----------------------------- Football Manager 2010 v10.2.0 ----------------------------- Crash Fixes =========== - Fixed an issue where Barcelona's finance screen would crash - Fixed a rare crash after a World Cup final - Reduced the memory usage within the game - Put fixes in to stop the tactics crash during a match General ======= - Fixed bug where a player who had gained home-grown status for one club, wasn't treated as home-grown in nation for another club in the same nation. - Set African newgens with second nationalities to use African names only. - Adjusted second nationalities for English newgens. - Adjusted attendances for U20 World Cup and other international final tournaments. - Older extra players created at some amateur clubs now all have amateur contracts rather than part-time. - Adjusted the CA/PA levels of newgens created at the very small clubs. - Adjusted the chances of better newgens being created at smaller clubs in big footballing nations. - Fixed bug where kit pictures in low detail matches didn't match up with the kit colours used for the match. - Fixed code in a players media history when they have been left out of a squad. - Added support for multiple team chants in match_sounds.cfg file. - Adjusted assistant feedback during the match on tackling. - Fixed bug where returning from holiday on the day of a postponed match would allow the manager to play the postponed match. - Away teams with the same colour shorts as the home team are now less likely to change to a different kit (Rangers and Celtic now both use first kits when they play each other) - Players now automatically receive the most basic appropriate injury treatment if they get injured while their club has no physio. - Added Composure and Concentration to be included in Goalkeeper training. - Adjusted English cup attendances. - Fine tuned physical attribute decline on average and below average players. - The number of database changes made now is shown on the game information screen. - Fixed a penalty shootout match divergence bug. - Trial Days are no longer held at stadiums that aren't in use. - Players now get a reputation boost when they win their first cap. - Fixed bug where touchline instructions were already set going into a new match. - Adjusted FA Trophy semi-final and final attendances. - Fixed problem when more than one achievement was given at the same time, which would sometimes cause an achievement to not be properly registered as achieved. - Key man watch correctly states that a player went of injured rather than substituted. - Adjusted quality of newgens available in the MLS draft. - Stopped the user been able to make lots of money as a small team by arranging lots of friendlies against high reputation opposition. - Improved selection of organisation of friendlies. - Fixed international manager getting inundated by scout reports on players who simply aren't good enough. - Stopped some Irish players taking up British citizenship for no reason. - Fixed Daniel Carvalho's days to gain nationality for Russia being incorrect (need to start new game) - Improved World Cup squad selections, making sure teams aren't short on strikers. - Stopped domestic division record attendance's being set by neutral venues at play-off finals etc. - Stopped players being able to complete days to gain nationality by going on trial to that nation. - Improved average ratings for lower leagues in the basic detail match engine. - Reduced game memory usage. - Improved squad rotation for basic detail matches, especially with regard to Europa League matches. - Improved manager of the month selection. - Fixed "Most Games Without Losing" not being updated for the recent records entry for teams. - Fixed number of minutes played in player statistics not being recorded for friendly matches. - Fixed issue with human managers registration of players at clubs with retired squad numbers, sometimes a player would be unregistered. - Made it easier for players to get onto the icon & legends lists. - Tweaked assistant feedback during match on players being played out of position. - Made it easier to get a the feeder club when you get to pick a club yourself. - Fixed a bug where trying to send a player to a feeder club is cancelled because the team cannot afford the fee. - Allowed the PPM "Tries to Play Way Out of Trouble" to be removed via preferred move training. - Made it more difficult for managers to get onto the legend list. - Stopped some nations from retaining too many players from Africa at the start of the game. Media ===== - Fixed code appearing in inbox item about job interest. - The media now picks up on the fact if a big player has been left out of the league squad. - Players now get upset if left out of a clubs league squad. - Weakest player is displayed on the post match analysis screen again. - Delaying a transfer in a hot seat game results in 'Delay' action buttons appearing on other user's news screen when nothing to do with him. - Fixed variable occasionally appearing in announcements about stadium improvements. - Fixed User being told that they need to give a Squad Number to the player who went the other way in a transfer deal. - Fixed individual player goal tally in match report news item. - Fixed user getting Promotion Odds news item for the league they have just been promoted from. - Prevented possibility of duplicate transfer window opening news item appearing in inbox. - Fixed "has expressed a desire to take the vacant assistant manager post" news when position not currently vacant. - Fixed news item declaring injury has resulted in player being disappointed to miss crucial game, but player is ineligible anyway. - Player profile no longer states that the player 'may look to move to a bigger club in the future' and 'wants to move to a bigger club'. - After signing a youth coach the news item [Assignments] button now takes the user to the youth coaching assignments screen. - Nation release players news item button now takes you to the correct list of players. - Declaring interest in a player on trial now mentions their owning club rather than the team they are on trial with. - Fixed number of 'Goals' and 'Conc' in club mini-profile could become multiplied for teams in leagues with more than one stage. - Fixed and occasionally appearing in national news item about player being suspended for a match in an international tournament. - Fixed showing in a news item informing you the most man of the match record has been broken. - Stopped press conference asking about star player missing for a final when the player is not a first team player. - Fixed press conference question about bringing a player out of international retirement having a drop-down box instead of a set of answers. - Fixed news item incorrectly states player failed to make a single appearance during loan spell. - Fixed "No Shocks" cup round up wording where it picks a match that couldn't have been an upset. - Fixed issue where previous awol status wasn't being stored which could lead to news items being received about a player being missing from training for the first time. Subscriptions ============= - Fixed players occasionally being removed from subscriptions without user unsubscribing. - Setting/unsetting active shortlists should subscribe/unsubscribe you as appropriate. Transfers ============= - Adjusted code to allow more clubs to make offers for offered out players. - Fixed an issue whereby coach/scout would state player would be interested in loan move, but in fact he wasn't. - Adjusted code to fix a couple of issues regarding players starting squad status. - Fixed issue whereby some lower league teams starting squad statuses contained too many key players. - Helped clubs be more responsive to replacing first team players once sold. - Fixed issue whereby certain teams would not look to renew player loans. - Fixed issue of missing rejection news item when offering a player for transfer but stating player is unavailable for loan. - Fixed issue whereby user receives multiple rejection news items when offering a player for transfer but setting player to unavailable for loan. - Eased problem of trying to offload high earning players via offer to clubs by getting a lot more players ask the selling clubs to contribute towards his new salary. - Fixed issue whereby player would ask for too much of a wage contribution from selling club. - Added appeal hearing for Chelsea transfer ban. - Changed dates for Chelsea's transfer ban. - Fixed some issues to do with strikers being placed in reserve squads even though are playing first team football and scoring some goals. - Fixed negotiation issue when player is transfer listed, has a lower asking price than display price and the bid involved monthly instalments, negotiation would be for more than asking price. - Prevented massive clubs when not part of active division from targeting unusual backup goalkeepers from active divisions. - Prevented clubs with global transfer bans from being able to 'Match Bid' for players at affiliate clubs. - Fixed a couple of issues regarding a player not being interested in renewing his loan with his existing loan club. - Prevented players returning from loan and being listed without human managers consent. - Made it more likely for a staff member to accept a contract offer from his current club over a deal offered by a different club. Confidence ========== - Fixed issue whereby selling club would overate players when being sold and be too harsh in terms of transfer confidence. - Fixed issue whereby selling club would place too much emphasis on recent performances, even though they weren't that good and return really low confidence values. Player Interaction ================== - Players can now be given a leave of absence when they are struggling to settle in the area. - Linked players are now only displayed if there is player interaction that requires a linked player. Finances ======== - Fixed Rangers starting finances. - Adjusted ticket prices for the lower level English leagues. - Removed collective win bonuses for Spanish cups as the prize money in these competitions is low and resulted in very low bonus money as well. - Adjusted Swedish wages. - Fixed Slovenia clubs donˇ¦t offer clean sheet, goal etc bonuses. - Adjusted Slovenia wages. - Adjusted South African Wages. - Adjusted Mexican wages. - Adjusted Danish national team attendances. - Adjusted Scottish finances. - Fixed some away teams not receiving friendly appearance money. - Adjusted English low league finances. - Adjusted rich Middle East team wages. - Fixed budget Wage/Transfer budget discrepancy when transferring between the two. Backroom Advice =============== - Action buttons are now removed if you do the action using the right click menu e.g. setup a scouting assignment on a scouting recommendation piece of advice. - Youth team