Hoop Land
Retro Basketball Simulation
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Hoop Land is a 2D hoops sim inspired by the greatest retro basketball games of the past. Play, spectate, or simulate each game and experience the ultimate basketball sandbox where college and professional leagues are seamlessly integrated into every season.
DEEP RETRO GAMEPLAY
An endless variety of game options give you complete control of the action with ankle breakers, spin moves, step backs, alley-oops, chase down blocks, and more. Every shot is determined by true 3D rim and ball physics resulting in dynamic and unpredictable moments.
BUILD YOUR LEGACY
Create your own player in Career Mode and begin your path to greatness as a young prospect fresh out of high school. Choose a college, build teammate relationships, declare for the draft, and earn awards and accolades on your way to becoming the greatest player of all time.
LEAD A DYNASTY
Become the manager of a struggling team and turn them into contenders in Franchise Mode. Scout for college prospects, make draft selections, develop your rookies into stars, sign free agents, trade away disgruntled players, and hang as many championship banners as possible.
BE THE COMMISSIONER
Take full control of the league from player trades to expansion teams in Commissioner Mode. Enable or disable advanced settings such as CPU roster changes and injuries, choose award winners, and watch your league evolve over an endless amount of seasons.
FULL CUSTOMIZATION
Customize every aspect of both college and pro leagues from team names, uniform colors, court designs, rosters, coaches, and awards. Import or share your custom leagues with the Hoop Land community and load them into any season mode for infinite replay-ability.
*Hoop Land offers unlimited Franchise Mode gameplay with no ads or micro-transactions. Premium Edition unlocks all other modes and features.
more Exhibition Mode
- Fixed road team not loading on team select screen
- Fixed team display on team select screen when a conference contains more than 32 teams
Career Mode
- Fixed player not resting when choosing to rest on starting lineups screen
- Fixed ability to edit team game plan when choosing to rest on starting lineups screen
- Fixed player’s fame level not paying out bonus coins when reaching higher tiers
Franchise Mode
- Improved season roster player sorting when sorting by contract during free agency period
Commissioner Mode
- Fixed All-Star game day not shifting when inserting a new day
All Season Modes
- Fixed player stats in college league not displaying correctly
- Fixed inability to advance past awards if award winner team cannot be found
- Fixed Spark Plug activating when substituting players on starting lineups screen
- Fixed typo in Massachusetts Musketeers team name
1.09.61 4 Jan
Gameplay
- Moved Defensive Assistance from Custom Difficulty to the Controls panel in Settings
- Added Off-Ball Assistance for automatic off-ball movement in control settings
- Added ability to toggle ball handler’s name, #, and position in gameplay settings
- Added ability to toggle icon target player’s name, #, and position in gameplay settings
- Added ability to view teammate’s shot accuracy when using icon passing
All Season Modes
- Added total offline players label for each mode in the Select Mode screen
- Added ability to edit league logo, name, and divisions in the offseason
- Added ability to adjust max contract values in the offseason
- Added ability to view player’s college stats and awards while in the pro league
- Improved Spark Plug skill description
- Fixed freeze if historic game data contains a team that has been deleted
- Fixed freeze if player's team id value does not match current team id value
- Fixed player not loading correctly when resuming a game in progress
- Fixed Times Won award weighting not calculating correctly
Commissioner Mode
- Added ability to play offline multiplayer with up to 4 players
- Added ability to edit league schedule
Franchise Mode
- Fixed scouts scouting players in the college free agents list
Customization
- Cached images are now removed from storage when a custom league has been deleted
1.09.6 31/12/2025
UI
- Added help text for loading custom draft classes on Save Draft Class screen
Gameplay
- Reverted assist window from 2 seconds back to 3 seconds
- Fixed CPU not calling timeouts when Auto Substitutions is disabled
- Fixed CPU waiting too long to release a shot when the clock is about to expire
- Fixed CPU calling timeouts after the game has already ended
- Fixed play icons not appearing when Offensive Play Icons is set to Player
- Fixed players catching fire when coming off the bench without Spark Plug equipped
- Fixed game ending early after simulating to next appearance in Career Mode
1.09.54 18/11/2025
Career Mode
- Added ability to view draft rankings in college league after getting drafted
- Removed ability to add expansion teams to pro league while still in college
- Fixed inability to start Career Mode with certain custom leagues
- Fixed inability to view custom draft class before the first season
- Fixed inability to view trade targets if a target player no longer exists
- Fixed inability to control player when advancing to new career through college league
- Fixed Hall of Fame players not appearing in search results
- Fixed inability to cycle to the next page in player search results
Franchise Mode
- Fixed players list not defaulting to free agents only
All Season Modes
- Added ability to set Class Type for generated prospects
- Fixed teams with future season data not getting removed when starting new season
- Fixed rotation minutes algorithm using incorrect game length when starting new season
- Fixed unprotected players not returning to active status after expansion draft completes
- Fixed inability to sim when team has less than five healthy players on roster
- Fixed player game logs not updating after games are completed
- Fixed incorrect max overall levels on player comparison screen
Gameplay
- Extended overtime length to 5 minutes for 40 and 48 minute games
- Increased simulation Contested Shot Strength slider from 30 to 50
- Increased simulation Steal Success Rate slider from 50 to 70
- Reduced simulation Dunk Distance slider from 70 to 60
- Further reduction to backdown knock back distance
- Fixed inability to call plays during Coach Mode
- Fixed player controlling incorrect player when inbounding the ball
- Fixed player control switching when receiving the inbounds pass
- Fixed CPU constantly passing out of the back court
- Fixed CPU calling multiple timeouts in crunch time
- Fixed CPU going for two when down by three or more points
- Fixed multiple players getting set as the inbounder after a timeout
- Fixed play not initiating when player is already in position coming out of a timeout
