Focus is to have simulation feel nhl hockey where ratings matter, you will see bad players fumble the puck more, fail to receive passes and lose the puck.
This slider set works best with custom team strategy settings that I have previously released, and will update for 2024-2025. Stay tuned for that.
The must change for the custom strategy are 2 items:
1) forward line cycle/shoot slider needs to be all the way to the left to promote cycling. On default, the cpu ai is WAY too shot happy.
2) Dmen shot tendency all the way to the right, to maximize dmen shooting. Since each player has a shot bias rating, Erik Karlsson will still shoot much more than a Luke Schenn/Nick Seeler types.
Will update sliders throughout the season iff needed.
EDIT: UPDATED DEC 21,2024
Skating in general made slower and heavier
To balance shot speed is increased, because slower gamespeed yields to slower shots. Increased the shots to counteract the cheap blocker side goals as well. Doesn't totally eliminate it, but I see it few and far between now.
Penalty sliders also made heavy edits since my playstyle is more conservative and had too many user PPs and not enough CPU PPs.
Controller Settings
Control - SKILL STICK
Auto Back Skate - OFF
Auto Hustle - OFF
Shooting Controls - CAMERA RELATIVE
Vibration - PREFERENCE
Rules
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Post Whistle Rules: Authentic
Rules: Custom (NHL)
Fighting: 2/2
Icing: Hybrid
Injuries: On
Offsides: Delayed
Penalties: 4/4
Tie Break: Single OT 5 on 5
Trapezoid Rule: Off
Penalty Time Scaling: 0/6
Coincidental Penalty Time Scale: 0/6
Game Settings
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Period Length: 10 mins
Difficulty: ALL STAR
Camera: ZONE , CLASSIC, ICE
Goalie Camera: High
Shootout Camera: Dynamic Low or ACTION
Away Line Changes: AUTO
Away Shot Aim: Manual
Home Line Changes: AUTO
Home Shot Aim: Manual
GENERAL
VERSION : 1.00
Atrribute Effects 5/10
Broken Stick Frequency 33/100
GAME SPEED 1/6
FATIGUE EFFECT 50
FATIGUE RECOVERY 70
INJURIES 47
SKATING
BACK SKATING 100
HUSTLE TYPE Authentic
PUCK CARRIER AGILITY 0
PUCK CARRIER SKATING 98
PLAYER ACCELERATION 25
SKATING SPEED 64
SKATING AGILITY 0
SHOOTING
ONE TIMER ACCURACY 32
SHOT ACCURACY 43
POWER 77
SLAPSHOT ACCURACY 55
SLAPSHOT POWER 50
PASSING
MANUAL PASSING ON
PASS ASSIST 30
MIN PASS SPEED 33
MAX PASS SPEED 65
SAUCER 60
PASS ACCURACY 0/30 (CPU/HUMAN)
INTERCEPTION 75/75
PASS RECEPTION EASE 25
REACTION TIME 52
PUCK CONTROL RATING EFFECT 63
SPEED RECEPTION EFFECT 41
PICKUP TYPE EFFECT 52
BOUNCING PUCK 30
PUCK CONTROL
STICK, LEGS AND BODY FOR BOTH
STICK CONTACT IMMUNITY 0
PUCK CONTROL 50
DEKING IMPACT 53
SPIN DEKING IMPACT 50
SKATING IMPACT 53
GOALIES
COVER FREQUENCY 88
PASSING 18
GCCRT 50
SAVE REACTION TIME 0 ( i'm currently testing 100/100 to see if those cheap goalie animations could be reduced further)
GDRT 50
SCREEN EFFECT 85
SCREEN PERSISTENCE 50
CHECKING
BOARD EFFECT NON CARRIER 100
BOARD EFFECT PUCK CARRIER 100
HITTING ASSISTANCE 70
STUMBLE THRESHOLD 75
FALL AND STUMBLE EASE 24
AGGRESSION CPU 10/USER 50 ....to increase human penalties.
HITTING POWER 2
SIZE EFFECT 70
SPEED EFFECT 50
CHECKING/BALANCE 83
PREPAREDNESS EFFECT 51
INCIDENTAL CONTACT EFFECT 70
POKE ACCURACY 30
POKE POWER 30
STICK LIFT 50
PENALTIES ( still testing these, will update if needed. NHL average is 3 powerplays per team in a game)
CPU PENALTIES 40
CPU TEAMMATES PENALTIES 100
TRIPPING (CPU/USER) 85/100
SLASHING 65/100
ELBOWING 80/100
HIGH STICKING 85/100
CROSS CHECKING 80/100
BOARDING 85/100
CHARGING 85/100
DELAY OF GAME 65/75
HOLDING 62/67
HOOKING 85/100
INTERFERENCE 85 100
AI
AI LEARNING 0
CPU DIFFICULTY 0
FACEOFF DIFFICULTY 50 ( depends your skill level, but shoot for a slidern to get you around 50/50 on faceoffs)
FIGHT DIFFICULTY 63
CPU STRAT ADJUSTMENTS 0 (If CPU down in the last few minutes, change to 3/6
USER 0
BAP STRAT Adjustments 0
For the team strategies: I have 3 values for forward line and 1 value for d lines.
I set ALL forward lines to 0/10 cycle shoot, because the cpu forwards are a little too shot happy.
So a forward line that is OVR 3 5 3
Is using overload strategy
Carry/dump: 3/10
Cycle shoot : 0/10
Efficiency/energy: 5/10
Dont block/block: 3/10
Dmen lines I put ALL lines as 10/10 cycle shoot to promote dmen shots because theyre slightly pass happy.
