Hi Everyone!
Loads of (relatively small) quality of life updates this week as well as the other 2 main releases that went out this last week or two. The main focus for this quality of life patch was on polish and tidying up things and fixing a few more bugs.
Check below for details.
Side note; at time of writing this, the update is not out yet, but the update will be out Friday 05 June at latest
Thanks for playing :)
Overall rating (OVR)
Each player now has a single OVR number (like FIFA), based on their position — goalkeepers lean defending, forwards lean attack, and so on.
Open Empire (sidebar) → Football Chairman → Squad
New OVR column (colour-coded: green / amber / red)
Click the column header to sort by OVR (default sort is best players first)
All six stats (ATT, DEF, etc.) are still there if you want detail
Player form
Form shows how a player has done in their last few matches.
Squad tab: Form column shows a number (e.g. 6.4) plus arrows:
▲▲ hot · ▲ good · — neutral · ▼ poor · ▼▼ cold
Hover for a tooltip with the exact average
No matches yet → shows — (neutral) until they play
Home kit on the back (number + name)
OVR in the header and on the attributes panel
Form arrows next to their name
Transfers / scouting
When previewing a player to buy, Overall uses the same OVR logic (scout reports may still show a fuzzy range).
The pitch view is now kit-based instead of plain boxes.
Empire → Football Chairman → Lineup
Each starter shows your home kit (back view): pattern/colours, shirt number, surname
OVR badge on the kit; form under the name
Captain marked with a ★ on the kit
Manager’s pick (read-only): kits only
Take control: same kits, with a small dropdown under each player to change them
Bench: small kit chips (tap ✕ to remove a sub in override mode)
Match day
Open lineup from the match dock the same way as before — Match Day dock → adjust lineup / Football Chairman → Lineup.
Form and season Rating update after matches for players who actually started (not random bench players).
Form is based on the last 5 match ratings; new signings stay neutral until they play.
At season end, form history resets with other season stats.
What
Where to find it
OVR & form
Football Chairman → Squad
Kit lineup
Football Chairman → Lineup
Player details
Squad → click name
Football Chairman is under Empire in the sidebar once you own a club. Passion projects / empire unlocks apply as before.
Who this is for: Players who have unlocked the Mogul layer (same gate as Founder Life).Where to find it: Sidebar → Life → My Profile (first tab in the Life group)
Also: Life → Founder Life hub → My Profile cardStill separate: Empire → Mogul Profile = money, deals, and empire actions. My Profile = who you are as a founder (stats, career, fame).
Football Manager–style sheet for your founder — complements Mogul Profile, does not replace it.
Sub-tabs:
Overview — main dashboard
History — full career CV and milestones
World — global fame map
Reports / Comparison — coming soon
CEO portrait
Path: Life → My Profile → Overview → click the portrait (top card)
Upload PNG/JPG/WebP/GIF (max 500 KB, same idea as studio logo)
Hover for Change photo; trash icon to remove
Saves with your game
Attributes (1–20)
Path: Life → My Profile → Overview → Attributes
Stats in four groups: Industry, Leadership, Lifestyle, Empire
Trend arrows (after at least one week has passed):
↑ up since last week
↓ down since last week
— flat
Grey dash = no comparison yet (new save or first week)
Stats drift weekly from how you play (reviews, culture, ventures, casino, etc.)
Path: Life → My Profile → Overview → Industry compass
Click the chart (or Enlarge) → full-screen popup
Hover pins/names on the map → short bio in the panel below (no long list)
Same enlarge behaviour on Empire → Mogul Profile → Founder / compass section
World fame (mini map)
Path: Life → My Profile → Overview → World fame
Click the map or View World tab → jumps to World sub-tab
Globe button in the panel header still opens the main World Map (global market view)
Career history (preview)
Path: Life → My Profile → Overview → Career history
Short table; click a row to jump to that part of the game (studio, gym, airline, etc.)
