM and will respond in the expected way if he is/isn't)
2. Added New Promotion and Relegation Options:
-the number of promoted/relegated teams can now be changed via a new option in the League Rules section for leagues with the "XXX Relegation League" league type: "Number Promoted"; options are 1, 2, or 3, but the maximum numbers is (number of teams in either the promotion or relegation league, whichever is lower/2, fractions rounded down)
-if the 2- or 3-team option is selected, then that number of teams are promoted to the higher league and relegated to the lower league, based on the following preferences: For relegation, 1) All non-playoff teams, in reverse order of the regular-season standings, then 2) All other teams except the league champion, in reverse order of the regular-season standings (i.e. impossible for a champion to be relegated, since a relegation setting can never be more than 50% of a league's number of teams); For promotion 1) The league champion 2) The remaining teams, in order of the regular-season standings
-multiple leagues can now be connected in a promotion/relegation chain: all leagues created via the "Add Promotion/Relegation Fictional League" option can now create further relegation leagues (e.g. League ABC is created using the Promotion/Relegation option, then League DEF is created as its Relegation League. If the user creates another promo/rel league at that point, they will get the option on league type for "DEF Relegation League" where formerly there would only be the option to create a new Major League); the maximum reputation (league value) for the 3rd (and lower) levels of the league is (League Value of Promotion league - 0.01) so the number of leagues will be limited by the league value of the top-level league - the lower that is, the fewer leagues that can be chained together for promotion/relegation, e.g. a league with a league value of 0.10 could only have 9 leagues below it
-mechanically, the second (and lower) promotions work exactly the same as in a 2-league system - teams get promoted from the lower league into the upper league, and the same number get relegated down
3. Enabled limited editing (info tab, roster rules and game rules) for leagues that previously had all editing options blocked due to significant hardcoding in their setup (structure/schedule-related options are still blocked, though, since those are the areas where editing would definitely break the league mechanics)
4. Monthly starting points, ticket price and arena completion date are now editable (in commissioner mode) on the the team edit screen
5. Added draft logs to the csv export

Fixes/Other Changes:

-the database is updated; unfortunately, the delay in releasing the update means it's already a bit out of date - non-NHL rosters are as of two weeks ago, while the NHL is accurate as of early last week; QMJHL and SPHL have their new names (and their logo names have been changed to match)
-added 2022-23 international tournament team results
-the csv export's player_master.csv file is no longer missing "Hand" entries for retired players
-fixed a Media Relations design issue that was causing almost all GM-media relations to deteriorate over time
-the historical re-draft option now works properly for for Seattle in 2021
-regular tournaments (Champions League, Memorial Cup, etc.) are no longer editable - that was an unintended consequence of making custom tournaments editable, and would break the pre-set tournaments if it was used for them
-fixed logic error when teams were making a pre-draft trade for a draft pick, which could result in them exchanging a player for a pick that was not worth nearly enough for him
-US College conference tournaments that start with 8 teams are now seeded correctly
-in years where the waiver/intraleague drafts are active, the draft list on Team-History-(seaason, then Draft tab) is no longer showing the players selected in those drafts as well as the entry/amateur draft
-fixed mouseover text for the OPS and DPS columns on the player screen's season stats tab
-Stanley Cup playoffs will no longer be listed multiple times a month on the scouting screen
-clicking the "Training" tab on the team screen twice will no longer switch to the Scouting screen on the second click instead of remaining on the current screen
-the Minimum Scouting Level filter will now work correctly instead of e.g. showing levels C-E when B is set as the minimum
-the July 1 start option is now disabled for Historical Challenges (having it enabled wasn't intended, since it could significantly affect the difficulty of some challenges)
-fixed extraneous history data for most starting staff in standard games (they were showing a "hired by" date in 2015, even if they didn't start with a team in that season)
-the fan happiness penalty for trading a newly-drafted player will no longer apply to players taken in the waiver/intraleague drafts
-the 1913-14 Stanley Cup (the first NHA vs. PCHA Cup) now occurs correctly in the spring of 1914
-if a team in a multiplayer leagues lapses the rights to a player, then exports their file, it will no longer crash the commissioner's game when he attempts to import it
-when teams are added to a historical game using the "Add Historical Team" option, their player payroll will now be adjusted correctly to the historical financial level for the current year
-fixed potential crash during saving caused by broken data in the media settings
-fixed issue causing some players in custom games with imported historical leagues to import with all ratings set to 0
-added as many NHA-era staff as I could find so the teams don't always have to resort to fictional staff as replacements for fired GM's/coaches
-the schedule at the top-right corner should now show past game scores correctly during the playoffs
-added "personal reasons" injuries for Hart/Dube/Foote/Formenton/McLeod to the presets file that will keep them out for all of 2023-24; since the league has given the teams cap relief for their salaries, this is the best way I can think of to accurately represent their teams' roster situations for this year (since the game will put them on injured reserve and free cap space that way)
-various minor text and UI fixes

