Dear all

This is FLUTSKIN Version 8.0 for FM23!!

First of all I would like to give a great thank you to all FM fans who choose to play with FLUTSKIN and always keep me motivated to still editing the skin and gave me new ideas!!!

A special thank you to all of 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 thank you to all the skin makers who indirectly contribute to my work, and a special thank you to PATRES10, from fmslovakia for the 2D default kits (especially tailor-made for FlutSkin), to MICHAEL MURRAY since I started editing the match inbetween highlights panel based on his amazing work, to QVORDRUP, for the metallic “Round country flags” and his great collaboration in the “country locator maps”, to NUNO KOPIO for the “Square shiny flags” I included as alt files (for using as an alternative to the “Round country flags”) to PMPOU for his great contribution with many tickets to customize the skin, to DAZS8 for his great work in the addons for Flutskin. I also thank you for the contributes made by NOLEAFWILEN and RICHBELL. 

In FlutSkin you can find so many changes comparing to the default skin that I can’t present all of them here. I suggest you to go through the panels in order to see with your eyes all the changes!!

Main Changes in Version 8.0

  • Tactics Overview Panel (now the subs bench includes the player pictures)
  • Inbox panel (the height of the head bar was increased and tweaked)
  • Match Inbetween highlights (now all the panels can be resized with the mouse, in height and width, for a better customization)
  • Data hub → next opposition tweaked
  • Player popup panel tweaked (pros and cons panel included in the drop down arrow)
  • New alts included (tickets alts - thank you PMPOU!; alt for black sidebar)
  • Some other tweaks here and there

 

Main Changes in Version 7.0

  • Club Overview Panel (now 5 tabs, new information and tweaks)
  • Player Overview Panel (new information and the panels arrangement tweaked)
  • Tactics Overview Panel (bigger pitch, subs bench on the left and information about previous matches with the opponent tweaked)
  • Home panel (more results included in the results panel)

 

Main Changes in Version 6.0

-Home panel 

  • New tab included with more information

-Player Overview Panel

  • Now you can use 6 (!) different tabs full of information

-Scoreboard

  • Team full names included in the match scoreboard of UEFA competitions

-Match Team News panel

  • Now you can choose among several tickets (I included tickets regarding UEFA competitions, BWIN Portuguese League, Bundesliga and a generic ticket, but, of course, you can customize your skin with the tickets you want)

-Calendar tweaked

-Reported bugs fixed

 

“Main Changes” in Version 5.0

  • “New” Club overview panel

        - now includes 3 different tabs including much more informations: club details, club history and key information (this tab full of club information). In the             first tab the “followers in social networks” was included in the top middle panel.

  • “New” stadium overview panel

        - now includes much more stadium information 

  • “New” Nation overview panel and general panel

        - Now include new information about each nation

  • Player overview panel tweaked

        - colours of attributes boxes and analysers tweaked

  • Non player (staff) panel tweaked

       - Current and Potential ability included

 

Please note that many of the screenshots above are not corresponding to the current version of the skin. As soon as possible I will try ti update the screenshots.

 

“Main Changes” in Version 4.0

  • Player overview panel

         - new set of tabs in the top middle box. Some of those tabs include new ring graphs of attribute analysis profile (physical, mental, technical, goalkeeping,  defensive and offensive) which were created based on the great work of GROOT in his Electric Panther Skin. Thank you my friend!!; The other tabs include persoal details, biography and player stats full of data.

  • Player attributes panel

        - New tabs included in the middle boxes of the panel; stats box tweaked (with more data)

  • Individual training panel

       - New 5 tabs included

  • New Bookmarks button included (now you can easily bookmark your favourite panels and have quickly acess to all of them)
  • Lots of tweaks in player/staff list displayed in inbox panel (with much more information)
  • Other tweaks here and there
  • A few new alts (now you have a total of 24 alts for customize your Flutskin. However, please note that some of them could not entirely correspond to the current version of the skin)
  • Finally, I would like to thank you Robin Heart who challenge me to do new things in the skin and gave me a new background picture for including in the background selector. Thank you, my friend!

