EA Sports has released update 1.0.2 for FC 26 on all platforms, bringing a range of improvements based on feedback from the Closed Beta.
The update adjusts Low Driven Shots, refines AI attacking support and positioning, and improves PC display settings and controller responsiveness. It also fixes issues where Manager Career players could leave the team during simmed matches, along with a number of other changes and tweaks. Check out the full patch notes below.
Gameplay
- Tuned Low Driven Shots based on your feedback in the Closed Beta to be less accurate when shooting with an extreme amount of power.
- As part of our AI attacking updates based on your feedback, made the following changes:
- Increased frequency of wingers making attacking runs into the box.
- Wing Backs will no longer drop too deep in their own half when their team is in possession.
- Improved teammate offside awareness.
- Addressed instances of players not making runs into open space when it could be beneficial.
- Improved positioning of players when playing with low defensive depth so that they’re not pushing too high up the pitch.
- Center Backs are now less likely to run wide when marking central attackers.
- False Backs now transition more intelligently to defense to better maintain defensive shape.
- Updated the Be A Goalkeeper UI:
- A goalkeeper dive indicator now displays where an incoming shot is coming from.
- Changed the Camera Pan input based on your feedback and to avoid button conflicts.
- As shared on the EASFC Tracker, we’re continuing to work on Be A Goalkeeper updates to improve the gameplay experience. We’ll share more details in the near future.
- Improved cases of unexpected heavy touches when sprinting in wet weather Authentic gameplay based on your feedback.
- Improved instances of Ground Passes unexpectedly falling behind the intended receiver.
- Tuned difficult to perform Driven Ground Passes to be less accurate, for example, first time Driven Ground Passes taken at 180 degrees.
- Addressed incorrect shooting animations that sometimes occurred when attempting lace shots, resulting in unexpected behavior.
And here's a quick before and after look at the extreme power Low Driven Shot tuning change in v1.0.2 pic.twitter.com/vax1hW69pU
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Ultimate Team
- Players weren’t always able to enter multiplayer gameplay after accepting a Co-Op invite.
- Player Item portraits were sometimes misaligned on the Squad screen.
- A stability issue could have occurred after completing the Onboarding and viewing your Squad for the first time.
Career Mode
- Players could’ve incorrectly left your club when simming through the calendar.
General, Audio, and Visual
- Updated some star heads, kits, and placeholder text/images.
- [PC Only] Adjusting display settings while in Borderless could have unintentionally resulted in performance loss.
- [PC Only] Addressed a few instances of controllers not recognizing inputs.
- Addressed a number of stability issues that could have occurred.
