FM26 Latest Hotfixes and Patch Notes

The Sports Interactive Devs are back with another patch for the FM2026 Early Access BETA. Patch 26.0.0.2226107 has brought with it huge fixes.

With plenty of glitches, bugs and issues being reported, it’s safe to say the Devs have a lot on their plate. As mentioned before in the previous Hotfix update, the Devs have their work cut out for them. But at least we can count on one thing. They are listening and they are fixing.

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The Latest Patch

Now, if you thought the first Hotfix was big, then this one really raises the bar. The devs have deployed 27 new FM26 hotfixes for the Early Access BETA. What’s even more encouraging is that many these seem to focus on the UI. This seemed to be where a large bulk of criticism had come from, so hopefully they have made serious inroads into fixing these issues.

With the official release date just around the corner, Sports Interactive have been pulling out all the stops to ensure that the communities’ concerns are being listened to. A sentiment which has been preached frequently by Miles Jacobson in the past few weeks.

 

What They Didn’t Fix

 

However, despite the large array of fixes being deployed. Many users are still reporting bugs on the Matchday and UI side.

One such issue which seems to have arisen, has been issues with the matchday visuals for player kits. Although the graphics have been good in theory, the matchday feature seems to have fallen short on some basic visuals.

One such example of this has been players being subbed on while still wearing tracksuits, as well as Yellow Cards being shown when a Red Card was given. Now while these are on the more whimsical side, they do serve to highlight some irregularities between the matchday feature and the actual local data. Which is definitely a key area which will need addressing.

 

 

What They Did Fix

FM26 Hotfix 26.0.0.2226107: All Patch Notes

Issue Type	Specific Fix or Change
Crash Fix	Fixed various general crash issues throughout the game.
Crash Fix	Fixed a crash triggered when a user's 'Pictures' folder is missing/unavailable.
Crash Fix	Fixed crashes that occurred when going to the Squad or Recruitment screens.
Crash Fix	Fixed an issue when using player search (prevents related crashes).
Crash Fix	Fixed an issue when viewing transfer activity (prevents related crashes).
Crash Fix	Fixed an issue when viewing transfer offer (prevents related crashes).
UI / Visual	Fixed Captain and Vice-Captain icons being the wrong way around on the Captains tile.
UI / Visual	Fixed the wrong column label appearing on the Recruitment -> Contracts screen.
UI / Player Profile	UI improvements to the season stats panel on a player's profile.
UI / Transfers	Fixed the Loan report tile not appearing when the Loan Card was first opened.
UI / Search	Fixed the search bar incorrectly showing players as playing for your club after clicking 'See All'.
UI / Custom View	Fixed an issue when renaming custom view.
UI / Input	Fixed an issue when the controller introduction triggered.
Tactics / UI	Added Opposition Instructions/Set Pieces/Penalties links to the pre-match Team Selection screen.
Tactics / Data	Fixed issues with the PKD column not being correctly ordered after creating a tactic.
Match / UI	Fixed displayed options not visually changing when adjusting Mentality or Tactical Style during a match.
Match / Lock	Fixed a soft lock where users could open another team's match highlights during their own match.
Tactics / Selection	Fixed an issue where changing tactics would result in the Team Selector being empty.
Staff / Set Pieces	Fixed Player/New Routine interactions resetting the Set Piece Type to Corner.
Transfers / Warning	Fixed a work permit warning incorrectly generating in the Transfer Offer tool.
Transfers / Competition	Fixed Champions League squad registration already being selected by the assistant manager upon game start.
Search / Filter	Fixed the Aged Between (Years) filter within the Player Search not functioning correctly.
Staff / Transfers	Fixed some Italian Managers having an illogical IP/OOP requirement when in the Transfer Room Out.
Online / Transfers	Fixed players being unable to make transfer offers whilst the host player is in a match.
Backend / File Path	Fixed issues loading or seeing files when the folder path contained non-English letters.
Match / Selection	Fixed being unable to pick a team for a match in some instances.
UI / Reports	Fixed the Staff popup incorrectly displaying as a Player Report.

 

With plenty of scrutiny surrounding the next week of updates, it is vital to continue reporting all issues and bugs so we can help create a better game.

What are your thoughts on the latest patch? Are there any big ones they’ve missed?

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