Other Overview panels
Personality & biography
Venture roles (link to Empire)
Career stats
Recent milestones
Career CV
Path: Life → My Profile → History → Career CV
Columns: Year · Organization · Role · Highlight
Highlight = at-a-glance success (examples):
Studio: lifetime game revenue, YoY growth, market cap if public
Gym: members & weekly profit
Airline: fleet, profit, passengers
Football: league position & fans
Passion projects: circulation, show ratings, prestige, etc.
Click a row to open the linked screen
Path: Life → My Profile → History → Milestone timeline
Studio, empire, and mogul highlights in order
Path: Life → My Profile → World
Full fame map with overlays: Fame · Studio footprint · Ventures
Region list; tap map or list for detail
Full market map button → main World Map screen
Feature
How to get there
Open My Profile
Life → My Profile
Upload CEO photo
Overview → top portrait
See attribute trends
Overview → Attributes (after 1+ week)
Enlarge compass
Overview → Industry compass → click chart
Compass bios
Enlarged compass → hover a name on the map
Full world fame
Overview → click mini map or World tab
Full career CV
History → Career CV
Mogul finances
Empire → Mogul Profile
In-game guide
My Profile → Guide (top right)
If My Profile is missing, unlock the Mogul layer first (same as Founder Life).
Trend arrows update when you advance the week — play a week, then check Attributes again.
Portfolio hub — One screen for all your side businesses (football, racing, gym chain, movies, MMO/MOBA, passion projects, and more): weekly health, profit snapshot, and shortcuts to each full management screen.
Photo heroes on every card — Each venture gets a 16:9 header image (same idea as Fitness Chain Classes licence cards), compressed for fast loading.
Automation from the grid — Change CEO mode, transfer policy, gym management, wrestling booking, and owner goals without opening each tab first.
Attention at a glance — Cards show On track, Needs you, or Neglected, aligned with Empire Command Centre logic.
Main path
Top nav → Home
Click Portfolio (grid icon, next to Weekly Brief)
Shortcuts
Home → Weekly Brief → link “Manage all businesses → Portfolio” (only when you own at least one side venture)
Portfolio (empty state) → Browse ventures → Mogul tab to buy or unlock businesses
When the tab appears
Portfolio unlocks once you have at least one active side business (e.g. football club, gym chain, newspaper, passion project).
If you use progressive tab unlocks, it follows the same rules as other late-game tabs.
Help
On the Portfolio screen, use the ? help icon → explains side ventures vs core studio.
Header
Current week
Pills: Active (how many businesses), On autopilot, Need you (if any)
Summary strip
Side ventures earned $X last week — combined profit from portfolio businesses only (not your main game studio or console hardware)
Filters (when you have more than three businesses)
All · Sports · Media · Tech · Lifestyle
Business cards (sorted with urgent items first)Each card includes:
Hero image + sector badge (e.g. Sports, Media, Games)
Business name (your club/studio/chain name where applicable)
Status line (short weekly read from Command Centre)
Attention pill — On track / Needs you / Neglected
KPIs — e.g. fan happiness, clubs open, circulation, engine adoption (up to three)
Weekly profit — e.g. +$12.5K/wk when finance data is available
Automation control — dropdown or note (see below)
Open — jumps to that business’s full screen
Footer link
Buy or manage ventures → Mogul
Reminder: core studio and console hardware stay on their own tabs (not listed here)
Business type
Control on card
Options
Movie Studio, Newspaper, Racing, Golf, Space, Automotive, Engine Lab, MMO, MOBA
Engagement
Hands-on · CEO (hands-off)
Football Chairman
Transfers
Chairman · Manager · Approve
Gym Chain
Management
You · CEO
Wrestling Federation
Booking
Manual · Assisted · Auto
Wrestling (second row)
Owner goals
Auto-accept · Review each
Airline
Read-only note
Manage on Airline Manager screen
Wine / Yacht / Real estate / Philanthropy
Light summary
Open passion tab for full detail
Changing a dropdown updates your save immediately (same as on the specialist screens).“On autopilot” pill counts businesses set to: CEO engagement, gym CEO mode, football manager transfers, or wrestling auto booking.
