FOOTBALL MANAGER 2017 -- UPDATE 17.2.0 CHANGE LIST ==================================
STABILITY & PERFORMANCE ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed rare instances of crash on continue - Fixed lag when browsing inbox
GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed issue in Austrian leagues which prevented staff in certain roles from being appointed - Adjusted German players willingness to move clubs - Fixed issue where players asked to be removed from the transfer list, but were not - Adjusted payments received for players they had offered out on loan - Adjusted likelihood of user in charge of an international team being offered club role - Fixed rare examples of players complaining about being left out of continental squads for rounds they are unavailable for - Fixed incorrect strings on promise panel related to different context promises to accept bids for players - Fixed rare contradictory inbox items regarding promises not being met - Added unhappiness reason to list of players supporting/against a manager in group unhappiness meetings - Fixed rare example of a player not becoming happy again after playing more following a first team football unhappiness - Improved AI squad building in salary cap leagues - Fixed issue where user couldn't postpone game due to large number of international call ups in MLS - Fixed hotseat issue where holidaying one manager past a match, also continued the other manager past their match - Fixed issue where user cannot add players/confirm squad for national U23s - Fixed issue where user is incorrectly asked about facing newly appointed manager - Fixed various issues with records - Fixed derby question appearing for non-derbies - Fixed various odds issues - Adjusted effect of training intensity on injuries - Fixed examples of league enforced stadium upgrades going wrong - Improved Tottenham’s attendances when switching grounds
MATCH AI (v1703) ---------------------------------------------- - Improved implementation of Inverted Wing Back role - Fixed shots which were also free kicks not displaying as Set Pieces on chalkboard - Fixed rare case of match getting stuck after ball is thrown out of play - Fixed example of a player clearing rather than throwing - Improved mentality of teams down to 10 players - Fixed issue where injured players from AI teams sometimes don't get substituted when injured during a goal - Fixed ball going through ad-hoardings - Fixed issue with the match incident thinking the pen shootout goal was own goal - Fixed rare issue with player being treated on side line being used for offside decisions - Fixed inability to alter closing down setting for certain role/duty combinations - Improved instance of referee and carded player not facing each other - Fixed rare instance of dribbling past opponent commentary being used inappropriately - Fixed instances of player incorrectly being considered to have made a mistake - Fixed rare instance of inappropriate commentary for a free kick - Fixed instances of player being considered to have performed a dribble too soon after controlling the ball - Fixed instance where we would skip to dead time before a red card occurred - Fixed ghost goal example - Fixed deflections not being accounted for properly - Fixed keeper handling and judgement bugs - Improved outfield player judgement of ball AI - Made keeper use strongest side for throw outs where possible - Fixed a handball mistake/chalkboard event being assigned to a goalkeeper who was inside their own area - Improved distance a player can be offside for a disallowed goal to be deemed "controversial" - Fixed keeper bug where he could deflect it in same slice as save causing own goal - Fixed subs being subbed off too early in case of a red card - Improved instances where Key Passes were not recorded - Fixed issue with assistant manager not following user's instructions when user holidays match and ticks use formation + use current team when possible
GRAPHICS ---------------------------------------------- - Improvements to stadium appearances - Adjusted Grass/Synthetic pitches to appear in same way as standard grass pitches - Fixed issue with substituted player appearing sat on the field rather than on the bench - Fixed issue with player who has been subbed on to the field briefly appearing to be wearing tracksuit rather than playing kit - Fixed issue with players not wearing long sleeve shirts/under layers - Fixed issue where linesman flag would flash in the centre circle
USER INTERFACE ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed manager profile reverting to default setup - Various cosmetic fixes to the light skin - Fixed issue on conversation history panel which prevented users from scrolling through previous chats - Fixed issue with match formation widget not updating when players swapped
COMPETITIONS ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed rare issue where certain leagues wouldn't schedule after season turnover - Fixed issue with Bulgarian league playoff - Fixed Chinese league registration rules - Fixed Home/Away games imbalance after Scottish Premier League split - Fixed French Ligue 1 prize money - Fixed loaned in players not being able to play in Swiss Cup - Fixed issue with regionalisation in Swedish Second Division - Fixed Betfred Cup prize money - Fixed Israeli Toto Cup schedule and teams in correct groups - Correct Belgian clubs now qualify for European competitions - Improved scheduling for Belgian, Russian and Ukrainian clubs in European competitions - Fixed issue where we were not taking the strongest line up for Portuguese Cup Competitions
IN GAME EDITOR ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed issue when editing person who had Manager or Asst Manager attributes - Fixed issue editing players with fog of war active including changing preferred foot - Fixed loans not showing in player history
PRE GAME EDITOR ---------------------------------------------- - Fixed new season not being scheduled when using a valid German lower league Editor file - Fixed issue verifying advanced rules in languages other than English - Fixed various crashes and errors on files submitted to us - Fixed editing nation tax rules - Fixed some issues with editing club continental rules - Fixed a few issues to do with kit editing - Fixed issue where large files could cause a freeze during game set up - Fixed real results extracting incorrectly - Fixed crash editing rivalries - Fixed a few nations which were set up incorrectly in basic rules - Fixed instances of seasons not scheduling in files submitted to us - Fixed issue with certain files failing verification checks incorrectly - Fixed several issues with implementing a salary cap in leagues - Fixed issue with League Championship Playoff end dates - Fixed transfer window changes not extracting to the game correctly
NETWORK GAMES ---------------------------------------------- - Disabled non-admins from being able to remove clients from network games - Fixed issue whereby users sometimes couldn’t view replays
