Executive Hockey News

Hello everyone. Here are the changes in today's update of Executive Hockey. If there's something specific you want to see in an upcoming update, please let us know!

Fixed crash when pressing backspace in an empty text box.
Roster AI has been improved (computer makes smarter choices of how to deploy players and who to scratch/waive/send to minors)
Fewer players now get waived when the game starts, and fewer high profile players are waived
Game no longer crashes in some screens with player menus
Concept of '2-way contracts' has been replaced with 'requires waivers'. Players who require waivers cannot be sent to minors without going through waivers first.
Changed how player valuation happens after age 35
Added more places to where the Player info popup screen can be shown
Added a Team info popup similar to Player info popup
Teams can now be renamed (both city and nickname)
When a window pops up, any tooltips disappear
Fixed occasional crash on Scratches list on lineup display when there was no player
Injured Reserve and Minors now have menus popup for players
Logo looks better on trade decision popup screen
Reduced logo size on waiver result message window
Minor wording improvements/changes
Some player attribute changes

The following bugs have been fixed and new features have been added:

Split special teams and overtime lines into separate screens
Fixed a bug where columns didn't line up for some player stats
Added two more three-player units to total four.
Regular season overtime is now 3-on-3, though the automatic coaching may use special teams lines if penalties occur.
Widened player list dropdown on special team and overtime/shootout lines screens
Added instructions to special team and overtime/shootout lines screens
Clicking a player on the roster list or lineup screens will popup a player info screen similar to the tooltip
Player info screen has a 'Rename' button where a player's first and last names can be changed.
Fixed a crash when a player who was injured was signed as a free agent
Player offense and defense power drop more sharply now after age 35 instead of 40.
Fixed a bug that occasionally slowed down game startup

The next update is planned to improve the player info screen and add a team info screen, as well as include more bug fixes.

Hello everyone!

In this week's release of Executive Hockey you will find the following features and bug fixes:

Added Settings screen
Added ability to run in windowed mode
Added ability to select resolution (min 1600x900) for both windowed and full screen modes
Added setting for game speed (4 levels)
Fixed a bug in the scores screen that showed some games on consecutive days
Improved layout of scores screen

For the foreseeable future, we will continue to release updates roughly once a week.

A new update to Executive Hockey has just been released. This update includes the following bug fixes and new features:

Player tooltip now includes details about player archetype and indicates if the player is a franchise player
Some player attributes have been updated
The game will no longer crash when clicking on a team in the Standings table
A bug was fixed where some players wouldn't have bonus info shown if it was negative
Teams with age-associated archetypes (wise, youthful) now have stronger factors
Added a team window tooltip on Standings page and on the logo on gameplay screen
Cancel buttons are shown more consistently on the right of a group of buttons
Added points as a sum of goals and assists on Roster list and Statistics page
Slightly reduced goals per game
Slightly increase penalties per game
Gameplay scoreboard now shows which teams is home/visitor
Player injured notification now includes player archetype info
Lineup screen layout improvements (especially during gameplay)

We are going to focus more on features requested by users in the next update! Stay tuned!