Only active ventures show up. Examples:
Card
Opens to (tab)
Hero theme
Movie Studio
Movies
Film set
Newspaper
Newspaper Mogul
Newsroom / investigation desk
Wrestling Federation
Wrestling Federation
Fantasy sports entertainment
Wrestling owner goals
Wrestling Federation
Same federation (goals row)
Football Club
Football Chairman
Stadium / kit
Racing Team
Racing
Race track
Golf Club
Golf Club
Golf course
Space Venture
Space Venture
Space shuttle
Automotive
Car Manufacturer
Assembly plant
Airline
Airline Manager
Passenger jet
Gym Chain
Gym Chain
Modern gym
Engine Lab
Engine Lab
PC gaming / dev
MMO Live Ops
MMO Builder
Gaming (alternate crop)
MOBA Live Ops
MOBA Builder
eSports arena
Wine Cellar
Wine Cellar
Vineyard
Yacht Collection
Yacht Collection
Marina
Real Estate
Real Estate
City skyline
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Community / team
Your main game studio (Dashboard, Projects, Staff, etc.)
Console / hardware business
Empire Command itself — Portfolio is the friendly grid; Command Centre remains the deep empire overview
Use Portfolio for “which side hustle needs me?” and Open for the full game loop on that business.
Start the week on Home → Weekly Brief, then hop to Portfolio if the link appears.
Use Sports / Media / Tech / Lifestyle filters when you run many mogul businesses.
Set ventures to CEO / Auto when you want to focus on your studio; watch Need you pills before you advance the week.
No cards yet? Home → Portfolio (or Mogul via empty state) → buy football, racing, newspaper, gym, etc. from your mogul profile.
Home and the Dashboard got a layout pass so they match the Weekly Brief style, and text on the Dashboard should be easy to read again. Here’s what changed and where to find it.
Weekly Brief is now the first Home tab and opens by default when you go to Home.
Click path: Sidebar → Home (or Daily → Home) → you land on Weekly Brief.
Tab order on Home: Weekly Brief → Portfolio → Dashboard → Calendar → News.
Click path to Dashboard: Sidebar → Home → tab Dashboard (second after Weekly Brief and Portfolio).
The Dashboard no longer uses the old heavy “studio desk” hero cards. It now follows the same clean brief layout as Weekly Brief.
Page header — Shows Dashboard, your current week (e.g. Wk 36 · 1999), and quick counts for Hotlist and Next moves.
Click path: Home → Dashboard — read the header at the top of the page.
Empire stripe (when you have multiple businesses) — Top-of-page empire news, same style as on Weekly Brief.
Stock strip (public companies) — Share price, net worth, and next earnings in one compact bar.
Regulatory heat — Warning bar when scrutiny is high, with Driver estimate to expand details.
Desk sections (pill buttons) — Switch between:
Overview — Studio snapshot, cash, runway, pulse, agenda
Hotlist — Urgent items before you advance the week
Next moves — Suggested goals and guidance
Deep dive — Stats, history, and diagnostics
Click path: Home → Dashboard → pills under the header (Overview / Hotlist / Next moves / Deep dive).
Section 1 — Studio overview
Company name, week, era, staff/project counts, studio health hearts.
Studio snapshot — Revenue, staff, active projects, shipped games.
KPI row — Cash, Runway, Weekly Net, Next Week Need.
Projected next-week cash — Forecast and watchlist hints for the coming week.
Click path: Home → Dashboard → Overview (default) → scroll the main Studio overview card.
Section 2 — Pulse & agenda
Studio Pulse — What changed this week (finance, reputation, people, etc.) with View → links where relevant.
Studio agenda — Next week, Coming up, and Soon after; click items to jump to the right screen (Staff, Projects, Bank, Calendar, etc.).
Click path: Home → Dashboard → Overview → Pulse & agenda (two cards side by side on wide screens).
