Hey everyone,
Like many of you, I love FM and i didn't like fm26 tbh so i returned to fm24, but I’ve been getting really frustrated with the arcadey feel of the default Match Engine. I got tired of seeing laser-guided ping-pong passes and shots, defenders doing random suicidal slide tackles, and goalkeepers acting either like Prime Buffon or completely forgetting how to dive.
So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I've spent the last few weeks digging deep into the ME files, running endless tests (simulating full seasons in Full Detail across different leagues like the Portuguese Primeira Liga and German 3. Liga), and comparing the in-game stats directly with real-life Opta data.
The goal wasn't just to make the game "harder"; I wanted to make it play like actual, real-life football.
What’s changed:
Ball Physics & Passing: The ball actually has "weight" to it now. Short passes aren't hit like powerful shots anymore, and long cross-field balls have a realistic, natural trajectory. Build-up play finally looks like real football.
Defending Behavior: Defenders are much smarter. They stay on their feet, jockey properly, and only commit to tackles when it makes sense. Say goodbye to those ridiculous, game-breaking red cards from mindless sliding tackles.
Goalkeepers: I've tweaked their reaction times and agility so they behave normally. They make the saves they should, but they won't pull off superhuman, teleporting dives every single time.
Direct Free Kicks: I found the sweet spot for this. Set-piece specialists can actually score now, but at a lower realistic rate. Top teams and specialists will get around 0-5 free-kick goals a season (exactly like real life), instead of 15.
The Results: I didn't just eyeball this. After running multiple full-season simulations, the match stats are virtually a 1:1 match with real-life league averages. Pass completion (around 82-84%), shots on target, foul counts, and set-piece goals are exactly where they should be for modern football.
If you enjoy winning 6-5 every weekend with 40 shots a game, this ME is definitely not for you. But if you want to feel like a real manager where your tactical tweaks matter, player attributes actually show on the pitch, and the game flows realistically, give this a try.
I want to give a massive shoutout to the guys in the modding community who have been digging into the ME files and sharing their findings and raw data freely. I didn't discover all these variables myself. I basically took their incredible groundwork and decided to go one step further using Gemini 3.1 Pro & ChatGPT 5.4.
I hope you enjoy it and i would love some feedback so we can improve it together. Btw i use it along with Daveincid realism pack.
Installation: Delete the simatch.fmf file in the instsallation folder (better make a backup of it) and replace it with the simatch folder i have in the download zip.
New save is not required.
I runned my final Simulation test and my new results were stunning. i am gonna give them to you so you can check what TrueSim has achieved.
Where i have put the R7, it means the reale top 7 europe leagues average number.
**** Direct freekick goals R7: 0,75 goals/team/season VS TrueSim_1.1: 0,77goals/team/season
**** Cross Success Rate R7: 16%-23% with an average 19% VS TrueSim_1.1: 18,8%
**** Goal ratio from Headers Ration R7: 16% VS TrueSim_1.1: 15,9%
**** Successfull Pass Percentage R7: 78%-90% with average 84,5% VS TrueSim_1.1: 85%
**** Shots per game R7 11-16,5 with an 13,5 average VS TrueSim_1.1: 10,5-17,2 with an 13,8 average
**** Shot conversion rate R7: 9%-15,6% VS TrueSim_1.1: 8,8%-15,4%
**** Fouls per game per team 11-13 R7 Vs TrueSim_1.1: 12,3 average
**** Yellow Cards per team per game average R7: 2,1-2,4 VS TrueSim_1.1: 1,8-2,6
**** Goals from corners R7: 5,5-7,5: VS TrueSim_1.1: 5,9 average (I could boost this a bit but because i know how corners could be exploited, i left it there)
**** Indirect Freek kicks goals R7: 3,5-4,5 per team per season VS TrueSim_1.1: 4,2 average
The version 1.1 will soon be uploaded and will not be modded any more till i get community's feedback.
Mac version will also be included for TrueSim_1.1.
Update 1.4:
Sacrificed a bit of delivered stats in order to Improved the match flow and motion feeling.
Now the game motion feels more natural and smooth, more attacking & beautifull football is being played.
To keep scoring realism up as much as i could, because FM24 overperforms in scoring, i had to pump the GKs just a bit.
Update 1.5
Fixed some visual bug headings occured after a cross has happened.
Fixed some really powerfull driven crosses that were impossible to defend.
Lower the effectiveness of gegenpress a bit, now being punished more if used when you shouldn't.
The version 1.5 will be the last till late May since i think only a lot of feedback can make me change things.
A txt with installation instructions is also placed inside the zip file.
For the optimal visual experience, it is recommended to play at +1 speed.
Credits
Sortitoutsi, All the guys that digged into game physics and gave to us their effort freely.
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Deniga Babatope
Please does this work for fm26 please ?
ChrisKio
Sadly no my friend.
Peru Flu
There is no exact simatch.fmf file when I download. There is a bunch of folders like tactics and events. What are the exact instructions? Where do these files go?
Bielsa is a legend
the folder is “SImatch”, inside are 4 further folders and 5 jsb files
just swap the simatch folder in steam with the new one, keeping the old one on your desktop safe
ChrisKio
the folder is called simatch not the files. after you extract it. There is a folder called simatch and inside are the files you saying. You will replace the file simatch.fmf with my folder simatch. Changing the file with the folder. Pay attention there is one for macos and one for windows. use the right one.
Peru Flu
I play FM on epic games. Will it work anyway?
ChrisKio
Yes of course
slippy099
Wanted to provide some feedback.
I like some of what this match engine does such as less perfect passing and lower number of shots, so a more accurate goals per game. However there are some really glaring issues.
