patch notes
0.49.0

Gameplay:

Adjustments & Improvements:

• Adjusted interception sprint touches from being too heavy.
• Prevented unintended dragbacks from occurring.
• Addressed instances where stretch interceptions would go through players.
• Improvements to through pass targeting.
• Reduced excessive jumps and chest traps at header height.
• Ensured receivers advance their trajectory as expected.
• Reduced excessive loopiness in contextual lofted through passes.
• Adjusted contextual ground pass speeds.

Acceleration Improvements:

• Made all players have the same acceleration up until jog speed, to ensure players with low acceleration do not feel too clunky when close dribbling.
• For acceleration beyond jog speed, increased the difference between low- and high-rated players to increase the importance of the acceleration stat.

AI Improvements:

• Ensured that runners don't overshoot and end up outside the pitch or in the goal
• Prevented AI to trigger tracking runs against enemies that have the ball in possession

Animations:

• Header Improvements.
• Jumping trajectory Improvements.
• Added recovery reactions post-powerful shots and headers, as well as wind-up time.
  

UI/UX/Audio & Quality of Life:

• Updated Golden Goal screen.
• Increased half time and full time break duration to 30s.
• Updated the lobby screen.

Core:

• Low end scalability for shadows.
• XBOX Insider - New artwork.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where fouled players would "slingshot" back to the ball.
• Fixed an issue where slide tacklers would sometimes not obey the required recovery time.
• Fixed a problem with aggressive alignment caused by continually recomputing the earliest receive tick.
• Fixed an issue with aggressive alignment caused by locking on for a very short duration.