Executive Hockey
New Achievements Coming
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!
<*> 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
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
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!
<*> 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.
Another March update!
We have updated Executive Hockey today with some new features and a few bug fixes.
<*> Wildcard standings page added and made default
<*> Improved list boxes on standings page
<*> Players on forward lines are now sorted by Left Wings first, then Centers, then Right Wings
<*> Fixed bugs in algorithm to determine when a team clinches a playoff spot.
<*> Fixed bug where human team (and last opponent) only showed 81 games in the standings table at season's end
<*> Minor player adjustments
<*> Fixed bug where players signed as FA's would not have the correct contract displayed on their tooltip/popup
<*> New logo for New Jersey Demons
More to come in a few weeks. Stay tuned!
We're back!
Ok, we're a few days late, but we wanted to get this in good shape before putting it out there for you. There are some big features in this release centered primarily around contracts. Here we go:
<*> Contract handling is greatly improved in numerous ways. Contracts have two types: standard and entry level (max $1m, always 3 years)
<*> Players can be offered contract extensions
<*> Lineup screen now has lists of players with no contracts, expired contracts, and pending waivers
<*> Changed colour of 'Leader' tag
<*> 'Live' draft screen format is now simpler
<*> Profile of player skills in draft has changed - players are now stronger
<*> RFA's are now treated differently - RFA players can no longer be offer-sheeted. There is no list of RFA players shown on July 1
<*> Fixed a potential crash when sending waived players to minors
<*> When players are newly drafted they are no longer automatically signed. They instead go to the 'Unsigned - Drafted' list
<*> Reduced strength of players under age 21 to simulate players not being "NHL-ready"
<*> If you don't make an offer on a UFA, the accepted/rejected summary page is no longer shown
<*> You no longer 'waive' an unsigned player - you release them. They go right to free agency.
<*> Players in lineup screen now show 'Pending UFA' or 'Pending RFA' if they are becoming that status at the end of the season
As always, this update will break any saved games that you have. Once we go to full release, updates won't do this to you!
Thanks for playing and keep an eye open for the next release. It should come sooner and focus more on bug fixes and clean up.
January Non-Update Update
We are working away on the next update of Executive Hockey, targeted for late February. This update will improve contract handling and make it much easier to see what's going on with the contract status of players on your roster. It's a fairly big update, so we are going to make sure it's working well before putting it out there, hence the lack of a recent smaller update.
Once again, if you are interested and able to write a review, please do so. Or if you would like to tweet or post anything to Facebook or Reddit or whichever social media site you prefer about Executive Hockey, please do so. Thank you for your support!
Small December Update
We just posted a new update to Executive Hockey. This one improves the player "tooltip" window and player injury information window. Let us know what you think!
If you have a few moments to write up a review for other Steam users, it would be much appreciated, even if the feedback is negative.
Have a great evening!
October 15 Update
<*> Reduced likelihood of defensemen getting involved in scoring plays
<*> Fixed rendering problem when dragging players among lines on lineup screen
<*> Team tooltip/window now has salary cap information and count of pending FAs