Gameplay

• Added bounce pass, lob pass in addition to chest pass
• Implemented alley oops
• Implemented layups
• Improved dunks
• Added ability to switch to a zone defense or man-to-man defense
• Fixed intentional fouls
• Improved the play of CPU-controlled offensive and defensive play
• Restored closer to pacing from earlier demos of Full Court Heroes
• CPU-controlled teams now make substitutions based on fatigue, foul trouble, planned rotations, or emptying the bench when the game is out of hand late.
• CPU-controlled teams adjust their pace late in games to try to catch up or slow down to preserve a lead
• CPU-controlled teams will intentionally foul very late in games trying to catch up
• CPU-controlled teams will switch defensive systems in response to offense
• Improved screens and calling for screens
• Tuned player ratings and tendencies to mimic realistic professional-style rosters

Franchise Mode

• Redesigned franchise menu system to present more options to the player
• Simulated games use full deep simulation so that there is no difference between simulated games and games which were observed in CPU vs CPU mode.
• Simulated games can be watched after the fact to see how a box score was generated
• Added a league calendar view that lets you see the season calendar for the whole league
• Added a more robust stats and league leaders screen to view stats for the league, conference, or per team.
• Added the ability to stop a franchise game in progress and come back to finish it later
• Added power rankings that update weekly during the regular season
• You can now finish a season, playing through the playoffs through the championship series
• Added the ability to see playoff picture throughout the regular season (including magic numbers, etc)
• Added UI to view playoff bracket throughout playoffs.
• Added the ability to modify default coaching strategies and depth charts as the season goes on
• Added player progression (and an option to manually choose/apply skill progression)
• Added the ability to view the current roster of your team (and other teams).
• Added a championship trophy presentation/celebration scene
• Added Messages UI to view management-related messages like trade offers, etc.
• Added UI to view and manage team financials, offer contract extensions, and waive players
• Added the ability to make trades, and handle free agency
• Added draft classes
• Added a post-season/offseason flow that includes options, draft, re-signing players, free agency, and finalizing the roster.
• Added the ability for CPU teams to propose and accept trades
• Added season awards: MVP, 6th Man, Rookie OTY, Coach OTY, Scoring Title, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year
• Added the ability to do scouting with a limited number of scouting assignments to gain more detailed information about draft-class player's stats.
• Added the ability to generate next season and advance to the next year after finalizing the offseason
• Added the ability to save & come back later and continue a game in franchise mode

Modding

• Changed mod format so mods can be shared and built with a single file
• Implemented an importer to import mods from old version in previous Early Access release
• Added support for sharing and subscribing to mods via Steam Workshop

General/Technical

• Rebuilt game/engine from scratch using C++ and SDL 3
• Added full Steam Input support
• Added Steam Achievements
• Added support for Steam floating keyboard for text entry on Steam Deck or Steam Machine (Big Picture)
• Improved game's stability
• Redesigned some menus and GUIs
• Added 2 new music tracks
• Fixed application icons on Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Added full unit test coverage
• Added integration testing that runs on every build that simulates 50 random full games and verifies they complete successfully
• Added CI/CI to create Windows, Linux, and Mac builds and upload to Steam in a predictable, repeatable way