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So, I recently received some good feedback/suggestions from some folks that I know, and turned on to his great game. I made some edits to skating speed and/or agility for many players...changed up some special teams...made a couple of jersey tweaks. I also made it so none of the forwards have a D-awareness rating above 4 (Bergeron, Kopitar, Couturier, Barkov, etc. all have a 4). I was seeing too much checking and aggressiveness in 5-7 minutes periods (for my taste). Those with higher checking ratings still check as expected but not like before. It's a little "dialed back" and I have been liking the results which includes less injuries. Anywho, I may have done a few other tweaks that are just escaping my mind right now. I have been doing some beta testing, on the skating updates, by playing and simming. I've liked what I have seen for the most part. That said, with travel plans coming up and the season nearing an end, this will be my final update to this roster. I'm looking forward to next years season of roster updating now that I have found some settings/edits that I actually like... If you download this version (v3.1)...enjoy! If you downloaded any prior versions, I hope that you liked them. Feedback is always welcome!

Thats really strange. Whats more is, the puck turned radioactive at the moment it crossed over to the audience side. If you look close, it omits a flash. Either that, or I’m stoned. Lol

LOL... I did briefly have a "Shanghai Special" Zuccarello jersey that came to me with the wrong number font. It was the correct number but I guess they thought they could send me something unofficial for the font type. Luckily, I got my money back. Although, it was a struggle. Your Sakic jersey sounds awesome! He was one of my favs back in the day. You should just get the fleur-de-lis patched/sown up as that's a classic. My wishlist is a 1989 Flames (away jersey - love those colors) for MacInnis, a Steve Yzerman jersey, a Brett Hull Blues jersey, a Mike Modano North Stars jersey, a Whalers jersey (likely blank as I don't have a fav from that team), a Joe Sakic Nords jersey (likely the same as yours), another Messier Rangers jersey and a Dom. Hasek Sabres jersey. And perhaps, a Ron Tugnutt jersey. I'm not a fan of his... just the greatest hockey name ever! LOL! My wife has a blank Rangers jersey. Her rationale is that every time she gets a jersey, for any sport, that player usually gets traded.

*1994 CCM Brian Leetch Home Jersey with Stanley Cup Patches (my fav all time player) *Henrik Lundqvist Reebok Home Jersey (circa 2010 I believe) *Ryan McDonagh Reebok Home Jersey (circa 2014 I believe) *Charlestown Chiefs Jersey (no player). Never ceases to amaze me that whenever I wear it to any hockey game, someone comes over and yells out "Hey Hanarhan" or imitates the Denis Lemieux interview. Had a 90s CCM Messier jersey but ripped it and it is no more. Would like to get some jerseys from the late 80s/early 90s. Maybe one day...

Sorta apropos that your 666th post is this one... pure evil to remind Leafs fans of their curse. LOL The seconds looks like a phone number!

NICE! @slapshot67 with the game winning goal!

@Boston Boy I forgot, I am using smozoma's nose1.2b-2012apr not the original wboy version. That may be why I had a different experience than you. Def. try the file Slapshot just posted.

Crazy thought...your screenshot shows that your NOSE folder contains both the original INI and Smoz INI file. I wonder if for some crazy reason they are conflicting with each other? I’m not a techy guy so I wouldn’t be able to offer any sorta expertise or rationale. I just kinda remember replacing (and getting rid of the original INI) when I did the update. If that’s in fact what I vaguely remember doing.

I’ll see if I can download NOSE to my wife’s laptop and see if I can retrace my steps. Assuming that I may need to... if I find something, I’ll let you know.

Did you try to replace out the original INI file with both of the file updates in Slapshot post? Just to see if either would do the trick...

Smozoma reposted a link to a post from Slapshot regarding the INI file update. I kinda...sorta... remember reading it back when which leads me to believe that I “may” followed it.

I dont recall doing that... I kinda think I just replaced out the original INI file with an updated one. Similiar to how I had to replace the sprite file, in NOSE, to the one that allows for editing helmets.

He’s definitely using a 32 team ROM as I edited team 31 and 32 for him. As I see it in writing, via smozoma’s suggestion, I vaguely remember having to change out the ini file when I started using NOSE. It was quite a whiles ago so I’m not 100%. Just sorta seems familiar as a “must do.” Wish I could remember...

And it was the last time a Canadien based team won the cup. Thats crazy to think. Since then, Canadien market teams have returned to the finals only four times.

No prob... thats a quick and easy swap out. Ill send it to you, with that pairing, in a little while.

No prob... I have it with Schiefele and Wheeler as they are always paired together. Laine is the extra. If you would like it to be something else, let me know. I’ll PM it to you later when Im near my personal laptop.

