Football Manager 2014 - Full Game Out Now!
 

OH YES!!!

Football Manager 2014

Play it whenever, wherever, however

Play on Linux for the first time, plus the inclusion of ‘cloud-save’ technology which means that managers can now pursue a single career from any computer, anywhere in the world. FM14 also includes integration with Steam Workshop making it easy for managers to create and share customised FM content such as photo/logo packs, new and custom competitions and tailor-made challenges using the new Challenge Editor.



Improved Match Engine

The 3D match engine has seen extensive improvements, including enhanced AI, improved lighting and player animation, individual player character and kit models, more realistic player reaction to on-field incidents and a range of optimisations which combine to make this the best looking and fastest FM Match Engine yet.



Tactical overhaul

There has been a complete redesign of how tactics are created, selected and implemented with player roles and team strategies becoming even more prominent, definable roles for players for multiple positions, new player roles and instructions and improvements to rival managers’ AI so that they’ll adapt their tactics more readily over time.



More realistic transfers and contracts

FM 2014 features a revamped transfer module where opposing clubs and managers adopt a more realistic approach when making or responding to transfer offers. In addition, a number of new ‘real world’ transfer clauses have been added, such as the facility to loan a player back to the club he’s just been bought from and the option to offer a combination of cash and loan players, as well as new contract clauses such as a sub bench appearance fee. On top of this, the old ‘turn-based’ system of transfer negotiations can now be done two ways, the tried and tested system and a new ‘live’ system, similar to that used in FM’s contract negotiations.



More sophisticated board interaction

Contract negotiations are more realistic in FM 2014, as managers and boards can now make demands and lay down their respective visions for the club in both initial job interviews and contract renewal discussions. Managers can also attempt to renegotiate transfer and wage budgets as a reward for staying loyal if they’ve been offered a job by another club, with the outcome helping aid their decision on whether to move or not.



Improved interaction with players, staff and media

There is now better interaction between players, managers, their rivals and the media; for example, members of the coaching staff now offer feedback on how reserve and youth team players are performing. Managers can also ask key players to have a word with unhappy squad members, while the introduction of an end-of-season meeting allows the manager to let the squad know how they have performed and set targets for the coming season.



News system

The news system has been overhauled so managers can now deal with many club matters directly from their inbox. In addition, news is now colour-coded, based on category, and contains more detail – for example, scout reports now appear as a single news item with a top-line report on all players scouted and the facility to shortlist or make an offer for each of these players.



Enhanced user interface

Major changes have been made to FM 2014’s user interface. Key areas have been redesigned – including the training overview page, the transfer centre and the news homepage – while widespread changes have been made across the game’s user interface. The language employed throughout the game has also enjoyed a major overhaul and now corresponds more closely to the language of real world football.



Football Manager Classic evolved

Managers can now choose more than three playable nations in Classic mode for a more immersive experience. In addition, FM’s ‘fast play’ mode now includes Transfer Deadline Day, a Match Plan wizard and new unlockables.

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Of course they fucking announce it on a day where I'm out of town and in meetings all day.

THE NERVE!!!!

HAHA....WOOOO!!!!!

CLOUD SAVE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!

And improvements to tactics, contract negotiations, and of course Match Engine.

Can I plunk down my money on Steam yet for preorder????

Yes.

THANK YOU MV AND SIGAMES - PLUNKING DOWN MY HARD EARNED CASH RIGHT NOW!!!

Yes - without even reading about the new features anymore than what was posted up above in the first post.

Damn, my Mac isn't powerful enough. Between this and Europa IV, it might be time to check out my old Dell account and get a PC. That's a reasonable excuse, right?

Match plans look like they'll be a huge help for in-game tactics micromanagement according to situations.

Oh hell, ya! :devil:

They were in 2013.

:confused:

You can't create automatically-applied plans right now that say "If we're up by 1 goal in the 75th-90th minute then play '11 men behind the ball' and time-waste."

You have to manually apply them with shouts and such.

Testimonials confirmed: https://twitter.com/milesSI/status/367968651183259648

Wait - that's from 2013?

