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 2025 -

Version 2025 Data Patch is Now Available.  This corrects the below issues for both the 2024 and 1970 season. It also includes a fix for Baseball Daily. If you are playing Baseball Daily 2025 you MUST install this update patch.

Click here to download the 2025 Data Patch for Version 2025 Baseball

DATA FIXED IN VERSION 2025 DATA 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 2025-Data PATCH
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1) 1970 & 1970AP: Corrected Don McMahon’s (SF) closer rating to 5.
2) 2024 & 2024AP: Removed relief endurance ratings from Nick Pivetta (BOS), Davis Martin (CHW), and David Festa (MIN). Removed starter endurance rating from Chad Kuhl (CHW) and corrected his relief rating to 2.
3) Feature PDF: An updated "Strat-O-Matic Baseball Features by Season.pdf" has been included.
4) Install Rosters: Data for the Install Rosters feature has been corrected - The 1999 As-Played, 2020, 2022 and 2023 seasons were incorrectly listed as including "*PHC*" (pitcher hitting cards), however they do not include them.
5) Daily Data: The Opening Day data file has been has been corrected.  This patch should be applied before creating your Daily Data leagues.
 

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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