AlTito's NHL 22 Sliders

[Al_Tito13]

Hey everyone! Yes, I'm back at it again...

Below are the sliders I use right now in NHL 22. As always, I try to get a good mix of fun and realism, with a sloppy gameplay and a lot of loose pucks. I will be making tweaks while I continue playing and I will try to keep this post as updated as possible to reflect the changes I make.

You can choose between Superstar and All-Star difficulty, depending of your skill level. I suggest you to start with CPU Difficulty Adjustment at 0, but if it becomes too easy, you may increase it by a few clicks. You can play these sliders on 6 to 8 minutes periods, but I suggest you to play 8 minutes if you want to get more realistic stats.

Don't be afraid to adjust things to your liking or needs, these sliders are only there as a base. Have fun!

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* = Changes from default values

Game Settings
Game Style: 4/4 Full Sim*
Rules: NHL
Period Length: 6 to 8 minutes*
Difficulty: Superstar or All-Star*
Camera: Dynamic Medium
Goalie Camera: Low
Shootout Camera: Medium*
Away Line Changes: Auto
Away Shot Aim: Manual
Home Line Changes: Auto
Home Shot Aim: Manual

Gameplay Sliders

General
Gameplay Version: Latest
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Attribute Effects: 5/10
Broken Stick Frequency: 35*
Game Speed: 3/6
Fatigue Effect: 85*
Fatigue Recovery: 35*
Injury Occurence: 50

Skating
Back Skating: 70*
Hustle Type: Authentic
Puck Carrier Agility: 40*
Puck Carrier Skating: 40*
Player Acceleration: 45*
Skating Speed: 40*
Skating Agility: 45*

Shooting
One Timer Accuracy: 45*
Shot Accuracy: 50*
Shot Power: 50
Slap Shot Accuracy: 45*
Slap Shot Power: 55*

Passing
Manual Passing: On
Pass Assist: 30
Min Pass Speed: 30*
Max Pass Speed: 60*
Saucer Pass Speed: 45*
Pass Accuracy: CPU 0* | HUMAN 50
Pass Interceptions: 80
Pass Reception Ease: 15*
Reception Reaction Time: 50
Puck Control Rating Effect: 70*
Puck Speed Reception Effect: 55*
Pickup Type Effect: 50
Bouncing Puck Receptions: 45*

Puck Control
Stick In Physics: Stick, Legs And Body
Incidental Contact Puck Loss: Stick, Legs And Body
Incidental Stick Contact Immunity: 0
Puck Control: 0*
Deking Impact: 45*
Spin Deke Impact: 50
Skating Impact: 0*

Goalies
Goalie Cover Frequency: 75*
Goalie Passing: 45*
Goalie Cross Crease Reaction Time: 50
Goalie Save Reaction Time: 50
Goalie Deflection Reaction Time: 50
Goalie Screen Effect: 65*
Goalie Screen Persistence: 60

Checking
Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier: 10*
Board Effect Puck Carrier: 10*
Hitting Assistance: 10
Stumble Threshold: 75*
Fall And Stumble Fall Ease: 30
Agression: 50
Hitting Power: 15*
Size Effect: 50*
Speed Effect: 35*
Checking/Balance Rating Effect: 85*
Preparedness Effect: 55*
Incidental Contact Effect: 75*
Poke Checking Accuracy: 30
Poke Checking Power: 50
Stick Lift Effectiveness: 70*

Penalties
CPU Penalties: 90*
CPU Teammate Penalties: 50*
Tripping: 90*
Slashing: 95*
Elbowing: 90*
High Sticking: 100*
Cross Checking: 100*
Boarding: 95*
Charging: 95*
Delay of Game: 65*
Holding: 65*
Hooking: 90*
Interference: 85*

AI
AI Learning: 6/6
CPU Difficulty Adjustment: 0/6 to 6/6*
CPU Faceoff Difficulty: 55*
Fight Difficulty: 50
CPU Strategy Adjustment: 3/6
User Strategy Adjustment: 0/6
BAP Strategy Adjustment: 3/6

Rules
Post Whistle Rules: Relaxed*
Fighting: 1/2*
Icing: Hybrid Icing
Injuries: On
Offsides: Delayed
Penalties: 4/4*
Trapezoid Rule: On
Penalty Time Scaling: 3/6*
Coincidental Penalty Time Scale: 0/6

Visual Settings
Auto Zoom: Auto
Camera Perspective: Alternate*
Player Indicator Size: Medium*
X-Factor Ability Visuals: Off*
Puck Highlight: Medium
Puck Size: Authentic*
Score Clock Overlay: Authentic

Sound Settings
Master Volume: 10/10
Coach Calls Volume: 10/10
Arena Announcer Volume: 10/10
Arena Music Volume: 9/10*
Commentary Volume: 5/10*
Crowd Volume: 9/10*
Goal Horn Volume: 9/10*
Menu Music Volume: 5/10*
SFX Volume: 10/10

Broadcast Settings
Presentation: Full*

On-Ice Trainer
On-Ice Trainer: Off*

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Latest Updates

July 10, 2022
Checking | Fall And Stumble Fall Ease: 30 (from 35)

July 3, 2022
Skating | Back Skating: 70 (from 80)
Passing | Min Pass Speed: 30 (from 25)
Passing | Puck Speed Reception Effect: 55 (from 60)
Goalies | Goalie Cover Frequency: 75 (from 80)

June 30, 2022
Skating | Skating Agility: 45 (from 40)

