Football Manager 2009 v9.3.0 ----------------------------
Compatibility ========= - Improved compatability on Unified Shader and Discrete Shader Video Cards including the Radeon 9200, GeForce3 Ti 500 and GeForce4 Ti 4400 series.
Crash Fixes =========== - Fixed an occassional crash if a human manager applies for another job when his current club has no chairman.
General ======= - Fixed bug where the game didn't automatically unregister players from German B teams at the start of a new season. If the user didn't do it manually, these players would be restricted to 3 in the first team. - Fixed bug where occassionally a player would not become "home-grown" at a club after being there for enough time. - When picking European squads for clubs which have have affiliated B clubs, the correct number of home-grown players is now displayed. - Fixed bug where reserve teams playing in main leagues would not include players from the first team if they were made available for the reserve team. - Human managers now don't need to learn a language if it is the default language of their second nation. - Fixed bug where Darijo Srna didn't gain Ukrainian nationality at Shakhtar due to not speaking Russian or Ukrainian. - Adjusted away team attendance when match is played at a stadium shared by both the home and the away team - Adjusted assistant manager comments on the gaps between defense/midfield/attack when using defensive midfielders or attacking midfielders - Fixed bug where players from a club's first team might request transfers after the B team gets relegated. - Adjusted attendances in international matches for away teams in cases where the away team was in fact playing in their home nation (for example when hosting competitions) - Adjusted boost in attendance after moving to a new stadium - Make some improvements to the referee strip selection code. - If a club's youth team has a tour arranged, the first team can now schedule friendlies for the same dates. - Fixed bug where a player was being reported as injured for '1 day' when his actual return date was longer. - Improved physio assessment of a player's likely return date, dependant upon physio's ability. - Adjusted second nationalities of French newgens born in big cities - Adjusted general chances of second nationalities for newgens - Fixed bug where player didn't see the benefit of taking Croation nationality, when it would help their club get around foreigner restrictions. - Stopped players gaining days toward a nationality simply by moving between A & B teams. - Improved statistics generated for non-active teams. - Stopped players taking up a nationality in-order to play for that nation when they have declared for a different nation already. - Ensured record transfer fee matches up with the transfer fee shown in the player history. - Stopped young referees e.g. Stuart Attwell getting their date of birth randomised. - Stadiums without a pitch type entered in the database now default to grass pitches. - Adjusted the filling of attributes left blank in the DB for non-players - Players now start learning the language of future transfer teams as soon as the deal is signed. - Players unhappy at the sale of a star player now are no longer unhappy once a star player has been signed to replace them. - Unattached players can no longer have Short-term Plans of "Looking to see out the remainder of his playing days at the club". - Players no longer complain about not playing if they have only just come back from injury. - Players no longer request to be transfer listed a few days after a transfer window has just closed. - Fixed continuing Save Game User's Shortlist and Scouting screens take a long time to access and players are no longer shown on there. - Fixed giving a player an injection will put them out for the same amount of time as sending them to the Physio. - Fixed contract length being greyed out with a date of Jan 1900. - Teams now respect over age squad selection rules in lower division italian leagues. - Fixed game slowdown whilst processing January to March. - Stopped the board being refered to as the Football Association in the Confidence screen. - Improved memory usage for games running many leagues with full detail matches. - Transfer records now display the same fee as shown in the players history screen. - Fixed a bug where a player fluent in a language of his current nation might not be able to gain nationality because he cannot speak the language. - Reduced the number of assists generated for players in non-active leagues. - Stopped an "Unknown Referee" being picked for the Korean All-Star cup and some Blue Square North/South matches. - Stopped a player sometimes losing some ability in a position after training has been completed and they are still being played in that position. - Improved pitch conditions deterioration rates.
Interface ========= - Search results now sorted by name for ease of use. - Can now search media sources using search box. - Fixed bug where failed transfers would sometimes remain on the transfer centre screen. - Wages shown in transfer centre now use the correct format set in the preferences. - Match screen overview panel now shows full details on matches played using the quick match engine. - Added 'Relationship With You' to AI manager's personal section so that you can see their relationship with you more easily (and without having to go to the interaction screen). - Fixed a bug in match classic view where player names would sometimes be left on the pitch. - Added 'Record Transfers' to View menu in Transfers section. Can now see Top 25 transfers, viewable by world, nation or competition. - Fixed a situation where a yellow card would not appear on the match time slider. - Manager resignations now appears in their achievements page. - Fixed processing info occasionally incorrectly showing a goal as having been scored in e.g. (58 + 1). - Fixed a bug which allowed you to discipline a player for unprofessional behaviour for no reason. - Stopped draggable player names on the award voting screen if the human could not vote in that award. - Fixed a bug on the award voting screen where it could confuse who you voted for if you swap candidates positions. - Fixed a bug where a 'PR' icon would show for a player but there would be no reaction shown in his profile. - Fixed code in a string on the player profile about the captain being changed too soon. - Added a "Clear All" button to the team talk screen. - Fixed issue with team talk option not being available if already in tactics at half time - Match view should be remembered properly when set before match - Player attributes now colour-coded on all screens - Fixed issues with tactics buttons not being visible in TV View in a human vs human hotseat game - Long distances can now be set to miles or kilometres - Overspend on salary now shown in red on manager overview screen - Match score display more consistent everywhere - Removed unecessary season selection list when arranging a friendly at a club