FIFA 17’s first title update fixes AI aggression and more

FIFA 17‘s first title update is now live, increasing AI player aggression and more.

Full patch notes are as follows:

Addressed the following in gameplay:

• A situation where cancel was unresponsive after requesting a clearance.
• A rare situation where the penalty shootout should have ended earlier.
• Increased the CPU AI tendency to attack directly.
• An issue where players sometimes overrun the ball after a skill move.
• Increased the chance of error from ground crosses (triple tap).
• Improvements to ball physics where shots off the goal posts lose too much speed.
• Goalkeeper positioning for corner kicks.
• Improvements made to player switching from corners and free kicks.
• An issue where the player would control the ball instead of attempting a clearance.
• Improvements to contested headers logic from corner kicks.
• General fixes for player controlled celebrations.
• Cut scene for contentious fouls can now be skipped.
• Improved the general responsiveness of shooting.
• Minor improvement to passing responsiveness when the ball is in the air.

In Pro Clubs, we:

• Increased experience required for the higher overall ratings in Pro Clubs. *
• Addressed an issue where a player’s customised facial features did not display properly in game.

In Ultimate Team:

• FUT Single Player difficulty no longer defaults to your CPU setting.
• Addressed an issue where the player is forced to substitute an injured player in FUT online matches.
• Corrected the shooting and crossing text in custom tactics

In Career mode, we:

• Addressed a situation where the CPU AI would frequently leave star players on the bench.

Visual changes include:

• Added new components of the 2016/17 Premier League broadcast package.
• Updated team kits, banners and flags for Velez Sarsfield and Tigre.
• The goalkeeper now correctly celebrates after catching the final penalty in a shootout.
• Addressed an issue where the selected kit isn’t the one used in-game.
• Addressed frame-rate issue during pre-match skill game.
• Addressed an issue where the fog from a player’s breath was detached from their position.
• General overlay fixes.

We reviewed FIFA 17 here.