- Fixed play changing when crossing the half court line
- Fixed ball handler getting impeded by the defender in the back court
- Fixed shoot button input passing through during free throws
Audio
- Fixed abrupt fading transitions
Custom League Editor
- Fixed league logo not updating when changing logo URL
1.09.53 04/11/2025
Franchise Mode
- Added ability to Spectate games without coaching
- Fixed inability to see pro league player’s scouting reports
All Season Modes
- Fixed teams generating duplicate draft picks before the season
- Fixed inability to add players to draft class before the season
- Fixed incorrect game log when viewing players from another league
- Fixed players not appearing after using search filters
Gameplay
- Decreased backdown knock back strength distance
- Decreased assist window from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
- Fixed play not getting called when CPU brings the ball across the half court line
- Fixed CPU not passing out of the backcourt resulting in an 8 second violation
- Fixed CPU immediately passing the ball back to the player after receiving a pass
- Fixed inability to call plays with gamepad controls
- Fixed inability to use icon passing with gamepad controls
1.09.52 27/10/2025
Audio
- Adjusted SFX and music volume levels for Low, Med, and High settings
Career Mode
- Fixed inability to see own player’s potential
- Fixed inability to view teammates scouting reports
- Fixed inability to practice in College
- Fixed inability to start as a four star after retiring with Legend status
- Fixed ability to follow own player
- Fixed overlapping text in practice facility
Franchise Mode
- Fixed inability to view scouting assignments
- Fixed inability to view draft rankings from Talent Scout
- Fixed inability to continue simulation when scouting assignment is completed
All Season Modes
- Fixed inability to withdraw players from the draft
- Fixed draft lottery reset to default values
- Fixed soft locks when opening an inbox message while simulating
- Fixed incorrect 3P% and FT% in game logs
Exhibition
- Fixed inability to copy game sliders from season save slot leagues
Gameplay
- Fixed CPU endless pump faking in shoot around mode
- Fixed CPU not passing the ball on command in shoot around mode
- Fixed inability to pull off crafty layups
1.09.51 23/10/2025
New Features
- Added 32, 40, and 48 minute game length options
- Added offline local multiplayer mode for up to four players
All Season Modes
- Added ability to set draft class strength in season settings
- Added ability to hide player potential in season settings
- Added ability to directly input lottery odds values in season settings
- Added ability to copy lottery odds from other save files in season settings
- Added ability to view player game log
- Added championship trophy for championship games
- Added gold frames to starting lineups and scoreboard for championship games
- Added season averages to starting lineups
- Adjusted simulation pace possession time range
- Improved draft class strength player generation
- Increased chances of generating players with unconventional archetypes
- Increased starter minutes slightly
- Players in Hall of Fame no longer get removed if under the threshold
- Fixed custom draft prospects not getting included in the draft
- Fixed custom draft prospects stats not transitioning to the pro league
- Fixed incorrect country flag on draft results screen
- Fixed inability to continue the season
- Fixed free agents not recovering from injuries
Career Mode
- Added ability to choose between Play or Spectate when resuming game
- Added ability to view team roster before accepting college or contract offer
- Added ability to search for any player in pro or college leagues
- Added ability to add free agents and draft prospects to target players list
- Added ability to gain fans after games based off performance
- Added ability to start as a 4 or 5 star player when reaching HOF or GOAT status
- Added draft day hat
- Added career player history screen
- Improved contract offers when becoming a free agent
- Purchasing a custom archetype now maxes your player’s potential
- Custom archetype becomes unavailable once your player begins to regress
- Fixed draft getting skipped when adding expansion team
- Fixed lineup algorithm placing best player on the bench
Hoop Gram
- Added new fan, teammate, opponent, and analyst post-game reactions
- Added trades to news feed
- Fixed incorrect league award in award winner announcements
Franchise Mode
- Added ability to create Scout Assignments
- Lowered minimum signing interest to 80% for contract extensions
- Including a Player Option during contract negotiations now increases signing interest
Commissioner Mode
- Added ability to force wins for home or away team
Gameplay
- Added 2 new play types, High Post and 5-Out
- Added over 80 new play variations
- Added 2 additional timeouts for 48 minute game length
- Added ability to pump fake while moving for various shot types
- Added ability to pump fake while in the post-up position
- Added ability to lose the ball when over dribbling
- Added teammate shoot button
- Improved hook shot mechanics
- Improved CPU play calling
- Improved CPU post offense decision making
- Improved CPU late-game decision making
- Improved CPU awareness when a ball is saved from out of bounds
- Increased CPU defensive pressure on All-Star difficulty
- Virtual button labels now update depending on offense or defense
- Player now picks up ball with left or right hand depending on player’s direction
- Player season free throw percentage is now shown during free-throws
- Fixed CPU attempting steals on auto-defense
- Fixed CPU getting stuck when defensive pressure is low
- Fixed ability to shove opponent while off-ball on offense
- Fixed basket still counting when hitting back of the hoop
Custom League Editor
- Added ability to edit retired players and Hall of Fame list
- Added ability to customize and choose between four referees
- Added ability to assign coaches to teams
- Added ability to edit player’s gender
- Added ability to see Hall of Fame points in players list
- Added team logo picker screen
- Added help text for custom league and draft class importing
- Optimized Load League screen
- Improved Convert to Custom League button
1.09.5 21/10/2025
New Features
- Added 48 new hair styles, 7 new facial hairs, and 3 new accessories
- Added ability to disable image size restrictions in the Custom Editor
All Season Modes
- Improved bench minutes distribution for Koality Showcase and All-Star game
- Coins for a Player or Team Option are no longer paid or rewarded until it is exercised
- Fixed retired players with championships but zero HOF points getting erased from history
- Fixed excessive award data getting saved in league news
