Football Manager 26 - FM26 Advanced Access Beta Hotfix 26.0.2.2228087
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FM26 Advanced Access Beta Hotfix 26.0.2.2228087

Date: 2025-10-30 17:21:13

Please find the changes included in today’s hotfix, below: 

  • Various Crash and Stability Fixes 
  • Added Staff Informational Tooltip - the 'i' icon - on various screens 
  • Opening a player profile now automatically selects their best position/role 
  • Users now able to compare two players that are on Scouting Shortlist 
  • Added button to squad card to allow you to hold a team meeting 
  • Added Transfer Budget Remaining & Wage Budget Remaining on Transfer Activity card 
  • Fitted more teams onto league tables without having to scroll down. 
  • Fixed issue where match would sometimes freeze after half time 
  • Fixed mohawk-like hairstyle appearing on too many players at once in matches 
  • Fixed being unable to select/click any player models to show name during match 
  • Fixed Match Stats tile data disappearing during matches 
  • Fixed rare instance of GK's teleporting during a match 
  • Fixed forced substitutes not taking place immediately. (injured goalkeeper, for example) 
  • Fixed issue where all staff are listed as 'Team - Senior Squad' even if their job is with a youth team 
  • Fixed issue where manually assigning a Scout/Analyst to a Recruitment Focus will cause all other details selected to not be applied 
  • Fixed issue where creating a Recruitment Focus that includes Further Details will cause all other details selected to not be applied 
  • Fixed issue that meant 'Back' arrow in full screen meetings would change header but didn’t take user back correctly 
  • Fixed issue in match preventing players being moved in the combined tactics screen if 2 or more subs had been made 
  • Fixed being unable to save changes to an already created tactic 
  • Fixed issue where selecting another users’ fixture schedule would take you to your own fixture schedule 
  • Fixed Scoreboard appearing empty during Europa/Conference League Matches 
  • Fixed user being unable to add ‘Personality’ to custom columns 
  • Fixed various clubs such as Borussia Dortmund & Fulham not receiving youth intakes 
  • Fixed issue where goals highlight option for past matches taking you straight to post match cut scene 
  • Fixed Training sessions changed by user being reset after a few days 
  • Fixed incorrect badges displaying for players at AI clubs within Transfer Activity tool 
  • Fixed issue whereby clicking a player's name via See All would show them as a player at your club 
  • Fixed being unable to see second status icon if there was more than one per player 
  • Fixed opening Tactic/Match Feedback from the Secondary Navigational Bar, leading to the wrong card being opened 
  • Fixed Loan Playing Time always showing as "Surplus to Requirements" 
  • Fixed loan report showing GK stats for outfielders 
  • Fixed upside-down pitch overlapping text on Match Report of Loaned out player 
  • Fixed Data Hub screen splitting in half when the Tab isn't set to Key Findings 
  • Fixed no spacing between league name and nation name of the club in affiliates card 
  • Fixed tiles in Team Instructions being cut off on Medium and Low Res 
  • Fixed fee column not being wide enough on Transfer History card 
  • Fixed News Aggregator > Around the World - Stages and Transfer tiles appearing empty on some saves 
  • Fixed EFL clubs having too many General Sponsors 
  • Fixed Club Vision tile having spacing issues and text overlaps 
  • Fixed text overlap issues on Atmosphere tile 
  • Fixed staff numbers/icons being misaligned on Club - Staff Report & Club Staff Page 
  • Stages > Season Preview: 'Reputation' block not being aligned with the Club Name in the Managers' tile 
  • Fixed match result truncating over two lines when a team scores double digits or has played a penalty shoot-out 
  • Fixed dropdown options in Staff Search > Add Attributes appearing as numbers instead of text 
  • Fixed assigning Scout or Analyst showing attribute numbers instead of text in Recruitment Focuses 
  • Fixed player column size in Youth Setup being too short, while the position column was too large 
  • Fixed assistant manager advice blocking you from confirming your squad on the Squad Registration screen 
  • Fixed random empty box being visible when viewing empty Promises tile 
  • Fixed various misalignments on certain Portal > Messages 
  • Fixed filters in Data Hub Team Analytics/Player Analytics not working as intended 
  • Fixed Misalignment for the frequency on the Advice & Reports tile 
  • Fixed a second Stages tile appearing in Match Day dashboard when on medium resolutions 
  • Added tooltip and fixed text overrun on ‘injury update’ message  
  • Competitions - Past Winners: Team that finished 2nd Place is now visible 
  • Added visual improvements to fixture schedule card 
  • Opposition Instructions: ‘Ask assistant’ button renamed to "Apply all advice".