The Final Data Update patch notes for Football Manager 2024 are detailed below, beginning with a console & touch section, followed by a PC/Mac section:
If you were looking for the Final Data Update patch notes for mobile platforms, those can be found right here:
Football Manager 2024 Mobile Final Data Update Patch Notes Apr 9
CONSOLE & TOUCH PATCH NOTES
The Final Data Update for Football Manager 2024 is now available across all platforms*.Including recent transfer activity in the USA and China, as well as significant non-transfer events, this Update includes more than 400,000 database changes as well as minor gameplay fixes.All gameplay adjustments will be effective immediately in existing careers, although new save games are required for you to play with the latest player and team data.
The final changes for the 24.4 update include (but are not limited to):Gameplay, UI and TechnicalCrash fixes and general optimisationSave game compatibility optimisationFixed an issue when users manage a German club and cannot process the game past JuneFixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial roleFixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in non-European nations and clubs
Competitions and Rulegroups*Points deduction for Everton, Nottingham Forrest, Reading, Torquay United, Edinburgh City and Pontypridd United[Japan] Fixed a rare issue where users can only select squad numbers 1-25[Turkey] Removed 'the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33' rule in the Turkish CupForeign player match and registration rules updated for Chile, Peru and Uruguay
Database 24.3**• ~400k database changes since database 24.2, including China and MLS**
Misc.• Updated licenced assets
Additionally, rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and so will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.Most updates of this nature download automatically. If yours doesn’t, please consult our dedicated FAQs page.
*These changes are accurate as of our internal March deadline for this Update. Due to the nature of the submission processes for this Update, we are unable to include any subsequent points deductions imposed in early April.**New game is required to play with the latest database 24.3***Some data in certain leagues may not reflect real life as of 2024.
PC/MAC PATCH NOTES
The Final Data Update for Football Manager 2024 is now available across all platforms*.Including recent transfer activity in the USA and China, as well as significant non-transfer events, this Update includes more than 400,000 database changes as well as minor gameplay fixes.All gameplay adjustments will be effective immediately in existing careers, although new save games are required for you to play with the latest player and team data.
Changes to FM24 (PC/Mac) in the 24.4 update include (but are not limited to):Gameplay, UI and TechnicalCrash fixes and general optimisationSave game compatibility optimisationFixed an issue when users manage a German club and cannot process the game past JuneFixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial roleFixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in non-European nations and clubs[Your World Mode] Adjusted the club's budget in the first transfer window
Competitions and RulegroupsPoints deduction updated/applied for applicable English, Scottish and Welsh clubs*[Japan] Fixed a rare issue where users can only select squad numbers 1-25[Turkey] Removed 'the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33' rule in the Turkish CupForeign player match and registration rules updated for Chile, Peru and UruguayFixed issue where ‘U21-players trained in the nation do not have to be registered’ rule wasn’t working in Singapore and Chile
Database 24.3**~400k database changes since database 24.2, including China and MLS***
Misc.[Pre-Game Editor] Fixed issue where fixture files can’t be importedUpdated licenced assets
Additionally, rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and so will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.Most updates of this nature download automatically. If yours doesn’t, please consult our dedicated FAQs page.
*These changes are accurate as of our internal March deadline for this Update. Due to the nature of the submission processes for this Update, we are unable to include any subsequent points deductions imposed in early April.**New game is required to play with the latest database 24.3***Some data in certain leagues may not reflect real life as of 2024.
That’s all of the patch notes for the final update on April 9 for Football Manager 2024 across all platforms
