Football Manager 2009 Patch 9.3.0 Released

Posted by: GameBorder Staff on 2009-03-01 11:47:42

The 9.3.0 patch incorporates all of the updates from the 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 patches, so you can continue playing your current game, although to make use of the updated database you will need to start a new game.

Compatibility
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- Improved compatability on Unified Shader and Discrete Shader Video Cards including the Radeon 9200, GeForce3 Ti 500 and GeForce4 Ti 4400 series.

Crash Fixes
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- Fixed an occassional crash if a human manager applies for another job when his current club has no chairman.

General
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- 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
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- 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

Finances
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- Adjusted the board limits for allowing movement of money to wage budget with smaller clubs when current wages are very low compared to the current wage budget
- Adjusted the sponsorship deal values to better reflect the new league level and reputation in cases where smaller teams go up the leagues and have renewable sponsorships set in the DB
- Enabled the game to re-evaluate any sponsorship deals set to be of fixed value in the DB to prevent teams from being stuck with the same level of sponsor income
- Adjusted collective win bonuses for Brazilian clubs
- Adjusted ticket prices in Brazil
- Adjusted board renewing expiring kit sponsorships after old deal expires
- Adjusted Turkish Super Cup ticket pricing and gate receipts split between teams
- Finetuned kit sponsorship value calculations
- Adjusted chances for starting new stadium planning
- Adjusted transfer budget calculations for promoted teams
- Adjusted board ambition effects on transfer budgets
- Adjusted board limitations on how much excess wage budget is allowed to be moved towards transfers
- Adjusted ticket prices in Turkey
- Fixed club wage total calculations when club has players on a B-club contract
- Adjusted modelling of bankrupt clubs
- Adjusted chances for tycoon takeovers at smaller clubs
- Adjusted Finnish finances

Contracts
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- Forced newgens to start with youth contracts whenever possible instead of professional contracts in nations where the minimum age for pro contracts was set to lower than general newgen creation age
- Fixed contract type issues with some young players.
- Lowered amount of players on month to month contracts.
- Stopped Players demanding an inferior squad status.
- Fixed staff leaving club without any news items and whilst they were under contract.

Media
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- Fixed news item describing player as 'Looks Set To Have A Bright Future At Club' when he is transfer-listed.
- Added 'View Assignments' button to scout match report news items so you can more easily view or change that scout's assignments.
- Fixed non-player bio message says newly appointed coach began his career with a spell as coach from January 1900.
- Fixed national player/coach sacking being reported as being released by their club.
- Host announcement news items no longer state the wrong year for the Champions and EURO Cups.
- Teams no longer listed incorrectly in loan transfer limit exceeded news item.
- Managers at A-League clubs can no longer declare interest in other A-League clubs players until the 2010 season.
- Improved text layout for 'Where Are They Now' news to make it easier to read.
- Fixed extra line gap in the boards feeder ckub response news item.
- Addressed issue of club-specific media sources reporting on other clubs in the same division.
- Fixed foreign bookmakers offering odds for nations they don't cover.
- Fixed a missing ending to a sentance in the scout next opposition news under rare circumstance.
- Stopped a sentance saying you have a contract until 1900 when taking over at an amateur club.

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