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Make your comeback in the all-new season of Tennis Manager, coming out soon!!Apr 17, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey managers, prepare yourselves for a new season of Tennis Manager coming out the 23rd of May 2024. Wishlist Tennis Manager 2024 now and be the first on the road towards greatness. This new edition promises to reignite your passion for sports management and strategy, introducing fresh features and significant improvements that will enrich your gaming experience. And don’t forget to keep an eye on our social media to get the latest news and be a part of our community on Discord. TENNIS MANAGER 2023 Launches May 25, Prior to Roland GarrosApr 13, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAre you Ready for a new season in the heart of the Tennis World? We sincerely hope that you will enjoy this new edition! Don’t forget to add Tennis Manager 2023 to your wishlist on steam to become the first manager of TM23 😉 New feature This year Tennis Manager puts team spirit first. In a couple of weeks, new features & game upgrades will be unveiled, so stay focus on our social platforms and particularly on Discord! Thanks for your support and talk to you soon!Patch 2.3.5Oct 5, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We were focused on some technical bug fixes. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Modifications : In the settings, you can now choose to limit FPS to 30 or 60, even in windowed mode. This could avoid some performance and/or heating problems. Fixes: Sound settings can now be saved even if there is no save Updating sound settings during match will no longer block the settings window Patch 2.3.4Aug 25, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We were focused on some bug fixes and an optimization of the memory usage. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Modifications : Asset management optimization (should improve memory management on some devices) Fixes: 19 years old still appears in junior rankings Seeds rules on some WTL tournaments* * requires to start a new careerTutorial "Match" - Episode 3Jul 7, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsIn this section we will discuss the core of tennis and what makes it a complex discipline: match management. 1.Which game plan for which type of player? As mentioned in the previous tutorials, the basis of your match strategy should be an accurate analysis of your player's profile. First, look at his natural attributes: weight and height. This is really just a matter of physics. Some significant advantages will be given to each player depending on his morphology. But, let's face it, being tall in a sport like tennis gives you an extra range on the volley and, more importantly, a much greater potential for strength on the serve. However, it should be noted that smaller players will have the advantage of velocity on their moves. These attributes (technical, physical and mental) determine your player's ability to execute the game plan. The more a player executes a game plan that matches his personal capacities, the better he will tend to perform. Send a player, mediocre at volleying, on a serve-and-volley game plan and you will see the damage! As a reminder, all of these attributes will be impacted in a match by his mental state and form (see another previous tutorial). 2.Game plans vs. tactical instructions Mastering the game plan The game plan is the overall style that your player will have on the field and that will determine the decisions he will take according to certain situations. The parameter to take into account when choosing a game plan, apart from the attributes of the player, is the level of control of the game plan. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/3936317aeb2396a381e4617e04c765e2638aab89.png According to the color indicated (red/yellow/green), the game plan is presented as: mastered; moderately mastered; no mastery. Choosing a mastered game plan means to bring serenity to the player who will be able to optimize his performance in a strategy he knows. However, it only takes a few tactical changes for the game plan to be out of control and disturb your player. Therefore, if you want to change the strategy during a match, you should do it sparingly or choose another game plan that your player already knows. Note also that a change of game plan during a match, while your player is winning, can disturb him. Indeed, your player may not understand the reason for this change and this could affect his morale. However, some cases (your opponent is getting tired so you want to lengthen the exchanges / your player is tired so you want to shorten the exchanges) may justify this change because of other factors like fatigue or mental state. In general, we recommend to our managers to plan at least 3 fully mastered game plans. This will allow you to cover a maximum of situations and to go directly to a more defensive or offensive game plan without going through the details of tactical instructions each time. The mentality {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/6d1483323526f7f3cf832b0bfcd3a60e049f22ec.png The mentality of your player will be represented here in the f...Patch 2.3.3Jul 6, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We were focused on bug fixes! The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Fixes: Grand slam goal for equipment contract not working if ranking goal was achieved Equipment goal from expired contract are still giving rewards