The beautiful game patches
The beautiful game patch is mods that changes, adds and removes strings or numbers from the variations of how we see physics in 3D and 2D graphics – In short – It changes how the game looks, feels, and is illustrated to us. These changes are done from Inside the file called physical_constraints.
Different versions
Billgates v6.0 (Official)
Verge 6.9 (Official)
Billgates v7.3 (Beta)
Thiago v2.0 (Official)
Hongik v3.0 (Official)
Verge 6.9 (Official)
Billgates v7.3 (Beta)
Thiago v2.0 (Official)
Hongik v3.0 (Official)
What do Thiago 2.0 do compared to Billgates 7.3 and what about Hongik 3.0?
That is an often asked question. And there is no clear answer. Statistically speaking, the numbers are too similar to say “This does more crosses, this creates more of that, and less in this.” In that sense are they simply, way too similar.
We all see and feel differently, and everyone trying the different versions, knows there's a difference, but explaining it, is a whole other thing. Placebo is also in play, when we talk about what someone felt was different compared to another version. Some few even still claim that it's all a hoax. tsk tsk
So all we can say about choosing a version, is to try them for a few games yourself, and see how it makes you feel. That is the best indicator for you, your tactics, your team, the league, for the players, and for the overall experience for a long term save. No one can tell you how you feel.
That is an often asked question. And there is no clear answer. Statistically speaking, the numbers are too similar to say “This does more crosses, this creates more of that, and less in this.” In that sense are they simply, way too similar.
We all see and feel differently, and everyone trying the different versions, knows there's a difference, but explaining it, is a whole other thing. Placebo is also in play, when we talk about what someone felt was different compared to another version. Some few even still claim that it's all a hoax. tsk tsk
So all we can say about choosing a version, is to try them for a few games yourself, and see how it makes you feel. That is the best indicator for you, your tactics, your team, the league, for the players, and for the overall experience for a long term save. No one can tell you how you feel.
What have we changed?
- We have changed numbers and values in the strings.
- We have added new strings, that adds new delay, speed, acceleration and deceleration with possibilities in delays, theoreticals, min, max, and potentials having a different outcome on players' physical behavior.
What are we not changing?
- We are not changing AI behavior. This is controlled by attributes, tactics, roles, instructions, and possibly more things that we are not in control of. But we are not saying that those things are not indirectly influenced by physics.
- It does not change animations. Animations got their own speed values and time signatures. This however is possible to change, but we sincerely doubt we are going to do it with a small team. +200k lines of coding. Just alone “Pass Ball - Standing” make up for 368 strings and variation of passing the ball while standing. Anyone still saying SI did not spend a lot of time on the ME? You are wrong.
How does it impact what you see?
- Depending on what physics we change, will it affect what you see on the pitch.
- Our key words are Balancing, subtlety, realism, flow and fluidity, when we are trying to find the correct changes in physics to implant. These words are subjective, and how we see the beautiful game, adding to that, each developer also sees these things possibly differently.
- Yes. Is the short answer.
- The numbers we have changed, will not impact your results in any noticeable way. Only extreme numbers in the strings would heavily influence the statistics and results.
- Old fixtures are already done and dusted, and are therefore not influenced.
- This means, depending on what numbers and strings we change, the outcome of games compared to the normal json is altered.
- @Sports interactive – “Making changes to the match engine is an incredibly complex balancing act to try and find the most enjoyable but yet also completely realistic representation of real life football.”
- We agree with SI, that it is hard to find the correct balance between enjoyable football to watch and realisme in the outcome of results. We believe that enjoyable football to watch is a tiny bit more important than perfectly balanced tables, and specific teams having the same goals scored each season.
- We have claimed the opposite, “no statistic changes,” this was due to corrupt data input. We are sorry for this misunderstanding. We could definitely 100% change the Match engine and the results if we wished to do it.
- We, the players, are the deciders of what realisme is to the majority. Not a small staff at SI. And we say that realistic gameplay is subjective. Therefore multiple ME versions.
Plans for the future?
- That depends entirely on Sports Interactive. We have no inside information about FM21, or if this will be patched in a way, where people no longer can apply it.
- IF they allow us to continue this work, would we of course start working on FM21’s json file, when released. Same goes for keeping FM20’s json files up to date, with new stuff we learn and can apply to it.
