A Football Manager 2017 update (v17.2.0) is now available to download. To get the update simply quit and restart Steam and your game should update to version 17.2.0.
A Football Manager 2017 update (v17.2.0) is now available to download.To get the update simply quit and restart Steam and your game should update to version 17.2.0.
FOOTBALL MANAGER 17 - UPDATE 17.2.0
====================================================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
