• Fix for a crash related to the Achievements menu. • Fix for a crash which could be caused by a chance sequence of dilemmas.

iCloud sync has been added for save data. This is switched off by default for previously existing save data but can be activated from the options screen inside a career.

• Winners list updated. (Fix for issues preventing this happening in last update.) • Fix for Kick Returner selections being lost if players were on the list of expired contracts.

• Team strengths updated for the end of the 2025/2026 season. • Winners list updated. • New Coach face added for our social competition winner. • Fix for the game crashing when pressing one of the face buttons on certain game controllers. • Fix for the facemask color reverting to gray when players were diving. • Fix for an issue where longest kick records may not save correctly in a player's statistics.

- Facemasks can now be changed from the default gray color. - Potential fix for control issues when letting go of the screen to stop Trucking.

- Maximum kicking distance increased. - Default team strengths updated for 2025. - Fix for a crash when restoring default Uniform data. - Fix for issues caused by copying broken Editor data between saves.

•Fixes for gameplay progression issues with overtime. •Fix for a crash in Exhibition games when using 2023 Kick Return rules alongside a career team with two assigned Kick Returners.

- Fixed a crash in the Hall of Fame. - Fixed a crash which could occur when Trucking in Exhibition Mode. - Fixed a bug where you could activate Trucking for an opposition player if they intercepted the ball. (Fixed for real this time!) - Added Kick Return stats for relevant players to the League/Restarts screen in the format KR:Touchdowns(Yards) - Added the original unedited team acronym to the top of the League/Restarts screen.

TRUCKING BALANCING - The charge time to start Trucking gets longer with each activation (but resets with each Down). - Trucking is now less effective at preventing tackles if you are a non-star player, a player with low Strength, or a Quarterback. - Each Trucking activation now directly increases the amount of energy which a player uses during a game. RULE CHANGES FOR 2025 - Both teams now receive a possession in OT during regular season games as well as during postseason games. - A Touchback during a Kick Off now results in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line (when playing with the newer Kick Return rules). FIXES - Fixed a bug where you could activate Trucking for an opposition player if they intercepted the ball. - Fixed a bug where two of your players would be overlapping each other during Kick Returns with the newer rules. - Fixed a bug where the menu music went missing if you Quit out of Exhibition Mode.

TRUCKING is now available once you have played a few games in Season 2: Hold down on the screen when running with the ball to charge up your TRUCK meter and push through your opponent's Defense. But be careful - you'll run more slowly and be vulnerable to tackles from directly behind! Other changes and fixes include - - When using two Kick Returners with the 2024 rules, the Returner who does not receive the ball gets a significant boost to blocking ability. - Updated the Retro Bowl winners' list with the winner for Retro Bowl LIX. - Default team strengths updated for the end of the 24/25 season. - One new COACH face added for our community competition winner. - Fix for an issue with possession in postseason overtime. - Fix for the Head Coach's PLAYED GAMES statistic during Year 1. - Fix for Kick Returns appearing during game 1 of new careers.

- Kick Returns option is now saved per career. This should eliminate the crash which could be caused by having two returners selected with 2023 rules. - Fix (when starting a new career) for Retro Bowl LIX winners being omitted from the Winners' History. - Help message now correct for touchbacks when using 2024 rules.

- Default team OF and DF strengths have been updated for 2024. - If two Kick Returners are selected, either one may receive the ball (depending on opposition team strength). - Fix for the wrong winners being listed for Retro Bowl V.

- 2024 version of Kick Returns now selectable - Beta support for French/German/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese(BR) - Retro Bowl 'most coach victories' leaderboard updated for 2024 - Trades Deadline pushed back by one week - Fix for the missing Taunt animation - Fix for the wrong winners being listed for Retro Bowl XVIII - Fix for a rare bug where your Tight End could appear twice on the field

- Fix for the issue introduced in 1.6.5 where the ball would be tipped multiple times instead of caught. - Removed a non-functional setting which was in the Stadium Roof Editor.

- The opposition's Defensive star players are now labelled and have unique attributes when playing against a roster-enabled team in Exhibition Mode. - Fix for sacks counting as incompletions - Fix for Interceptions not counting in the End Zone. - Improved SIM stats when a backup QB is in the roster. - Fixes to roster layout issues in Exhibition mode. - Default conference and division names now fit more clearly in the History panel. - Retro Bowl Winners' List updated for new careers.

- "Interrupt SIM" feature! Interrupt a SIM game and take over playing, or activate SIM from the middle of commentary in an ongoing game! - Default team strengths updated for new careers and for Exhibition Mode - Support for Game Center login - Fix for Benched players picking up game day injuries.

- Added ability to use edited Team setups (names, uniforms, and current strengths) from Career Mode in Exhibition Mode. - Added ability to use Star Players from Career Mode in Exhibition Mode. - Re-added missing "Scanlines" option. - Edited Conference/Division names are now also reset by the master 'Restore All Teams' option in the Team Editor.