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Goal!: The Club Manager

Hotfix to Version 0.18.46.168b 24.08.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

today there is a small hotfix update. The changes also work with existing savegames.

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Bugfix



  • Fixed a bug that prevented older save games from being loaded correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where the game hangs because of clubs with no kickers.


We hope you enjoy the update.

Bugfix to Version 0.18.46.168 22.08.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

today there is a small bugfix update. The changes also work with existing savegames.

General



  • Conference cup added (currently without prize money & prize money popups).
  • Change to the kicker up & down logic and UI
  • Adjustment of the AI kicker up & down logic
  • Adjustment of the real strength calculation (motivation, condition & freshness have now more influence on the ES)
  • Balancing match calculation

New



  • New tooltip for kicker negotiation if kickers don't want to negotiate

Bugfix



  • Fixed a bug that prevented all kickers from being displayed on the transfer market.
  • Display of correct player portraits in tooltips during match and contracts
  • Season selection in the kicker data sheet has been fixed
  • Some display errors in the match statistics have been fixed
  • Duration of contracts was corrected (employees & kicker)
  • Double staff after contract extension was corrected
  • Loaned kickers return to their clubs now
  • In the lineup screen, kicker glyphs have the correct size again when dragged & dropped


We hope you enjoy the update.

Bugfix to version 0.18.45.167 - 21.07.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

today there is a small bugfix update to last week's update. The changes also work with existing savegames.

General


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Bugfix



  • Substitution screen now counts correctly when kicker on field, bench and lists interact with each other
  • Substitution screen now does not allow more than 5 substitutions
  • Substitution screen: Kickers with yellow-red or red card remain on Field and can'b be substituted with bench anymore
  • Kicker with 2 yellow cards in same game now correctly get a yellow-red card and are dismissed


We wish you a nice weekend.

Update to Version 0.18.43.165 – 14.07.2023



Hello friends of lawn chess!

Today we present to you the European League, an adjustable auto-save function as well as balancing updates and some fixes!

Unfortunately, this update is not compatible with previous save games due to the integrations and changes made. We apologise for the inconvenience.

PS: You can hire club staff at game start.

General



  • Faulty statistics views have been eliminated
  • Match calculation was adjusted
  • Added prize money popups, notifications, and payments of prize money for the European League
  • The quotes in the loading screen have been extended
  • Adjustment to the training of the AI clubs
  • Adjustment to the effect of condition on freshness
  • Opposing teams now always field with their best line-up
  • Adaptation of the rating system
  • Weekly routine at the highest speed has been improved
  • Kickers receive less strength during the half-year revaluation


New



  • Line-up screen has new design for kicker glyphs with tooltips and a kicker table with coloured light-dark lines
  • Extension of kicker comparison tooltip in the line-up screen
  • Europa League is now available
  • Jerseys now show the player number
  • Jersey Designer UI is adapted
  • Jersey patterns are now displayed in the game
  • Kicker stats are now saved
  • Kicker league stats are now displayed per season
  • Automatic saves with adjustable interval via options, can also be deactivated



Bugfix



  • Jersey colours match in the different displays
  • Youth kicker data sheet now shows the correct youth group
  • Scouting reports are displayed again
  • Bug that changes the line-up after an interactive matchday has been fixed
  • In the interactive matchday substitution screen the individual formations are displayed correctly
  • Fix for goalkeeper position after changing individual lineup in interactive matchday substitution screen
  • The draw of matches for the National Cup are now preserved after loading
  • Fixed bug where opposing teams have too few kickers
  • Fixed a bug that affected the market value in the 2nd and 3rd league at the start of the match
  • Fixed a bug that, after placing a goalkeeper in the line-up manually, caused the assistant coach not to register that goalkeeper correctly before a match.
  • Fixed incorrectly displayed stats in the league table on the main screen after loading.
  • Fixed a bug where formations are not displayed correctly after interactive match days
  • Fixed a bug where two kickers could sit on the same bench spot
  • If no upcoming opponent has been determined yet, this will now be displayed accordingly in the comparison in the Team/Training/Short-term section
  • Monthly youth budget, upgrade tendency, mentors, youth formation, region coverage of the scout network, scout reports and performance data of THE players are now saved and displayed correctly
  • Kickers can now lose strength again due to their age during the six-month revaluation period
  • Fixed a bug where the defending Conference League champion could be the defending champion in the Champions Cup or European League competition at the same time
  • Fixed a bug that caused the interactive match day to be skipped when the match announcement screen was disabled in settings
  • Fixed a bug where the "Next" button could not be activated after an interactive matchday if the match announcement screen was disabled in the settings.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the up and down scoring screen to give positive values instead of negative values
  • Fixed a bug in the calculation for penalty shootouts
  • Fixed a bug in the new match calculation
  • Fixed a bug that caused AI clubs to have too few kickers after several seasons because they sold too many kickers on the transfer market
  • Fixed a bug that caused the assistant coach to not count injured players in the club as unavailable players for a match.
  • Fixed a bug where players could not be allocated new assignments when a slot was free.
  • Fixed a bug where the player had to pay the transfer fee if he extended a contract.
  • Fixed a bug where too few clubs were relegated from the third league.
  • Fixed a bug where scouts were shown in the network window without name and picture.



