Simulation Controls in HLM

Simulate Games, Days, and Seasons

HLM simulation controls let you simulate one day, advance to a selected calendar date, simulate all games on a chosen date, or open Play By Play for your team’s game. During a calendar simulation, Stop Simulation ends the run. If HLM must pause, an alert explains why and provides the relevant actions.

How to use HLM simulation controls

Open the calendar and select the date you want to reach.
Select Sim Day for the current day or Sim to [date] for a later date.
Select Stop Simulation if you want to end the simulation before the chosen date.

HLM calendar simulation window with a selected date and simulation controls — Select a date to simulate to it, or stop the simulation while it is running.

Simulate every game on one date

Open Today Games, then use Previous Day, the date picker, or Next Day to choose a date. Select Sim All to simulate every unsimulated game listed on that screen.

HLM Today Games screen with date controls, scheduled games, and the Sim All button — Sim All simulates the games shown for the selected date.

Use Play By Play for your team’s game

Open your game from the simulation window and select Play By Play. Before an unsimulated game, HLM checks your contracts, roster, lineup, salary cap, and coaching staff. If one of those checks fails, an alert opens instead of the game.

For a completed game, Play By Play is shown only when the game log is still available to view.

Respond when an alert interrupts simulation

HLM does not stop silently. The alert identifies what needs attention and opens the screen or action that can correct it.

Alert	What it means	Actions shown
Contract Limit	Your team is over the contract limit.	Use the transaction actions shown by the alert to reduce your signed contracts.
Invalid Lineup	One of your controlled teams has an invalid lineup.	Best Lines, Edit Lines, or Roster Moves.
Invalid Roster	Your roster does not meet its league rules.	Open the roster-move action shown by the alert.
Invalid Coaches	Your coaching staff is incomplete or invalid.	Go To Staff.
You Are Over The Salary Cap	Your team exceeds the salary cap.	Trade, Lineup, Roster Moves, or Forfeit.

Scheduled decisions and inbox notifications can also interrupt simulation. Their alerts name the event and show its available action. Resolve it, dismiss it, or choose Stop Simulation when that option is shown.

HLM simulation alert explaining why simulation paused and showing corrective actions — When HLM interrupts simulation, the alert explains the issue and links to the relevant actions.

Use the Auto Simulation preset

Open Settings, select the presets control, and choose Auto Simulation. Confirming the preset overwrites your current settings. It enables automatic trades, free-agent signings, scouting and training assignments, roster moves, staff signings, and best-line updates after roster changes. Notifications that previously opened an alert are moved to the inbox.

Use Default from the same preset list to restore the default configuration. Both presets replace your current choices instead of changing a single setting.

HLM Settings preset selector with Default and Auto Simulation choices — Auto Simulation replaces the current settings with an automated career setup.

If simulation closes the game or runs much slower than normal, use the crashes and performance guide instead of changing career rules.