Australian Football Coach 2023-24 News

Version 2023.1.9 has been released!

This patch was pushed today because it fixes an issue with screen resolutions - sometimes the screen would spawn on the first game load way off the upper left part of the screen to the point of being unplayable. This patch SHOULD fix the issue - it's not replicated on any tester's machines, so cannot completely confirm, but the fix did work the way it was supposed to on at least one computer. If the game's still launching far to the upper left, please get in touch.

Unfortunately this means a player progression issue hasn't been completely tested - a bug in the code was preventing older players from declining at the expense of younger players, so younger players should start improving more. This could potentially mean player progression has become unbalanced again, but the upper left bug was too important of a fix to wait on, and the "Benjamin Button" bug was too important not to fix, so look for more player progression balancing in the next couple patches.

Full change log:
- Fixed: Shortlists weren't saving
- Fixed: Windowed resolutions should now default to the upper left part of a computer screen
- Fixed: League and team news wasn't deleting after a period of time
- Fixed: Benjamin Button code meant players didn't decline with age
- Fixed: Set hard age retirement cutoff at 45
- Fixed: Coaches were not retiring properly

Another mostly bug fix patch, especially around the match simulation. The one feature you'll definitely notice is a new 32x simulation mode, which from the number alone will tell you is twice as fast as the 16x patch!

Most of these are still bug fixes - hopefully some new features will be introduced in the near future, especially online commissioner options, which is the biggest feature left that didn't make it in by release day. More match simulation tweaks are also planned as well, starting with better AI coaching in terms of defence.

Version 2023.1.8:
- Fixed: teams were draining scouts from the scouting pool
- Fixed: Ball trails were only appearing in even quarters
- Fixed: Kick in takers selected mid-match should now properly take
- Fixed: Minor bug with number colouring
- Fixed: Small team crests weren't appearing in the history screen after a loaded game
- Improved: Logic regarding kicking into space
- Improved: Can now turn ball trails on/off
- Improved: Very slight update to teams and players database revolving player potential and kit clashes
+ Added: 32x speed sim mode

Lots of updates today for Australian Football Coach, fixing a lot of bugs that were identified post-release, but also adding a couple things! A tutorial mode will walk new players through each coaching panel screen if you haven't played before.

The patch was rushed due to another crash which occurred when you quit your job, but also fixes a number of other minor bugs including several display bugs, a bug with loading team statistical data, percentages always rounding to zero, improvements to some news items, and trades!

Due to a change in the way the game's GUI worked, some code which was migrated over didn't click and drag players properly, but upon closer inspection, the trading module didn't make a lot of sense. While it's completely impossible to re-work it in a day, some basic fixes should have improved your experience when making trades. There's also now code to prevent the AI from spamming you with trade offers.

Since this was a crash fix, the trade code wasn't tested as thoroughly as it could have been, so work will continue this week. Please patch any problems as you find them!

Thanks again for playing and enjoying the game so far.

Another day another patch! This one has been pushed immediately since it fixes a bug introduced shortly before launch caused by attendances in state and youth leagues defaulting to zero which was preventing some players from getting past the off-season.

An attendance bug was also fixed for secondary stadiums and the attendance reworked slightly so people should now start showing up to state league games, even just a little. Attendance was based on statistical data from a national league, so state league attendance may still need more work... Other slight additions like a tweak to trading or adding city as an editable stadium field have been sorted.

Hope you enjoy the update!

Another early patch brings AFC2023 up to version 2023.1.4, which fixes a crash when selecting jumpers or when starting custom games with specific settings, and fixes a couple other bugs. You should also now be able to use the medical substitute for players on the bench and the long term injury list should correctly identify players, allowing you to drag them over. Some minor database updates were made as well.

Once another reported but so far undiscovered crash is located, 2023.1.5 will be pushed, hopefully in the next day or two. There have been some good suggestions as well but these will take longer to implement.

Thanks for playing, and hope you're enjoying the game!