[newgen players are taking existing player UID]

4 hours ago, CFuller said:

Or perhaps it's not as easy a fix as you seem to think it is.

Or perhaps the game shouldn't have been released with such a bug, especially given it hasn't been present in previous FMs? Not to mention it was first reported during EA.

[newgen players are taking existing player UID]

16 hours ago, ramie said:

Happening to me on most newgens. Pretty jarring

Yes, because they haven't bothered to fix it in the latest patch. Given this relates directly to the database, which is the fundamental aspect of the game, it should've been a priority...

[Youth player chooses another national team even though he has no other nationality]

I wonder if this has anything to do with ID sharing. Is this youth player a regen by any chance? There seems to be a bug at the moment whereby regens are sometimes assigned the same ID as players that already exist in the DB:

I wonder if it's possible that the regen is basing his NT choice off of the nationality of a player he shares an ID with.

[fake player uses real player ID]

14 minutes ago, w44643233 said:

Very disappointed, but I hope this problem can be solved if the database is updated. I think just changing the initial ID of the fake player can solve this problem.

I wonder if they're recycling IDs to reduce db size and improve processing speed between days. Nevertheless, this has the potential to be a pretty nasty bug and worst of all, any pre-existing saves will likely need to be restarted once a fix is finally rolled out. Almost feels like it isn't worth investing time into a proper manager career, which is a travesty for a 'fully released' game...

[fake player uses real player ID]

 

On 31/10/2023 at 00:50, Kyle Brown said:

We're aware of this issue and have it under investigation, thank you. 

How do the implications of this bug extend beyond player pictures? If regens assume IDs of players that are still active in a save, how do the two players remain separate entities? It's bad enough seeing player faces assigned to regens, but I'm concerned how this will effect the stability of a mid to long-term save.

From where I'm standing, this has the potential to be an incredibly game-breaking bug and should be at the top of the priority list, yet it has been entirely glossed over in SI's most recent apology: 

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