Wingers no longer operate as you would expect. Even on attack wingers will never cross from the byline and instead prefer to pass back or cut inside, even on their weaker foot. Crossing instructions are ignored and most crosses are high into the box even if you instruct for low crosses. This is a problem as headers are much weaker in this match engine.
Defenders are horrendous at dealing with counter attacks. They sort of run after the man for a bit and then drop off suddenly. They are much better at defending against possession based attacks - but all this means is that the team with low possession playing on the counter gets chance after chance.
kasumoto
dal tuo feedback. manco ti risponde, ritorno alla mod quella precedente presa su https://www.fmscout.com che e piu realistica di questa e vero quello che dici quando cominciamo a far gool non la finiscono più con questa mod io juventus contro napoli ho perso 4 a 1 4 gol uno dietro al altro rimesso vecchia mod vinto con fatica molta fatica sempre con il napoli 1 a 0 il creatore della mod che dovrebbe rispondere a qualsiasi domanda succerimento non lo fa nemmeno mah…
Avect
di folder mana file ini ditaruh dan file apa saja dalam nya, yang di ambil dari file ini, saya main di epic
Ck4_FM
Thanks for the feedback. I understand that people doesn't want to sacrifice the flow such much, so i changed my prespective about it and changed the flow of the game to favour attacking moves. 1.4 is up for testing, i think you will be happier now with the movement flow in game. Feedback appreciated.
Ck4_FM
Thanks for the feedback i am aware of that. I focused more on delivered final stats to mirror real life more than i should. Please try TrueSim 1.4, it is updated to fix those things you are mentioning. I will wait for feedback again. I am sure you will enjoy it a lot since it has greatly improved match movement and motion flow.
carloshector
Si es tan real como dicen, seria bueno probarlo en FM 26. Adelante !!! 👍👍
Deny Marcelino
how to install?
Ck4_FM
There is file inside the 1.5 new zip explaining how to do it.
stomaking1986
Can I ask I use the FM labs one is URS the same or different
ChrisKio
they are pretty different, go try it, if you don’t like it you can switch back. New save is not needed so it’s pretty easy to test it without losing anything.
ChrisKio
Some people reported that the download Link had a problem that led to corrupted files. Please download the new one that was uploaded at the 9th of April.
Coachucky
Hey mate, great job. I tried the first version and it didn’t quite feel right, but 1.5 feels much more natural and balanced. A bit slower, maybe, though FM24 always felt a bit too fast anyway.
There are fewer goals and chances, but matches feel right, what should happen, happens. It’s also a bit harder with the tactic I’m using, which I like.
Really good work. It’s good to have many options for fm24.
slippy099
Ive tried the new version (1.5 now, I missed 1.4) for around a season.
I can tell you definitely made changes to what I brought up - wide players now follow their instructions much better. Defenders look much better at defending, obviously they dont always get it right but it looks far better now.
I dont know what other changes you made but I am seeing a lot more diverse in match events and variety of goals. I see some interesting own goals, counters, mistakes leading to goals and even saw a penalty rebound get scored which I dont think ive ever seen in FM24. Occasionally the goalkeeping is a little rough but as it never happens to me I am inclined to believe that its more to do with how poor the oppositions GKs. Corners are much better now as well, far more goal mouth scrambles rather than just in swinging header goals.
So - great job!
What I would say is that I dont really think the number of shots and goals has come down too much from the vanilla match engine. I dont think this is an issue with the mod more an overall issue with FM24. When you compare the league you play in (which is simming in full detail) vs any other league (which uses a stripped down match engine) the goals scored in other leagues is far lower. You can see this when comparing leagues with regional splits (eg English national league north/south or the step below that) when you full sim one and not the other.
Sorry - got off topic there. Right now this mod is in a really good state I feel.
ph silva
Não sei qual arquivo é, não acho simatch.fmf
Azrael
There are instructions inside the zip file.
Ionut Pantilie
Hello! I delete the simatch.fmf file, after i paste the simmatch folder in data. But there is no simatch.fmf in the zip, so after that when i run the game i have two errors with match critical log error. What can i do? LATER EDIT FOR WHO DOESN`T WORK
: put the whole simatch folder in /data, not just files from that folder.Ck4_FM
at the place of simatch.fmf goes the simatch folder and nothing else. there shouldn't be an error. when you click the 1st simatch folder, inside there is another one simatch folder? if yes then, it shouldn't. you must place the simatch folder in which exists the rest of the folders (events, expected_goals, etcetera…). can you check if that is the problem?
Ck4_FM
Thank you very much. TrueSim will be constantly updated. The next update will take place later May prolly. I am gathering feedback right now. Thanks for yours. Appreciate it. For the thing you are mentioning about the fully detailed leagues yes you are right, but we can do nothing about it sadly.
ThiagoBRCN
this works on FM 26? if not, could you do for FM 26? it sounds so awesome!
Ck4_FM
Sadly no my friend, on both 😢. i pretty didn't like fm26 at all so i invested the minimum i could on it and i have abandon it, waiting for fm27.
Scott Dobson
Excited to try this but just want to check something. The instructions say there will be a windows and Mac folder in the zip but I just have one folder named simatch. Should I be seeing 2? For context I’m using Mac so want to make sure I have the correct one.
Ck4_FM
inside the simatch there is a maxos folder and another simatch folder in whcih you will see other folders like events, expected_goals etc… this one is the folder you want to put in the directory.
Scott Dobson
Thanks for getting back to me but all I see in the simatch folder is in the screenshot I have attached. No maxos folder unfortunately.