[Swedishgamefreak]

No changes for 2D mode

[DFyvie]

Hunter Brzustewicz, who was part of the package for Elias Lindholm, is still property of the Vancouver Canucks in the updated database.

[boscoJJ]

No age rule settings when creating leagues?

[boscoJJ]

hello, the players in Custom saves still rarely switch leagues

[AbeFroman]

Jeff, In the last several games I’ve played in the NHL, this season, the trade deadline is generating no more than six trades through several different attempts.

Is this a known issue?

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by DFyvie

Hunter Brzustewicz, who was part of the package for Elias Lindholm, is still property of the Vancouver Canucks in the updated database.

Ah, hell, that's probably my fault, I think I updated his ratings and forgot to change the rights as well, and that wound up being the last revision he got. Definitely has nothing to do with the fact that I really hate that we gave him up.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by AbeFroman

Jeff, In the last several games I’ve played in the NHL, this season, the trade deadline is generating no more than six trades through several different attempts.

Is this a known issue?

No, I've seen some very busy deadlines, almost too busy at times. But is that happening a few years into the game? If the available cap space around the league gets too limited, it'll really cut into the ability of teams to put trades together.

[HockeyEagle]

Originally Posted by JeffR

3. Enabled limited editing (info tab, roster rules and game rules) for leagues that previously had all editing options blocked due to significant hardcoding in their setup (structure/schedule-related options are still blocked, though, since those are the areas where editing would definitely break the league mechanics)

Oh, this makes my day. Big addition for me and the enjoyment/depth of the game. Thanks for putting this in and giving Euroleagues these editing options. So, increasing max foreign players in DEL to 11 right away..

[BoiledEgg]

Here are some changes that I was personally expecting after it was acknowledged on their Twitch Stream:

• Able to export other lists such as power rankings, draft lists
• Resolution settings where it cuts off the 10th team from a contract's NTC
• Multiplayer issue where suddenly a franchise will start to build an arena and remains there in perpetuity, torpedoing their budgets infinitely

I get it that some changes needed to be made, but the changes I've seen from this update list are ambiguous as opposed to game breaking stuff.

The wait continues, I guess.

[DFyvie]

Originally Posted by JeffR

Ah, hell, that's probably my fault, I think I updated his ratings and forgot to change the rights as well, and that wound up being the last revision he got. Definitely has nothing to do with the fact that I really hate that we gave him up.

I was wondering that... Hahahahaha

[hurricanekevin]

Thanks for the promotion and relegation updates. I'm looking forward to checking those out once work slows down. Looks like a lot of fun!

[ffp7175]

Just wondering when the next and final update might be for FHM 10

I have league it a wait mode until some of the fixes are made
before we resume

thanks

[Savoie45]

Originally Posted by ffp7175

Just wondering when the next and final update might be for FHM 10

I have league it a wait mode until some of the fixes are made
before we resume

thanks

Very early April according to Jeff.

[boscoJJ]

Originally Posted by Savoie45

Very early April according to Jeff.

will we get public beta as well

[Sebastian Palkowski]

Originally Posted by boscoJJ

will we get public beta as well

Yes, we will do a (Steam) public beta test with the upcoming update. Most likely early next week after Easter (depending on the amount of feedback we get from the internal testing).

[boscoJJ]

Originally Posted by Sebastian Palkowski

Yes, we will do a (Steam) public beta test with the upcoming update. Most likely early next week after Easter (depending on the amount of feedback we get from the internal testing).

I wish we can have trade across different league in Custom games

[boscoJJ]

Originally Posted by boscoJJ

I wish we can have trade across different league in Custom games

I also hope we can have non-playable custom league