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June 23

Eastside Hockey Manager Update 1.2.1 Out Now (Changelist)

We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 1.2 is now available on Steam.
For those that have already purchased, to download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
If you have any technical issues or bugs following the update, raise them here on the EHM Bugs Forums -http://community.sigames.com/forumdisplay.php/471
Version number is 1.2. Changelist below:

Changelist for 1.2.0f
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New features:
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- Added option to Quit to Start Screen (replacing old Restart Game option) when already running a game
- Added option to Load Game when already running a game
- Added option to disable all extra staff generated at the start of the game
- Added option to disable all extra players generated at the start of the game
- Added key league dates (transfer/trade deadlines, free agency start, drafts etc.) to be displayed on the league dates information panel
- Added key league dates (transfer/trade deadlines, free agency start, drafts etc.) to be displayed on the team schedule panel
- Added training camp start and end dates as well as scrimmage dates to be displayed on the team schedule panel
- Added option to view offered contract details for open contract offers in Team Transactions screen under Future Transfers
- Added American Southern League
- Added support for buyout cap hits in league rulesets

Database Import changes for 2015 rules:
[apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]
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- Added American Southern League
- Enforced two-way clauses on entry level contracts in the National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Loaning of players not allowed in Russian leagues (applies to old saves as well)
- Added buyout cap hit rules for National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Added rule to prevent negotiated buyouts at reduced cost in National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Removed foreigner limit from Slovakia (applies to old saves as well)

Gameplay changes:
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- Adjusted the chances for very high end PA extra juniors created at game start
- Estimated Club Averaged Salary against the Cap now re-calculated instantly when re-assigning players or adding/removing from injured reserve
- Career role descriptions in scout reports now driven primarily by the player preferred role set in the DB
- Three teams from the same nation can no longer be drawn into the same starting group in European Champions League
- Rules preventing loaning of players are checked for inactive leagues from the database rules
- Prevented teams that cannot loan players out from listing players available for loan
- Improved AI trade evaluations for player status, increasing the ability thresholds for depth and backup players as well as marginal prospects
- Adjusted long term player reputation changes
- Adjusted club expectations on player ability
- Adjusted national team selections when World Cup is played just after a European tournament so all players are available for both tournaments
- Adjusted trade AI to better evaluate players on overpaid contracts in relation to their ability
- Replaced "Stickhandling" with "Deking" as a non-essential attribute on "All-Around" forward roles
- Adjustments to AI roster and lines management to improve player usage
- Adjusted player willingness to test the market and not re-sign with current team when bigger teams are interested
- Adjusted loan end dates to follow generic yearly contract end dates with the last possible loan end date being one day before full contract end date
- Fixed instances of compensation calculations being too low when releasing a high wage player
- Fixed compensation calculations when seasonal wages vary in remaining years of contract
- Exhibition games no longer scheduled on same dates as training camp scrimmages
- AI teams will now consider releasing an injured player if the contract is not guaranteed and the injury keeps him out to beyond the end of contract
- Adjustments to the Offensive/Defensive Awareness ratings created for newgens and when filling in blank attributes
- Russian League teams to prefer exhibition games against teams from their own league
- Improvements to creation of AI exhibition games in pre-season
- Fixes to retirement announcement processing, retirement announcement dates and retirement dates

UI changes:
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- Screen drawing optimizations
- Revamped the options menu layout (also added separate "Save" and "Save As" options)
- Added forward line and defense pairing information to the line information on the Game View panel when viewing games in 2D
- Added reasons for why a player is counted or not counted against the salary cap in the club salary cap chart screen and player contract information panel
- Fixed salary cap hit information on player contract panel not to show incorrect extension info when a multi-year contract is only buried
- Revamped the Select Options screen for starting a new game
- Added offseason salary cap explanation with dates to the league rules screen when a league has a higher cap in the offseason
- Changed the Club Payroll Room information in club finances overview to show the pro-rated cap room in leagues with cap is based on Averaged Club Salary
- Corrected rounding for salary cap in club finance screens
- Added "Free Agents" shortcut in the Scouting screen Filters menu for smaller leagues as well
- Prevented All-Star teams from appearing in the list of teams in the "Offer out on Loan" screen
- Enforced two-way clauses support in contract offer screen
- Small logos for extinct teams can be placed in the "misc" folder ( "logos\clubs\small\misc")
- Small generic logos for extinct teams enabled
- Added estimated (average) ticket price information to the club finances overview and information panels
- "Available for Loan" status not allowed in player status screen if league does not allow loans
- "International" scope now available on team roster view when viewing "Selection" on national teams
- "Selection" view in team roster screen now displays a stats overview string with key stats for each player instead of just games played
- More detailed reasons displayed in contract offer screen when a player does not want to sign a new contract with his old team
- Added "Best of Three/Five/Seven" series information on the team schedule screen (yearly and monthly) where applicable
- Team division link now shown on titlebar sections even for teams in inactive leagues
- League overview panels will now display the playoff statistics for league leaders when the playoffs have started
- Fixed scout subtitle on search screen when scout is unassigned or assigned to a league or a team
- Contract buyout cap hit information now displayed in contract details panel when applicable
- Fixed "Next Game" screen to have a button to go back to the Schedule panel when there is no upcoming game to display
- Adjusted Last 10 column width on league standings panel to fix cutting of the text in some cases on minimum resolution

