PERSONAL COMPUTER SOCCER by David Minayo · published · build 26266662
PERSONAL COMPUTER SOCCER · BETA 0.9761
The biggest new feature in this update is international football. All 96 national teams now play a complete international schedule, and you can take charge of one of them and lead it all the way to the top.
National teams play during the FIFA international windows of each season.
There is a Nations League, with promotions, relegations and a final four; World Cup qualification by region, including playoffs and the intercontinental playoff; plus summer and winter tournaments:
European Nations Cup
Americas Nations Cup
North & Central American Nations Cup
African Nations Cup
Asian Nations Cup
The new PCS RANKING ranks all 96 national teams and changes after every result.
The World Cup is no longer a bonus competition. It now takes place on schedule within your career: 2030, 2034...
The tournament features 48 qualified national teams, with squads made up of the actual players from your save, including their current age, development and transfers.
There are seeded draws, group stages, knockout brackets, extra time and penalty shootouts.
Your own matches can be played in INTERACTIVE mode or watched in WATCH mode, with every national team using its own colours and flag.
At the end of the tournament, the champions receive their own celebration screen and every selected player adds the title to his honours.
National federations only hire managers with enough prestige and experience.
The biggest nations may demand top-flight experience or even previous titles. You can apply directly from the PCS RANKING, but the federation will decide whether you are the right candidate.
To manage a national team, you must leave your club. Club offers will continue to arrive and, if you accept one, your spell as national team manager will come to an end.
National team managers have their own dedicated menu, available in both the classic and modern interfaces:
YOUR NATIONAL TEAM: objectives, federation confidence and contract.
NEXT MATCH: opponent, head-to-head record and squad.
CALENDAR: upcoming international fixtures.
Call up players from your country regardless of where they play.
Leave your best players out and you will notice it on the pitch... and the press will notice too.
International-window and tournament matches use the usual PCS tools: LINE-UP, TACTICS and VIEW OPPONENT.
Objectives are based on the strength and ranking of your national team:
Qualify for a tournament.
Reach a specific World Cup round.
Win your continental competition.
Rebuild the squad with younger players.
Meet your objectives and you can renew your contract, improve your staff and increase your reputation. Fail an important test and the federation may dismiss you.
AI-controlled national teams also have managers, and they can also lose their jobs.
Every member of your staff has a dedicated screen and sends reports directly to you:
The assistant suggests squads.
The assistant manager improves the overall strength of your starting eleven.
The physiotherapist reduces injuries among called-up players.
The psychologist improves morale.
The scout tells you which players are in form.
Countries with too few available players in your save have their own LOCAL LEAGUE, containing players of that nationality who can be signed and remain eligible for their country wherever they play.
This means that even if your save only includes one domestic league, all 96 national teams can still maintain complete squads.
Even when you are managing a club:
NEWS: a new NATIONAL TEAMS tab with results, champions, qualifiers, sackings and appointments.
PLAYER PROFILE: a new NATIONAL TEAM tab showing caps, goals and international titles.
SEASON REVIEW: new champion screens and a dedicated national-team section.
YOUR CLUB: players can leave for international duty and miss club matches if the domestic competition does not stop. They return with fatigue or improved morale, while federations compensate clubs for the time they spend away.
TRANSFER MARKET: becoming an international player increases a player's value.
Your national-team career is recorded in CAREER, you can resign whenever you want, and a special end-of-tenure screen summarises everything you achieved.
PERSONAL COMPUTER SOCCER can now be played completely in Spanish, English and French.
This is one of the biggest updates PCS has received since entering Early Access.
See you on the touchline!