NOSE Latest Topics

Goalie bytes, delete player, and error message opening some roms

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:37:56 +0000

i have some different questions about NOSE:

1. when adding goalies there are some different columns, tables, letters and numbers to choose from. the first column(first goalie) seems to always be C on all teams in nhl97 for example. i have tried to change it to for example B and i didnt see anything changed with that move. i get that each 4 column are for each 4 goalie spot for respective team but what will actually change when choosing different letters and numbers?

2. when deleting a player i get the "owerflow" message. what does that mean? all the roms i have edited seems to work fine even if i have deleted and added many players to many teams

3. when opening some roms i get the "invalid property value" message. i click ok and i get same message like 8 times or so and then i get another message that says "err.number:5 invalid procedure call or argument" and then the rom just opens anyway. what does these 2 messages mean?

Uniforms

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:46:11 +0000

Any way you can copy and paste uniforms in NOSE?

Changing ratings for multiple players at once?

Tue, 26 May 2026 04:16:05 +0000

Is it possible to do this? For instance, I want to toy with certain ratings across the board to see if it changes the game. For instance, maybe increasing or decreasing offensive or defensive awareness for the whole league, to see if it helps your computer controlled skaters move into a good scoring position, or increases the chance of the computer scoring against a player, or making the computer defense better.

Messing with checking and fight ratings is another thing I'm curious about. It would be much easier to, say, click down once to decrease every player's checking by 1 step. Thanks

NOSE 1.2b download

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:14:39 +0000

Since wboy's hexaddicts website is down, you can get NOSE here.
This is the stable 1.2b version. Alternatively, you can try the latest test/beta version.

This download has 3 additional edits not in the original NOSE 1.2b:

It supports wboy's NHLPA '93 30-team ROM
It supports my 0-15 player ratings hack
It supports my different-era-player-weights hack

Make sure to read the installation instructions below, because you need to download some additional support files (because NOSE doesn't use an installer).

How To Install

1. Download the NOSE package (zip format):
nose1.2b-2019nov.zip
OLD: nose1.2b-2012apr.zip

2. Unzip the package and put the resulting folder wherever you want. (https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQOYqzGHiDY should be very similar on Vista or XP)

3. Download and install this:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vb6extendedruntime/files/ - "Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Plus 2.2.zip"

Old instructions:
Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0: Run-Time Redistribution Pack (vbrun60sp6.exe)
~~When you install it, it will ask for a directory to unpack to. The location does not matter. It'll unpack to the directory then install. Then you can delete the unpack directory and installer file.~~

4. Download, unzip, and install the files inside this zip: libraryfiles.zip

Run libraryFiles.exe and it should install the files to:

If on Wndows 64-bit, C:\windows\sysWOW64
If on Windows 32-bit, C:\windows\system32

I think NOSE should work at this point. If not, reply here and I'll try to figure out what's wrong and update these instructions.

Notes:
There are two unfortunate short-comings of NOSE (fixed in the latest test version).
1: You can't associate files with it so you can't just double-click a file to have it open in NOSE, and
2: It doesn't remember where you ROMs are, it assumes they are stored in the 'roms' folder within NOSE's folder. So you can put your ROMs there if you want, since Gens and Kega will remember the location once you open a ROM manually from there.

NOSE Error 339

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:42:05 +0000

I am a new user for NOSE. And I had a little trouble finding and installing Windows Common
Controls ActiveX Control DLL. But I think I have it installed now.

I am having a problem when I run NOSE I get Error 339. Any help is much appreciated.

NOSE Latest Version Download

Fri, 26 May 2023 01:54:47 +0000

NOSE (NHL Old-School Editor) is a powerful, easy-to-use game editor for the Sega Genesis versions of EA's NHL series (92-98). Originally written by @wboy.

This post will contain or link to the latest NOSE version.

1.2d (adamcatalyst update 2023): soonish, will fix the .ini situation and add some popular uniform hacks

1.2c (smozoma update 2021): https://forum.nhl94.com/index.php?/topic/20863-nose-newtest-versions/

1.2b (wboy version): https://forum.nhl94.com/index.php?/topic/14217-nose-12b-download/

The installation instructions are in the 1.2b post. Be sure to install the files from Step 3 AND Step 4.

It's a Windows program. See here for how to run on a Mac.

NOSE new/test versions

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:35:42 +0000

This thread is for new test versions of NOSE, with new features.

Let me know if you have any problems with it (did I break anything??)

