Quick Questions Thread - Page 9

renojedi · 10-31-2021, 10:25 AM

Since you said the Palms Springs (now Coachella Valley) AHL team will automatically appear in 2022-23, can we expect the same of the ECHL Savannah Ghost Pirates?

TheAlaskan · 10-31-2021, 10:30 AM

Follow-up Question:

Why are the roles assignable via right clicking on a player name different than the roles that can be assigned via the Tactics tab?

From a speed perspective, it's easier to assign by right clicking on a player name. However it doesn't appear to have the granular effect that changing roles via the Tactics tab.

And I've found that changing a role via right clicking the player name can have a dramatic effect on morale. I set my star player's role to Offensive Forward and he got sad, however I gave him no role at all and he was happy.

Bluenoser · 10-31-2021, 01:11 PM

Special Teams Coach - will this position eventually make it's way into the game? Would be realistic and very nice to have.

MXD · 10-31-2021, 01:55 PM

Hi.
Edited a player's preference before his junior draft eligibility, so he'd be junior eligible. The player's potential was 595-530 and his abilities were something like 9-8-9-9 (so, in other words, a lock to get drafted for the CHL).
Despite that, he wasn't drafted.

EDIT : I edited that on Dec 31st.

JeffR · 10-31-2021, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by renojedi

Since you said the Palms Springs (now Coachella Valley) AHL team will automatically appear in 2022-23, can we expect the same of the ECHL Savannah Ghost Pirates?

We were going to do that, but then Seattle signed an ECHL agreement with the Allen Americans and there wasn't a need to get away from a dual affiliation like there was in the AHL. Might still do it, they're already in the database and there's one missing NHL-ECHL affiliation.

JeffR · 10-31-2021, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAlaskan

Follow-up Question:

Why are the roles assignable via right clicking on a player name different than the roles that can be assigned via the Tactics tab?

From a speed perspective, it's easier to assign by right clicking on a player name. However it doesn't appear to have the granular effect that changing roles via the Tactics tab.

And I've found that changing a role via right clicking the player name can have a dramatic effect on morale. I set my star player's role to Offensive Forward and he got sad, however I gave him no role at all and he was happy.

Those are the contracted roles - they're the more generalized role that you're telling the player he'll play within the organization, as opposed to the more specific tactical role which can be changed on a game-to-game basis.

JeffR · 10-31-2021, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Special Teams Coach - will this position eventually make it's way into the game? Would be realistic and very nice to have.

Yeah, I've wanted to do that for a while, just trying to figure out how to make it work in terms of in-game effects.

JeffR · 10-31-2021, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MXD

Hi.
Edited a player's preference before his junior draft eligibility, so he'd be junior eligible. The player's potential was 595-530 and his abilities were something like 9-8-9-9 (so, in other words, a lock to get drafted for the CHL).
Despite that, he wasn't drafted.

EDIT : I edited that on Dec 31st.

What were his league rights set to in the CHL league he was eligible for? They need to be None, if they were Free he wouldn't be draft-eligible.

JeffR · 10-31-2021, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAlaskan

Word salad alert:

I have an issue where I'm trying to change player roles by using the Actions drop down on the player page. However I can't select any of the options - the list disappears if I try to hover my mouse over the options.

Could this be because they're off the actual game window?

No, they should still work if they're outside the window. Does it do the same thing if you e.g. try to change their jersey number?

MXD · 10-31-2021, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

What were his league rights set to in the CHL league he was eligible for? They need to be None, if they were Free he wouldn't be draft-eligible.

I didn't notice.
But I did run a parallel test whereby I changed the Junior Preference (to Junior) on July 1st instead of Dec 31st (of a Midget player ANd of a Bantam player and, in both cases, it worked).

I don't know if that's a factor.

JBench5 · 10-31-2021, 09:31 PM

What are the important ratings for a head coach? I'm assuming its player management, Tactics and In game tactics.

boscoJJ · 11-01-2021, 06:58 AM

Is historical World Championship planned in future updates of FHM8?

AbeFroman · 11-02-2021, 10:59 PM

Jeff, two trade related questions.

Are there any plans for when we shop players around the league that we can specify the return we want, based on need, by position? For example, I want to shop a player but am looking for a RW only so that any offers I get only include a RW being sent my way?

The other is, are there any plans to have counter offers for trades that have refused?

JeffR · 11-03-2021, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBench5

What are the important ratings for a head coach? I'm assuming its player management, Tactics and In game tactics.

