Hi everyone

We have added new functionality to the game to enable clearer management of contracts and wages for your squads. This should enable everyone to have an at-a-glance picture of how their squad is shaping up for the following season.

The new area includes information on player wages for the following season, which players (if any) will graduate from your academy, and shows if you’re currently due to have any spaces in your squad. You can now manage all of your player contracts from this area, rather than having to do so from each player’s profile.

This new ‘Contracts’ screen can be found under the ‘Transfers’ menu option.

This update also includes the addition of a Chinese language option to the game!

A summary of the changes is listed below:

New Contracts Page

• Centrally manage all expiring contracts from a single place
  
• See what your squad will look like next season
  
• See what your squad wages will be next season
  
• See which trialists will and won’t graduate, and why
  
• See how many available squad spaces you have next season, and if any of those have certain requirements (i.e. must be a goalkeeper)
  
• See which of your players will retire at the end of the season

Other Changes

• Added Simplified Chinese language option
  
• Improvements to Training page

Hi everyone

The start of this month saw a major update! A new Club Reputation System has been introduced, as well as a brand new and exciting Youth Recruitment Feature. There has also been huge changes to the Transfer System and the way Player Contracts work which should invigorate the gameworld!

The new Club Reputation System means that your team’s performance is more important than ever. Each season your best competition performance will have direct influence on your Wage Cap, so every position counts! A new Leaderboard will appear at the end of the month so you can compare yourself against your rivals!

A new and exciting Youth Recruitment Feature has been introduced. Every month the first week of the season will see teams fighting it out for the best youth prospects as they use their skill and judgment to decide which targets to go for and how many Recruitment Points to bid.

There have been big changes in this area to invigorate the transfer market. We’re expecting a lot more signing and releasing of players as users wrestle with the management of their squad under a tight wage budget that really brings good decisions to the fore. And the changes to the contracts system should see many, many good players available every season. Knowing when to extend and when to release will make squad management a challenge that will prove a real test even for the top managers.

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:

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.

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?

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).

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[www.twitch.tv] 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://steamproxy.net/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://steamproxy.net/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.

Hi everyone

Yesterday there was the first of a series of updates focussing on improving the match experience. The tactics interface along with the squad page have been completely overhauled. Included as part of the overhaul was the new tactical instructions to assign set piece taker/roles.

Lots of the visual elements associated with the match experience were improved including the addition of an event timeline.

The Changelog for the update can be found here:
https://steamproxy.net/app/468070/discussions/1/3819669865031265048/


90 Minute Fever also exited Steam Early Access yesterday. We just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you who have been with us through the Early Access journey. It has certainly taken us a lot longer than we first envisioned, and taken more than a few iterations of league, fixture, transfer and other systems. But we have finally got to the stage where the core gameplay mechanics are balanced, engaging, fair, fun and without fundamental flaws. The barrier to entry for new users is no longer unreasonably high. The game rewards skillful gameplay and has an extremely high skill ceiling. We believe the game is a fantastic option compared to all the other online football management games out there. Thank you for your feedback, both positive and negative, it has been invaluable and continues to be so.

There is a lot more we wish to add to the game. We are currently working on a club records area, competition records, revamping the rankings, access to additional match stats including a wide array of live player stats during matches, further enhancing the new set pieces functionality to include the ability to change the assignments during matches, as well as a match engine logic update.

What can I do to help? We’d love some help in three areas:

1. We are likely to have many new users asking questions on Discord. Any friendly help and advice you are able to provide would make a real difference to their initial experience of the game.
   
2. Help us rank higher on the magical Steam algorithm! Spread the word! We’ll be regularly posting on social media (Facebook, Twitter) going forwards so if you share/like/retweet/etc our posts that would really help.
   
3. If anyone has the time and willingness to help with translation of the game into more languages that would be hugely appreciated. Currently the game is fully playable in English, Greek and Brazilian Portuguese, but we would love to make the game more accessible to people who speak other languages. Having additional languages can help a lot, we’ve seen a real surge of new user signups from Brazil and Portugal in recent months. If you are able to help in this area, please look in the translations area of the official Discord server. We’re looking to make this process a little easier than it has been to date, and we’ll be posting updated information on this in the next couple days.

Thank you again for being with us on our epic journey. Good luck for the seasons ahead!

Hi everyone

There has been a major update at the start of this month including a gamewide reset. This is a major update that touches pretty much all areas of the game but some of the headline changes include:

The transfer system has seen a complete overhaul. Players will now undergo an auction process when they enter the transfer market. After which if nobody bids for them they will be instantly purchasable by anyone in the game. A player search feature has been added to help you scour over the many, many thousands of players that will now be available to you to find and buy!

The league system has also seen a complete overhaul. Clubs are now split into 16 team leagues with the top 4 getting promoted and the bottom 4 getting relegated each season.

Cups have also been added to the game. The top 4 in each of the top division leagues now qualify for the Sans Pareil Cup (a cup with a group phase and then KO rounds) the following season, the winner of which will be crowned top dog. There are also a variety of other cups being added, including a Youth Cup (for the very best youth teams), League Cups (one for each league), and a Cup Holders’ Cup (for the winners of each of the League Cups).

The Training System has been improved. Players will now each earn Development Points when playing matches. These points can be spent to reveal attributes on the “B” training options, to add/change positions of players, and to hasten their recovery from injury.

As we are at the tail end of the Early Access cycle now, a full reset of the game has happened in preparation for the leadup to the official game launch.

Major Update Changelog:
https://steamproxy.net/app/468070/discussions/1/3842179619564672703/

Major Update FAQ:
https://steamproxy.net/app/468070/discussions/1/3842179619564693071/