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4 March

Football Manager 2016 Winter Transfer Update 16.3.0 OUT NOW!

After the closure of an eventful Winter Transfer Window, the Football Manager Winter Transfer Update is now available for download. You will have to start a new game to enable the use of the updated data.

For those of you hoping to continue your current save game, as always the update is save game compatible. If you find it doesn't download immediately, we'd suggest closing down Steam and restarting it to prompt the update.

The update changelist includes but is not limited to the fixes which can be found listed below.

So on behalf of everyone at Sports Interactive we hope you enjoy the latest update.

FOOTBALL MANAGER 16.3 - WINTER TRANSFER WINDOW UPDATE
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DATABASE
- Updated 'Winter Transfer Window' database included

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE
- Fixed crash on Linux when using multiple monitors
- Fixed rare crash during processing
- Fixed rare crash with Dutch league play-off match
- Fixed rare crash with Belgian European Play-off match

MATCH ENGINE
- Stop keepers punching the ball when making a save from a penalty
- Prevent a player from taking a throw in from behind the goal line
- Give more time at the end of the match when a team wins a competition
- Fixed missing commentary for competition win at the end of a shootout
- Fixed throw in issue which caused dead time

USER INTERFACE
- Fixed 'Potential' and 'Ability' filters showing incorrect players on Scouting page
- Fixed use of Match Analysis time bar during a match
- Fixed code showing in calendar when using Greek language
- Fixed rare issue where no conversation options presented when interacting with homesick player
- Fixed rare warning popup when interacting with player
- Fixed player faces sometimes appearing blue on Competition Stats panels after a match

COMPETITIONS & RULEGROUPS
- Fixed issue where user was not asked to name their Copa Sudamericana squad
- Fixed issues with removing players from the Disabled List in MLS
- Fixed incorrect generation of Under 19 teams in MLS
- Fixed rare instances of User not being able to participate in the MLS Superdraft
- Improved AI squad building and Designated Player signing in MLS
- Fixed issue where Yellow Cards in Brazillian leagues were incorrectly counted towards Brazilian Cup suspensions

TRANSFERS & CONTRACTS
- Fixed issue where some nations would start qualifying campaigns without a manager in place
- Fixed instance of sacked manager remaining in role
- Fixed instances of players not being removed from the transfer list after the player has requested to be removed
- Fixed instance of staff rejecting transfer offers for user's player despite not being instructed to do so
- Improved manager hirings in leagues that have been activated via the editor
- Improved the retention of goalkeepers by the AI throughout different squads
- Improved AI transfer & contract negotiations
- Fixed issue where Individual training for players returning from loan could be forgotten

TRAINING
- Improving effectiveness of Positional Training
- Fix for Allow Rest Before/After Match re-selecting itself
- Fix for Position/Role field returning blank

BOARD
- Improved long term board confidence to update club expectations
- Fixed issue where multiple ëBoard return feeder club verdictí news items were generated into the users inbox

STANDALONE EDITOR
- Fixed various crashes on specific Editor files
- Fixed specific instances of competitions not scheduling correctly in edit files
- Improved several error messages to be more helpful

IN GAME EDITOR
- Fixed issue with background kit not updating quickly enough to show the change when edited

NETWORK
- Fixed match score divergence between PC & Mac
- Fixed Must Respond timer issues
- Fixed Break Request issues

TOUCH MODE
- Fixed rare example of save game failing to load
- Fixed rare crash accessing in-match Tactics screen
- Fixed rare crash with Dutch league play-off match
- Fixed rare crash with Belgian European Play-off match
- Fixed rare crash with Italian Serie C playoff match
- Fixed Belgian Pro League fixtures not being scheduled in second season
- Fixed user being able to take control of Reserve teams
- Prevented job adverts for coaches and physios for national teams
- Removed age restrictions from Swiss Reserve Teams
- Ensured Austrian Premier Divisions enter into Reserve Competitions

VERSUS MODE
- Fixed issue where imported teams use incorrect badge

CREATE A CLUB
- Fixed reserve and youth teams not using the correct create a club kit colouurs
- Fixed issue where a created player could be cup tied indefinitely.