BIllboard not well displayed at the back of the match court Player's contract end not properly saved in some cases Date turned pro not updated properly when winning a tournament on last week of season (could cause a crash in some rare cases) Tutorial "Mental State" - Episode 2Jun 28, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsToday’s tutorial is going to lead you through some of the inner workings of your players’ mental states. This has been a very interesting feature for our player community, and we have received countless questions regarding how it functions since the release of Tennis Manager 2022. While we won’t give away every detail (a magician never explains their tricks), we will clarify a lot of the basics of how the mode functions. How does the Mental State Work? There are four main factors to a player’s mental state: their confidence, motivation, relaxation, and emotion. Every player is unique, and will react differently to their surroundings and their situation. In certain situations they can have no confidence, be perfectly sure of themselves, or are even far enough in the other direction that they get cocky. They can be really motivated or otherwise, and may need a budge in the right direction. These could affect, for example, their accuracy and power of their shots. Your player could be relaxed or they could be heavily stressed. Then again, they could be far too relaxed and that too can have its pitfalls. What mood they are in will also determine their quality of play for a match. Stress also has a big effect on the big play moves, and whether your player can pull them off when it really matters. These four main factors (now indicated in the pre-game talk) will change constantly due to a huge number of factors in-built into the game. Some of these will be plainly obvious, and others you will have to work out for yourself. What matters is not necessarily where these factors come from, but instead how you as a tennis manager can adapt to these difficulties and keep your player at the top of their mental game. Finally, note that your Manager attribute "Ability to motivate" now boosts the impact of your talks on your player in TM22. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/14d1ce9d5bc96ca0fdb620eac48df95fef124eae.png As you can see on the diagram above, in addition to these 4 psychological factors, there are other triggers that you should know how to use at the right time. It is up to you to analyze the mental state of your player and to bring a relevant response and action to it. As you can see on the diagram above, you can use different psychological drivers that are hidden behind each sentence of your talk. It is up to you to analyze the mental state of your player and to provide the answer that will impact the right mental gauge, or at least the one you want to target. Finally, note that mental factors can accumulate and thus generate a particular psychological state. Indeed, when your player has some of his or her gauges at their maximum, he or she may find him or herself "on fire" or even "on cloud nine". It is in fact the addition, or average, of the mental gauges that creates this new status. On the other hand, when several data tend towards the negative, the "cumulative" mental state of the player may lead to a "frustrated", "devastated" or even "down in the d...Tutorial "Mental State" - Episode 2Jun 24, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsToday’s tutorial is going to lead you through some of the inner workings of your players’ mental states. This has been a very interesting feature for our player community, and we have received countless questions regarding how it functions since the release of Tennis Manager 2022. While we won’t give away every detail (a magician never explains their tricks), we will clarify a lot of the basics of how the mode functions. How does the Mental State Work? There are four main factors to a player’s mental state: their confidence, motivation, relaxation, and emotion. Every player is unique, and will react differently to their surroundings and their situation. In certain situations they can have no confidence, be perfectly sure of themselves, or are even far enough in the other direction that they get cocky. They can be really motivated or otherwise, and may need a budge in the right direction. These could affect, for example, their accuracy and power of their shots. Your player could be relaxed or they could be heavily stressed. Then again, they could be far too relaxed and that too can have its pitfalls. What mood they are in will also determine their quality of play for a match. Stress also has a big effect on the big play moves, and whether your player can pull them off when it really matters. These four main factors (now indicated in the pre-game talk) will change constantly due to a huge number of factors in-built into the game. Some of these will be plainly obvious, and others you will have to work out for yourself. What matters is not necessarily where these factors come from, but instead how you as a tennis manager can adapt to these difficulties and keep your player at the top of their mental game. Finally, note that your Manager attribute "Ability to motivate" now boosts the impact of your talks on your player in TM22. