WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 news & patch notes

• Improved tactical effects of distance shots, better visibility of the training effect of distance shots
• Stronger effects of “Provoke opponent”; now works best when the opponent is very extroverted
• Improved distribution of yellow cards, exotic reasons are less frequent (e.g. misconduct in the wall, unauthorized entry onto the pitch)
• Text corrections for card reasons that previously sounded as if they affected several players
• Crash removed from manager of the season if an AI team had no manager
• Manager of the season now also works with empty leagues in the DB
• Rare crash during game scenes in the season movie fixed
• Crash during unemployment in “Own successes” fixed

• Fix: League matches are now counted correctly under Personal
• Fix: Match before starting as new coach on the same day is no longer counted for the statistics
• Fix: Crash during a scene with a goal for the newspaper
• Fix: Calculation of shirt sale income
• Fix: Display duration of info boxes for late goals
• Fix: Text error in the fan comments
• Fix: Frequent scene without goal no longer occurs too often
• Fix: Cut text in text boxes during the match in replay mode
• Fix: Crash due to 0 own fans fixed, important for newly founded clubs
• Fix: Critical button in trial training removed, as the player may have made other decisions in the meantime
• Fix: National title winners at the end of the season and in the country profile are no longer those from the previous year
• Fix: Bonus for personal fan popularity when distributing gifts to fan clubs now works
• Fix: Double payments when building youth camps
• Fix: Removed double event wirh cup final scarves when the 2nd team plays on the same day

• Scene update for more striker goals
• Reduction of players' win bonus demands during negotiations, greater variation between players
• Better calculation of national fans
• Better calculation of shirt sales with your own name
• Small actions during the interviews, the gifts and the fan visits bring in small amounts of additional fans so that you can influence the number more actively

• Fixed startup problems for some players
• Crash when individual players leave the multiplayer game has been fixed
• Player changes in the profile no longer cause the loss of training goals
• Fixed return option for loaned players without missions
• Previously missing stations in personal info are now displayed
• Titles in the club profile that have been moved by one year have been corrected
• Line-up 2nd team: Assistant no longer intervenes with appropriate setting
• Match: Corrected too loud sound effect when touching the ball
• Incorrect adjustments to player development at the end/beginning of the season removed
• Competition info: Sorting + i-buttons also for international competitions
• Incorrect output of a purchase option in the overview of loaned players removed
• Media summary: ‘Goals last matchday’ are now displayed correctly
• Statistics: Clean sheets corrected
• Statistics: Top scorer statistics / League all-time corrected
• Statistics: Crash in connection with national teams fixed
• Editor: Bugs in the ‘Edit employees’ section fixed
• Missing folders when uploading to Steam added

• Added secondary positions to the watch list
• Improved training AI of the opposing teams for more fitness
• Improved training AI of the opposing teams for better team tactics

Key Highlights of the Season 2024/25 Update:

• Edit Your World, Your Way

  Now, you can edit both employees and competitions within your save game, giving you unprecedented control over every detail of your football universe. Customize leagues, adjust competition structures, and fine-tune your staff to match your managerial vision.

• 100 Manager Trophies: Build Your Legacy

  Showcase your managerial career with the new 3D Room feature, where you can collect up to 100 trophies as proof of your success. It’s the ultimate display of your footballing legacy, comparable to a personal museum.

• Expanded Player Management Tools

  Gain more control over your squad with new features like trial training for potential new players and a watchlist for players without having to scout them. Plus, youth players can now learn new positions, giving you more flexibility in developing the next generation of talent.

• Enhanced Club Customization

  Build your club both on and off the pitch. Construct apartment buildings on your club premises, and benefit from rental income from catering facilities, including canteens and restaurants. Even your club museum can generate profit or loss, adding even more depth to financial management.

• Dynamic Fan Management

  Dive into fan culture with the ability to set and adjust fan friendships and rivalries. Keep an eye on fan merchandise sales with pie charts to track income, and fine-tune prices to maximize support and revenue.

• Improved Financial Tools

  Track your club's financial health with the new balance sheet pie chart on the arrival screen and monitor your passive income with the new summary screen. This update gives you the insights needed to lead your club to sustained financial stability.

• New European and Club World Competition Modes

  Compete in new European Club Competition modes and the prestigious Club World Championship, giving you even more tournaments to strive for as you build your trophy cabinet.

