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Esports Manager 2026

Hot-fix patch

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.

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Esports Manager 2026

Patch 1.0.2

Hello everyone, first of all - thank you for playing our game and giving us tons of feedback. We've been working pretty hard to get this out this week so we have some time to work on other things regarding balance, bugs and features. ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/825cbb2c5965de2b661adfc4958a4f300eaba48e.png) Today's update includes these changes: ## Match Simulation - Fixed pathing on all maps - Additional navigation grid fix on maps - Fixed map loading - Fixed T behavior when waiting for timings and rotations - Fixed CT rotation after the bomb is planted - Improved AI map ban algorithm - Reworked buy logic in decisive rounds - Double AWP now works: the second AWP goes to the secondary sniper - Fixed behavior under different tactic rules - Fixed standard tactic descriptions ## ERS Ratings - Reduced ERS gains everywhere: per match, between teams, and per tournament. ## Training and Player Generation - Training rebalance: reworked formulas and impact factor to make game more hard - Changed the training data output form - Reworked NewGen player generation: lowered maximum attribute values, added more variety - Quick match result has been rebalanced with new impact factor - Reworked per-map IR calculation ## Transfers and AI Market - The AI no longer spams the same bid on your player every day: after a rejection the team backs off for 14 days, then returns with a higher offer (happened when buying team had less than 5 players in the roster) Role-aware AI emergency signings: a short-handed team no longer stacks a single role (e.g. four AWPers) - AI teams with fewer than 5 players now fill out their roster faster instead of staying incomplete - Fixed stranded negotiations that permanently blocked new offers on a player - Loaned players can no longer be sold: the Sell button is disabled and shows the reason ## Economy and Wages - Lowered starting and market wages - Decompressed low-end wages so weak and mid players no longer pile up on a shared floor - Compressed transfer prices above for all players based on new formula that's better represent the value of a player - Wages are now better scaled with player rating: a strong player at a top club earns more than a weaker teammate - Wage drops by 30% after a month on the bench ## Career Start Options - Undismissable manager: you cannot be sacked for anything - Freeze the AI transfer market for the first 1 or 6 months (default 1). ## Mail and Localization - Player emails now respect the player's gender across all languages - Fixed a crash on gendered languages (UA/PL/RU and others) - Disabled firing emails when the manager cannot be fired - The monthly sponsor income report is no longer sent twice - Fixed the German MVP text - Added missing translations ## Language Cohesion - Full cross-border language compatibility for Portugal/Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries - Raised the CIS-UA, BR-SA and CIS-Slavic pairs; cohesion grows toward 100% over 6 months in the same roster ## Interface and Fixes - Fixed some tooltips that were shown at incorrect place. - Fixed player photos on promise teams - In Finances, income and spending next to the total budget are now shown per year instead of all-time - Fixed a crash when the scout advisor had no user team - Corrupted saves with missing offer owners no longer break on load - Minor UI changes ## Database Update ### New Teams And Players - **Phoenix ** — cynaxdabest, deaNz, fl0w, Flompy, qaRty - ** Luminosity ** — lux, afro, Rainwaker, AZUWU, Bymas - ** Fire Flux **: Cizzx, Quality, zer0UKY, zemix ### Transfers - ** Luminosity ** ← afro, Rainwaker, AZUWU, Bymas (Monte), lux (Legacy) - ** SAW ** ← krazy, MUTiRiS (BC.Game), ewjerkz (NiP), NOPEEJ (Rebels) - ** SAW Youngsters ** ← jERK0z, Jayy2s, tuxa (SAW), Snowiee (free agent) - ** Eternal Fire ** ← br0 (NRG), Kvem (free agent) - ** Phantom ** ← cej0t (9INE), nicoodoz (ECSTATIC) - ** SunPayus ** → G2 - ** cairne ** → Fnatic - ** n0te ** → NiP - ** KRIMZ ** → EYEBALLERS - ** Gizmy ** → 100 Thieves - ** MartinezSa ** → HEROIC - ** kyxsan ** → Aurora - ** Magisk ** → BC.Game - ** fame ** → VP - ** xfl0ud ** → FUT - ** kl1m ** → G2 Ares - ** Ex3rcice ** → 3DMAX - ** b1elany ** → 9INE - ** clax ** → K27 ### Released (now free agents) - sdy, Calyx, rigoN, DemQQ, mynio, Moretz ### Profile Fixes - Corrected some IDs and nicknames - ** xEternaLxx **: filled in name, birthdate, earnings and HLTV/Liquipedia links; role changed from AWPer/Sniper to Rifler/Support - ** Zoker **: filled in name (Max Laping), birthdate and earnings - ** mini**: unretired ## Work in progress - Save corruptions - we are aware that some of you may have their saves corrupted, we are working on solution, but according to the logs number 1 reason of that is antivirus, Windows Defender or lack of free space on the system. - FPS drops and CPU usage on Inferno and Anubs - we are aware and working on this. - T3-T4 tournaments - top feature priority, expect it to be delivered somewhen in July. - Balance, balance, balance - having constant feedback from you guys is just amazing. This item includes bootcamps and finances. - Translations - we know that German and other languages need improvements, it's on our radar right now. - Further transfer system improvements. - Other bugs that we have in backlog. That would be it for today. Thanks again for playing our game and don't hesitate to join our [Discord](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2Fesportsmanager) or [X](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fesportsmanager). If you want to give a feedback - the best way is email, 2nd best way - #bugs channel on Discord. The 3rd best way - DM gizzie#1054 on Discord server.

