Get the FIFA Manager 08 Multilanguage Patch #2 off WP (73mb)

FIFA Manager 08 Patch #2 Fixes :

Important: You can continue your old save games. Update 2 includes Update 1. You do not need to install Update 1 first, but it’s ok if it is already installed.

New Features

- full 3D match AI update
- battery status display for laptops in the main menu
- additional scout screen links in the email system

Plus one surprise feature!

Bug Fixes and Polishing

- correct calculation of the club prestige after promotion/relegation
- script error in the English Regional National league resolved
- crash leaving the staff members screen fixed
- problem with "Player salaries are paid multiple times" is resolved
- crash clicking on player of the Reserve team in the promises screen fixed
- it is now possible to cancel loans (finance section)
- Confed Cup final crash fixed
- crash fixed after saving while only managing a national team
- possible crash at game start with a CaC team in France fixed
- rare mini map crash in the club facilities fixed
- updated club facilities: construction and maintenance costs
- budgets are now rounded
- Bulgarian / Romanian players are now EU players
- CaC youth teams can now get promoted (also in already existing save games)
- Editor: pseudonyms are now sorted correctly (before Update 2 the last name was used for the sorting)
- Editor: players in the “Contract Running Out” list are now sorted by rating (it’s very interesting to see which players you can sign on a free transfer)

FIFA Manager 08 Patch #1 Fixes :

New Features:

- player scouting now available via right click on the player name (context menu) and via player info screen
- new filter options are added to the scouts screen
- search data for general scouting can now be saved to allow easier detailed searches
- the talent value is shown (if activated) in a new column on the scouting screen
- option to clear the scouting list
- widgets also available in the lower screen resolutions (they open like the left menu bar)
- help text at game start works the same way (you move the mouse pointer to the left border of the screen)
- it is now possible to edit the parameters for the evaluation of cooperation contracts (a feature for the experts)
- it is now possible to switch off the Ups and Downs
- reduced effect of the Ups and Downs (+/-2 points per effect), this works better with the new player development system
- additional energy column in individual training
- it is possible to change the training intensity in the player info
- matches have a reduced effect on the skills of the player if these are already very high (to reduce the number of skills with a value of 99)
- the sons of the manager at game start now always play in the youth team
- 3D options for anti aliasing and anisotropic filtering are now available (3D match looks better)
- special "Continue" button on matchdays to indicate that the player must create a line-up (1st team and Reserves)
- tooltips that give more details about injuries and the "hero status" of a player
- tooltips for season development and the current training progress are added to the player info
- option to show only the important skills for certain player positions in the player info
- warning icon if a youth player has no contract in his last season
- right click on the badge in the main menu opens the team info, left click on the mail info opens the news centre
- F1-F4 for substitutions in textmode (single and multi player)
- contract offers for youth players via the context menu
- title scarves for Champions League and national cup
- improved calendar on the weekly progress screen (now with the same information as in the main menu)
- full database update
- 500 new player pictures
- the match announcement screen now includes the home and away stats
- it is now possible for the user to select a background artwork while loading the 3D match (see Editor's Workbench on this website)
- the AI builds less youth camps
- new dropdown box to get additional information about the players on the national team nomination screen
- it is now possible to save the stadium editor stadiums for the reserves and the youth team by adding -2 and -3 to the file name
- it is now possible to add players to the Hall of Fame who already play for another club
- historical results for Romania added
- Editor: On the club screen the position column and info column of the player list are additionally displayed
- Editor: We added a contract duration column to the info columns list
- Editor: We display all reserve teams on the main screen with all options (Avg. rating /best 11/avg. age/ players)
- Editor: It is possible to select a position on the player skills screen to allow easier tuning by highlighting the important skills for this position (it is no longer necessary to change the player's main position)
- Editor: The pseudonym is now displayed in all lists instead of the real name

Fixed Bugs:

- no big cooperation contracts in lower leagues anymore if there is not enough budget
- the correct staff data is now transferred from the editor to the game
- stopped text mode ticker will now start again correctly
- memory problem with Vista Premium solved
- city pictures in the user directory are now displayed correctly
- German cup draw corrected: now in the 1st round the professional teams always play against lower league teams
- quarter final EC fixed (group winners played each other)
- the display of a rating of 255 in textmode is fixed
- wrong country flags and date in the U20 final corrected
- season screens in Scotland fixed
- the promise of "you will play at least a few minutes" is now correctly displayed
- a promise was set (won’t sign a player for your position) if the contract of another player was extended
- a player who is going to leave the club no longer asks for a shirt number in the next season
- the data for season tickets is now correctly transferred from the editor into the game
- bonus payments are now displayed in the financial overview
- wrong values in the training analysis tool are corrected
- must / may not play for already sold players was still available (on the player info screen)
- fitness development fixed if the training intensity is 0
- average tactical value >5 corrected
- effects of training camps improved (short training camps had too much effect)
- wrong contract duration after a 24h transfer
- it is now possible to gain control of the match in text mode
- calculation of the 5-years assessment fixed
- calculation of the European Top 10 (season screen) fixed
- optimised calculation of youth player levels in CaC
- CaC youth players from the editor are now correctly loaded
- gathering of promises in the player info fixed
- sorting of roles corrected for the national team
- corrected wrong Regional League South stats in Germany
- improved effect of the stadium manager on the construction costs of the club facilities
- AI clubs now correctly move players from their youth camps to the first team
- wrong message in the Hall of Fame fixed when a player is loaned out
- crash when opening the fairness table fixed
- missing sound effects in text mode added
- missing CaC leagues in Austria added
- the extension of the reserve stadium won't affect the regular stadium anymore
- the FA Community Shield is now displayed in the trophy room (if won)
- it is now possible to make bonus payments again after the bonuses were stopped
- during the voting for the Player of the Month the players are now listed randomly
- AI no longer loans out players with ending contracts
- wrong budgets after sailing with the president corrected
- promises for youth players in the Reserve teams corrected
- the problem of wrong tables in the season comparison ("Story of a Season") was fixed
- the problem with a different league sizes after moving to a new league was fixed
- contract extension of coaches in youth camps fixed
- CaC Italy: Promotion regulation fixed
- wrong "End of Loan" of players fixed
- it is now possible to leave the "Save" screen
- correct job titles for trainers and managers in the club info
- corrected the name list of Serbia
- finances of lower league teams corrected
- town pictures are now displayed on the youth camps screen
- corrected the wrong number of matches in the EC/WC qualification
- rare mini map crash in the club facilities fixed
- real player values on the player swap screen fixed
- rounded player values for swapped player fixed
- several misspellings and logic bugs in the media questions fixed
- objectives for the international competition are shown on the home screen
- tooltip in the tournament status screen of EC 2008 corrected
- correct evaluation of the promise to reach the season objective
- season screen "Pre-season Winners" is displayed every season
- wrong half-time result of friendlies in the calendar was fixed
- increasing personal income after selling luxury items fixed
- settings for the ankle of the stadium stands correctly saved
- inconsistent market value of youth players fixed
- crash after editing unemployed staff members fixed
- display of city pictures in the club info improved
- pictures of the president (if available) are now displayed on the finance screen
- stadium texture problem for imported FIFA stadiums fixed
- stadium colour is now saved for the edited stadiums (the club colour is no longer used automatically)
- stadium environment is now saved for the edited stadiums