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
mush7
9 years ago
14 hours ago
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hi flut in the tactics screen for set pieces there's no option or drop down to change formation sorry if this as already been mentioned i couldn't find it anywhere 

flut
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By mush7 28 November 2022 - 16:05 PM UTC 

hi flut in the tactics screen for set pieces there's no option or drop down to change formation sorry if this as already been mentioned i couldn't find it anywhere 

 

Hi. Thanks for reporting. Now is fixed and it will be inclded in the next version of the skin.

cheers

Hovis Dexter
9 years ago
18 hours ago
40
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HI Flut

 

I think that I may have discovered a bug in that in my game the “Make Board Request” button is greyed out. When I switch back to the standard skin the button is available.

flut
14 years ago
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By Hovis Dexter 01 December 2022 - 13:37 PM UTC 

HI Flut

 

I think that I may have discovered a bug in that in my game the “Make Board Request” button is greyed out. When I switch back to the standard skin the button is available.

 

Hi Hovis Dexter

 

Could you please show me a screenshot?

Thanks

 

 

flut
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By Nigel Petrie 28 November 2022 - 01:45 AM UTC 

Thanks for your valuable knowledge and time flut.

 

I have had my first success in editing an xml file!

 

So I have managed to change the kit name, but the number seems the same? Is there a seperate xml for the number?

 

Also for the autograph, I followed your instructions to the letter. I created a new .fontxml file which I called playername

 

It seems to have no effect on changing the font though? Do I have to call it something different? How does the game know what font is for the payers name in the profile area?

 

Thanks again in advance mate.

 

 

The number is not a font but a picture. You can find the numbers folders in graphics/pictures/kits/2d/numbers

 

For the autograph,  you should go to player overview panel.xml and change all pieces of code with font="fonts/namex", to font="fonts/playername"

 

Hovis Dexter
9 years ago
18 hours ago
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By flut 01 December 2022 - 13:43 PM UTC 

Hi Hovis Dexter

 

Could you please show me a screenshot?

Thanks

 

Here it is

 

flut
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By Hovis Dexter 01 December 2022 - 15:29 PM UTC 

Here it is

 

 

Thanks 🙂

But what is the version you are using? Currently that panel is different. Look at my screenshot (in that version you are using, yes, that panel had that bug).

leaflucas
2 years ago
1 month ago
3

The facepack I used is the cutout one. After the FM 23.2 patch was released earlier today, a lot of players faces disapeared no matter using Flut skin or default skin. I wonder if it was the issue on my end or not. Thanks! 

6scholl6
12 years ago
26 minutes ago
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@leaflucas Could you please show a screenshot?

leaflucas
2 years ago
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By 6scholl6 02 December 2022 - 04:51 AM UTC 

@leaflucas Could you please show a screenshot?

 

yes sure please see attached. Actually, the player faces became like this after a game crash, then I found the new patch just released. I don't know if its related to the update, but it seems the cutout faces I downloaded cannot be mapped into the game. +

mush7
9 years ago
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By leaflucas 02 December 2022 - 07:15 AM UTC 

yes sure please see attached. Actually, the player faces became like this after a game crash, then I found the new patch just released. I don't know if its related to the update, but it seems the cutout faces I downloaded cannot be mapped into the game. +

I don't think its a skin issue i use cut outs off here as you can see from the screen shot mine are working id maybe suggest a fresh install of the faces or check the config xml 

 

evoking
14 years ago
4 hours ago
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By leaflucas 01 December 2022 - 19:29 PM UTC 

The facepack I used is the cutout one. After the FM 23.2 patch was released earlier today, a lot of players faces disapeared no matter using Flut skin or default skin. I wonder if it was the issue on my end or not. Thanks! 

 

Have you tried clear cache and reload the skin ?

 

Hovis Dexter
9 years ago
18 hours ago
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By flut 01 December 2022 - 15:37 PM UTC 

Thanks 🙂

But what is the version you are using? Currently that panel is different. Look at my screenshot (in that version you are using, yes, that panel had that bug).

 

Hi Flut

 

I'm using version 1.0 but I've worked out what the problem is. I've been using the alternatives for special backgrounds and if I don't use these then I see the panel as you show it. I reloaded the alternative special backgrounds but did not copy the club>>board room panel.xml file across and everything is now fine.

leaflucas
2 years ago
1 month ago
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yes I tried to clear the cache and reload the skin, but the issue remains. Thank you for your help. What I need is just to confirm its not a skin issue. I'll re-install the face pack to see if that would solve the problem.

