FC 25: Title Update 4

Gameplay

Made the following changes:

• Updated AI attacking player logic when determining if a forward run should be made following a pass.

• AI Defensive Midfielders in the Holding Role can now position themselves further up the pitch.

• Updated defender logic when determining which foot to use when making a slide tackle.

• During Rush penalty shootouts, inactive players will stand at the halfway line in shootout order.

Addressed the following issues:

• Player substitutions did not always occur at the earliest possible opportunity.

• Addressed instances of the defensive line pushing up the pitch too quickly in scenarios where the attacking team passes back to midfield from the final third.

• The Heel To Ball Roll Skill Move was not always performed when requested.

• Sometimes, ground crosses could have sent the ball too far ahead of the intended receiver.

• After performing a Skill Move, dribbling could have become less responsive in certain situations.

• Following a pass that became a loose ball, an incorrect auto switch to the initially intended pass receiver could have occurred.

• Addressed instances of Directed runs not functioning or triggering as intended.

• Improved goalkeeper logic when considering in which area of the pitch to push the ball to when making a deflection save.

• Updated AI player position logic when defending in Rush under a blue card.

• In some cases, incorrect player animations could have occurred when attempting to control the ball.

• In rare situations, the ball could have moved as if it received a touch from the player before the player had control of the ball.

• Addressed instances of the ball passing through players unintentionally.

• Addressed instances of an incorrect auto switch occurring following a slide tackle from the defender.

• The passing Trainer UI could have been visible during Training Center penalty kicks.

• In Rush matches, all players could have triggered a Partial Team Press instead of Captains.

• The penalty kick countdown UI did not display during Rush penalties.

• Improved referee foul logic in situations where a rushing goalkeeper made contact with the ball before the attacking player.

• Improved referee foul logic in situations where a foul occurred near the edge of the box.

• The defensive line height did not always save when edited in Team Management.

• The defender could have sometimes taken too long to get up after a slide tackle.

• Sometimes, a cross could have occurred instead of a requested lob pass.

• On occasion, a pass could have occurred before the user was done requesting a specific amount of power for it.

• A cross could have been unintentionally performed instead of a requested ground pass in some situations.

• Addressed instances of running animations not playing correctly.

• Sometimes, goalkeepers could have attempted a deflection save on a ball that was going out of bounds, instead of catching it.

• Improved some goalkeeper animations following a save.

• In some scenarios, the CPU AI’s defenders did not mark the ball carrier appropriately.

• Sometimes, an unintended player was selected as a throw-in taker after skipping non playable scenes.

Ultimate Team

Addressed the following issues:

• The Evolutions arrow indicator UI elements could have displayed incorrectly.

• After selling an Item from the Club on the Transfer Market, a duplicate version of the Item could have incorrectly had the Send To SBC Storage option instead of Send To Club.

• Addressed some stability issues that could have occurred while navigating Evolutions.

• Player Item portraits could have sometimes appeared misaligned with the rest of the Player Item.

• Sometimes, Objectives tabs did not display correctly.

• Increased Chemistry Style UI indicator size on Squad screen.

• SBC Storage search filters could have reset after adding a Player Item.

• Adjusted the timing of the Player Roles overlay during matches.

• Some positions were not displayed in Ultimate Draft activity maps.

• Sometimes, two of the same Player Item could have appeared in a Pack as a visual issue only.

• The camera focus could not be changed during gameplay in Rush.

• Moments Challenges did not always have correct in-game lighting.

• In Team Management, incorrect Roles could have displayed for some positions.

• Some leagues were unintentionally missing from the default Transfer Marker filter selection.

• Players could have appeared blurry during kit selection in Rush.

• On rare occasions in Moments, Trophies could have appeared in the centre of the pitch during matches.

• Sometimes, the suggested tactics menu was incorrectly displayed in Ultimate Draft.

• [Switch Only] EA connect could have appeared during the match.

• [Switch Only] The FC Points tab was unavailable in the Store after toggling Airplane Mode.

Clubs

Addressed the following issues:

• The priorities set for AI teammates could have reset when exiting Clubs.

• Incorrect match results could have been shown on the post match screen.

• Changing Attribute Presets after a match could have resulted in incorrect Skill Point allocation.

• Some Match Lobby UI elements were functioning incorrectly.

• The Avatar portrait was not always matching the Avatar’s customization.

• Addressed instances of kit clashes occurring.

• Body and Position Attributes allocated during creation could have slightly changed when saving the Avatar.

• Some AI teammate customization options did not save.

• An incorrect league appeared in Club Transfer Search.

• An incorrect message could have displayed when searching for a match.

• Addressed instances of stability issues that could have occurred when matchmaking and after finishing a match.

• The Club Ball was not being used in matches when selected.

• Player names were not centered when viewing the lobby if cross-play was disabled.

• When a goalkeeper was selected as Captain, the keeper could have acted as the default corner taker.

• Incorrect Squads could have displayed during Rush pre-match scenes.

• Improved clarity of default Rush kits.

• Accepting a party invite while viewing a player on the Pro Leaderboard could have resulted in the lobby screen loading without all UI and background elements.

• Addressed an instance of Rush party invitations not being acceptable in Rush.

• The crowd could have waved default flags instead of the Club’s flag.

• When editing body types, the reset button callout did not function as intended.

• When using the Pro Camera, the communication UI elements could have overlapped with other UI elements.

Career Mode

Addressed the following issues:

• A stability issue could have occurred if some save file names were the same.

• EA connect could have appeared during matches.

• In Manager Career, addressed some instances of irrelevant and incorrect questions being asked by interviewers.

• Addressed instances where some objectives progress was not counting towards completion in Player Career.

• In Manager Career, some youth players could have been signed by unintended teams.

• In Player Career, the Virtual Pro was not always able to attend pre-match training.

• An incorrect error message could have appeared when loading a Career Mode save file.

• After recalling a Youth Scout, it was not always possible to hire more scouts.

• Addressed instances of incorrect dialogue options when communicating with players.

• Player growth indicators were showing incorrect colours in the Squad Hub.

• In Player Career, the hold to select button callout was appearing for activities before requirements were met.

• Improved menu and UI transitions.

• Addressed instances of social media posts not displaying as intended.

• Increased the minimum height of the youth goalkeepers in a Manager Career.

General, Audio, and Visual

Made the following changes:

• Updated some kits, stadium, celebrations, scenes, messages, button callouts, badges, gloves, balls, banners, flags, boots, ad boards, hair, trophies, audio, and commentary.

Addressed the following issues:

• [PC Only] Mouse input could have sometimes interfered with controller input and displayed the mouse cursor on screen.

• [PC Only] When using a controller, the options to skip intro and watch the full intro displayed the same button callout.

• The compare players UI in Kick Off did not always display correctly.

• The progress bar for the Season Pass did not always accurately reflect progress, this was a visual issue only.

• In certain situations, after selecting ready in Kick Off, the title would not progress to team selection.

• Blue cards were not showing up in match events in Kick Off Rush.

• [PS4/XB1/Switch Only] The Orbit camera was not available in Rush replays.

• Addressed some visual issues with the score shown in Skill Games.

• Addressed stability issues when using the Rewind functionality.

• An incorrect player could be shown in the score update after scoring in Kick Off.

• The Quick Tactics menu did not display for the away team in Tournaments.

• The final replay of a penalty shootout was not skippable.

• Addressed instances of hair not displaying as intended.

• Addressed instances of placeholder text and incorrect UI elements.

• Addressed instances of stability issues that could have occurred.