goalkeepers ability advice is no longer separate from the youth team player standard advice. - Stopped second opinion advice contradicting themselves regarding the standard of youth team players. - Fixed action buttons causing screen over run. - Improved staff members recommendations on which players deserve to get pro contracts. - Stop backroom advice meeting reminders if the player has been to the screen since the last news item was sent. - Made sure the player is taking to their inbox when the backroom advice meeting invites are sent. - Made sure there is advice generated when the player is invited to a backroom advice meeting. - Contract renewal advice is no longer generated if the user doesn't handle that players contract renewal. - Current formation advice no longer suggests the same formation the user is currently using. - Eligible for a pro contract advice is now offered on players on youth contracts who are not in the youth team squad. - Withdraw bid advice button now always removes the transfer offer. - Stopped advice about renewing players on trial contracts. - Stopped numerous pieces of advice been suggested again after the turn of the month. - The suggested nation to scout in the nation to scout advice no longer keeps changing. - Decreased the amount of training advice generated in each meeting. - Tactical advice no longer recommends formations or team instruction the current formation is using. - Increased the time between staff advising you to recommend a future role to. Board Takeovers =============== - Added code which prevents non-nationals becoming chairmen if applicable in a given country. Interface ========= - Match formation panel now updates correctly when substitutions are made. - Added missing space in A Thr(R) column heading. - Nationality string on player profile will now display correctly if they are declared for that country. - Fixed bug where squad number goes missing on pitch panel when a player is swapped for another player on the player list panel. - Fixed bug where option to create a filter from the Filter drop-down when on player searches was never enabled. - Removed team facts division column if it is not applicable rather than showing blank data. - Fixed minor layout issue when creating a new note. - Live league table on the competition screen now updates properly in network game. - Contracts section is no longer going to be visible for unattached players. - Ensured player duty/roles menu can't be selected for an AI tactic when they haven't selected a player for a given position. - When confirming/cancelling tactics, the user is now always taken back to the previous view correctly. - If user is on the assistant's feedback page before a highlight starts, he is returned there after it finishes now. - Fixed problem that caused scrollbar to reset when assigning position to a player on the tactics screen. - Fixed colour clash problem which sometimes caused the player numbers to be unreadable in the 2d match view. - Centred the number when dragging a shirt on the tactics pitch. - Fixed problem with the date panel which caused one of the column headers to appear selected when clicking one of the dates from 1st-7th January. - Back/Forward buttons no longer changes state for a moment when changing screens. - Latest Results button will now be disabled if it isn't possible to go backwards or forwards through fixture dates. - Board confidence snapshot on manager home page will no longer be available for international youth teams. - Make An Offer option will no longer be available if the user already has an active offer in place for a player. - Fixed bug where Reports section would be missing from staff employed by a user's national team. - Calendar timeline will no longer display data from an old save game when returning to the start screen. - Phil Jagielka now listed as a DC instead of a GK when he is on the bench and the user is using the quick sub dialog. - Fixed text bleed on holiday options dialog when using French language. - Re-arranging an international friendly via a friendly rejected news item now shows the correct fixture dates. - Fixed some minor issues with the match screen split view changing of views. - Disabled advisor about placing a job advert if the human is unemployed. - Disabled advisor about adding players to a shortlist if the human does not have a club job. - Disabled advisor about signing a player when on the player search screen and right clicking on a player. - Match analysis tab is now disabled for matches that were played without the full match engine. - Remove picture button when adding a new manager will now only be enabled if the user chooses a picture, rather than whenever they select to add one. - Last 5 games table for competition split over multiple league stages (Swiss Super, Scottish SPL, etc) now uses the correct fixtures. - Fixed problem with international scout reports not appearing sometimes on the team squad screen. - Added information about the current view on the shortlist/player search screens. - Ensured sorting order of players on quick substitution menu is correct after making substitutions. - Made sure the news snapshot panel is hidden when there is no extra information to display for the news item. - Fixed a couple of problems which would cause the calendar bar to no update properly. - Fixed a slowdown that would sometimes happen on the match preview screen. - Ensured calendar timeline