This update fixes a potential crash when viewing previous matches and a couple of minor improvements.
Work is progressing well on both AI transfers and other leagues.
Please continue to report any issues you may have on the forums, as we can’t fix what we don’t know about! We also welcome feedback on the balance of the game in the era you're playing - is it too easy or too hard, are transfer/wage budgets too high or too low, or anything else you think we've either got spot on or needs some tweaking to improve the realism.
CHANGE LIST
Fixed issue where ratings screen could crash when viewing incomplete lineups
Improved speed of home screen loading
Players taken off/brought on will have correct text colour in ratings screen
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
The game is slower on Windows than OSX. We will set aside a few weeks for optimisation soon to improve the speed of the game on Windows.
UPDATE - v0.6.6.29
A small patch including an important fix for saves created before the last few updates.
CHANGE LIST
Fix made to prevent crash in games created before the last few updates
Prevented players getting a rating higher than 10
Added fitness to the stats that can be viewed on squad screen
Further reduced number of non-football staff, especially in lower divisions
Redesigned finances screen to be easier to read on low-resolution displays such as laptops
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Possible issue surrounding substitutions. If you experience an issue please see the forums for details on uploading saved games.
UPDATE - v0.6.6.24
A small update to fix a couple of niggling issues. Next week work begins in earnest on AI scouting and transfers, meanwhile out-of-hours work on the Scottish League is progressing well and it should be playable within the next month or so. The German league is not far behind, however some Spanish data such as attendances is proving tricky to track down.
CHANGE LIST
Fixed bug where substitutes could not be made by dragging a player's name onto another
Increased speed of scouting players on shortlist and fixed instances where it wasn't happening at all
Added attendance figure to the match ratings screen, both in-game and historical
Home screen will pull in earlier results near the end of the season to make the table neater
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Possible issue surrounding substitutions. If you experience an issue please see the forums for details on uploading saved games.
UPDATE - v0.6.6.24
A small update to fix a couple of niggling issues. Next week work begins in earnest on AI scouting and transfers, meanwhile out-of-hours work on the Scottish League is progressing well and it should be playable within the next month or so. The German league is not far behind, however some Spanish data such as attendances is proving tricky to track down.
CHANGE LIST
Fixed bug where substitutes could not be made by dragging a player's name onto another
Increased speed of scouting players on shortlist and fixed instances where it wasn't happening at all
Added attendance figure to the match ratings screen, both in-game and historical
Home screen will pull in earlier results near the end of the season to make the table neater
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Possible issue surrounding substitutions. If you experience an issue please see the forums for details on uploading saved games.
UPDATE - v0.6.6.23
This update includes a fix for a long-standing issue which only happens in specific circumstances at the end of the third season or after. Many thanks to those who are uploading saved games which really helps us to track down rare bugs like this.
CHANGE LIST
Fixed rare recurring end-of-season crash which occurs when a club is removed from the league and comes back in a future season
Fixed promotion/relegation calculation in first three years of Test Matches
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Possible issue surrounding substitutions. If you experience an issue please see the forums for details on uploading saved games.
HOTFIX - v0.6.6.21
Fixes an issue with existing saved games crashing on the negotiation screen when updating to v0.6.6.20, related to introduction of AI scouting.
UPDATE - v0.6.6.20
This update contains a number of improvements, tweaks and bug fixes.
A lot of work has has also been done behind the scenes in preparation for AI transfers and other leagues. Existing saved games should be automatically adapted to be compatible with the revised data structures, but let us know if you experience any issues.