How have I never discovered those in like 1000hrs of playing?!?!?!?!

FML

Do you ever play Classic mode, because it's not available in "full" mode?

Never touched classic mode.

That'd be why I haven't seen it. :D

Nice to see it making its way into "full" mode - I think classic mode has been a great addition if for no other reason then for things like this - allowing a place to try out new ideas that can enhance the game.

I can't imagine it's going to be in full mode. It's mentioned under classic mode up above.

It is? I must have missed that distinction.

Booo...put it in full mode!!

I'm happy to see that customization -- in theory -- ought to be easier to implement.

You know what would be awesome MV?

Cloud-save game compatibility between desktop-FM (I'd even settle for Classic mode because I assume full-mode would be too difficult), and FMH.

Can you imagine that??

I'll just leave this here and get under cover before DT's head explodes:

We’re excited to officially announce that Football Manager Classic 2014 is coming to PlayStation Vita.

FMC14 for PS Vita is our first game to allow cross-platform play away from home computers, meaning that fans who own both FM14 (and play Classic mode) for PC, Mac or Linux and FMC14 for PS Vita will be able to carry on a single continuous game, whether they’re at home using their computer or out and about with their PlayStation Vita (or vice versa).

It will be the first ever handheld game to feature our 3D Match Engine, alongside a pretty much identical feature set to FMC on home computers. Play the game at home, at work, at Uni, on the bus, on the train – wherever you want to, with the saved game stored in the cloud.

FMC14 for PS Vita will be published by SEGA and will be available as both a physical release and a digital download through the PSN store. Look out for more information, including release date coming soon.

Welcome to the future of FM.

Saw on FB earlier - now if we could just get it for iOS/Android and PC I'd officially be in geek heaven.

Saw also that it's something that I guess has been looked at, but it's a memory issue? Is that a storage-memory or RAM-memory issue? I presume RAM...

GMG20-KCDKK-H4TPB

Voucher code I received in my email from Green Man Gaming. Good for 20% off a variety of stuff, including preorders for Football Manager 14, bringing the cost down to $39.99.

Fair warning, you may not get your Steam code right at midnight from these folks. I had to wait until about 8 or 9am on release morning to start playing Brave New World.

If saving $10 is worth the potential of a short wait, go get 'em. The code should be usable by anybody, as well.

Yoinked. Thanks, Sack

So, we're just doing "Alright Boyz" threads on games that have been announced at this point rather than released.

What is the world coming to.

Just for clarity, usable by anybody means "yes, it'll still work, even though Foz used it." It's not a one-off code. :)

FM is not just "a game." It's a way of life.

I would assume that the game will be released at around midnight GMT on a Friday, as that is the usual UK game release day.

I am pretty sure that I got my FM code before the beta release last year when I preordered with GMG, so you might not have to wait.

yeah, they say you get access to the beta by pre-ordering, so I assume that means they're going to send out steam keys pre-beta

Possible. Makes sense that there'd be less of a wait with FM14 than with BNW. Just, y'know, a word to the wise.

That's what post #2 was referencing. Pretty lame, but some may not know better.

So the game is up from 40 bucks to 50 bucks this year and the Green Man Gaming voucher has dropped from 35% off to 20% off. Laaaaaaaaaame.

Hopefully the FOFC gods are appeased now...

Seriously, though, I've recently gotten back into FM via the Classic mode in FM13. To me, it definitely strikes the balance between having more immersion (to me) than FMH (sorry Marc, though I did buy 2 iOS versions of FMH and enjoyed it), and the time required to play the full version, which I no longer have.

I expect it would also be easier for newbies to pick up, but that's just me.

100% agreed! On vacation this week, and I've torn through FM13 with classic mode.

Wow!! I know I am about to get hooked back into this game. So happy to have a Vita and can't wait to buy both versions and have a long career!

How the hell did I miss this? This is absolutely fantastic. Will be a Day 1 purchase with the Vita/PC integration. I'm sure this will be a much bigger deal overseas.

October 31st is the release date!

HUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

woohoo! damn thats still 1 and a half months away

Includes link to press release. Just saw that Vita version also has 3D.