is cleared down if the player gets kicked out to the join network screen. - Icons off the pitch will now be drawn on the small match view panel when changing tactics mid match. - Nationality selection menus when adding a manager will now disable the corresponding selection (eg England will be disabled for second nationality if chosen for first). - Split view action zones view menu will now always have the current view displayed 'ticked'. - Match strategy changes on the quick tactics panel will now have "Pending" next to them until they are actually active. - Removed touchline instructions will now only be removed from the list of touchline instructions when they are no longer active. - It is now possible to hide the Touchline Instructions panel when waiting for a quick substitution to be carried out. - Added international qualifiers to screen flow competitions list. - Team Award and Best Eleven screens remember the year selected when leaving the screen and coming back. - Fixed bug where user is sometimes taken to classic pitch view instead of the previous TV view after confirming tactics. - The released players list is now kept on the transfers panel when going back to the panel after viewing a player profile or other screens. - Fixed problem where recently made touchline instructions are removed if they are made just after making tactical changes. Network ======= - Blank rows no longer appear on the backroom advice screen on the client. - Forced continue timer now doesn't stop when a user changes screens. - Fixed some network game issues when using custom editor data. - Clubs removed from the database when creating a new game now get shown correctly on network clients when viewing staff history. - Fixed issue where highlights are sometimes set to "Full Match" during network game matches. Editor ====== - Newly created teams and competitions can now be set correctly in playing histories. - Can now enable the "Capacity for All Seater Competitions" option for stadiums in the editor. - Added "Cuts Inside" player preferred move to the editor. - U21 and U19 national manager jobs now show up correctly. - Adding new award histories now works correctly. - Club legends added in the editor now show in game. - Permanent flag can now be set on favourite and disliked person relationships. - Can now set a stadium for a Super Cup match. - Sorting players by position now sorts from Gks to Strikers instead of alphabetically. - Retiring a player in the editor now removes him properly from his club. - Group stage cups now work if only 1 group is set. - Club maximum age field can now be edited. - Future transfers added in the editor are now included in the checks for retaining people at the start of the game. - Descriptions table now added to the editor. - Can now set negative non player potential abilities. - Fixed issue where players with edited history would have their pre-game history cleared after the second time the game is saved then loaded. - Super cups now start in the second season if no teams are found in competition history for the first season. - Raised number of database records shown in list boxes from 1000 to 50000. - Adding a B club to a club now copies the colours over from the main club. - Minimum Percentage Of Games Played field in an award record can now be enabled correctly. - Added missing MLS player variables to the editor. - The editor will automatically use the same user data folder, if this has been changed in the preferences in the game. - Can now set player homegrown at club/in nation status in editor. Competitions ============ General ------- - Fixed league scheduling issue where an Easter Monday matchday is scheduled next to a Tuesday matchday. International ------------- - Teams qualifying for the Final of the Caribbean Championship no longer get asked to pick a new squad for the match. - Fixed U21/U20/U19 international applications. - Host nation of World Cup now needs to be from a confederation which hasn't hosted it in the last 2 tournaments. - Fixed international squad announcement news item reporting player as being 'left out of the previous squad' when he was called up to the last squad as a replacement. - New European Championship 2012 qualifying format and correct seedings implemented. - Fixed bug where top 6 teams from U19 Euro Champs were sometimes not qualifying for the U20 World Cup. Asia ---- - AFC Cup now uses 7 subs instead of 9. - Some prize money changes for the Champions League. Europe ------ - Small fix done for calculation of European club/nation coefficients. - European competition prize money updated. - Vaduz can now qualify to the Europa League through the Liechtenstein Cup. Argentina --------- - Bottom two Argentine Second Division teams in the average points table are now automatically relegated. Australia --------- - One less round of fixtures used for the Australian youth league. Belgium ------- - Removed rule that Belgian teams in Division 1 and Division 2 need to select 2 U21 players in their matchday squad. - Added undersoil heating requirement for Belgian Division 1 teams. Bulgaria -------- - Fixed some squad rules issues to do with non EU players. Chile ----- - Fixed incorrect teams taking part in the Chilean First Division Closing Stage Knockout phase. China ----- - China trial day now occurs during the transfer window. Denmark ------- - Players from Cotonou nations now need work permits to play in Denmark. - Some