         

“Main Changes” in Version 3.0

  • Match inbetween highlights panel tweaked (now includes new information – pass map and match momentum – and four tabs for easily choose the information we want to see during the match)
  • Ingame editor included in match day header panel
  • Club affiliates panel tweaked
  • Club overview panel tweaked (club details tweaked)
  • Some other tweaks here and there
  • Reported bugs fixed
  • New Alts added:
    • 1. grey titlebar and sidebar
    • 2. player attributes not displayed (since I didn’t test all the panels, if you find a panel including player attributes yet, please let me know)
    • 3. club details in club overview panel as it was in the last version of the skin

 

“Main Changes” in Version 2.0

Changes 

  • New Intro panel, now with 4 backgrounds rotating with each other
  • New ticket picture in the pre-match panel (thank you, NunoKopio, for the new image)
  • A few panels in news panel tweaked

 

Bugs fixed

  • Competition Team stats panel and competition player stats panel
  • Shorlist panel
  • Player coach report for contract negotiations
  • Player coach report for contract promises
  • Tactics set pieces panel
  • Team report scout report panel
  • Scouting centre assignment card for recruitment focus panel
  • Coach summary report boxes (player profile panel and player attributes panel)

 

“Main Changes” in Version 1.0

  • Intro panel (new background included)
  • Social news (size of the panels increased)
  • New alt for match titlebar/scoreboard, including clock, teams (only the team logos) and score
  • Reported bugs fixed
  • Note 1: I also decided to keep the panels of the Uefa Cups, Bundesliga and EFL as default. However, I included a new alt for those who prefer using the match titlebar of the FlutSkin, in all competitions.

 

The pack includes many alt files for customize the skin (please read the read me file included in the pack) and several tutorials: 1) how should be the configs for the stadiums packs; 2) how can you adjust the size and the place of the kit number in player overview panel; 3) how can you do the 2D kits adapted for Flutskin. BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALT FOLDERS AND ALSO AT THE READ ME AND TUTORIAL FILES!!

 

You can download the 2D packs prepared for Flutskin (titlebar and player overview panel) here in sourtitoutsi. FC style kits https://sortitoutsi.net/content/44727/2d-kits-1819-for-flutskin-titlebarplayer-overview-v10 SS Kits style https://sortitoutsi.net/content/57825/ss-kits-as-logo-left-for-flut-skin

 

If you prefer SS'kits as default kits, you can download this and replace the kits folder located here: Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\skins\fm2022flutskin_dark\graphics\pictures\kits
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.

 

The sortitoutsi Backgrounds Megapack includes player, competition and stadium backgrounds, as well as beautiful city images:  https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/style/17/sortitoutsi-backgrounds-megapack

 

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 donate by clicking here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=E9P4RXKNQBQBS
 

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.

 

[b]How to add Flut Skin in FM23[/b]
Download and extract the .zip file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).

Place the "fm2023flutskin_dark" folder here: 
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2023\skins

[*] Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.
[*] Start FM23 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
[*] You should see FM 2023 Flut Skin dark - 8.0 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.

Comments
aethelbeorn
12 years ago
17 hours ago
39
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Just incase , your Pictures - Logos folder , if you find your missing logos in game , just place that Logos folder in Graphics.

 

As i mention beforehand in FM22 all was fine , in FM23 had to move them out of the Pictures folder.

 

Other folder for backgrounds like fine to me , just like mine

dilligaf
15 years ago
1 week ago
61
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By aethelbeorn 31 October 2022 - 14:43 PM UTC 

Just incase , your Pictures - Logos folder , if you find your missing logos in game , just place that Logos folder in Graphics.

 

As i mention beforehand in FM22 all was fine , in FM23 had to move them out of the Pictures folder.

 

Other folder for backgrounds like fine to me , just like mine

 

Still have the same issue. Logos are fine I think what I'll do is remove everything from graphics folder & start again using your suggestion. Luckily I only use the beta to get everything set up for full release so I've got a week to figure this out 

dilligaf
15 years ago
1 week ago
61
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By aethelbeorn 31 October 2022 - 14:43 PM UTC 

Just incase , your Pictures - Logos folder , if you find your missing logos in game , just place that Logos folder in Graphics.

