
Set the Difficulty to Medium, Period Length to 6, Penalties to 4, Fighting to 3. Then go to Play Now, Game Setup, and Rules. Once in-game, go to Options, AI and click the 04 Rebuilt AI button at the bottom.

Additionally, try setting the Compatibility Mode for "nhl2004.exe" and/or "launcher.exe" to run for Windows 8, and check the box to Run as Administrator.Ĩ. If Windows 10 users are having issues with the game starting, they may need to disable antialiasing and anisotropic filtering. Start the game using launcher.exe from your root C:\NHL 2004 directory. Remember to disable the ditties option on the launcher! DO NOT INSTALL ADD-ONS FROM OUTSIDE THIS FORUM. These ditties go to C:\Users\username\Documents\NHL 2004\USER\ditties while menu music goes to your root C:\NHL 2004 directory.

If you're not using launcher ditties (mp3 files), download and extract desired add-ons from Legacy Files below, such as ditty packs and menu music. Download and extract the rest of the files to your root C:\NHL 2004 directory. The files db.viv and tuning.viv go to C:\NHL 2004\db. This folder should now be automatically created. If this folder does not exist, either create it yourself in your My Documents directory, or launch the game once so it goes to the main menu, then immediately exit. The files NHL 2004 Exh.exh, NHL 2004, and NHL 2004 OLExh.exh, go to C:\Users\username\Documents\NHL 2004\db\.

Overwrite all existing files.ģ. Download and extract the launcher to your root C:\NHL 2004 directory. The recommended location is to make the install folder in C:\, such as C:\NHL 2004.Ģ. Download and extract interface to your C:\NHL 2004 folder. (1337.36 MB) and then change the install directory. Select performance settings and directory option.