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/17c2b51a9b6e783cb936adaad7655413f7efef7b.png As you can see on the diagram above, in addition to these 4 psychological factors, there are other triggers that you should know how to use at the right time. It is up to you to analyze the mental state of your player and to bring a relevant response and action to it. As you can see on the diagram above, you can use different psychological drivers that are hidden behind each sentence of your talk. It is up to you to analyze the mental state of your player and to provide the answer that will impact the right mental gauge, or at least the one you want to target. Finally, note that mental factors can accumulate and thus generate a particular psychological state. Indeed, when your player has some of his or her gauges at their maximum, he or she may find him or herself "on fire" or even "on cloud nine". It is in fact the addition, or average, of the mental gauges that creates this new status. On the other hand, when several data tend towards the negative, the "cumulative" mental state of the player may lead to a "frustrated", "devastated" or even "down in the d...Patch 2.3.1Jun 22, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi Managers, This is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We were focused on bug fixes and some optimizations! The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Adds: New animation in match "low shot (FH/BH) forward" Modifications & Balancing: Better timing for animations in match Textures optimizations so the game is now lighter Add brand logos on many equipments Fixes: A crash could happen if a player tried to play 2 match in the same day slot Some inconsistencies have been fixed in the 3D statistics Accepting wild card does not remove previously accepted tournament Some minor injuries were triggered when they should not have been A crash could occur when a player did not have a primary game plan set up Fix some records in the database* Fix memory leak that could cause a crash Player's reaction were not always coherent with the context * requires to start a new career Training Management Tutorial - Episode 1Jun 20, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsEvery academy manager pays special attention to the optimization of his staff's skills. However, as in real life, their progression will depend on a set of intrinsic factors of the player (personality, physical attributes) but also on the balance of his training schedule. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/01a9c36f41027d8191db21c305e82512d632770c.png 1.Analyze the player's profile In order to program the training of a player in the best possible way, and thus to get the best out of him/her, it is first fundamental to get to know him/her. It is therefore recommended to study his/her profile sheet, which contains a lot of important information. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/15503130c36ff29e282b06ffd87e74a23cb7ca1e.png Level: evaluation of the current level Potential: evaluation of the achievable level Progression: evaluation of the precocity of development Note that, as in real life, not all players have the same type of progression. We have therefore integrated 3 different profiles involving periods of progression of the player varying according to his age: Early bloomer: maximum potential reached at 21 years old Standard: maximum potential reached at 24 years old Late bloomer: maximum potential reached at 28 years old Your player's attributes are an important indicator since they represent all of his strengths and weaknesses. It is now up to you to decide what your development priorities will be through training or through experience. Most of the attributes can be boosted by setting up a training schedule. However, some of them (confidence, composure, killer instinct and fighting spirit) are qualities that can be improved by the experience that your player will develop through the games and seasons. The attribute "natural fitness" is a fundamental element of the athlete's profile since it directly impacts the way he will be able to absorb and integrate the training sessions. Indeed, the more a player will be able to repeat the physical efforts, the more he will be able to repeat the matches and the trainings to see his progression increase. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/c3de81f252751cb1cb2421c6a64a63821666cad2.png The player's DNA, i.e. his/her main personality traits, will have an impact on his/her life as a high-level athlete and therefore on his/her ability to manage certain issues. Negotiating contracts, managing emotions during a match, listening to the staff or even respecting a healthy lifestyle, there are as many situations as there are ways to manage them. Thus, get to know your player and you will know how to optimize his/her natural attributes. Finally, it should be mentioned that the size of the player also evolves naturally over the years: Up to 17 years old for girls Up to 18 years old for boys {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/9e4aaaa2138d0635ee3b28e4f083bf0c1cc81c54.png All the actions taken or events around the player will have direct consequences on 3 key criteria that will be a crucial benchmark for the manager: Morale: psychological state Form...Patch 2.3Jun 9, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi Managers! This is a important update for Tennis Manager 2022 focused on the match-sim and some bug fixes. We have made some scripts which also target CURRENT CAREERS for some changes, although you will need to begin a "NEW SAVE" to take advantage of changes listed with a *. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Match-sim: Game plans rebalancing through modifications of players behaviours or tactical instructions Attributes rebalancing with some boosts (this is not the full list) during specific situations: Hotshots for the forced shots, Laser vision the attacking shots, Focus the rally shots… Impulse delay during some situations is fixed Energy gauge malus now impacts specific shots such as volleys, dropshots, lobs or smashes… Player positioning at serve return (position adjustment according to aces and serve winners zones) New trajectories and net safety margins for flat shots according to player height Shot accuracy for topspin shots lowered Serve accuracy lowered for top players And other technical changes harder to explain 😉 Adds: Forfeit before a match when the player is injured is now possible (the option appears in the briefing screen) Estimated dates for the end of an injury are now visible in the tooltip of the injury Modifications & Balancing: Some players updates (name, height, game plans, starting affiliation, etc.) * Tournaments don’t refuse anymore the registration of a player if the he/she has a minor or medium injury. See above for the forfeit option. Players will now gain +1 shape level if they reach a new week of a same tournament. Fixes: Localization fixes Wrong injury date was registered in database It was possible for the manager to get 2 contracts in 2 different academies which caused the game to crash at the the end of the season Equipment offer could target tournament in wrong circuit (the condition was not possible to achieve) Press conf & Interview will not be triggered after an injury Part of the tennis world matches were simulated twice, leading to abnormal physical condition of the players Sometimes, players in the tennis world could not have a main game plan, causing a crash Players with a reputation above 20 had inconsistent equipment offers Don’t hesitate to give us your feedbacks on this new version on Discord: https://discord.gg/9W9YJj3SXD The Rebound Team. Patch 2.2.1Jun 2, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi Managers, This is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We were focused on bug fixes this time! A major patch is coming next week on the match-sim. We have made some scripts which also target CURRENT CAREERS for some changes, although you will need to begin a "NEW SAVE" to take advantage of changes listed with a *. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. 2.2.1 Modifications & Balancing: Some players updates (name, height, game plans, starting affiliation, etc.) * A player will no longer ask to end contract after his/her arrival The display time of the tooltips has been increased for long texts The signing bonus when players renewed their contracts was, under certain conditions, far too high The weaker shape level will now be only possible if a player is injured Fixes: Localization fixes It was possible to offer negative signing bonus to players/staffs Staff renewals were always taking a little money from academy The age of a created player was not consistent (and could cause issue during the career) 3D models in interfaces could sometimes never load In the email "Sport goals for this season", the 8th player was hidden in the list (it needed to scroll with the mouse wheel) It was not possible to complete player objective that requires more than 1 win Advices given during the briefing were not well conditioned (e.g. the opponent had always a better shape) * Players were injured too often at the end of the match and/or at important moments (warning: another issue is still there, it will be fixed in the next release) The mails "Summary of my sport goals" at the end of the season were inconsistent beyond the 1st season * requires to start a new career A Live Twitch is planned in the coming days to present the new patch! Follow us on Discord or Twitter. The Rebound team Patch 2.2May 25, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi Managers, This is a new minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. Thank you again for your help and feedbacks on Discord and on the community hub! This patch is focused on player progression. Another patch will target match-sim improvements (we will keep you posted next week). Please note this time we have made a script which also target CURRENT CAREERS, although you will need to begin a "NEW SAVE" to take advantage of the player data updates. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Patch list Adds : Mac version Modification & Balancing : Some players updates (name, height, game plans, starting affiliation, etc.) * Lots of balancing in progression according to the shape and the age of the players Reduced height gain of players when they reach 13 years Reduction of the staff wages* Decrease injury chances in fast simulated matches Fixes: Localization fixes Infrastructures : Progression bonus for youths and Injury reduction duration bonus were far too high Sometimes, the Staff assignation screen was not accessible It happened that a staff could not be added to the academy while a slot was available It was possible to create a young player with the height/weight of an older player Surface mastering incorrectly impacted some attributes * requires to start a new career The Rebound Team[Hotfix] 1.1.1May 20, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFixed the bug that caused the calendar to stop. Also corrects the current saved games.Patch 1.1May 20, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWe've just released a minor update for Tennis Manager 2022. We would like to thank everyone within the community who has taken the time to leave us feedback or raise an issue with