missing teams added to 2009 Danish Cup. England ------- - Fixed missing prize money for Semi Finalists and Runner Up of English League Cup Greece ------ - Fixed Greek Superleague TV revenue distribution. Hong Kong --------- - Adjusted Hong Kong's continental competition qualifiers (League Winner and Senior Challenge Cup winner qualify). Norway ------ - Stopped friendlies being scheduled after the start of the season. - Norwegian Premier playoff semi final now is one leg. - Added Norwegian Super Final Northern Ireland ---------------- - Fixed Northern Irish Premier Division league match being rearranged due to a Reserve team fixture. - Fixed Northern Ireland Premier Division number of subs named changing after league split. - Three from Five subs for Steel & Sons Cup and County Antrim Shield. Poland - Trial players are not allowed to play in competitive matches. Romania ------- - Can now arrange friendlies for Romanian teams during the winter break. Russia ------ - Fixed Russian Premier League fixtures and World Cup Qualifying fixture clashing in March 2009 Scotland -------- - Both Scottish Cup semi finals are now played at Hampden. - Correct prize money figures for semi final and final. South Korea ----------- - Fixed winning the K-League Championship Playoff not being regarded as winning the title in some places (e.g. board confidence). Switzerland ----------- - Fixed Swiss Cup seedings for 1st two rounds. United States ------------- - US Development League teams no longer keep hold of too many players. - US Open Cup winner now qualify for the North American Champions League. - Replacing a draft allocation with a different draft allocation on the transfer offer screen now correctly sets it as a new proposal. - The Superdraft and Waiver Draft dates now appear in the league schedule. - Contracts in the MLS now finish in December. - Removed budget adjustment from the board room screen as MLS clubs aren't allowed to make any adjustments to their budgets. - MLS teams can no longer offer loan wages over the maximum non Designated player limit. - Improved AI squad management in the MLS. Match Experience ================ - Added animation for player placing ball at set piece - Fixed missing kick animations when players send ball to set piece taker or centre circle for kick off - Added "Runs Past Opponent" to the match graphical analysis tool. - Fixed some various small issues with tracking of certain type of passes and crosses. - Added team talk option to the quick sub dialog. Match Engine ============ Match v814 ---------- - Couple of fixes to make player reactions to certain deflections more realistic - Change to interpretation of what should be added to the tackle count - Encourage first time finish when ball comes to player at pace close to opposition goal - Reworked defensive positioning at direct free kicks to a more zonal based type - Further fix to prevent rash decisions to leave ball to keeper - Small fix to make extra sure players look to intercept balls coming towards them - Tweak to make sure defending team players continue to mark ball player until it is clearly pointless - Make players get a little tighter to ball player when possible (slightly more so when asked to mark tight ) - Allow players to drop back a little further to mark opponents when required and not logical to push D-line up - Made more limited players who are playing higher tempo, more direct style a little more simplistic and direct in terms of on ball decisions - Tweak to willingness to shoot long, try to make poor decision, vision or composure players rush into it more - Cut down slightly on very wayward but not too difficult passes - Slight tweak to ad hoarding positions Match v815 ---------- - Fixed bug where substituted player doesnˇ¦t get full condition boost at end of match - Further tweak to player willingness to make tackle as long as not on easy tackling - Made players a little tighter still on ball player - Small tweak to first touch AI - Slight increase in accuracy of simple passes and shots Match v816 ---------- - Adjusted tracking of run distance stat - Fixed players not putting ball out when keeper injured - Introduced concept of players chasing own header as a means to get ball under control - Tried to make players quicker to close down pass receiver - Further tweak to positioning of player marking opponent with ball, including accounting for opponent's pace advantage if applicable - Slight increase on keepers effectiveness against power shots - Fixed player set to mark "tall player" at set piece following him out of the danger area - Fixed players dithering over whether to let ball run out or not - Minor tweak to accuracy of passes and shots on weak foot Match v817 ---------- - Reduced lateness of some offside calls - Fixed linesmen putting flag up for offside way too late - Fixed end of match commentary "manager never looked losing" being called for losing team - Made players generally react quicker to ball movement around them - Fixed another issue with players leaving ball to keeper in error Match v818 ---------- - Fixed bug causing player to back off opponent if he deflects ball during the course of marking opponent - Fixed some low shots being underhit slightly in the ball physics engine - Reduced effect of weaker foot when only slightly changing direction while on the ball - Fixed player trying slide tackle and being able to jump up and continue within a