 

As i mention beforehand in FM22 all was fine , in FM23 had to move them out of the Pictures folder.

 

Other folder for backgrounds like fine to me , just like mine

 

Success!!I had the config.xml files inside the image folders. Copied them & placed them outside of the image folders & so far all seems to be working. Thanks.

flut
14 years ago
12 hours ago
3,855

Hi Dexter, matg, Bartdude and DazS: many many thanks for your kind words and your support through all these years! As you know, I still am motivated because you and other kind guys always keep reinforcing my work. Thank you my friends!

 

Hi Blizniak: Thanks. You just have to go to panels/match/comps/eur and in each one of the folders inside that remove the files match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml. After removing those files reload the game.

 

Hi Rich: you should remove player condition hint panel.xml and player condition hint panel1.xml and reload the game

 

Hi aethelbeorn: thanks for answered to dilligaf

Rich B
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
241
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@flut thanks mate that’s worked a treat. 
With that attributes with coloured backgrounds. I was wondering is it possible to clear the number but keep the coloured box? This would work amazingly for non attributes if it could work?

NVHeat
11 years ago
3 months ago
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i forgot to put the shirts in.
Doddo04
12 years ago
6 hours ago
1,382
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Thanks Flut my Skinmaster great that you comeback!!!

Bielsa is a Legend
10 years ago
3 hours ago
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@flut  thanks as ever for the super skin

 

1 minor issue-my inbox doesnt show background, yet all other screens do

DazS8
14 years ago
43 minutes ago
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By R Charlston 01 November 2022 - 16:42 PM UTC 

@flut  thanks as ever for the super skin

 

1 minor issue-my inbox doesnt show background, yet all other screens do

 

In the skins backgrounds folder you fill find a image named inbox, you can either edit it as I have or remove it to get your other backgrounds to show.

 



@flut could you perhaps do an alt for the use of original scoreboards instead of the skins version, I edit it for myself anyway for my own use, dont know if others would like this addition though.

Bielsa is a Legend
10 years ago
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By DazS8 01 November 2022 - 17:04 PM UTC 

In the skins backgrounds folder you fill find a image named inbox, you can either edit it as I have or remove it to get your other backgrounds to show.

 



@flut could you perhaps do an alt for the use of original scoreboards instead of the skins version, I edit it for myself anyway for my own use, dont know if others would like this addition though.

 

Thanks mate, sorted

NVHeat
11 years ago
3 months ago
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Funny I can't @ in this forum

Blizniak
5 years ago
1 week ago
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By flut 31 October 2022 - 21:33 PM UTC 

Hi Dexter, matg, Bartdude and DazS: many many thanks for your kind words and your support through all these years! As you know, I still am motivated because you and other kind guys always keep reinforcing my work. Thank you my friends!

 

Hi Blizniak: Thanks. You just have to go to panels/match/comps/eur and in each one of the folders inside that remove the files match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml. After removing those files reload the game.

 

Hi Rich: you should remove player condition hint panel.xml and player condition hint panel1.xml and reload the game

 

Hi aethelbeorn: thanks for answered to dilligaf

 

@flut maybe I have done something wrong, but when I removed mentioned files, I do not have any scoreboards. I would like to have default scoreboard for licensed tournament, like champions league etc., and your scoreboard in other, non licensed leagues/tournaments.

kfnielsen
17 years ago
6 hours ago
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By DazS8 01 November 2022 - 17:04 PM UTC 

In the skins backgrounds folder you fill find a image named inbox, you can either edit it as I have or remove it to get your other backgrounds to show.

 



@flut could you perhaps do an alt for the use of original scoreboards instead of the skins version, I edit it for myself anyway for my own use, dont know if others would like this addition though.

