NHL 20 Patch 1.30 Has Arrived, Adds HUT Rivals, Gameplay Fixes & More - Patch Notes Here

NHL 20 game update 1.30 is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, featuring a new mode for Hockey Ultimate Team, called HUT Rivals. The patch will include some fixes for gameplay, presentation, franchise mode and World of CHEL.

UPDATE: (10-25) The patch is available now.

Check out the patch notes below.

Gameplay

General

• ECHL Regular season overtime rules increases to 7 minutes instead of 5 minutes
• Fixed a case where the penalized team was being allowed to possess the puck when an injury occurs

AI

• Fixed a case where AI would over pursue loose pucks on rush chances against

Goalies

• Various animation improvements
• Improvements to covers for pucks underneath the goaltender
• Further improvements to goalie tracking when the puck is behind the net

Physics

• Fixed a case where the goalie could skate through the net

Shooting

• Fixed some cases where players would take a path that would put them offside when trying to one-time the puck
• Improved selection for on knee one timers
• Further shot angle improvements for accurate release trajectories

Presentation

• Added Penalty Box and bench camera options for Be a Pro and EASHL modes
• Added new player intro animations
• Added more variation in cameras during stoppages of play in outdoor environments
• Various environment camera clipping fixes
• Player lineup animation and camera improvements

Franchise Mode

• Tuned the frequency a coach will decline a contract offer due to market size and team status.
• Added the ability for RFA’s to not receive a contract at the start of new Franchise mode. These players will remain RFA until signed in the mode by either a CPU or User team.
• Misc stability improvements.

HUT

HUT Rivals

• HUT Rivals is a new HUT Online game mode which allows you to compete against other HUT players, earn rewards, and qualify for HUT Champions
• Start out by playing 5 placement games to determine your starting Skill Rating and Division
• Play games in your Division’s Weekly Competition to earn Rivals Points, rank up, and earn better weekly rewards
• Earn HUT Champions Points as you play Rivals games to progress towards earning an entry to HUT Champions
• Every week a new Rivals Season begins. Rivals Points are reset to 0 when a new season begins.
• You’ll also earn Rivals Points while playing HUT Champions games to help rank up and earn Rivals rewards
• The following changes have been made within HUT to accommodate the addition of HUT Rivals:
  • The ‘Online’ tab in the HUT Hub has been re-organized
  • HUT Champions qualification now takes place by earning enough HUT Champions points by playing Rivals games
    • There will no longer be HUT Champions Qualifiers through Competitive Seasons each week.
    • Winning Div 1 in Online Seasons will no longer grant HUT Champions access.

General

• Fixed an issue where the player bio sometimes showed incorrect Win/Loss stats for Goalies

Squad Battles

• Added a warning popup when attempting to play a game with less than 30 minutes remaining in the Season.
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Unranked’ rank sometimes displayed as ‘Rank 1’ on the My Rank tab.

World of CHEL

Improvements

• Added the ability to now change the Chel Challenges card to require a specific number of challenges to be completed out of the 15 to earn the Special Reward

Content

• New content added to World of CHEL which is to be revealed through the Chel Challenge card. Tune in regularly to see what exciting new stuff you can earn

Fixes

• Fixed a hang in Ones and Threes Eliminator that can occur during match rollover
• Fixed the Ones Eliminator scoreboard not appearing if an opponent dropped out while loading into a match
• Fixed Club Captaincy not appearing for the Home team
• Fixed Full Reward not greying out after it is redeemed in Chel Challenges
• Fixed an issue where the second wireless controller lost the ability to join a match if the first controller became disconnected.

Art – Equipment

Gloves

• Sher-Wood M90 Rekker Pro

Art – Jerseys

NHL

• Los Angeles Kings Retro Alternate
• St. Louis Blues Retro Alternate
• Calgary Flames Heritage
• Winnipeg Jets Heritage

AHL

• Colorado Eagles Alternate

OHL

• Barrie Colts Home and Away
• Flint Firebirds Home and Away
• Guelph Storm Home and Away
• Hamilton Bulldogs Home and Away
• Kingston Frontenacs Home and Away
• Kitchener Rangers Home and Away
• Mississauga Steelheads Home and Away
• Niagara IceDogs Home and Away
• North Bat Battalion Home and Away
• Oshawa Generals Home and Away
• Ottawa 67’s Home and Away
• Saginaw Spirit Home and Away
• Sarnia Sting Home and Away
• Sault Ste-Marie Greyhounds Home and Away
• Sudbury Wolves Home and Away
• Windsor Spitfires Home and Away

QMJHL

• Acadie-Bathurst Titan Home and Away
• Baie-Comeau Drakkar Home and Away
• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Home and Away
• Chicoutimi Sagueneens Home and Away
• Drummondville Voltigeurs Home and Away
• Gatineau Olympiques Home and Away
• Halifax Mooseheads Home and Away
• Moncton Wildcats Home and Away
• Owen Sound Attack Home and Away
• Quebec Remparts Home and Away
• Rimouski Oceanic Home and Away
• Rouyn Noranda Huskies Home and Away
• Saint John Sea Dogs Home and Away
• Shawinigan Cataractes Home and Away
• Sherbrooke Phoenix Home and Away
• Val D’Or Foreurs Home and Away
• Victoriaville Tigres Home and Away

WHL

• Brandon Wheat Kings Home and Away
• Calgary Hitmen Home and Away
• Edmonton OIl Kings Home and Away
• Everett Silvertips Home and Away
• Kamloops Blazers Home and Away
• Kelowna Rockets Home and Away
• Lethbridge Hurricanes Home and Away
• Medicine Hat Tigers Home and Away
• Moose Jaw Warriors Home and Away
• Portland Winterhawks Home and Away
• Prince Albert Raiders Home and Away
• Prince George Cougars Home and Away
• Red Deer Rebels Home and Away
• Regina Pats Home and Away
• Sarnia Sting Home and Away
• Saskatoon Blades Home and Away
• Seattle Thunderbirds Home and Away
• Spokane Chiefs Home and Away
• Swift Current Broncos Home and Away
• Vancouver Giants Home and Away
• Victoria Royals Home and Away

DEL

• Adler Mannheim Home, Away and Alternate
• Augsburger Panther Home, Away and Alternate
• Dusseldorfer EG Home, Away and Alternate
• Eisbaren Berlin Home, Away and Alternate
• EHC Red Bull Munchen Home and Away
• ERC Ingolstadt Home, Away and Alternate
• Fischtown Pinguins Home, Away and Alternate
• Grizzlys Wolfsburg Home, Away and Alternate
• Iserlohn Roosters Home, Away and Alternate
• Kolner Haie Home, Away and Alternate
• Krefeld Pinguine Home, Away and Alternate
• Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Home and Away
• Straubing Tigers Home, Away and Alternate
• Schenninger Wild Wings Home, Away and Alternate

Nationalliga (Switzerland)

• EHC Biel Home and Away
• EV Zug Home and Away
• HC Ambri-Piotta Home and Away
• HC Davos Home and Away
• HC Fribourg-Gotteron Home and Away
• HC Lugano Home and Away
• Geneve-Servette HC Home and Away
• Lausanne HC Home and Away
• SC Bern Home and Away
• SCL Tigers Home and Away
• Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Home and Away
• ZSC Lions Home and Away