Version 0.93 is here!
and as promised, new rosters!
New faces, New Skills, New Systems are getting setup for the upcoming Version 1.0 Season!
When you hop in on the beta branch, you will see some new opponents I'll quickly detail some players to lookout for and how this sets the stage for League Mode!
Player Spotlight!
BlackJack = No.94 Torrie Winsor
She is back after the Early Access Run and she is looking to put up wild numbers. With an Offensive rating of 9/10, Torrie will be a player to clamp down on.
Brawlers = No.23 Deston Vinen
He is new to the game, but looks to give this pound-y team some offensive attributes for the upcoming season. In his debut, he put up 2 goals and 1 assist!
Clappers = No.60 Tossie Noska
This 2 season vet has joined this infamous ringer team with hopes to not do it all by her lonesome. She will join her linemate, Katie Cambel, and they hope to run the table all the way to hoist her first KEG!
Knights = No.3 Jonathan Pent
In what has to be the most bullcrap move of the season, Jonathan Pent of the Mountain League has arrived at the Desert Dome and adapted the Knights as his hometown team. With an offensive rating of 10/10 you can only hope that your goalie is good and the defense can block until this line changes.
Legends = No.2 Kai Eves
When we were looking through the submitted roster sheets, we were shocked to find Eves on the sub goalie position for the Legends. Sure, Maurice Kelly is their primary goaltender, but Kai is a Beer League legend, He had a great run with the Showmen when they were winning the Keg almost every season in the A league. So if he is ever called to action, only the top tier can beat him.
Mashers = No.91 Pee Paw
Mashers are in a bit of a rebuild but Pee Paw has returned to action and has scored 2 goals in 2 outings. A man in his 60s should be putting in another stone pizza oven in the kitchen. Instead, he chooses to sail the seas of a rebuild with his former team.
Seabeasts = No.78 Tyler Stead
One of the best scorers in modern beer league times, this dude is looking to go back to his love for hockey after a significant injury a couple of years ago. He has played 2 games and Scored 2 goals and 3 assists. You can only imagine that he is just getting warmed up.
Siege = No.18 Brady OP
He fights fires, plays airsoft, and whoops anyone's face off when you go into a corner with him. Brady or "Mr O.p." is known as one of the most short fused players in the league. Everyone hates him, But his teammates absolutely love him! Everyone is wondering the over and under on Pims. Only time will tell!
Torrent = No.69 Jess Coral
This Torrent team is a completely different team then we saw in 2022. They look to strengthen the D and bring some great offensive firepower to help net them some hardware. Jess Coral is certainly one of those pieces. She is quick, tenacious, great hockey sense. AND!!! will backcheck and block a puck if need be. What more could a team want?
Wampas = No.42 Trey Carson
" Go get em ringer." confidently blessed by the captain / team owner, B Thomps. This man is a complete package. He scores, He defends, he is unstoppable. If there is a weakness, it would be, He is busy all the time and flies in to play. But, when he is on the roster sheet, properly checked in, LOOK OUT!
The System
The work this week was getting the LTL Hockey Engine ready to handle the roster. With these changes, so does the team files themselves. As you might have noticed, I said Offensive and Defensive ratings. There is also Chemistry letters which I have gone over before but basically here are the ratings and what they mean.
Offensive rating = 1/10 = the higher the number the higher the bonus on your shot percentage.
Defense rating = 1/5 = the higher the number, the chance you will have to block a shot.
Goalie Skill= 1/10 = the higher the number, the higher chance you have to defend against the best shooters.
all of this is calculated in the game and the results can go from a goal to a mad scramble for a rebound.
It's simple but great for a Simulation with fun sprinkled in!
Currently, you cannot use the ratings in a game. However, in play now, it does follow the same system, it's just more equalized for exhibition and 2p versus modes, no team has an advantage over the other for now.
Fixes | Improvements
-Goalies have been worked on again. (for the new stat system)
-AI made less finicky.
-AI shot selection, mended.
-Skating worked on.
-Collision worked on.
-Puck collisions have been tweaked to be more dynamic.
-Secret Ref Call
Next Update!?
Next week we will release 0.94!
on the agenda. League Exhibition. (You can now get slaughtered by some of these ringer teams)
-Some music changes
-Fixes and tweaks I'm sure, because crap, I guess I can't not.
We will see where we are at the end of the week for anything further.
Till Then!
-Jordan