- Fixed typo regarding trades in league news
Career Mode
- Added ability to sim the rest of the game after choosing to Rest
- Contract offers are now sorted by team role and playing time
- Fixed CPU subbing the player back in after choosing to Rest
- Fixed Run Play not incrementing grade after filling the bar
- Fixed teams in draft workouts with shootaround as a workout drill
- Fixed coins not being rewarded for accepting a contract extension
- Fixed player not receiving any contract offers during free agency
- Fixed teams offering 0 minutes in contract offers if Player Control was set last to Rest
- Fixed inability to play in All-Star game if Player Control was last set to Rest
- Fixed inability to select trade targets after changing to a new team
- Fixed incorrect projection for team role and minutes
- Fixed incorrect relationship emote on Scouting Report
Hoop Gram
- Fixed breaking news reports showing blank posts when simulating through the season
- Fixed game results in Feed not loading if following teams from the secondary league
- Fixed new mentions notification alerts appearing when viewing a secondary league
- Fixed fans over the age of 18 mentioning the player if they are under 18 years old
- Fixed losing team incorrectly posting that they are the champions
- Fixed number 00 displaying as 100 when player’s jersey number is retired
- Fixed typo in player response post
Franchise Mode
- Fixed CPU’s ability to fire the player’s team’s coach
Commissioner Mode
- Added ability to edit team championships
Gameplay
- Fixed inability to progress past starting lineup screen if player of a retired number is missing
- Fixed bug when colliding with a player on a loose ball before a shot has been taken
1.09.4 20/06/2025
New Features
- Added new social media app, Hoop Gram, in Career Mode
- Added new front office abilities after achieving All-Star rank in Career Mode
- Added ability to spectate or rest the remaining minutes of the game in Career Mode
- Added ability to edit players if relationship is 10 or greater in Career Mode
- Added ability to edit player, coach, and team Hoop Gram usernames
- Added ability to switch team control in Exhibition and Commissioner Mode
- Added image size restrictions for logos and table graphics to help prevent crashing
Season Mode Improvements
- Added ability to sort all players by their overall player rank
- Added ability to clear cache from optimization settings screen
- Added players declaring for the draft to league news
- Added award winners to league news
- Added player attributes to Edit Player screen
- Re-added player Profile button to Player Stats screen
- Improved cpu transaction optimization when simulating day to day
- Improved rotation minutes optimization between starters and bench players
- Increased player performance weighting when coaches determine the starting lineup
- Increased starter minutes during the postseason
- Skills that unlock in clutch situations no longer scale with game length
- Player control buttons now displays team names
Career Mode Improvements
- Added new Hoop Gram social event after games
- Added ability to receive contract extensions from current team
- Added ability to follow player from Player Options screen
- Added ability to follow coach from Coach Options screen
- Added ability to follow team from Team Options screen
- Added crowd cheer when draft selection is made
- Added team role and projected minutes to career player and team matchup screen
- Added player relationship to Scouting Report screen
- Added trophy status to practice drill scoreboard
- Added confirmation for trade requests and retirement announcements
- Improved trade request function
- Improved text formatting for award names in the trophy case
- Players no longer receive contract offers from every team when becoming a free agent
- Hall of Fame points is now rounded to the lowest integer
Gameplay Improvements
- Added timeout button when timeouts are available
- Added game score and time, game settings, and version text to replay mode
Bug Fixes
- Please view patch notes in game for full list
1.09.3 05/06/2025
New Features
- Added ability to disable custom team logos, courts, and table graphics before the season
- Added ability to customize joystick size and position
Season Mode Improvements
- Optimized retired players list to reduce save file size
Career Mode Improvements
- Added notification dot for available practice minutes
- Added notification dot for legacy rank increase and unclaimed legacy points
- Added 10 Years Experience requirement to reach Hall of Fame rank
- Added player career highs next to single game achievements list
- Added possibility of legacy rank decreasing
- Changed ‘COMPLETED’ achievements text to ‘CLAIM POINTS’
Gameplay Improvements
- 14 second shot clock now resets to 8 instead of 4 after an offensive rebound
Bug Fixes
- Fixed training coach infinite passing to self
- Fixed training coach getting injured in practice
- Fixed player freezing mid jump shot
- Fixed rebounds getting credited to wrong player
- Fixed goaltending violation after a shot is blocked and ball is on the way down
- Fixed free throws occurring after a CPU timeout
- Fixed referee getting stuck after a free throw clock violation
- Fixed achievements unlocking multiple times in Career Mode
- Fixed CPU player not shooting in the 3-Point Contest
- Fixed All-Star starter and bench minutes distribution
- Fixed ability to Play or Rest during All-Star game when not on the roster in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to achieve perfect release when using Shot Timing in 3-Point Contest
- Fixed inability to adjust the salary cap in the offseason
- Fixed inability to load custom draft classes in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to edit teams in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to adjust stat caps after purchasing Custom Archetype in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to trade when a team has only 5 players on roster
- Fixed college appearance aging setting not working correctly
- Fixed college league going into an expansion draft when a team’s roster is empty
- Fixed college players not initializing because of existing contract data
- Fixed ability to edit contracts in college leagues in the custom editor
- Fixed players in the Koality Showcase getting assigned random numbers
- Fixed head coaches not getting hired in college after retiring
- Fixed contract offers screen not appearing if Career Mode player’s contract is expired
- Fixed coins not deducting when unequipping a skill in Career Mode
- Fixed missing trophies in Career Mode trophy case
- Fixed all-time single game records list in Career Mode goals
- Fixed typo for 100 Career Assists and Rebounds achievements displaying 1000
