New Features Offline Mode:
– huge database update (database of 24/11)
– option to either load the latest EA database or the Editor database (e.g. with your own data) at game start
– various new player pictures (focus on Coca Cola Championship)
– new Hall of Fame player pictures of retired players in the UK (only very few, but will become more in the future)
– new live ticker text
– complete historic league results of the Bundesliga since the very first matchday back in 1963
– additional historic league results for France and Italy
– better handling of widgets in resolutions like 1440×900 (move your mouse pointer over a widget to see it completely)
– improved website headlines
– pre-selected half-time talks (save some mouse clicks)
– option to switch off the display of song titles in the main menu
New Features Online Mode:
– new "Away from Keyboard" feature
– if you join a running game, you now get the status of the game, that is, at which point of the week the other users currently are (e.g. the main menu or a matchday). This way you can quickly estimate how long it will take you to actually join the game.
– click on a game in the game list to see its participants
– the market value of the next auctioned player is given on the transfer market overview screen
– team levels and the current matchday are now part of the match screen
– the timeline icons (goals, cards, substitutions), already used in the offline mode, will now also be seen online
– you can add another manager to your friend list directly from the respective manager info screen (available by right clicking on your avatar in the main menu)
– option for the host to set the maximum number of humans players
– date displayed on all menu sub-screens
– manager points on friends list
– manager points comparison happens more often
– option to turn off the profanity filter
– draws with no clubs of human managers are skipped
Fixed Bugs:
– 3d match improvements (better and more varied shots, more realistic number of cards, improved passing, improved goalkeepers, defenders react faster, more realistic handballs, improved 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper, more realistic back passes)
– several small Action Mode improvements
– various tuning efforts (e.g. tactical education, loss of acceleration for older players now slower)
– improved website (e.g. added a second club name to transfer news, manager info if you click on a picture)
– about 140 different other bug fixes in total
– about 40 graphical improvements and screen layout changes (e.g. Player Training Progress)
Some Examples:
– CaC problem in Italy
– "moved" clubs in France
– sometimes too much income when winning an indoor tournament
– "players sometimes end their careers too early" problem
– line-up crash (when saving a player list)
– not displayed goals in highlight mode
– long-term simulation crash
– improved AI training camp selection
– Ups & Downs now work for again for the player manager
– missing tooltips in replay mode
– won European Super Cup now added to the trophy list
– Hall of Fame: User pictures are now displayed correctly
– More realistic personal sponsor contracts for managers with a high manager level
– more modern German first names
– Youth department: Extension crash fixed
– Delegate transfers: Assistant now makes better use of the money
– Tactics/first team: Icons for crossing positions are now correct
– several graphical problems fixed at game start in the 1024×720 screen resolution
– user/additional desktop objects are now saved (no need to position them again after loading the save game)
– special characters are now correctly displayed on Russian OS
– Game start: Removed the cheat to start with more teams than allowed
– Player talks/Promises: Player levels no longer visible in UK version
– Live Ticker: Manager shouts no longer disabled after creating a player manager
– multiple player managers problem
– Pre-match screen: Background for international cup matches no longer dark
– Relegated players screen: Now with the option to add them to the short list or to scout them
– Stadium editor: Slope problem
– player manager can now make substitutions in Live Ticker match
– _PLAYER_CORNER_LEFT issues in Live Ticker fixed
– ONLINE: Matchday – sorting of the live table now works correctly
– ONLINE: Matchday – User receives " 0 actions available" at the beginning of the match
– ONLINE: 8-player crash fixed
– ONLINE: Trophy images missing in the player stats
– ONLINE: Improved referee names