As requested by some users, we have made a change: now the player's team does not change its strategy during the match when it is set to be controlled by the CPU.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where if a player stumbled during a penalty kick and the ball went out of the soccer field, a goal kick was not awarded.
Fixed a bug in the injured player hint displayed at halftime, which sometimes could not be closed, forcing an exit from the game.
We've added this new, fulfilling a request from several users who have been asking for it! :)
Improvements
Tutorial Match We've made several improvements to the tutorial match in the "How to Play" section, hoping to assist newcomers in taking their first steps in the game!
Penalties We've made a minor improvement to the penalty kick system. Now, the player won't fall without kicking the ball when the timing is incorrect... they may still fall if the timing isn't good, but they'll still kick the ball!
Bugs
We've fixed 2 bugs that were recently reported:
During a penalty kick, sometimes the goalkeeper would remain waiting for the ball after it was kicked. Although this happened very sporadically, it was quite annoying to have to exit the game to fix it, as abandoning the match would result in a loss.
In a recent update, an error was introduced that prevented the change of selected player using the right analog stick.
New area: Contact Us!
We've added a button in the main menu with information on how to contact us, so everyone can follow us on social media or join our Discord! :)
Online Multiplayer has arrived! Plus a special gift: the World Champions Cup!
MULTIPLAYER IS HERE
Without a doubt, the most requested feature is now a reality! Thank you to everyone who supported us by testing the beta and sending us feedback :)
Now you can enjoy friendly matches online, offering two different ways to interact with other players: 1) Matchmaking: Search and play against any available player looking for a game. 2) Friend Invites: Directly challenge a friend on Steam to a match.
In the main menu, select the 'Casual Online' option. This screen presents several options:
Find Opponent: This option matches you with another player looking for a game, facilitating an online match.
Invite Friend: Use this to invite a friend from your Steam friends list to play. Once you select a friend and send the invitation, they can join the game by accepting it.
Team Selection: Before starting a match search, choose your team here.
Sides and Controller Settings: These familiar options allow you to specify which side of the court you'll play on and adjust your control settings and preferences.
WORLD CHAMPIONS CUP!
We want to reward everyone who helps us grow our player base by seeking matches online, and to that end, we've created the World Champions Cup as a way of thanking you! A very special trophy, contested by national teams from countries that have been world champions. Representing each country will be the latest team to achieve this feat, with their original lineup. In addition, for this tournament, we've also created a new stadium and a variant of the Global Cup... and of course, a new achievement for those who manage to win it! We hope you like the idea as much as we do :)
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- We've rebalanced the teams in the D league of Career Mode to make it more accessible. - We've also adjusted "Test Team" to reduce its aggressiveness in marking. - Finally, we have fixed small bugs and minor details.
In this new stage, we need everyone's contribution to increase the user base and enhance matchmaking possibilities... It`s time to challenge your friends!
Thank you for joining us on this journey! We hope you enjoy this new adventure as much as we enjoyed creating it :)
Mark your calendars! ONLINE MULTIPLAYER drops on Saturday, March 30th! 🥳🎉 Take time to dive into games with your friends! There’s no better moment for those unforgettable, thrilling matches. ːsteamhappyː
Plus, we're cooking up a surprise for those playing at launch. Don't miss out!🏆⚽️
And if you want to stay informed about everything, join our Discord server to get notifications about the latest info!!
Looking forward to seeing you on the field and thanks for being a part of our community. ❤️
BATOVI team!
CHARRUA SOCCER - Mirror Edition - OUT NOW! and FREE for everyone!
Finally, today we are launching the game!!! Thanks to all those who provided feedback during the early access stage. Thanks to your contributions, the game has improved and is now ready to be released :) And it's free for everyone!
What's new?
Casual Matches - We have separated casual matches, creating an area for them. Here you can invite your friends to play friendly matches, being able to configure the conditions of each match to your liking. - And most importantly, for these matches each player can choose their preferred team, whether it be a national team or a club, you will have available the formation and potential of the chosen club! - But also, now for every new friend you play a friendly match with, you will earn 1000 gold coins to use in the store! Get a unique ball, an original stadium, or whatever you like!