second or so - Slightly reduced accuracy of long shots - Fixed central midfielders getting dragged too close to ball when its with team mate in wide areas and losing attacking shape - Dropped highest D-line settings back very slightly, leaving deeper lines pretty much unaffected - Made players a little quicker to get back behind the ball when defending - Tweaked off ball movement slightly, to encourage players to attack space from deep a little more willingly - Made players a little quicker still to close down ball receiver - Fixed instances of players showing ball player onto a particular foot taking up exagerratedly odd positions as a result Match v819 ---------- - Fixed uneven lateral positioning of 5 man defences - Made central defender in a 3 less likely to engage opponent with ball until around own area - General improvements to closing down logic - Some improvements to marking generally - Improved defensive play against counter attack - Improved backline pushing up logic - Improved compactness of defending team when they lose the ball- Improved player behaviour when letting ball run out of play - Improved logic of when to leave ball for keeper - Tried to reduce number of pointless offsides - Made tricky players more likely to keep hold of ball than pass it off early - Tweak to general pass choice - Fixed instance of unrealistic wild clearance - Reduced instances of very poor first touch - Make players time runs onto ball over the top a little better - Improved decision making of player when through on goal - Reduced instances of unrealistic diving headers - Try to make certain striker roles look to face own goal more when receiving ball to feet - Fixed bug where keeper can wrongly let backpass go out of play - Reduced instances of keepers making very difficult save at point blank range - Fixed AI bringing on promising young keepers in non friendly matches - Fixed a case of player running through the goal net - Fixes to stop ball passing under ad hoardings Match v820 ---------- - AI managers a little less cautious late in matches when expected to win - Players a little more likely to use strongest foot where possible - Attacking players a little more likely to move laterally towards the ball when its wide in order to offer support and options - Other fine tuning to off ball movement into space, and around opposition D-line - Fixed keepers holding shots they really shouldnt hold - Made players a little more determined to intercept dangerous balls into area - Couple of small fixes to marking around own area - Try to encourage players to dribble a bit more depending on PPM's and instructions - Small tuning to what is and isnt a clear cut chance - Improved effectiveness of headers generally - Made it harder to pass/shoot accurately when moving at high speed Match v821 ---------- - Fixed some pass and cross stats and analysis tracking - Fixed late offside being called when ball gone out for goal kick so no point it being given - Tweaked number of offsides down by around 30% - Fixed keepers going to collect ball from near goal and walking it all the way to corner taker, hence risking being caught out - Fixed bug causing keepers to fail to smother easy ball at feet of oncoming opponent - Fixed linesmen not keeping offside flag up for long enough - Tweaked AI manager overall tactical strategies - Slight tweak to positioning of low attacking mentality players when team attacking - D-lines pushed back slightly in certain situations - Tweak to positioning of players at deeper wide attacking free kicks - Tweak to delivery of free kicks from deeper wide areas - Fixed examples of players not being dismissed for clear professional fouls - Slight tweak to keeper shot stopping abilities - Fixed players stopping when ball kicked out for injury but it doesnt leave the field for some reason - Some tweaks to make defenders mark attackers a bit tighter - Tried to make defence cover better when one of them pulled out of position - Off ball movement a little less frantic around opposition D-line - Fixed score divergence between certain build configs - A few more hopeful long shots as the number had gone down a lot in recent builds - Slight tweak to headed attempts on goal - Slight tweak down on number of yellow cards Match v822 ---------- - Rebalanced number of goals slightly - Fixed keeper sometimes not looking to sweep up through balls Animations ---------- - Players now use appropriate animations when lying down injured with arm or upper body injuries - Players jumping for the ball and losing out will now use the appropriate heading animations - Improved tackling animations - Improved falling down animations - Fixed a bug where the goalkeeper would sometimes use the wrong animation when distributing the ball up field - Goalkeepers will now sometimes play appropriate animation when attempting to put a player off when taking a penalty Stadiums -------- - Optimised and resized stand textures - Added some x-ray rendering so that you can see through obscuring stands Player Models ------------- - Tweaked the skin tones for a couple of ethnicity types Other ----- - Improved ball to ad hoarding collisions - Improved night lighting so that the ball is more visible in difficult lighting conditions - Optimised shaders to help improve performance in both 2D and 3D - Tweaked outside pitch shadows - Fixed some front row crowd distribution issues Mac --- - Added support for animated nets