• Visual and Strategic Enhancements

  Enjoy new action shots from matches featured in the in-game newspaper, adding a layer of immersion to your managerial journey. Plus, the inclusion of a heatmap screen lets you analyze match data and make informed tactical adjustments.

• Coach of the Year Award

  Put your managerial skills to the test as you compete for the Coach of the Year award. Your successes on the pitch could now be crowned with personal accolades!

• Edit employees in the savegame
• Edit competitions in the game state
• 3D room with a total of 100 manager trophies (comparable to the museum)
• 74 instead of 42 Achievements
• Trial training
• Watchlist for players without scouting
• Learning new positions even for youth players
• Possibility to take the staff with you to future clubs
• Adjustable prices for fan articles
• Pie chart for merchandise sales
• 2 additional roof types: Reef roof and banana roof
• Tenement houses can be built on the club grounds
• Catering now generates rental income (canteen, restaurant, sausage stands)
• New screen with a summary of passive club income
• Club museum can make a profit or a loss
• New info for players after career end, including what the player has done afterward
• Pie chart for the balance sheet on the start screen
• Assistant screen now additionally integrated into the game starts
• Club foundation => fan friendships and rivals can be set
• Fan friendships and rivals can be changed in the current game for your own club in the club profile
• Display of all title wins and championships in the lower leagues in the club profile
• End-of-season summary: Screen with promoted and relegated teams
• Balance sheets in team comparison for clubs and national teams
• Statistics update int. competitions other continents
• Vote for coach of the year
• Coach of the Year statistics
• Action shots from the matches are used in the newspaper
• Small tutorial in the start and main menu
• You can record your own match commentary
• Heatmap screen
• New European Cup modes (but originals must be licensed)
• Club World Cup
• New scenes
• Optional 3D CamCarpets (next to the goals)

Some of the highlights included in update 2:

• Create a club extension: Create your own team (draft mode); the users can additionally select their players when starting their own club (within a reasonable budget)
• Banner and fan update (visible in the stadium)
• Player celebrations after cup wins
• Tactical option to provoke players of the opponents
• Special in-game event with discounts for stadium and club facilities
• Automated scouting, head scout will automatically scan leagues to search for fitting players
• Historical transfers also in the scouting department (previous seasons can be viewed)
• New career data in the player profile under player development: average marks and injury times
• Player photos on the goals of the month and the year screens
• Integration of the new entrances behind the goals
• Option to declare interest in a player in advance, advantage for later negotiations
• List of upcoming transfers (shows a club’s already completed transfers for the future)
• Option to clear scouting list
• Place youth players on watch list
• Offer player: Only show interested teams and their budgets
• Option to change the cup images (3 sizes)
• Loss of team scouting progress every month if a team is not scouted anymore
• Option to watch a match in 3D from the starting menu
• Selectable database for the simulation of matches from the starting menu
• Option to skip the info box displayed at the beginning of match highlights
• Significantly enhanced match scenes, especially in the areas of free kicks, throw-ins and counter-attacks
• New African leagues: Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

Bug fixes/changes for Update 2

Scouting / Transfers / Youth

• Scouting: Name format was different than in all other areas
• Scouting: 2nd teams were not in the selection for video analysis
• Scouting: Own loaned-out player was listed in the scouting order
• Scouting: Possible crash with too many scouting actions fixed
• Transfers: Appointments made directly at the end of the week via the transfer list were skipped
• Transfers: Preliminary discussion was skipped due to alleged negotiation date
• Transfers: Crash after setting a contract date in a certain case fixed
• Youth: No warning pop-up appeared if budget was not sufficient for training/intensive player observation
• Youth: Added “Extend club grounds” button to youth section “Local”
• Youth: Salary demands of youth players for their first professional contract further reduced

Match

• Match: Side panels: Last goal scorers: Result was displayed incorrectly due to own goal
• Match: Camera panning to the other half of the pitch fixed
• Match: Reaction after the end of the game did not refer to the actual result in special cases
• Match: AI substituted too rarely when leading
• Match: Wrong team in attack displayed during long scenes
• Match: Replay started at the end of the scene
• Match: Wrong team displayed in attack overlay (long scenes)
• Match: Penalty after handball: Overlay showed a wrong player picture and wrong club
• Match: Crash during a conference in a certain case
• Match: Fans: Club abbreviation was not replaced correctly in the text chants
• Match: Fans were clearly visible in heavy pyro fog
• Match: ‘Held’ after boxing away was displayed
• Match: Instant calculation: Crash in result display and "t" fixed
• Match: Cause for instability in conference mode fixed
• Match: Graphic error after games with rain fixed
• Match: Assignment of the goalkeeper's name was partly wrong

