several newbie questions

starjpk · 03-16-2009, 06:50 PM

hi there, fellow NHL lovers!

I downloaded NHL 2009 for PC last night (from EA Sports, I did pay for it) and since it didn't come with a manual (unless I am dumb and didn't find it), there are still a few of my questions that are left unanswered...

First of all, the game seems to be running pretty slow... I cranked up the skating speed and lowered the resolution and display options, but it still feels so much slower than Madden08 (shouldn't people on skates go faster than people running?)... I could get used to it, but is it meant to go really fast? I should probably invest in a 3d accelerator or more RAM or possibly even try cleaning out my hard drive...

Second, is there a way, in dynasty mode, to recall players from your AHL team, besides the ones that are in your actual roster? For example, I play with the Avs and I can recall Johnny Boychuk but I can't get T.J. Hensick or David Jones or several others from the Lake Erie Monsters. Is there any way to do that beside editing the roster and moving AHL players to NHL teams before starting the dynasty?

Finally, in a dynasty, is there a way to change the length of the seasons? 82 games per season is kind of a lot, I'll not get to season 2 until 2010!

and yes I know I can simulate games, but I'd rather keep control over all my games... but I guess I could simulate if I have to!

Anyway, thank you for your time, and happy gaming!

JP

DSgamby · 03-16-2009, 07:47 PM

1. What are your specs?

2. No, AHL is not part of the dynasty mode. You can use NHL View to move players from the hidden player list (Where AHL players are that are not also on their NHL teams)

3. No, 82 games is the the dynasty length.

starjpk · 03-16-2009, 08:04 PM

uhoh, I just realized I didn't have the requirements... I guess I was too excited to get the game!

My specs are:

Windows XP
Dell Inspiron 1501
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile
789 MHz, 1,87 GB of RAM

Should I look into getting an older version of the game?

And thank you for your answers about questions 2 and 3!

starjpk · 03-16-2009, 08:10 PM

and is there an older version of NHL where I can play shorter seasons? I know that you could in NHL 2003, but haven't kept on pace since then...

DSgamby · 03-16-2009, 08:31 PM

you meet the requirements other then the video card since you did not mention it. Laptop video cards may not work as they are not support for 09.

I play 09 with no problems, not full details on a Dell Lattitude D600 512 MB RAM with 32 MB video card

I checked 2004, 07, 08 and 09 and none of them have it

starjpk · 03-16-2009, 09:51 PM

I'm not sure what my video card is, it is the one that came with my computer and I didn't get a super-good one... the EA Sports site said I needed a 1.something GHz processor, but maybe mine is close enough... anyway, thank you for your support!