us so far (via Discord or the ingame bug report tool). This patch includes some bug fixes, some balancing issues, some database fixes, and some match-sim improvements and a new exclusive animation (Fans of Shapo will love it!) Please note that all gameplay adjustments will take effect in CURRENT CAREERS, although you will need to begin a "NEW CAREER" to take advantage of the data updates. The update should download and install automatically. If it does not, we recommend restarting Store launcher. Patch list Adds Add jump shot animation! Modification & Balancing Overall financial balancing updated staff wage infrastructure monthly revenus/cost and upgrade costs* Game Plan balancing* Email for preparing training on grass was too early* Unity version updated, can improve performance on some devices Fixes Localization fixes Minor player info updates* Tournament Naples FL was in Italia instead of Florida* During match, the ball disappeared temporarily after going into the settings Equipment contracts could give up to 100 times more money Match Sim The players will more often try to get a ball that is not far away (placement problem) Shape was too high when creating a new player* did not decrease when the player did not play tournament Crashes could happen in these conditions and are now fixed: A player with two contracts offer for the same brand Sometimes, the game was crashing when going to trainings from the roadmap (button has been removed) Fitness program could cause crash Having a financial value above 2 billion would crash the game * requires to start a new career -- PS: We are working on a bigger patch coming as soon as possible which fixes the "too quickly" progression for player creation. At the moment let's say you create a player who ate a Nadal and 2 Federer for dessert...Tennis Manager 2022 is NOW OUT!!May 17, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHere we go for a new season, a new adventure, in the very heart of the Tennis World! A huge thank you to all of you, managers and members of the TM community. We sincerely hope you will enjoy this new edition. Finally, we apologize to Mac users who will have to wait a little longer ... This version is not yet compatible with this version but it will be in the next few weeks. Of course, we will keep you informed as soon as this problem is solved. New Features RevealApr 21, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsIt is with great pleasure that we can start telling you all about the new features that are official for Tennis Manager 2022. This accompanies a really wide range of different things, and there is so much to get into! Without further ado, let’s talk features! What’s New? The answer to that question is a lot of things! With the most recent announcement and trailer regarding Tennis Manager 2022, this means that are previous information embargo has been lifted, and we can now tell you about anything and everything regarding the new game. Tennis Manager with a New Look and UX To start with the most basic things: there are going to be many more shortcuts than before. These will help you navigate the vast number of menus regarding training, players, and scheduling. With so many menus, it was easy to get cluttered and lost, and so we have updated the layout slightly to be more visually intuitive for you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/7b19ce7aa9ec140f0c4ef9861551517e1ddb144c.png What is most visually striking will be the new visuals for player attributes and stats. Alongside the basic figures, we have added handy graphics that allow you to better understand visually what the strengths and weaknesses are for your individual player. Create your player I think this feature was the most requested by our community... and here it is! Now it's your turn to shape your own player and accompany him to the top! This new feature will have a dedicated article very soon don't worry 😉. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/0666f5c8eb63450ae64382725e94656aa7fd5d69.png Team Management Tools: Workforce Monitoring! Running a successful academy often means having the right information at the right time, and many of our users were finding themselves a bit drowned in data. So we decided to integrate a new interface to facilitate the management of information related to the operation of his team: schedule of the week, games history, profit by tournament, state of commercial contracts or even new recruitment reports. Everything is now in one place, it's up to you to make the right decisions! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/256ea04ce8d1a06690099218e234acfa5d1f9f97.png Customize your academy structure as you wish Many of you have asked us about the construction of their academy and their (too limited) flexibility to personalize it. We agree with this observation and with the importance of being able to orientate your investments according to your objectives and the identity you wish to give to your structure. This is why we have set up a brand new infrastructure system that will give the managers the possibility to really decide on their investment choices and thus set up an academy that reflects their image. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42157519/2b183b695354ae967f34bc6f0759d0fc0093c7c3.png New contract management / negotiation system In order to reflect the reality of the circuit, we have decided to review the way in which all negotiations were conducted. From now on, when a new player arrives, after hav...
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