I'm happy to announce our latest TBL Challenge! CJ and Nino have given me early access to their new Retro 98 DB so we can use it for the challenge before it's official release. These guys (along with the researchers helping them) have put in some great work on this new DB and I think they've created a very immersive retro db for us all to enjoy.
A big thanks to jhcjobpb and nino33!
So for this challenge we'll be starting from a saved game that you can download HERE.
All rules detailed in this announcement post supersede any rules listed in the challenge rules section.
For this challenge you'll put the saved game you downloaded into your saved games folder, usually something like this...
C:\Users\<computer_name>\Documents\Sports Interactive\EHM\Games
Load the game and you should be set!
The rules for the challenge are as follows...
- No trading in season 1!
- Trading opens once the 1998/1999 Stanley Cup Finals are over. After that, you're allowed to trade at any point the NHL allows you to.
- You may not trade for anyone over the age of 25. You are allowed to keep your older players and resign them though.
- Trades can not include 1st round draft picks or unsigned prospects.
- No more than 2 assets can be involved on either side of a trade. This means you're allowed 1 for 1, 2 for 1, 1 for 2, and 2 for 2 deals.
- UFA signings are not allowed!
- Waivers claims are not allowed!
- You may re-sign your own RFAs and impending FAs at any time. ie If your team currently owns the NHL rights to a player, you can offer them a new contract.
- Non-Playing Staff may be hired and fired at will.
All challenge talk goes HERE.
The official release of this Database will be released as soon as Archi gets it posted (for those who are wondering). 