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Esports Manager 2026

Patch 1.0.1

Update 1.0.1 — What's New ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/273f13c262e886b426059cf05394de03779b66c2.png) ## Transfers and loans The transfer market feels more alive — AI teams now **loan players to and from each other **, not just buy and sell. - ** Smart club decisions ** — a team only loans out bench and young players, holds on to its starting stars; weaker clubs borrow talent when they can't afford to buy. - ** Player consent matters ** — a strong player won't accept a loan to a much weaker club. - ** Limits & regions ** — up to 2 loaned in and 2 loaned out per team; region and compatibility are taken into account. - ** Loan return ** — when the loan ends the player returns home, and his original contract is preserved. - ** Early return ** — you can recall a loaned player before the deadline for a reduced fee (the **"Return" ** button). - ** Clear at a glance ** — an **"On loan" ** label in the player profile, a loan line in the daily transfer news (all languages), and an entry in the transfer history. - ** The "Sell" action ** for your own player now stays available even while a negotiation lock is active: the cooldown only blocks signing a new contract, it no longer prevents selling the player to another team. - A team whose first ** transfer offer comes way too low ** of the player's market price is now instantly hit with a 365-day negotiation ban for that player. - Make it guarantee that males are not going to join female squads and vice versa. ## Scouting & Filters - ** The "Confirm" button ** - in the scouting filters window applies the filters and closes the window again, and ** the "Reset" button ** clears every field back to 0 and returns dropdowns to "Any" without closing the window. - ** Fixed a filter ** that hid players when the window was left untouched: the default values (including the max wage, which had been stuck at ** 12345 **) are now zeroed, so an unconfigured filter no longer cuts anyone off. - ** The scouting header ** counter now shows the number of players matching the filter instead of the size of the entire pool. ## Localization - ** Removed raw escape sequences ** (\\xF6, ł) from the recent-transfer negotiation lock message — the affected strings are now properly quoted across 7 locales (sv, de, es, fr, pt, pl, tr). ## Simulation gameplay - Fixed post-plant bug when T didn't do anything when CT were already defusing the bomb. - Rotation routes have been corrected across multiple maps, so teams now read the map and move the way they're supposed to. ## Broadcast & Casters - Your localization's caster now takes the booth by default — you'll hear the action called in your own language out of the box. - Squashed a batch of caster bugs for cleaner, more reliable play-by-play. - Between-round ** MVP ** shoutouts have been fixed, so the right player gets the spotlight after every round. ## Miscellaneous - Changed codec for in‑game music/sounds to fix sound glitches (also decrease the render quality - it will help). - Organization window design updated. - Default team icon added. - The scout's valuation no longer **"jumps" ** when the screen refreshes — the recommendation line is now stable. - Players no longer complain about lack of game time if they were inactive during the matches they missed - Fixed physiotherapist and psychologist training issues - Fixed an issue where the wrong opponent was shown in the player's match history after a transfer - Fixed an issue where tooltips appeared behind popups ## Player of the Year — EMTV Top 20 At the end of the season, ** EMTV ** wraps up the year! - From ** December 12 to 31 **, a new ** Top-20 Players of the Year ** countdown email arrives every day. - The finale is the grand ** Player of the Year ** reveal, with full season stats: points, K/D, trophies, tournament and match MVPs, and the match of the year. - Every player gets a unique, fully localized write-up. ## Hotkeys - ** Space ** — "Continue" (advance to the next day). - ** Backspace ** — "Back". - Smart keys: they don't fire while a notification popup is open or while you're typing text. ## Commentators - The **"Coach" ** commentator now displays as ** Danish ** (previously ** Dutch **). ## EMDB - Fixed hosting problems due to high load. - Added validation for not-existing teams in the players/staff profiles. - Added "** Add ** ** to ** ** DB **" feature where you can add any player/staff/team/sponsor/tournament from 1 ** DB ** to another. - We will update default database this week with latest transfers and teams/players who asked us to add them. ## Known issues We are aware and continue to work on several known issues, such: - Translations of different sentences and words. - Teams can face each other again in the tournament (will be added in ** August ** patch, we need to improve the bracket system). - ** CPU **/** GPU ** usage on ** Anubis ** - we are aware of this problem, will be fixed soon. - ** AWP ** disappear / not saving - usually the player who is not a AWPer drops it or gives it to Sniper role at the beginning of the round and buys a rifle, so this is not a bug really, but we will improve this by adding "Logs" so you can actually see what happened. - No name in transfer request - will be fixed tomorrow. - Absense of ** T3 **-** T4 ** tournaments - they will be added as soon as possible, most probably in ** 1 **-** 2 ** weeks. We see and understand that this is #1 requested feature. - Adding more tournament bracket types - on our radar, will be added pretty much soon as well as it's #2 requested feature. - Other improvement of the simulation are planned for this month and August. ## Suggestions - If you are using custom database - please be aware that if it's broken or created outside of usual EMDB functions - you might see some troubles in gameplay. - The folder for custom images is: **%USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\NeuronaGames\\EsportsManager\\CustomAssets\\**. Inside of it you should have Players, Staffs, Teams, Sponsors and Tournaments folders. If you don't - don't be scared, just created them manually. - In order to upload a custom database - download it from [https://emdb.gg](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Femdb.gg) and use "Databases" menu. Thanks for playing! Share your feedback and report bugs — we're reading everything! The next patch fix coming tomorrow, as we want to have everything run smooth and clean.

