AFC2020 is still in "get patched daily" mode as players report more issues. Versions 0.5.5 and 0.5.6 were released yesterday and today in order to fix a lot of the issues players have reported.
A couple more issues remain - for instance, there's an occasional crash after save games are loaded, and the problem with scouting is mostly fixed but couldn't get sorted by the cutoff time. These should be fixed tomorrow.
A larger bug is the "chasing squirrels" bug where players wander off the pitch - this one has been around for awhile unfortunately and always comes back just when you think it's been fixed. Hopefully will fix this tomorrow as well.
The biggest bug fix shows how much a small change can impact the game - the only difference between a game you watch and a game that's simulated is maybe 20 lines of code, which has not changed since the early alpha, and that unchanged code was the difference between the game generating proper results and the game generating high-scoring results.
Also fixed/improved is an issue dating back to the original AFC: hit outs don't have to be done by rucks, meaning rucks will get fewer disposals and be properly positioned throughout the game, especially when the ball's in the team's forward pocket.
The only true addition apart from news stories is sortable stats when you're in a game.
VERSION 0.5.6
- Fixed bug: Ruck issue from 0.5.5 (other players besides ruck can perform hitouts) didn't quite get fixed, now live
- Fixed bug: Accept/reject AI trades wasn't working when you clicked on either button
- Fixed bug: Hid game score/Brownlow columns in stats field to not give away award surprises
- Fixed bug: Birthdates now randomly generated on game load if save files were impacted by them
- Fixed bug: Game-by-game statistics should now save and load properly
- Fixed bug: Stats centering issue on player game stats screen
- Fixed bug: Season stats were duplicating on game load
- Fixed bug: Never fired, but fixed potential issue with different human head coaches having different options for games with multiple players (the game is designed for multiple human coaches, but this feature is not yet available)
- Fixed bug: Only a couple types of coaches (head coaches/list managers) were being assigned to their teams, which caused random crashes
- Fixed bug: Fired coaches now disappear from your coach list immediately
- Fixed bug: You can now hire staff
- Fixed bug: Games that weren't played out by the player were generating too many scoring chances
- Fixed bug: Even though the checkbox functioned properly, you could not turn off not getting notified that it's time to select your team
- Fixed bug: Assistant coach training checkbox should now work properly and not turn off randomly
- Improved: You now can hire up to 7 scouts and one coach of each type (as opposed to hiring indefinite numbers)
+ Added: In-game player statistics now sortable
VERSION 0.5.5
- Fixed bug: Weather was not being passed properly to the game engine, so all games were played in sunny weather
- Fixed bug: AI no longer tries to offer every single potential acceptable trade for each player to human coaches
- Fixed bug: "Renew" button on Expiring Contracts screen wasn't working when you clicked on it
- Fixed bug: Game wasn't loading scores or information for completed fixtures
- Fixed bug: Game wasn't saving team selections, leading to games where you didn't field a team
- Fixed bug: Scoring shots chart finally actually resets after a game (fixing a bug thought to be previously fixed)
- Fixed bug: Zoned players weren't being generated in the first season after selecting a league to use zoned players
- Improved: Team statistics page now sorts properly when you click the headers
- Improved: Rucks no longer automatically run to any ball up - if they're too far away, another player with the best hitout skill will take the hitout
- Improved: News event from trade offers
- Improved: Players now have more difficulty picking up/playing the ball in difficult weather
- Improved: Players now are slower in more difficult conditions
+ Added: Notifications about zoned player windows