Nice job! I was able to edit WPG to be 2on2, via NOSE, and can send to you if you like...obviously I don't know who you want to be the two so you could just change it to be whoever... Hit me up if you are interested.

Hello again! I had some unforeseen free time and did some updates to this ROM. I never liked the in-game timer logo (as I originally threw it together in a hurry). So, I added a new one reminiscent of the original NHL94 game. It's not the same logo but close. Now, I don't have to worry about changing it year to year as it can work for any year. I cleaned up some more center ice logos as well as the scoreboard logo. I also updated the goalie rating structure to be well, a tier structure. Let's face it, goalie attribute editing (back then) was not as robust as it is today. Furthermore, some of the attributes aren't 100% clear in terms of their overall impact on the game. As goalies are the most streaky of players in the sport, I created a simple structure for determining overall rating that will allow me to slide guys up and down based on how they are doing in real life. However, per my original post on this ROM, I didn't base their ratings on just this season alone. Especially as some of the players may have had a bad year last year. I take a 3 year average to determine where I think a player should be and then test the results/make tweaks. However, this year certainly does factor in to some extent. Anywho...the structure... 82 = Award Winning/Top 5 Type Goalies 77 = All-Star/Top 10 Type Goalies 72 = Star Goalies on the Rise or Decline 67 = Solid Starting Goalies/Not Quite Star Level 62 = Fringe Starter 57 = Solid Back-up 52 = AHLer I only did the tier structure for goalies. If anyone wants to see it via spreadsheet, hit me up, and I can PM it to you. As always, feedback and/or discoveries are always welcome! -cheers-

Hey everyone! I just posted an updated 2018 3-on-3 ROM. Thanks to @slapshot67 who patched it with the sprite/helmet patch, I was able to update all uniforms and helmets (just like I did for the 5-on-5 version that I posted). Helmets, are now correct per team. I did the best I could with the uniforms. I also refreshed all center ice logos, after I updated the uniforms/helmets, to ensure they remained as before (color-wise). I re-patched the 3 Stars of the Game hack. It was not working properly in my previous ROMs. I have tested it several times and can confirm that it now works as intended. Everything else remains the same as the OP above. NOTE: I wasn't aware of something the last time I posted this ROM that affects gameplay. You cannot edit the lines in the game itself. It will freeze if you try. This affects all 3-on-3 and 2-on-2 ROMs, I imagine. That said, the 3-on-3 edit combos must be done in NOSE. However, the combos that I have provided are pretty good. Many are confirmed as used in 3-on-3 OT this year. This file, in the OP above, has been renamed to be V2. -Cheers-

Hey everyone! I just posted an updated 2018 ROM. Thanks to @slapshot67, who patched it with the sprite/helmet patch, I was able to update all uniforms and helmets. The latter is now correct per team. I also refreshed all center ice logos, after I updated the uniforms/helmets, to ensure they remained as before (color-wise). I re-patched the 3 Stars of the Game hack. It was not working properly in my previous ROMs. I have tested it several times and can confirm that it now works as intended. See screenshots below. In screenshot 1, Varlamov shutout the Preds 1-0. Kerfoot had the lone goal. In screenshot 2, Ovie had a hattrick (and Backstrom had two assists) and Dubois had the only goal for CBJ. All rosters/lines/ratings remain the same as the previous version. This file has been renamed to be V2. I will update my 3-on-3 ROM over the next few days. Once updated, I will post it in that thread..

I actually have 5 versions of it saved for that very reason. Here's the last version, of it, that I posted here... If you could add the patch to it, you sir, win the internet! Thanks for offering to assist. When I add the patch, it messes up the game/rink graphics. If you able to fix them, then you are "da man!" And, I may name my 1st kid Slapshot! If you want me to PM it, please let me know.

True, but I didn't edit his ROM... I edited yours/Skips which doesn't have the sprite patch. I give you a shout out in the game scrolling credits as well as the post on this site. It's when I add it to your 2018 version that the problem occurs. I'm looking for some advice on how to overcome it as there are no searchable instructions. I believe he may have started with your 32 team ROM as well and then added the patch. Just guessing...

Hey @naples39 (or anyone else who may know the answer) now that I have the sprite patch/hack, when I apply it, it messes up the trapezoid, some bench graphics (back up goalie in particular) and the glass behind the goalies. I have seen this mentioned before, on this site, but no definitive remedy. As you were able to overcome it, I am hoping that you could pass along some wisdom and point me in the right direction. How did you overcome/fix it, on you 32 team ROM? Did you fix it in TM, TileLayer, Hex or did you have another IPS patch that fixes it? Any insight is appreciated. I have been able to research and figure out most things but this one threw me a curve. Thanks, in advance, duder!

Just tried it out and it worked. Thanks again for "the assist".

Cool! Thanks @kingraph! I'll give it a try.