We're happy to announce that Eastside Hockey Manager version 1.2 is now available on Steam.
For those that have already purchased, to download the update, simply save your current game, quit EHM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.
If you have any technical issues or bugs following the update, raise them here on the EHM Bugs Forums -http://community.sigames.com/forumdisplay.php/471
Version number is 1.2. Changelist below:


Changelist for 1.2.0f
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New features:
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- Added option to Quit to Start Screen (replacing old Restart Game option) when already running a game
- Added option to Load Game when already running a game
- Added option to disable all extra staff generated at the start of the game
- Added option to disable all extra players generated at the start of the game
- Added key league dates (transfer/trade deadlines, free agency start, drafts etc.) to be displayed on the league dates information panel
- Added key league dates (transfer/trade deadlines, free agency start, drafts etc.) to be displayed on the team schedule panel
- Added training camp start and end dates as well as scrimmage dates to be displayed on the team schedule panel
- Added option to view offered contract details for open contract offers in Team Transactions screen under Future Transfers
- Added American Southern League
- Added support for buyout cap hits in league rulesets


Database Import changes for 2015 rules:
[apply to new games started with newly imported databases only]
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- Added American Southern League
- Enforced two-way clauses on entry level contracts in the National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Loaning of players not allowed in Russian leagues (applies to old saves as well)
- Added buyout cap hit rules for National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Added rule to prevent negotiated buyouts at reduced cost in National League (applies to old saves as well)
- Removed foreigner limit from Slovakia (applies to old saves as well)


Gameplay changes:
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- Adjusted the chances for very high end PA extra juniors created at game start
- Estimated Club Averaged Salary against the Cap now re-calculated instantly when re-assigning players or adding/removing from injured reserve
- Career role descriptions in scout reports now driven primarily by the player preferred role set in the DB
- Three teams from the same nation can no longer be drawn into the same starting group in European Champions League
- Rules preventing loaning of players are checked for inactive leagues from the database rules
- Prevented teams that cannot loan players out from listing players available for loan
- Improved AI trade evaluations for player status, increasing the ability thresholds for depth and backup players as well as marginal prospects
- Adjusted long term player reputation changes
- Adjusted club expectations on player ability
- Adjusted national team selections when World Cup is played just after a European tournament so all players are available for both tournaments
- Adjusted trade AI to better evaluate players on overpaid contracts in relation to their ability
- Replaced "Stickhandling" with "Deking" as a non-essential attribute on "All-Around" forward roles
- Adjustments to AI roster and lines management to improve player usage
- Adjusted player willingness to test the market and not re-sign with current team when bigger teams are interested
- Adjusted loan end dates to follow generic yearly contract end dates with the last possible loan end date being one day before full contract end date
- Fixed instances of compensation calculations being too low when releasing a high wage player
- Fixed compensation calculations when seasonal wages vary in remaining years of contract
- Exhibition games no longer scheduled on same dates as training camp scrimmages
- AI teams will now consider releasing an injured player if the contract is not guaranteed and the injury keeps him out to beyond the end of contract
- Adjustments to the Offensive/Defensive Awareness ratings created for newgens and when filling in blank attributes
- Russian League teams to prefer exhibition games against teams from their own league
- Improvements to creation of AI exhibition games in pre-season
- Fixes to retirement announcement processing, retirement announcement dates and retirement dates


UI changes:
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- Screen drawing optimizations
- Revamped the options menu layout (also added separate "Save" and "Save As" options)
- Added forward line and defense pairing information to the line information on the Game View panel when viewing games in 2D
- Added reasons for why a player is counted or not counted against the salary cap in the club salary cap chart screen and player contract information panel
- Fixed salary cap hit information on player contract panel not to show incorrect extension info when a multi-year contract is only buried
- Revamped the Select Options screen for starting a new game
- Added offseason salary cap explanation with dates to the league rules screen when a league has a higher cap in the offseason
- Changed the Club Payroll Room information in club finances overview to show the pro-rated cap room in leagues with cap is based on Averaged Club Salary
- Corrected rounding for salary cap in club finance screens
- Added "Free Agents" shortcut in the Scouting screen Filters menu for smaller leagues as well
- Prevented All-Star teams from appearing in the list of teams in the "Offer out on Loan" screen
- Enforced two-way clauses support in contract offer screen
- Small logos for extinct teams can be placed in the "misc" folder ( "logos\clubs\small\misc")
- Small generic logos for extinct teams enabled
- Added estimated (average) ticket price information to the club finances overview and information panels
- "Available for Loan" status not allowed in player status screen if league does not allow loans
- "International" scope now available on team roster view when viewing "Selection" on national teams
- "Selection" view in team roster screen now displays a stats overview string with key stats for each player instead of just games played
- More detailed reasons displayed in contract offer screen when a player does not want to sign a new contract with his old team
- Added "Best of Three/Five/Seven" series information on the team schedule screen (yearly and monthly) where applicable
- Team division link now shown on titlebar sections even for teams in inactive leagues
- League overview panels will now display the playoff statistics for league leaders when the playoffs have started
- Fixed scout subtitle on search screen when scout is unassigned or assigned to a league or a team
- Contract buyout cap hit information now displayed in contract details panel when applicable
- Fixed "Next Game" screen to have a button to go back to the Schedule panel when there is no upcoming game to display
- Adjusted Last 10 column width on league standings panel to fix cutting of the text in some cases on minimum resolution


Other changes:
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- Fixed recent top draft picks list on the pre-draft team analysis
- Last used local path for content now cached when creating new content in the Downloads screen
- Last used local path for preview image now cached when creating new content in the Downloads screen
- When creating workshop content, the editboxes for item name and description now allow more special characters
- Fixed an issue with the draft link not working properly in long term games going beyond the late 2040s
- Fixed a crash when confirming national team roster selection in certain conditions
- Added a "Reset All" option in the "Search" menu on scouting screen to reset all searches and scouts in case of errors
- Fixed national team (senior and junior) starting competition levels to correct levels in the first season (default 2015 DB only)
- Fixed winning and losing streaks longer than 10 games to be displayed correctly on the league standings
- Added support in import_config.cfg for changing the initial continental licenses (see import_config.cfg in "historical 2014" db folder for instructions on usage)


In-Game Engine v79
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- Improved coaching AI when selecting lines for end of period situations
- Improved coaching AI in relation to shift lengths and line matching
- Adjustments to accuracy of long shots on empty net
- Adjustments to penalty frequency
- Adjusted scoring chances during 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 play
- Adjusted calling of icings
- Adjusted calling of offsides
- Small adjustments to scoring distribution
- Fix to game possibly hanging when changing lines in rare circumstances
- Some technical adjustments

We've released a hotfix for 1.2, version 1.2.1.

Changelist for 1.2.1f
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- Fixed national team selections issue in the national season following World Cup
- Fix to processing end of loan contract
- Fixed previous screen not clearing correctly when using "no background" in preferences
- Fixes to entry level contracts not sliding in some cases
- Fixed crash which occurred at times when assigning a scout to a team
- Adjustment to AI roster management when evaluating re-assignment of goalies in lower affiliates
- Fixed crash on "Quit to Start Screen" from General Manager Status screen when starting a new game
- Fixed PP/SH unit markers on 2D screen when using North American score display
- Fixed game advancing when assigning a scout on a player in an in-active league through the league screen