FM 24 24.2 Major Update: Full Patch Notes

Some time has passed since the official release of Football Manager 2024, and players are now busy experiencing this new game.

FM24 has received a large number of new updates and features, and players can access the game across various platforms including Steam, Console, Netflix, PC and Mac.

The latest Football Manager 2024 update, described as a "Major" update, is now available on PC and Mac; the equivalent console update is also available on Xbox and PS5. Updates for the Touch and Mobile versions are planned to follow next week.

Let's see what the FM 24 big update notes cover.

FM 24 Big Update Notes: 24.2

Match Engine 24.2

• Fixes to AI positioning on defensive corner kicks
• Fixes to AI aerial threat positioning for attacking corners
• Fixes to players turning while blocking shots, and improvements to deflections
• Improvements to goalkeepers saving central long-range shots
• Fixes for goalkeepers not attempting to save penalty kicks
• Fixes to AI selection for players taking throw-ins
• Fixes to AI selection for players taking free kicks
• Adjustments to AI substitution logic mean substitutes are used more, and/or earlier, during matches
• Fixes and improvements to AI managers' team selection when using IFB and IWB roles
• Fixed an issue with AI managers being able to use the wide centre-back role in the middle of a back 3
• Fixed team talk reactions carrying over beyond half-time
• Fixes to too many defenders heading the ball within their own box
• Fixes to red cards being given for what looked like clean challenges
• Fixed an attacking player in an offside position after a shot playing the ball straight back to the player who put it into play
• Fixed incorrect passive offside calls made by the referee and VAR while a player was blocking the goalkeeper's view
• Fixed single duty and role selections in a 4-4-2 formation for AI managers
• Fixed the set-piece specialist marker staying visible after the specialist was removed due to a reset from a tactical change
• Fixed an issue where set-piece takers listed by users weren't used properly on wide free kicks
• Fix for players relying on offside too often
• Fixed a GK error that let the ball go into their own net after controlling a short pass
• Fixed a GK error where the goalkeeper turned the ball over inside their own box while under pressure

Gameplay

• General stability improvements
• Newgens will no longer generate incorrect faces
• Player stats no longer appear incorrectly
• Improved AI team selection logic
• Reduced the number of managers using the 'Wing Play' tactical style
• Players are no longer unhappy about team talks given by the assistant manager
• A promise to play in the correct position/role is now correctly honored when fulfilled
• Reduced the number of players who back up an unhappy player
• Fine-tuned Saudi clubs' transfer policy and negotiation behavior
• Adjustments made to AI teams in some leagues not registering enough players
• Fixed an issue causing the AI to offer unrealistically low release clauses during player negotiations
• Spanish clubs will now give more weight to existing salary caps during player contract negotiations
• Fixed the Director of Football being unable to sign transfer targets
• Fixed players getting upset over a lack of squad depth when 'no first transfer window' is set
• Fixed an issue causing the user to lose control of set pieces while managing a U20 national team
• Fixed an issue preventing the user from accessing the Set Piece Creator while managing a national team
• Fixed a scenario where AI clubs could transfer listed players immediately after signing them

User Interface

• Fixed countries scouts have knowledge of not being marked on the map on the Scouting Overview page
• Fixed player search returning players in the wrong locations due to incorrect use of the 'And' and 'Or' options when setting conditions
• Fixed text truncation at various resolutions on the Select Management Style screen
• Fixed a long delay when confirming Set Piece changes
• Transfer History -> Staff now updates accordingly
• Fixed the Team Roster appearing corrupted
• Recruitment Focus Updates will now generate at the correctly configured frequency
• The View Match button in Online Modes is no longer missing

Competitions and Rules Groups

• [Argentina] Competitions now correctly determine winners
• [Asia] VAR is now used from the Group Stage onward in the AFC Champions League
• [Brazil and South Africa] Scheduling updates to ease fixture congestion
• [England] Fixed the Championship Playoff and the FA Cup final being scheduled on the same day
• [Germany] Update to squad number restrictions
• [Greece] Fixed Greek Super League 2 teams being able to take part in both the championship and relegation group stages
• [Indonesia] Update to foreign player restrictions
• [Japan] Updates to match rules and squad registration
• [Portugal] VAR will now be used in all rounds of the Portuguese League Cup
• [Serbia] Updates to loan and squad rules
• [UEFA] Clubs from the same country are now kept apart in the League Phase of the new UEFA competition format
• [UEFA] Fixed incorrect seeding not being applied for EUROs
• [USA] Further fixes related to MLS international slots disappearing
• [Various] Further updates to player exchange rules to better reflect the real world

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