The installation instructions are the same as for the 'official' NOSE, see here. If you have previously done the steps 3 and 4 from there, you don't need to do them again.

v1.2c - 2020-Sep-26

New features:

NOSE remembers the directory where you last opened/saved a ROM
You can associate NOSE with .bin ROM files in windows so they can be opened by double-clicking (instructions)
IMPORTANT: follow the installation instructions from the older NOSE thread

NOSE-1.2c-beta-2020-09-26.zip

Future Features?

NOSE keeps a list of your 10 most recently-opened ROMs in the File menu.
Applying simple mods/hacks like the weight bug fix.
Super Nintendo ROM support (this will be a slow, progressive feature. First version will probably simply open a SNES ROM and display teams and players but not allow editing. 2nd version might allow changing team/player names but not the number of players. 3rd ... more improvements each time.)

Applying Roster Changes in NOSE

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:15:17 +0000

When you are using NOSE to edit rosters, please make sure you update the number of F and D on the team. This can be done by hitting the "Apply" button on the menubar. If you do not do this, the game will think there are 15 defensemen (F in hex) available. I'm not sure how this will affect gameplay (it probably won't), but please do this step, especially if you want to use the offline stat extractor program (to be released soon!)

TUTORIAL: Using NOSE on Mac Systems

Thu, 09 May 2019 03:13:41 +0000

Hey all, I've been doing lots of behind the scenes work on my Dream League ROM, and while I was doing that I finally found a way to run NOSE on a Mac!!

First, you're going to have to download NOSE from the link here.

https://forum.nhl94.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=4289

Next, download the library files that are required for NOSE here.

https://forum.nhl94.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=5245

Extract both of these packages to your desktop.

Now, since you're on a Mac, trying to run .exe files is pointless. This is where WineBottler comes in. Head to https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ and click the second button (the stable build) to install it. This is 100% safe and will not harm your computer.

You should now have the WineBottler Combo .dmg file. Open it up and drag Wine and WineBottler to your Applications folder. Here's where the magic happens...

Right click the libraryfiles.exe file and scroll to open with, then click Wine. You should see a dialog box. Check the box that says "run directly in ____" and hit Go.

Once the installer opens up, click through it. It will tell you it is installing to windows\system32, which is perfect. It is installing these files into an emulated windows system that Wine uses to run .exe files. You're basically done!

All that's left to do is right click NOSE.exe and navigate to Open With -> Wine. NOSE should start up just as it would on Windows!! Happy editing!

NOSE on android?

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:20:20 +0000

I think I know the answer but I might will ask....Has anyone gotten NOSE to work on android? Or maybe anyone can give any tips on how this maybe be a possibility?

Issues with NOSE: Only 30 teams show up

Thu, 03 May 2018 20:20:46 +0000

Anyone else have this issue? My version of NOSE is 1.2b, but it still only shows 30 teams. The Sauce, who is someone I have been talking with, said that he can access 32 teams. Does anyone else know how to show all 32 teams?

Newbie question

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:45:06 +0000

Can i use a 30 team rom with this programme and just change player names and nothing else was thinking of adding classic players to teams just to start with ?? Also how many players can you have on a roster please ??

Question?

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:51:54 +0000

How do I add teams, Also how do I free up bytes. NHL 96 is cutting off some of the players names. I am just wondering all of this.

nose on linux?

Fri, 22 May 2015 02:02:13 +0000

is there a way to install nose editor on ubuntu linux? anyone?

NOSE 1.2b source code

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:35:20 +0000

Apologies to the community for not posting this (many years) earlier.

NOSE 1.2b was coded in Visual Basic 6 (VB6). You would need this installed if you were ever to try recompile nose.exe.

To just view the code with color syntax highlighting you can use something like Notepad++. All of the code is within the *.frm (Forms), *.bas (Basic Modules) & *.cls (Classes).

Just remember to select Language > V > Visual Basic within Notepad++ after you have opened any of those files.

Sorry if some of the code within is shoddy or confusing, but it was somewhat of a learning exercise in both ROM hacking and Visual Basic programming for myself too.

Hopefully it’s of some benefit to someone.

wboy

NOSE_source_1.2b_wboy.zip

Questions NOSE

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:35:32 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for answering my questions....

1) I can edit players names if I wish without effecting the ROM??

2) To trade players I need to open NOSE in two windows....copy and paste between ROM??

3) This is the way you would conduct a draft league as well??

Much thanks....what a great tool to work with.

Rick

NHL 98

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:29:20 +0000

Hi. Game - NHL 98.