- Fixed appearance aging setting effecting Career Mode players
- Fixed draft rankings incorrectly displaying players at the end of the list
- Fixed scouted and watched players not appearing in Franchise Mode
- Fixed issue when team goes under the minimum roster limit after player leaves in free agency
- Fixed inconsistent team status algorithm
- Fixed team morale dropping after winning the championship
- Fixed leftover draft workouts from retired career player when creating a new player
1.09.2 01/05/2025
Season Mode Improvements
- Added ability to fast forward during CPU turns in 3-Point Contest
- Added cost text when attempting to unequip a skill without enough coins
- Improved Koality Showcase and All-Star game minutes distribution
- Improved XP category text when full on Player Upgrades screen
Career Mode Improvements
- Added custom playbook ability to college Practice screen
- Temporarily disabled broken Fantasy Draft setting
Gameplay Improvements
- Reverted foul call frequency on highest setting
- Clutch Gene skill activates for shots on the last ball rack in the 3-Point Contest
- Player emote calling for an alley-oop now deactivates after a shot begins
Bug Fixes
- Fixed screen turning black during shootaround practice
- Fixed shot clock expiring in Jumpshot Challenge and Lob and Jam drills
- Fixed ability to push the training coach in Defensive Stops drill
- Fixed ability to cycle through substitution lineups in career shoot around mode
- Fixed inability to start a shootaround practice or drill
- Fixed 3-Point Contest results not saving when changing out a contestant
- Fixed lock during 3-Point Contest if a player has Cleanup Crew skill equipped
- Fixed inability to control career player in 3-Point Contest
- Fixed inability to control career player in All-Star Game
- Fixed career player not sitting out the game when set to rest
- Fixed career player matchup not loading when entering back into game
- Fixed bugged free-throw shots occurring after play stoppage
- Fixed inbounds pass receiver stuck running in place
- Fixed banner gradient appearing at the top of the screen during gameplay
- Fixed missing team championships
- Fixed missing playoff and tournament bracket button in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to upgrade players in Post Game Results screen
- Fixed career player control buttons appearing on CPU team matchups
- Fixed Advanced button appearing in the offseason Game Setup screen
- Fixed career goals button appearing in college league
- Fixed ability to edit teams in Career Mode
- Fixed inability to maximize attributes when customizing archetypes in Custom Editor
1.09.1 25/04/2025
New Features
- Added Pro League Career Mode
- Added 3-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend
- Added ability to customize on-screen button controls
- Added ability to copy game sliders from existing saves
- Added ability to edit team championships
- Added ability to game ball customization
- Added ability to set team uniforms to random
- Added scan line effect settings
- Added 60 fps setting
Career Mode Improvements
- Added practice drills
- Added post game social interactions
- Added post game press conferences
- Added college league awards
- Added college league championship banners
- Added college 1 and 1 free throw rule setting
- Added college preset settings
- Added pro league career goals
- Added pro league front office abilities
- Added ability to view Koality Showcase rosters
- Koality Showcase now features actual players in the league
- Changed Career Mode starting age to 17
- Improved My Player stats screen
- Updated World Elites team logo
Season Mode Improvements
- Added dynamic regression aging
- Added ability to view regression age change on Injury History screen
- Added ability to view draft lottery results by tapping on news screen
- Added ability to view team draft order before the draft
- Added ability to pause, resume, and speed up the draft
- Added ability to trade during the draft
- Added ability to auto pick during the draft
- Added ability to find trades from Create Trade screen
- Added roster count to Create Trade screen
- Added On Trade Block button to player search filters
- Added Auto CPU Trade Block setting to Commissioner Mode
- Added color coding for untouchable players and players on the trade block
- Added additional Game Setup options mid-season
- Added player potentials to Player Comparison screen
- Updated default league court designs for various teams
- Updated default season settings when starting a new save
- Improved Season Saves screen lag after initial loading
- Improved amount of control over the draft in Commissioner Mode
- Improved CPU starting lineup algorithm
- Improved CPU bench rotation minutes
- Removed Commissioner Auto Draft setting
Gameplay Improvements
- Added Icon Passing and Icon Switching to button controls
- Added team warmups to shoot around mode
- Added CPU emote when open for an alley-oop
- Teammates will now pass you the ball after a made shot in shoot around
- Teammates will pass when calling for the ball if your player is an All-Star
- Shot Clock now resets to 20, 14, or 4 following offensive rebounds
- Removed fouls after shot is released on lower difficulties
- Decreased lighter weight player backdown strength
- Decreased shorter player blocking and rebounding ability
- Decreased foul calls slightly on highest setting
Bug Fixes
- Fixed teleporting teammate when passing
- Fixed steal attempt when attempting to block
- Fixed infinite free throws occurring after exiting a game in progress
- Fixed shots counting from under the hoop
- Fixed player out of position during free throws
- Fixed inconsistent bench player cheer animation
- Fixed game results saving twice when game ends after simulating
- Fixed unused draft picks when expansion team is added in first season
- Fixed expansion draft team logo order
- Fixed CPU teams resolving contract options with muliple years remaining
- Fixed incorrect role and minutes projection on college offers
- Fixed draft ranking before the Koality Showcase
- Fixed ability to sim ahead after quitting from the Koality Showcase game
- Fixed ability to upgrade players during the draft
- Fixed ability to alter CPU team lineup after backing out from trade screen
- Fixed inability to release player when above the minimum roster limit
- Fixed inability to sign contract extension when player interest is 100%
- Fixed rejected trade offers preventing contract extensions
- Fixed team building status algorithm
- Fixed incorrect roster count on Roster screen
- Fixed incorrect player stats in Top News
1.09 22/04/2025
- Players with higher regression ages are less likely to retire at a younger age
- Fixed free throws occurring after an offensive foul or out of bounds
- Fixed losing control of free throw shooter if free throw clock violation occurs