So dman line with a digit of 4
Hold line /pinch: 4/10
Cycle/shoot: 10/10
This slider set works best with custom team strategy settings that I have previously released, and will update for 2024-2025. Stay tuned for that.
The must change for the custom strategy are 2 items:
1) forward line cycle/shoot slider needs to be all the way to the left to promote cycling. On default, the cpu ai is WAY too shot happy.
2) Dmen shot tendency all the way to the right, to maximize dmen shooting. Since each player has a shot bias rating, Erik Karlsson will still shoot much more than a Luke Schenn/Nick Seeler types.
Will update sliders throughout the season iff needed.
EDIT: UPDATED DEC 21,2024
Skating in general made slower and heavier
To balance shot speed is increased, because slower gamespeed yields to slower shots. Increased the shots to counteract the cheap blocker side goals as well. Doesn't totally eliminate it, but I see it few and far between now.
Penalty sliders also made heavy edits since my playstyle is more conservative and had too many user PPs and not enough CPU PPs.
Controller Settings
Control - SKILL STICK
Auto Back Skate - OFF
Auto Hustle - OFF
Shooting Controls - CAMERA RELATIVE
Vibration - PREFERENCE
Rules
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Post Whistle Rules: Authentic
Rules: Custom (NHL)
Fighting: 2/2
Icing: Hybrid
Injuries: On
Offsides: Delayed
Penalties: 4/4
Tie Break: Single OT 5 on 5
Trapezoid Rule: Off
Penalty Time Scaling: 0/6
Coincidental Penalty Time Scale: 0/6
Game Settings
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Period Length: 10 mins
Difficulty: ALL STAR
Camera: ZONE , CLASSIC, ICE
Goalie Camera: High
Shootout Camera: Dynamic Low or ACTION
Away Line Changes: AUTO
Away Shot Aim: Manual
Home Line Changes: AUTO
Home Shot Aim: Manual
GENERAL
VERSION : 1.00
Atrribute Effects 5/10
Broken Stick Frequency 33/100
GAME SPEED 1/6
FATIGUE EFFECT 50
FATIGUE RECOVERY 70
INJURIES 47
SKATING
BACK SKATING 100
HUSTLE TYPE Authentic
PUCK CARRIER AGILITY 0
PUCK CARRIER SKATING 98
PLAYER ACCELERATION 25
SKATING SPEED 64
SKATING AGILITY 0
SHOOTING
ONE TIMER ACCURACY 32
SHOT ACCURACY 43
POWER 77
SLAPSHOT ACCURACY 55
SLAPSHOT POWER 50
PASSING
MANUAL PASSING ON
PASS ASSIST 30
MIN PASS SPEED 33
MAX PASS SPEED 65
SAUCER 60
PASS ACCURACY 0/30 (CPU/HUMAN)
INTERCEPTION 75/75
PASS RECEPTION EASE 25
REACTION TIME 52
PUCK CONTROL RATING EFFECT 63
SPEED RECEPTION EFFECT 41
PICKUP TYPE EFFECT 52
BOUNCING PUCK 30
PUCK CONTROL
STICK, LEGS AND BODY FOR BOTH
STICK CONTACT IMMUNITY 0
PUCK CONTROL 50
DEKING IMPACT 53
SPIN DEKING IMPACT 50
SKATING IMPACT 53
GOALIES
COVER FREQUENCY 88
PASSING 18
GCCRT 50
SAVE REACTION TIME 0 ( i'm currently testing 100/100 to see if those cheap goalie animations could be reduced further)
GDRT 50
SCREEN EFFECT 85
SCREEN PERSISTENCE 50
CHECKING
BOARD EFFECT NON CARRIER 100
BOARD EFFECT PUCK CARRIER 100
HITTING ASSISTANCE 70
STUMBLE THRESHOLD 75
FALL AND STUMBLE EASE 24
AGGRESSION CPU 10/USER 50 ....to increase human penalties.
HITTING POWER 2
SIZE EFFECT 70
SPEED EFFECT 50
CHECKING/BALANCE 83
PREPAREDNESS EFFECT 51
INCIDENTAL CONTACT EFFECT 70
POKE ACCURACY 30
POKE POWER 30
STICK LIFT 50
PENALTIES ( still testing these, will update if needed. NHL average is 3 powerplays per team in a game)
CPU PENALTIES 40
CPU TEAMMATES PENALTIES 100
TRIPPING (CPU/USER) 85/100
SLASHING 65/100
ELBOWING 80/100
HIGH STICKING 85/100
CROSS CHECKING 80/100
BOARDING 85/100
CHARGING 85/100
DELAY OF GAME 65/75
HOLDING 62/67
HOOKING 85/100
INTERFERENCE 85 100
AI
AI LEARNING 0
CPU DIFFICULTY 0
FACEOFF DIFFICULTY 50 ( depends your skill level, but shoot for a slidern to get you around 50/50 on faceoffs)
FIGHT DIFFICULTY 63
CPU STRAT ADJUSTMENTS 0 (If CPU down in the last few minutes, change to 3/6
USER 0
BAP STRAT Adjustments 0
For the team strategies: I have 3 values for forward line and 1 value for d lines.
I set ALL forward lines to 0/10 cycle shoot, because the cpu forwards are a little too shot happy.
So a forward line that is OVR 3 5 3
Is using overload strategy
Carry/dump: 3/10
Cycle shoot : 0/10
Efficiency/energy: 5/10
Dont block/block: 3/10
Dmen lines I put ALL lines as 10/10 cycle shoot to promote dmen shots because theyre slightly pass happy.
So dman line with a digit of 4
Hold line /pinch: 4/10
Cycle/shoot: 10/10
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