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Thanks for the detailed feedback — I appreciate the time you’ve taken with it.

I agree that without direct changes to the match engine there are clear limits to what can be achieved, and editor-level changes are always incremental rather than fundamental. The changes do work, but they’re not intended to make the game feel radically different or immediately obvious in individual matches.

The impact is more cumulative over time — patterns across seasons, results distribution, and the frequency of certain scenarios — which is why this is closer to refinement than reinvention. If someone is expecting something that feels like a rewritten engine, that isn’t the aim.

More aggressive changes would certainly create a more noticeable shift, but they also come with trade-offs. I could explore a separate database focused on a tougher, more competitive experience, but that would increase the risk of balance issues and unrealistic scorelines. For this project, the priority is stability, plausibility, and consistency.

Also if you haven't done so, you must start new save with the file selected. The changes only work if you start a new save but I'm sure you already know this.

Have you tried my v1.1 yet ?

I value this kind of feedback, even when it’s skeptical. It helps keep expectations realistic and the discussion grounded.

Thank you for your reply.

My feedback and criticism is only intended to help you. If I am harsh it is because I am just like this. I believe that complacency is the enemy of success. I believe that this new era of FM needs a thriving modding community and you are part of that.

I will download your updated version. But I have one question: should we wait for an updated version after the official update from SI?

Thank you

I played three seasons with both the Ultimate Difficulty Pack and this mod enabled at the same time.
I wanted to report on this.

This is a club I predict will finish 7th in the German Bundesliga.

Their tactics were 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 Gegenpressing.

In their first year, they finished 6th.
In their second year, they finished 8th.
In their third year, they were fired in 17th place.

I played with two mods that increased the game's difficulty installed, so I honestly don't know how they affected their performance.

However, I think the game's difficulty has definitely increased.

This is a great mod. Thank you very much.

*I played the first version, not the latest version, V1.1.

I'll try downloading v1.1 now. Thank you.

Appreciate the feedback Simizu 👍

Yeah I get you, we all want to have the best experience possible with the game. I have doubled checked both database files today, saved them and reuploaded them incase anything did happen during an update 👍

I tested for one year season, I still can win easily most of matches and win all tournaments, also I dont know if is a bug from the original game itself but is very normal I make Goal Score at firsts 2-3 minutes when match begin most of the time, thanks for your trying but still too easy, I would like to know if there is a way to make it much harder to give us a real big challenge.

Thanks for your feedback Thiago. I can make it much more difficult but the issue is we start going into unrealistic territory, we start seeing unrealistic scorelines like 6-5 etc. For most users, v1.1 should already provide a solid challenge without pushing gameplay into unrealistic scorelines.

From what I’ve seen, when the difficulty doesn’t feel right it’s usually due to installation issues. The most common causes are:

Not starting a new save after installing.

The mod file not being properly selected.

Other mods or database files conflicting with it.

I can experiment with a much more difficult version, but going too far tends to create unrealistic results (high-scoring matches, FIFA-style gameplay), which I’m trying to avoid.

If you say it's easy, I strongly recommend using this mod together with the Ultimate Difficulty Pack.

Feel free to just try it out. It doesn't cost anything.

I really like the difficulty level.

I became the manager of a team predicted to finish 18th in the German Bundesliga, and was fired when they finished 18th.

 gegenpressing was completely ineffective against strong clubs.

where can I find it? so I can use Aydan file with this difficult level one.

You can download the mod on FM Scout.
Just look for it. It's there.

Be careful when using more then one database mod also. There's no hard rule against it but they may conflict with each other or cancel some things out. If I'm using Dave's mod I usually use that on its own. Likewise if I am using my mod I usually use it on its own because that way I know there is no conflict happening between the 2.

Aydan my friend, I really love your Realistic AI, will have a new version for the new version? 16.2

Thanks for the feedback Thiago, yes it will be updated.

When will the new version compatible with the latest update be released?

I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.

I'm currently waiting for it. I've stopped playing the game.

The realism mod stopped working after the latest update. It crashes when I install it.

When will you post the new AI? waiting for it anxiously.

Is there a way to download this mod or there is another website like sortitoutsi to download it ? Because based on the comments I've read from various players, this was the mod that really change something in the game that makes it more challenger.