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New net and goalie models, goals that only count when they arrive through the mouth, netting that is solid without sealing the goal, and the players who appeared to march on the spot have stopped.
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We rewrote every gameplay system in native C++, made the server the authority on what happens, and moved VHL onto a dedicated machine running 24/7 in Germany.
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Our character model is officially complete, and a new set of skating and idle animations is in the game. Now we're tuning the skating until it moves like the real thing.
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A complete rebuild of virtualhockeyleague.net. Faster, sharper, and built to grow into the competitive platform VHL is heading toward.
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Part 4: the 2025 graphics rework. Lighting, effects, and polish that pushed VHL toward its esports vision.
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Part 3: September 2024. Multiple players, one rink, and the moment VHL became an actual multiplayer game.
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Part 2: designing VHL's first full-size arena, where the game's visual identity was born.
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Part 1 of our development retrospective: the 2022 decision to abandon our Unity prototype and rebuild in UE5, the hard call that everything since has been built on.
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On May 9, 2025, eight different people from around the world connected to the same lobby and played VHL together for the first time. Watch the highlights.
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We organized our very first full-lobby multiplayer playtest session, stress-testing the server, the new matchmaking lobby, and full match flow with real players.
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