NHL 23 Update 1.40 Patch Notes (NHL Patch 1.4)

A new NHL 23 update 1.40 (patch 1.4) is now available to download for PS4, PS5, and Xbox One players. According to the official NHL 23 1.40 patch notes, the latest November Title update addressed concerns around presentation features like on-ice projections and national anthems. In addition, NHL 23 patch 1.40 (1.040) also includes stability fixes.

Previously, a hotfix was also released with some minor changes. Unfortunately, players are still facing issues with the game. Today’s NHL 23 version 1.40 will address a few of these issues.

Check out more details below.

NHL 23 Update 1.4 Patch Notes (1.40)

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue where Power Play Strategies and Faceoff formations were not saving.
  • Fixed an issue with the puck motion during lacrosse flip deke

Presentation

  • Lighting – Fixed an issue that caused in-game lighting to be absent when reconnecting a controller in the be a pro hub
  • Lighting – Fixed an issue where before gameplay starts the lighting would break
  • Be A Pro – Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when hitting the Pause button after a coach conversation
  • Environment – The Farm – Fixed a gameplay camera issue that could cause a low-hanging branch from showing up in the camera frustum
  • Front End Menu – Music chyrons weren’t being shown for first soundtrack song after returning from a game.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause infinite syncing during online games in Overtime when 1 player quits gameplay
  • Crowd – Removed crowds from freeskate and team practices in both clubs and drop-in
  • Be A Pro – Fixed an issue that caused pre-game speech to play twice when showing an Anthem intro
  • Cameras – Fixed an issue in Detroit where camera could clip with crowd at faceoff setup moments that showcase the AR Leaderboard graphic

Online Modes

  • Fixed an issue where opponents were able to view the lines and strategies in online versus
  • Fixed a soft lock that would occur if the opponent quit in Overtime Shootout during an Online Versus game
  • Fixed an issue where users were unable to advance to gameplay in Threes Online Play if they invited a friend to play with them
  • [XBOX]Fixed an issue where some Xbox Gamerpic’s were not appearing in the social widget or Dressing Rooms
  • Fixed an issue where NHL Threes Circuit progress is lost when entering NHL Threes Online

World of Chel

  • Added additional content into World Of Chel for upcoming Chel challenges. Check back often to collect the latest cool new content.
  • Fixed an issue where users would soft lock if they accepted an invite while loading into the World of Chel
  • Fixed a soft lock that would sometimes happen after the first play of the period NIS in EASHL Drop-in and EASHL Clubs
  • Fixed a soft lock that would sometimes occur when a user accepted multiple invites to a dressing room in the World of Chel
  • Fixed a rare desync that would happen at the opening faceoff in EASHL Drop-in games
  • Fixed a rare crash that would happen while loading into the World of Chel
  • Fixed a rare crash that would occur when a player was bodychecked in EASHL 3 vs 3 games
  • Fixed several button functionality issues for Club Strategies
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be returned to the World of Chel main menu when selecting to continue to the 2nd round of One’s Eliminator
  • Fixed an issue where players hair wasn’t showing correctly during gameplay in the World of Chel
  • Fixed an issue where there is a full crowd during Freeskate and Club Practice in the World of Chel
  • Fixed an issue where if you went into Customize Club while in a friend’s Dressing Room your club’s customization would take on the friend’s club’s look

Custom Leagues

  • Added ability to substitute AHL teams within Custom Leagues
  • Added a setting that allows the user to use entire pool of NHL players in a Custom Leagues fantasy draft regardless of how many teams are in the league.
  • Fixed an issue where the Stanley Cup presentation did not play when winning the Finals in aggregate format in Custom Leagues

Franchise

  • Added Retired Jersey Numbers setting to Custom Leagues
  • Tuning for line combinations that are set by some coaches to be less reliant on X-Factors
  • Tuning for line chemistry on penalty kill lines to be less reliant on X-Factors
  • Fixed an issue where some penalty kill lines always showed -3 for line chemistry
  • Fixed an issue where promoting a coach from within the organization to be the Head Coach did not update the strategies tab in Edit Lines
  • Fixed an issue where CHL eligible players were being assigned to the AHL instead of junior
  • Fixed an issue where AHL scouts were not uncovering a player’s Pro Scout Assessment in Custom Leagues
  • Fixed an issue where Home Ice Advantage was sometimes given to the wrong team in the playoffs
  • Fix an issue where substituting teams in Season Mode caused the game to soft lock
  • Fixed as issue where line chemistry did not show a +2 modifier when appropriate

