Chat AM26 Updates - Released on Google Play

[Blancos]

On 18/02/2026 at 13:55, Scratch said:

If you mean the 0-200 values in AM26, then if their CA = PA they are fully developed and shouldn't develop any more.

At least that was true up until FMM23, but in 24 and 26, you very occasionally see players with CA higher than their PA (and I think their PA may eventually increase, but haven't confirmed that). So it's possible for them to develop a little more - but most players won't and if they do, it won't be much.

Although CA is tied to the technical attributes in some way (not things like strength or pace), I personally find that there can be a very big difference between two players with the same CA.

And developing wonderkids generally results in much better players (attribute wise) than buying anyone apart from the very best players. Ie you are generally better to buy a 100/160 player and develop them than buying a 160/160 player. Of course it takes a couple of years before they are really ready and attributes aren't everything (you want some experienced/older players in your squad for stability especially in 26).

If you mean the stars in the editor, then it's exactly the same thing, but of course you can't tell if 3stars/3stars is 105/118 or 118/118.

So generally I buy a bunch of wonderkids to bring through, but keep some experienced old hands too.

I meant Stars in game (scouts/coach report). I've never use the editor, so I wouldn't know the star system in there. AM26 is my only source on CA/PA. That's why I'm still clueless 😁.

Dank... I forgot that Stars in game is not about CA/PA. I keep mistakenly think that they're the same. My bad.

Edited February 22 by Blancos

[Blancos]

On 18/02/2026 at 13:26, Scratch said:

Just anyone who is currently in a Youth Academy - I have a couple of saves where this is only players in my academy and a couple where there are also players in other club's academies.

Basically any of those young players in an active nation who have club None (in the current version) but don't show up in the game. They still won't show up in the game, but at least you will see they are in an academy rather than thinking they are a free agent.

Also, you can also go scout your academy players after you get the message about the intake and see which ones you might want to promote immediately etc.

Ah, so it's the current in-game academy, not the club academy (Benfica Campus, La Masia, De Toekomst, etc). Gotcha 👍

[Scratch]

On 22/02/2026 at 05:06, Petertr said:

I wonder if that could be something we could confirm if we crack the real data behind the front-end stats?  Any joy with extracting a set of data for that?

Not yet, been tied up with other things, but I'll come back to it soon.

EDIT: For Aerial specifically, the estimation should be pretty close as it's the combination of two 0-20 values. It's not 50% each though, like (unselfishness + work rate)/2 = Team Work, so I'm still guessing. But it's close than the 0-255 values.

Edited February 23 by Scratch

[Scratch]

19 hours ago, Blancos said:

Almost crying reading this, because I've seen someone posting Bellingham about 5 years in the game, still gets only 13 Aerial (same as his in first years), while I saw him as the only aerial threat Madrid has in front these days. If in 5 years it stays 13, that means my current specific Aerial training on him won't work 😭.

Bellingham's main problem is that his CA is pretty close to his PA, so he wont get many updates (and they will be slow to come as well). It's much easier to get a wonderkid with a lowish CA to get higher Aerial because he will have a lot of updates. 

But Bellingham is still young enough to mentor, so if you get the right mentor you could get him to improve Aerial just by that (and there is always a chance of a big jump in a normal update). You'd be looking for a mentor with high Aerial and average teamwork, aggression, leadership etc. You want the main message to say, X will improve Bellingham's Aerial rather than just getting a ^ next to Aerial in the list. You don't want it say it will improve teamwork or those other things. 

[Scratch]

19 hours ago, Blancos said:

I meant Stars in game (scouts/coach report). I've never use the editor, so I wouldn't know the star system in there. AM26 is my only source on CA/PA. That's why I'm still clueless 😁.

Dank... I forgot that Stars in game is not about CA/PA. I keep mistakenly think that they're the same. My bad.

They are supposed to be CA/PA, but it's only the coaching staff's view of the player's CA/PA and they are often very wrong! And their opinion changes based on the players form etc.

The actual CA/PA doesn't normally change (but can occasionally as mentioned above) and can be seen either as the 0-200 value in AM26 or as accurate star ratings in the Editor.

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18 hours ago, Blancos said:

Ah, so it's the current in-game academy, not the club academy (Benfica Campus, La Masia, De Toekomst, etc). Gotcha 👍

Yeah, I can see how that could be confusing now! 😀

[kyro17]

@Scratch not too sure how the academy feature works....mine currently just shows as blank....isit only meant to show when its contract time?

[Scratch]

22 minutes ago, kyro17 said:

@Scratch not too sure how the academy feature works....mine currently just shows as blank....isit only meant to show when its contract time?



No, they should be showing, I guess there's something different in your save than the ones I tested with. Is there any way you can get the save to me? Even if you DM me and uploaded there. If I can get it I will try and work out why it's not loading. In the meantime all those players should still be in AM26 in search, but I'm guessing they have None for club.

[fufi]

Estimado señor, ante todo, excelente trabajo. Tengo el mismo problema. Lo probé con una sola partida guardada; debería probar con otra. En cualquier caso, es un trabajo impresionante.