- Fixed CPU timeout conservation not working as intended
- Fixed CPU extending contract of a player that has already announced retirement
- Fixed CPU teams not properly signing players if under the minimum roster limit
- Fixed incorrect game stats on Player Stats screen
- Fixed team names exceeding boundaries on Player Stats screen
1.08.42 06/01/2025
- Increased relationship points for scoring off a teammate’s assist from 1 to 2
- Decreased coach and teammate relationship points for blocking own teammate
- Removed autosave when quitting the game during a shooting foul
- Fixed ability to receive block stat for blocking a teammate
- Fixed inability to block when opponent has the ball
- Fixed inability to perform reverse layups when near the hoop
- Fixed animation delay when landing from a block attempt
- Fixed shooting fouls not getting called when contact occurs after a shot is released
- Fixed incorrect team possession during free throws
- Fixed CPU stepping into the backcourt when three point line is disabled
- Fixed CPU not inbounding the ball into the front court after the ball is advanced
- Fixed CPU burning through timeouts in the last two minutes of the game
- Fixed clock text displaying time still remaining when simulating to end
- Fixed game stats saving twice when simulating to end while player is on the bench
- Fixed player getting stuck in the crowd when receiving a pass in shootaround mode
- Fixed Simulate to Sub-In button appearing when player is not on the bench
- Fixed free-throw shooter getting subbed out when resuming from live simulation
- Fixed lock when free throw shooter gets subbed out after resuming from live simulation
- Fixed incorrect free throw shooter when resuming from a live simulation
- Fixed incorrect game state at the end of periods when live simulating
- Fixed incorrect ball sprite rotation angle when viewing replays
- Fixed incorrect team salary on Team Contracts screen and during contract negotiations
- Fixed coins not increasing when purchasing another franchise of lesser value
- Regenerating a league now includes regenerating existing free agents
- Updated development lineup preset calculation
- Watched players are now saved and will not be deleted from history
1.08.41 04/01/2025
New Features
- Added Team Contracts screen
- Added two new 2-Star Defensive skills: Magnet and Two Way
- Added Sim Button when sitting on the bench in Career Mode
- Added In-Game Music setting to enable new arena beats and crowd chants
- Added Preset Substitution Lineups to Substitution screen
- Added ability to extend player contracts in their final year
- Added Shooting Foul Frequency simulation slider
- Added Random button to team select screen
Season Mode Improvements
- Added CPU ability to extend player contracts
- Added inbox message for players interested in a contract extension
- Added ability to tap on pending contract offers to view Team Contracts screen
- Added ability to view player morale on scouting report when fully scouted
- Added ability to view player skills on scouting report when fully scouted
- Added ability to view roster count in trade creator
- Added team salary to Trade Block screen
- Added coach closing lineup option based off player performance
- Improved coach lineup algorithm to factor in player potential and season performance
- Increased chance of trades occurring at the trade deadline
- Decreased probability of players generating with Spark Plug skill
- Updated team records on scoreboard when simulating through the season
- Updated current Commissioner Mode team when cycling through teams in the Trade Block
- Updated default league player skills to include new defensive skills
- Updated college league coach closing lineup tendencies
- Adjusted morale value thresholds
- Adjusted color thresholds for team condition, morale, and fan support
- Players can now generate team sole and lace colors
Career Mode Improvements
- Added Sim to Next Sub-In button in Quit Menu when sitting on the bench
- Added ability to command teammate to shoot after a pass if relationship is greater than 10
- Added ability to call for the ball if on fire
- Increased playing time based on coach relationship
- Increased player usage based on coach relationship
- Increased teammate relationship when scoring and awarding a teammate with an assist
- Improved teammate shooting ability when player on lower difficulties
- Breaking plays now only decreases relationship for the coach and primary player of the play
- CPU will now cancel a play if player takes longer than three seconds to get into position
Gameplay Enhancements
- CPU defense based on speed and steal rating when CPU Defensive Strength is set to Average
- CPU will try to take advantage of a downed opponent instead of running a play
- CPU will now wait until player calls for the ball on an inbounds pass
- CPU will now pass to the player anywhere in the backcourt on an inbounds pass
- CPU will conserve at least two timeouts for the final period
- CPU will substitute lineups in the final two minutes based on score deficit
- Game progress is now saved if game is quit during an inbounds pass after a dead ball
- Teams now shoot at the correct hoop in Shootaround Mode
- Added spectators to Shootaround Mode
- Added ability to view minutes played and points scored in Substitution screen
- Added highlights for the highest rated value for each attribute in Substitution screen
- Added free throw balloons during free throws for the road team
- Added camera shake for the road team during free throws in clutch situations
- Added contested offensive and defensive rebounds
- Increased shooting fouls on highest foul setting
- Improved crowd reactions to various on-court actions
- Improved CPU rebounding reaction time
- Spark Plug now only activates the first time a player enters the game
- Decreased Crafty skill accuracy boost
- Decreased Tear Dropper skill accuracy boost
- Decreased Soft Touch skill accuracy boost
1.08.4 02/01/2025
- Fixed player not receiving minutes in Career Mode showcase game
- Fixed inability to call plays when minimum coach relationship is reached in Career Mode
- Changed 'CPU Reaction Time' text to 'CPU Defensive Strength' in Custom Difficulty settings
1.08.31 03/12/2024
New Features
- Added new 3-star defensive skill: Ball Hawk
- Added new Dynamic Crowds setting to help improve performance on lower end devices
- Added new CPU Trading setting to enable or disable CPU trades in Season Mode
- Added ability to play, rest, or spectate Career Mode games
- Added ability to perform a layup after a initiating a dunk with Crafty skill equipped
- Added ability to edit player’s regression age
- Added ability to assign and remove coach championships won
Season Mode Improvements