Weekly Progression

• Weekly schedule: Events came too often and sometimes twice when the dismissal was imminent
• Weekly schedule: Crash in certain multiplayer games fixed
• Good/bad: Corrected linking for weakness right/left
• Event overview: Screen did not close with ESC
• End of season: Crash transition 2nd/3rd season after honouring the most popular player in one case
• Annual general meeting: boring event is now excluded when the board changes
• Annual general meeting: Cause for possible crash eliminated
• Season review: The "i" under Manager was without function

Statistics and Player Screens

• Statistics: Dragging club values into the favorites field showed market values
• Statistics: All-time league table: Wrong highlights corrected for table leads
• Player info: Tooltip for the player food did not show the preferred foot
• Player info: Characteristics of difficult players and top character players could be specified at the same time
• Player info/Start of the week: During training, the boost read ‘Unfortunately not available during a match’ after cup animation
• Player skills: Inconsistency with a player's goalkeeper ability fixed
• Player ratings: Improved scores with high lead or high deficit

National Teams

• National team: EC 24 also takes place in the normal game
• National team: Fixed the problem of missing goalkeepers during long matches with e.g. Romania
• National team: Extra time is no longer skipped uneventfully

Miscelaneous fixes

• Finances: European Cup bonuses were no longer paid out in full
• Staff: Contract negotiation: Abbreviation per month instead of per year
• Personal life: Favourite club was displayed in the event although the son signed for his own club
• Manager contract: Personal title bonus was paid to the club
• Unemployment: Own desired setting was overwritten again (at least visually)
• Hall of Fame: Old cartoon image of a player with a hero shot was displayed
• Medical department: If an injured player was visited and injured again shortly afterward, the checkmark remained
• Sponsors: Amounts for ad board contract extensions were too high
• Arrival: Display of leagues was incorrect for relegation matches
• League: English 3rd league was reduced by one team after the first season
• Team comparison: Talent tooltip only showed the word "Talent"
• Usability: Added ESC function for various screens
• Loading/Saving: Possible crash when loading a game fixed
• Start menu: Tooltip was missing for kit test tool
• Penalties: Assault against referee was penalized too little
• Path to the final: Abbreviation for penalty shootout was not displayed
• Slight increase in the number of goals
• Text fix for the Welcome screen for the national teams, which referred to the club
• Switching between 1st and 2nd team has no negative influence on team tactics, there were problems with friendly matches while half the squad was with the national team
• AI fitness further improved
• There are slightly more goals in the matches between teams of equal strength
• Reduced memory requirements during the actual saving process, thus avoiding crashes when memory is low
• Fixed problem with team spirit at the end of the season, bonuses from the previous season are now slowly running out
• Fixed problem in the museum with national teams (cup display)

• HR: Adjustment of employee utilisation
• New position: Learning now also works correctly for players of the 2nd team
• Youth camp: Problem with fullscreen graphics after expansion fixed
• Multiplayer: Family events are no longer displayed twice during the week in hotseat mode
• Multiplayer: Own children are no longer placed multiple times in the youth squad in hotseat mode
• Player info: possibility for satisfaction bonus at the beginning of the week increased
• Player info: Cause for possible crash during the match and after switching tabs fixed
• Marketing: Incorrect display of the "This season" value for record sales has been corrected
• Achievements: Goal scorer was not triggered correctly
• Negotiation: Supplementary player status is now based on the general strength of the player in addition to the playing time
• Prematch: The 3 buttons above the line-up are now also displayed after forwards/backwards
• Editor: Adjustment of the financial multiplier to better reflect the lowest leagues of fan patches
• Light mode: Contrast values slightly adjusted
• Light mode: Superfluous light tags removed from tactics
• Light mode: Light tag added to youth profile
• Match: Optimised performance for games with self-created kits

