- Franchise Hockey Manager 6 is just $2 for the Autumn Sale! - 30 November 2020
That's right - just $2 to play the biggest and best version of Franchise Hockey Manager ever! Experience the latest from the NHL - including the Return to Play tournament from the 2019-2020 season - and travel back in time throughout the entire history of the sport. Amazing!
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.8.74, Now Available - 15 May 2019
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.8.74, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game. This hotfix corrects a couple of specific issues discovered with 5.8.72: -the 5.8.72 fix for changes in contract offers removing the full value of each new offer from the team's free agent budget without first refunding the amount of the previous offer should now work properly in all leagues. -multiplayer games will no longer register (potentially very many) additional extensions for a player's contract when he re-signs with the team. The fix works retroactively and will remove any traces of such extra extensions from your game (but the original extension will still remain there as it should.)
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.8.72, Now Available - 9 April 2019
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.8.72, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. This hotfix corrects a few issues with the 5.8.70 update: -custom games will no longer crash when starting employed in certain league configurations -issue with the current year's draft picks disappearing from the interface (e.g. in the team data screen and the trade windows) will now auto-fix itself when the save is loaded; we haven't been able to identify what's causing this, but if you see it, exiting and reloading the save will fix it -fixed issue with news story cleanup in multiplayer leagues leaving blank stories -fixed some historical challenges that weren't being awarded correctly -a few small typos and UI issues fixed -some min…
- FHM5 Update, Version 5.8.70, Now Available - 26 March 2019
The sixth and final update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.8.69, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into in our Steam discussions board or the Bug Reports Forum on our website. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes: Gameplay: -database updated to February 25 (i.e., immediately post-NHL trading deadline); in addition to the usual playable league updates, most nonplayable leagues received substantial roster updates; NHL attendance base levels updated to current 2018-19 amounts; corrected RFA/UFA contract-expiry status for a number of NHL players -added randomization ("Randomize Starting Scout Bias") option in setup for starting scouting opinions on NHL draft-eligible (and younger) players (will completely randomize the pl…
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.7.66, Now Available - 15 February 2019
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.7.66, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game. This hotfix fixes a few critical issues with Monday's update: -Quickstart games can now be started properly again -the Quebec historical challenge now uses the correct team instead of starting a game as the California Golden Seals -fixed issue with multiplayer games that could cause a crash when attempting to open some player screens
- FHM Update, Version 5.7.65, Now Available - 11 February 2019
The fifth major update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.7.65, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into either on our Steam discussion board or in the Bug Reports Forum on our site at ootpdevelopments.com. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes from 5.6.58: Gameplay: -added 12 new historical challenges (including achievements) for defunct leagues, 7 for the WHA and 5 for the PCHA/WCHL/WHL -updated database, should be accurate as of February 5 (Matthews extension is in.) Most nonplayable leagues got a more thorough update this time, as we gradually extend our ability to do large-scale semi-automated updating -moving players up from or down to a farm team will now result in a slight fitness penalty for them to simulate travel…
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.6.58, Now Available - 9 January 2019
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.6.58, has just been released. One of the fixes in yesterday's hotfix (the one for the April crashes) created a new problem a few months later that would lead to another crash when attempting to move to the following year. The only change in this hotfix is the correction of that problem so saves with it can be continued. Strictly speaking, it's not essential to install this update if you weren't playing a save that was created prior to version 5.5.55, but it's never a bad idea to be updated to the current version.