- Added ability to view player skill unlock requirements in Commissioner Mode
- Removed certain trade restrictions when Override CPU is enabled in Commissioner Mode
- Improved Crafty skill description
- Improved Step Dancer skill description
Career Mode Improvements
- Added coach settings to Career Player screen and timeout menu
- Added ability to edit playbook and make play calls if coach relationship is greater than 10
- Added player injury status to Team Matchup and Career Player screen
- Added visual emote when teammate refuses to pass the ball due to low relationship
- Teammate relationship increases for good passes only if open and in the frontcourt
- Increased minimum distance before teammate passes the ball on an inbounds pass
- Decreased relationship points required to call for the ball
- Decreased teammate relationship points when breaking play calls
- Improved dialogue explaining ability to earn a max of 5 skill points in college
- Changed relationship grade text from ‘Chemistry’ to ‘Teammate’
- Changed order of Assists and Rebounds in career player stats box
- Changed sort order of teammates on career post game screen
- Changed ‘Career Status’ text to ‘Career Standing’ in Career Player screen
Gameplay Enhancements
- Improved CPU on-ball defense against user
- Increased score deficit for keeping starters in the game to 15
- Increased amount of ball deflections
- Decreased ability to jump steal passes
- Decreased jumping ability when attempting to block or rebound in succession
- Decreased backdown knock back distance when defender does not fall down
- Decreased Limitless skill effectiveness
- Removed jump delay after attempting a block
- Updated controls menu in Tutorial Mode
Bug Fixes
- Fixed player not gaining control when resuming a game from live simulation in overtime
- Fixed player gaining control too soon during an inbounds pass in Career Mode
- Fixed inbounder stepping inbounds before the pass
- Fixed CPU player moving too close to the inbounder before receiving the pass
- Fixed CPU player not running towards the inbounder to receive the pass
- Fixed CPU player not passing before an eight second violation in the backcourt
- Fixed CPU player animation stuttering when moving into play position
- Fixed CPU player performing constant hesitation dribbles
- Fixed CPU players defending the wrong hoop after simulating through halftime
- Fixed turnover resulting from a missed shot bouncing out of bounds
- Fixed ability to save the ball when jumping from out of bounds
- Fixed shot clock not resetting after a snatch block
- Fixed backcourt violation calls after a snatch block
- Fixed possession change on a snatch block after a shooting foul is called
- Fixed free throw shooter in incorrect shooting position
- Fixed both hoops shaking after a dunk from either end
- Fixed lock in-game when team has more than 15 players on roster
- Fixed lock during draft when lottery does not occur
- Fixed lock when playoff brackets are generated due to playoff teams over the max limit
- Fixed maximum playoff teams allowed when conference teams are uneven
- Fixed incorrect amount of minutes available on college offers
- Fixed inability to upgrade certain attributes when device language is set to Turkish
- Fixed Career Mode player injuries disappearing
- Fixed CPU trade offers not occurring
- Fixed division names not saving when creating a new league
- Fixed typo in Volume Shooter skill description
1.08.3 27/11/2024
- Added dunk controls to tutorial
- Added color to career grade text
- Added message after completing the college career mode beta
- Improved Regenerate Players button to include coaches and history reset
- Fixed on-screen button controls not appearing in shootaround
- Fixed inability to pump fake close to the hoop
- Fixed three point shot makes and attempts not getting counted
- Fixed player grade field goal percentage displaying incorrect value
- Fixed three second violation when standing outside the college paint area
- Fixed grade action text getting stuck after an action replay
- Fixed player not losing coldness when Spark Plug skill is activated
- Fixed coach not bringing back starters during clutch situations
- Fixed post-career game grade not matching in-game grade
- Fixed lag spikes when increasing player attributes
- Fixed team matchup not showing at the top of the scoreboard
- Fixed coach relationship not increasing or decreasing
- Fixed inability to simulate past the Play-In if head coach is vacant
- Fixed inability to view full scouting report of players in Career mode
- Fixed lock when tapping on an equipped skill in Commissioner mode
- Fixed bugged players appearing in player comparisons
1.08.2 27/10/2024
Career Mode Improvements
- Increased Koality Showcase playing time
- Added ability to see player scouting reports
- Added grade increase for taking charges
- Added grade increase for drawing fouls
- Added grade decrease for shooting fouls
Bug Fixes
- Fixed grade decrease when open shot results from an injury
- Fixed grade increase when passing ball to referee
- Fixed ability to call for ball when teammate relationship is not high enough
- Fixed draft rankings prospects screen
- Fixed inability to live sim through games
- Fixed inability to assign player skills in Commissioner mode
- Fixed ability to trade players in Career mode
- Fixed ability to fire coaches in Career mode
- Fixed corrupted save when advancing to the next season in Career mode
- Fixed player sprite when tapping box score player stats in Exhibition mode
1.08.1 23/10/2024
New Features
- Added College Career Mode Beta
- Added Player Skills
- Added Player Comparison screen
- Added ability to change college season settings
- Updated default pro and college league player skills
- Updated default college league team uniforms and courts
Season Mode Improvements
- Added ability for CPU to unlock and equip player skills
- Added team, league, and player sprites to Save Slots screen
- Improved day to day simulation speed
- Improved free agency sorting order
- Added ability to view player stats by tapping player in box scores
- Added ability for players to go hot and cold in game simulations
- Removed shot fatigue from shootaround mode
- Decreased player level from regression
Gameplay Enhancements
- Added between the legs dunk (Dunk Artist skill required)
- Added behind the back dunk (Dunk Artist skill required)
- Added ability to switch between one and two-hand dunks
- Added bench reactions
- Increased drives in transitions
- Improved tiled court pattern
- Improved court color saturation
Bug Fixes
- Fixed CPU players teleporting inbounds in shootaround mode
- Fixed invalid lineup positions when too many players are injured
- Fixed incorrect starting lineup after substituting in shootaround mode
- Fixed incorrect bench player positions after substitutions in pregame