How to remove a rule - 2 line pass?

How to get new rosters for teams?

How to add new teams?

How to change logos of teams??

In general, what can be done with this game in this program?

Players Copied in NOSE Not Getting Playing Time Despite Correct Lines

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:18:51 +0000

I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I've successfully used the NOSE editor and some other tools in the past to make minor changes to my ROMs. Now I'm currently experimenting for the first time with using NOSE to 'trade' players and create a draft league of sorts. I'm doing this with an NHL '95 ROM for now.

I started by simply copying players from one instance of NOSE to another and replacing four players on one particular team. I then copied the players I was replacing onto the rosters of the teams from which I copied the original three players.

Two teams did not have enough bytes to paste and replace a player, so I deleted a player from each one before overwriting another. I got all the players in place, updated the lines, and then saved my ROM.

In running a test season, however, most of the players who were added to the teams compiled hardly any stats, even though they were on SC1, PP1, and, in some cases, on PK1.

So, for example, Sergei Fedorov is on the Toronto roster along Yuri Khmylev and Andrei Kovalenko. They are all on SC1 and PP1. Igor Larionov was also added to Toronto and is the center for SC2 and PP2. Strangely, Federov had fewer than 10 goals and 10 assists in three different test seasons. Khmylev and Kovalenko likewise have largely non-existent stats. Yet Larionov puts up incredible numbers, scoring over 130 points and leading the entire league in scoring. He appears to be getting way too much time at center, while Federov is getting almost none.

Player usage for some of the players who were swapped to other teams is also a bit off even though the lines are all set correctly with the new players. Interestingly, though, the results are as expected with Doug Gilmour, who was copied onto the Detroit roster and is the center for SC2 and PP2 to replace Fedorov. He is getting all the playing time and stats you would expect. And so is Mike Eastwood, who was swapped with Khmylev on the Buffalo roster.

Does anyone have any idea why these problems would occur? Is there a way to create a draft league ROM and copy all players into place and then have the ROM simulate games and produce accurate results? I would appreciate any help people can provide.

Where is the version of NOSE that works with the helmet patch?

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:17:33 +0000

Can someone please point out where this version is?

EDIT: It's in the zip files at pixelpuck.com. Thanks plabax.

Logos

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:55:55 +0000

ive downloaded nose and was wondering if you can change team logos using it, and if so how do you do it.

Insufficient bytes

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:05:13 +0000

Been playin around with nose to edit the blitz 08 teams into the 07 rom.

Have found with 2 teams that when i try to paste one player over another it gives me a message saying that there are "insufficient bytes to paste the selected player data" or something like that.

The only way i can do it is to delete a player from the roster, so the team effectively ends up with 1 player less.

Anyone with more knowledge than me have any ideas?

Will downloading NOSE kill my edits?

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:20:38 +0000

If I have already edited the s**t out of NHL94 (hours and hours of updating guys for the 1993-94 season), can I download NOSE without losing my edits? I feel the answer is no but wanted to ask the pros!

Thanks!

Skip

****A look at my rosters...all starters for all teams with new overall rating. Also made most guys on the team they started 1993-94 with or played the most games with that year. Glad to share the hex with anyone who would like it, you all have given me so much info!

