Patches

Patch Updates for Current Game Releases

Please Note for All SOM Windows Games - Due to recent Windows Updates you may experience problems while installing or launching a SOM game. If you encounter errors please locate your Setup.exe program (normally will be saved in the Windows Downloads folder) then follow these directions:
    • Right-click the Setup program
    • Select "Properties"
  • Select the Compatibility tab
  • Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"
  • At the bottom of the screen check "Run this program as an administrator"
  • Click OK
Gamers should also note that this problem can also occur when clicking your game file/icon to launch the game. If you experience a similar error when trying to launch the game please follow the above directions by right clicking on the game file/icon and make the same adjustment

Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2026 -

Version 2026E Patch is Now Available.  This patch includes a fix for a smoother download process for Baseball Daily. Also included are small data fixes for Heroes 4, Supp. Heroes & Stars, and 2025/2025AP rosters.

Click here to download the 2026E Patch for Version 2026 Baseball

VERSION 2026E PATCH NOTES FOR BASEBALL DAILY

The Daily Data Download feature was not functioning properly. A change has been made to enhance the download process which should result in much smoother Daily Data Downloads. However, as always, security software and some ISP restrictions might result in continued troubles. If that is the case for your system you can still manually download the Daily Data as described in the Help File.

DATA FIXED IN VERSION 2026E PATCH

IMPORTANT NOTE: You will not see roster data fixes unless you completely reinstall the rosters using the League / Install Rosters function (this wipes out any in-progress seasons, so make sure you want to restart the season before doing this).

DATA FIXED IN VERSION 2026E PATCH
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1) Heroes 4: Adds gbA’s to Paul Konerko’s card and corrects Ken Caminiti’s RBI total
2) Supp. Heroes & Stars: Corrected ERA for various pitchers
3) 2025/2025AP: Edited names of Mets coaching staff (included 2026 coaches previously)
 

Football Version 2025

Patch for the 2025g now available. All Version 2025 users should download and install this 2025g update patch to correct the issues reported below.

Click here to download 2025g patch for Football Version 2025

BUGS FIXED IN VERSION 2025g UPDATE:

1) When a penalty occurred on a kickoff return and was accepted by the receiving team the kickoff return statistics were not being recorded.
 
2) When a Must Run occurred and there was a personal foul penalty the rushing stats were not being recorded.
 
3) A rare crash or strange error message could occur on the main game screen.
Note: We had a report that a game from an older season used the new NFL Dynamic Kickoff rule.  After researching this we determined that this was not caused by a bug.  The problem arose because the league was using Custom Rules.   When utilizing Custom Rules, you must always check/update your League Rules settings in the League Manager prior to playing games or creating pre-game files.  This is especially true after installing a new release of the game, or if you have multiple leagues on your machine that are using different Custom Rules.  Also, to use Custom Rules for non-league games, you should check the rule settings by clicking the Rules button before launching the game.  

  • College Football Version 2023

    There are currently no update patches required for Version 2023.

  •  Hockey Version 2022

    Data Patch for 1974-75 WHA is now available to add a missing player. Gerry Desjardins was missing from Baltimore, this patch will add him to Hockey Version 2022. Click here to download the Data Patch for 1974-75 WHA for Version 2022

    Basketball 2023

    • The Version 2023a-2 update Patch is now available. All users should download and install this Version 2023a-2 Patch immediately.

      Click here to download the Version a-2 patch for Basketball Version 2023

      BUGS FIXED IN VERSION 2023e PATCH

      BUGS FIXED IN VERSION 2023a-2 PATCH --------------------------------- 1) A recent Operating System security update was applied to many user's machine which disabled the Export Game Plan menu item of our game. This patch re-enables that functionality.  
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