Be A Pro

  • Fixed an issue around salary perks not being available to activate due to insufficient followers

Misc

  • Misc crash fixes
  • Misc UI fixes

Hockey Ultimate Team

  • Fixed an issue with players receiving errors when attempting to save a HUT Roster
  • Fixed an issue where Sold Items are reset to 0 in Trade Pile
  • Updated Collections team logos & colors that were out of date
  • Fixed an issue in the Auction House where a default value is set to -1
  • Updated Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl X-Factor Art to show new Oilers uniforms
  • Updated Challenges artwork for Connor McDavid and Trevor Zegras
  • Fixed an issue in HUT Rivals where players would desync off the opening faceoff
  • Various UI Fixes

Art

Updated the following teams center ice art

AHL

  • Henderson Silver Knights

Uniforms

The following uniforms have been added or updated in NHL 23

NHL

  • Buffalo Sabres – Third
  • Anaheim Ducks – Reverse Retro
  • Calgary Flames – Reverse Retro
  • Chicago Blackhawks – Reverse Retro
  • Colorado Avalanche – Reverse Retro
  • Columbus Blue Jackets – Reverse Retro
  • Dallas Stars – Reverse Retro
  • Detroit Red Wings – Reverse Retro
  • Edmonton Oilers – Reverse Retro
  • Florida Panthers – Reverse Retro
  • Los Angeles Kings – Reverse Retro
  • Montreal Canadiens – Reverse Retro
  • New Jersey Devils – Reverse Retro
  • New York Islanders – Reverse Retro
  • New York Rangers – Reverse Retro
  • Ottawa Senators – Reverse Retro
  • Philadelphia Flyers – Reverse Retro
  • Pittsburgh Penguins – Reverse Retro
  • San Jose Sharks – Reverse Retro
  • Toronto Maple Leafs – Reverse Retro
  • Vancouver Canucks – Reverse Retro

ECHL

  • Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Third
  • Idaho Steelheads – Third
  • Rapid City Rush – Third

The Following Changes were added previously.

GAMEPLAY

AI

  • Improved defenseman gap control to defend against the rush through the middle of the ice

Goalies

  • Addressed an issue where user goalies were under performing on Arcade and Semi Pro difficulties
  • General goalie bug fixing around jittering and animation selection

Strategies

  • Addressed an issue with the Selected Gameplay Strategies in game not matching what’s in the Strategy menus

PRESENTATION

  • Addressed an issue with an end-of-game celebration which showed players that were sitting on the bench celebrating with goalie instead of players that were on the ice at end of game.
  • Addressed issue that prevented chosen gameplay camera from showing up during gameplay
  • Be A Pro – Addressed issue that could cause selection of wrong camera in some cinematics
  • Addressed an infinite sync loop that could occur when a player quits gameplay in OT
  • Spengler Cup – Addressed issue where trophy didn’t properly fit into hands of players
  • Addressed audio issue where national anthems wouldn’t play if sime intervening into the first period
  • Addressed issue with lighting in Be A Pro that could cause a flash of white light on load
  • Stanley Cup Celebration – Addressed issue that could cause a player to disappear during the sequence where cup is passed from player to player
  • Addressed issue during end of game celebration where goalie could be holding stick with their trapper hand instead of blocker
  • Addressed audio issue where crowd doesn’t behave properly when anthem intro follows a be-a-pro scripted event
  • Addressed issue that causes wipes to be held for too long which lead to missing parts of goal replay
  • Addressed issue with crowd signs not showing correct dynamic data (eg. Player Names)
  • Addressed game crash in Three Modes after goal is scored
  • Addressed audio issue in the main menu that would cause the soundtrack to play under speech
  • Long goal horn blast is now used for all teams on home team shootout wins