Ranked Matches This is where you shine with your team and where the real competition lies, and we have made several improvements. - Matchmaking for ranked matches is now prioritized to find opponents at your own level, and if none are found, it expands that range until an opponent is found. We have now added the option to only limit the search to opponents within your range, if you prefer not to play and wait, to play with someone outside your range. - We have created a leaderboard that highlights those in the top positions and informs you of your position. - We have added more information to the end-of-match summary, so you can also see the coins earned and the evolution of your MMR, which will determine the league you should play in. - We have improved the end-of-match screen for ranked matches so you can see not only the XP earned in that match, but also - We have adjusted the balance of the ranked leagues to make the matches more competitive. - And for all those who play a ranked match during this first week of launch, you will earn 1000 gold coins to customize your team in the store to your liking!
Also! - We have improved the information at the start and end of the match, to give more clarity to the fact that there are 2 simultaneous matches and highlighting the results on both teams. - We have increased the frequency with which you receive information from the remote match. - At the end of a half, when you have to wait for the remote match to finish, you can now know which minute of the game is being played. - Finally, we have fixed small bugs and minor details.
In this new stage, we need everyone's contribution to increase the user base and enhance matchmaking possibilities... As a reward, there are tons of gold coins waiting for you! :)
Thank you for joining us on this journey! We hope you enjoy this new adventure as much as we enjoyed creating it... and now its time to challenge your friends or dive into ranked competitions!
- New tournament added, Asian Cup 2023-2024 - Added player statistics by season, for career mode - Now you can select the difficulty level for each tournament, and upon winning, you'll earn a recognition badge. - Added localization support for Traditional Chinese
Added and updated all the participating teams of the Asian Cup 2023-2024
Unlocked more tournaments by default. Now only the tournaments available inside Career Mode will need to be unlocked
Added a panel that shows the current status of Assistance Options during pre-match
Career Mode is now locked until a first-time user wins their first Friendly Match or Tournament Match
Added a hint to let the player know Career is unlocked when it is time
Added a custom flag preview for workshop items, which can now be uploaded to workshop directly from the game when creating custom teams
We have updated the American and European Cups, with the teams classified
CAREER MODE:
Added one most requested feature: Player Statistics. Now you can find player statistics for each season.
GENERAL OPTIMIZATION:
Optimized the Savegame, reducing number of times there are writes to save
Input optimizations
Added banners for the custom events buttons
Added new assorted icons throughout the UI
BUGFIXES:
Fixed a bug that caused duplicate team entries when editing such Teams through a Custom Cup button instead of the My Teams button (*) More info about the bug
Fixed missing characters on some font assets
Fixed user-reported localizations
Fixed achievement for penalty goals not counting when the penalty goal was because of foul
Fixed bug causing the music to stop playing during Tutorial match banners
Fixed issues caused by teams being reset while also featured on feature matches
Fixed bugs caused by substitutions during an offside call
Fixed a bug that caused substitutions to take too long to be performed
Fixed a visual bug with the Power bar during a Penalty Kick performed with the Pass button
Fixed bugs caused by players becoming stuck while taking/saving penalties
Fixed a bug with the power bar during a throw-in performed with the Pass button
LOCALIZATION:
Added complete support for UI and Career Mode texts in Traditional Chinese
New Update! - AI Improvements & New Languages
AI Adjustments and Improvements
Multiple adjustments to AI decisions when in possession of the ball.
Improvements to player behavior during attacks.
Multiple adjustments to AI behavior when defending.
Improved AI decision-making when taking a corner kick.
Improved AI decision-making when taking a free kick.
Improved marking and tackling decisions.
Improved AI decision-making when it comes to heading the ball.
Improved reaction time of AI players to go towards the ball.
Detection of an open goal when the opponent goalkeeper is knocked down, to shoot at it.
Reduced chances of bad players shooting from far away from the goal when there are available passes.
Changes in player attitude when their team loses or recovers the ball.
Improved use of skills by the AI.
New Features
New languages: Japanese, Korean (and improvements in Simplified Chinese)
Option to enable/disable offsides.
Indicator of the player committing the offside.
Special headers, by holding down the shoot button, the player heads the ball downwards or upwards, depending on the attacking or clearing situation respectively.
Goalkeeper
Adjustment in the goalkeeper calculation when saving shots that bounce before reaching the goal.
Adjustment of the power in the goalkeeper's volleys. Now, the AI should almost never make very soft volleys.
Significant reduction in the chances of the goalkeeper running outside the area with the ball in hand.
Various
Improvements in offside detection to avoid unclear offsides.
