Update 1.03.04

Here are the full patch notes:

New: The Weekly Newspaper (Week 16)

To immerse you deeper into the world of your club and league, we have introduced an authentic football newspaper!

• Release Timing: Appears automatically once per season at the beginning of Week 16 (the first league week right after the cup final).

• Classic Look: Authentic newspaper style featuring a yellow-beige vintage background and classic print typography.

• Issue Contents:

  • 🏆 Cup Winner: A recap of the big final and the newly crowned champion.

  • 📊 League Standings: A quick overview of the leaders and underdogs across all three leagues.

  • ⭐ Top Performers: Who is the top goalscorer? Who has provided the most assists? Complete with seasonal stats.

  • 🌱 Talent Radar: A spotlight on youngsters with the highest potential gap (current rating vs. potential).

  • 🔄 Transfer Ticker: A summary of the most notable real AI transfers of the season.

  • 🗞️ Rumors & Gossip: Procedurally generated transfer rumors surrounding First Division teams.

Realism Update: Squads & Match Engine

We have adjusted the inner workings of [c]GameManager[/c] and [c]MatchEngine[/c] to make leagues and matches much more dynamic and realistic.

The "Superstar Effect" & AI Squads ([c]GameManager.cs — FillLeague[/c])

• Dynamic Strength Variance: Leagues are no longer completely homogeneous. Every team now receives a random team offset of ±8 points, creating clear favorites and underdogs.

• Star Player System: First Division teams will now generate 1–2 genuine top-tier star players (Strength: [c]baseStrength[/c] +12 to +22 above the league average, capped at 95), preferably in midfield or attack. This creates impactful key players you need to watch out for! Second Division teams can optionally feature 1 smaller star (e.g., a former First Division veteran or a high-potential talent).

• Realistic Squad Depth: The substitute bench of AI teams is now intentionally weaker than their starting XI.

• AddedAggressive AI Transfers ([c]GameManager.cs — SimulateAITransfers[/c])First Division teams no longer rely solely on the free agent market. There is now a 50% chance they will actively poach and buy out the best players from Second and Third Division teams. These major moves will directly hit the headlines in your new weekly newspaper!

Midfield Reform ([c]MatchEngine.cs[/c])

• AdjustedGreater ImpactThe influence of the midfield on scoring goals has been drastically increased from 30% to 50% . A dominant midfield now truly decides matches!
• AdjustedPlaymaker BuffThe playmaker bonus has been increased from +0.15f to +0.25f , and now additionally grants +0.05f to the attack.

• Elite Midfield Bonus: An absolute star player who rates at least 15 points above their own midfield's average now grants the team a massive extra boost of +0.12f (the classic game-changer effect).

• AdjustedIncreased PressureThe "Midfield Pressure Cap" has been raised from 30% to 40% .

Tactical Focus: Overhauled Assistant Manager

The Assistant Manager can still automate squad selection for you, but now they do exactly what you tell them to. Both modes strictly respect your chosen formation (4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 5-3-2) and include fallback logic if a position cannot be fully filled:

• Best XI (Focus on Strength)

  Uncompromisingly puts the strongest players in each formation slot. Fitness is completely ignored here! A completely exhausted 85-rated striker will always be preferred over a fresh 70-rated striker.

  This clarifies the difference to "Rotation"

  Rotation actively rests tired players based on a fitness threshold, whereas Best XI only cares about raw strength.

• AddedB-Team (Focus on Rest)Consistently fields the weakest available players matching the active formation—sorted by [c]GetEffectiveStrength()[/c] in ascending order (Goalkeeper -> Defense -> Midfield -> Attack). Your star players stay safely on the bench to fully recover.

Complete UI & Tutorial Rework

We have retired the small, unformatted text boxes in the bottom right corner. The entire Assistant and Tutorial system (including global events like Welcome, WinMajor, FirstBond, FirstModifier) shines in a brand-new design.

• New Layout: A fullscreen-centered modal with an elegant, dark background overlay (78% transparency). Blue accent borders, a "COACH ASSISTANT" tag, large emojis, and bold titles per page make it highly readable.

• Rich Text Support: Features inline styling support (, ) for colored highlights and bold text.

• Modern Navigation: Animated progress dots at the bottom show your position (active page = wide and blue). Next / Back buttons improve accessibility (Back is hidden on page 1, and the final button reads "✓ Understood" instead of "Next").

• Expanded Content: All tutorial topics have been heavily expanded and structured into dedicated pages:

  • Start (2 pages): Match objective, the 3 leagues and their strengths

  • Overview (3 pages): Overview UI, Tactics system (Rock-Paper-Scissors), Simulating/Live

  • Team (3 pages): Player stats, Bonds (Silver/Gold), Assistant Manager modes

  • LevelUp (3 pages): Leveling system, Skill tree paths & classes, passive effects

  • Transfer (3 pages): Market mechanics, all traits explained, shortlist & archetypes

  • Cup (2 pages): Cup importance & prize pool, rules & penalty shootouts

  • Event (1 page): Random events & consequences

  • Simulate (2 pages): Match log, Live Match breakdown

  • SeasonEnd (2 pages): Season flow, all archetypes explained

Bugfixes & Quality of Life (QoL)

• FixedFixResolved an issue where skipping the Cup Final inside the LiveMatch view caused the victory pop-up to be skipped entirely. You can still skip the match, but it will now be processed, evaluated, and celebrated correctly.

• Fix: If you win the Cup, your players will now properly receive the award and milestone"Cup Meister"(Cup Champion) in their [c]PlayerHistory[/c].

• FixedFixFixed a localization bug with the Assistant Manager. Certain player classes weren't translated correctly (e.g., German terms like Knipser will now properly display as Poacher when the language is set to English).
• AddedQoLThe player's Age has finally been added to the [c]PlayerRPGPopUp[/c], making it visible at a quick glance.