Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    Yes I have this problem aswell, the only way I found to get round it
    was to use DF0: (assuming you were using DF1:) to read the disk, which
    it manages to do quite happily.
    
    (��)Munce.

What kind of features does the League simulator have?

Can you set up a league of with one human team and
the rest computer controlled?  Will the games between
the computer teams be simulated?

Mike

    
    How does the other program compare to Gretzky.  Gretzky is a favorite
    around here.  
    
    Frank
    

    Ok, as soon as I got HLS home, I read the manual (sounded good), loaded
    the program up, tried to transfer data to Gretzky, tried and retried
    every software/hardware config I could think of, still failed and gave
    up in disgust about 2 hours later ( I even thought maybe there was a
    virus on the disk, since it was NOT write protected when unpackaged,
    and Byte Bandit showed up on my system a little later - Virusx stomped
    that though!).
    So the end result is I have'nt actually played it too much. Maybe I'll
    do a review later, IF I can get the interface to Gretzky to work. I
    dont have the manual in front of me but some first impressions are:-
    
    1)	HLS seems to do what its name suggets (ie simulate a hockey league)
    quite well. It comes with 1987/88 (I think) NHL teams already defined.
    You can however created your own league, name the conferences,
    divisions, teams, players etc.
    2) Full stats are kept on all teams performance throughout the year
    3) All teams are computer controlled by default, but you can make any
    number human controlled
    4) A pre-seaon draft of some sort exists, with, as expected, last
    placed teams getting first pick - havent looked at this too closely yet
    5) As team manager you can sent players to the farm team, or move
    players up to the pros
    6) Financial angle can optionally be used; this takes into
    account player salaries etc
    7) Individual players can have good/bad streaks, with their individual
    stats changing accordingly, with time
    8) Games between computer controlled teams are played INSTANTLY, with
    all stats being updated. All that is displayed is the final score, but
    another option will give you a report on the last match played.
    9) Team lineups and schedule can be printed (and prearranged)
    10) The only way to play a human controlled teams seems to be to load
    the team stats to disk, and then load them into Gretsky. When finished
    playing the Gretsky game, save the match stats, and reload them into
    HLS.
    11) This last point may end being a pain in the b**t since neither
    program is hard disk installable (I dont have one anyway), AND you must
    reboot each time. 
    
    Generally HLS is impressive. I will try the suggestion in 3882.1 (thx);
    if it works, then Id say HLS is excellent, but if Im still unable to
    transfer data, then Id say HLS is a waste of cash.
    
    Regards, GNA
    

Sound good, if it works.   Wayne Gretzky Hockey makes my disk 
drive emit some very strange sounds.  I wish they offered a
unprotected version.

Mike

    RE: 3882.0
    
    I called Bethesda Softworks on Friday. Apparently there is a new release
    of Wayne Gretsky Hockey. I bought my copy approx 1 year ago, and it is
    NOT compatible with Hockey League Simulator. The new version of Wayne
    Gretzky Hockey IS compatible. Bethesda said they would send me the new
    version if I sent them my original (free of charge).
    

    When I bought HLS I was sent the lastest version of WGH with it. I was
    also sent a bunch of A4 sheets stapled together, which turned out to be
    the manual. They say they are going to send me a new manual when they
    have finished it properly. (I was in a waiting list for HLS, so got it
    before the packaging was fully completed)
    
    Munce.