[Update] FIFA 20 update 1.16 patch

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FIFA 20 update 1.16 patch notes: CONMEBOL Libertadores now playable

South America's Champions League equivalent added to FIFA 20 update 1.16

 

 

The CONMEBOL Libertadores finally arrives in EA’s all-conquering football game via FIFA 20 update 1.16. Announced for FIFA 20 at the back end of last year, South America’s Champions League equivalent runs from December through to May, with Brazilian club Flamengo the current favourites. Its addition is the main focus of FIFA 20 update 1.16 – AKA FIFA 20 Title Update 12 – which also includes some tiny tweaks to Ultimate Team and Volta, and 17 new starheads.

 

 

 

Gameplay

Made the following changes:

• Increased the impact of the Overload Ball Side D-Pad Tactic on in-game Stamina.
• Increased the impact of the Constant Pressure D-Pad Tactic on in-game Stamina in order to match the impact of Overload Ball Side.

General

Made the following changes:

• Added CONMEBOL competitions to Career Mode and Kick Off.
• Added the CONMEBOL Libertadores as a standalone competition in the main menu.
• Added new stadiums, teams, kits, and presentation packages for CONMEBOL competitions.

FUT

Addressed the following issues:

• Quick Selling Squad Fitness Items from the Squad Actions menu displayed an incorrect Quick Sell value, and the Item was unable to be Quick Sold.
• Player Pick Items were not displaying correctly on the FUT Champions end of match Rank Progression screen.

VOLTA FOOTBALL

Addressed the following issues:

• Avatars recruited after the Tokyo event in the VOLTA STORY were incorrectly retaining an Attribute increase until VOLTA STORY was exited.
• Addressed instances of debug text displaying in the VOLTA SHOP.

Visuals

Made the following changes:

• Added 17 new Star Heads.
• These will only be available following a server update. Please follow @EASPORTSFIFA for updates on when this will be live in-game.
• Updates to multiple kits, stadiums, and ad boards.

 

 

FIFA 20 update 1.16: CONMEBOL Libertadores

 

 

The Brazilian league is unlicensed in FIFA 20, so one of the key things update 1.16 brings is proper versions of Flamengo and Sao Paulo. Note, however, that you need to go into the actual CONMEBOL Libertadores mode (or select ‘CONMEBOL Libertadores' in kick-off) to play as these teams. As I write this, they’re not available in standard exhibition matches.

The mode effectively acts as a 32-team mini-career mode, although its inclusion also affects Ultimate Team in a very specific way: Argentine legend Juan Roman Riquelme joins the list of FIFA 20 Icons. The CONMEBOL Libertadores is also now a playable tournament within the main career mode. 

 

 

FIFA 20 update 1.16: gameplay

 

 

 

We’ve reached the point of diminishing returns where FIFA 20 updates to gameplay are concerned, with the studio surely focused on FIFA 21 at this point. These are the only two, incredibly specific, gameplay tweaks in the new patch:

- Increased the impact of the Overload Ball Side D-Pad Tactic on in-game Stamina.
- Increased the impact of the Constant Pressure D-Pad Tactic on in-game Stamina in order to match the impact of Overload Ball Side.

 

FIFA 20 update 1.16: Ultimate Team

 

 

 

A similar story to gameplay here, with two minor bug fixes the sum total of this update where FUT is concerned. Player Pick items were failing to display correctly on the FUT Champions end-of-match Rank Progression screen: EA says that issue has been resolved. An incorrect Quick Sell value when trying to quickly offload Squad Fitness Items from the Squad Actions menu has also been rectified.

 

 

FIFA 20 update 1.16: Volta mode

 

 

 

Anyone out there still playing the five-a-side version of FIFA 20? If so, update 1.16 brings a couple of small, important tweaks. Instances of debug text appearing in the Volta shop have been removed, and a problem where “avatars recruited after the Tokyo event in the Volta story were incorrectly retaining an Attribute increase until Volta story was exited” has been fixed too. So there you go. 

 

 

FIFA 20 update 1.16: 17 new Starheads

 

 

 

The FIFA 20 player faces just keep on coming, even though we’re into March - which is pretty good going for all the flak EA gets. According to the ever-reliable FIFA 20 Starheads thread, where the community tracks such updates throughout the season, these are the 17 new inclusions - 18 if you include West Ham manager David Moyes:

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• Juan Roman Riquelme (Icon)
• Miguel Fraga (UNAM)
• Alfredo Saldivar (UNAM)
• Oscar Jimenez (Club America)
• Juan Pablo Vigon (UNAM)
• Luis Quintana (UNAM)
• Ruben Gonzalez (Club America)
• Martin Rodriguez (UNAM)
• Miguel Herrera (Club Leon)
• Leonel Lopez (UNAM)
• Henry Martin (UNAM)
• Pablo Jaquez (UNAM)
• Bruno Valdez (Club America)
• Nicolas Benedetti (Club America)
• Jorge Sanchez (Club America)
• Sebastian Cordova (Club America)
• Antonio Lopez (Club America)
• David Moyes (West Ham United, manager)