Electronic Arts officially rolled out the FIFA 21 Update 1.18 today across all platforms.
The new update is a hotfix that addresses some of the game’s annoying issues while fixing dozens of bugs and glitches that you might have faced in FIFA 21 during your experience. The update weighs around 3.6 GB on PS4.
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The update also brings the Title Update 13 changes to the Stadia version of the game. Below, you can have a look at the details of update 1.18, which mostly targets Ultimate Team bugs.
FIFA 21 Update 1.18 – Patch Notes
FIFA Ultimate Team:
Addressed issues:
- Some ICON Moments 2D images did not display correctly on their corresponding Player Items.
- Messages appearing in the News tile and its menus did not always display correctly.
- A potential kit clash could occur when using the No Room For Racism Kit.
Made the following changes:
- Updated some kits, badges, balls, boots, and broadcast packages.
FIFA Ultimate Team (Stadia-Only):
Addressed issues:
- The end-of-match Squad Battles FUT Coin Skill Rewards calculation did not always display correctly.
- This was a visual issue only and did not impact the calculation.
- When a previously locked Objective group was unlocked, it could have still continued to display as locked until the player exited and re-entered FUT.
- On the Kit Select screen in Division Rivals, the timer could freeze for the player who confirmed their selection if their opponent was still selecting a kit.
- Some ICON Moments 2D images did not display correctly on their corresponding Player Items.
- After viewing the Captain’s Squad in a Co-Op Lobby, the background player models could remain on screen even when navigating through other menus.
- When accessing the Transfer Market tab on the Squad screen and viewing the Search Results as a list, Bid Status Icons did not display.
- A FUT loading screen could incorrectly display the default badge instead of the player’s selected badge.
- Messages appearing in the News tile and its menus did not always display correctly.
- During Co-Op matches, the Captain’s Club name was not visible across stadium banners to the invited player.
- In online matches, the end of match screens displayed both players as FUT Founders, regardless of when their Clubs were founded.
- In some cases, the Search Filters on the Stadium tab of the Transfer Market displayed placeholder text.
- The UI could become visually corrupted when selecting and deselecting favorite Live or Foundation Squad Building Challenges.
- During Friendlies matches, the in-game Game Settings screen would incorrectly list the ball being currently used.
- The Live FUT Friendlies UI did not always display the correct visuals when the tile was selected.
- After entering and exiting the News tab, some parts of the UI did not always display correctly.
- Stadium Themes based on real world teams did not always apply correctly to in-game ad boards.
- The UI could become visually corrupted when selecting and deselecting favorite Live or Foundation Squad Building Challenges.
- On the Club tab of the Squad Screen, the Toggle List View action did not function when a Take Me There widget was on screen.
- Some text incorrectly overlapped other UI elements when the My Playlist tile was selected on the FUT Friendlies screen.
- Some Badges displayed a placeholder image.
Career Mode:
- Substitutes who entered the match were losing an unintentionally high amount of Stamina.
- When changing the sorting in the Transfer Hub and Squad Hub, the UI did not automatically scroll back to the top.
- Qualification for the Asian Continental Cup did not function correctly.
VOLTA FOOTBALL:
Addressed issue:
- In Squad Management, the Player Chemistry UI element present on Avatars did not display the correct value.
- This was a visual error only and did not impact Chemistry calculations.
- Addressed a potential stability issue that could occur when viewing the Skill Tree.
FIFA Online
Addressed issue:
- The Soccer Aid team was incorrectly available to use in Online Seasons.
Pro Clubs
Addressed issue:
- When the Captain changes Game Plans during a Pro Clubs match, some AI teammates could have switched positions incorrectly.
General, Audio, and Visual
Made the following changes:
- Added commentary lines related to David Beckham.
Addressed issue:
- Some balls displayed placeholder text in the Match tab of the Game Settings screen.
FIFA 21 is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. The game is supposed to be added to the EA Play and Xbox Game Pass subscription services in May this year.
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