Other changes:
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- Fixed recent top draft picks list on the pre-draft team analysis
- Last used local path for content now cached when creating new content in the Downloads screen
- Last used local path for preview image now cached when creating new content in the Downloads screen
- When creating workshop content, the editboxes for item name and description now allow more special characters
- Fixed an issue with the draft link not working properly in long term games going beyond the late 2040s
- Fixed a crash when confirming national team roster selection in certain conditions
- Added a "Reset All" option in the "Search" menu on scouting screen to reset all searches and scouts in case of errors
- Fixed national team (senior and junior) starting competition levels to correct levels in the first season (default 2015 DB only)
- Fixed winning and losing streaks longer than 10 games to be displayed correctly on the league standings
- Added support in import_config.cfg for changing the initial continental licenses (see import_config.cfg in "historical 2014" db folder for instructions on usage)

In-Game Engine v79
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- Improved coaching AI when selecting lines for end of period situations
- Improved coaching AI in relation to shift lengths and line matching
- Adjustments to accuracy of long shots on empty net
- Adjustments to penalty frequency
- Adjusted scoring chances during 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 play
- Adjusted calling of icings
- Adjusted calling of offsides
- Small adjustments to scoring distribution
- Fix to game possibly hanging when changing lines in rare circumstances
- Some technical adjustments

We've released a hotfix for 1.2, version 1.2.1.

Changelist for 1.2.1f
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- Fixed national team selections issue in the national season following World Cup
- Fix to processing end of loan contract
- Fixed previous screen not clearing correctly when using "no background" in preferences
- Fixes to entry level contracts not sliding in some cases
- Fixed crash which occurred at times when assigning a scout to a team
- Adjustment to AI roster management when evaluating re-assignment of goalies in lower affiliates
- Fixed crash on "Quit to Start Screen" from General Manager Status screen when starting a new game
- Fixed PP/SH unit markers on 2D screen when using North American score display
- Fixed game advancing when assigning a scout on a player in an in-active league through the league screen

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singe

226 products in account

14 reviews

Posted: September 15

Overall a good game if you like both hockey and manager games. The game is essentially the same as the 2007 version and I do wish the developers would expand on that by adding new features such as a dynamic salary cap or player related events.

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mb1412

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6 reviews

Posted: September 24

This is a game for all those who liked the GM modes in EA sports games.
On that note though, this game is way more invovled, has a whole new level of depth that EA hasn't even scratched the surface of, and is a lot more fun.
The mechanics of the game do take a little while to learn and even once you think you know everything it can be easy to forget exactly the steps you need to take to do something simple.
Once you get past a seemlingly old looking interface, this game is fantastic.

Eagle

62 products in account

5 reviews

Posted: September 30

Best hockey on pc since days of NHL 04 and EHM 07. Seeing how EA talks all the time about franchise return on PC being a possibility but never actually delivering on these words and 2K which seems to be focusing more on mobile hockey it's probably going to stay that way for a some time.

Changes from EHM 07 aren't exactly enormous but with workshop support modding is easier than ever and it does get some changes like (in my opinion) prettier UI and bunch of bugfixes.

If you are a fan of the sport and don't mind in-depth management buying this is a no brainer.

JamesNation

33 products in account

1 review

Posted: September 27

-Plays as Penguins
-Trades Crosby, Malkin, Fleury, Hornqvist, Letang, and Kessel for 7th round picks
- Goes 10-69-3
- 10/10 would do again

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Luc Pelican

46 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: May 28, 2015

>Start GM with Nashville
>First 4 years getting knocked out of first round.
>Mostly by Chicago

10/10 realism

Menlow

244 products in account

Posted: June 17, 2015

>Play as GM for Buffalo
>Score first goal in game, watch team throw lead
>Don't score first goal in game, watch team never catch up

10/10 just like watching the Sabres in real life

panredaktor

154 products in account

3 reviews

Posted: December 1, 2015

>be penguins
>1st place
>eliminated in playoffs 1st round

realistic game 11/9

GM Games Chris

6 products in account

4 reviews

Posted: March 26, 2015

(9.6 / 10) Well worth the eight year wait - Author: archibalduk of EHM The Blue Line

More than eight years after the Eastside Hockey Manager series was put on indefinite hold, the undisputed king of ice hockey management is back. A lot has changed since EHM 2007 was released in September 2006; not least the rise of the likes of Steam and social media. These platforms make niche games cheaper to launch and easier to market. Indeed, Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Access (or EHM:EA for short) is being released exclusively on Steam and is likely to be heavily marketed using platforms such as Twitter and hockey forums such as The Blue Line and HFBoards. Against this background maybe, just maybe, the game will become a more viable project than it was before.