UNLOCKABLES
- Fixed issue where Design a Son could be applied when cancelling

LEADERBOARDS
- Fixed issue where Create a Club team names would be used instead of the userís club that earned the score

STEAM CONTROLLER
- Improvements to Steam controller functionality

FOOTBALL MANAGER TOUCH 16.3 - WINTER TRANSFER WINDOW UPDATE
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DATABASE
- Updated 'Winter Transfer Window' database included

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE
- Fixed rare example of save game failing to load
- Fixed rare crash accessing in-match Tactics screen
- Fixed rare crash with Dutch league play-off match
- Fixed rare crash with Belgian European Play-off match
- Fixed rare crash with Italian Serie C playoff match

MATCH ENGINE
- Stop keepers punching the ball when making a save from a penalty
- Prevent a player from taking a throw in from behind the goal line
- Give more time at the end of the match when a team wins a competition
- Fixed missing commentary for competition win at the end of a shootout
- Fixed throw in issue which caused dead time

USER INTERFACE
- Fixed 'Potential' and 'Ability' filters showing incorrect players on Scouting page
- Fixed dragging issue on some Samsung tablets
- Fixed incorrect instruction on Set Piece Takers screen
- Prevented job adverts for coaches and physios for national teams

COMPETITIONS & RULEGROUPS
- Fixed Belgian Pro League fixtures not being scheduled in second season
- Fixed user being able to take control of Reserve teams
- Removed age restrictions from Swiss Reserve Teams
- Ensured Austrian Premier Divisions enter into Reserve Competitions

TRANSFERS & CONTRACTS
- Fixed issue where some nations would start qualifying campaigns without a manager in place
- Improved manager hirings in leagues that have been activated via the editor
- Improved the retention of goalkeepers by the AI throughout different squads
- Improved AI transfer & contract negotiations

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Minimum:

OS: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Intel Core AMD Athlon 2.2GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Intel GMA X3100 256MB VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 3 GB available space
Additional Notes: Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported. Earlier cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.

Minimum:

OS: Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10
Processor: Intel Core 1.8GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 7300 GT ATI Radeon X1600 Pro Intel GMA X3100 256MB VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compliant
Storage: 3 GB available space
Additional Notes: Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported. Earlier cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Linux
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Intel Core AMD Athlon 1.8GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 7300 GT AMD Radeon HD 2400 Pro Intel HD 3000/4000 256MB VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compliant
Storage: 3 GB available space
Additional Notes: Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported. Earlier cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.

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Posted: 10 August

As expected from FM games

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I don't know how to play this game. There is no tutorial in it so i can't even begin to undersstand what to do. There is no sound effects which really bothers me. Far too complicated for beginneers with no tutorial on how to play the basics.

would r8 8/8 m8

So addictive has been for many years, takes you through the high and lows of a mangers life. Very realistic and hard to get the tactics and training right but when you do its a great game to kick back and tap away.

Posted: 9 August

Football, thats the most people love in sport in this world. I love it too, now Football Manager 2016 is the newest data update. Purchase this game to be a club and nation manager. Menu is complete, except Germany squad (I dont know how to apply the nation job and squad international round up).
Ive already play it for 4 seasons, but cannot achieved UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE thropy.
The game seem not yet complete like example players photo, contract, and job apply.
So if you want to be football manager play this game.

This is just awful.

Good:
-Match engine is much more refined than in previous games. Your goalkeeper is neither underpowered or overpowered.
-More realistic press conferences
-Transfer negotiations seem to be more realistic than before...
-The tactics menu has great depth now

Bad:
-...however, some of the values of the players are quite exaggerated. I don't think anyone would pay 18.5 million pounds for Fellaini
-some of the matches are too easy to win without making too many tactical changes. Some results can be very unrealistic, for example, Turkey beating France by 2 goals. I managed to get Turkey to the Euro 2016 finals by not making many tactical changes.

