GroveStreet
League 2
- 10 November 2014
WoW, FM series turned completely into PES where they are making announcements about announcements...
Feels a bit late in the month - I'm getting worrying vibes again...
The end isn't that far away anymore!
Football Manager Series
- Thread starter bsmaff
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The end isn't that far away anymore!
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- #1,172
bsmaff
World Cup Winner
FM Updates - Sorry been away past 3 weeks.
FM 26
Data Update 22/09
Logos 2026.03
Trophies 2026.09
Faces 2026.09
License Fix v6.0
FM 24
Data Update 22/09
For latest FM 24 graphics just download the graphics for FM 26 as believe they are all the same and work.
FM 26
Data Update 22/09
Logos 2026.03
Trophies 2026.09
Faces 2026.09
License Fix v6.0
FM 24
Data Update 22/09
For latest FM 24 graphics just download the graphics for FM 26 as believe they are all the same and work.
- Staff
- #1,173
Thank God for that. Looks loads better. Did make me chuckle though. Basically "look guys, this is exactly what we already had but chose to take away!"
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- #1,175
bsmaff
World Cup Winner
Looks a massive step in the right direction, however they don't show enough of it off to see if it is a massive improvement or not.
Does it still take 3 clicks more than FM24 to get to the correct screen, does when looking for staff it takes you back to the main staff screen again.
Improving a few pages with more data will make very little difference if the interface still acts really bizarre and important screens are hidden behind 4 additional menus and clicks.
The UI is the worst part of FM26 but the game itself is still garbage - The match engine needs a lot of work and fixes.
The gameplay speed needs to be improved - FM24 used to take 5-7 mins to do a match - FM26 was taking 15-20 mins.
The game was just too slow and it just wasn't fun - The same goal being scored AGAIN and AGAIN - The original FM on the Spectrum had more originality in goals being scored and that had about 5.
Does it still take 3 clicks more than FM24 to get to the correct screen, does when looking for staff it takes you back to the main staff screen again.
Improving a few pages with more data will make very little difference if the interface still acts really bizarre and important screens are hidden behind 4 additional menus and clicks.
The UI is the worst part of FM26 but the game itself is still garbage - The match engine needs a lot of work and fixes.
The gameplay speed needs to be improved - FM24 used to take 5-7 mins to do a match - FM26 was taking 15-20 mins.
The game was just too slow and it just wasn't fun - The same goal being scored AGAIN and AGAIN - The original FM on the Spectrum had more originality in goals being scored and that had about 5.
- Staff
- #1,177
Looking at that trailer, they really have gone back to a more FM24-like UI, but with (hopefully) the benefits of the FM26 backend (a wider array of statistics available, though they were well-hidden before).
It might only be a UI video but that was essentially my biggest hope. I'll take this (as a starting point) - but the match engine needs improvements too.
Strikerless being overpowered I don't really care about that much (you can just not use it, i.e not deliberately use a known exploit, and have a fair game) - but shooting is totally broken IMO. You can have a world class striker in the easiest situations and they will blast it over repeatedly. So many of my matches have 20+ shots (even when they're all inside the box) and no goals - clearly to keep scores from being crazy.
EDIT: Oh God... Someone's made a great spot in the trailer though, and this dents my hope somewhat...
It might only be a UI video but that was essentially my biggest hope. I'll take this (as a starting point) - but the match engine needs improvements too.
Strikerless being overpowered I don't really care about that much (you can just not use it, i.e not deliberately use a known exploit, and have a fair game) - but shooting is totally broken IMO. You can have a world class striker in the easiest situations and they will blast it over repeatedly. So many of my matches have 20+ shots (even when they're all inside the box) and no goals - clearly to keep scores from being crazy.
EDIT: Oh God... Someone's made a great spot in the trailer though, and this dents my hope somewhat...
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- #1,178
I didn't realise there was a "deep dive" article as well: CLICK HERE
Though it doesn't add much detail IMO, and as this guy points out, the horrible "quarter of a page loads, then the rest loads" issue continues (Unity is such a disastrous choice for a UX-based game):
Though it doesn't add much detail IMO, and as this guy points out, the horrible "quarter of a page loads, then the rest loads" issue continues (Unity is such a disastrous choice for a UX-based game):
- Staff
- #1,179
Another great spot from the video:
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- #1,180
Also, I never really get complaints like this. Are you not just glad it's back? I am!
It did crack me up when they were mentioning that now, when you click "squad" it now takes you straight to your squad! Shock horror 😂 to be fair to them they can't win at the moment. Their own doing unfortunately after the disaster of the last few years but it's a promising start for me. I'm all for the new look, it's just got to work.