Hi Fidney.

I can't get my shirts to show.

In FM21 i have not added any downloadable kits or anything else, all i tried was the kit editor to change the colours and add the strips.

In my pictures directory C:\Users\mynane\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\pictures i only have 1 folder called ads, and I don't have any other files in there.

I made a folder called tigerskit and added your 3 png files and the xml file and that didn't do anything when i rebooted my game.

I need your input on how i can fix this.

You can email me at [email protected]

Sorry for not seeing your Leeds United shirt, i meant no disrespect to you or your team.

Thank you.

Regards

Paul.

Sorry, it's my fault, forgot to change the ID in the config.xml file from the one I checked it with to the one you have for your team!

Open the config.xml file in notepad and you will see 3 lines near the bottom:

 <record from="Richmond_1" to="graphics/pictures/team/671/kits/home"/>
 <record from="Richmond_2" to="graphics/pictures/team/671/kits/away"/>
 <record from="Richmond_3" to="graphics/pictures/team/671/kits/third"/>

Simply change 671 to 4001706 then save the file.

Also please make sure the shirts are named Richmond_1.png, Richmond_2.png and Richmond_3.png.

That's what I named them when I uploaded, but I've noticed that when I download them from here, the names are different.

Thanks for your time.

Here are the two screenshots : installation folder & in-game screenshot

@junifan 

OK, this is weird - I now have the same problem. Back in December they definitely worked fine ( I posted a screen capture HERE in this thread), but today, I don't get any logos showing on any of the default kits.

Been doing some digging into it and it looks like it is an issue/bug with the game and his issue is mentioned in the Metallic Logos thread HERE. Like you, I use the Metallic Logos and i have done a bit of testing:

Use SS style default kits and use Metallic Logos = No shirt badges

Use SS style default kits and no logo pack = I see shirt badges

Remove SS style default kits but still use Metallic logos = No shirt badges

Remove SS style default kits and no logo pack = I see shirt badges

Guess something in one of the updates of patches between December and now has stopped them showing if you use a logo pack.

I'm not sure what has happend on my save.
I changed a shirt - ensuring the file name was the same - I have done this thousands of times, yet for some reason it gave me a white outline.
 

Downloaded and put this file in place and its gone a bit odd. Now its ONLY the Cheltenham shirts that are like this, every other team is fine.

I have also deleted and redownloaded the kits files and nothing.

Please see the attachment for more info.

Somone please help, @Fidney  @mons what have i done?? 

Hi Fidney.

I have done everything you told me and still the pictures don't work look at the images.

Hi mate - not sure I can see the issue. I might be misunderstanding, but those shirts seem fine to me and I cannot see any white outline.

Have you got any other pictures you can post that might show the issue more clearly?

Paul - I'm stumped.

You config looks fine, and from the screenshot it's in the right folder and that folder is in the right place for it to work.

Can I just check that This PC > Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2021 your user data folder (if so, your save games will be in This PC > Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2021 >  Games)?

Are you using any kit packs and if so where are they installed? If you have a League One pack then it should contain Burton Albion kits which may cause a conflict.

Hi @Fidney 

The issue is that they should be showing the kits attached.
All other clubs have the “custom” kits showing, apart from Cheltenham. I have checked file names etc however all is how it should be - or so I believe.
Attached is what should be shown.

Cheers, 

Pie

Ah right, I'm with you now. I have seen similar issues historically, and these have not been connected to using the SS style default kits.

First thing I'd do is check that you have not inadvertently got another folder containing a config.xml that has lines in it for Cheltenham (for example in a folder where you may have had the kits previously, even if there are no actual kits in that folder).

If you are confident that is not the problem, then a fix that has worked historically for kits that refuse to show has been as follows:

Go into the folder containing those kits and open the config.xml file.

In there find the lines:

<record from="cheltenham_1" to="graphics/pictures/team/631/kits/home"/>
<record from="cheltenham_2" to="graphics/pictures/team/631/kits/away"/>

DUPLICATE them, and then edit the duplicate lines by adding the year** at the end, like so:

<record from="cheltenham_1" to="graphics/pictures/team/631/kits/home/2021"/>
<record from="cheltenham_2" to="graphics/pictures/team/631/kits/away/2021"/>

** The year you need to put is the year in-game that the kits are not showing for. 

NOTE: You may end up having to repeat this a number of times if the issue occurs over a number of in-game years. 

Hope these suggestions help.

SORTED.

Not sure how but there was a strange config file in the FM2020 file.
Thanks for yout help.

Do you have all your graphics in the pictures sub folder, So graphics\pictures\kits,logos,faces etc? 

Yes I do. I have my User Data folder in a custom location (D:\Football Manager User Data) but everything inside that is structured as per the default location (C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021) so path for me is:

D:\Football Manager User Data\graphics\pictures\ etc.

must've done something wrong, my editor wouldn't load. do i need to follow any special path.

on a separate note, i know it's more complicated but could i use the resource extractor and replace the default kits with your ones then repackage the file.

If your editor won't load then I'd recommend undoing the changes you've made. To be honest, it really is not worth the effort just to see the SS style kits in the editor. Seemed cool at the time, but now it's pretty much “meh”. The editor is not the game itself, and (unless you are addicted to tinkering) you will only use it once in a blue moon so it really isn't worth the effort.

I had to reformat my laptop a few months ago and haven't bothered making these changes on my current installation. Still use the SS style default kits in-game though (along with the SS kits packs, metallic logos, facepacks etc.) just don't bother with making them show in the editor.

On your separate note, I think that would work OK - I can't see why it wouldn't but I haven't tried anything like that myself. Just make sure you take a backup of the .fmf file before you start messing with it because if you don't and things go tits up you might well end up having to reinstall your game. I'm a great one for not following my own advice there - to my cost!

cheers mate, I managed to get it working. i moved the kits and logos in graphics\pictures\…..  i'll make sure for FM22 all my files follow that path first. i'ts useful for me as i like to do alot of tinkering and it's useful to see the kits and logos in the editor.

I've got your default kits working so won't bother messing with the fmf. so won't bother trying for now. i'll wait for FM22 to start messing with things

Hello mate.

The logo don´t show up on the kit.

Unfortunately badges will no longer show on the default kits if you have a logo/badge for that team. Something happened in one of the FM21 patches which stopped them showing, and whatever it was it seems to have been carried into FM22.

The badge will only show on the default kits if the you also have the default (fake) badge for that team.

What a shame. Many thanks for your work

An improved pack has been released for FM2022, get it here: https://sortitoutsi.net/content/59015/fidneys-ss-style-default-kits-for-fm22

Just confirming this works on the FM22 Editor if anyone wanted to know