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Esports Manager 2026›Events›Patch 1.0.2
Game update

Patch 1.0.2

Esports Manager 2026 · published 11 Jul 2026, 18:24 UTC · build 24162612

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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.

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 or X.

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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