A month after the release of Soccer Manager 2023, Sports Interactive has released its first major update. This focuses in particular on fixing problems, improving performance and balancing. The game engine is also revised, to make everything more fluid and logical, given that certain tactical instructions or certain placements were not exact.
No addition is to be reported, it will be necessary to wait for the winter update, which should arrive in February. In fact, most of the improvements or fixes will be effective in the current games, except for the changes related to competitions. They will only be taken into account when launching a new career.
You can find the patch notes for Update 23.2, released this December 1 in the evening, below.
FM 2023 Update 23.2
Stability and technique
- Stability and crash bug fixes
- Optimization improvements
- Fixed a rare error causing the Pre-Game Editor to crash when checking the core rules
- Fixed an error preventing game progress when the user manages both a club and the international U23 team
- Added native support for Apple Silicon
Match Engine 23.1.0.0
Significant Changes
- Fixed behavior of defenders stepping forward incorrectly in three-man defenses without full-backs or attacking full-backs
- Adjusted the direct style of some teams
- Reduced the number of unrealistic lob passes
- Reduced the number of players losing the ball too easily when with their backs to goal
- Reduced the frequency with which defenders lose the ball inside and near the penalty area
- Adjusted the anticipation of defenders when running for the ball to attempt an interception
- Adjusted the decision making of defenders in aerial play
- Adjusted reaction time of defenders when disoriented and making a mistake
- Improved decision making for centre-backs when covering other centre-backs out of the area
- Improved defending against corners, especially at the near post
Placement / Movement
- Fixed two MOC formations to be wider when the team is in possession and/or high pressing
- Fixed central defenders in four defender formation to be more in the width when building from the defense
- Improved player decision-making between landing in spaces to provide more passing opportunities and looking for spaces behind the back of the defense
- Improved positioning of defenders without the ball when the team is asked to build from the defense and the keeper receives a pass
- Adjusted the placement of the inside full-back to better support the attack, especially when the ball is on their wing
- Adjusted the Mezzala getting too wide in certain situations when attempting to advance the ball
pressing
- Fixed placement of wingers in pressing when trying to force the opponent in/out
- Fixed the tactical placement of wingers in pressing when clearing the opposing goalkeeper
- Fixed insufficient pressing of central midfielders and players on the wings with the pressing trigger at maximum
- Fixed incorrect pressing of defensive midfielders on either side of the pitch
- General adjustments to the behavior of attackers who attempt to press towards the axis or to the sides
Goalkeepers
- Adjustments to improve the protection of the first post by the goalkeeper in certain situations
- Improved goalkeeper intelligence in various situations
Various
- Fixed players being incorrectly marked on wide free kicks that use zone marking from defensive corners
- Fixed rare errors where a defender would drop a ball for the keeper as they were about to enter the goal
- Fixed rare errors where a defender would see their speed increase to extremes
- Fixed rare errors awarding an offside goal
- Fixed a rare error causing players to shoot at very close range the first time
- Fixed players attempting very long distance headers towards goal when the ball is too high for a volley
- Fixed forwards going too deep into opponent’s pitch to get the ball in certain situations
- Fixed Clear Opportunities showing zero in the Data Center Analyst Team Report
- Adjusted VAR to be less predictable
- Removal of the instruction “Dribble more” which was mandatory on offensive tasks for offensive full-backs
- Increased the use of Segundo Volante by AI trainers when it makes sense
- Various stability fixes
Gameplay
- Improved player current level progression in inactive leagues
- Improved attribute distribution when spawning and progressing Newgens (e.g. center for fullbacks)
- Improved individual AI club training logic
- Newgen reputation adjustment
- Fixed an error removing position/role/task training from players
- Fixed an error causing the team to become unhappy with the lack of depth of a position that is not used in the usual tactics
- Fixed an error causing players and managers to incorrectly believe that their vision for the club was not met
- Fixed an error that reduced the number of recruiters to zero if the recruiting budget is fully used
- Fixed display of average base salary in Finances
- Fixed an error returning an insufficient number of recommendations when recruiting with a specific role in priority
- Fixed an error preventing the cancellation of a recruitment mission assigned to a player
- Adjusted interest of U18 players for pre-approved transfer
- Adjusted AI transfer choices when using certain formations
- Adjusted initial player recruitment priorities when creating a new priority
- Improved AI loan negotiations at the counter-offer level
arts and entertainment
- Fixed an error changing the color of the jerseys at the start of the second half
- Improved various goalkeeper animations
Competitions and regulations
- Fixed an error placing FA Cup second round matches on an unrealistic date
- Fixed an error causing some players to have no residency status in the UK
- Fixed an error during the Copa Libertadores causing the group stage to be drawn after it ended
- Fixed an error incorrectly applying maximum loan rules for some countries
- Fixed an error chaining a Europe game on Thursday with a league game on Saturday
- Fixed an error placing the Italian Cup semi-finals during international breaks
- Corrections to the Portuguese Championship, in particular to place the correct teams in the different groups
- Updated several override rules
- Improved event distribution for English champions and reduced calendar overload
- Improved Italian Serie A event distribution for the months of December
- Added a January registration window for the new Champions League format to accommodate player changes during the January transfer window
- The Carabao Cup semi-finals are no longer held at Wembley
- Free transfers can now be signed outside transfer windows before March 23 in England
- All game sheets for the EFL can now be given to the organizing bodies
- Indonesian registration periods now match transfer periods
- The Africa Cup of Nations will take place in January 2024
- Added VAR to Scottish Championships
- Finnish clubs are now in the correct divisions when play begins in the 2023 season
- Updated various foreign player rules for Asian competitions
User Interface/Experience
- Fixed an error automatically changing the sideline tablet during the match
- Fixed an error showing the wrong number of matches in the meeting window
- Fixed an error with the sort function in the squad registration window
- Fixed an error preventing certain scatter charts from displaying in the “All Visuals” list
- Fixed an error causing transfers to appear twice in the transfer stats window of Leaders Vision
- Fixed an error showing the team upside down in “Dynamic”
- Fixed an error preventing access to earrings after using PhotoFit when creating a trainer profile
- Fixed an error showing the wrong color for in-match analyst visualizations
- Addition of the number of remaining stoppages for substitutions during the match
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