June 27, 2022
Puck Control | Deking Impact: 45 (from 50)
Puck Control | Spin Deke Impact: 50 (from 55)


Summary Of Changes Since First Version
Game Settings | Difficulty: choice between Superstar and All-Star
General | Fatigue Effect: 85 (from 80)
General | Fatigue Recovery: 35 (from 40)
Skating | Back Skating: 70 (from 50)
Skating | Skating Agility: 45 (from 40)
Shooting | One Timer Accuracy: 45 (from 40)
Shooting | Slap Shot Power: 55 (from 50)
Passing | Min Pass Speed: 30 (from 25)
Passing | Max Pass Speed: 60 (from 55)
Passing | Saucer Pass Speed: 45 (from 40)
Passing | Pass Reception Ease: 15 (from CPU 0 | Human 10)
Passing | Puck Control Rating Effect: 70 (from 75)
Passing | Puck Speed Reception Effect: 55 (from 60)
Puck Control | Deking Impact: 45 (from 50)
Puck Control | Spin Deke Impact: 50 (from 60)
Puck Control | Skating Impact: 0 (from 5)
Goalies | Goalie Passing: 45 (from 40)
Goalies | Goalie Screen Effect: 65 (from 60)
Checking | Hitting Power: 15 (from 30)
Checking | Incidental Contact Effect: 75 (from 70)
Checking | Poke Checking Accuracy: 30 (from 45)
Checking | Poke Checking Power: 50 (from 65)
Checking | Stick Lift Effectiveness: 70 (from 65)
Penalties | CPU Penalties: 90 (from 85)
Penalties | Tripping: 90 (from 50)
Penalties | Slashing: 95 (from 85)
Penalties | Elbowing: 90 (from 95)
Penalties | Boarding: 95 (from 90)
Penalties | Holding: 65 (from 60)
Penalties | Hooking: 90 (from 50)
Penalties | Interference: 85 (from 90)

[Lordofthething]

Welcome back Al...good to see you're back for another year

[Al_Tito13]

A lot of testing today and messing around with a few sliders. You will see many changes in the log, some of them were rolled back, others will stay, at least for now.

I love the game so far on Xbox Series. Graphics are great, but the gameplay is obviously the main focus point for me. Sticks collisions are a huge upgrade, I think I was asking for it for 10 years now lol. They are still not perfect, but they are way better and it changes the game a lot, in a good way. The default pace is also better, so I decided to start with game speed at 3 instead of 2 this year. The puck is looser too, which is a great thing.

One thing I still have trouble with is passing %. I was always able to have it between 70 and 79 for both teams, but this year, it's pretty hard to get. The CPU is still really accurate with its passes (in the high 80s or low 90s), even with pass accuracy at 0. We can easily make the passes to bobble more, but I don't want it to be too much either, especially since the passing % stays pretty high. It's definitely one area I still have work to do, trying to find the sweet spot.

[Lordofthething]

Hey Al, was just coming on to get your thoughts on the game. I'm liking it a lot too but was reading so many mixed impressions I wasn't sure if I was just being too optimistic.

I've been using your sliders for years with the odd tweaks...one issue I'm having is lack of CPU penalties for the opposition...I bumped it to 100 but haven't seen much improvement, albeit in a small sample size.

I think I may have to bump some of the specific penalties for the cpu up a bit.

I'm surprised you never have this issue, maybe it's play style.

[hoverdonkey]

Thank you for these. Early impressions:

I'm finding it VERY difficult to score. I've been playing this game since 93 so I know my way around, but just not happening for me yet. Maybe I'm getting old and need to drop a skill level!

I have upped the pass reception ease on mine because I was finding it infuriating having my players mis-control a pass almost every time. I like it loose, but basic passes between D-men being mishandled and destroying any momentum I was building was driving me round the bend.

Hits seem a little high from my team, into the 30s, so might look at that.

I might just drop the game speed down to 2, see how that feels. I think that will help with my lack of control of the game and also drop the number of hits down a touch.

Thanks again though. It's a great start. I've given up at least two goals because I lost concentration while looking at the pretty ice

[NYJin2011tm]

Something I was always curious about. The goalie screen slider… is the user slider for your goalie or is it how well you screen the cpu goalie?

[Al_Tito13]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYJin2011tm

Something I was always curious about. The goalie screen slider… is the user slider for your goalie or is it how well you screen the cpu goalie?

Human slider is for your goalie.

[Al_Tito13]

I made other changes today, mostly to passing, checking and penalties sections. Passing and penalties are my focus right now. I'm still not fully satisfied with passing and I do a lot of testing.

However, I think that I found the reason why passing % is so high this year. It looks like they changed the way it's calculated. In years past, I'm pretty sure they were only counting clean passes as completed ones. This year, even bobbled passes are counting as completed, you have to entirely miss the player to get an incomplete pass.

I made a test where I put all CPU's passing sliders over the top, just to see what would happen. CPU's players were bobbling passes or getting pucks in their skates all over the ice and weren't able to complete a clean pass. After a few minutes, I paused the game and CPU's pass % was in the high 90s (I think 97 or something like that).

So, with the way passing % seems to be calculated this year and the fact that CPU players are still pretty accurate even with CPU's passing accuracy at 0, it sounds like it will be hard to make the pass % to come down. I saw times where, after a few minutes, the CPU were in the low 70s, but they always seem to finish the game in the 80s nevertheless. Passing % is only a number though, so if gameplay on the ice feels right, it's all good I guess.