Quick questions thread

[Sabres2000]

I loved the 2 conferences and 6 divisions Simons if we play historical when we reach the present day does it stay 6 divisions or does it automatically go to 4 divisions

[DarthYoda]

I bought the game on Steam becouse the payment window for the ordinary edition would not let me pay by Paypal. Now i'm in a situation where the game nor Steam would not start so i just downloaded Steam again and i am waiting for it to download fully to see if my saved files from FHM at all exists anymore. So to make a long question short: Can i get rid of the Steam middle man without purchasing the game again? I'm sick and tired of this 2 hour wait to see if my saved FHM files at all exists anymore after re-installing Steam, so want to get rid of them.

[Thundercrack]

What screen is the hall of fame located on? Can't seem to find it

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Thundercrack

What screen is the hall of fame located on? Can't seem to find it

Manager menu on the top bar, top option under "Info + Tools."

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by MacPhal

I'm going to be making an expansion team. And i'm simming to the end of the season, but the sim gets stopped for jobs offers. Is there any way to turn this off?

Unchecking "When you receive a personal message" in Manager Options will bypass the job offer warnings.

[ajimithing]

How do you draft a player? Clicking their name just brings up their profile page. Under action the only options are assign scout, offer contract and add to shortlist. Can't drag and drop a player anywhere??? How do I draft a player...

[ffp7175]

will I be able to repeat past seasons going forward


for example


if I start in 1980 , put a human gm for all teams, can I replay 1980 and
seasons going forward by making all the transactions as they happen in real life as a true historical sim

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by ffp7175

will I be able to repeat past seasons going forward


for example


if I start in 1980 , put a human gm for all teams, can I replay 1980 and
seasons going forward by making all the transactions as they happen in real life as a true historical sim

I think you could do it in a limited way by putting the league in multiplayer mode by adding a second manager and making your main one the commissioner. That way, you could force all the historical trades using the commissioner functions, and no other ones would be made. AI teams will still make whatever moves are necessary to maintain a playable roster, though (e.g. callups due to injury), so you won't have total control over that.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by ajimithing

How do you draft a player? Clicking their name just brings up their profile page. Under action the only options are assign scout, offer contract and add to shortlist. Can't drag and drop a player anywhere??? How do I draft a player...

Are you looking at the draft screen itself or the draft log? Sounds like it might be the latter. To enter the draft, on draft day look for the "today's events" link on the right side of the top menu, below the draft log.

[Torgonius]

Is it possible to change the color of the 'puck' indicator on the game play page?

When you get two teams using the same primary color, it can get a little confusing.

I'd love to be able to customize them for each team. Maybe put the logo of the team in control in the center of the puck dot.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Torognius

Is it possible to change the color of the 'puck' indicator on the game play page?

When you get two teams using the same primary color, it can get a little confusing.

I'd love to be able to customize them for each team. Maybe put the logo of the team in control in the center of the puck dot.

Not possible for the user to customize it right now, but I like that idea, I'll put it on the request list.

[ffp7175]

Originally Posted by JeffR

I think you could do it in a limited way by putting the league in multiplayer mode by adding a second manager and making your main one the commissioner. That way, you could force all the historical trades using the commissioner functions, and no other ones would be made. AI teams will still make whatever moves are necessary to maintain a playable roster, though (e.g. callups due to injury), so you won't have total control over that.

can I set up the lines for each game as they really happen or will the computer coach use his lines, if I don't play the game and let the game play itself

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by ffp7175

can I set up the lines for each game as they really happen or will the computer coach use his lines, if I don't play the game and let the game play itself

If you managed every team in the league you could do that, but it'd take a while.

[UKRedSox]

Great game guys, starting to get into it!

Question - is there (or will there be) an export facility similar to OOTP for player ratings/stats etc?

Thanks

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by UKRedSox

Great game guys, starting to get into it!

Question - is there (or will there be) an export facility similar to OOTP for player ratings/stats etc?

Thanks

There's a csv export in multiplayer games, but we didn't think to add one for single-player as well. It's on the request list now. Eventually, we'll get some prettier export options like OOTP has.

[ajimithing]

Is it possible to edit which teams are in which divisions? If so, how? I'm expanding and would like to put Quebec into the Atlanta and Detroit back to the Midwest...

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by ajimithing

Is it possible to edit which teams are in which divisions? If so, how? I'm expanding and would like to put Quebec into the Atlanta and Detroit back to the Midwest...

Not right now, no. We'd like to add it in the future, but no definite date.

[Torgonius]

Thanks for the quick response. Next question...
I'm controlling the Islanders, as GM only. I have Setting Lineups, Tactics and Training set to assistant, the rest, including roster moves (Demotions, Promotions, etc) under my control.

Fulfilling the dreams of nearly every Islander fan I know, on October 4th I placed Brian Strait on waivers and sent him to Bridgeport.

On October 6th, with no games having been played and 7 other (better) defensemen on the roster, he was back on my NYI roster again.

Either this game is really like real life and there is no way to rid myself of this plague, or something fishy is going on in the code.

Any insight on this? Shouldn't I, as the controller of the roster, be the one promoting or demoting people?

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Torognius

Thanks for the quick response. Next question...
I'm controlling the Islanders, as GM only. I have Setting Lineups, Tactics and Training set to assistant, the rest, including roster moves (Demotions, Promotions, etc) under my control.

Fulfilling the dreams of nearly every Islander fan I know, on October 4th I placed Brian Strait on waivers and sent him to Bridgeport.

On October 6th, with no games having been played and 7 other (better) defensemen on the roster, he was back on my NYI roster again.

Either this game is really like real life and there is no way to rid myself of this plague, or something fishy is going on in the code.

Any insight on this? Shouldn't I, as the controller of the roster, be the one promoting or demoting people?

The Setting Lineups assistant will call up players if needed, but you already had 7 other defencemen in the lineup? Were you at 23 players total and someone was sent down to make room for Strait, or was there a roster spot free?

[Torgonius]

I had 1 roster spot open, but was going to bring a guy off IR the next day to fill it. That's how I caught the issue.

I sent Strait back down, and he seems to be staying down now, but I have 23 guys on the active roster.