****mouth waters***

Football Manager 2014 launching October 31, adds Vita cross-save support | Joystiq

1 month to demo...

SI Games is just as evil (in the good way) as EA is evil (in the bad way).

FMC is a great example of this. Guys everywhere who are now fathers had, by 2012, made peace with the idea that the days of playing FM into the early morning was behind them.

Then SI introduces FMC and is all like "Don't worry, guys, now instead of 'one more match' leading to realizing the sun is rising and you stayed up all night now it'll be 'one more match' and then having to stop because your kid woke up and you just realized it's 2:00 AM."

Pure. Unadulterated. Evil.

Also: Awesome.

Miles released some 2014 editor related news. This seems like something significant.


So if I'm understanding correctly instead of having to re-create entire leagues to make changes, you can just edit the existing leagues now.

That is huge!!

That'll make an "American Premier League" so easy to create...

Can't wait.

Now to decide who my dynasty will be.

Is the handheld version typically available around the same time as the full game? My laptop won't handle FM anymore. It is only a couple of years old but isn't a gaming machine...video card apparently can't handle the graphics of the full game.

Football Manager Handheld will be available before Christmas but I'm not allowed to talk about it yet ... there are a fair few surprises waiting for people in this years version though :D

Thanks Marc

You could just accidentally copy/paste some notes into a PM...;)

What, you didn't like mine? *sighs*

If this really includes things like sub rules, foreign player limits, squad size and the likes, then this might just be the final thing to push me into buying again and not hold onto 13 for 2 years as planned.

Seriously, i´d be so over the moon with that :)

Usually works for me.. ;)

Well, a new dishwasher has pushed back my ability to get a new computer (as much as I want one, I hate washing dishes by hand more)...so I have a question because I'm not sure. My Mac meets all the requirements but I don't know if it meets the graphics one.

I have this:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB

The game needs:
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, ATI Radeon 9800, Intel GMA X3100: 128MB VRAM

I have no idea what the 128 VRAM is. Do I have what I need to play the game, or do I just get to put this off for now? Thanks, guys.

Yes, that definitely meets the minimum. I'm not sure at what level you'd be able to use the 3D engine, but you could always use the 2D like I do. I have a decent enough video card, but I've never cared for the 3D representation.

Thanks! I have no interest in 3D either. I prefer the 2D, seems more tactical to me.

You could always just wait for the demo to come out, load that up, and see if it works on your system. I know I've done that in the past to see if my old machine could handle the new game. And it's free!

Have no idea why I didn't think of that. Thanks!!!

Shame my fall break is the week before this comes out. Thinking a sick day may be in order for Nov. 1. That would lead into a nice, long weekend!

Are we talking about the Vita version or tablet/iPhone version?

FMH is the iPhone/Android/iPad version (and its that which hasn't had any features revealed for it ... yet ;) ) - The Vita one is based on FMC (from the PC/Mac version) and a totally different game.

Linux. Oh noes, I was safe for years and now evil is knocking at my door again (been running linux for years at home now).

Marc, you really are evil ! ;)

Posting for those who did not see computer requirements

PC System Requirements

• Minimum:
  • OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core AMD, Athlon. Windows XP: 1.6GHz+, Windows Vista/7/8: 2.2GHz+
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, ATI Radeon 9800, Intel GMA X3100: 128MB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space

Mac System Requirements

• Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
  • Processor: Intel Core 1.8GHz+
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce 7300 GT, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel GMA X3100: 128MB VRAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 2.0 compliant

Linux System Requirements

• Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Linux
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core AMD Athlon: 1.8GHz+
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce 7300 GT, AMD Radeon HD 2400 Pro, Intel HD 3000/4000: 128MB VRAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 2.0 compliant

You notice that the debtpocalypse arrives the same day as the beta is supposed to be out? Preorder folks, that way you'll have a new game to play when America comes crashing down around your ears ;)

i just hope it doesnt crash as much as 12....can never get a game going without some crashdump. Never had that on any of the older ones :(

WHY IS IT NOT THURSDAY YET?!?!?!!?

