✨ Major Update — New Models, Full Settings, Smoother Mechanics
The latest VHL build ships a visual overhaul, a complete settings suite, and a big pass on mechanical smoothness. Jump in and feel the difference across movement, shooting, and overall responsiveness.
🧊 New Character Models
Improved silhouettes, materials, and FX readability for a cleaner top-down hockey experience:
- Updated player and goalie meshes with sharper silhouettes
- Refined shaders and emissives for sci-fi vibe without visual noise
- Enhanced team color clarity and UI nameplate contrast
⚙️ Full Settings Suite
Dial the game to your preferences—performance, control, and accessibility in one place:
- Video: resolution scale, V-Sync, FPS cap, post-processing toggles
- Audio: master/music/SFX sliders, mute on focus loss
- Controls: keybind remapping, mouse sensitivity & invert, controller deadzones
- Accessibility: color-assist presets, UI scale, camera shake intensity
- Face-off: dynamic field positions were added to the game for more engaging gameplay
🏒 Mechanics Smoothness Pass
Movement and input feel have been polished for faster, tighter play:
- Reduced input latency and cleaner acceleration/deceleration curves
- Smoother turns and slide-stops with consistent recovery windows
- Shot wind-up and release timings standardized for better predictability
- Goaltender transitions streamlined for quick swaps in/out of net
All of this supports our north star: fast, precise, high-agency hockey. VHL keeps its raw pace—now with sharper visuals, full configurability, and buttery-smooth core mechanics.