90 Minute Fever News

Hi everyone

A brand new feature has just been introduced into 90 Minute Fever: the ability to spectate matches! Last month saw the addition of National Teams, Cosmetic Items and Supporter Gifts!

Here is a quick summary of what has been added to the game:

[h2]Spectating Matches[/h2]
Now you can scout out how other teams are playing, or maybe watch big teams slug it out in the top competitions! You can see which matches are being played in the new ‘Live Matches’ widget.

[h2]National Teams[/h2]
Each and every month will now offer you the opportunity to take on the role of a national team manager in addition to your role as manager of your club. Can you handle the pressure of taking on one of the big boys and the expectation that comes with it? Or do you fancy the challenge of trying to take a smaller nation to tournament glory?

[h2]Weekly Supporter Gifts[/h2]
Those with Supporter Days will also be able to claim 4 gifts throughout each month! These gifts are either Cosmetic Items or a bundle of Fever Tokens (that can be used to purchase other Cosmetic Items or National Team jobs for the season).

[h2]Cosmetic Items and Fever Tokens[/h2]
Fever Tokens are now back in the game! These are acquired as part of the new Supporter Gifts system and can also be acquired via exchange for Supporter Days. Kit Designs, Pitch Grass Patterns and Mascots are now in the game and can be purchased with Fever Tokens.



To celebrate the launch of the new Spectating Matches feature, Steve & Kon will be hosting a live Stream of the 90MF Euro Cup at 6pm UTC (7pm UK time) on Tuesday 18th June. Grab a National Team to get involved and see if your game is streamed ‘live’ as part of the coverage! Be sure to follow the 90MF Twitch channel so you receive a notification when the live stream starts. Those who watch the live stream will be able to claim a free in-game Lumberjack mascot!

Hi everyone

This month sees a major Match Engine Update implemented!

A huge amount of the underlying logic has been reworked and improved including Tackling, First Touch, Passing, Crossing, Set Pieces, Heading, Shooting, Dribbling, Defensive Line, Off the ball movement. These changes collectively result in a fresh and improved match experience.

Other than of course intending to generally improve the Match Experience, this update also has some specific objectives:

• To allow more types of tactics to be viable and have a more diverse meta in the game when it comes to tactics and the types of teams you will play against
  
• To make more attributes more important and more types of players viable
  
• To make it more viable to have top class effective players that are not fast

The new match engine has a lot of exploration space and we’re really excited to see what kinds of successful tactics people are able to create! It’s absolutely the case that existing tactics and players may no longer be as good as they were previously, especially in the cases of ‘one-dimensional’ tactics and ‘one-trick pony’ players!


We will be monitoring the results and behaviours of the Match Engine closely this month to see how everyone is using it and make appropriate improvements and adjustments. We’ll also be monitoring the strength of the bot teams to see if they are at the correct levels and will adjust accordingly if required.

Note: We’ve picked up some eleventh hour balancing testing issues with the Defensive Line. For now all teams have a normal defensive line being implemented regardless of the setting.

Hi everyone

We’ve just released an exciting update! We have added a new Friendly Match Lobby feature into the game. Participate in friendly matches with custom options including:

Level : Senior or Youth

Handicap : The team in the lower Division receives a bonus to all their players' attributes

Unlimited Subs : Allows unlimited substitutions

Penalty Shootouts : When the match ends in a draw

Knocks : Allow 'knocks' to happen (or not happen!) in the match

Player Positions : If turned off then all outfield players are able to play all outfield positions proficiently

Password Protected : Password protect your match to allow a specific opponent to join

Hi everyone

This update primarily focusses on improving the match engine itself, with a particular focus on player decision-making. Thanks for all the feedback people have been providing. Much of it has been incorporated into this update.

There have been significant improvements to player decision-making with regards to passing, shooting, dribbling, and heading, as well as both defensive and offensive movement. From a visual point of view, the way the ball is represented when it is off the ground is much clearer.



There have been numerous updates to current player roles and some brand new player roles created. Many of these new roles additions/changes were created in order to enable more types of tactics to be created (and to provide some additional counters to the more popular tactics).



We expect there to be a significant shake-up to the tactics and player meta (i.e. which tactics people are using and which types of players people are looking to recruit), so be prepared to play some games to test out some new tactics to help adjust to the significant changes!

This is the third in a series of updates focussing on improving the match experience. The Changelog for the update can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/468070/discussions/1/3936769163092017612/

Hi everyone

This is the second in a series of updates focussing on improving the match experience. This update also focuses on improving the value of the Supporter Days features by adding a couple of new features. The ability to view live player stats during matches. Also added is the ability to view club player records, for both senior and youth levels.

The brand new player stats feature will show stats of how your players are performing in matches, updated in real time! These stats include Tackles, Dribbles, Shots, Passes and Headers, broken down into Successful and Unsuccessful actions so you can see how your players are doing and give you more information to base your in-game decision-making. These stats are also shown for opposition players, so you can see where they are having successes or failures against your team as the game progresses.



The new Club Records page will show your top players (current and retired) in a number of disciplines, including Goals, Assists and Appearances. Records are shown for both Senior and Youth categories so you’ll have a record of both club legends and your potential young superstars!



The Changelog for the update can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/468070/discussions/1/3879345465230823432/

An introductory offer for new users has been added to the game that gives a bonus 30 Supporter Days with their first Supporter Days purchase (it is time limited to 14 days). This offer has been extended and also made available for all current users for the first 2 weeks of October.

Note: We have been working on a major update to the Match Engine. This will be released in the next Match Experience update coming at the end of this month.