Still, it inspires hope for the next edition. Plays better and faster than before, certainly.

I Barcelona 3-0 with 9 men fom the 30th minute in a crucial champions league semi final with Arsenal.

10/10 Realistic, Would play again.

Posted: 8 August

I hope you like goals (both scoring & conceding) from deep crosses, because you're not going to see much else. Oh sure, you can cut these goals out by doing something like, putting 5 men in midfield & closing down more, but you shouldn't have to play a certain way, just because defenders can't defend crosses & don't tell me there isn't a problem defending crosses from deep, there is. Season after season you see players like Héctor Bellerín, Kyle Walker, Jordi Alba etc etc (basically any attacking fullback) get 20+ assists every season.

To be honest, I still enjoy FM16 but I can not give a "tactical" football game a recommended review, when certain styles of football just don't work. Want to play high pressing football, like Jürgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola? Go for it. Want to take a more defensive approach, like José Mourinho or Tony Pulis? Don't bother.

By far the worse fm in years! You would get more fun from playing Goat Simulator.

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Whimpernator

16 products in account

1 review

Posted: 21 July

Pretty much the worst game I've ever played. I took Leeds to promotion after two seasons and won the FA Cup and Manager of the Year in my second season in the Prem, only to be sacked early next season for not "improving the club's position in the league". I'm not bitter, but I hope Leeds chairman JJ Nichols burns in hell. I hope they get relegated. Again, I'm not bitter. Harambe didn't die for this.

9/10

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RaggendeBarbie

15 products in account

Posted: 24 July

This must be the most frustrating and most annoying FM to data. Have been playing since CM '93/Italia, but the last few editions made me lose my interest. I feel a passenger in this game. Out of control, just following the story as it unfolds. There seem to be no tactical depth left other then formation, some shouts and a ton of statistics that are hard to figure out and don't seem to reflect what i see in the 3D engine.

Team talk, the super boring and never ending repeating press talk that still isn't adding anything of value or immersion to the game, have way too much impact on the performance of your team. So your team is much better on paper than the opponent, on a roll, but because i make one wrong comment they lose all morale and ability to pass a ball over 2 meter? Suddenly they behave like imbeciles? And it's not an incident. It's the "law" if you choose the wrong team talk pretty much. There's no freedom in approaching this. So why even offer it?

In the simple version you don't have the teamtalk (yay!), but then you even feel less in control sadly when things go sideways since that tactic side of the game is the weakest to date in FM history. Nothing seems to make sense to me using these "Shouts".

The 3D engine in general is much better then before, but still far away from anything realistic. Playing on the highest leagues seeing players frequently unable to pass a ball back to their keeper, run the ball over de sidelines or other imbecile behaviour is just plain annoying. In fact, that the 2D view still is the most valuable says a lot about the lack of improvement of the 3D engine. Because come on guys, it's been years to improve. Like i've been saying for years: just work together with Fifa or PES to get anything going. This is just pointless.

I just miss any feeling of control. I have to cope with the 101 psychology that FM put into the game. Being different from that view seems to be always wrong and it's still the same multiple choice as years ago. Just learn the system and follow the rules FM gives you. I'm trying to get it - which is hard, because it's sometimes far from what i consider logical. The bottom line is that you just look up the "rule sheets" from the community to "crack the code". It's far from what once was a fine Football Manager.

Tactics have been rendered down to plain shouts. Which would be fine if it gave you some feeling of control, but it's agian more of trial and error until it "clicks", which is just the same as the slider era, without any real logic. How come i have towering defenders that keep conceding goals from crosses by losing headers and setting more pressure and a highter line, even though they are slow as sh*t and don't even have high position or anticipation rating, seems to be working much better? It's just hopeless. A quest to "the click". Not common sense. And any good idea can still be rendered completely unsuccesful because of a wrong answer on a press conference or team talk. Because ofcourse, all of your professional players (and yes, my squad has a "professional" character), are a bunch of babies in this game and turn into complete imbeciles after 1 bad comment.

