Online Update Patch Notes

Features

Added Online modes:

• Quickmatch 1 vs 1
• Season mode: ranked matches 1 vs 1 with global leaderboards (split into 6 leagues) using ELO rankings.
• Play with friends: create your own private 1 vs 1 game and invite an online friend.

Career

• Increasing XP gains for winning tournaments in Career mode.

AI

• Improved and diversified AI “move to net” strategies.

Data protection

• Added a dedicated option for changing private data protection settings without having to erase other game save data.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the bug affecting the coach and agent menu, that sometimes prevent from scrolling properly.
• Fixed the rebound indicator which did not appear on a few venues.
• Fixed a case where the player (or AI) would stop running to a drop shot even though there was enough time to catch it.
• Fixed a case where the player (or AI) would miss a ball that even though there existed a (complex) way to run and hit that shot.
• Fixed a case where the player (or AI) would not run to the best spot to hit the ball, running instead at a quite opposite direction.
• Fixed a case where the player (or AI) would start running automatically to a corner of the court when returning a serve.
• Fixed a crash when exiting an Exhibition match with Agassi or McEnroe.
• Fixed the manual Inside out button that did not work.
• Fixed set, match and tournament duration displayed in the interfaces.
• Most frequently encountered crashes fixed.
• Fixed a crash occurring when playing with a friend and with 2 custom characters.
• Fixed a crash occurring when switching rapidly through custom characters in « Play with friends » mode.
• Fixed the XP gained in online matches which was not correctly retained.
• Fixed the description of unlocking requirements for skills that are linked to a particular event: the unlock condition was displaying the wrong events.
• Fixed the display of spaces inside first names and last names.
• Fixed the missing display of drop shot and sprint buttons in the Tennis School lessons.
• Fixed a bug that would affect lobs by applying the same charge as the previous shot instead of taking into account the new charge.
• Fixed Dubai’s court limits which were slightly off, causing balls to be called out when they were, in fact, touching the lines.
• Changed a text in the Volley training to better describe the way to use the “Volley preference” button.
• Fixed a graphical glitch in the Skill menu on locked skill slots.
• Stamina gauges have been hidden at the end of the match during cutscenes.
• Fixed a bug that was allowing players to move during the fade out screen after a fault on the first serve, thus sticking the game in an undefined state.
• Fixed the displayed match duration when forfeiting in a tournament and when pausing the game.
• Fixed First serve and Unforced errors stats displayed.
• Crowd no longer applauds during serves.
• Fixed the keyboard input displayed in the Tennis school for drop shots (user must be holding « Space » and not « Ctrl »).

Gameplay

• Reduced the gap between the racket and the ball.
• Improved consistency between hit animations and the ball speed.
• The preparation of serve can now be interrupted after 2sec.
• Added a crowd reaction when players hit trick shots (shots between the legs, etc.)

Graphics

• Crowd models have been improved graphically.
• Added more venue-specific outfits for staff members around the court.
• Toned down the green of grass surfaces, making the ball more visible.
• Increased the shadow of the ball in London’s stadium.
• Added FX on clay courts on the ball’s rebound.

Audio

• Reduced the frequency of some audio commentaries.
• “Fault” spoken by the line judges instead of the umpire.