NHL 23 Patch 1.4 Available Now Adding More Uniforms, Fixing and Tuning Multiple Modes - Patch Notes

Steve Noah

Published: Dec 13, 2022 01:00 pm

NHL 23 patch 1.4 is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, December 13 at 1:00 PM ET, adding more reverse retro uniforms along with plenty of fixes and tuning in multiple modes. A smaller patch was released last week addressing VOIP issues.

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UPDATE: (12-13) The patch is available now.

There are only a couple of gameplay related fixes, but plenty of issues are addressed in World of Chel, Custom Leagues, Franchise Mode, presentation and more.

Check out the patch notes below.

Gameplay

Fixed an issue where Power Play Strategies and Faceoff formations were not saving.
Fixed an issue with the puck motion during lacrosse flip deke

Presentation

Lighting – Fixed an issue that caused in-game lighting to be absent when reconnecting a controller in the be a pro hub
Lighting – Fixed an issue where before gameplay starts the lighting would break
Be A Pro – Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when hitting the Pause button after a coach conversation
Environment – The Farm – Fixed a gameplay camera issue that could cause a low-hanging branch from showing up in the camera frustum
Front End Menu – Music chyrons weren’t being shown for first soundtrack song after returning from a game.
Fixed an issue that could cause infinite syncing during online games in Overtime when 1 player quits gameplay
Crowd – Removed crowds from freeskate and team practices in both clubs and drop-in
Be A Pro – Fixed an issue that caused pre-game speech to play twice when showing an Anthem intro
Cameras – Fixed an issue in Detroit where camera could clip with crowd at faceoff setup moments that showcase the AR Leaderboard graphic

Online Modes

Fixed an issue where opponents were able to view the lines and strategies in online versus
Fixed a soft lock that would occur if the opponent quit in Overtime Shootout during an Online Versus game
Fixed an issue where users were unable to advance to gameplay in Threes Online Play if they invited a friend to play with them
[XBOX]Fixed an issue where some Xbox Gamerpic’s were not appearing in the social widget or Dressing Rooms
Fixed an issue where NHL Threes Circuit progress is lost when entering NHL Threes Online

World of Chel

Added additional content into World Of Chel for upcoming Chel challenges. Check back often to collect the latest cool new content.
Fixed an issue where users would soft lock if they accepted an invite while loading into the World of Chel
Fixed a soft lock that would sometimes happen after the first play of the period NIS in EASHL Drop-in and EASHL Clubs
Fixed a soft lock that would sometimes occur when a user accepted multiple invites to a dressing room in the World of Chel
Fixed a rare desync that would happen at the opening faceoff in EASHL Drop-in games
Fixed a rare crash that would happen while loading into the World of Chel
Fixed a rare crash that would occur when a player was bodychecked in EASHL 3 vs 3 games
Fixed several button functionality issues for Club Strategies
Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be returned to the World of Chel main menu when selecting to continue to the 2nd round of One’s Eliminator
Fixed an issue where players hair wasn’t showing correctly during gameplay in the World of Chel
Fixed an issue where there is a full crowd during Freeskate and Club Practice in the World of Chel
Fixed an issue where if you went into Customize Club while in a friend’s Dressing Room your club’s customization would take on the friend’s club’s look

Custom Leagues

Added ability to substitute AHL teams within Custom Leagues
Added a setting that allows the user to use entire pool of NHL players in a Custom Leagues fantasy draft regardless of how many teams are in the league.
Fixed an issue where the Stanley Cup presentation did not play when winning the Finals in aggregate format in Custom Leagues

Franchise

Added Retired Jersey Numbers setting to Custom Leagues
Tuning for line combinations that are set by some coaches to be less reliant on X-Factors
Tuning for line chemistry on penalty kill lines to be less reliant on X-Factors
Fixed an issue where some penalty kill lines always showed -3 for line chemistry
Fixed an issue where promoting a coach from within the organization to be the Head Coach did not update the strategies tab in Edit Lines
Fixed an issue where CHL eligible players were being assigned to the AHL instead of junior
Fixed an issue where AHL scouts were not uncovering a player’s Pro Scout Assessment in Custom Leagues
Fixed an issue where Home Ice Advantage was sometimes given to the wrong team in the playoffs
Fix an issue where substituting teams in Season Mode caused the game to soft lock
Fixed as issue where line chemistry did not show a +2 modifier when appropriate

Be A Pro

Fixed an issue around salary perks not being available to activate due to insufficient followers

Misc

Misc crash fixes
Misc UI fixes

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Hockey Ultimate Team

Fixed an issue with players receiving errors when attempting to save a HUT Roster
Fixed an issue where Sold Items are reset to 0 in Trade Pile
Updated Collections team logos & colors that were out of date
Fixed an issue in the Auction House where a default value is set to -1
Updated Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl X-Factor Art to show new Oilers uniforms
Updated Challenges artwork for Connor McDavid and Trevor Zegras
Fixed an issue in HUT Rivals where players would desync off the opening faceoff
Various UI Fixes

Art

Updated the following teams center ice art

AHL

Henderson Silver Knights

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