Eastside Hockey Manager version 15.5.0b is now available to download on Steam.
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 (EHM:EA Bugs Forum).
Version number is 15.5.0b with IGE at v69 (no changes to the in-game engine in this update)
The update includes fixes for the following issues:
Changelist for 15.5.0b
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New features:
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- Added Russian league all-star game
- Added Czech leagues 1 & 2
- Added Norwegian league
Database Import changes for 2014 rules:
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- Added Russian league all-star game
- Added Czech leagues 1 & 2
- Added Norwegian league
- Changed UK max players dressed limit from 20 to 22
- Adjusted max players dressed limits in Finnish leagues
- Fixes to various award types for the Finnish league
- Adjusted Russian finances and salary cap to better model the wage structures
- Reverted goalkeeper age limit for homegrown players in German league
- Fixed German affiliate assignment age limits for skaters and goalies (24/26 years and German players only)
Database Import changes for 2006 rules:
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Gameplay changes:
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- Trading enabled within Russian league, including use of cash in trades
- Adjusted minimum wage expectations for younger players mainly in European leagues
- Roster management view on club screen now respects any affiliation movement age limits
- Adjusted contract length demands for high wage players in their prime
- Adjusted trimming of reserve lists during the season and before drafts
UI changes:
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- Added overtime/shootout indicators to results on "Matchups" section in team comparison screen
- Added overtime/shootout indicators to "Last Meeting" result information on next game screen
- Pro rights expiry date now also listed on the Reserve List view on team roster screen
- Added overtime/shootout indicators to scorelines in league stages screen
- Player rights expected expiry date now displayed in player information panel with the related rights
- Added nation flags to world rankings screen
- Possible affiliate assignment limitations listed on league information screen under roster rules
Other changes:
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- Certain award types (most goals, most points) to track the award winning total and display it in the awards screen
- Config file option "TRANSFER_PLAYER_RIGHTS" now also supports moving/adding Russian league rights (extra_config.cfg)
- Fixes and expanded to some league/cup fate news items
- Fixed correct points total calculations for "Matchups" section in team comparison screen
- Adjusted updating of player rights expiry date when future transfers are agreed beyond initial rights expiry
- Fixed sorting by contract type in Reserve List view on team roster screen
- Fixed UK league 1 playoff games from processing into the overall table of the regular season
- Some fixes to team names not showing up in a few rarer news items
- Fixed international tournament dates clashes in April sometimes delaying european league final games