Adjustment in offensive attitude to make it more balanced.
Adjustment in the volume of the "Goal" shout.
Adjustment in the scale of the names above the players.
Adjustment in the accuracy of your player's shots.
Cooldown addition for the "Block tackle" and "Front tackle" skills to prevent spamming.
Adjustment in the conditions for jumping to head the ball or do a bicycle kick.
Adjustment of marking and speed of your team's players in Hard mode.
Delay in the formation of a corner after taking it.
Adjustment in the probability of consecutive evasions.
Bugfixes
Fixed issue where the formation image was not updating in the strategy menu after changing it (but it was still functional).
Corrected erroneous goalkeeper state when the ambulance entered, causing the goalkeeper to be out of position.
Prevented AI players from sliding into their own goal while charging a shot or pass.
Fixed issue where goalkeeper would hold onto the ball indefinitely after saving a penalty.
Corrected some male teams that had players with female heads
New Update! - AI Improvements & Optimization
AI Improvements
Goalkeeper now returns quickly to their position after jumping.
Goalkeeper can now grab a long-range kick with more chances.
Improved the goalkeeper's reaction to some situations.
Fixed some situations where the goalkeeper couldn't grab the ball.
Improved the AI short passes.
Balanced the quick passes made by AI players in good teams.
Formation is a bit narrow while defending and is a bit wider while attacking.
Made it so the forward-most player doesn't always shoot to the goal when in an advanced position.
Other Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused sporadic lag/stuttering for some users.
FPS Optimization.
Fixed the goalkeeper's short pass animation traversing through the teammate in front.
Balanced dribbling and foul chances.
Fixed the hand colliders of the goalkeeper when waiting for the ball.
Goalkeeper reactions are no longer affected in hard mode.
Improved the Olimpixel Cup teams' balance and player skills.
The volume of the "Goooal" call is now lower.
Adjusted whistle sound volume.
Chip kick skill balance.
Super shot effect ends after the ball bounces.
Improved the camera scroll to reduce motion sickness.
Updated the possession statistics to be more accurate.
Some skills can now be used while standing.
New Update! - Career Mode UI Improvements!
UPDATE HIGHLIGHT:
All localizations for the Simplified Chinese language have been reviewed. Please contact us on our discussion forums for any issues you find.
GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:
Added a foul sensitivity option (from No Fouls to Highest Chance of Foul).
Improved the balance of XP earnings on Career Mode.
CAREER MODE SCREENS:
Current team preset (A, B, or C) is displayed on many screens now.
Added a button for quickly undoing substitutions.
Added a Randomize Tournament option in pre-tournament screens.
Improved team edition texts.
Added an option to select which teams to reset, when using the Update Teams screen.
BUGFIXES:
Fixed a bug that caused icons not to show in the player formation panel.
Minor bug fixes.
LOCALIZATION:
Chinese translation fixes.
DISCLAIMERS:
As we've mentioned before, WE DO NOT OVERWRITE your custom teams, therefore if you want to use Batovi's team design, you must use the Reset Teams Database option, under Gameplay Settings.
The import team options will overwrite your existing team when successful.
New Update! - Global Cup 2022 updated! Daily match events!
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UPDATE HIGHLIGHT
Global Cup 2022 - Match Day!
All Global Cup team rosters have been updated to reflect the most recent lineups participating in the tournament.
The Global Cup is temporarily unlocked for everyone. Previously required trophies are not required temporarily.
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DETAILS AND GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:
Added buttons to scroll Left/Right on the Skills and Stats screens, for quickly changing to the next or previous player. The official controller mappings have been updated to include these buttons now.
Boosted the resting rate for non-playing players. Reserve and substitute players that do not play for any minutes, will recover from soreness quicker.
Controller info at the pre-match screen displays the correctly updated info now.
The savegame features have been optimized to perform better.
BUGFIXES:
Fixed a bug caused when music was activated/deactivated while playing a match.
Fixed texts that were rendered outside their bounds.
Fixed animation frames for the Board of Directors.
Fixed a bug that caused the music to stop at certain Career mode screens.
Fixed animation bugs in the Workshop and Mods screens.
DISCLAIMERS:
As we've mentioned before, WE DO NOT OVERWRITE your custom teams, therefore if you want to use Batovi's team design, you must use the Reset Teams Database option, under Gameplay Settings.
The import team options will overwrite your existing team when successful.
