Thisweek we are pleased to bring you a large patch with a whole new system designed to get new users playing competitively from their very first login!
Major Changes
New User Ladders
We’ve created a new way to play the game, to integrate new players into the game quicker & easier. There will be ladder tournaments running throughout the day, which now include bot clubs. These clubs are self-managed by the game and play every day. They start with a group of bot players, but will look to fill the line-up with trial contract players immediately. As part of the character creation tutorial, users will be displayed with 3 contract offers from bot clubs playing in the closest time-slots available.
Trial contract players will be able to renew their contract with the bot team through the notification system. If a player becomes inactive or their trial contract expires, the position will be re-advertised on the trial contract page. The system will ensure there is always a club available to join for every position in each ladder tournament.
Managers will be able to view the most active players on the transfer market page. Trial contract players can be signed instantly on full contracts.
Minor Changes
Join match late
We’ve resolved the issue which caused some season matches to crash if a user joined the lobby slightly after kick-off.
Cursor Colour
We’ve resolved the issue which caused some season matches to crash if a user joined the lobby slightly after kick-off.
Turn Info Hotkey
The turn info panel, under the scoreboard, can now be viewed by pressing a hotkey. The default key is F.
Zoom Movement
We have now provided an option to move the camera with the arrow keys, rather than edge pan with your cursor. This is only possible when zooming in is enabled.
Match Sounds
We’ve added some basic match sounds to the game such as crowd noise, referee whistle and half time music.
System Settings
The design of the system settings page has been updated, to include the new elements mentioned above.
Group Stage UI
We’ve improved the design of the Cup tournament overview page, during the group stage.