Patch notes 11/062026

Gameplay

• Improved tackle recovery speed based on player ability.

• Added more freedom for attackers to turn while being tackled.

• Added the ability to hand pass out of a tackle.

• Made hand passes quicker by separating hand pass animation speed from sprint speed.

• Tuned sprint bounce and solo animations so they impact sprint speed less, based on player attributes.

• Fixed penalty kick control issues in certain situations.

• Fixed an issue where players could carry the ball over the goal line during a bounce or solo and continue play.

• Reduced the AI grace period for travelling calls, with scaling based on difficulty.

Stability

• Added improved diagnostics for corrupt saves to help identify causes.

• Prevented the game from attempting to save while another save operation is already active.

• Fixed issues where some Career saves could go missing, especially when multiple careers were created in the same session.

Visuals & Performance

• Reduced crowd attendance and crowd density to improve frame rate, with major gains in some stadiums.

Audio

• Fixed incorrect and missing commentary lines.

Creator Centre

• Fixed created players incorrectly defaulting to age 18.