I have returned.

Back from a not quite so brief hiatus.

But I finally managed to create an iteration of my favorite mode ever in Basketball Coach: League Mode. Heavy emphasis on the word “iteration”, because the mode is pretty basic at the point. However, it brings a new level of immersion to the coaching experience of BBall Coach like never before.

This update includes:

NEW FEATURES

• League Mode. There’s quite a bit involved in this mode, so I’ll look to list off some of the main parts of this mode:

LEAGUE MODE

Start A New Basketball League From Scratch – To begin, you create your coach by choosing a name, two coaching strengths, and a team to coach! Choose the strengths wisely, because they will be your main strengths for the duration of the league you started.

Play Scheduled Games Against Other Computer Teams – Your league has a full schedule of games to be played. You have the ability to progress through days, while being able to jump in at anytime when it’s your game day.

Activate Special Coaching Perks In Game – This mode is introducing a completely new system to BBall Coach, and that is the Perk System. Based on your coaching strengths, you as a coach have access to special skills that activate in game depending on how your team is doing in those areas. When these perks activate, your team gets a big boost in those skills for a limited time. It could be the difference between victory and defeat, so make sure your team’s gameplan is tailored towards your strengths as a coach.

View Your League Achievements – Each time you complete a playthrough of the league, you are able to view the achievements you earned in recent runs.

NOTE:

• This mode is work-in-progress. Bear with me.
• You can only play as a middle school coach. Future leagues are already implemented, but the progression of leagues is still being fleshed out. I chose to release this mode as is, because I think it’s quite fun as is, and I’ll add more leagues when I can. High School awaits.
• League achievements are not saved when you refresh the page, so avoid doing that until you wish to completely start over. I’ll look into supporting persistence of league data even if you refresh/close the browser if it’s wanted.

QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES

• Tuned game balance with rebounds and steals.
• Added a bit more spacing between the game view ticker and the score view.

WHAT’S NEXT

• Working on a proper progression system where you go from Middle School to High School to College, etc. Open to suggestions/ideas.
• I’ll be adding some more perks and special achievements, and it likely won’t necessitate a new post.
• Continue working on improving the core game logic, because that never ends.

I truly appreciate anyone that plays. Especially people that share thoughts, feedback or constructive criticism. I’m hoping to take Basketball Coach to a whole new level by the end of this year.