Hoops Ahead v1.0 Development Progress

Hi all, here's a big update on the development progress of Hoops Ahead. Below is also a gameplay video of v1.0 so far:

Development Progress:

The Draft:

• The upcoming draft class for each season will be revealed early on and you now can scout rookies

• The draft has been implemented in the offseason, you can select players from the draft class revealed earlier in the season

• During the draft, picks are selected one by one so you can do trades between picks if you want

• Each team will have one pick each in the first and second rounds, but they can get more draft picks via trades

• The 14 worst teams in the league will have their pick numbers determined in the draft lottery

• Pick numbers for the other teams will be based on their standing seed from the season

Signing Rookie Contracts:

• Right after the draft, you can start signing your drafted rookies

• The length of a rookie contract can be changed but the salary will be based on their draft position and you cannot change it

• If you don't have enough roster space to sign a rookie, you can either release a current player on your team or let the rookie leave

Free Agency & Re-signing Expiring Players:

• Expiring players will leave and enter free agency if you choose not to re-sign them

• Once free agency starts in the offseason, all teams will start offering contracts to the available free agents

New Awards Have Been Added:

• Rookie Of The Year

• Defenders First & Second Team

• Rookies First & Second Team

Coach Tactics:

• Coaches have been updated so that you can now change their tactics

• Each coach will have their own unique set of tactics for rotations, offense, and defense

Simulating:

• Simulating a match is now almost instant

• Also, you can now simulate multiple days without needing to constantly simulate your own match in between

• This multi-day simulating can be done in the regular season, playoffs, and offseason

Other Improvements & Additions:

• You can now waive players, however their remaining salary will still be on your salary cap until the contract expires

• Goggles and masks have been added as eyewear for players

• The team menu and progression menu UI is more compact now

• Also in the team menu, expiring players will be highlighted in yellow and unsigned rookies will be highlighted in orange

• In the trade searcher menu, the offers will now loop back to the beginning when you go past the last offer in the list