Sports Interactive have released a new trailer teasing some of the changes coming to Football Manager 18. In the style of a spoof news report, the video confirms some new features, as well as teasing a brand-new system coming to the series.
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The most immediately apparent change announced in the trailer was the introduction of a new graphics engine, which will include new motion capture and new stadium presentation. There are also a lot of big changes to gameplay, however, and they include improvements to tactical options and AI.
Scouting is also being reworked to better reflect how clubs actually find new players, and it sounds as though that’ll mean better integration of sports scientists, data analysts, and other backroom staff. Those were first introduced in last year’s Football Manager 17, but, according to Football Manager YouTuber Curtis Morton, aka TheGamerCan, they weren’t used to their full effect.
A new feature being introduced to the game is Dynamics. While Sports Interactive clearly aren’t prepared to tell us about that yet, it sounds like it’ll be a very big deal. Sports Interactive’s studio director Miles Jacobson says there’ll be more information about that, as well as the new scouting and AI, in the coming months.
