FM 2021 FLUT skin dark - Version 16.0

Dear all

This FLUTSKIN version 16 is the final version of FLUTSKIN for FM21!!

A great thank you to all FM fans who choose to play with FLUTSKIN and always keep me motivated to still improving the skin and gave me new ideas!!!

A special thank you to all players who decided to distinguish my work with a donation!! Although just a small part of FM Players who use the skin made a donation (I edited the skin as a hobby and, as you know, completely free), I always feel honoured and happy when people recognize the work done and decide to contribute. So, I reinforce, I have to give a special thank you to that friends of FlutsKin!!!!!!

Also a recognized thank you to those one who help me answering the questions and requests and adapted the FlutSkin (namely and specially Rosek for the help to answering questions and the adapted version for 2560x1440, and Richbell, for the adapted version with hidden attributes!!!!! And, of course I don't forget the skinners community who also indirectly contributed to FlutSkin with their creativity.

Also a special thank you to PATRES10, from fmslovakia for the 2D default kits (especially tailor-made for FlutSkin) anf to Michael Murray since I started editing the match inbetween highlights panel based on his amazing work!!

Now is time to stop editing the skin for this season. I wish to return for FM22. Lets wait and see since no one is able to predict the future.

MAIN CHANGES IN v16.0
- Following the great idea of majesticeternity, Tyburn and a31632 (from Sports Interactive community) I included in several xmls a code for personalize the background in specific panels, namely club overview, player overview, board room, human profile and team training. These codes are not “activated” by default but if you want to have a different (customized) background in each one of that panels you just have to activate the codes. In the read me file I explain how you can do it.
- Nation overall panel
- Nation overview panel
- Human profile panel
- Player profile stadium option in player overview panel
- News panel

The Skin pack also includes:
1. “Round country flags”, “round continents logos” and default logos specially made in metallic style by @Qvordrup from sourtitoutsi. Those graphics will be displayed in the title bar.

Thank you @Qvordrup by your great work and for your collaboration!!!

You can download the 2D packs prepared for Flutskin (titlebar and player overview panel) here in sourtitoutsi. FC style kits HERE; SS Kits style HERE
However, if you prefer edit your own kits, I also included in the pack a .pdf file explaining how you can edit the kits for Flutskin.

If you prefer SS'kits you can download this and replace the kits folder located here:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\skins\fm2021flutskin_dark\graphics\pictures\kits
HERE

The logos in country locators are now updated by @Qvordrup according the last version of metallic logos.

You can also download the stadiums background megapack and the citypics released by @DazS8 (thank you, my friend) HERE and HERE

And @geordie1981 has made a pack for inside "small" stadiums HERE

You can also download the sortitoutsi Backgrounds Megapack HERE

As always FlutSkin is completely free to download and I hope you enjoy it. However, if you want, you can reward my work donating whatever amount you wish. Any small amount is really appreciated.

You can do so by clicking the button down below:


SOME ADITTIONAL NOTES:

PLEASE NOTE THAT MANY SCREENSHOTS ARE FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE SKIN

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE THE GAME MORE DIFFICULT, YOU ALSO CAN DOWNLOAD AN ADAPTED VERSION OF THE SKIN (V. 15) WITH THE ATTRIBUTES VALUES HIDDEN. THIS ADAPTED VERSION WAS AN IDEA OF RICHBELL AND, ALTHOUGH WITH MY HELP, IT WAS RICHBELL WHO ALSO DID THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANGES. THANK YOU MY FRIEND!
Please note that for this version working well (with hidden attributes) you should remove the original version of the skin.


FOR THOSE WHO USE 2560x1440 RESOLUTION YOU ALSO CAN DOWNLOAD THE ADAPTED VERSION (v. 16.0) EDITED BY ROSEK

THE SKIN IS TOTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH 1920x1080 SCREEN RESOLUTION AND 4k (windows display settings 200%; game 100%).
YOU SHOULD USE IT IN FULL WINDOWS, ICONS ONLY


Important note regarding TV LOGOS:
Although the default tv logo is the one I use, of course you can easily change it; for that you just have to go to skin/graphics/icons/tv logos. In that folder there is a alt folder with many TV logos. You just have to replace the tv logo.png and the tv [email protected] for that one you want. Of course you should rename the new logos as tv logo and tv logo@2x. You also can use other logos made by you. The procedure to use them is exactly the same. However, I should remember that yo should use logos with the right height. For tv logo you should use 25px and for the @2x you should use 50px.


Resolution requirements:
This skin was made to work properly in 3840x2160 (4K with windows display settings 200%) and also 1920x1080 (1080p) full screen mode, sidebar icons only. As a result, some panels won’t work properly in other resolutions.

How to add Flut Skin in FM21
Download and extract the .rar file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).

Place the "fm2021flutskin_dark" folder here:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\skins

  • Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.
  • Start FM21 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
  • You should see FM 2021 Flut Skin dark - Version 16.0 as an option in the skin drop down of the Overview box.
  • Hit the Confirm button.


  • Please note this skin is provided as is. It has nothing to do with Sports Interactive or SEGA and won't be supported by them.
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    mightyred
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    I have my set up like this.

