Pro Cycling Manager 2020 news & patch notes

General

• Fix for a crash in timetrial simulations with cobblestone roads.

• The aggressivity of the AI riders towards the end of the mountain stages has been toned down to favor a finer management of their remaining energy.
• A bug impacting the morale has been fixed: riders who had participated to a grand tour during the season will no longer complain about not participating in such an event.

• The first ten stages of the Supergiro di Italia have been updated. For instance, the first three stages have been moved from Hungary to Sicily. Thanks to Danilo. Note that you’ll need to start a new game to access the updated stages.

• The BORA-hansgrohe team jersey has been updated with its white version made specifically for the Tour de France. Thanks to CoucouMichel.

• On the pre-race Briefing page, a link to the informational race pop-up has been added.
• Fix for a crash triggered by hovering over the tooltip of the button (i) before a multiplayer tournament

Experience the intensity of the Tour de France!

• All 21 official stages of the Tour de France 2020
• The classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège race for the first time in Tour de France
• Redesigned, more realistic time-trials. You must manage your stamina and riding position to improve your aerodynamics and achieve the best time
• New first-person camera for greater immersion
• More attacking and opportunistic peloton
• Improved race interface with more details about your surroundings (competitors, route, descents, etc.)

Multiplayer Mode

• Fixed a bug that was preventing players to join a game with mods released after Patch 1.2.1.0

Pro Cyclist

• Fixed a bug that was preventing players from participating in a race taking place at the same time as a race in which they had to participate but for which their team did not get an invitation.

Course

• AI tuning to fix the breakaway problem that rarely goes to the end in continental races.
• Fixed a bug that allowed a breakaway to be completely abandoned by the platoon, upsetting the overall outcome.
• The “Attack!” achievement could be achieved by sprinting.

Career

• The riders of division 3 (continental) teams are less demanding on morale for the number of races.
• Fixed a bug that was prevented a positive Morale Impact from being extended when a runner had multiple wins.

User Interface

• The cyclist micro pop-up is now better aligned when you hover the mouse over it.
• The Mini-jersey in the contacts page of the Pro Cyclist mode has been fixed.
• For certain languages, the date format was incorrect in the "Objectives" page.
• Fixed incorrect values in the Rules page.
• Fixed a misalignment of the shape in the main page of Pro Cyclist.
• Fixed an overlap between the injury pictogram and the shape display on the main page of Pro Cyclist.
• Fixed some display issues with characters.

Licences

• The Sunweb jersey and helmet has been updated (white instead than red).

Crashs

• Fixed a possible crash related to too many photos of runners in some mods of the Steam Workshop.

Multiplayer Mode

• Fixed crash preventing launch of multiplayer tracks.

General

• Fixed random crashes caused with a particular option in Windows 10.

Course

• Race update: Complete Pays-Basque 2020 course (6 stages) and updates of several stages (Switzerland, Catalonia, Tour de France).
• Correction of the problem of comments specific to certain important runners (sounds were not played and were replaced by credits).
• Improved effort setting in hilly and mountainous time trials.

User Interface

• Fixed issue with unordered steps listed in “Latest Results” page
• Display of the region in the cyclist's information bubble (hover "i").
• Correction of the feedback in the lower part of the interface concerning the update of the budget when the low limit is reached.
• Correction of positioning of elements in the interface for creating a start list.
• Correction in the Rules / Scale page, the values displayed for the points were not always correct.

Texts

• Some emails concerning injuries did not contain the name of the race.
• Wrong text in the Pro Cyclist level information tooltip.
• Wrong text on the number of teams in the Rules page

• The 21 official stages of the Tour de France 2020
• Career Mode:
• Manage the morale of your cyclists: they will make requests (inclusion in races, recruitment of cyclists, etc.), and your decision will affect their morale and performance. The transfer window is also crucial for maintaining balance within your team
• Motivation during races: in each race, the motivation of your cyclists is linked to morale and key events, such as wearing a jersey, winning in the previous stage, etc. A fully motivated cyclist can excel in pivotal moments in the race, including an accelerating peloton and preparation for the final sprint
• A new assistant to help you plan your races
• A redesigned dashboard
• Improved AI, more aggressive and adventurous