Patch 7 - December 13th 2025

Online:

• Massively improved online stability and syncing.

• Desyncs are now properly resolved instead of exiting back to the lobby.

• Maximum delay was extended from .5 seconds to 2 seconds.

• Increased leniency for frame rate hangs/spikes.

• Fixed goal scene being skippable in online multiplayer and causing a desync.

• Fixed ice scratches not being cleared after a match finishes.

• Fixed online error messages lacking background shadows

• Fixed Results screen music persisting after a match finishes.

• Steam's Rich Text Status now properly displays if a player is playing a match online or is in a lobby.

Misc. Fixes

• Fixed "End of 1st/3rd Period" text being incorrect for English since the last update.

• Fixed Linesman not leaving faceoff after dropping the puck unless and until the puck is passed.

Known issues

• Stuttering does still sometimes occur when loading some sounds off of a slower hard drive.

(This stuttering can also cause sync issues during online play.)