Football Manager 2006 Patch 6.0.3 review
DownloadFor anyone who loves football, Football ManagerTM 2006 offers a dream come true.
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For anyone who loves football, Football ManagerTM 2006 offers a dream come true. Using a new state of the art game interface and management infrastructure, Football ManagerTM 2006 accurately simulates the trials and tribulations of a real football manager.
Experience the pressure as you rise through the ranks, reach the heady heights of the Premiership and try your luck in Europe.
Here are some key features of "Football Manager 2006 Patch":
NEW SIGNINGS
A mass of new features will debut in Football Manager 2006 and improve an already immersive gaming experience...
Team-talks
Use new half-time team talks to motivate individual players. You must decide whether to issue a rollicking or use the softly-softly approach to coax your side into putting in a better performance. At full-time you can address your players too, choosing your words carefully to avoid a backlash from huffy stars.
In-game tutorial
An essential guide for the Football Manager newcomer, running to 30, easily navigable words and linking to all the screens you'll need to ensure you can enjoy every aspect of the world's best management game.
New injury module
Injuries have been overhauled so your physios report to you, rather than you having to request information from them. You'll now get in-depth injury analysis and options for treating your stars.
Go one-on-one... Unhappy player interactions
Interact with unhappy players to meet problems head on and try to reverse the low morale of key members of your squad. Dropped a player for a big game? Now you've got the man himself to answer to.
Manager contracts
In response to demand from FM fans contracts have been included so you can negotiate your terms of employment with the board and even haggle over transfer funds, giving you more power as a boss.
Take a snapshot
The new snapshot page gives you an indispensable overview of the key stats and info that really matter to you as a manager. Here you can glance at you budget, fixtures and tons of other stats without visiting multiple screens.
Touchline commands
Shout instructions from the dugout with a new 'quick tactics' option, so you needn't wait for a break in play to direct your players.
Go graphical
Baffled by stats? In Football Manager 2006 you can opt to view player info in easy-to-read bar charts instead of numerically. Your finances are far easier to manage with a new graphical option too.
Height and weight
For the first time ever height and weight are included in player stats to make for even more realistic contests on the field of play - now you can really press home your side's physical advantage.
New tactics panel
Edit your team's individual tactics on a straightforward, single screen. Now you'll really feel as if you've got the players in a huddle while you dish out your instructions.
Oi, ref!... Referee profiles
Now the boys in black have profiles so you can see exactly how harsh they'll be. A league table of refs' performance will help you prepare your side to avoid strife with the man in the middle.
Expand the FM universe
Get some bodies in your squad or snap up promising youngsters by offering contracts to your 'greyed out' players. If they accept, they'll be added to the game's bursting database.
Instant replay
Key highlights are now replayed immediately so you can pick apart every crucial moment of a game. Where did it all go wrong? What did you boys get right? You'll have a better idea in FM2006 than ever before.
Formation panel
See your team's and your opponent's line-up updated live on the match screen - there's no need to halt the excitement by pausing play.
More, helpful new screens
New Player Form a nd Player Stats screens cut through the pages of stats to give managers an at-a-glance guide to their players' performances.
Ticker tape
Configure a news ticker to feed you information and breaking stories from around the footballing globe.
Quick flicks
Jump to key screens more easily with new 'quick flick' buttons.
Fair play
Extra places in European competition are on offer for teams with the best disciplinary records - just like real football.
RAISING THE BAR... THE IMPROVEMENTS
FM 2006 developers Sports Interactive have revisited existing features to add more depth, more accessibility and more fun. Here's how...
More tactics...
Your options on the chalkboard are more wide-ranging than ever. Now you can fine-tune more tactics in more depth, ask players to interchange positions, give more precise target man instructions and even indulge in a bit of time-wasting.
More faces...
Football Manager's legendary database of players, managers and staff increases again from the 250,+ in FM2005 to over 270, in Football Manager 2006 - a move that breathes more life into an already teeming football universe.
More choice...
Select from well over 5, teams in 50 countries to ensure you never face the same managerial challenge twice.
Better training...
Now coaching your players is far easier and quicker with a brand new training module that ensures you get the most from your staff and you can easily monitor the effects of your routines.
Better analysis...
An advanced positions feature now complements the basic version so you can judge exactly how well players will perform in unfamiliar roles and uncover their preferred moves, enabling you to build tactics to suit your stars.
More info...
Now you get reports on the man of the match in your reserve and youth team games, not just your top side's matches. If someone deserves his chance in the first team, you'll know about it.
More realistic...
Ex-Liverpool and Republic Of Ireland legend Ray Houghton has once again provided his expert insight as part of SI's wholesale improvement of every aspect of the match engine. Now matches are more realistic than ever.