• Weekly schedule: Probability of crisis meetings of the AI teams reduced
• Weekly schedule: Result of first leg matches is now displayed (also in the simulation)
• Weekly schedule: Event "Uncertainties of new players" only in the first week
• Weekly schedule: Cause for a crash due to a family event (divorce) fixed
• Weekly schedule: Sponsor event Influencer now also displays the sponsor name correctly
• Club foundation: Minimum number of nationwide fans increased for error-free display in the game
• Personal: Career: League match data is displayed correctly again
• Personal: Family: Children can now be brought directly into the youth team via button (when old enough)
• Personal: Usage: Counter is now displayed correctly
• Medical: Youth players no longer have senior info at this point
• Season review: Cause for possible crash after saving via checkbox fixed
• Sidepannels: All areas during the match are now updated correctly
• Manager tasks: Additional game rounds are now included
• Manager tasks: Rejuvenation locked for teams with already very low average age
• Manager tasks: Youth player assignments are now counted over the entire duration of the task, not just until the end of the season
• Line-up: Green pitches darkened for better readability
• Line-up: Display problem with the 3 buttons after next/back in the prematch screen solved
• Match: Cause of crash with self-created kits in conference mode fixed
• Match: Further pitch improvements
• Match: Cause for a crash in the 1st game with own database fixed
• Match: Problem with too quiet or missing match sounds fixed
• Match: Centring problem for non-existent fan blocks in stadiums without corner seats fixed
• Match: Total number of goals slightly increased
• Match: Shader problem with pyro fog fixed
• Arrival: Former results are displayed correctly again before the match
• Perimeter advertising: Twisted sponsor display fixed
• Perimeter advertising: Number of perimeters is now displayed when extending an ad board contract
• Shirt tool: Corrected overly bright player colours
• Training: Fitness values of AI teams further improved
• Start menu: Direct access to the guide via button
• Youth camp: Problem with fullscreen camp image after expansion on WQHD monitors fixed

Some of the highlights included in the update:

• Over 1000 new scenes added for increased match variation
• Improved 3D player models for a more realistic on-pitch experience
• Enhanced stadium visuals to immerse you in the atmosphere of match day
• Refinements to fouls, tackling, dives, and challenges for smoother gameplay
• Goalkeeper improvements including saves, catching crosses, and punching the ball
• Goal cheering and anthems to celebrate every thrilling moment
• Upgraded weather effects and night game visuals for added realism
• Better visibility of the transfer list and youth scouting for improved player management
• New staff position: Psychologist, to support your team both on and off the pitch
• Additional AI faces for increased diversity and realism
• Introduction of 20 new sponsors and suppliers to expand your club's partnerships
• Several UI improvements for smoother navigation and management

• Be sure to increase the size of the Windows pagefile, our suggestion would be 16 GB
• Instructions on how to do this can be found pinned at the top under "Discussions", it's straightforward
• Make sure that there is enough free disc space available
• For fast gaming: The larger the DB, the more RAM should be available
• Switch off countries that are not required if possible

Match

• 3D match: More than 1,000 new scenes
• 3D match: Fouls, tacklings, dives and assaults
• 3D match: Distance shots for counterattacks from very far away
• 3D match: Goalkeeper improvements for catching crosses and punching the ball
• 3D match: Goalkeeper saves to the post
• 3D match: Cheering after goals (ok, just a bit of cheering for now)
• 3D match: New player models with more polygons
• 3D match: You can create and add your own shirts to the game
• 3D match: Scoreboard updates (result, minute, time)
• 3D match: Improved attendance, now also with backside
• 3D match: Improved stadium pitch
• 3D match: Improved goal nets
• 3D match: Goal anthems (optional), with the option to add your own songs (see guide)
• 3D match: More flags and better distribution
• 3D match: Animated camera crane in oval stadiums
• 3D match: Improved weather effects (rain, snow) and better-looking night display
• 3D match: Improved shadows of the stands/roofs
• 3D match: Better positions of the action boxes
• Real instant calculation via button before the start of the game

Stats

• Comprehensive stats package (more than 40 new stats screens, including grid, team and map screens)
• Update of existing stats (e.g. option to look at transfers of previous seasons)
• Additional statistics on player development in the player profile under "Career", including goals, appearances, etc.
• Additional screen with record players and record goalscorers in the club profile

Transfer market

• Display of an optional transfer list during the week highlighting the new players
• Option to open the transfer list from the home screen
• Display of the potential of the character traits of scouted players
• Youth player scouting (youth player profiles of youth players from other clubs become available)

Other game sections

• New staff member: Psychologist
• Player nicknames (will show up in the player profiles as soon as certain criteria are met)
• More options when founding a club regarding stadium size, starting capital, etc.
• Many new AI player faces
• Over 30 new sponsors and suppliers
• Long club motto is also used on ad boards
• Seat color can now also be changed in-game
• New screen "Overview of international title holders" at the end of the season
• Various visual improvements for the club grounds
• Lots of little things (e.g. derby note for ticket prices, the tooltip for club reputation)
• Editor: New button for adopting the home jersey style for the away jersey
• Guide: First English version with some of the most important chapters translated

