Quick questions thread

[Malte Schwarz]

Originally Posted by Havokk

Two questions for developers.

Where can i change the way ratings are presented. I hope you can choose Ovr or 20/20 ratings to represent all the players. Never liked the stars system.

It's not possible to change the scale of the ratings.

Originally Posted by Havokk

Where can you edit league rules like OT format or continues OT?

Where can you edit the finances?

You can edit league rules on July 1st in commish mode (League -> Edit -> Rules) but you can't edit finances apart from salary cap and salary floor.

[Malte Schwarz]

Originally Posted by jaguar8311

Is there anyway to see A players draft ranking (central scouting) when it's draft day and you're looking at the potential list of players to select?

There is no central scouting, only the draft preview from your own team.

[Malte Schwarz]

Originally Posted by Bigdummie

Is there a way to turn off trading except for human controlled teams? I like to play historical and would like to keep it as real as possible? Thanks

No, if you disabled trading in the league rules it's disabled for all teams.

[beezer2434]

Originally Posted by Malte Schwarz

No, if you disabled trading in the league rules it's disabled for all teams.

Is there a way to adjust settings for less trades?

[JMocks]

Originally Posted by beezer2434

Is there a way to adjust settings for less trades?

I hope there is.

[pbbm]

Originally Posted by beezer2434

Is there a way to adjust settings for less trades?

I think you might have to be in commissioner mode, but if you go to League > Edit, you can adjust Trade Frequency which should make trades less common (or more common if you adjust it accordingly).

[Bluenoser]

Mid July, I'm on the FA page, then click the Transfer Tab. This gives a summary of each teams off season losses/acquisitions and on the right it shows the player value.

Player Value - is it a combination of his potential/actual, stats, etc used to determine this rating? Not looking for a formula or anything, just a general idea what it constitutes.

In Baseball (OOTP), that figure is WAR, derived from performance.

Just wondering is this a Hockey equivalent to WAR?

Thanks

This is an awesome page btw, well laid out, easy to read and lots of good info.

[beezer2434]

Originally Posted by pbbm

I think you might have to be in commissioner mode, but if you go to League > Edit, you can adjust Trade Frequency which should make trades less common (or more common if you adjust it accordingly).

I dont see that option under league > edit

[Spaumi10]

Just wondering where (if anywhere) and how you can you alter the default captains/alternates for a team? The Avalanche have incorrect captain at least; it has Iginla instead of Landeskog. Having to change at the beginning of the game alters happiness.

Thanks

[pbbm]

Originally Posted by beezer2434

I dont see that option under league > edit

I went to the top tab, highlighted in red under League.

The Trade Frequency tab is found highlighted also in the League Details section.



This is on the first date of the game (no days have been advanced). I don't know if it's available after that, but I would assume it would be, since only the Info section is invisible except on the 1st of July.

[pbbm]

Originally Posted by Spaumi10

Just wondering where (if anywhere) and how you can you alter the default captains/alternates for a team? The Avalanche have incorrect captain at least; it has Iginla instead of Landeskog. Having to change at the beginning of the game alters happiness.

Thanks

If you have commissioner mode on, you could change the captains and alternates and then go to 'Reset Happiness of all Players' under League > Edit.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Spaumi10

Just wondering where (if anywhere) and how you can you alter the default captains/alternates for a team? The Avalanche have incorrect captain at least; it has Iginla instead of Landeskog. Having to change at the beginning of the game alters happiness.

Thanks

The AI will automatically select the 'best' captain and alternates during setup. If you want to change them without the happiness penalty, the easiest way is to make the change, drop into commissioner mode (in Manager Options) temporarily if you don't have it on already, and then edit the player's happiness back up (it's in personal details, near the bottom, on a 1-100 scale.)

[jwr38]

Is there a way of turning down injuries. They are a little crazy ... in the preseason I am getting teams killed by injuries.

[pbbm]

Originally Posted by jwr38

Is there a way of turning down injuries. They are a little crazy ... in the preseason I am getting teams killed by injuries.

I don't think you can turn down the injury length of an injury, but you can turn down their frequency of happening. If you go to Game > Setup/Options you will see Injury Options on the top right. You can change the frequency of those injuries there (default is 1.25), or turn them off entirely.

[Mike Lowe]

Sorry to ask for a third time, but how do I delete the real life guys from the draft pool and use a 100% fictional draft? I feel it's too much of an advantage in a MP league.

Thanks!

[Orioles1966]

It's going to be awhile before I reach July 1st,so I have a question. Can you edit NHL teams minor league affiliations at that time?

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by pbbm

I don't think you can turn down the injury length of an injury, but you can turn down their frequency of happening. If you go to Game > Setup/Options you will see Injury Options on the top right. You can change the frequency of those injuries there (default is 1.25), or turn them off entirely.

You can lower the length by editing the injuries.txt file in the \database folder - the second number in the column is maximum length.

[pbbm]

Originally Posted by JeffR

You can lower the length by editing the injuries.txt file in the \database folder - the second number in the column is maximum length.

That's really neat! But for clarification, does this mean you can change the variable length for an injury type, or only change the injury length for a specific player suffering from a specific injury? I think you mean the former, but I just wanted to make sure.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Mike Lowe

Sorry to ask for a third time, but how do I delete the real life guys from the draft pool and use a 100% fictional draft? I feel it's too much of an advantage in a MP league.

Thanks!

Easiest way I can think of (and it isn't very easy) would be to manually edit every real draft-eligible player to an extremely old age so they're not eligible for the draft - and you'd need to remove them from their current teams as well, as it's likely to cause them roster problems. The draft quality in 2016-2018 would be severely damaged, though.

[jwr38]

Originally Posted by JeffR

You can lower the length by editing the injuries.txt file in the \database folder - the second number in the column is maximum length.

Have to do something the length of time is just overboard. Most good players are getting injured for either 3-4 weeks. The number of injuries is concerning in preseason but overall not worried .... just the length on average.