Media revolution...
Reflecting the increasing importance of media in the modern game, FM 2006 uses a new 'player bio' system to generate thousands of news stories to flesh out the personalities in the game. There'll also be far more media hype and feedback from experts and fans through the Press in stories that go into more detail than ever before.
More accessible...
Football Manager 2006 is so easy to navigate as SI have focused on reducing the number of mouse clicks needed to access the information you want. The changes will help newcomers and veterans alike.
New match graphics...
The look of the match engine has been improved to feature dugouts, technical areas and a handy icon that appears when your player has picked up a minor knock so you'll no longer play on with a player in pain... unless you have to.
More official...
With a raft of new licences, there are more official kits in Football Manager 2006 than ever before. Plus, kits have been visually enhanced in the game, thanks to community support.
Better commentary...
The number of match comments has been upped again to improve realism and ensure games are more exciting than ever.
Better online play...
Packet size has been optimised on screens with a large bandwidth requirement to make for quicker, more enjoyable network play.
Better comparison...
A new look Compare Players screen makes weighing up two potential signings easier than ever.
It's quicker...
Creating games and loading times have been slashed without any loss of gameplay depth.
Better saves...
Save game files have been compressed so they take up less room on your hard drive.
Customise your game...
Change the look of FM2006 screens by selecting new 'skins' created by Kev Radestock ('Chameleon') and Gavin Thomson ('Cappucino') from Football Manager's bustling community of fans.
What's New:
Fixed board confidence errors, sometimes board would expect higher league position when team was already top.
Stopped Chairman from purchasing goalkeepers (Chairman Interference)
Fixed a manager promise crash
Stopped managers being able to release comments whilst match is in progress
Stopped Jermaine Defoe (similar High Profile Players) from demanding really low min fee release clauses
Fix AI for relegation wage decrease
Restricted number of non-eu signings for certain eastern european countries
If player is set to retire in the distant future but is without a club he will now sit on the free transfer list for a while and then bring his retirement date forward
Tuned 'wants_first_team_football' unhapiness to make it less likely that really young players will moan about not getting first team football
Fixed code appearing in landmark games-in-charge news items
Fixed a memory leak when confirming your tactics during a match.
Fixed occasional game freeze when updating abilities for some players.
Fixed crash in some situations where certain squad selections rules combined with extreme player availability issues caused the match to crash.
Fixed occasional problems with club finances that could cause a crash.
Fixed a situation in tactics outside a match where it could loose your tactical changes (if you picked a preset tactic and then browse off the screen).
Fixed problem in network games where sometimes a client going into a match would mean you get stuck and can't go anywhere.
Restricted interest levels from fairly high profile players concerning joining smaller clubs
Restricted foreign signings for Welsh/N Irish/Rep Irish league teams
Fixed certain scenarios where a client viewing a match left the match, match may not send the new match syncs to other clients.
Fixed a problem which caused some slow-down in future seasons.
Competitions
Last round of group matches in Olympics should now be played at the same time.
Fixed Czech teams having friendlies incorrectly (too soon) scheduled during 16th - 31st Dec.
Hong Kong cup competitions: fixed game counting Chinese players as real foreigners.
If a club wins both the Rio de Janeiro Opening and Closing championships, this club now becomes the Rio de Janeiro State
Champion regardless of which team got more points in total.
One team is now relegated from Chinese First National Division in 2006 season.
Slovakia: FA Cup winner should now get into UEFA Cup in 05/06 season.
Brazilian teams can sign as many foreigners as they want.
Sudamericano Sub-20: Fixed problem where games where being played at the stadium of one of the countries in the competition that was randomly chosen instead of stadiums within host nation.
Sudamericano Sub-20: added correct 2005 host (Columbia), added 2007 host (Paraguay), added 2009 host (Peru).
Fix for whereby a team that wins a cup competition and is meant to play in continental competition wasn't because they where outside the top division.
Ensured Australian NSL clubs don't get youth players in excess of maximum squad limit.
Improvements to Australian squad rules.
Spain: fixed problem where non-eu player is getting picked for a match by AI despite not being registered and not having a squad number.
Removed non-eu player restrictions in polish league.
Brazilian based players now go on holiday.
Fixed bug where Greek teams like AEK and Panathinaikos where playing all their champions league group matches in 2nd season at home.
The minimum of one Malaysian national U21 player meant for Super League but was applied to FA Cup has now been removed for FA Cup.
Malaysian players are now considered foriegn to Brunei team DPMM.
Hong Kong players are foreign to Dongguan Lianhua.
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