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.6.57, Now Available - 8 January 2019
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.6.57, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game. Some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves, but we've made a particular effort in this update to repair problems with existing saves. This update fixes a few serious issues that became evident over the holidays that we didn't want to wait until the next full update to fix. The data has also received a partial update - we did happen to have a research deadline last week, so we decided to use the data from that, but since this wasn't a planned update, the rosters aren't necessarily completely up-to-date. Changes: -adds automatic retroactive fix to Suomi-Sarja playoff problem so saves that have it can be continued - if you have a save that is crashing in April, this will probably fix it…
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.5.55, Now Available - 21 December 2018
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.5.55, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. The main purpose of the hotfix is to fix a crash bug that had the potential to affect a lot of people, particularly in long-running games; we didn't want to leave that one around over the holidays. A few other things we'd worked on since the 5.5.54 release also made it in. Changes: -fixed a potential crash-causing bug that could make a game impossible to continue if certain teams were promoted to playable leagues (fix will apply to existing games and prevent future crashes like that as well, no need to restart) -fixed crash when saving an online league after the commissioner makes a contract offer to a player on behalf of a human GM -ex…
- FHM Update, Version 5.5.54, Now Available - 18 December 2018
The fourth major update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.5.54, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into in the Bug Reports Forum or on the Steam discussion page. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes from version 5.4.44: -added a dark skin option (selectable in start screen - interface - current skin, requires restart); we've fixed a number of colour conflict issues (mainly dark text on a dark background) caused by the darker skin, but there may still be a few lurking, if you find any please let us know and we'll correct them -there is now a "Current 2018-19" starting database option that includes playable team rosters updated to approximately Saturday, December 15. This will be our "working" database going forward; the O…
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.4.44, Now Available - 7 November 2018
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.4.44, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. This update was needed to fix an issue with penalty calling in the previous 5.4.42 update; a change in that update that was intended to make "evening-up" of penalty calls in a game instead did the opposite, which could result in a snowball effect where a team that gave its opponent 2-3 early power plays would become more and more likely to get penalties called against it. We've fixed that, although doing so resulted in NHL PIM totals dropping back to where they originally were before 5.4.42. So, we'll have to try s different approach to getting them to match the real numbers more closely (although this chane does seem to have resulted i…
- FHM Update, Version 5.4.42, Now Available - 6 November 2018
The third major update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.4.42, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into in the Bug Reports Forum (but also have a look at the reporting guidelines first when reporting bugs, please.) Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes from version 5.3.39: -team roster menu no longer re-sorts in reverse after the back button is used to return to it -added CSV exports (option is at the bottom of the World Menu csv files will be in \import_export\csv folder within saved games) - includes player ratings and season/career stats, basic team and league data; also fixed old isuues with formatting of the player_master.csv file -user-set training will now be exported and saved properly in online leagues -the "Onlin…
- FHM5 Update, Version 5.3.39, Now Available - 22 October 2018
The second major update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.3.39, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into in the Bug Reports Forum (but also have a look at the reporting guidelines first when reporting bugs, please.) Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes from version 5.2.36: -additional option added to Action menu dropdown on the Roster and Lines screen to get AI help in role selection without changing any other settings -added missing drivers to eSellerate version that were causing news/messages not to appear after a reload -fixed crash when attempting to edit leagues in a custom game -attempting to switch goalies on the pregame screen of international games no longer crashes the game -fixed crash when clicking on player n…
- FHM5 Update, Version 5.2.36, Now Available - 12 October 2018
The first major update for Franchise Hockey Manager 5, version 5.2.36, has just been released. Please post any problems/bugs you run into on the FHM5 Steam discussion board or our Bug Reports Forum (but also have a look at the reporting guidelines first when reporting bugs, please.) The rosters have been updated to NHL opening night status; we'll continue to make corrections and adjustments to them, but there won't be a start option with updated transactions until a little later in the season. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroactively correct certain problems in existing saves. Changes from version 5.1.32: -fixed crash when right-clicking in an empty area of the search screen -fixed crash when clicking on player name on the pregame screen -scouting reports will now be sent at the correct time -added player popu…
- FHM5 Hotfix, Version 5.1.32, Now Available - 6 October 2018
A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 4, version 5.1.32, has just been released. The only change in this version from 5.1.31 is a small fix so your OOTP account login connects to the game properly and your achievements (both the Steam and in-game versions) are correctly recognized. Note that you do not need to sign up for a new OOTP account for FHM5 if you had one for FHM4 - your FHM4 account will still work for FHM5.
