The Football Manager 2024 final data update and patch 24.4 is available today on all platforms featuring more than 400,000 database changes, including recent transfer activity from the USA and China.
All gameplay adjustments will be applied to existing careers, however players will need to start a new save to fully utilize the data changes. For specific licensed leagues with seasons running on a calendar year basis, the rosters will only reflect changes up to the conclusion of the 2023 season. Incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024 will not be included in these rosters. Check out the patch notes below.
Gameplay, UI and Technical
- – Crash fixes and general optimization
- – Save game compatibility optimization
- – Fixed an issue when users manage a German club and cannot process the game past June
- – Fixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial role
- – Fixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in non-European nations and clubs
- – [Your World Mode] Adjusted the club’s budget in the first transfer window
Competitions and Rulegroups
- – Points deduction updated/applied for applicable English, Scottish and Welsh clubs*
- – [Japan] Fixed a rare issue where users can only select squad numbers 1-25
- – [Turkey] Removed ‘the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33’ rule in the Turkish Cup
- – Foreign player match and registration rules updated for Chile, Peru and Uruguay
- – Fixed issue where ‘U21-players trained in the nation do not have to be registered’ rule wasn’t working in Singapore and Chile
Database 24.3**
- -400k database changes since database 24.2, including China and MLS***
Misc.
- – [Pre-Game Editor] Fixed issue where fixture files can’t be imported
- – Updated licensed assets