Mustermann23 - v3.03 OUT NOW!!!  

  

Credits
Quite a few to mention, and I'm sure there will be some that I've missed.  If I've inadvertently used something you believe I haven't credited please let me know!

bluestillidie00 - scouring through the xmls for TCS taught me a lot about how half of this stuff works, as well as his assistance in various skinning queries, and being an all round sound fella - check out [FM23][SKIN] WTCS5 by Bluestillidie00 and WorkTheSpace
sebastian_starttrbts - whose work on creating non-numeric attribute skins inspired me to learn myself - check out [FM23][Skin] Non-numeric attributes [★]
Tyburn - whose work on creating non-numeric attribute skins inspired me to learn myself - [FM21][SKIN] NoStars+Attributes21 *V2.2* (Updated 17th July 21)
_Ben_ - for his wonderful approach to displaying attributes and discussions on skinning, as well as allowing links to his career update on the News page - check out [FM23] [WIP] Statman v1.2 - Updated 04.11.2022
Michaeltmurrayuk - for his base skins, and assistance in various skinning queries
wkdsoul - for his assistance in various skinning queries - check out [FM23] - Hodr Skin (Attributeless & Starless)
keysi - for his assistance in various skinning queries
Wozzie - for fixtures and results panels for club overview - check out [FM23][SKIN] #TATO23
Heffem - for training selectors on player profile
Olas Nick - for his assistance with a number of white text issues - check out [FM23] FM Light Skin
Jellico - for his feedback and general assistance with over the last few months - check out his blog, FM Jellico
vonTrips - for his feedback and general assistance with over the last few months - CZECH out translations at fmseries.cz
RDF Tactics - for allowing links to his tactics recreations within the News page - check him out on Twitch
Dan Gear/Cleon Hobson/View From The Touchline - for allowing links to their guides and blogs within the News page - check out ViewFromTheTouchline
FM_Grashopper - for allowing links to Latte Quarterly's FM magazine within the News page - check out the latest edition of Latte Quarterly
Rashidi - for allowing links to his Book of Roles within the News page - check out the Book of Roles
TheFFM - for allowing links to her Spreadsheet page - check out theFFM
13thMan - for allowing links to his career update on the News page - check out Born to Run
SixPointer - for allowing links to his career update on the News page - check out The Ernst Happel Challenge
Snowofman - for general all round help, especially with custom popups!
a31632 - for the wonderful code that powers the various buttons I'm now addicted to adding
FERIA - for providing French translations
Herr Jones - for providing Portugues translations

 

What's the deal with this MPGD skin?

This is a preview build with my plans for FM24.  As I've developed the skin over the year, there's a lot of things I've learnt and wanted to address that need bigger, structural back-end changes.  This is my first step towards it, but it is unlikely to be completed before the next game drops (you know, having a life and all that).  It is only available in dark mode and graphical.

As a beta there may be things that eventually get cut out and never make the final cut.

Along with boring stuff like streamlining the design system, changing font, and standardising margin sizes; there are some cool little features in there, too.  Situational information is accessible via buttons.  For example, on the player profile:

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1. Role ability and games played in position can be accessed by clicking on the positions indicator.

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2. Buttons added to switch between position groups for the Pizza Chart.

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3.  A customisable DNA panel - click on the icon in the centre to reveal the selectors.  Set once, and it will save for future sessions.

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4.  Click on the report icons to get more detailed feedback from your staff.

5.  Switch between season and career stats by clicking on the headings.

Essentially, if you see an icon, click it - it might reveal something!!!

 

Patch Notes

v3.03

  • New Skin, MPGD (Musterman Preview Graphical Dark) Added
  • Updated pizza chart graphics, which should fix crash issues
  • New competition overview page
  • Added new links to News page
  • Various white text fixes for Light mode
  • Alternative translation files added for FR, POR & CZ (huge credit to @vonTrips @FERIA and @Herr Jones)

 

Bugs/Future Requests
If you notice any bugs/issues, please do get in touch, and I will see if they can be resolved.  One of the biggest challenges with light skins is identifying all instances of white text and finding a way to either change it, or put an appropriate background behind it.  I expect there will be some instances that I've missed, so please let me know!

Similarly, if you have any requests for future features, please let me know, although for full transparency I have no intention of adding any information pertaining to hidden information (CA/PA etc...)

I will add any known issues and requests below, and update with status where possible:

  • I've added custom text to some pages which cannot be translated - this has only been done in areas where there isn't already an appropriate, existing string within the game files (no fix)

 

Usage Rights

This skin is completely free for personal use, but may not be sold or placed behind a paywall.  If you plan on using the skin publicly, or repurposing a unique element for own skin, please provide credit and a link to this post.  If, for whatever reason, you are so enamoured with this skin you want to send me a coffee, feel free to donate via PayPal.  I would like to stress there is no obligation whatsoever!

Comments
gimn85
13 years ago
1 day ago
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By 4ll5op 05 July 2023 - 16:27 PM UTC 

Yeah i already looked in there but couldnt find the correct file.
See spoiler

 

 

 

Did you use the resource archiver to extract the files from the base game files.  Specifically there is a file in the Football Manager 2023 data folder (in Program Files) called panels.fmf.  This has all (well most) of the files for the base game.  In the standard Mustermann skins I haven't made any changes to this file, so that file won't exist in any of my folders - hence needing to extract it yourself, edit it, and move it into the skin folders.

 

A guide for using Resource Archiver here: https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/419176-fm18guide-skinning-guide-part-1-how-to-extract-default-files-understanding-file-structure/

 

Whilst the above specifically mentions FM18, it still rings true for more recent editions.

4ll5op
16 years ago
5 months ago
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ah ok im with ya now, ill give it go tomorrow mate and let you know thanks

4ll5op
16 years ago
5 months ago
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thanks for your help,

had a play around editing the files and decided to go with this instead

 

gimn85
13 years ago
1 day ago
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By 4ll5op 07 July 2023 - 08:38 AM UTC 

thanks for your help,

had a play around editing the files and decided to go with this instead

 

 

Looks great!

17WARD
4 years ago
8 months ago
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By gimn85 03 July 2023 - 13:01 PM UTC 

How do I use the alternative colour schemes?

 

Copy the colour scheme you want into the [skin name]/settings folder.  Delete the existing [skin name] settings.xml file, and rename the one you copied over to [skin name] settings.xml.  Once done, reload the skin!

 

Sorry for my late reply, thank you for the info!

NANDDIIt
3 years ago
4 months ago
1

@gimn85 Are you going to do this skin for fm24? was my favourite for 23!

warrenb1173
2 years ago
4 months ago
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This was my ‘go to’ skin for FM23 - fingers crossed there will be an FM24 version soon…..? :-)

gimn85
13 years ago
1 day ago
139

There will be a skin for FM24, released towards end of November.  It will be graphical only.  I will be providing updates on Twitter, over the next few weeks.

 

 

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