Hoop Land Update Adds Bully Ball, Improved Transitions, Rim Hangs and More - Patch Notes

Koality Game has released another Hoop Land update for iOS and Android devices adding bully ball from the AI bigs in the paint, improved CPU offensive and defensive transitions, CPU fades and rim hangs. They have also added improved coaches, player regression, game simulation sliders, ability to edit player awards and much more. Career mode is coming later this year with plans to port over to Steam and consoles afterwards. Check out the patch notes below.

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
• Fixed inability to trade players in the offseason
• Fixed player regimen not resetting to Auto when signed to another team
• Fixed freeze when starting lineup contains injured players
• Fixed optimize lineup resting healthy players
• Fixed optimize lineup assigning two players to the same line position
• Fixed player with major injury but zero games out
• Fixed ability to play through major injuries
• Fixed ability to edit players not on own team in Franchise mode
• Fixed retired players appearing on Free Agents list
• Fixed inability to scout players in the pro league when scouts are available
• Fixed game type header on team matchup screen during play-in games
• Fixed current day being greater than the maximum days on the schedule
• Fixed team history and retired numbers when importing an expansion team
• Fixed conference button text on Team Select screen
• Fixed player hair overlapping on Team Select screen
• Fixed countries not cycling in alphabetical order
• Fixed team sort order when cycling through teams
• Fixed missing sfx when toggling autosave in Customize