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Steam News12 February 20264mo ago

Update: Scouting Hub Expansion, Workshop Integration and System Refinements

New Features Scouting Hub Pages The Scouting Hub now has two pages, one for watchlisted players and one for player search showing all players in the game.

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Full Football Academy Manager update

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What changed

10 fixes9 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Workshop
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Fixes
addedNew FeaturesScouting Hub Pages The Scouting Hub now has two pages, one for watchlisted players and one for player search showing all players in the game.
addedNew FeaturesWorkshop Integration Workshop support has been added via the Editor window.
addedNew FeaturesRecommended Prestige Recommended prestige has been added to the Editor modal for leagues and transfer clubs.
addedNew FeaturesConfirmation Window Toggle Added a checkbox to disable the attendance fee confirmation window and the unused focus slots window.
addedNew FeaturesExclude Signed Players Signed players can now be excluded from the Player search.
addedImprovementsFully Scouted Cooldown The “fully scouted” message now has a 6-month cooldown for the same player.

Football Academy Manager changes

addedScouting Hub Pages The Scouting Hub now has two pages, one for watchlisted players and one for player search showing all players in the game.
addedWorkshop Integration Workshop support has been added via the Editor window.
addedRecommended Prestige Recommended prestige has been added to the Editor modal for leagues and transfer clubs.
addedConfirmation Window Toggle Added a checkbox to disable the attendance fee confirmation window and the unused focus slots window.
addedExclude Signed Players Signed players can now be excluded from the Player search.

New Features

  • Scouting Hub Pages The Scouting Hub now has two pages, one for watchlisted players and one for player search showing all players in the game.

  • Workshop Integration Workshop support has been added via the Editor window.

  • Recommended Prestige Recommended prestige has been added to the Editor modal for leagues and transfer clubs.

  • Confirmation Window Toggle Added a checkbox to disable the attendance fee confirmation window and the unused focus slots window.

  • Key Attributes Display Key attributes are now shown directly in the Player window.

  • Scouted Progress Trend Scouted progress trend is now visible in the Player window and the Scouting list view.

  • Exclude Signed Players Signed players can now be excluded from the Player search.

Improvements

  • Fully Scouted Cooldown The “fully scouted” message now has a 6-month cooldown for the same player.

  • Training Window Layout Header and footer are now always visible for all players, training can be started without scrolling.

  • Prestige Balance Prestige gain has been adjusted.

  • Match Discipline Balance Red and yellow card probabilities have been rebalanced.

  • Talent Matches Filtering Fully scouted players are no longer shown in Talent Matches.

  • Scouting Filters Added a league filter to the Scouting page.

  • Watchlist Interaction Players on the Scouting page can now be right-clicked to add or remove them from the watchlist.

  • Transfer Market Balance Older players transfer offer chances have been rebalanced.

  • Training Window Information Player name and position are now visible in the Training window opened in Player Hub.

  • New Game Options New game options have been adjusted to reduce confusion at the start.

  • Retirement Inbox Bundling Retirement inbox messages are now bundled into a single message when multiple watched players retire.

  • Max Attendable Matches Maximum attendable matches have been adjusted.

  • Overall Calculation Overall calculation has been made more robust.

  • Market Demand Tuning Market demands have been adjusted to allow a lower possible minimum overall requirement.

  • Player Interest Adjustment Player interest has been aligned more closely with market demands.

  • Inbox Message Bundling Inbox messages are now bundled when multiple players are fully scouted.

  • Market Value Analysis Bundling Market value analysis inbox messages are now bundled when multiple players are analyzed.

Fixes

  • Focus Points Saving Fixed an issue where player focus points were not saved.

  • Player Generation from Presets Fixed an issue where newly generated players did not use the selected preset when starting with a custom setup.

  • Academy Dorm Capacity Check Fixed an issue where player negotiation was possible even when no dorm slots were available.

  • Steam Achievements Sync Fixed an issue where Steam achievements were not syncing correctly.

  • Talent Matches Empty State Fixed an issue where Talent Matches appeared as if a watched player had a match, but the list was empty.

  • Player Search Pagination Fixed an issue where the total page number was shown incorrectly on the player search page.

  • Market Demand Notification Fixed an issue where market demand notifications were not updating correctly.

  • Training Focus Sync Fixed an issue where training focus points were not synchronized when changing the academy.

  • Max Potential Sync Fixed an issue where reaching max potential did not correctly sync ability to match potential due to low observation skills.

  • Editor Team Name Validation Fixed an issue where team names in the Editor modal could contain invalid characters.

Source

Steam News / 12 February 2026

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