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Full Esports Manager 2026 update
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Hello everyone, first of all - thank you for playing our game and giving us tons of feedback. We've been working pretty hard to get this out this week so we have some time to work on other things regarding balance, bugs and features.
What changed
- Balance
- Maps
- Fixes
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Performance
Esports Manager 2026 changes
Today's update includes these changes:
Match Simulation
Fixed pathing on all maps
Additional navigation grid fix on maps
Fixed map loading
Fixed T behavior when waiting for timings and rotations
Fixed CT rotation after the bomb is planted
Improved AI map ban algorithm
Reworked buy logic in decisive rounds
Double AWP now works: the second AWP goes to the secondary sniper
Fixed behavior under different tactic rules
Fixed standard tactic descriptions
ERS Ratings
Reduced ERS gains everywhere: per match, between teams, and per tournament.
Training and Player Generation
- Training rebalancereworked formulas and impact factor to make game more hard
Changed the training data output form
- Reworked NewGen player generationlowered maximum attribute values, added more variety
Quick match result has been rebalanced with new impact factor
Reworked per-map IR calculation
Transfers and AI Market
The AI no longer spams the same bid on your player every day: after a rejection the team backs off for 14 days, then returns with a higher offer (happened when buying team had less than 5 players in the roster)
Role-aware AI emergency signings: a short-handed team no longer stacks a single role (e.g. four AWPers)
AI teams with fewer than 5 players now fill out their roster faster instead of staying incomplete
Fixed stranded negotiations that permanently blocked new offers on a player
- Loaned players can no longer be soldthe Sell button is disabled and shows the reason
Economy and Wages
Lowered starting and market wages
Decompressed low-end wages so weak and mid players no longer pile up on a shared floor
Compressed transfer prices above for all players based on new formula that's better represent the value of a player
Wages are now better scaled with player rating: a strong player at a top club earns more than a weaker teammate
Wage drops by 30% after a month on the bench
Career Start Options
Undismissable manager: you cannot be sacked for anything
Freeze the AI transfer market for the first 1 or 6 months (default 1).
Mail and Localization
Player emails now respect the player's gender across all languages
Fixed a crash on gendered languages (UA/PL/RU and others)
Disabled firing emails when the manager cannot be fired
The monthly sponsor income report is no longer sent twice
Fixed the German MVP text
Added missing translations
Language Cohesion
Full cross-border language compatibility for Portugal/Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries
Raised the CIS-UA, BR-SA and CIS-Slavic pairs; cohesion grows toward 100% over 6 months in the same roster
Interface and Fixes
Fixed some tooltips that were shown at incorrect place.
Fixed player photos on promise teams
In Finances, income and spending next to the total budget are now shown per year instead of all-time
Fixed a crash when the scout advisor had no user team
Corrupted saves with missing offer owners no longer break on load
Minor UI changes
Database Update
New Teams And Players
Phoenix — cynaxdabest, deaNz, fl0w, Flompy, qaRty
Luminosity — lux, afro, Rainwaker, AZUWU, Bymas
Fire Flux: Cizzx, Quality, zer0UKY, zemix
Transfers
Luminosity ← afro, Rainwaker, AZUWU, Bymas (Monte), lux (Legacy)
SAW ← krazy, MUTiRiS (BC.Game), ewjerkz (NiP), NOPEEJ (Rebels)
SAW Youngsters ← jERK0z, Jayy2s, tuxa (SAW), Snowiee (free agent)
Eternal Fire ← br0 (NRG), Kvem (free agent)
Phantom ← cej0t (9INE), nicoodoz (ECSTATIC)
SunPayus → G2
cairne → Fnatic
n0te → NiP
KRIMZ → EYEBALLERS
Gizmy → 100 Thieves
MartinezSa → HEROIC
kyxsan → Aurora
Magisk → BC.Game
fame → VP
xfl0ud → FUT
kl1m → G2 Ares
Ex3rcice → 3DMAX
b1elany → 9INE
clax → K27
Released (now free agents)
sdy, Calyx, rigoN, DemQQ, mynio, Moretz
Profile Fixes
Corrected some IDs and nicknames
- xEternaLxxfilled in name, birthdate, earnings and HLTV/Liquipedia links; role changed from AWPer/Sniper to Rifler/Support
Zoker: filled in name (Max Laping), birthdate and earnings
mini: unretired
Work in progress
Save corruptions - we are aware that some of you may have their saves corrupted, we are working on solution, but according to the logs number 1 reason of that is antivirus, Windows Defender or lack of free space on the system.
FPS drops and CPU usage on Inferno and Anubs - we are aware and working on this.
T3-T4 tournaments - top feature priority, expect it to be delivered somewhen in July.
Balance, balance, balance - having constant feedback from you guys is just amazing. This item includes bootcamps and finances.
Translations - we know that German and other languages need improvements, it's on our radar right now.
Further transfer system improvements.
Other bugs that we have in backlog.
That would be it for today. Thanks again for playing our game and don't hesitate to join our Discord or X.
If you want to give a feedback - the best way is email, 2nd best way - #bugs channel on Discord. The 3rd best way - DM gizzie#1054 on Discord server.
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