     

    Kits are in the Kits folder

     

    mightyred
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    Bielsa is a Legend
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    By mightyred 03 March 2021 - 21:20 PM UTC 

    I have my set up like this.

     

    Kits are in the Kits folder

     

     

    Change to lower case “kits” and put in pictures, again lower case

    Bielsa is a Legend
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    By R Charlston 03 March 2021 - 21:47 PM UTC 

    Change to lower case “kits” and put in pictures, again lower case

     

    And if using as logos, the 2dkits needs to go in logo folder, and be converted as per the PDF instruction

    Alfeiten
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    How can I fix this? Playing at 1920x1080

    Deleted Account #1359833

    Hello. Thanks for your work @flut 

    i found that: Link: https://www.fmscout.com/a-football-manager-2021-competition-colour-fix.html
    Link (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L817sA0ibpw
    is that automaticly include in your skin? or from us manually to include?
    thanks for helping - i just began to find out, what Stuff can be compatible for FM21 (like Kits, 3dkits and so on)

    MKDZN56
    3 years ago
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    it doesn't allow me to use this skin for MacBook, I can't use the unarchiver , what should I do ?

     

    mightyred
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    By R Charlston 03 March 2021 - 21:49 PM UTC 

    And if using as logos, the 2dkits needs to go in logo folder, and be converted as per the PDF instruction

     

    Still no joy :-(

     

    Evil-Muffin7
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    By mightyred 04 March 2021 - 18:59 PM UTC 

    Still no joy :-(

     

     

     

    I always place my folders in this format without issues:

     

    Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\pictures > place all graphic folders (logos, kits, faces, trophies, backgrounds etc) in here always lowercase then make sure reload skin option in game

    mightyred
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    So, this is ONLY an issue when playing League games.  All cup comps, etc are fine

     

    I played Burton in the cup (kits were all fine) come into Prem match then last opp kits displayed again.  

     

    Followed what you said about paths for folders, still this. 

     

    No biggie and I can deal with it just strange is all bud :-)

     

    Bielsa is a Legend
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    By mightyred 04 March 2021 - 22:30 PM UTC 

    So, this is ONLY an issue when playing League games.  All cup comps, etc are fine

     

    I played Burton in the cup (kits were all fine) come into Prem match then last opp kits displayed again.  

     

    Followed what you said about paths for folders, still this. 

     

    No biggie and I can deal with it just strange is all bud :-)

     

    Maybe try a different club, see if it’s a Liverpool issue?

     

    bartdude
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    I've found the best way to stop kit anomalies is to delete any competition specific kits (FA Cup,Carabao Cup,Champions League etc) and just have the one with no competition attached. This will then show up in every game, regardless of any competition. It can be done via the editor but that does mean having to start a new game. The easiest way is to use the kit editor in the IGE and that works with your saved game file, so no loss of progress and career.   

    Bielsa is a Legend
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    By bartdude 05 March 2021 - 00:33 AM UTC 

    I've found the best way to stop kit anomalies is to delete any competition specific kits (FA Cup,Carabao Cup,Champions League etc) and just have the one with no competition attached. This will then show up in every game, regardless of any competition. It can be done via the editor but that does mean having to start a new game. The easiest way is to use the kit editor in the IGE and that works with your saved game file, so no loss of progress and career.   

     

    This is exactly how I resolved the Liverpool and Arsenal kits not show in 3D games, used the IGE and deleted the specific competition kits

     

    i think the issue he is having is more about the 2d kits as logos rather than the picture/kits

    tommov2
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    By flut 02 March 2021 - 20:34 PM UTC 

    Dear all

    Considering the fact that many people want to play the skin with the TV logos, I will release a new version today later with that change and with other (just a few) changes. 

     

    Thank you again for your support and a special thank you to Rosek and also Evil_Muffin (without your help I really couln’t handling all the questions and requests)

     

     

    tommov2: thanks. Yes, you can do it. In this new version, go to match touchline tablet panel.xml and in lines 87 and 130 reduce the value 340.

     

     

    McG84: for display the kits in player overview panel and also in the titlebar, you should use the pack of 2D kits for Flutskin (in the skin presentation I included the links for that)

     

     

    Billy07: thanks! Regarding your question, as Evil already said, the answer is no. You just need the right packs, including the 2d kits for flutskin (you should download that pack following the links I put in the skin presentation; after download the pack you should place it in the logos folder of the game – not the skin). And…sorry but I don't know what is that image of arenas. In fact, when you don't have the image of the city or the stadium, an image saying “coming soon” is displayed (that images are in the skin folders). However, if you move your packs inside the skin folders, your packs (at least some of them) are read by the game before that folder with "coming soon" image (the game read the folders in alphabetical order). Thus, that image you like, is in one of your packs.

     

    Cheers @flut  all worked out cool thanks for you time

     

    Skin is The Best

     

    tommov2
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    By R Charlston 02 March 2021 - 16:52 PM UTC 

    how did you get the sky logo,i have failed miserably!

     

    How did you go with the tv logo ? did you sort it or did you download the new skin?

