MATCH ENGINE

· Refined position of d-line and also the lines in front of it when defending
· Brought wingers a bit deeper when defending
· Weaker players more likely to favour direct passes quicker
· Improved short pass accuracy slightly
· Tried to increase number of crosses slightly
· Fine-tuned shot accuracy
· Fixed some minor player on ball decision bugs
· Improved trajectory of medium length kicks like free kick shots and corners
· Made players better at offering out ball to team mate
· Tried to improve player reactions to deflected balls or tackles
· Made players more willing to slide tackle when opportunity and need arises
· Fixed some unnatural save directions from keepers
· Fixed keepers trying to save ball at wrong point when its heading for post or bar
· Made players slightly better at turning body while on the run
· Made strongest player stand ground when 2 players collide while going for a header
· Made goal celebration paths a little bit more varied
· Fixed commentary saying ball well wide when not really that far wide
· Some ball physics collision tweaks
· Some team talk fixes
· Further tuned team shape and d-line position when defending
· AM strata now comes back to defend unless set to "all-out attack"
· Made d-line shift up when opposing player with ball is successfully pressed
· Made d-line shift back quicker when attacking player is running with pace at them with the ball
· Some tweaks to marking of opponents in own area
· Fixed defenders shifting across as full back engages winger in last third causing bad shape
· Tried to reduce instances of players heading ball they could control a split second later
· Some minor fixes relating to player interception of ball
· Some refinements to off ball movement around ball player
· Some general tweaks to pass choice and on ball decision making
· Some more minor keeper save fixes
· Fixed some instances of woodwork hit not being registered
· Fixed player not waiting to get up before running off to celebrate after scoring a diving header
· Fixed ultra-rare crash when player shoots from close range
· Further small refinements to on ball decisions and pass choice
· Improved direct free kick trajectory slightly
· Improved crossing aim AI
· Fine-tuned pass and shot accuracy slightly
· Improved player reaction and awareness of ball generally
· Improved defensive tracking of player running with ball
· Slight reduction of player reaction time to fast curling balls
· Slight reduction of player reaction time when ball a long way away from them especially if not facing it
· Improved defender lateral positioning when defending wide ball
· Fixed winger not staying wide when asked to hug touchline and ball on his side in advanced position
· Goalkeeper should narrow the angle better when a play is running at him at speed
· Goalkeepers should try to move under the ball path even if they think they can't reach it.
· Fixed a bug where the keeper fails to catch a ball if it has just hit the crossbar/post
· Fixed keeper turning ball over bar described as turning it round post
· Fixed some player collision avoidance issues
· Fixed a bug where an offside is given instead of a free kick for a foul
· Stop a rare teleport bug with goal celebrations
· Fixed animation issues whilst player argues with ref
· Fixed small anomaly in team selection AI
· Fixed bug causing players to occasionally react too late to pass
· Improved pressing of opponents slightly
· Made players more willing to go for a riskier interception if ball receiver is in a goal scoring position
· Tweaked keeper positioning when facing down attacker
· Reduced pointless passing slightly
· Fine-tuned chance of speculative passes slightly
· Refine kick inaccuracy algorithm slightly
· Fixed defenders not turning quick enough when tracking player running onto through ball
· Reduced likelihood of players making pass when in clear cut shooting position
· Fixed keepers not reacting to powerful close range shots

GENERAL/PERFORMANCE

· Improved processing speeds
· Fixed rare crash when pressing ‘Set for Release’
· Fixed sole crash using edited database in network game
· Fixed interface slowdown when scouting hundreds of players at once

COMPETITIONS

· Fixed Russian Cup final clash with World Cup call-ups
· Fixed Spanish registration window in 2015/16 season
· Fixed user taking control of friendly, when assistant set to

CONFIDENCE

· Fixed board confidence in relation to ‘Give youth a chance’ promise
· Fixed board expectations not reflecting those set in meeting
· Improved international managerial appointments

GUI

· Fixed live league table widget not holding position
· Fixed attribute colour state saving
· Fixed coaching assignment state saving
· Fixed scrollbar reverting top top when adjusting individual training
· Fixed squad depth chart displaying PA over CA
· Fixed up/down keys not responding post-match
· Fixed new position training state saving
· Fixed custom background pictures not showing


NETWORK

· Added ‘Show only friends’ option to network lobby
· Fixed inconsistent behaviour of timers
· Fixed pre-match force continue proceeding too far
· Fixed client scouting assignments
· Fixed client match vs host, when host on holiday
· Fixed flickering/slowdown on client transfer list screens

TRANSFERS & CONTRACTS

· Staff in FMC now signed onto rolling contracts
· Fixed agents offering players for £200m
· Fixed French transfer values
· Fixed rare instance of transfer news with no option to respond
· Fixed loophole allowing Rangers to break transfer embargo