CHANGE LIST
Green and red arrows appear next to player attributes when these increase or decrease, depending on scouted level
Each player assigned a scouting value at game start depending on time spent in league and club's division
Random players added to shortlist at game start in addition to future real-life signings
Scouting accuracy reduced slightly
Scouting rating of own players will increase as time passes
Made changes to 'New Game' screen in preparation for new leagues, these are not yet playable however
Fixed issue with player creation routine where some players would be missed
Made player confidence fluctuate more wildly the younger the player is
Updated a number of instances in data where defunct Scottish League clubs were categorised as English Non-League
Prevented user making substitutions before kick-off
Bottom team automatically relegated in 1891/92 to balance the leagues after introduction of 2nd division
Pre-war FA cup finals will be played at a neutral venue
Reduced slightly the chance of clubs getting caught paying illegal bonuses
Prevented very rare crash in results screen where user clicks continue quickly
Prevented very rare crash when entering negotitiation screen
Check put in to help prevent very rare crash in game creation code
Fix made to prevent rare crash in AI team selection code
Further checks in place to prevent financial performance evaluation from rare crash
Fixed potential crash in ratings screen
Prevented game from crashing when scheduling charity shield if last season's FA Cup did not complete
Prevented potential crash when creating points deduction text on league tables
Reduced number of non-football staff in finances calculation
Prevented youth players that graduated in a previous season from 'graduating' in future seasons
Prevented the user club from being removed from the league when they resigned in real-life
Fixed scrollbars on league tables and scrollbar is not shown when not necessary
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Possible issue surrounding substitutions. If you experience an issue please see the forums for details on uploading saved games.
HOTFIX - v0.6.5.13
Hotfix to prevent substitutes in other matches coming up in commentary.
CHANGE LIST
Fixed subs from other games appearing in commentary
Fixed contract years left calculation
Matt Le Tissier now has MF as a secondary position (new games only)
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
Certain players not appearing in some years (e.g. Strachan and Chapman in 1992)
UPDATE - v0.6.5.12
This update contains a number of improvements and fixes that have been made in the last few days.
** IMPORTANT *** If your game crashes during a match, in the tactics screen or during transfer negotiations, we’d really like to analyse your saved game to track down the cause of problems that we can't reproduce in testing. Please see the forum for details.
CHANGE LIST
You can now view the lineups, ratings and statistics for a previous match by clicking on the result in the calendar
(Matches played before this update is applied will not show injuries, cards, fitness levels or some of the team statistics)
Fixed squad screen not showing transfer statuses after visiting transfer/loan list
When adjusting budgets, the revised transfer budget shown in the popup menu will now include money already spent
Fixed rare problem with normal CPU subs made in the same minute as an injury substitution
Added pre-war charity shield matches where the game was League Winners vs FA Cup winners
Fixed display of progress in cups on home screen when final has taken place
Ensured there is always an option to pay illegal bonuses
Reduced injury time slightly, the earlier the season the shorter injury time is likely to be
Fixed 'Sort By: " button sometimes not displaying a sort type on squad screen
Added age as a display option on the squad / transfer lists
Added contract years remaining as a display option on the squad / transfer lists
Added estimated value as a display option on the squad list
Fixed scrollbars on league, manager and player tables
Fix made to try and fix the issue of fonts not displaying correctly on some macbooks
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
UPDATE - v0.6.4.10
A new feature has been added in the form of the happiness model, which will affect performances and can result in transfer requests.
CHANGE LIST
Player happiness is now affected by their contract, playing time, playing level, club size, bonuses and performance
Each player has a unique 'happiness profile' which determines which factors are most important to their happiness
Added the two happiness factors which are most and least important to the profile screen of a scouted player
Added 'Squad Harmony' rating to the home screen - the happier your squad, the better they react to going a goal down
Clubs are likely to ask for slightly more money to sign a happy player, and slightly less for an unhappy one
Players will make transfer/loan requests when they reach their unhappiness threshold
Players who are happy at a club are likely to ask for more money in order to leave, while unhappy players may accept a discount
Kits added for Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Rotherham Town
Three subs are now allowed in friendly matches in all eras
Further fix to financial performance / investment calculations
Fixed potential crash when looking up data for a club with an apostrophe
REMAINING BUGS
We are continuing to work on bug-fixes, but a handful are proving difficult to reproduce during testing. If any of the following happens in your game, we'd like to analyse your saved game files to figure out what conditions cause the problem. See the forum post for instructions on how to upload a saved game.
Game crashes immediately upon entering the match screen. Appears to happen around the end of the season, perhaps cup finals?
Game crashes upon concluding a transfer deal
Game crashes upon entering the tactics screen, most likely during a match
Game locks up completely while simulating matches with no error message
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
Main font not displaying correctly on some mac models. Please post on forums detailing your exact model no and screen resolution.
If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