    Bielsa is a Legend
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    By tommov2 05 March 2021 - 15:30 PM UTC 

    How did you go with the tv logo ? did you sort it or did you download the new skin?

    Only once v.9 downloaded

     

    tommov2
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    flut
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    R Charlston, McG84, Billy07, DazS8, bartdude, matg56, Doddo04, Oz K., Mr. old_school, tommov2: thanks for your support!!!

     

    Mr. old_school: the skin doesn’t have any kind of fix. Thus,  if you want them (such as the competition colour fix and others)  you should manually download them.

     

    Alfeiten: that bug is weird (namely the fact that the 99 – Troy Deeney should not be displayed). Did you download this version and totally removed the previous version? If so, try to clear the cache and reload the game.

     

    Joyboy: you should have the pack for that stadiums image since in that panel the stadium pictres alternate between inside of stadium and outside view of the stadium (thus you should have te two stadium packs). If you download the stadiums background megapack and the citypics released by @DazS8  everything will works.

    Rosek
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    Good evening everyone. 

    Small passage to tell you that my version of the skin for the resolution 2560 * 1440 is in the final phase.

    I am already sending you the first version, with its supplied "alt" folder, which works quite well for me :

     

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/sxu9o7zh8c86c3o/FLUTSKIN_2560x1440V9.1.rar/file 

     

    Do not hesitate to report any faults.

     

    Good game everyone.

    Rosek
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    By tommov2 05 March 2021 - 15:30 PM UTC 

    How did you go with the tv logo ? did you sort it or did you download the new skin?

     

    Hello tommov2. 

     

    To change the logo of the TV, there are two ways to do this.

     - You can either create a logo with its assigned number (at home, being French, I put the number of the "TV logo 5" to the "Canal + Sport" logo and I add the number in the corresponding lines of code in the appropriate panels.

     

     - Otherwise, take the logo you want to display, name the "TV logo" and replace the ones that are already named like this (skysport by default). Then recharge your skin.

     

    Hope to have you help.

    tommov2
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    By Rosek 05 March 2021 - 21:18 PM UTC 

    Hello tommov2. 

     

    To change the logo of the TV, there are two ways to do this.

     - You can either create a logo with its assigned number (at home, being French, I put the number of the "TV logo 5" to the "Canal + Sport" logo and I add the number in the corresponding lines of code in the appropriate panels.

     

     - Otherwise, take the logo you want to display, name the "TV logo" and replace the ones that are already named like this (skysport by default). Then recharge your skin.

     

    Hope to have you help.

    Hi rosek

     

    thanks for this but I’d already sorted it.  
    just asking how R Charleston had got on. 
    thanks anyway.  👍🏻

     

    James010
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    By stuartw1985 01 December 2020 - 06:50 AM UTC 

    Great skin as always!!!

    Unfortunately this is happening for me...(See attachment)

    Any advice?

    Cheers. 



    I have the same problem with the club logo on the T-Shirt.

     

     

    flut
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    By FR12010Forever 06 March 2021 - 10:40 AM UTC 



    I have the same problem with the club logo on the T-Shirt.

     

     

    Use the alt file you can find in the folder “alt kit logo on player profile fixed”

    Rosek
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    By FR12010Forever 06 March 2021 - 10:40 AM UTC 



    I have the same problem with the club logo on the T-Shirt.

     

    Hello.

    When you have downloaded the skin, there is a folder called "Flutskin 9 alts". 

    In this there is a folder called "alt kit logo on player profile fixed". Open it and copy the "panel" folder into the one already present in the original skin.

    Then reload the theme, remembering to uncheck the cache memory.

     

    Good game.

     

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    Alfeiten
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    By flut 05 March 2021 - 20:03 PM UTC 

    Alfeiten: that bug is weird (namely the fact that the 99 – Troy Deeney should not be displayed). Did you download this version and totally removed the previous version? If so, try to clear the cache and reload the game.

     

    Done but it's still happening. Troy Deeney doesn't play for my team either  

    Rosek
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    By Alfeiten 06 March 2021 - 20:54 PM UTC 

    Done but it's still happening. Troy Deeney doesn't play for my team either  

     

    Hello. Is your problem only in 2D view ? Or it also happens in 3D view ?

    Try to make a soccer match in 3D and let us know if that also happens.

     

    Waiting for your answer, sincere greetings and good game.

    Joyboy
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    By flut 05 March 2021 - 20:03 PM UTC 

    Joyboy: you should have the pack for that stadiums image since in that panel the stadium pictres alternate between inside of stadium and outside view of the stadium (thus you should have te two stadium packs). If you download the stadiums background megapack and the citypics released by @DazS8  everything will works.

     

    Many thanks Flut. 🙂

    Rosek
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    @flut

    Hello boss.

    I hope you and your family are doing well.

    I noticed that on my calendar, modified with the colors of the club, the information that I am highlighting for you does not appear in the panel of the day. I suspect that it is necessary to change the colors but I look for and modify as I go along when I see "gray" written, but nothing changes ... 

     

    Could you help me ?

     

    DazS8
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    @flut 
    Is there a way to enlarge the area available for the tv logo….struggling to fit certain logos in, unless they are made small to fit the height allocated.

     

     

     

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