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Esports Manager 2026

is LIVE!

Esports Manager 2026 is LIVE! ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/5c56fc75893058080e4214cb3b053e7ba4e984d8.jpg) The wait is over. **Esports Manager 2026 ** has officially launched and is now available to play on Steam for the base price of ** 19,99 **$ with the discount of ** 20 **%. ## Your esports empire starts today Step into the shoes of a real esports manager. Scout talent from all over the world, sign rising stars, build team chemistry, adapt to the current meta, manage your budget and sponsors, and lead your squad through competitive seasons and big tournaments. Every single decision matters. Whether you want to create a long-term dynasty or pull off an incredible underdog run — it’s all in your hands. ![Patch notes image](https://steamcommunity.com/public/shared/images/responsive/youtube_16x9_placeholder.gif) ## What you can do in the game Take full control of your own professional esports organization and build it from the ground up. - Scout, sign, and develop real professional players from authentic rosters around the world - Buy, sell, and loan players on a dynamic transfer market where timing and smart negotiations matter - Create weekly training plans that improve skills while protecting your players’ morale and well-being - Use the deep Talk system to communicate with players and staff, understand their motivations, and turn conversations into real advantages - Compete in a full calendar of events — from smaller tournaments to major championships and the prestigious Major. - Build a complete backroom team: hire coaches, analysts, media specialists, and more to support your vision - Grow your brand through sponsorship deals, increase visibility, and expand your influence across the esports scene - Step into immersive match simulations where you make real-time tactical decisions and react to live events - Balance finances, psychology, contracts, and strategy with deep, realistic management — no hand-holding - Create your own tactics, edit, import and export them! - Play amazingly realistic semi-3D simulation. We’re really excited to see what kind of teams and stories the community will create from day one. What are you going to do first? Drop your thoughts in the comments — we’re reading everything! ** The Esports Manager 2026 Team**

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Esports Manager 2026

Tomorrow is the DAY

## A little portion of history It's just amazing what our team went through. We all started to work on **Esports Manager: MOBA ** in 2019 that looked like this in mockups: ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/88dc1d2c402be9404ef3588008dea4a38a3896c5.png) Then we established first codebase of ** Esports Manger 2026 ** on ** 31st ** of ** December ** ** 2023 **(yes, this is** Razer ** ːsteamhappyː laptop that we literally created our first prototype on, snow was falling heavy and we were just a couple of hours before New Year): ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/d700fcfb2f3ed65b65b56366e7bb42a92a545ad0.jpg) And that lead us to this: ![Patch notes image](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/44820891/1c8459f894185b794c92e0c87e0b6131ef39d255.jpg) ## Feedback I want specifically talk about the tomorrow's feedback. Our team will be working 24/7 to read and analyze any problem/issue that you might face and fix them right away, so please contact us directly any way that is possible/convinient for you: ** Discord ** (global channel or just ping gizzie#1054 directly!), email [[(info@neuronagames.com)](mailto:(info@neuronagames.com)) or here, in the ** Steam ** ** Community **. If your feedback is negative - I would really ask you to contact us directly rather than post a negative review on Steam right away, we will definitely help you to resolve your issue or concern in a quickest possible way, that's just how I see our communication with the fans. ## See you at the release - July 6, 18:00 CEST! We want to thank everybody and everyone who believed in us, supported us and critisized us. Tomorrow we will have first patchfix with more than 25 items in it plus the bugs that you might find. I want you to have a great day, stay safe and thank you for your attention. ** Andrii ** ** Chupyr ** ** CEO of Neurona Games**

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