UI improvements

• New optional line-up background with zones
• Marking of substituted players on the pitch of the substitution screen
• Pitches in the UI replaced (are now green)
• In-game music can be replaced and expanded (see guide)
• POS1: Plays last song again, END: Skips the current song
• ENTER jumps one screen further
• Right-click on the main menu item to jump back one tab
• The middle mouse button opens wing menus (like TAB)
• Information on fitness and tactics when selecting the training week at the start of the week
• Training groups: Injured players are now colored red in the list

Fixed bugs

• Tuning: Number of cards reduced, referee toughness effect reduced
• Tuning: Winning matches has a stronger effect on board popularity
• Tuning: Match affects Fitness for top teams with many international matches improved
• Match: Counterattacks in short scenes start directly with a counterattack, not with a reference to the previous attack of the opponents
• Match: VAR: No longer yellow-red card instead of the yellow card displayed after handball
• Match: Display type (long/short scenes) now saved after restart
• Match: Selection of matchday conference no longer selects all games automatically
• Match: Goal but display of "Just missed" fixed
• Match: Wrong text for 2nd half before extra time
• Match: The "Card" display partially above the roof was corrected
• Match: Black screen except for the overlays during a certain type of attack fixed
• Match: Crash during a certain scene fixed
• Match: Crash in "None" mode during European Championship qualifiers with a certain score fixed
• Match: Camera partly out of place during reaction/conversation overlay at the end of the game
• Match: Unnecessary yellow cards too often with low-effort fixed
• Match: Only improved marks for saved penalties (no downgrade for goals)
• Match: Corrected scoreboard directions
• Match: Various improvements of match scenes
• Match: Improved xG calculation for counter-attacks
• Club info: Stadium name of the 1st team is no longer displayed for the 2nd team
• Club info: Title is no longer deleted if a club is relegated from the last available league
• Youth: Display of injuries now change when browsing through players
• Youth: Date limit for poaching can no longer be bypassed
• Personal life: Cheating no longer continues automatically
• Personal life: "In relationship" event with previously entered partner removed
• Personal life: Help no longer empty
• Personal: Tab switching with arrow keys added
• Personal: Family: School events now match the age of the child
• Persönliches: Reoccuring events during the week removed
• End of season: Crash fixed if no scout (0) was set
• Player info: Different number of goals compared to the media summary corrected
• Player info: The size of tooltip for Socialising increased
• Player info: Character changes during the game fixed
• Player info: Motivation: Players who move up a level are no longer immediately dissatisfied due to underpayment
• Player promise: Reset after breaking them once
• League info: Crash when clicking on 3rd league Austria on matchday fixed
• Manager contract: The signing fee is now paid
• Good/bad: Budget information/request to spend now works
• Transfers/Renewals: The screen is only displayed during the transfer period
• Ad boards: Extreme income with multiple extensions prevented
• Stadium: Seat color is now working properly
• Internal cup: "knockout round play-offs" instead of "intermediate round"
• Transfers: Preliminary discussion corrected: an unassigned player can no longer imagine a "transfer"
• Line-up: Rule-based line-up: All priorities are taken into account
• Line-up: Error after drag+drop with 21:9 display fixed
• Statistics: NT Competitions No historical data for record player/record goalscorer NT fixed
• Audio: Sound no longer continues after Win+L
• International Supercup: Scheduling corrected
• Cup: No extra time in one case in Spain fixed
• European Cup: Qualifying for the European Cup as 2nd in Slovakia but no participation problem fixed
• Museum: Graphic error table football fixed
• Match start: Championship and relegation rounds no longer count as a league for simulated countries
• Media summary: Comment on player sale fixed
• Lightmode: Buttons under "Youth" and "Local" are now visible
• Manager tasks: Remaining time bar turns no longer green instead of red
• Manager tasks: Reward for additional budget on "Transfers for next season" fixed
• Player contracts: Problem with the club's extension option fixed
• Personal: Crash after looking at potentially interested clubs fixed
• Scouting: Potential crash with an extreme number of scout orders and scouts fixed
• NT: Naturalisation: Tooltip info now displayed if buttons are disabled due to lack of APs
• NT: EC 2024 (in the separate EC mode) now works
• "Congress League" final match and the draws are now shown in the calendar

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