Also i seriously hate the micromanagament this FM suddenly adds. And i don't mean in terms of the usual slider management and that stuff, but application issues. Why do i have to reset all set piece takes after i load a saved tactic from the same team? Why can't i not load any set pieces files (ffm files) etc? There are serious bugs in the game, and it's almost a year and a lot of updates later. Very annoying. It would give me so much more patience by a much more improved interface and functionality.

Worst of all, if you have issues there is nobody from SIgames willing ot listen. My account was from the forum was gone, it existed, but it didn't send a forgotten password mail. Creating a different account i wasn't able to report bugs and stuff. Just a circle i couldn't break. So i gave up, and the game as wel. No fun, at all!

Anything with the set piece managing is just very annoying and very badly done. I keep tweaking it. Especially if you change a lot due to the insane high amount of injuries. It's like a never ending micromanagement cycle before you can start your next game. It makes the game and the gameplay flow so slow.

I'm just very dissapointed. I've purchased all versions to date, haven't played most of the latest editions, and gave 2016 a serious go, but it's just not fun anymore. It will be my last FM untill i read more possitive feedback from the community (because i'm luckily not the only one dissapointed). Most of my friends and group i used to play with lost interest by now.

50 Shades of Jar Jar Binks

108 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: 13 July

Although a decent game it still seems to have some problems which can make you start to dislike it. The main one of which are the matches where you are dominating get 17+ shots of which the majority are on target from within the box but you never seem to score whereas the AI who have players with worse stats then your players seem to score after 1/2 shots on the target. It seems that the AI has the advantage when you are dominating the games fully.

Grymelock

39 products in account

Posted: 29 July

This game is so bad it makes me want to take a claw hammer to my lapotp. 'Cancerously bad' is the term that springs to mind.
No matter how many features this game may have, no matter how many little details you may have 'control' of, the entire game comes down to the actualy engine used to play the 'games' within the game i.e. the whole point of playing the ♥♥♥♥ing game; quite simply put, the engine used to run the games is so bad as to be pathetic. Balls will run in random directions, players will stand still while the opposition, or even the ball itself, casually runs past and for no apparent reason, normally world class players will suddenly become incapable of hitting the target.
It does not matter how good you are at tactics or preparation, how much attention to detail you pay in getting your team prepared, in the end the result seems to be down to a ♥♥♥♥-poor random number generator. This game results in a complete time-suck with no reward at the end of it. There are literally flash games made better than this one.

As if the game simulator wasn't punishment enough, the lack of proper licensing in the game really draws any real pleasure that might be achieved out of this game. It might not seem a big issue for some, but for an established franchise such as this you expect more, and it just leaves me feeling like I've spent money on a cheap browser-based game. This feeling only exacerbated over the sheer procedural nature of the game; there is obviously such a narrow path as what is "correct" that removes any real choice in this game.

If you have a short temper, are easily frustrated or just have a low tolerance for ♥♥♥♥-poorly determined game engines, I would suggest avoiding this game if only for it's utterly crap implemented game simulator.
I would suggest avoiding it altogether because of the completely cheap and lazy feel to almost every element of the game.
I genuinely cannot think of a single positive in this game.

TitusAndonicus

5 products in account

4 reviews

Not as good as soccer manager in its layout. In game items cost way too much. Unsatisfying and not worth the price. Not recomended.

Neqadahl

35 products in account

33 reviews

Posted: 1 August

This is the third review I'm writing for this game. The first two reviews where after like 5 hours and 20 hours, and I recommended it back then. But now, after 70 hours of playing, I really think this game is just broken.

First of all, I can buy the best defenders in the world and they still manage to fail defending against a potato.

Second, having a 5-0 lead and ending up drawing 5-5 against a ♥♥♥♥ team, without changing any tactics or instructions.

Third, of course it's not unrealistic to lose against a bad team when you're one of the greatest in the world, but making the defeat 4-0 is just way too far.

I have a lot of hours put into Football Manager 2015 as well, and if you want the best of the two, I recommend buying FM15 instead of 16...

4,1/10