Steam News4 July 20261mo ago

Player Potential & Bug Fixes

Players A potential attribute is used to set a soft ceiling on player development. If a performance attribute (such as attack or defense) exceeds the potential value, it is likely to be pulled back over time.

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changedPlayersA potential attribute is used to set a soft ceiling on player development. If a performance attribute (such as attack or defense) exceeds the potential value, it is likely to be pulled back over time. Potential may also change slightly each season.

changedPlayersPlayers are now much less likely to remain active into 40+ seasons.

added64-Team World Cup with Old European Qualifiers FormatThis special World Cup event is available in the "Add-on" section. It replaces the league-stage format with the traditional round-robin group stage.

changedEditorAfter you clone a stage, the stage will be available for selection in the Qualification section’s stage dropdown.

removedEditorThe cloned stage no longer inherits qualification rules from the original competition because they will need to be manually adjusted anyway.

fixedBug FixesFixed an issue affecting championship history imports in the Leaderboard, as well as the Past Winners and Hosts sections.

Forever World Cup Simulator changes

changedA potential attribute is used to set a soft ceiling on player development. If a performance attribute (such as attack or defense) exceeds the potential value, it is likely to be pulled back over time. Potential may also change slightly each season.

changedPlayers are now much less likely to remain active into 40+ seasons.

addedThis special World Cup event is available in the "Add-on" section. It replaces the league-stage format with the traditional round-robin group stage.

changedAfter you clone a stage, the stage will be available for selection in the Qualification section’s stage dropdown.

removedThe cloned stage no longer inherits qualification rules from the original competition because they will need to be manually adjusted anyway.

Players

A potential attribute is used to set a soft ceiling on player development. If a performance attribute (such as attack or defense) exceeds the potential value, it is likely to be pulled back over time. Potential may also change slightly each season.

The attribute can be edited using the player editor.

At the start of each save, players may have lower initial ratings, allowing them to develop over time based on their growth type (e.g. late, standard).

Players are now much less likely to remain active into 40+ seasons.

64-Team World Cup with Old European Qualifiers Format

This special World Cup event is available in the "Add-on" section. It replaces the league-stage format with the traditional round-robin group stage.

Editor

After you clone a stage, the stage will be available for selection in the Qualification section’s stage dropdown.

The cloned stage no longer inherits qualification rules from the original competition because they will need to be manually adjusted anyway.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue affecting championship history imports in the Leaderboard, as well as the Past Winners and Hosts sections.

Improved validation error messages in the competition editor.

Site: https://simcups.com/

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Steam News / 4 July 2026

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