Simulation engine changes in new patch — Australian Football Coach 2023-24 Steam update #1173778

In a recent review, a reviewer gave the game a thumbs up but also produced a bit of constructive criticism which I really took to heart - basically that player attributes don't feel correlated with the stats that are being generated. This particular criticism had a particular impact for two reasons. First, the game does not produce statistics randomly. There has been a lot of time, testing, and benchmarking work to ensure player attributes matter, that better teams win more consistently, and that tactical choices have an impact on gameplay. Second, because this is such a difficult sport to simulate, and because positioning is so important in the match engine, it's quite possible players with lower overall attributes may consistently outperform players with higher attributes. Many player suggestions are straightforward, but this wasn't really a suggestion - in a desire to make the game "f...