Features

Ice Hockey Manager is a sports team management game focusing on a realistic hockey match simulation based on a physics engine and player attributes. The current version of IHM is in early development phase with a proof of concept UI.

Current Features:

Version 0.2.0 - May 2020

• Fullscreen Mode (1440 x 900 minimal resolution)
• Configuration of ai & physics engine much more configurable now
• XML configuration files introduced
• Better save / load support
• Installer for Windows (MSI) and Signed Application (DMG) for MacOs introduced

Version 0.1.1 - Apr. 2020

• Swiss competition simulation including ...
  • Regular Seasons
  • Playoffs / Playouts
  • Relegation
• Match visualization in 2D using a real physics engine 
• Matches happen simultaneously in real time
• Tactics / Lines management before and during match, based on current player positions & fitness
• Detailed club-, team- and player information & attributes present
• Detailed statistics
• Portable UI (Windows / OSX / Linux ready)

Database Features:

Every aspect in the world of IHM is 100% provided by a dynamic database with following current features.

Version 0.2.0 - May 2020

• Rink measurements are now configurable and linked to competitions

Version 0.1.1 - Apr. 2020

• Regions. The world, continents or nations can act as holder of competition groups.
• Competition groups may contain multiple competitions (leagues, cups).
• Competitions, are based on stages (Regular Seasons, Playoffs, Playouts and Relegations) that can be linked together and may contain different rules.
• Organizations / Clubs may contain multiple teams.
• Teams contain a rooster and can participate in multiple competitions as do players.
• Players contain base information and detailed mental-, phyisical- and role based attributes and statistics.
• Further base data includ e.g. languages, first- and lastname lists for generation of new players.