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On 10/9/2022 at 11:20 AM, Tabs3121 said:

Can't wait for opening night!

Thanks Tabs!  Appreciate the enthusiasm (assuming it is for both the season AND my ROM - LOL).  It's about 98-99% done/ready at this moment.  So, either today or tomorrow I will post it but before I do...

Every year, for the past 2-3 years, I have had to go after people for "lifting" my original work.  Yes, there is some originality to season ROMs.  My player ratings and my artwork (namely, headshots that took tons of edits and/or re-drawing) in particular.  I will not be calling out anyone, in this post, as they all know who they are and it hasn't just been 1 or 2 or even just a recent thing.  So, I'm not singling any one person(s) out and please don't waste time trying to guess.  Especially, as some have decided to take it to heart and do their own unique thing in the end - kudos!  I realize that not many will understand how much work goes into the player research (don't get me started on prospects) and the artwork editing that myself and the other ROM editing colleagues do.  It is a SIGNIFICANT amount!  I encourage anyone to be brave enough to do their own original ROMs (not just season versions) and I will root for you but stop taking my work if you do!!!  It is NOT flattery to tell me that you like how I do it.  It IS lazy and pathetic to take my original thoughts to make your version better or to garner a few more downloads.  And, that is what it really is.  This isn't a case of using a hack to fix a deficiency/bug in the game or a patch to enhance art/animation.  This is taking someone's well-thought out/time consuming logic for yourself because you are being lazy and won't do your own.  It's not hard to take my ROM and side-by-side compare it to others and see what was a copy and paste job.  So again, please stop if that is your intention!  And, editing 10 or so players differently then me is still ripping me off if the majority is the same.  Be like Skip, Naples, Jkline, CoachMac, etc.  Do you own thing/logic.  Go see how they did it and do something different to stand out (as much as the programming will let you).  Add to the buffet of the greatest hockey video game of all time!

I am happy to point anyone in the right direction for where to find useful stats and analytics that can help them do their own, unique thing.  Fair warning, it takes a lot of learning and time but there are folks, here, who will help you if you want to put in the time.  However, to be honest or transparent, if taking my aforementioned hard work for one's own continues, then unfortunately I'm stepping down from posting ROMs. It's not worth it as I am putting in too much time just to have someone take the quick/easy way instead of doing the same. I'm just not going to help people by posting and shortly thereafter, my original work suddenly appears elsewhere.  Giving me credit, for that, isn't what I want.  I'm not going to argue this so save your breath.  Just want to be transparent to those who enjoy(ed) my work, if I step down, and warn those who rip me off that you'll have no choice but to do the work if I do.

End rant.  

As always, I love the enthusiasm from those who look forward to the monthly posts, give it good feedback or "likes" and enjoy playing it.  While I'm not a downloads counter, I do appreciate that so many have done so.  Even my GoT version which was a corny, late night idea that took off.  So, thank you, thank you and thank you!

V1 is in the oven and almost done...

~Sauce

 

 

 

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V1 of the regular season version of this particular ROM has been posted (on page 1 of this thread).

Notes:
*  Lines and D-pairings are not 100% accurate for all 32 teams.  Feel free to change them as you see fit when you play.  In some cases, injured players (Marchand, McAvoy, Landeskog, Wilson, Duclair, Chychrun, etc.) are in the active rosters.  I find it more fun that way and they are expected back this season.  Some players like Max Pacioretty are expected back sometime this season but when is not known yet so they are in the game but not active.  Sean Couturier is anyone's guess so I left him in as the Flyers aren't very good and folks may want to play as him.

*  Anton Stralman is not on the Bruins roster in this latest version of the ROM.  While he just signed with the team, last night, there are visa issues being resolved and he is not playing on opening night.  As his addition to the roster likely impacts waiving a player, and we don't know who (yet), I left him off this ROM.  I prefer to keep McAvoy and Gryz (who are out of IR and LTIR right now) in this file.  The latter of those two is practicing with the team so his return should be in the near(er) future.  Since we don't know the odd-man-out yet, on defense, I didn't include Stralman. 

*  Juuso Valimaki was claimed by Arizona but not included in this ROM.  I prefer to keep Jakob Chychrun (who is on IR right now) and don't know who is the odd man out is when he returns (assuming his inevitable and heavily rumored trade doesn't occur first).

*  Ian Cole was removed from the ROM.  The "grooming" allegations against him are pretty serious and may keep him out for a while/forever.

*  Alex Formenton has been removed from this version.  He is still unsigned by the team.  He is also one of the players linked to the rape allegations against some players on the 2018 Team Canada roster.  That may be part of the cause for the delay in re-signing.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Just re-posted V1 (see notes above for ROM details and whatnot).  Turns out, one of the players that I edited didn't save, with said changes, in the original V1 that I posted.  My buddy who did a beta test for me caught it and was nice enough to remind me.  I have fixed it and can confirm it is now how it was originally intended...

Cheers!

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19 hours ago, Stepher1980 said:

Great job, Sauce!

 

Thank you @Stepher1980!  Unfortunately, it will be my last one.  I warned (in this very thread) that if people kept copy and pasting my original work into their own files (and then posting), I'd stop doing my ROMs.  Well, apparently, someone wants to continue to do that and as such, I'm done.  They steal from my "way too early" version, make a couple edits and think that isn't ripping me off.  Sadly, they admitted to me in private that is exactly what they are doing.  Well, now, they will have to do their own research/work.  I will continue to make ROMs for a league that I play in but unfortunately, I will not be posting here anymore.  One jerk-off had to ruin this despite me asking for them to stop.  

