First major patch for Football Manager 2017 is out, version 17.2.0 brings quite a few improvements and fixes to the game. All you have to do is start Steam and the update process should start automatically.
Here’s a list of the most important changes:
Stability and Performance
— Fixed rare instances of crash on continue
— Fixed lag when browsing inbox
Gameplay
— Fixed issue in Austrian leagues which prevented staff in certain roles from being appointed
— Adjusted German players willingness to move clubs
— Fixed issue where players asked to be removed from the transfer list, but were not
— Adjusted payments received for players they had offered out on loan
— Adjusted likelihood of user in charge of an international team being offered club role
— Fixed rare examples of players complaining about being left out of continental squads for rounds they are unavailable for
— Fixed incorrect strings on promise panel related to different context promises to accept bids for players
— Fixed rare contradictory inbox items regarding promises not being met
— Added unhappiness reason to list of players supporting/against a manager in group unhappiness meetings
— Fixed rare example of a player not becoming happy again after playing more following a first team football unhappiness
— Improved AI squad building in salary cap leagues
— Fixed issue where user couldn’t postpone game due to large number of international call ups in MLS
— Fixed hotseat issue where holidaying one manager past a match, also continued the other manager past their match
— Fixed issue where user cannot add players/confirm squad for national U23s
— Fixed issue where user is incorrectly asked about facing newly appointed manager
— Fixed various issues with records
— Fixed derby question appearing for non-derbies
— Fixed various odds issues
— Adjusted effect of training intensity on injuries
— Fixed examples of league enforced stadium upgrades going wrong
— Improved Tottenham’s attendances when switching grounds
Match AI
— Improved implementation of Inverted Wing Back role
— Fixed shots which were also free kicks not displaying as Set Pieces on chalkboard
— Fixed rare case of match getting stuck after ball is thrown out of play
— Fixed example of a player clearing rather than throwing
— Improved mentality of teams down to 10 players
— Fixed issue where injured players from AI teams sometimes don’t get substituted when injured during a goal
— Fixed ball going through ad-hoardings
— Fixed issue with the match incident thinking the pen shootout goal was own goal
— Fixed rare issue with player being treated on side line being used for offside decisions
— Fixed inability to alter closing down setting for certain role/duty combinations
— Improved instance of referee and carded player not facing each other
— Fixed rare instance of dribbling past opponent commentary being used inappropriately
— Fixed instances of player incorrectly being considered to have made a mistake
— Fixed rare instance of inappropriate commentary for a free kick
— Fixed instances of player being considered to have performed a dribble too soon after controlling the ball
— Fixed instance where we would skip to dead time before a red card occurred
— Fixed ghost goal example
— Fixed deflections not being accounted for properly
— Fixed keeper handling and judgement bugs
— Improved outfield player judgement of ball AI
— Made keeper use strongest side for throw outs where possible
— Fixed a handball mistake/chalkboard event being assigned to a goalkeeper who was inside their own area
— Improved distance a player can be offside for a disallowed goal to be deemed «controversial»
— Fixed keeper bug where he could deflect it in same slice as save causing own goal
— Fixed subs being subbed off too early in case of a red card
— Improved instances where Key Passes were not recorded
— Fixed issue with assistant manager not following user’s instructions when user holidays match and ticks use formation + use current team when possible
Graphics
— Improvements to stadium appearances
— Adjusted Grass/Synthetic pitches to appear in same way as standard grass pitches
— Fixed issue with substituted player appearing sat on the field rather than on the bench
— Fixed issue with player who has been subbed on to the field briefly appearing to be wearing tracksuit rather than playing kit
— Fixed issue with players not wearing long sleeve shirts/under layers
— Fixed issue where linesman flag would flash in the centre circle
User Interface
— Fixed manager profile reverting to default setup
— Various cosmetic fixes to the light skin
— Fixed issue on conversation history panel which prevented users from scrolling through previous chats
— Fixed issue with match formation widget not updating when players swapped
Competitions
— Fixed rare issue where certain leagues wouldn’t schedule after season turnover
— Fixed issue with Bulgarian league playoff
— Fixed Chinese league registration rules
— Fixed Home/Away games imbalance after Scottish Premier League split
— Fixed French Ligue 1 prize money
— Fixed loaned in players not being able to play in Swiss Cup
— Fixed issue with regionalisation in Swedish Second Division
— Fixed Betfred Cup prize money
— Fixed Israeli Toto Cup schedule and teams in correct groups
— Correct Belgian clubs now qualify for European competitions
— Improved scheduling for Belgian, Russian and Ukrainian clubs in European competitions
— Fixed issue where we were not taking the strongest line up for Portuguese Cup Competitions
In-Game Editor
— Fixed issue when editing person who had Manager or Asst Manager attributes
— Fixed issue editing players with fog of war active including changing preferred foot
— Fixed loans not showing in player history
Pre-Game Editor
— Fixed new season not being scheduled when using a valid German lower league Editor file
— Fixed issue verifying advanced rules in languages other than English
— Fixed various crashes and errors on files submitted to us
— Fixed editing nation tax rules
— Fixed some issues with editing club continental rules
— Fixed a few issues to do with kit editing
— Fixed issue where large files could cause a freeze during game set up
— Fixed real results extracting incorrectly
— Fixed crash editing rivalries
— Fixed a few nations which were set up incorrectly in basic rules
— Fixed instances of seasons not scheduling in files submitted to us
— Fixed issue with certain files failing verification checks incorrectly
— Fixed several issues with implementing a salary cap in leagues
— Fixed issue with League Championship Playoff end dates
— Fixed transfer window changes not extracting to the game correctly
Network Games
— Disabled non-admins from being able to remove clients from network games
— Fixed issue whereby users sometimes couldn’t view replays