WTF!!??!?!!?!?!?!

We cannae change the laws of physics ....

(sorry about that ;) )

The corner flags in '13 and the ref's inability to trade the flag from hand to hand, beg to differ.

:D

It's actually alright.

Usually once I start the demo of the new version I can't really go back and play the prior version and I've got a GREAT game going right now with this amazing group of kids, so maybe I won't even fire up the demo?

if you preordered like all real FMers then you get the open beta the 1st 2 weeks and can carry that over to the real game release

I did preorder.

I'm saying that I'm having a great game in FM13 right now with a team of young world-class guys (66 game league unbeaten streak anyone?), and I don't want to stop playing 13 for that reason. I'd like to see if I can make my 25 y/o AMC surpass Messi in terms of career achievements.

DAMNIT!!!

CURSES!!!!

THERE GOES MY EPIC UNBEATEN RUN!!!!

Anyone seen any deals on '14? Think I may wait just before release in the hopes that one of the sites gives a 10% discount at the last minute with a lot of people likely having bought already.

25% off voucher from Green Man Gaming -- GMG25-7VBH8-67CAC

GMG is a popular choice that offers the early beta.

While we wait for Thursday, PRE-BETA in game footage, better watch in 1080px

So I'm an every other year guy. I'm currently playing '12 and I honestly don't see much difference. Not that it's a bad thing, but I didn't know if I was supposed to see some sort of advancement in that video over what I'm currently playing.

I think the last year I played was...'09 (?) and I just pre-ordered. Looking forward to it and taking on "classic" as I think the changes between what I'm used to and what's available now will be completely overwhelming.

Is there some sort of playable demo available ?

I've been a Linux user for years (so no gaming for me) and I would like to see if the game can run on my configuration (compatble with above requirements, but sill wondering).

There will be soon.

Are there still ad boards for FM, or were they suddenly banned due to advertising dollars?

Really? The footage in that video looks miles better than FM12 and even 13.

I think the demo for FM13 was available a week after the beta was released, so that would make it sometime late next week.

So what did you see that looks better? I'm not saying that there isn't. I'm just obviously not seeing it.

Me either.. maybe I've been playing FIFA 14 too much. :p

Beta is OUT!

Miles Jacobson ‏@milesSI 1m

If you’ve pre-ordered #FM14 from Steam, the #FM14beta should be available to download from your library.

Miles Jacobson ‏@milesSI 47s

If you’ve pre-ordered #FM14 from a retailer other than Steam, you’ll have a beta key code from the retailer. If not, ask them why- not us :)

I THOUGHT IT WAS TOMORROW!!!!

FML!!!! NOW I CAN DL AT WORK AND SNEAK IN SOME BETA TIME THIS AFTERNOON!!!!

*Starts download and goes to the gym*

Downloading off steam at a pretty good clip - 8 MB/s

Grrr - download finished. If I start a game I totally won't go to workout, but I kinda HAVE TO!!!


AARGH!!!!

DL now!

Back from the gym to look at the game that I setup before I left.

Will compile a bunch of thoughts into one post instead of stream of consciousness.

Graphics look much better....

I wish the editor was out now (it's out on full release on the 31st), I can't resist making an APL mod.

I like it a lot so far.

Quick question for anyone who may know. I'm planning on using the cross save for PS Vita quite a bit. Does that version also release on October 31st?

Downloading now! :)

MBBF: No, the release date is just "later"

Thanks. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later.

Even on my crap-graphics work PC (no external graphics card) the ME graphics look more detailed. Now to analyze how the game plays...

Ran into my first bug.. in between highlights it will show the home team's condition, even if it's not yours.

Same with the ratings/status overlay.

Ok - been a long time for me and, of course, I'm overwhelmed. Playing Classic with Kidderminster of the Skrill Premier (trying to get my feet wet). I noticed it's 6 months until my first match - say what? Is that normal?! I'm starting to set up friendlies with other teams (didn't realize I could do that until February). I guess that's how I get my players into match shape. Still, I see no one else scheduling any friendlies.

Was I really meant to sit around for 6 months before my league actually starts?