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FM26 Latest Update: What's Changed and What Remains?The latest update for FM26 has been released. This patch includes over a million database changes, various user interface improvements, and bug fixes. Notably, several inconveniences that affected gameplay, such as incorrect in-match statistics display and the ball going out of bounds at kickoff, have been resolved, which is expected to significantly enhance player convenience.
1. 🎮 FM26.3 Update Overview & Skin Compatibility Notice
· A game update has been released, so skin creators may need to wait until they can patch their skins to match the new version.
· The FM 26.3 update has been applied to Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store, and includes a new full-screen youth setup overview, user interface improvements, and transfer market database changes for China, Turkey, and the USA.
· The FM 26.3 update has been applied to Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store, and includes a new full-screen youth setup overview, user interface improvements, and transfer market database changes for China, Turkey, and the USA.
00:00 - 00:49
1. 🎮 FM26.3 Update Overview & Skin Compatibility Notice
· A game update has been released, so skin creators may need to wait until they can patch their skins to match the new version.
· The FM 26.3 update has been applied to Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store, and includes a new full-screen youth setup overview, user interface improvements, and transfer market database changes for China, Turkey, and the USA.
· The FM 26.3 update has been applied to Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store, and includes a new full-screen youth setup overview, user interface improvements, and transfer market database changes for China, Turkey, and the USA.
00:50 - 01:27
2. ⚽ Major Database and License Changes
· Over a million database changes have been made.
· Transfer information for the Chinese, Turkish, and American transfer markets has been updated.
· Boca Juniors has now been added as a licensed team.
· Transfer information for the Chinese, Turkish, and American transfer markets has been updated.
· Boca Juniors has now been added as a licensed team.
01:28 - 04:09
3. ✨ User Interface (UI) and Quality of Life Improvements
· Issues where keyboard shortcuts were activated when using the global search function and where the navigation focus box appeared have been fixed.
· The youth setup overview has been redesigned to be full-screen.
· Sorting functionality for transfer value, attributes, and potential has been restored.
· In the individual training screen, attributes being trained are now highlighted in orange.
· Filter settings are now remembered in match result reports, competition transfer cards, and acquisition transfer history cards.
· The player attribute polygon graph continues to display when cycling through other players if it was selected.
· Match statistics bars now display correctly when both teams have a value of 0.
· Transfer fees have been added to career statistics tiles.
· An issue where past season and stage cards could not be viewed in some competitions has been fixed.
· Empty spaces that appeared on scout world knowledge cards have been removed.
· An issue where certain players were incorrectly omitted from tactical analysis has been fixed.
· An issue where team form indicators were inaccurately displayed on competition pages has been fixed.
· Split league tables now better display the split teams.
· Tactics within save folders now display correctly when overwritten.
· Team form is now displayed from oldest to newest across all game areas.
· An issue where partnership lines were misaligned when first opening the tactics screen has been fixed.
· The youth setup overview has been redesigned to be full-screen.
· Sorting functionality for transfer value, attributes, and potential has been restored.
· In the individual training screen, attributes being trained are now highlighted in orange.
· Filter settings are now remembered in match result reports, competition transfer cards, and acquisition transfer history cards.
· The player attribute polygon graph continues to display when cycling through other players if it was selected.
· Match statistics bars now display correctly when both teams have a value of 0.
· Transfer fees have been added to career statistics tiles.
· An issue where past season and stage cards could not be viewed in some competitions has been fixed.
· Empty spaces that appeared on scout world knowledge cards have been removed.
· An issue where certain players were incorrectly omitted from tactical analysis has been fixed.
· An issue where team form indicators were inaccurately displayed on competition pages has been fixed.
· Split league tables now better display the split teams.
· Tactics within save folders now display correctly when overwritten.
· Team form is now displayed from oldest to newest across all game areas.
· An issue where partnership lines were misaligned when first opening the tactics screen has been fixed.
04:10 - 06:00
4. 📈 Match Engine and Statistics Related Fixes
· Stability improvements and crash fixes have been made.
· Issues where in-match pass completion, cross completion, and clear-cut chances statistics were incorrectly displayed have been fixed.
· These statistical errors were significant problems that could lead players to misunderstand in-game information.