Bugfix to version 0.18.39.160 - 09.06.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

today there is a small hotfix update to last week's update. The changes also work with existing savegames.

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Bugfix



  • Additional fix for U23 kickers who moved to the professional squad due to a bug.
  • Youth teams age groups bug removed.


We wish you a nice and sunny weekend.

Bugfix to version 0.18.39.159 – 26.05.2023

Hello Goal fans!

Today we have a small bugfix bringing these changes:

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Bugfix



  • Distributed team tasks are now saved and loaded correctly
  • If hundreds of U23 kickers were added to the professional team because of a bug, they will be removed
  • When contracts of U23 kickers expire, these U23 kickers are correctly removed from the club
  • Expired kicker contracts are no longer automatically renewed
  • The end of the U23 contracts is set to the correct date now
  • Filter settings of squads, transfer, transfer search and scout screens are now persistent

Bugfix to version 0.18.39.159 – 26.05.2023

Hello Goal fans!

Today we have a small bugfix bringing these changes:

General


-

New


-

Bugfix



  • Distributed team tasks are now saved and loaded correctly
  • If hundreds of U23 kickers were added to the professional team because of a bug, they will be removed
  • When contracts of U23 kickers expire, these U23 kickers are correctly removed from the club
  • Expired kicker contracts are no longer automatically renewed
  • The end of the U23 contracts is set to the correct date now
  • Filter settings of squads, transfer, transfer search and scout screens are now persistent

Update to version 0.18.38.158 17.05.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

Today we have an update for you that fixes the last listed Known Issues and other subsequent bugs.

New



  • New icon for foreign leagues

Bugfix



  • Errors occurred when saving / loading individual lineups, which prevented the creation and loading of individual lineups
  • During a live match, changes to the individual line-up could bring kickers onto the pitch and bench who were not in the line-up before the start of the match
  • Due to changes to an individual line-up, other line-ups were partially reset
  • Despite a full line-up, it was possible that the co-trainer was called in before matches to complete the line-up
  • With the help of the co-trainer directly before a live match day, saving / loading could be blocked
  • At the end of the season, on 30 June, not all phases of the day's play were fully executed
  • Incomplete day phase at the end of the season (30 June) left kickers without a contract at their clubs and led to blockers on saving
  • Incomplete daily phase at the end of the season (30 June) led to skipped financial calculations
  • Incomplete day phase at the end of the season (30 June) resulted in sponsorship contracts with 0 years remaining, allowing for exploits
  • After signing a formerly club-less kicker, a blocker occurred in the jersey number pop-up
  • Fixed blocker where kickers were sometimes not correctly removed from the team at the end of their career
  • Kickers who end their careers can no longer be traded, prolonged or dismissed via the kicker data viewFixed blocker where some retired kickers were not properly removed from the lineup.



Hotfix to version 0.18.38.158 - 05.05.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

Today we have a hotfix that fixes blockers. Known Issues from the last regular update are still being worked on.

Bugfix



  • Fixed blocker where some retired kickers were not properly removed from the lineup.

Known Issues



  • New contracts with previous sponsors are displayed with a duration of 0 years. We are working on a fix for this.
  • The weekly schedule continues to run in the background, although not all events have been displayed yet. This causes events from the beginning of the week to be displayed at the end of the week. We are working on a fix for this.

Update to Version 0.18.37.157 – 28.04.2023

Hello Goal! fans!

Today we have a patch that, among other things, ages players and fixes some bugs. In addition, we have taken your feedback to heart and made a few changes in this regard.

General



  • VAR sensitivity adjusted
  • More balanced standard training plans
  • Show kicker-strength with one decimal place in the up/down-ratings
  • Show kicker strength with one decimal place in the player data sheet
  • Coloured highlighting of strength changes in the kicker up/down rating


New



  • Kickers now age
  • As kickers age, the likelihood of career end (retirement) increases
  • Birthdays of the kickers are now in the player data sheet
  • Extended transfer period information


Bugfix



  • Fixed bug in champions cup group stage window where winners and losers were not marked correctly
  • Fixed bug in Livematch: Kicker suspensions count down correctly
  • Fixed automatic contract renewal of kickers from non-player clubs
  • Localisation error in the finance view fixed
  • Strength calculation of the kicker upgrade/depreciation in the 13-strength system fixed
  • Background in the screen "Eleven of the day" adjusted
  • Livematch: Buttons close themselves again when the mouse pointer moves away
  • Winter transfer information fixed
  • Age calculation (deviation due to leap years) fixed
  • View "Eleven of the day" (after loading a match on matchday) fixed
  • Fixed incorrect calculation of talent value after transfer of 17-year-old kickers
  • Fixed a bug that caused a blocker when buying a player.


Known Issue



  • New contracts with previous sponsors are displayed with a duration of 0 years. We are working on a fix for this.
  • The weekly schedule continues to run in the background, although not all events have been displayed yet. This causes events from the beginning of the week to be displayed at the end of the week. We are working on a fix for this.