 

Yes please

StuartNG
9 years ago
6 hours ago
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Problem fixed ……

SC00P
3 years ago
1 week ago
36

Guys, I am playing with Barca and noticed that after a goal from Lewandowski in a UCL match the little goalscorer window/display with the champions league design was cramped. It looked kinda folded like a piece of paper with the Barcelona emblem lying over the picture of Lewandowski.

 

It happened too fast for me to screenshot, so if your team scores a goal in UCL, watch out for that and try to make a screenshot so that we can show FLUT!

andyinasia
13 years ago
6 days ago
19

Love your skins Flut, wouldn't go anywhere else. One question - do you plan to add a mod that would hide attributes or replace them with bars?

Rich B
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
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By Blizniak 01 November 2022 - 19:12 PM UTC 

@flut maybe I have done something wrong, but when I removed mentioned files, I do not have any scoreboards. I would like to have default scoreboard for licensed tournament, like champions league etc., and your scoreboard in other, non licensed leagues/tournaments.

 

@flut hey mate did you have any luck with this request? It would be very handy for any of the licenced competitions.  I'm playing as Dortmund and i'd love to see what that scoreboard looks like.  Also i spotted a request about the non attributes version, Is it possible to rreplace the numbers with just coloured bars? Look forward to hearing from you soon.  

Rich B
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
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By andyinasia 04 November 2022 - 12:07 PM UTC 

Love your skins Flut, wouldn't go anywhere else. One question - do you plan to add a mod that would hide attributes or replace them with bars?

 

Hi there, soon as i have sorted it, me or @flut will release it.  I am just asking @flut if its possible to replace the numbers with coloured squares/bars, instead of just deleting the numbers.  Having coloured bars or squares would make setting up set piece takers and looking at staff and players.  You could then alter the attribute ranges to your own choice and then the coloured bars/squares would change.  

Regards, Rich.

andyinasia
13 years ago
6 days ago
19

Yeah, that would be ideal. I don't want no clue as to attributes at all, just something close to how a real manager might assess them.

Florian94
5 years ago
2 weeks ago
51

Hello, I've got a problem the kits of some teams in the profile of some players are missing. I've downloaded everthing correctly and i also included 2d kits for flut skin. Does anyone have some idea what i have to do?

 

Thank you.

 

Have a nice weekend.

Copywriter
14 years ago
1 hour ago
2,193
By Florian94 05 November 2022 - 13:39 PM UTC 

Hello, I've got a problem the kits of some teams in the profile of some players are missing. I've downloaded everthing correctly and i also included 2d kits for flut skin. Does anyone have some idea what i have to do?

 

Thank you.

 

Have a nice weekend.

The 2d kits is not completed. Some competitions are missing.

 

i write english but it is not my native language. Sorry for the grammar mistakes

MR GAEL JORET
1 year ago
1 week ago
2

Salut,

Merci de ton superbe travail. J'ai un souci avec les images de stade et de ville. Je ne le retrouve pas dans le screen alors que j'ai téléchargé le Mégapack de Sortitoutsi. Je laisse un screen.

flut
14 years ago
12 hours ago
3,855

Doddo04: Thanks, my friend!

 

R Charlston: if you want to remove all the “special” backgrounds you can do it. Go to the folder graphics/backgrounds (in the skin folder) and remove the files board1, fixtures, inbox, medical, press, training and tunnel.

 

DaZS8 and kfnielsen: I didn’t do any alt because for that we don’t have to include any file, but just remove all the files in the skin with the names match title bar.xml and match score area panel.xml

 

 StuartNG: great you fixed the problem

 

 SC00P: that is weird. If you are playing with the default files (i.e., you removed the xmls named match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml of the folders inside match/comps folder) I believe the problem is not related to the skin….

 

Blizniak and Rich: For use the default scoreboards of the game

1. Find all xmls named match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml and remove them (there are various, namely one in match folder and one for each one of the folders inside match/comps folder).
2. Reload the game (don’t forget this step)

 

Rich B: Could you please ae show a screenshot describing your idea? Sorry but I didn’t understand well.

