Eastside Hockey Manager--the ice hockey sim from the developers of Football Manager--continues to receive updates to its early access state as promised.
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Sports Interactive said that fans could expect bi-weekly updates to their hockey sim, which revives a series that hasn't seen a new release since 2007. The title is currently in Early Access on Steam (release details here), and SI will continue to grow and improve the game.
Version 15.3.0b is now available on Steam, and brings some big changes to the hockey sim. In addition to continued general improvements to AI and match simulation (the importance of both of those can't be understated, since they're essentially the basis of the game), SI has added a major feature in the new World Championship competition. This new feature means you can now win promotion/get relegated across 6 divisions, giving you the chance to bring a tiny club to greatness.
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Here are the full patch notes provided by SI on the forums:
Changelist for 15.3.0b
New features:
- Expanded modelling of the world championships with a total of 6 different tournaments
- New European challenge tournament with 6 sub-tournaments of 4 senior national teams
- Added 3 other smaller annual international tournaments for senior national teams
- Added streaks into team stats
Database Import changes for 2014 rules [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]:
- Updated/new international tournament structures (see above)
- Fixed German league roster limit to 32
Database Import changes for 2006 rules [apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]:
Gameplay changes:
- Adjustments to the quick sim engine statistics
- Fixed standings tie-breakers for regulation and overtime wins sort rule
- Fixed most team points record processing to include all initial divisions/conferences
- Adjusted effect of recent form on manager confidence checks
- Fixed exhibition games not being setup after initial seasons
- Adjustments to low level semi-pro player wage demands
- Adjustments to player attribute progression
- Adjustments to new-gen attribute creation, especially mental attributes
- Fixed imminent future transfers being cancelled when player's contract runs out just before the agreed transfer
- Fixed initial referee distribution to leagues within a nation (applies to new games only)
- Fixed human club head coach getting fired under certain circumstances without manager initiating the firing
- Adjusted trade AI when evaluating untouchable players/prospects
- Adjusted trade AI when evaluating players recently drafted
- Adjusted trade AI overall evaluations
UI changes:
- Fixed coloring of "More Actions" button on tactics screen during games
- Fixed national team displayed in player stats for international tournaments when player has dual nationalities
- Added support for team logos/flags in standings, team stats and player stats sections in the league screens
- Adjusted contract demand strings for multi-year part-time contracts in contract offer screen
- Added links to team reports for both teams on the trade screen
- Added overall turn information on draft picks in trade screen
Other changes:
- When exiting the game without having saved recently, saving the game is now optional
- Fixed currency setting not defaulting to correct value when loading up last saved game after update
- Fixed invalid club pointer error message when clicking on menu headers in 2D options menu
- Fixed changing display option from preferences to borderless window not working after going full screen
- Fixed rare crash on home screen when unemployed and viewing available jobs panel
- Fixed female name flags on new databases
- Fixed crash on referee stats page with certain leagues