- Fixed team lineups not resetting after quitting mid-game
- Fixed game resuming while paused
- Fixed two players having the ball at the same time
- Fixed inability to advance to the next season
- Fixed coaches not appearing in free agents list
- Fixed ability to sign deceased coaches
- Fixed coaches dying while still under contract
- Fixed ability to tap on coach profile when editing coaches
- Fixed team colors when customizing suits
- Fixed recent colors in color picker not displaying team colors
- Fixed morale icons appearing in customize starting lineup screen
- Fixed Inner Wood not updating when toggling three point line
- Fixed suit tie colors for female players, coaches, and announcers
- Fixed star teams with invalid division and team id
- Fixed player assigned an already used id
- Fixed players not appearing on the player stats export
1.08 22/10/2024
- Added ability to view other team’s head coaches when viewing rosters
- Added ability to delete head coaches in Commissioner mode
- Added visible regression to Player Upgrades screen
- Added chance for an offensive foul when backing down an opponent
- Improved CPU help defense rotation and positioning
- Increased CPU interior block attempts
- Decreased CPU drive ability and frequency
- Decreased CPU defensive pressure on high setting
- Decreased probability of opponent falling from back downs
- Removed slight delay when getting into post up position
- Removed regression from players in the Hall of Fame
- Fixed teams using incorrect defensive pressure settings
- Fixed constant CPU hesitation dribble
- Fixed constant CPU passing between same teammates
- Fixed inability to play game when player with retired jersey is missing
- Fixed inability to continue game in progress after a shooting foul
- Fixed missing play-by-play text in certain situations
- Fixed players equaling the Hall of Fame eligibility not getting inducted
- Fixed player championship awards not appearing
- Fixed college league awards appearing when editing pro league
- Fixed regression effecting players when editing attributes
1.07.22 12/08/2024
- Increased CPU contested shot attempts
- Removed jump delay for rebounds, saves, and tip-ins
- Fixed Generated Free Agents setting in Franchise mode
- Fixed player contract negotiation salary demands
- Fixed excessive rebounding numbers in game simulations
- Fixed freeze after game when either team has a vacant head coach
- Fixed freeze when calculating Most Improved awards
- Fixed CPU not hiring head coaches
- Fixed head coach progression with non-matching team ids
- Fixed lock when initializing head coaches with pre-existing attributes
- Fixed inability to start season when a team’s front office is not initialized
- Fixed id assignment for coaching staff and announcers
1.07.21 03/08/2024
New Features
- Added Advanced Season Mode settings
- Added game simulation sliders
- Added player regression toggle to Commissioner mode
- Added coach archetypes, attributes, and tendencies
- Added ability to create and edit head coaches
- Added ability to import free agents in Commissioner Mode
- Added ability to edit All-Star and All-Star MVP awards
- Added ability to edit player awards earned
- Added ability to edit player career stats and highs
- Added ability to edit player tendency to fade
- Added Times Won (Voter Fatigue) to advanced award weighting
- Added additional years of experience options to award qualifications
- Added country selection button when changing locations
Season Mode Improvements
- Added player regression
- Added ability to save lineup and minutes adjustments
- Added ability for coaches to get fired
- Added coach contract negotiations
- Added coach progression to Post Game Progression screen
- Added single season records screen
- Added draft prospects button to home screen before the draft
- Added XP progression text to player upgrades screen
- Added head-to-head tie breakers
- Added previous head-to-head matchups on Game Preview screen
- Added ability to revert to a backed up season save file
- Improved team stats to display playoffs on Game Preview screen
- Improved team star rankings
- Improved lineup optimization
- Improved player position ranking
- Improved player appearance generation
- Improved file naming when exporting season save files
- Reduced maximum games missed from major injury
- Reduced minimum possible salary cap to 50M
- Removed ability to rest players with minor injuries
- Facial hair color now matches hair color when aging
Gameplay Enhancements
- Added jump delay when attempting to jump after landing
- Added chance for opponent to fall while backing down
- Added ability to spin move out of a post up while in triple threat position
- Added ability for CPU to take fadeaway shots
- Added ability for CPU to hang on the rim
- Added full crowds for playoffs and play-in games
- Added matching crowd shirt colors during playoff games
- Added player shot tendencies to simulated games
- Improved CPU shot selection
- Improved CPU box-out positioning on free throws
- Improved offensive and defensive transitioning after shot releases
- Improved defensive help rotations
- Improved visual contact on shooting fouls
- Increased time before referee inbounds the ball after a timeout
- Increased maximum height on broadcast angle
- Adjusted player collider size depending on player weight
- Reduced frequency of layup adjustments
- Reduced injuries from low stamina
- Reduced border around billboard graphics
- Removed lobs from behind the hoop during inbounds passes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed player-lock in shootaround
- Fixed player teleporting from out of bounds in practice mode
- Fixed CPU not substituting after making a manual substitution in shootaround
- Fixed CPU not passing out backcourt violations
- Fixed losing fire when missing after a shooting foul occurs
- Fixed ability to block free throws
- Fixed player scoring basket also receiving an assist
- Fixed player celebration delay after a game winner
- Fixed crowd distortion in broadcast angle
- Fixed championship celebration camera flashes occurring for the road team
- Fixed championship celebration camera reset position in broadcast angle
- Fixed icon passing sprites in broadcast angle
- Fixed play-by-play period buttons in broadcast angle
- Fixed blurry team logos, courts, and table images
- Fixed player id assignment
- Fixed players with season stats from the future
- Fixed players with one season of experience winning Most Improved award
- Fixed ability to switch to college league settings during team select
- Fixed teams having the same pick during the draft
- Fixed drafted player regimen set to auto
- Fixed undrafted players not showing college attended in profile screen
And more! Please see changelog in game for full bugs list!