Motivation and Discipline as well, and all the "Coaching" attributes for improving player development.

JeffR · 11-03-2021, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boscoJJ

Is historical World Championship planned in future updates of FHM8?

Not in 8, that'll be a very big database job, the amount of time it'll take will be way too much for an update.

JeffR · 11-03-2021, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AbeFroman

Jeff, two trade related questions.

Are there any plans for when we shop players around the league that we can specify the return we want, based on need, by position? For example, I want to shop a player but am looking for a RW only so that any offers I get only include a RW being sent my way?

Might be possible, I'll check on that.

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The other is, are there any plans to have counter offers for trades that have refused?

More likely that we'd add a "make the trade work" button like in OOTP.

boscoJJ · 11-03-2021, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

Not in 8, that'll be a very big database job, the amount of time it'll take will be way too much for an update.

How about feature of making Custom tourument that have teams who can pick players of a specific Team/Nationality/Leagues like the winter leagues of OOTP as a workaround?

AbeFroman · 11-03-2021, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

Might be possible, I'll check on that.

That would be a huge help.

More likely that we'd add a "make the trade work" button like in OOTP.

I don't play OOTP but I assume it's essentially the same thing?

Also, I've noticed that some players with NTC/NMC's won't waive if you try to add them to a trade negotiation but the same players, on the same days, will waive if you select the player in either Depth Chart or Roster, Trade Options & then Trade Offer.

GMO123 · 11-03-2021, 04:34 PM

For a standard game, using NHL teams,

is it possible to use fictional players, all players generated by AI (instead of creating a custom game to get fictional players)

and/or

having a draft of all NHL players when starting a new game, so that NHL teams would start with no players and the players would be chosen in a draft of all current NHL players?

JeffR · 11-03-2021, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMO123

For a standard game, using NHL teams,

is it possible to use fictional players, all players generated by AI (instead of creating a custom game to get fictional players)

and/or

having a draft of all NHL players when starting a new game, so that NHL teams would start with no players and the players would be chosen in a draft of all current NHL players?

You would need to generate each fictional player individually, using the "Create a New Player" button on the league edit screen.

The starting draft option is available, but only in custom and historical games, not standard ones.

10-31-2021, 10:30 AM	#162
TheAlaskan Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 96	Follow-up Question: Why are the roles assignable via right clicking on a player name different than the roles that can be assigned via the Tactics tab? From a speed perspective, it's easier to assign by right clicking on a player name. However it doesn't appear to have the granular effect that changing roles via the Tactics tab. And I've found that changing a role via right clicking the player name can have a dramatic effect on morale. I set my star player's role to Offensive Forward and he got sad, however I gave him no role at all and he was happy. Last edited by TheAlaskan; 10-31-2021 at 10:33 AM.

10-31-2021, 10:25 AM	#161
renojedi Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond, Virginia area Posts: 471	Since you said the Palms Springs (now Coachella Valley) AHL team will automatically appear in 2022-23, can we expect the same of the ECHL Savannah Ghost Pirates?

10-31-2021, 01:11 PM	#163
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,211	Special Teams Coach - will this position eventually make it's way into the game? Would be realistic and very nice to have.

10-31-2021, 01:55 PM	#164
MXD Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 113	Hi. Edited a player's preference before his junior draft eligibility, so he'd be junior eligible. The player's potential was 595-530 and his abilities were something like 9-8-9-9 (so, in other words, a lock to get drafted for the CHL). Despite that, he wasn't drafted. EDIT : I edited that on Dec 31st.

10-31-2021, 09:31 PM	#171
JBench5 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 14	What are the important ratings for a head coach? I'm assuming its player management, Tactics and In game tactics.

11-01-2021, 06:58 AM	#172
boscoJJ Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 328	Is historical World Championship planned in future updates of FHM8?

11-02-2021, 10:59 PM	#173
AbeFroman Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 92	Jeff, two trade related questions. Are there any plans for when we shop players around the league that we can specify the return we want, based on need, by position? For example, I want to shop a player but am looking for a RW only so that any offers I get only include a RW being sent my way? The other is, are there any plans to have counter offers for trades that have refused?

11-03-2021, 04:34 PM	#179
GMO123 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 417	For a standard game, using NHL teams, is it possible to use fictional players, all players generated by AI (instead of creating a custom game to get fictional players) and/or having a draft of all NHL players when starting a new game, so that NHL teams would start with no players and the players would be chosen in a draft of all current NHL players?