HOW TO: Make the edit lines ratings match the actual on-ice ratings
Make the Edit Lines ratings match the players' actual skills
You can download this program to apply this fix to your NHL'94-based ROM:
RatingsFix10.zip
the source code (RatingsFix.py) is also included.
Usage: Drag and drop a ROM file onto RatingsFix.exe and then follow the instructions the program gives you.
Update: I made another bug fix, since the original one I think wouldn't work well in leagues. The new fix is called Fix 1. The old one, Fix 2. I recommend the new fix (Fix 1), at l
If I understand this correctly, the fact that the bonus is -9 to +8 has some deeper implications. Because you have to divide by 3 and round down, the -9 bonus is the only one that will get you a 3 adjustment. Taking that a step further, there really isn't a range of 18 different bonus attributes, but rather 6 possible adjustments (-3,-2,-1,0,1,2).
Here is a chart that shows what the "under-the-hood" ratings bonus would be for each of the bonus values. I then translate it back into our famil