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Sabres2000 · 12-03-2020, 12:53 AM

Jeff / Adam

Question about the Custom League... In FHM 6 you guys had Western Junior B for and such for farm teams in the game... Are we allow to add these leagues to current games... So Let's say I want to create AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, and all of those teams out West the East and such we can create those leagues and still have the current NHL and everything too...

Also with this being said is it still July 1st to create these leagues... I know with OOTP you can create leagues and farm teams and such so like i said above if say I wanted to create the OPJHL I can assign the teams to OHL as their development teams so that if I wanted to assign my players to develop they arent sitting on the reserve list they are actually sent to a league to develop... Also do we get to decide how many games they play in the season and such

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabres2000

Adam or Jeff...

With the release date of December 16th which is 13 days aka 2 weeks roughly away... Like OOTP there is no beta release with pre-order is there?

No, no beta pre-order this year, the timeline just wasn't workable this time around.

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabres2000

anyone know if the U18 draft for OHL is in this game? or the WHL US draft or the QMJHL American draft

U18 Draft history is in, but we can't make the draft work in the game without heavily modifying the way player rights are handled, since it's basically drafting players who've already passed through the league's draft. WHL and QMJHL American drafts are in (QMJHL one was in 6, WHL one is new.)

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Danbo80

how about player icon sizes? can they be made bigger?

Still making some final decisions about that. There are no options to change them right now, but that may change before or soon after release.

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by #4BobbyOrr

If we are playing modern day using the NHL are we going to be able to customize the 2020/21 season to a different number of games? Or will it be a full 82 game season starting in October?

The default will be a full season starting at the normal time. We're waiting on the NHL to make a final decision about the season before we can create an alternate setup that gives leagues their actual 20-21 schedules, or something close to them. In either case, you can use commissioner mode to adjust the schedule length by starting the game on July 1.

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabres2000

Jeff / Adam

Question about the Custom League... In FHM 6 you guys had Western Junior B for and such for farm teams in the game... Are we allow to add these leagues to current games... So Let's say I want to create AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, and all of those teams out West the East and such we can create those leagues and still have the current NHL and everything too...

Also with this being said is it still July 1st to create these leagues... I know with OOTP you can create leagues and farm teams and such so like i said above if say I wanted to create the OPJHL I can assign the teams to OHL as their development teams so that if I wanted to assign my players to develop they arent sitting on the reserve list they are actually sent to a league to develop... Also do we get to decide how many games they play in the season and such

Leagues can't be added to an existing game, only at the start of a new custom game. The Junior A leagues are in the standard game, though, they're just not playable. And some OHL teams do have Junior A affiliates in the game now. But sending players to the generic Junior B leagues or the reserve lists won't affect their development, the game's development system improves them at the same rate they would in a league with all the teams modeled (aside from some small differences due to the level of competition.)

Sabres2000 · 12-03-2020, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

Leagues can't be added to an existing game, only at the start of a new custom game. The Junior A leagues are in the standard game, though, they're just not playable. And some OHL teams do have Junior A affiliates in the game now. But sending players to the generic Junior B leagues or the reserve lists won't affect their development, the game's development system improves them at the same rate they would in a league with all the teams modeled (aside from some small differences due to the level of competition.)

No i understand... but in fhm6 when i reassigned someone they would be reassigned to say Western Junior B, I never had the option to say assign them to a specific team... thats why I asked if there was a way if we created say a WHL or OHl or what not that we could assign them to a specific Junior A team etc...

JeffR · 12-03-2020, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabres2000

No i understand... but in fhm6 when i reassigned someone they would be reassigned to say Western Junior B, I never had the option to say assign them to a specific team... thats why I asked if there was a way if we created say a WHL or OHl or what not that we could assign them to a specific Junior A team etc...

In a custom game? Yeah, you could create the WHL and then the leagues below them, and specify the parent-farm relationships.

Sabres2000 · 12-03-2020, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

In a custom game? Yeah, you could create the WHL and then the leagues below them, and specify the parent-farm relationships.

Like let's say I create a WHL team like i did last in the WHL... if there is a say BCHL team not being used can i go into team edit and assign them to be my affiliate like you could with NHL and AHL and such not in a custom database or no... if not ill just have to use the edit feature and keep them signed to my club but loan them for the season

Colorado · 12-03-2020, 06:16 AM

Wow, great to finally see what FHM 7 looks like (thanks for putting it across over onto YouTube really quickly too).

I'll be supporting the game and ordering ASAP, the game being only two weeks away was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting it to be a few weeks later but that's great!

Just some very early initial feedback based on what I really liked in the reveal:

I really like the new user interface, the buttons seem a lot cleaner and the colour scheme also looks very smart and more like OOTP, which is no bad thing.

The 2D engine is a much welcome addition - are there going to be options to see how the game is played out like in Football Manager (brief highlights, extended highlights, full game)?

The scouting revamp looks excellent.

Here are some things that I'm not sure about, which you might be able to clear up:

Maybe it was just the example you showed but the match engine seemed to be a little slow?

Again this might take some getting used to, but my immediate thoughts were that the player icons looked too small. If they are going to be skinnable in future that would be great - furthermore, hovering over them to bring up their name would be excellent.