Week in review bar (when available)
Income vs expenses summary after you advance a week, with optional detail and newspaper view.
Click path: Home → Dashboard → Overview → bottom of the page.
Problem: Dashboard text could look washed out (pale grey on white cards), especially in light theme.
Fix: Text on brief-style cards now uses proper heading and body colours, so labels, numbers, and KPIs should be clear.
If anything still looks faint: Note your theme (Options → Theme light/dark) and which section — we can tune further.
Still your Monday-morning summary: executive summary, needs attention, opportunities, industry moves, upcoming.
Click path: Home → Weekly Brief (first tab, default on Home).
Dashboard is now the operational view (numbers, pulse, agenda); Weekly Brief stays the briefing view (what matters and what to do).
I want to…
Go here
See the week’s briefing first
Home → Weekly Brief
Check cash, runway, studio health
Home → Dashboard → Overview
See urgent blockers before advancing
Home → Dashboard → Hotlist
See suggested next steps
Home → Dashboard → Next moves
Dig into stats and history
Home → Dashboard → Deep dive
See what’s due next week
Home → Dashboard → Overview → Studio agenda
Open the calendar
Home → Calendar
See empire-wide news at a glance
Home → Weekly Brief or Dashboard (top Empire stripe)
You can now choose which kinds of pop-ups and messages you see. Important warnings and decisions still show; everything else can be turned off by category.
Settings (gear) → Gameplay → NotificationsTwo sections:
Verbosity — how long toasts stay and how loud they are (unchanged)
Notification types — turn whole categories on or off
Changes save automatically. Reset defaults (in Settings) restores all notification types to on.
Weekly recap toasts
End-of-week messages after you advance: revenue, staff changes, board confidence, contracts, investor results, and similar.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Weekly recap toasts
Week splash overlay
Brief full-screen “Week X” when a new week starts.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Week splash overlay
Newspaper headlines (flavor)
Dramatic newspaper pop-ups for chart wins, rivals taking #1, era milestones.
Bankruptcy and game-over headlines are not affected — they always show.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Newspaper headlines (flavor)
Release celebrations
Full-screen celebration when a game or port ships. The release still happens if this is off; you just skip the fanfare.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Release celebrations
Milestones & achievements
Achievement unlock toasts and the milestone trophy modal.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Milestones & achievements
Tips & coaching
One-time gameplay tips, “almost there” suggestions, and the player-guide reminder.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Tips & coaching
Note reminders
Toasts when a note with a reminder is due this week.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Note reminders
Action confirmations
Short confirmations after saves, loads, hires, and similar actions (where the game tags them).
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Action confirmations
Side-business flavor
Messages from casino, golf, gym chain, car manufacturer, and other side systems.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Side-business flavor
Competitor & market flavor
Rival launch alerts, competitor hiring news, magazine previews, PC platform feedback.
Path: Settings → Gameplay → Notifications → Competitor & market flavor
Error messages — blocked actions, invalid input, advance failures, etc.
Urgent decision pop-ups — e.g. poach attempts, financial crisis, contract renewals, board pressure, investor/platform deals, ethics choices, key person leaving, game over
Critical newspaper — bankruptcy and game-over headlines
A note in Settings → Gameplay → Notifications explains this under Notification types.
If advance week feels noisy:
Open Settings → Gameplay → Notifications
Turn off Weekly recap toasts and Week splash overlay
Optionally turn off Tips & coaching and Side-business flavor
You’ll still get Low runway / Financial crisis on the status bar and any modal that needs a decision.
Market Terminal watchlist alerts stay on the Market / portfolio screen (bell icon per ticker). That system was already separate.
Fixed a bug where your company’s share price could get stuck at an invisible ceiling, making the price chart look flat at the top before dropping again.
Listed share price should now move more naturally with how the business is doing good weeks can still push it up, weak periods can pull it back down.
Long public runs may see new milestone headlines as the price climbs further (existing saves should pick this up over time).