
The newest pitch notes for EA Sports activities FC 26 have been revealed by the sport’s writer, bringing modifications to key areas together with AI Defending and Profession Mode. With reference to defending, the response instances of AI defenders has been decreased when marking the ball service, serving to your assaults really feel extra free-flowing. In the meantime, Profession Mode has been expanded with regard to Participant Standing information, with separate Contract and Common fields added that characteristic information on a participant’s willingness to barter and their potential. You possibly can learn the complete EA Sports activities FC 26 replace 1.4.0 patch notes beneath. You possibly can learn our full overview on the sport right here.
AI Defending
We’re making a change that can cut back the response instances of AI defenders when marking the ball service, rising the possibility of them leaving extra open house whereas transitioning between actions. This alteration may help your assaults really feel extra free-flowing. We are going to proceed to watch your suggestions on AI Defending and look to make extra changes if wanted.
Right here’s a have a look at how the AI Defending change will look:
Gameplay
We’re making modifications to enhance responsiveness and handle frustration throughout a number of areas of play.
CPU AI habits in Squad Battles has been adjusted. We heard your suggestions that the latest tuning made the sequences really feel overly passive and there have been lengthy intervals of low-pressure possession from the CPU AI. The CPU will now take a extra proactive and attacking method to create a smoother Squad Battles expertise. The CPU AI won’t give attention to sustaining possession as a lot as earlier than.Up to date Acceleration Varieties peak values. This alteration refines the minimal and most peak thresholds used to find out run sorts for gamers. You possibly can count on extra gamers to have the Prolonged run sort with this alteration. As a part of this, the minimal Prolonged peak requirement for males’s gamers will probably be 185 cm, and 165 for girls’s gamers. Different Prolonged necessities won’t be altering and can stay at:Energy minimal 65(Energy – Agility) >= 4Acceleration minimal 40Defenders positioned on the aim line can now make automated clearances in acceptable conditions to enhance defensive reliability. That is just for last-ditch conditions the place a defender is already in place to dam a sure aim, at a pace that the consumer may not be capable of react to.Shoulder challenges between gamers with a big Energy Attribute distinction will extra typically end result within the participant with the decrease Energy Attribute stumbling. Additionally, gamers with larger Energy and Aggression Attributes can typically be higher at shielding the ball.We’ve additional decreased the accuracy of Acrobatic pictures, corresponding to bicycle kicks, taken proper after a flick.
You too can take a look at further gameplay updates within the full Patch Notes.
Soccer Final Crew
We’ve addressed a number of points in addition to made enhancements to the navigation inside Final Crew.
We’re including a New Launch hub, a brand new vacation spot in Final Crew which can act as your go-to place to be taught in regards to the newest campaigns. You possibly can entry this through a brand new menu tab or by means of the Information tile to see highlighted content material and navigate to the most recent SBCs, Targets and extra. This menu tab is meant to go reside in a server launch a number of weeks after Title Replace 1.4.0.Addressed the next points:Generally a trophy could be displayed within the nook of a pitch.Generally after previewing an Evolution consumable merchandise in an Merchandise Decide and returning to the choice display screen, the highlighted merchandise would default to the final merchandise beforehand chosen.Addressed circumstances of a particular UI move that resulted within the radial menu showing unintentionally.
Profession Mode
We’ve made modifications to Profession Mode together with the next:
Expanded Participant Standing Data by offering separate Contract and Common fields, containing information on a participant’s willingness to barter and their potential.Sure Archetype choices are actually ineligible primarily based on the chosen Origin Story in Participant Profession.Changed Beginning Talent Degree with Beginning AP in Participant Profession, displaying the quantity of AP the participant is eligible for primarily based on their chosen Origin Story.Adjusted Supervisor Profession Job Safety logic for conditions when managers attain an Insecure job safety standing.Contract durations have been prolonged as much as 3 years for ICONs and Heroes.
You possibly can take a look at the complete Profession Mode modifications and all the problems addressed within the full Patch Notes.
Golf equipment
We’ve addressed the next points in Golf equipment:
Addressed circumstances the place incorrect Acceleration Varieties may have been set by the consumer.In some circumstances, the Crew Administration display screen didn’t show right Acceleration Varieties, this was a visible problem solely.
PC
We’ve addressed the next points on the PC model of FC 26:
Refresh price may’ve unintentionally modified to 60Hz at instances.Addressed some particular circumstances of framerate points occurring within the second half of matches.
[Source – EA Sports FC 26 Pitch Notes]