How to apply the mod:
Close football manager 2020, download the mod, unzip the file, (backup original file) and replace it with the new (physical_constraints) file, in:
Steam: Local disk:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Epic games: :/Program Files/Epic Games/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Mac steam: Library/application support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Mac epic games: Users/Shared/Epic Games/FootballManager2020/data/simatch/physics
If you change to a newer/older json file, the game might crash in the load up. This is due to adding or deleting strings. The game has a hard time with such changes. It takes 1-2 tries before the game recognizes the changes. The maximum we have seen is 5 crashes in row when trying to load FM20.exe. When it works, will it do so, until you change the json file to another version again with new or deleted strings. This behavior also seems to be different from machine to machine, and platform to platform. Many never experience this.
Steam: Local disk:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Epic games: :/Program Files/Epic Games/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Mac steam: Library/application support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2020/data/simatch/physics
Mac epic games: Users/Shared/Epic Games/FootballManager2020/data/simatch/physics
If you change to a newer/older json file, the game might crash in the load up. This is due to adding or deleting strings. The game has a hard time with such changes. It takes 1-2 tries before the game recognizes the changes. The maximum we have seen is 5 crashes in row when trying to load FM20.exe. When it works, will it do so, until you change the json file to another version again with new or deleted strings. This behavior also seems to be different from machine to machine, and platform to platform. Many never experience this.
Showcases:
We do not wish to showcase this ourselves (modding team), at least not directly. We let the community not involved with the modding, do it for us. And we believe the community is the best to deliver a fair assessment of this mod. Anyone that wishes to showcase this, can do so.
We hope some content creators, and others with commentary gifts will make videos. Bad or good, or in between, all reviews are welcomed. We consider it good feedback in any case.
We hope some content creators, and others with commentary gifts will make videos. Bad or good, or in between, all reviews are welcomed. We consider it good feedback in any case.
Feedback & Donations:
This is a completely free mod of course. No strings attached. But we would love feedback from anyone interested in making this mod better. We started this project with only one intent, to have more enjoyable content to watch in our favorite game. But we have come to the realisation that we are interested in creating, and not only editing. Whatever that means, and toward what purpose, is too early to tell. So with that in mind, are donations welcomed, and open to whomever that wish to donate to the FM Engineers:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=34HHKS5N9CQW4
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FM Engineers discord server: https://discord.gg/uQC3CUd
– Credits –
Thiago
Billgates
FM forums across the globe
– Credits –
Thiago
Billgates
FM forums across the globe
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hehehemann
https://youtu.be/v5cKtqS_XXQ
Thanks FM Engineers!!!
NinetyNine
Fabio.Gemelli
Thanks for info
RellomQ
The differences is in the numbers. For an example do V6 use these milisecond, before the team celebrate a goal "min_delay_for_celebrating_a_goal": 3000, // 3s - 12 slices
But Thiago 1.0 got this delay, "min_delay_for_celebrating_a_goal": 500, // 3s - 12 slices
So a difference in 1.5 seconds. This one, will not impact gameplay, but showcase, what difference they make on what you see.
Another example is V6 got a delay in "theoretical_max_diving_speed": 72000, and Thiago v1.0 got "theoretical_max_diving_speed": 75000,
This is not millisecond, but calculated by a scaler at 10000, so each 10000 value is a millisecond. So in other words, the diving speed got a difference of 0.3 second. These small changes, make the game look a little different, and change how you will feel the games tempo, flow or outcome is shown.
So for me to tell you, what the difference is, is like me telling you, that one piece of painting, uses resonance style, and the other uses modern deco or surrealistic ... What is the difference? I got no idea except from how they make me feel, they are all art to me, and I can only say what painting I like better in a given situation (But my opinions is subjective.)
To me is;
Billgates v6.0 (Official) – The most balanced, close to the original, and the slowest in tempo.
Verge 6.9 (Official) – A bit more varied in combinations compared to V6, overall the same.
Billgates v7.3 (Beta) – Closer to Thiago's speed values. So far, feels like that each players individuel AI behavior is better shown then the previous versions.
Thiago v1.0 (Official) – Got a higher tempo then the normal json file.
Hongik v2.8 (Official) – Slower paces then 7.3 and Thiago, but I had a feeling when testing it, that it could be a really good choice for many that like a varied showcase of attacking combinations for passing style football. Also, almost no skating in this version.
Thiago 1.3.5 (Beta) – Minor changes from v1.0, where Thiago found the sweet spot, for tempo for both players of high and low quality. In other words, so Lower league would feel like lower league tempo, and vice versa for leauges with higher quality players.
AGAIN, this is my observations, and completely subjective.
RellomQ
Small but important update. These are Thiago's own words on the changes:
hehehemann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDGVUWd-oo&ab_channel=hehehemann
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