News & Patch Notes
Hot-fix patch
Esports Manager 2026Published: Jul 12, 2026, 2:28 PM
This is tiny patch that we wanted to release before the next big one.
Hot-fix patch
Fixes
- Retired players stuck in squads — retired players are no longer left sitting on a team roster with every sell/contract/release action locked. Existing saves self-heal on load, so any player affected by this is repaired automatically.
- Retired-player complaint spam — retired squad members no longer send wage-demand or playing-time complaints.
Gameplay
- Career-start market freeze now works both ways — during the 1- or 6-month starting market freeze, AI clubs will no longer send offers for your players. You can still make outgoing offers at any time.
Transfers
- Smarter transfer realism — significantly decreased the chance of world-class players leak into bottom-tier clubs. Stars who want out of a top team resist extreme prestige downgrades, weak clubs can't grab elite free agents far above their level, and much stronger contracted stars can't slip into a weak roster.
Localization
- German (de-DE) — improved menu, labels and prompts: neutral CFO termination text, Globale ERS-Rangliste, clearer training-map limit message, plus Startseite, Nachrichten, Spitzname, Vertragsende, Betriebskosten and transfer-list / termination actions.