You mentioned the ability to make a player untouchable for trading, but has anything else been done with trading? In particular, I was really hoping for more in depth options when it comes to setting our team needs (i.e. top-six winger) and seeing the same sort of info when looking at what other teams are looking for, beyond just the position.

Also, the trading screen doesn't correctly show the cap-hit it just shows their contract which can be quite different. That's a real bug bear of mine, it would be really useful to have that fixed.

All in all, I'm impressed and look forward to playing it. Keep up the great work!

alko · 12-03-2020, 07:23 AM

Statistics. Give me more statistics.

Who won most Stanley Cups (player)?
Who won most Art Ross?
...

And will be performance and results on the International tournaments tweeked?
Now there is too much 10:0 to see.

Spartacus70 · 12-03-2020, 08:38 AM

Does the goons and enforcers worth this year? I mean does we have a better differentiation of the enforcer tactical roles?
Does the historical physical teams (70's Flyers) will play really physical?
Do we have more control on settings on 1st of july like fight/game?

mjcarr74 · 12-03-2020, 08:45 AM

Hopefully we will be able to add Pics the players on the 2d game play!!

mayday10 · 12-03-2020, 09:27 AM

Historical league question

Say I start a historical 'franchise', picking up a team from, say 1970, 1980, etc and playing through.

Do the minor leagues accumulate standings, stats, etc?

Statsman1 · 12-03-2020, 09:39 AM

Preordered!

If I get locked down, I need something cool to do! And if I don’t get locked down, I need something cool to do!

Let’s go!!

Nuggett · 12-03-2020, 06:07 PM

Have not watched the video yet, so maybe this was addressed.

Will this year's version have the ability to clear all historical data - no matter which mode you (ie current day, a historical year, etc)?

You can do this in OOTP and allows you start your own history from scratch.

Thanks.

12-03-2020, 06:16 AM	#30
Colorado Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 387	Wow, great to finally see what FHM 7 looks like (thanks for putting it across over onto YouTube really quickly too). I'll be supporting the game and ordering ASAP, the game being only two weeks away was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting it to be a few weeks later but that's great! Just some very early initial feedback based on what I really liked in the reveal: I really like the new user interface, the buttons seem a lot cleaner and the colour scheme also looks very smart and more like OOTP, which is no bad thing. The 2D engine is a much welcome addition - are there going to be options to see how the game is played out like in Football Manager (brief highlights, extended highlights, full game)? The scouting revamp looks excellent. Here are some things that I'm not sure about, which you might be able to clear up: Maybe it was just the example you showed but the match engine seemed to be a little slow? Again this might take some getting used to, but my immediate thoughts were that the player icons looked too small. If they are going to be skinnable in future that would be great - furthermore, hovering over them to bring up their name would be excellent. You mentioned the ability to make a player untouchable for trading, but has anything else been done with trading? In particular, I was really hoping for more in depth options when it comes to setting our team needs (i.e. top-six winger) and seeing the same sort of info when looking at what other teams are looking for, beyond just the position. Also, the trading screen doesn't correctly show the cap-hit it just shows their contract which can be quite different. That's a real bug bear of mine, it would be really useful to have that fixed. All in all, I'm impressed and look forward to playing it. Keep up the great work! Last edited by Colorado; 12-03-2020 at 06:20 AM.

12-03-2020, 08:38 AM	#32
Spartacus70 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sao Paulo, Brasil Posts: 202	Historical Game Does the goons and enforcers worth this year? I mean does we have a better differentiation of the enforcer tactical roles? Does the historical physical teams (70's Flyers) will play really physical? Do we have more control on settings on 1st of july like fight/game?

12-03-2020, 09:27 AM	#34
mayday10 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 175	Historical league question Say I start a historical 'franchise', picking up a team from, say 1970, 1980, etc and playing through. Do the minor leagues accumulate standings, stats, etc? __________________

12-03-2020, 09:39 AM	#35
Statsman1 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Marmora, Ontario, Canada Posts: 340	Preordered! If I get locked down, I need something cool to do! And if I don’t get locked down, I need something cool to do! Let’s go!! __________________ Statsman1

12-03-2020, 12:53 AM	#21
Sabres2000 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,009	Jeff / Adam Question about the Custom League... In FHM 6 you guys had Western Junior B for and such for farm teams in the game... Are we allow to add these leagues to current games... So Let's say I want to create AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, and all of those teams out West the East and such we can create those leagues and still have the current NHL and everything too... Also with this being said is it still July 1st to create these leagues... I know with OOTP you can create leagues and farm teams and such so like i said above if say I wanted to create the OPJHL I can assign the teams to OHL as their development teams so that if I wanted to assign my players to develop they arent sitting on the reserve list they are actually sent to a league to develop... Also do we get to decide how many games they play in the season and such

12-03-2020, 07:23 AM	#31
alko Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 476	Statistics. Give me more statistics. Who won most Stanley Cups (player)? Who won most Art Ross? ... And will be performance and results on the International tournaments tweeked? Now there is too much 10:0 to see.

12-03-2020, 08:45 AM	#33
mjcarr74 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 400	Hopefully we will be able to add Pics the players on the 2d game play!!

12-03-2020, 06:07 PM	#36
Nuggett Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 268	Have not watched the video yet, so maybe this was addressed. Will this year's version have the ability to clear all historical data - no matter which mode you (ie current day, a historical year, etc)? You can do this in OOTP and allows you start your own history from scratch. Thanks.