patch notes
0.58.0

Big focus on animation this time!
From a new goalkeeper saving system to smarter AI and refined player movement, the pitch feel more dynamic and natural. You’ll also notice improvements to set pieces, tackling, and even the camera options. Here are some of the highlights:

Check out the full Patch Notes below:

Gameplay:

New Implementation:

Added a new goalkeeper saving system and new save types
Added curve based motion to aid animation improvements for several actions - stumbles, get-ups, penalty run-ups, skill moves
Added bone collision detection
New wall behaviors on free kicks
Added stepovers skill move - temporary input and single exit angle in this version.
Introduced first version of “pre-trap” movement, allowing a receiver to start moving in the requested trap direction before taking the touch.

Adjustments & Improvements:

Reworked lock-on system to free up more space on the pitch and reduce aggressiveness of interceptions
Tweaked movement to increase the importance of the acceleration stat while maintaining the ability to maintain speed for sprint turns.
Increased the dispersion on lofted through passes, first-time passes in particular.
Improved speed
Lowered the blocking radius and blocking radius growth rate based on the blocking stat
Lowered the impulse based on incoming ball speed for blocks
Tackling assistance improvements
Improved player positioning on set pieces
Offensive and defensive AI improvements
Updated one of the gameplay cameras with adjusted height and zoom values
Lowered the min. contextual sprint dribbling cooldown from 0,5s to 0,4s (99 rated).
Lowered the speed penalty on first-time passes.
Lowered dispersion slightly on short- and mid range shots.
Improved jockey and sprint jockey movement and speeds
Added the ability to keep charging a pass all the way until execution
Improved skill moves movement
The ball roll execution time is now tied to the speed of the player upon execution
Improved goalkeeper auto clearances
Reduced the size of the keeper target for penalties
Introduced added dispersion based on angle of pass for lofted through passes.

Animations:

Continued upgrading of animations for passinga dn shooting
Various animation bug fixes
Added 180° shot/pass fakes
Upgraded Throw-Ins

AI:

Improved AI movement, reduced movement urgency when sprint isn’t needed
Offensive AI: better positioning, reduced some offside cases
Defensive AI: improvements to marking & tracking (we’re aware of the remaining issues - more to come in the next release)

UI/UX/Audio & Quality of Life

New Implementation:

Visual polish on Player Details screen
Visual & Audio polish on End of Match sequence in Ranked
Visual polish and updated UX on Settings
Visual polish on player comparison widget
Player comparison now highlights if player is currently in staring 11 or collection