1.07.2 02/08/2024
New Features
- Added setting to manually approve pending trade offers in Commissioner mode
- Added setting to enable or disable other prospects from entering a custom draft
- Added shootarounds to Commissioner mode
- Added shootarounds for All-Star games
- Added ability to import expansion teams in the offseason
- Added ability to customize player physical attributes
- Added ability to copy and paste coaching staff and announcer suits
Season Mode Improvements
- Athletic Trainer automatically rests and activates injured players when simulating
- Added Auto and Play Through injury options for Athletic Trainer
- Added ability to clear all minutes when editing lineups
- Increased amount of possible games for leagues less than 15 teams
- Increased stamina loss after games depending on in-game usage
- Re-added ability to upgrade leveled up players from the roster screen
- Changed medical facility benefits to injury prevention
- Decreased amount of stamina gained between games
- Decreased amount of physical stat decline from injuries
- Players now must sit out and train to recover from minor injuries
- Major injuries now transition into minor injuries
- CPU teams will now rest players with minor injuries except during the playoffs
- Reverted physical attributes to be based off height and weight
- Removed lineup optimization when a player is drafted
- Removed lineup optimization when signing a player from free agency
- Removed lineup optimization when advancing each day in free agency
- End of season awards are now sorted by id value
- All-Star game crowds are now always at 100% fan support
- Changed facility ‘In Progress’ text to the year to be completed
- Temporarily removed ability to hire and fire head coach
Gameplay Enhancements
- Increased fatigue effect strength to 100 for simulation sliders
- Stamina now decreases for each shot attempt depending on shot type
Bug Fixes
- Fixed crash when generating draft classes
- Fixed facility upgrades resetting to default for first team in Commissioner mode
- Fixed inability to continue season after adding expansion team
- Fixed inability to continue season after increasing game length
- Fixed inability to set offensive game plan for All-Star game
- Fixed inability to trade away players for draft picks when over the roster limit
- Fixed ability to sim ahead with injured player in lineup
- Fixed ability to create trades after the trade deadline has passed
- Fixed ability to access other team’s front office in Franchise mode
- Fixed front office bug when viewing All-Star rosters from inbox message
- Fixed expansion draft occurring when there are no expansion teams
- Fixed second round draft pick order for picks acquired in a trade
- Fixed CPU teams offering contract options on one year deals
- Fixed CPU ability to trade the same pick multiple times
- Fixed CPU players with low physical attributes
- Fixed error in calculation when determining chance of injury
- Fixed major injuries not getting added to player history
- Fixed games played stat not recording correctly after games
- Fixed players with less games played than games started
- Fixed second and third scoring options not getting any shot attempts
- Fixed three point shots occurring in simulations with no three point line
- Fixed minutes played going over the total game time in simulations
- Fixed incorrect starting player when simulating to end in live simulations
- Fixed optimize lineup sorting algorithm
- Fixed optimize minutes distribution
- Fixed coach season history list not displaying correct stats
- Fixed coach suits to match team uniform during championship celebration
- Fixed coaches not having enough suits
- Fixed assistant coaches not loading properly
- Fixed deceased players from becoming head coaches
- Fixed stamina bar scale on Scouting Report screen
- Fixed overtime scorebug UI in broadcast camera view
- Fixed team awards history when viewing awards from past seasons
- And more!
1.07.1 06/06/2024
New Features
- Added Front Office screen
- Added Facility Upgrades
- Added Trade Block screen
- Added CPU vs Player trade offers
- Added CPU vs CPU trading
- Added Coaching Staff
- Added Coach Rankings screen
- Added Offensive Game Plan screen
- Added Development Coach screen
- Added Athletic Trainer screen
- Added Talent Scout screen
- Added All-Team award setting
- Added championship banners and retired uniform numbers
- Added ability to shoot around before the start of games
- Added ability to move and zoom camera during championship celebration
- Added ability to set archetype, star rating, and max potential for newly created players
- Added ability to add free agents in Commissioner Mode
- Added new female hair style
Season Mode Improvements
- Added player morale
- Added news for jersey retirements
- Added CPU ability to retire former player jerseys
- Added ability to stop simulate to date
- Added inbox notifications
- Added ability to read and delete all inbox messages
- Added All-Star game to recent games list
- Improved CPU free agent signing algorithm
- Improved loading speed of Hall of Fame
- Improved generated height and weight for female players
- Increased potential games missed due to major injuries
Gameplay Improvements
- Added broadcast camera angle
- Added spectator camera flashes for highlight plays
- Added variable crowd sizes depending on fan support
- Added team announcers
- Added rotating announce table ads
- Added camera crews
- Added ability to hide UI
- Slightly increased tendency effects
- Improved clock display when under 60 seconds remaining on pause and timeout screen
Bug Fixes
- Fixed losing fire when missing a shot on a shooting foul
- Fixed out of bounds call when inbounding the ball touches the referee
- Fixed CPU blocking a shot that has already been tipped or blocked
- Fixed goaltending calls on blocked dunk attempts
- Fixed player fire passing onto the player receiving a pass
- Fixed lag spike after the game ends
- Fixed all-time list when starting a new season save
- Fixed attribute point distribution for 4.5 and 5 star generated players
- Fixed custom draft classes not containing enough players for all rounds in the draft
- Fixed player career stats resetting after player is drafted in a fantasy or expansion draft
- Fixed ability to release players to go under the minimum required number of players
- Fixed award weighting calculations for wins and losses
- Fixed ability for deceased player to continue dying
- Fixed substitutions occurring when set to manual during in-game simulate to end
- Fixed live simulation substitutions when substitutions is set to manual
- Fixed inability to scout players during the play-in tournament
- Fixed inability to scout college players when college team’s id is the same id as a pro team’s
- Fixed inability to retire uniform numbers for players that retired before numbers were tracked
- Fixed teams running out of numbers to assign to players
- Fixed team cycling buttons on all-star rosters selection screen
- Fixed star teams sharing same id as regular league teams
- Fixed incorrect team appearing when changing uniform numbers in Commissioner Mode
- Fixed incorrect items in post game results after completing last game on the scoreboard
- Fixed incorrect teams when viewing team schedule from Game Preview screen
- Fixed non-consecutive game numbers on team schedule screen
- Fixed incorrect team logo for season leaders on Season Summary screen
- Fixed college game play-by-play showing players from the pro league
- Fixed league logo on Edit League screen in custom editor
- Fixed overlapping text on scrolling header
- Fixed college logo for the letter J
- Fixed incorrect number notification when retiring the number 00
- Fixed points remaining value when editing custom archetypes
- Fixed Player Upgrades screen text
- Fixed black logos when resuming game from suspended state
1.07 24/05/2024
Exhibition Mode
- Fixed road team not loading on team select screen
- Fixed team display on team select screen when a conference contains more than 32 teams
Career Mode
- Fixed player not resting when choosing to rest on starting lineups screen
- Fixed ability to edit team game plan when choosing to rest on starting lineups screen
- Fixed player’s fame level not paying out bonus coins when reaching higher tiers
Franchise Mode
- Improved season roster player sorting when sorting by contract during free agency period
Commissioner Mode
- Fixed All-Star game day not shifting when inserting a new day
All Season Modes
- Fixed player stats in college league not displaying correctly
- Fixed inability to advance past awards if award winner team cannot be found
- Fixed Spark Plug activating when substituting players on starting lineups screen
- Fixed typo in Massachusetts Musketeers team name
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