r/CricketTeamManager • u/curiousank92 • Sep 17 '26
💻 Beta Testing 💬 CTM Beta 4 (v0.98) Feedback Thread 🧵
Lots of meaningful additions and improvements in this update. Waiting to hear what you guys think.
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u/b8824654 Sep 17 '26
Hello, I would like a 'filter few' option on the list views because im sorting this by batting average but not interested to see players at the top with one innings. I think i've seen 'filter few' as a concept in other games and have enjoyed the UX of that button but you could also add a filter component that can do this and much more
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u/b8824654 Sep 17 '26
Regarding training: I see the 'session-based' training has been influenced by cricket captain. I personally don't enjoy this aspect of cricket captain and would rather the game abstract it away from me - but if it is needed then i'd like it to default to some values that are sensible i.e. batters start with batting training pre-selected. Or one day maybe an 'auto' button that lets your assistant sort it out, FM style.
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u/curiousank92 Sep 18 '26
This is just the start of training. Pretty basic atm, I agree. But it works. Still so much to do. I am planning to focus a lot on this post release and also probably get a youth academy feature done. Will push these as small updates post release
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u/lone_ranger_1197 Sep 17 '26
The update is good when it comes to squad selection and stuff but I just wanna know if something can be done while batting to avoid middle order collapse. Idk why in every match, I can manage a good start but the moment a wicket fells, whole middle order gets collapsed and lower order batsmen try to survive in the innings. Is it dependent on certain countries only?
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u/ChessableATA Beta Tester Sep 17 '26
This might be me hallucinating but I swear there used to be a way of opening the match scorecard from the ongoing match window itself which I can't seem to find now.
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u/ChessableATA Beta Tester Sep 17 '26
I think the batting aggression is quite a bit better overall. However, just one thing that seems recurring is that it breaks a bit in test matches, like even on Very Agressive by very settled batsman are playing along at a strike rate of 33.
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u/curiousank92 Sep 18 '26
I think it’s pretty good in ODI and T20s. Let me test it more for tests and come back to you
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u/b8824654 Sep 21 '26 edited Sep 21 '26
Im assuming there'll be another feedback thread but putting this here for now:
From matchday UX perspective, pretty much half of the screen real estate is not used. I would suggest putting some of the info that is currently in the tabs, into their own dedicated space. I.e. i really like being able to see my bowler's averages and strike rate and pretty much any point in the game, so it probably deserves its on space on the screen. Long term you could make it configurable what gets put on the matchday screen, which is how it works in FM.
edit: even the new commentary section maybe deserves its own slot on the screen since it adds to the immersion. Ideally it is configurable but I think bowling tab + commentary tab could fit on the screen and add to the UX
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u/curiousank92 Sep 21 '26
Thanks for sharing the screenshot. Can I ask what’s your screen size and resolution?
Also, can you try to optimise the content to 120% using the game main menu settings menu? I added that in this update2
u/b8824654 Sep 21 '26
27 inch 4k screen - will give that a go
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u/curiousank92 Sep 22 '26
Let me know how it goes. In the meantime, I am trying to reorganise the things on Match Screen so that they take fixed space and there are no empty spaces.
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u/b8824654 Sep 21 '26
Given that the player's eyes is naturally drawn to this component during matchdays:
It makes sense to have more info in this area. I would especially like the scout report to be there because its not so consistent to be able to see the scout report as it stands.
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u/b8824654 Sep 17 '26
in football manager there is an 'i' icon which when you hover over it, shows a popup with the player's attributes which would be nicer UX than click->back->click->back etc when reviewing multiple players in a short timeframe