Another month of development of Statto Complete Basketball means it's time for another development update! A little later than hoped, but still happy to update you on the game's progress.

Last month's update teased a new feature which wasn't quite ready to announce, and now it can be confirmed that the game's default database will contain a simulation of the top European competition! This brings the number of professional leagues in the game up to four, with the North American men/women's leagues, the Australia/New Zealand men's league, and the European men's league currently appearing in the game. The first simulation after implementation showed a number of North American players making their way over to Europe. Players from these leagues can also be drafted into the North American league if they are young enough.

At the moment it is possible the game will ship with additional leagues but the focus is now on fully completing the game.

This last month has brought a number of new and improved features and additions to the base game as well as the game nears its full feature build out. The match engine has been completed, but is still being calibrated. Additional awards have been implemented including monthly award winners, beyond the traditional end of season awards. Four additional states have been added to the high school database, making a total of 19 states represented from all over the United States, with a 20th and 21st in progress. The college transfer portal is up and running. Second round picks get contract offers and don't automatically sign with the team. Shot maps and analytics have been added to the simulation engine. High school custom leagues have been finalized. Owners often set pre-season expectations, unless they genuinely don't care. Additional draft lottery options have been implemented, including an anti-tank model being used in 2026. The game has also undergone additional graphics updates, so most screenshots are officially outdated.

There's now a final sprint to finish things up. The two major missing aspects to the game at the moment are scouting and complex player contracts. Scouting is especially complex due to the nature of the game, as storing individual scouting reports for every team and player would potentially take up lots of disk space, and the game is being designed to be as lightweight as possible. Player contracts are complete, but adding important and different variations, such as veteran extensions not counting against the salary cap, are only partially in the game. Finally, the game's design principles state every addition has to be modular, so if one league has it, that option should be available to every other league in the game, which makes implementation more difficult - but it will definitely be worth it!

Thanks again for your continued interest in Statto Complete Basketball!