This update introduces the ability to set your captain and set-piece takers on the tactics screen, giving the manager more involvement particularly in the days before subs.
In a future update you will also be able to set these within a player’s profile screen.
CHANGE LIST
- Added third option 'INDIVIDUAL' to 'View' tab on tactics screen. This will bring up a panel where the the captain and set-piece takers can be set.
- Added ability to set the team captain and two understudies. Factors such as ability, age, time at the club and happiness factors will affect the effectiveness of a captain. For example a captain who values money above all else is unlikely to have the respect of all team-mates.
- The choice of captain will affect certain attributes positively or negatively during games depending on how respected the captain is.
- The choice of captain will also have an affect on your team’s ability to come from behind, again depending on his standing within the squad.
- Added ability to choose up to three set-piece takers (six for penalties) for various situations. If you want a player to take all of a certain set-piece, you can set all three slots to the same man (except penalties). Factors such as crossing, creativity, long shots, finishing, technique, decisions and confidence will affect the ability of a set-piece taker, depending on the situation.
- Reduced conversion rate for poor penalty takers
- Increased quality of out-swinging corners slightly
- Increased quality of direct free-kicks taken on same side as best foot
- Prevented injured players who remain on the field from taking corners and free-kicks
- Captain denoted in the ratings screen with a 'C' after player's name (only for matches played from this update onwards)
ISSUES ACKNOWLEDGED - WORK ONGOING
- Most non-league clubs will play in red & white. Research ongoing.
- If you finish in the re-election/relegation positions and are removed from the league, the game will crash rather than giving a game-over message.
- The game is slower on Windows than OSX. We will set aside a few weeks for optimisation soon to improve the speed of the game on Windows.