This new iteration is being released as an Early Access game. The game will be continuously developed over the coming months with regular updates being pushed to users via Steam. To call it a beta version would be grossly unfair and inaccurate. The game is highly polished. It’s simply that the game will be developed whilst we play. The thinking behind this approach is to test the waters. If the game generates enough sales then it will return as an annual release. If not, then it won’t.

Full Review -> http://gmgames.org/eastside-hockey-manager-early-access-ehm-ea/review/

[pilice]BrownBallSack

283 products in account

12 reviews

Excellent game for anyone wanting to be the gym of their favorite team and bring them a stanley cup(except for the Maple Leafs, that's impossible pls).

If your favorite teams are the oilers, hurricanes, panthers, hurricanes, etc, it will take a few years to get the Stanley cup. You need to build the team with good depth players, have good rookies in your system, and a decent top 6.

Time will fly as you are trying to build the perfect time. There's a lot of depth in this game. You can control coaches, scouts, practices, analysis the draft, team tactics are really detailed(there are individual tactics for each of your players and also for each of the lines you can either choose or ask your coach).

Overall, this game satisfy my constant need of hockey when there is no game to watch.

WTSFM

209 products in account

Posted: March 27, 2015

I had never played EHM prior to yesterday, I had followed the NHL afew years ago but had only recently watched ice hockey during the Olympics. The reason I gave this a go was because of its low price and the fact it seemed on the face of it similar to Football Manager. Whilst daunting at first I quickly got to grips with the interface and the basics of the game, whenever I hit terminology or anything I was unsure of a quick google was more than enough to gain an understanding of what I need to know.

If you're someone who enjoys Football Manager but would like an alternative to play I'd highly recommend it, especially at the price it's at. If you love hockey then this should be a no brainer.

I'd also highly recommend downloading roster updates and graphcis packs should you get the game to give yourself a more complete experience!

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Posted: October 9

I am really happy they renewed this game. It is still great!
And there is still so many in the game, OOTP Franchise Hockey Manager can't keep up.

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Posted: October 6

A very in depth hockey management sim. BEWARE you can spend a large amount of time learning and playing this game. Be prepared to try and fail many different ways. Read the online guides and jump into the community though, these folks are great!

Posted: October 4

It's an interesting game for certain.

I'm a PC gamer at heart and so the only hockey games I've played in the last 6-7 years have been nhl 07 and 09 on pc . I enjoyed the gm mode in those games even though it was rather easy to play. I bought this game on steam when it was on sale thinking that it could be interesting. I find that it is an interesting and challenging game to play as especially when you are someone that has never played the game. I started as toronto in the single player model to get a feel for the game. So of course I attempted to do a complete rebuild within the first week, getting all types of high end draft picks and good prospects while keeping the few young guys and veteran players around that were worth keeping. I also went too crazy in scouting and signing young free agent players. So i rather quickly found myself in a situation where I had 65 players signed to contracts and as a result I had to start trying to move them elsewhere. I got it down to about 55 or so before I decided to start again from the beginning as toronto.

The scouting and free agency system in place feel much more realistic and you have to be very careful about who you sign, who you offer tryouts to, what type of deals you make with other teams because you can easily get your team into trouble in the short, medium or long terms if you make a bad signing or elevate your risk of being fired if you make a bad deal (so far I found it's rather hard to make a "good" deal if you know you have to get rid a player for contract reasons or cap reasons). Teams are also very reluctant to give up high draft picks or prospects which makes the game very challenging and enjoyable in seeing how far you can push other teams in deals.

If there is one thing one little problem I noticed it is that it's hard to get fired in the game. My toronto team started the season off well ending up in 4th in the conference at about the quarter of a season mark. Then they lost about 15 games straight with 3 of those games being in OT/Shootout. They are 14th in the conference right now. No mention from the board about what are you doing to end this losing problem, no companing from the fans, etc. Not exactly realistic.

Very fun and very in depth hockey manager sim. This is NOT a game where you play as the players so yes I can see how some people might find this to be a boring game, but if you are looking for a game where you have complete control over everything about your team this is the game for you.

Posted: October 3

Boring for Casuals

Posted: September 25

Got this as part of a Humble Bundle. I really just don't like this game. It's kinda boring.

Posted: September 16

Very fun game and probably one of the best Hockey managers out there

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