Markyb257
4 years ago
1 month ago
4
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Hi,

 

I'm not sure why but on the scouting shortlist, under positions there's no positions to click on where the football pitch is?? There was before so I'm unsure what's happened. I'm using the Flutskin 1. I've tried to reload and delete the cache etc but there still not appearing.

 

Many thanks.

RF79
8 years ago
10 months ago
25

Goodnight @flut.

I wanted to ask for your permission if i could use the news tab feature from your skin and merge/implement it on my custom skin, that is for personal use only.
Awaiting for a reply, thank you from the bottom of my heart in advance, and a big hug from Portugal.

Best regards Rui.

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
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By Markyb257 03 December 2022 - 22:39 PM UTC 

Hi,

 

I'm not sure why but on the scouting shortlist, under positions there's no positions to click on where the football pitch is?? There was before so I'm unsure what's happened. I'm using the Flutskin 1. I've tried to reload and delete the cache etc but there still not appearing.

 

Many thanks.

 

Hi

Thanks for reporting. Now the problem is fixed!!

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
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By RF79 03 December 2022 - 22:52 PM UTC 

Goodnight @flut.

I wanted to ask for your permission if i could use the news tab feature from your skin and merge/implement it on my custom skin, that is for personal use only.
Awaiting for a reply, thank you from the bottom of my heart in advance, and a big hug from Portugal.

Best regards Rui.

 

Hi Rui

 

Thanks, from portuguese to portuguese 🙂

Yes, you can use them. Thanks for asking 🙂

cheers

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
3,851

Hi all

 

The skin is updated to version 2.0.

It includes just a few small tweaks and (I believe) all the bugs reported fixed.

 

cheers

StuartNG
9 years ago
11 hours ago
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Hi pal,

 

Just downloaded it and copied across the “alt sidebar match club colour - FM23” but it didn't alter the side bar (to the left). I tried it by looking at Arsenal and Valletta and the black side panel on the left remains ….. bit puzzled ….. Any help appreciated.

 

Cheers

lele975
14 years ago
12 hours ago
4
Premium

Hi Flut! First of all, thank you for your wonderful work. I have a problem in the match screen. If I enter the second coach's tips panel it appears empty without any writing, is there any way I can solve this? Thanks!

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
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By StuartNG 04 December 2022 - 19:09 PM UTC 

Hi pal,

 

Just downloaded it and copied across the “alt sidebar match club colour - FM23” but it didn't alter the side bar (to the left). I tried it by looking at Arsenal and Valletta and the black side panel on the left remains ….. bit puzzled ….. Any help appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Hi

 

That is weird, since I didn't change anything regarding the sidebar…..and in my game is oaky (look at the screenshot)

StuartNG
9 years ago
11 hours ago
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By flut 04 December 2022 - 19:24 PM UTC 

Hi

 

That is weird, since I didn't change anything regarding the sidebar…..and in my game is oaky (look at the screenshot)

I got rid of the alt v.1 folder from the skin directory and used the one from v.2.

 

Never had this issue before with your previous versions. Strange one 

 

StuartNG
9 years ago
11 hours ago
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By StuartNG 04 December 2022 - 19:48 PM UTC 

I got rid of the alt v.1 folder from the skin directory and used the one from v.2.

 

Never had this issue before with your previous versions. Strange one 

 

I've re-added the v.1 file and copied the relevant matching colour scheme files across and got it working. Problem solved. 

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Hi Flut 

is there away to have the intro back in the main menu as i not fused on the player ones you have in i have tried to put it in and take the 4 pics out but it doesn't show up 

cheers mate 

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
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By lele975 04 December 2022 - 19:17 PM UTC 

Hi Flut! First of all, thank you for your wonderful work. I have a problem in the match screen. If I enter the second coach's tips panel it appears empty without any writing, is there any way I can solve this? Thanks!

HI and thanks for reporting. The problem will be solved with these files (place them in the match folder of the skin)

 

flut
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By Jeff 50 04 December 2022 - 20:39 PM UTC 

Hi Flut 

is there away to have the intro back in the main menu as i not fused on the player ones you have in i have tried to put it in and take the 4 pics out but it doesn't show up 

cheers mate 

 

Hi jeff

If you want to use the default, use this. Place it in the game folder of the skin.

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By flut 04 December 2022 - 20:52 PM UTC 

Hi jeff

If you want to use the default, use this. Place it in the game folder of the skin.

 

cheers mate

flut
14 years ago
16 hours ago
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By StuartNG 04 December 2022 - 20:06 PM UTC 

I've re-added the v.1 file and copied the relevant matching colour scheme files across and got it working. Problem solved. 

 

Great 🙂

6scholl6
12 years ago
26 minutes ago
725
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Thanks flut for the fantastic work again.

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