Your player
Attributes, training and the path into your career.
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THE PLAYER GUIDE
Know your game. Shape your career.
From the locker room to the final buzzer, find your way around Hoop Dynasty: Rise of a Legend.
About this guide
Hoop Dynasty is in development. This guide covers the wider game, not a list of everything included in the Playtest. Available content depends on the version you are playing; follow Steam announcements for access and release news.
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Advance with a plan
Check your schedule, condition and messages.
Read this sectionGame day
Locker room, live 2D, fast simulation and the postgame recap.
Read this sectionLife off the court
Read reactions and weigh up what you post.
Read this sectionThe basketball world
Get to know the leagues and cups around your career.
Read this sectionA national-team call
Follow selection news and your place in the squad.
Read this sectionBeyond the Pro League
International clubs, standings and the postseason.
Read this sectionYour trophy cabinet
Explore award names and what they celebrate.
Read this sectionBuild the player, not just the stat line
You manage one basketball career. Your role, development and decisions matter on and off the court.
Player profile
Read your attributes alongside your recent performances. Look at what fits your role and what still needs work.
Training and condition
Keep an eye on your condition before committing to the next game. Development is a season-long job.
Decisions and opportunities
Read an offer or conversation before choosing. Playing time, expectations and relationships give each decision its context.
Career paths
College, International and Pro are the main career settings. Check the available starting options in your version.
College
Find your footing as a prospect before the next career step.
International
Build a career among international clubs.
Pro
Step into the expectations of professional basketball.
Before you advance
Use the calendar to see what is next. Dates and events depend on your competition and career stage.
01ReadCheck messages and any decision waiting for you.
02PrepareLook at your condition and the next calendar appointment.
03AdvanceMove forward when you are ready.
04Play and reviewFollow game day through to the postgame recap.
Stay with the next appointment
Read any pending messages and decisions. On game day, follow the route into the locker room and Match Center rather than assuming that advancing has already played the game.
From the locker room to the final buzzer
Follow the game as a career simulation. You are not steering players with arcade controls.
1. Locker room
Read the coach’s message, check your teammates and make the choices presented before tip-off. Complete any conversation that needs your response.
2. Start the game
The Match Center opens before play begins. Start the commentary for the live 2D view, or choose the faster simulation option when available.
3. Follow the action
Watch the score, clock and player stats as the game unfolds. Live 2D and fast simulation are two ways to follow the same basketball game.
4. Read the postgame recap
After the final buzzer, review the result, your performance and the player growth screen before continuing your career.
Know the competition
Hoop Dynasty uses an original basketball world with its own teams, leagues and cups.
HD Pro League
The Pro League brings together the Simea and Dion conferences. The championship is decided in the HD Crown Series.
HD International
Follow international clubs through the Super Circuit and Power League. Standings and the competition page show the current race.
HD Nations Crown
The national-team competition puts club careers in a different setting: representing a country.
World and Horizon cups
World Club Cup, World Shield and Horizon events are part of the wider competition guide. Check your calendar for the events that apply to your career.
Watch for a call-up
A call-up is a career moment, not something to assume from your club form alone.
Selection news
Read national-team messages to understand whether you are selected, on a reserve list or outside the squad.
Your place in the squad
Check your role and the players around you. Club status and national-team status are different contexts.
The next appointment
Use the calendar and the call-up message for dates and next steps. The guide does not replace your career’s schedule.
A career beyond the Pro League
International basketball has its own clubs and competitions. The team you join changes the setting around your player.
Teams and standings
Compare rosters, results and standings to understand the level of a club. This is information for your player’s career, not a separate club-management mode.
Read the opportunity
An attractive destination is about more than its place in the table. Read the role and expectations shown in the offer or conversation.
What you say becomes part of the story
HD Network is the game’s social and media space. Read the conversation around your player and think about the response you want to give.
Create a post
Choose a moment to share, read the post preview and check the consequences shown before publishing. Attention and trust are not always the same thing.
Your social profile
Use the profile to follow your public presence alongside your basketball career. Read reactions in context rather than treating every response as a new opportunity.
Trophies, awards and career milestones
Browse the names and meaning of the awards in the Hoop Dynasty world. This reference catalog is not a promise that every award can be earned in the current Playtest.
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The career you leave behind
Legacy looks beyond a single box score. Titles, individual honors, records and years of basketball all give a career its story.
Individual honors
Awards recognize the performances that stand out.
Team achievements
Championships give your career a shared history.
Long-term milestones
Records and career honors look at the bigger picture.
Basketball terms in the guide
A few recurring names, explained in plain language.
Legacy
The mark your career leaves on the basketball world.
Box score
The game’s player and team statistics.
Crown Series
The series that decides the Pro League champion.
Call-up
Selection to represent a national team.
Reputation
How the basketball world sees your player.
Keep following the career
Read about the game or catch up on development news.