· Issues where in-match pass completion, cross completion, and clear-cut chances statistics were incorrectly displayed have been fixed.
· These statistical errors were significant problems that could lead players to misunderstand in-game information.
06:01 - 08:51
5. 📋 General Bug Fixes and Game Logic Improvements
· Personalities of staff not at the user's club no longer display as 'Unknown'.
· A preference option 'Automatically open messages that require a response' has been added.
· Filters for cash clause transfers, free transfers, player exchange transfers, and trial player transfers have been added to transfer history.
· An issue where gray players who received contract offers displayed attributes exceeding 20 has been fixed.
· In the goalkeeper comparison screen, only goalkeepers are compared with other goalkeepers.
· Club vision objectives have been adjusted to not contradict each other.
· Supporter reactions to some player performances in squad feedback have been improved.
· An issue where 'Offer to Sign' action was not generated after a transfer ban was lifted has been fixed.
· Unresolved Issues: Bugs where transfer offers disappear, player happiness bugs, and ghost promise bugs are still not resolved.
· A preference option 'Automatically open messages that require a response' has been added.
· Filters for cash clause transfers, free transfers, player exchange transfers, and trial player transfers have been added to transfer history.
· An issue where gray players who received contract offers displayed attributes exceeding 20 has been fixed.
· In the goalkeeper comparison screen, only goalkeepers are compared with other goalkeepers.
· Club vision objectives have been adjusted to not contradict each other.
· Supporter reactions to some player performances in squad feedback have been improved.
· An issue where 'Offer to Sign' action was not generated after a transfer ban was lifted has been fixed.
· Unresolved Issues: Bugs where transfer offers disappear, player happiness bugs, and ghost promise bugs are still not resolved.
08:52 - 10:28
6. 🥅 Match Engine Visuals and Other Fixes
· A new Premier League match ball has been added.
· The issue where the ball went out of bounds at kickoff has finally been fixed.
· An issue where offside lines were missing in replays of goals disallowed for offside has been fixed.
· The bench and live score table now remain expanded after highlights occur.
· A rare issue where substitute players flickered on 2D pitch tiles has been fixed.
· In-game editor stability and crash issues have been fixed.
· An issue where rule files with databases were invalid in new game setups has been fixed.
· An issue where non-player records for edited non-players appeared blank has been fixed.
· The issue where the ball went out of bounds at kickoff has finally been fixed.
· An issue where offside lines were missing in replays of goals disallowed for offside has been fixed.
· The bench and live score table now remain expanded after highlights occur.
· A rare issue where substitute players flickered on 2D pitch tiles has been fixed.
· In-game editor stability and crash issues have been fixed.
· An issue where rule files with databases were invalid in new game setups has been fixed.
· An issue where non-player records for edited non-players appeared blank has been fixed.
10:29 - 12:27
7. 🌍 Rules and Data Updates
· Leicester City's points deduction has been reflected.
· French overseas nationality players are no longer considered foreign players in the French Cup.
· B teams can no longer participate in the Latvian Cup.
· Trial players cannot participate in the Spanish Women's Super Cup.
· An issue where youth players were denied work permits after turning professional has been fixed.
· An issue where players incorrectly received green cards has been fixed.
· French overseas nationality players are no longer considered foreign players in the French Cup.
· B teams can no longer participate in the Latvian Cup.
· Trial players cannot participate in the Spanish Women's Super Cup.
· An issue where youth players were denied work permits after turning professional has been fixed.
· An issue where players incorrectly received green cards has been fixed.
12:28 - 15:37
8. 📊 FM26 Update Overall Assessment and Future Outlook
· This update is substantial and includes many quality of life improvements.
· However, major issues such as disappearing transfer offers and ghost promise bugs remain unresolved.
· FM26 is like a beta version for FM27, and it is expected to take three years to create a perfect game with the Unity engine.
· This update is rated a C+, with significant unresolved issues still present.
· A World Cup update is expected after the playoffs, and there is great anticipation for it.
· However, major issues such as disappearing transfer offers and ghost promise bugs remain unresolved.
· FM26 is like a beta version for FM27, and it is expected to take three years to create a perfect game with the Unity engine.
· This update is rated a C+, with significant unresolved issues still present.
· A World Cup update is expected after the playoffs, and there is great anticipation for it.