Bug Report: Goalie Switch permanently locked on “Very Slow” in Steam Build 12.1.22

LouSen · 10-26-2025, 07:53 PM

Version: Franchise Hockey Manager 12 (Steam – Build 12.1.22, Copyright 2025)
Platform: Windows 10 (64-bit)

Issue:
The global “Goalie Switch” setting always resets to “Very Slow” once a game starts - even if set to “Fast” before.
During matches, manual goalie changes in the Lines screen don’t work (can’t drag or swap goalies).

What I’ve already tried (full clean reinstall):

Uninstalled the game via Steam

Manually deleted all folders in

AppData\Local\Out of the Park Developments\Franchise Hockey Manager 12

AppData\Roaming\Out of the Park Developments\Franchise Hockey Manager 12

Deleted Steam download cache

Reinstalled fresh from Steam (auto-updated to 12.1.22)

Verified: no old saves, no configs, no mods

Tested in a new exhibition game - same issue

Expected:
Goalie Switch should stay at “Fast” (default) and goalies should be manually swappable during a game.

Actual:
Always reverts to “Very Slow”, goalie cannot be swapped at all.

Seems like a Steam build issue - variable not writing properly to game_settings.dat.
Would appreciate confirmation or a hotfix 🙏

Thank you

JeffR · 10-27-2025, 02:28 AM

Yeah, seems to be doing that regardless of the original setting. We'll get that fixed.

10-26-2025, 07:53 PM	#1
LouSen Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2025 Posts: 1	Bug Report: Goalie Switch permanently locked on “Very Slow” in Steam Build 12.1.22 Version: Franchise Hockey Manager 12 (Steam – Build 12.1.22, Copyright 2025) Platform: Windows 10 (64-bit) Issue: The global “Goalie Switch” setting always resets to “Very Slow” once a game starts - even if set to “Fast” before. During matches, manual goalie changes in the Lines screen don’t work (can’t drag or swap goalies). What I’ve already tried (full clean reinstall): Uninstalled the game via Steam Manually deleted all folders in AppData\Local\Out of the Park Developments\Franchise Hockey Manager 12 AppData\Roaming\Out of the Park Developments\Franchise Hockey Manager 12 Deleted Steam download cache Reinstalled fresh from Steam (auto-updated to 12.1.22) Verified: no old saves, no configs, no mods Tested in a new exhibition game - same issue Expected: Goalie Switch should stay at “Fast” (default) and goalies should be manually swappable during a game. Actual: Always reverts to “Very Slow”, goalie cannot be swapped at all. Seems like a Steam build issue - variable not writing properly to game_settings.dat. Would appreciate confirmation or a hotfix 🙏 Thank you

10-27-2025, 02:28 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,425	Yeah, seems to be doing that regardless of the original setting. We'll get that fixed.