 

Florian94: If the problems are related to some teams only, is not related to the skin and it seems you have the packs in the right place (since in other teams everything is okay). Thus, I really can’t help you. Maybe is due to the fact that there are some kits not done yet (as copywriter said).

 

MR GAEL JORET: if you already have the packs of stadiums and citypics there is something you did in a wrong way…..

 

Bielsa is a Legend
10 years ago
3 hours ago
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By flut 06 November 2022 - 14:47 PM UTC 

Doddo04: Thanks, my friend!

 

R Charlston: if you want to remove all the “special” backgrounds you can do it. Go to the folder graphics/backgrounds (in the skin folder) and remove the files board1, fixtures, inbox, medical, press, training and tunnel.

 

DaZS8 and kfnielsen: I didn’t do any alt because for that we don’t have to include any file, but just remove all the files in the skin with the names match title bar.xml and match score area panel.xml

 

 StuartNG: great you fixed the problem

 

 SC00P: that is weird. If you are playing with the default files (i.e., you removed the xmls named match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml of the folders inside match/comps folder) I believe the problem is not related to the skin….

 

Blizniak and Rich: For use the default scoreboards of the game

1. Find all xmls named match score area panel.xml and match title bar.xml and remove them (there are various, namely one in match folder and one for each one of the folders inside match/comps folder).
2. Reload the game (don’t forget this step)

 

Rich B: Could you please ae show a screenshot describing your idea? Sorry but I didn’t understand well.

 

Florian94: If the problems are related to some teams only, is not related to the skin and it seems you have the packs in the right place (since in other teams everything is okay). Thus, I really can’t help you. Maybe is due to the fact that there are some kits not done yet (as copywriter said).

 

MR GAEL JORET: if you already have the packs of stadiums and citypics there is something you did in a wrong way…..

 

Thanks @Flut, kept all apart from fixtures one, they are good for game. have a great rest of weekend old friend

Dachpakorn
9 years ago
7 hours ago
9

How do we change from gray to main color? Edit which config?

MR GAEL JORET
1 year ago
1 week ago
2

Salut,

Merci pour ta réponse. Toutefois, je pense que le souci vient de la compatibilité avec le Mégapack Background de Sortitousi car j'ai téléchargé des versions plus anciennes de photos de ville et de stade et voici l erésultat : 

iFlo5
5 years ago
3 weeks ago
6
Premium

Hey there,

 

first of all, thank you again for all your work on this skin, I've been using your skins since years, and it makes the game so much more fun to play.

 

Now I've got one issue and one question:

 

The issue is at some point in my save the game started crashing when forwarding normally. It always crashed at the exact same spot and when I loaded into the save with the base skin the game didn't crash at that point. Then I advanced a couple of days and saved the game and loaded back into the save with your skin selected again. I could advance a couple of days but then it crashed again at one certain point all the time, which again I could prevent by using the base skin.

I assume this is down to some mail in the inbox but I'm not sure. If you have any idea, I'd love to help you, for example I could do further testing if you have an idea on where to look or I could send you my save file privately so you can test yourself.

 

Then my question unrelating to the issue above is if there's a way to set a different standard news header? Is there a file I can edit myself to set it to let's say the BBC header for example instead, so I don't have to change it all the time when I first load into my save?

 

Kind regards,

Flo

 

redsinthroneroom
12 years ago
2 months ago
10

Has been my favorite skin since it first came out and it is still awesome in FM23.

However I do not have any way to change the camera or the settings of the camera and match (comprehensive, extended and director, TV etc) once the match has started, the settings button is no longer there and as such I cannot use this awesome skin anymore as I actually manage every match of the season.

Bielsa is a Legend
10 years ago
3 hours ago
1,764
Premium
By redsinthroneroom 07 November 2022 - 18:07 PM UTC 

Has been my favorite skin since it first came out and it is still awesome in FM23.

However I do not have any way to change the camera or the settings of the camera and match (comprehensive, extended and director, TV etc) once the match has started, the settings button is no longer there and as such I cannot use this awesome skin anymore as I actually manage every match of the season.

 

Odd, it’s there on mine

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