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Season 8 | Patch Note



[h3]New Content[/h3]

  • The Amazon team is now available.
  • Josef Bugman inducement is now available.
  • A new Community Event is live: The Amazon Clash.


Note: Arena mode stays available!

[h3]Official Ladder Changes[/h3]

  • The TV Cap has been adjusted to 2000k.
  • Primary Random Skills now cost half TV for this season.
  • Sprint Ranking is now displayed in the Official Ladder.


[h3]Arena Mode[/h3]

  • Arena Mode no longer has overtime or sudden death; draws are now enabled.
  • Reaching three draws will end the ongoing run.
  • Tiering has been updated.
  • The Wizard inducement is now banned.
  • A Champions screen has been added, displaying all victorious runs (7 wins).


[h3]Competitions & Match Report[/h3]

  • The Dice Rolls page is now available in match reports.
  • Players can now queue multiple teams in multiple competitions simultaneously.
  • A new matchmaking pop-up has been added to the bottom-right toolbar in menus, displaying the teams currently queuing and their time spent in the queue.
  • Queue time is now displayed on the Launch Match button.
  • A Faction filter has been added to all Live tabs, allowing players to search for specific factions currently in a match.


[h3]Team Management[/h3]

  • Inducements and Star Players are now saved in custom team templates.
  • Player names are now saved in team templates and when using the Replace Player option in the Manage Team pop-up.
  • An Inducement tab has been added in the menu for non-custom teams, allowing players to see which inducements are available during the Inducement phase.
  • It is now possible to reduce a team's treasury in the Manage Team pop-up.
  • Staff management has been added to the Manage Team pop-up.
  • Hovering over Star Players in the menu with a controller now displays their Special Rules tooltip.
  • Team alignments and Special Rules are now displayed for factions that can choose one.


Customization & Shop

  • Coach emotes can now be played in their shop page.
  • A toggle option is now available in the shop to preview player customizations on the 3D model. Hovering over player customizations in the Player Manager now updates the 3D model preview.


[h3]Quests[/h3]

  • Weekly quests now award 5 Warpstones once the Blood Pass is completed.
  • Players can now reroll a weekly quest for 10 Warpstones, while one free quest reroll per week remains available.


[h3]Match[/h3]

  • Players can now override the current pitch visual with the human pitch visual by using the shortcut "P" on a keyboard. This is a visual effect only and does not impact pitch special rules if enabled.
  • Players can now be cycled through using Shift or Tab on a keyboard, and R1 + left or right directional arrows with a controller.
  • A new game option allows staff and inducements counts to remain displayed after use.
  • A new readability option lets players adjust grid opacity.
  • It is now possible to pin a player sheet using middle-click on a mouse or right stick click with a controller.
  • An option has been added to keep the match modifier window open at all times; it will now only close if the player manually closes it or when an action, such as a skill activation, requires input.


[h3]Bug Fixes & Minor Improvements[/h3]


  • Star Player introduction cutscenes no longer replay when overtime starts.
  • The dice log now displays all Star Players bought by each team, includes bribery and corruption usage, and now shows argue the call rolls for Secret Weapon players.
  • Long passes and long bombs are no longer displayed as possible in the second half on the Necromantic Horror pitch if its special rule is active.
  • Several issues have been fixed, including rerolling a finished quest canceling the reward, Fumblerooskie no longer being usable, and match awaiting validation feedback appearing on previous rounds in competition schedules.
  • High Kick Kick-Off Event now properly allows interactions even when no player is available.
  • The controller cursor no longer freezes if the cancel button is pressed while moving it.
  • Quest notifications now disappear automatically when rewards are redeemed.
  • Several gameplay fixes have been implemented.
  • Crowdsurf cinematics no longer play twice in some cases.
  • Jump Up and Dirty Player skills are now correctly unavailable for Ball & Chain players.
  • An issue with Lord Borak’s Special Rule causing softlocks has been fixed.
  • AI improvements include enhanced set-up formations for agile AI teams and various other optimizations.