Get the CM 03/04 v4.1.3 patch off Worthplaying (44mb)

Game

• Fixed bug where players who get put into reserve teams which don't play in an active league get full condition after 1 day.
• Fixed bug where key players would occasionally get put in the reserve squad for no reason
• Fixed problem with club relocations during stadium expansion
• Fixed problem with stadium expansions not restoring seating/terracing lost during work on expansion
• Fixed problem on team fixtures screen where the year menu shows an option for the 2004/05 season when in the 2003/04 season.
• Fixed problem where Italian non EU transfer rule would sometimes block contract renewals.
• Made it slightly easier for human managers to get jobs and ensured computer clubs filled vacant postitions correctly
• Filter option hidden when picking squad numbers for a match. Before, the filter was shown but didn't work as all players needing squad numbers are always displayed.
• When using random player data, non playing staff do not get obscure nations as their home nation.
• If the top earner at a club is not regarded as a "key player" then the clubs maximum wage was displayed wrongly, this is now fixed
• There is now a limit to the "see also" menu in the clubs screen, which prevents the list from being jumbled, or incomplete.
• A string in Offer contract screen updated to show per month/per year etc depending on users preference
• The "see also" menu now works better on the team screen for B teams.
• Large database size setting now doesn't retain quite so many players
• Tuned 'fake player' database randomisation to prevent creation of quite so many 'wonder kids'
• Club links from a national squad screen now work correctly.
• Removing players from a manager's shortlist screen now doesn't reset the table.
• Managers who do not have clubs can shortlist players now.
• Finance section is now available on human reserve team screens.
• Staff search screen now includes the field "motavating" as a possible search criteria
• "SMALL_BALL" option added makes the ball not so big in the air
• National team call up news for finals tournaments now generates news.
• Combined league table view disabled for neutral venue competitions like the World Cup.
• Tuned standard of virtual players for teams active in European competitions
• Tuned amount of players who turn into managers
• Go on holiday until next match now works for international matches as well.
• Clubs from inactive leagues which have B teams in active leagues now keep their players when starting a new game.
• Added some speed improvements
• Past meetings between teams now processes second leg matches properly. Only the goals scored in that leg will be used.
• Coach assessments using the sweeper position have been improved.
• Improved manager reputation changes after league, cup wins, promotions etc
• Default all automatic shortlisting (make offer/offer contract) players to 1 year on your shortlist
• Tuned attendances for fixtures slightly
• Tuned player ability progression
• Tuned training effects
• Tuned peak ages for goalkeepers
• Tuned reputation declines for older players
• Tuned player reputation changes upon winning awards
• Tuned player happiness upon relegation and promotion
• Tuned youth player injury frequency
• Tuned timing of some news item events to better coincide with related news
• Tuned various minor aspects of player personalities

Match

• If user goes to the opposition tactic screen and they have an injured player on the pitch, the game no longer tells the user to replace him.
• Fixed problem where wrong match stats are shown occassionally for fixtures.
• If user goes to a computer team tactics before a penalty shootout, the tactics screen no longer shows its penalty takers.
• Team tactics buttons now keep their state after a replay is shown.
• Should be able to go to tactics after goal
• Default and computer team tactics refined, also added a couple of new ones 4411 and 4231 ( Danish version )
• Less unimportant action shown after the key incident in a 2d highlight
• Improved manager reputation change algorithm after matches
• Fixed bug where human team captains were not being selected correctly in the match if the first choice one left the field
• Fixed occasional match crash

Match AI ( v220 )

• Less "power" shots and more placed ones, possibly meaning less going over the bar from inside the area for better players
• Stopped play being called back after fouled team or player have scored a goal
• Stopped players keeping original corner positions too long when corner clears all players and goes towards the opposite touchline
• Improved defending on attacking long throws that was causing some teams to score almost every time they had one
• Improved computer team decision making regarding setting the "forward runs" option for players
• Lessened influence of player "decision making" stat on play
• Tweaked reactions of defensive markers while waiting for set pieces to be taken
• Slightly improved direct free kick effectiveness
• Tweaked goalie AI for mopping up loose balls in area
• Tweaked interception of passes AI
• Discouraged certain cases of defenders all flocking towards the player with ball on a counter attack and leaving a man spare alongside
• Less red cards but more yellows, and improved professional foul AI

Competitions

• Fixed problem with players in Brazil having the wrong year listed in their history.
• Fixed patch 1 problem where Brazilian league fixtures disappear.
• Fixed problem where the wrong teams were being promoted to the Danish Second Division.
• Fixed some preseason check code which was causing expectations for Hong Kong managers to not come up.
• Fixed problem with Intertoto cup dates.
• Fixed last positions graph for the European Championship Qualifying fixtures before the game start date.
• TV dates for English Premiership and First Division are now correct
• Korean K2 foreign rules now set properly after loading a save game.
• Aggregate goals now shown on cup tree if 2 legs are used.
• Cup tree view not doesn't show layout of rounds which have not been drawn yet (unless they are fixed draws).
• Consecutive wins for cup competitions now counted correctly for news items.
• Proposed friendly tours now shows correct venue information on team fixtures screen.
• Added prize money to the English Vans Trophy.
• Improved team expectations for Mexican clubs.
• No matches are moved for TV on the last day of the Danish league season.
• Added appearance money for the Inter-Continental Cup.
• Brazilian teams in preliminary phase of the Copa Sudamericana get appearance money.
• Danish reserves now finish in time for the season update day.
• Serbian regional divisions now have the same number of teams every year.
• Division count on start game screen now includes regional divisions.
• Russian premier league now has 3 from 7 subs rule.
• Greek cup final venue now changes every year.

Finance

• Korean finances tuned slightly to balance up K-2 clubs better

Transfers

• Transfers set to go through at the end of season now get verified by the transfer rules (end of contract transfers already done like this).
• Transfers for coowned players now go through the confirmation process properly after work permit decisions.
• Fixed problem when withdrawing transfers for co-owned players.
• When offering a player to clubs, the earliest transfer date comment is no longer shown. (the date can be different depending on the buying team)
• Improved likelyhood of happy players signing new contracts with their present club rather than moving on bosman transfers.
• Brazilian transfer window now ends on 14th September

DDT/EDT

• Added "RETAIN_NATION_PLAYERS" "" command for ddt files, allows the retention of all players with the same nationality to be retained when starting a new game.