WORLD OF CHEL

  • Added the ability for EASHL Club users to swap player positions on the Power Play and/or Penalty Kill.
  • Added Strategy Tool Tips to Online VS and EASHL Clubs
  • Added back Strategies Quick Swap back to EASHL 6v6 Power Play and Penalty Kill Lineup
  • Addressed a crash that sometimes occurs during gameplay in EASHL Drop-in 3v3
  • Addressed an issue where the main menu would sometimes fail to load up on the World Of Chel main hub
  • Addressed an issue where some users were not being transitioned from the post match-up screen into EASHL games
  • Addressed an issue where the prolonged syncing wipe screen would cause users to miss goal replays
  • Addressed an issue where EASHL club logos were missing from the pause menu
  • Addressed an issue where there was no audio SFX playing when World of Chel bags were opened
  • Addressed an issue where certain player glove types were not loading in Free Skate
  • Addressed an issue where the first-time user flow tips for Roles in Club Strategies didn’t have an arrow pointing to feature user can change
  • Addressed an issue where the camera angle doesn’t change regardless of the setting
  • Addressed a text color issue on leaderboards so recent games info was properly visible
  • Addressed an issue where the dressing room chat box does not display the teammate gamertag in drop-in rollover dressing rooms
  • Increased the size of the edit strategies options text box so less text needs to scroll
  • Addressed an issue where multiple options where being highlighted after coming back from team strategies
  • [XBOX] Addressed an issue where the Goal NIS images would show up corrupted
  • [XBOX] an issue where the user is prompted with the “Insufficient Permission” message in any online mode after allowing the “You can join multiplayer games” privilege setting
  • Added additional content into World of Chel for upcoming Chel challenges. Check back often to collect the latest cool new content.

HOCKEY ULTIMATE TEAM

  • Addressed an issue with TOTW Items not displaying correctly
  • Addressed an issue where the player item was not being displayed after a goal being scored
  • Addressed an issue with HUT Rivals Rank Icons
  • Addressed issues with readability of Rivals on ice textures
  • Various UI fixes

ART

Updated the following teams center ice art

ECHL

  • Kansas City Mavericks

QMJHL

  • Saint John Seadogs
  • Val d’Or Foreurs

WHL

  • Red Deer Rebels

UNIFORMS

The following uniforms have been added or updated in NHL 23

NHL

  • Carolina Hurricanes – Third
  • Calgary Flames – Third
  • All 32 NHL 2022-23 Reverse Retro Uniforms

AHL

  • Bakersfield Condors – Home and Away
  • Calgary Wranglers – Home and Away
  • Colorado Eagles – Home and Away
  • Tucson Roadrunners – Home and Away
  • Utica Comets – Third

ECHL

  • Adirondack Thunder – Home
  • Atlanta Gladiators – Home, Away and Third
  • Florida Everblades – Away
  • Fort Wayne Komets – Home and Away
  • Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Home and Away
  • Idaho Steelheads – Home and Away
  • Kansas City Mavericks – Away
  • Rapid City Rush – Home and Away
  • Savannah Ghost Pirates – Home, Away and Third
  • South Carolina Stingrays – Third
  • Utah Grizzlis – Home and Away
  • Wichita Thunder – Home and Away

DEL

  • Adler Mannheim – Home, Away and Third
  • Augsburger Panther – Home, Away and Third
  • Bietigheim Steelers – Home, Away and Third
  • Dusseldorfer EG – Home, Away and Third
  • EHC Red Bull Munchen – Home, Away and Third
  • Eisbaren Berlin – Home, Away and Third
  • ERC Ingolstadt – Home, Away and Third
  • Fischtown Pinguins – Home, Away and Third
  • Iserlohn Roosters – Home, Away and Third
  • Kolner Haie – Home, Away and Third
  • Nurmberg Ice Tigers – Home and Away
  • Schwenninger Wild Wings – Home, Away and Third
  • Straubing Tigers – Home, Away and Third
  • Wolfsburg Grizzlys – Home, Away and Third

HockeyAllsvenskan

  • AIK – Home and Away
  • Almtuna IS – Home and Away
  • BIK Karlskoga – Home and Away
  • Djurgardens IF – Home and Away
  • HC Vita Hasten – Home and Away
  • IF Bjorkloven – Home and Away
  • MODO Hockey – Home and Away
  • Mora IK – Home and Away
  • Ostersunds IK – Home and Away
  • Sodertalje SK – Home and Away
  • Tingsryds AIF – Home and Away
  • Vasterviks IK – Home and Away

National League

  • EHC Biel – Home and Away
  • EHC Kloten – Home and Away
  • EV Zug – Home and Away
  • Geneve-Servette HC – Home and Away
  • HC Ajoie – Home and Away
  • HC Ambri-Piotta – Home and Away
  • HC Davos – Home and Away
  • HC Fribourg-Gotteron – Home and Away
  • HC Lugano – Home and Away
  • Lausanne HC – Home and Away
  • Rapperswil-Jona Lakers – Home and Away
  • SC Bern – Home and Away
  • SCL Tigers – Home and Away
  • ZSC Lions – Home and Away

QMJHL

  • Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Home and Away
  • Halifax Mooseheads Home and Away
  • Sherbrooke Phoenix Home and Away

WHL

  • Brandon Wheat Kings Home and Away
  • Everett Silvertips Home and Away
  • Prince George Cougars Home and Away

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