Forwards 1 PIT M. Lemiuex 100 2 LA Gretzky 98 3 DET Fedorov 98 4 DET Yzerman 97 5 VAN Bure 96 6 BUF Mogilny 96 7 CHI Roenick 95 8 PIT Jagr 94 9 BOS Oates 94 10 BUF LaFontaine 94 11 WPG Selanne 94 12 NYR Messier 93 13 PHL Recchi 93 14 TOR Gilmour 93 15 NYI Turgeon 93 16 QUE Sakic 93 17 DAL Modano 93 18 STL B. Hull 90 19 BOS Neely 90 20 PHL Lindros 90 21 OTT Yashin* 90 22 PIT Francis 88 23 TOR Andreychuck 86 24 NYR Graves 86 25 LA Robitaille 86 26 CGY Fleury 86 27 CHI Larmer 86 28 QUE Sundin 85 29 STL Shanahan 85 30 MTL Damphousse 85 31 CGY Roberts 85 32 NYR Gartner 85 33 CGY Nieuwendyk 83 34 NYI S. Thomas 83 35 PHL Brind'Amour 83 36 WPG Tkachuk 82 37 DAL R. Courtnall 82 38 TOR W. Clark 81 39 VAN G. Courtnall 81 40 NJ Richer 80 41 NYI D. King 80 42 DET Ciccarelli 80 43 LA Sandstrom 80 44 MTL Muller 80 45 WAS Bondra 80 46 BUF Hawerchuk 80 47 DAL Gagner 80 48 FLA Mellanby 80 49 SJ Larionov 80 50 QUE Nolan 79 51 EDM Weight 79 52 STL Janney 79 53 MTL Bellows 79 54 CHI J. Murphy 78 55 WAS Kristich 78 56 NJ MacLean 78 57 VAN Linden 78 58 WPG Zhamnov 78 59 WAS Ridley 78 60 HFD Verbeek 77 61 BOS Juneau 77 62 HFD Sanderson 76 63 TB Bradley 76 64 SJ Makarov (CGY) 76 65 OTT Kudelski 76 66 TB Klima (EDM) 76 67 NJ C. Lemiuex 75 68 EDM Corson 75 69 EDM Arnott* 75 70 SJ Elik (EDM) 73 71 TB Gratton* 73 72 HFD Cassels 69 73 ANA Yake 68 74 ANA Corkum 68 75 ANA Valk 68 76 OTT Daigle* 67 77 FLA Lomakin 66 78 FLA J. Belanger 63 Goalies 1 MTL Roy 100 2 CHI Belfour 98 3 BUF Hasek 93 4 NJ Brodeur* 93 5 FLA Vanbiesbrouck 88 6 STL Joseph 83 7 TOR Potvin 83 8 NYR Richter 80 9 CGY Vernon 76 10 NYI Hextall (QUE) 76 11 SJ Irbe 76 12 TB Puppa (BUF) 74 13 DET Osgood* 74 14 ANA Hebert 74 15 WPG Essenssa 74 16 DAL Moog (DAL) 74 17 PIT Barrasso 74 18 HFD Burke 72 19 BOS Casey (DAL) 72 20 PHL Roussel 72 21 QUE Fiset 70 22 VAN McLean 70 23 WAS Beaupre 70 24 EDM Ranford 66 25 OTT Billington (NJ) 63 26 LA Hrudey 59 Defensemen 1 BOS Bourque 100 2 NJ S. Stevens 92 3 CGY MacInnis 92 4 NYR Leetch 91 5 SJ Ozolinsh 89 6 CHI Chelios 88 7 NYR Zubov 88 8 NJ Niedermeyer 88 9 STL Housley (WPG) 84 10 DET Coffey 83 11 CGY Suter 81 12 PIT L. Murphy 80 13 MTL Schneider 80 14 WAS Iafrate 80 15 HFD Zalapski 80 16 HFD Pronger* 80 17 VAN Lumme 79 18 LA Blake 78 19 WAS K. Hatcher 78 20 DET Lidstrom 78 21 NYI Malakhov 78 22 FLA G. Murphy 78 23 MTL Desjardins 76 24 TOR D. Mironov 76 25 PHL Galley 75 26 LA Zhitnik 75 27 QUE Duchesne 75 28 TOR Ellett 75 29 BOS D. Sweeney 75 30 DAL Tinordi 74 31 EDM Manson 74 32 STL J. Brown 72 33 CHI S. Smith 72 34 NYI Kasparitis 72 35 DAL D. Hatcher 72 36 VAN Slegr 72 37 WPG Numminen 71 38 SJ D. Wilson 70 39 EDM Kravchuk 70 40 ANA Houlder 70 41 PIT U. Samuelsson 68 42 TB Hamrlik 67 43 QUE Foote 67 44 BUF Smehlik 67 45 ANA Hill 67 46 PHL Yushkevich 67 47 BUF Svboda 65 48 TB Chambers 64 49 FLA Benning (EDM) 64 50 WPG B. Mironov* 64 51 OTT Maciver 61 52 OTT Marsh 53

New Features To Ask wboy To Add?

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:43:35 +0000

I certainly have a few, the Ability to change the team banners, the ability to change the team logo.

Help! NOSE edits aren't showing up in emulator. Do I have to close nose or something like that? I hit save!

Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:04:50 +0000

It's what the title says. I attached a copy of my rom. Sorry to whoevers rom I was chopping up.

NHLLEGENDSFINALDAYS.bin

NOSE - NLC Line Combo?

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:54:01 +0000

I've been making a current Red Wings Roster with NOSE, and while doing the lines I noticed a line combo titled "NLC". What is this combo for?

In game you can choose from SC1, SC2, and CHK (unless in penalty situations), so I'm wondering about this NLC one.