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New Achievements Coming

Six more achievements are coming in the next release, which should be available in the next day or so. As well, all ten achievements now have proper icons.

Here are the new achievements:


Swapsies - You have made your first trade
Victory! - You have your first championship!
First Player Drafted! - You have drafted your first player
Because He's 'McJesus', Damn It! - You have renamed your first player
Quebec is Back Baby! - You have renamed your first team
In the Books - You have finished your first season

Achievements!

Starting to fill out the Steam achievements now. This update adds three more:

Won back to back games
Won five games in a row
Won ten games in a row

More achievements are coming, along with custom icons for each one.

Quick Update

Quick update tonight.

We have added a victory screen when you win a championship. Also, the first Steam achievement has been added. Note that it does not yet show the Steam popup when it occurs, but it will nonetheless credit you with the achievement. First of many achievements to come!

Summer Sale Update

Hope you are all enjoying the summer sale! We have a small update this time around, but the big new feature is the addition of a draft lottery. The update should roll out in the next day or so.

Here is the full, but short, list of what's new in this update:

Added a draft lottery!
Minor improvements to upcoming games panel
Minor player adjustments
Fixed 'flickering' bug of green/red player relative power bars

More new stuff coming soon!

New build is live!

Today's build includes the following features and bug fixes:

Goalies no longer decline with age as quickly as skaters
Added an 'Ageless' tag. Players with this tag don't decline as quickly as others
Fixed several crashes and bugs in the waivers functionality
Added ROW, L10 and STK to standings page (only shown when screen resolution is sufficient)
Layout improvements to main standings page
Improvements to when teams clinch playoff spots
Minor player updates
Waiver claims now shown on 'Moves' page
Playoff rounds now start on a fixed date, not as soon as previous round ended
East and west teams now play playoff games on alternate dates (except finals)
Retirements added to 'Moves' page
IR placements removed from 'Moves' page
Improved 'Moves' page layout
Players who clear waivers can be sent to the minors as much as desired by a team for 30 days before having to clear waivers again
Improved match list screen (clicking 'Previous' on line scores screen)
Retirement algorithm now retires players over age 30 if they drop below a certain threshold for value

Let us know if you find any problems or if you have any feature requests! We are continuing to work toward a full release.