We are happy to announce that Football Manager 2023 Major Update 23.2 is now available on Steam and Epic.
Football Manager Pre-Game Editor 2023 has also been updated on Steam and Epic.
The Microsoft Store version will follow at a later date.
The update is save game compatible allowing you to continue your existing managerial careers while benefiting from these changes.
If you encounter any problems downloading and installing, we recommend restarting Steam/Epic, or by manually checking for updates if you’re playing through the Microsoft Store..
We would like to use this opportunity to thanks everyone who has taken the time to raise anything with us, especially via our Bug Tracker. Our team read every issue posted there and your feedback is invaluable to the studio.
Changelist 23.2 (including, but not limited to):
Stability and Technical:
- Stability and crash fixes
- Optimisation improvements
- Fixed a rare issue where the Pre-Game Editor crashes when verifying basic rules
- Fixed an issue where the game cannot progress when the user manages both a club and the U23 international team
- Added native Apple Silicon support
Match Engine 23.1.0.0:
- Fixed defenders incorrectly stepping up at times when defending in a back three with no fullbacks/wingbacks
- Adjusted the directness in some teams
- Reduced the number of unrealistic lofted passes
- Reduced players losing the ball too cheaply when playing with back to goal
- Reduced the frequency of defenders giving the ball away in and around the box
- Tweaks to defender anticipation when running towards the ball to attempt an interception
- Tweaks to defender decision-making for aerial balls
- Tweaks to defender reaction times in situations where they've switched off and made a mistake
- Improved centre defender decision-making when covering for fellow CB outside the area
- Improved corner defending, particularly defending at the near post
Gameplay:
- Improved CA progression rates for players in inactive leagues
- Improved Attribute distribution – NewGen generation + progression (eg. Crossing for fullbacks)
- Improved AI club individual training logic
- Tweaks to NewGen reputation
- Fixed an issue where players’ individual position/role/duty training being incorrectly removed
- Fixed an issue where the squad are unhappy with the lack of depth in a position not used in user’s regular tactic
- Fixed an issue where players and the board incorrectly think that a club vision has failed
- Fixed an issue where the number of scouts will reduce to zero when the scouting budget has been used up
- Fixed average basic wages displays within Finances
- Fixed an issue where there is not enough recommendations returned when user starts a recruitment focus with a role selected
- Fixed an issue where the user was unable to cancel a scouting assignment on a player
- Tweaks to U18 players’ interest for a pre-agreed transfer
- Tweaks to AI transfer targets when using certain formations
- Tweaks to recruitment focus the initial pool of players when creating a new focus
- Improved AI loan negotiations when making counter offers
Art & Animation:
- Fixed an issue where kits changed colour at the start of the second half
- Improved various GK animations
Competitions and Rulegroups*:
- Fixed an issue where the FA Cup second Round matches are being played on an unrealistic date
- Fixed an issue where some players don’t have settled status in the UK
- Fixed an issue where the group stage draw is triggered after the end of the group stage in the Copa Libertadores
- Fixed an issue where some nations apply the maximum loan rules incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where teams playing European matches on Thursday were playing league matches the following Saturday
- Fixed an issue where the Italian Cup semi-final takes place during international window
- Fixes to the Portuguese Championship including allocating the correct teams to the correct group
- Updated a number of substitution rules
- Improvements to scheduling in English top flight and less fixture congestion
- Improvement to fixture scheduling in Italian Serie A for future Decembers
- Added a January registration window to the new format of the Champions League to address player changes during the January transfer window
- The Carabao Cup semi-finals are no longer being played at Wembley
- Free transfers can now be signed outside transfer windows prior to March 23rd in England
- All eligible match squads for EFL matches can now be submitted
- Indonesian registration window dates now match the transfer window
- Africa Cup of Nations to take place in January 2024
- Added VAR to Scottish leagues
- Finnish clubs are now updated in the correct divisions when the game starts in 2023 season
- Updated foreign player rules for various Asian competitions
UI/UX:
- Fixed an issue where the touchline tablet auto changes during a match
- Fixed an issue where the previous meeting panel displayed the incorrect number of games
- Fixed an issue where the sort function in the squad registration screen
- Fixed an issue where some scatter graphs aren’t displaying in the All Visuals dropdown
- Fixed an issue where transfer appears twice in the transfer stat panel within Club Vision
- Fixed an issue where the team form is being shown backwards within Dynamics
- Fixed an issue where the users can’t access the Earring panel after using Photofit when creating a manager profile
- Fixed an issue where visualisations from the analyst panel appeared in the wrong colour during a match
- Added information on how many stoppages are left to make substitutions during matches
For a more detailed list of changes including for the Match Engine, please visit our Community forum.
*For competition specific changes to take effect a new game may be required.