There are some good folks on this forum and then there are some that are lazy and disrespectful to requests.  I'm done asking.

Take care.

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On 11/1/2022 at 3:52 PM, Sauce said:

Thank you @Stepher1980!  Unfortunately, it will be my last one.  I warned (in this very thread) that if people kept copy and pasting my original work into their own files (and then posting), I'd stop doing my ROMs.  Well, apparently, someone wants to continue to do that and as such, I'm done.  They steal from my "way too early" version, make a couple edits and think that isn't ripping me off.  Sadly, they admitted to me in private that is exactly what they are doing.  Well, now, they will have to do their own research/work.  I will continue to make ROMs for a league that I play in but unfortunately, I will not be posting here anymore.  One jerk-off had to ruin this despite me asking for them to stop.  

There are some good folks on this forum and then there are some that are lazy and disrespectful to requests.  I'm done asking.

Take care.

Are you serious? Sure it sucks that people are doing it but that doesn't mean you should stop posting. It's not like you get paid to do it. Let it go. People in the community will generally know who the ripoffs are. A lot of people enjoy your rom every year and look forward to it. You're gonna take that away because of 1 person? That's ridiculous.

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On 11/1/2022 at 3:52 PM, Sauce said:

Thank you @Stepher1980!  Unfortunately, it will be my last one.  I warned (in this very thread) that if people kept copy and pasting my original work into their own files (and then posting), I'd stop doing my ROMs.  Well, apparently, someone wants to continue to do that and as such, I'm done.  They steal from my "way too early" version, make a couple edits and think that isn't ripping me off.  Sadly, they admitted to me in private that is exactly what they are doing.  Well, now, they will have to do their own research/work.  I will continue to make ROMs for a league that I play in but unfortunately, I will not be posting here anymore.  One jerk-off had to ruin this despite me asking for them to stop.  

There are some good folks on this forum and then there are some that are lazy and disrespectful to requests.  I'm done asking.

Take care.

If this is the case, I will truly miss your yearly updates and trade deadline updates. your rom was one of the best. Any chance you with time could reconsider?

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On 11/1/2022 at 3:52 PM, Sauce said:

Thank you @Stepher1980!  Unfortunately, it will be my last one.  I warned (in this very thread) that if people kept copy and pasting my original work into their own files (and then posting), I'd stop doing my ROMs.  Well, apparently, someone wants to continue to do that and as such, I'm done.  They steal from my "way too early" version, make a couple edits and think that isn't ripping me off.  Sadly, they admitted to me in private that is exactly what they are doing.  Well, now, they will have to do their own research/work.  I will continue to make ROMs for a league that I play in but unfortunately, I will not be posting here anymore.  One jerk-off had to ruin this despite me asking for them to stop.  

There are some good folks on this forum and then there are some that are lazy and disrespectful to requests.  I'm done asking.

Take care.

Sauce, on behalf of everyone here, I appeal to you, please reconsider. We shouldn't let 1 person ruin the community and your work. Everybody knows that you are the greatest contributor to the continually updated ROMs every year, multiple times per year. You are the one. And we all know it's your work. (I also enjoyed Naples' ROMs, and hope one day he resumes creating them). But you are the longest and most well-known. We shouldn't let 1 person ruin that.

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6 hours ago, Brad1981 said:

Sauce, on behalf of everyone here, I appeal to you, please reconsider. We shouldn't let 1 person ruin the community and your work. Everybody knows that you are the greatest contributor to the continually updated ROMs every year, multiple times per year. You are the one. And we all know it's your work. (I also enjoyed Naples' ROMs, and hope one day he resumes creating them). But you are the longest and most well-known. We shouldn't let 1 person ruin that.

Can they just ban said person and be done with their selfishness? I used to do card magic. Same thing... Guy kept passing off my tricks as his own, because he was too lazy to develop his own. So I quit. Even after what is now over a decade, some days I miss it.

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First, I just want to say, incredible stuff. 

I was hoping to play this version on the MiyooMini but I am wondering what steps I would need? Unless I ran it through the PS emulator? Is there a way to run it through the Sega emulator? (as a .md file?)

Thank you!

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15 hours ago, WHL94 said:

First, I just want to say, incredible stuff. 

I was hoping to play this version on the MiyooMini but I am wondering what steps I would need? Unless I ran it through the PS emulator? Is there a way to run it through the Sega emulator? (as a .md file?)

Thank you!

Sauce has not logged in since he quit the site and will probably not be back to answer your question or update the ROM in the near future. It’s a bummer, but it’s his choice.

We all hack in .bin since that’s primarily what our community’s emulators use, but this (https://www.zophar.net/utilities/segautil.html) should be able to covert our .bins to .mds. 

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On 12/17/2022 at 8:22 PM, WHL94 said:

First, I just want to say, incredible stuff. 

I was hoping to play this version on the MiyooMini but I am wondering what steps I would need? Unless I ran it through the PS emulator? Is there a way to run it through the Sega emulator? (as a .md file?)

Thank you!

.bin and .md ROMs are the same. If it only accepts .md, then rename the .bin file to .md.

.smd is different.

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