v4 engine is live in all games: everything that changed

The v4 engine now runs in league, cup and friendly games. Here’s a compact recap of everything that changed since v3, so you can adjust your tactics before Season 2.

Skills and defense

• ENGINE Skill gaps matter more in 1-vs-1 duels. A ~80 player now clearly beats a ~40 opponent, on both offense and defense, which gives tactics more impact. Bot teams get a bit weaker as a side effect
• ENGINE New defensive focus area, set per opponent player:
  • Rim: their 2P% drops by about 3%, but their 3P% can rise by up to 5%
  • Perimeter: their 3P% drops by about 3%, but their 2P% can rise by up to 5%
  • Neutral: no change
  • The trade-off is uneven on purpose, so guessing wrong has a real cost

Fatigue and injuries

• ENGINE Fatigue hits harder. The penalty is 0% / −4% / −15% / −30% / −50% at fatigue 0 / 20 / 40 / 60 / 80, the same for offense and defense
• ENGINE Softer defense lowers injury risk more: Soft drops to 60% and Medium soft to 80% of neutral odds
• ENGINE Players past 36 minutes face 40% higher injury odds in the last quarter Bottom line: playing your best 5 for 48 minutes on Regular or Aggressive defense now costs you points and players

Fouls

• ENGINE Fouls better follow defensive aggression
• ENGINE When you Lock an opponent, his defender draws a more realistic number of fouls

Highlights

• ENGINE Alley-oops and dunks 🏀

v4 is now active in every match. Soon we’ll start working on the next round of micro-improvements in the v5 engine.

Good luck in season 2!