Edited February 24 by fufi

[fufi]

They appear with the same save file, but a few months later

[Scratch]

8 hours ago, fufi said:

They appear with the same save file, but a few months later

I said most of this in DM, but will repeat here for anyone else interested:

I've worked out the problem and fixed it. The new version will be out in a couple of days, whenever Google approves it.

Basically the app is scanning through the training data section and there's one part which is longer or shorter based on the 'type' of record. I need to work out how many characters to read for each type. I knew about 9 types (and had worked out their length), but there was a 10th type in your save I didn't know about. It's length was different from my fallback length for an unknown type, so it couldn't read the rest of the section properly.

The later save you had which worked must not have had that 10th type anymore. These change as the save progresses - it's something to do with training that a particular player is doing. 

Anyway, I've now worked out the length of this extra type, so next time AM26 encounters that type, it will work. I'm still a little worried that there may be another type or two out there, but we'll have to deal with those if/when anyone encounters them.

 

Edited February 24 by Scratch

[Scratch]

3 minutes ago, Scratch said:

The later save you had which worked must not have had that 10th type anymore. These change as the save progresses - it's something to do with training that a particular player is doing. 

Oh, sorry, that was @fufi with the later save, not you @kyro17!

Edited February 24 by Scratch

[Scratch]

10 hours ago, fufi said:

Estimado señor, ante todo, excelente trabajo. Tengo el mismo problema. Lo probé con una sola partida guardada; debería probar con otra. En cualquier caso, es un trabajo impresionante.

As I said to Kyro17 above, this should be fixed now - but only if you have the same extra type of record as they had. If you have another type again, it won't be fixed - so if it's not too hard to do, maybe DM me and upload the save and I will check if the fix works for you or if there is something else I need to fix.

[Petertr]

Just saw the academy bit working - very good, thanks!

[abdlkarimess]

On 30/01/2026 at 08:01, Scratch said:

I've been a bit held up on it as it's a little complicated to explain - but I haven't forgotten it and hope to do it over the weekend.

thank u so mùuch 💚🖤

[Scratch]

On 26/02/2026 at 22:32, abdlkarimess said:

thank u so mùuch 💚🖤

Umm... still haven't done this, just been so busy and like I said not easy to explain. Will do so sometime though.

[Scratch]

Also, I added this in the latest version (out yesterday):

 

Morale, Future Transfer and Interested Clubs in an Experimental section. I'm not sure it will always load that section consistently. It does in MY saves, but once it's out there, it might come across saves that it won't work with it. 

Once it's past it's probation period (ie seems to be working for most people), I'll work out where to move it to on the screen and whether any need filters etc

Oh, also, not many people have given the app a rating or review, so it'd be great if a few people could do that.

[Petertr]

22 hours ago, Scratch said:

Also, I added this in the latest version (out yesterday):

 

Morale, Future Transfer and Interested Clubs in an Experimental section. I'm not sure it will always load that section consistently. It does in MY saves, but once it's out there, it might come across saves that it won't work with it. 

Once it's past it's probation period (ie seems to be working for most people), I'll work out where to move it to on the screen and whether any need filters etc

Oh, also, not many people have given the app a rating or review, so it'd be great if a few people could do that.

Nice addition, especially if the future transfer can be a tick box - so that people can filter those out when looking, especially when on the hunt for bosmans.

BTW, I found my academy players stopped showing up after about Xmas.  Not sure if it was a timing thing, or if only some of them showed up in the first place (and I just happened to have released or promoted the rest) or what.  

[Petertr]

23 hours ago, Scratch said:

Oh, also, not many people have given the app a rating or review, so it'd be great if a few people could do that.

There's no Review option on the website version of Google Play.  

On the android app version, there's a "Feedback to Developer" star rating, which I've just filled out.

I think it might be because its in Beta mode?

[Scratch]

3 hours ago, Petertr said:

BTW, I found my academy players stopped showing up after about Xmas.  Not sure if it was a timing thing, or if only some of them showed up in the first place (and I just happened to have released or promoted the rest) or what.  

Is that on the latest version? If so, please DM me the save. There is a variable length section that is different based on a code in the save and I think there may be some codes I don't know about, so I need egs to work them out.

 

3 hours ago, Petertr said:

Nice addition, especially if the future transfer can be a tick box - so that people can filter those out when looking, especially when on the hunt for bosmans.

Yeah, I was thinking either a filter to exclude them or an icon against the player to show they have a future transfer (or interested clubs). Not sure if people will want a) to see them but know instantly they are unavailable or b) not see them at all.

For now though, I just put it in experimental as that section of the save file has some variable length sections that are different based on a code and, yes you guessed it, I think there could be some more codes I don't know about. 

 

3 hours ago, Petertr said:

There's no Review option on the website version of Google Play.  

On the android app version, there's a "Feedback to Developer" star rating, which I've just filled out.

I think it might be because its in Beta mode?

Ah, yes, that will be because you are in the beta program. You are still getting the updates right? Ie 2.0.4 is the latest version. I think people still on the beta program will get the latest published version if it's newer than the beta track, but would like to know for sure!

[fufi]

The star rating is done, plus the obviously positive review in the store. Thank you for always adding things to improve our experience.

 

I'm in the beta tester and was able to comment without any problems.
Excuse me, I forgot to do so.