Dear all

This is FLUTSKIN FM24 

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. 
 
If you already know FLUTSKIN from the last seasons you already know what you wil find. It should be noted that if you expect to find a different style of the FLUTSKIN you will be disappointed. If you like it as it is last year you will be satisfied since the FLUTSKIN for FM24 is like FLUTSKIN for FM23 (there are just small things changed after the final version of FLUTSKIN for FM23). 

In FlutSkin you can find so many changes comparing to the default skin that I can’t present all of them here  (you can see a part in the screenshots) . I suggest you to go through the panels in order to see with your eyes all the changes!! For now, the pack doesn't include alt files. However, if you wantm you can use the alts for FM23 since I believe almost of them work properly in this version.

 

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

 

BETA 1 - VERSION - As the other FLUTSKINS this version includes: instant result (in tactics and during the match); citypics availability, home page, player page, club page, match inbetween highlights with many tabs for choosing, etc, etc.

 

THIS VERSION INCLUDES ALSO MANY ALT FILES. FOR USING THEM, PLEASE READ THE FILE read me for alt files.pdf.

All the reported bugs were fixed

A few teaks were done

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT 

  1. the citypics pack, the kits adapted for FLUTSKIN, Logos and "normal" 2D  kits are not included in the pack.
  2. AFTER EXTRACT THE SKIN FOLDER YOU SHOULD LOOK INSIDE THE FOLDER. THE FOLDER WITH THE SKIN NAME IS THAT ONE YOU SHOULD PLACE IN THE SKINS FOLDER
  3. IF YOU ARE PLAYING WITH THE PROPERLY RESOLUTION AND SIDEBAR ICONS ONLY  YOUR PANELS SHOULD BE DISPLAYED EXACTLY AS IN THE SCREENSHOTS. IF NOT, CONSIDER THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH OTHER SKINS: CLEAR THE CACHE, KEEP ONLY THIS SKIN IN THE SKINS FOLDER OF THE GAME AND RELOAD THE GAME.

 

FLUTSKIN FM24 V 1.0

Important recognitions:

  • I would like to give a great thank you to all of you who give me the honour to use FLUTSKIN and keep helping me to improve the skin. For this version I thank you specially to DAZS8, NUNOKOPIO, DARKSIDE63 and QVORDRUP
  • A great thank you also to those who recognize my work with a donation. All the years just a few of users donate, but also all the years there are some of you who always make a donation. I can’t be more recognized my friends. And you know who you are! Thanks a lot!!

 

Now, the changes in this version:

  • New club banner (also new alt with other banners made by NUNOKOPIO are included)
  • New kit numbers (made by NUNOKOPIO)
  • New operation of the ticket panel (now the ticket for European Cups, EFL and Bundesliga are displayed without the need to choose them in the tab; new tickets were also included for choosing according the league you are playing – Betclic, La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Ekstraklasa)
  • New operation of the TV Logo during a match (now you have different TV Logos, according different competitions; I included an alt folder with many TV Logos for replacing the default TV Logos included by those you want; the alt folder included was made by DAZS8)
  • New tab with hidden attributes panels included in Human manager and staff (for the information could be displayed you have to use In Game Editor – IGE)
  • New option in the player pictures drop down arrow (Player Panel 1) with player hidden attributes (you must have IGE for displaying that information)
  • New button in titlebar for showing editable IDs (done with the help of DARKSIDE63; this addon was adapted from SAS Skin and the credits are for SASMAZ and FMS skin makers)

 

FLUTSKIN FM24 V 2.0

Important recognitions regarding this version:

  • I would like to express my special gratitude to Darkside63, who challenged me for most of the new stuff in the skin and helped me to implement them, and also to DasZ8, for the help regarding Social Feed and for the inclusion of the new Alt with Backgrounds Adds. I also reinforce my gratitude to all the skin makers and specially those I refer in the new changes of this FlutSkin version.

 

Now, the changes in this version:

  • New social feed panel (adapted from the work of DasZ8 and EVO).
  • New club overview panel (new staff pictures and information with rotating animation; new tab regarding “derbies”; layout tweaked).
  • New button in titlebar - “Skin Support”-  with quick links for FLUTSKIN forums, donation, FLUTSKIN Essentials and other useful downloads (adapted from the work of GROOT in his ELECTRIC PANTHER Skin).
  • Tactics Panel (right and left foot included in the pitch panel of tactics panel and match tactics panel) (adapted from the work of SASMAZ in his SAS Skin).
  • New top information bar in the squad view (adapted from the work of BEN in his STATMAN Skin).
  • Stadium Overview Panel (new information regarding the owner of the stadium).
  • New tab in Player Panel 4 (“matches played in the position”).
  • New hidden attributes button included in all drop down arrow options in Player Overview Panel and also in human, staff and player popups panels.
  • New alt folder with backgrounds included (credits: DasZ8).

 

FLUTSKIN FM24 V 3.0

  • “New” Home manager Tab 1
  • New news panel (now in dark style)
  • Deadline day panel tweaked
  • Game processing tweaked
  • Conversation with player included in Player Panel 4 and 5
  • Pink panels removed
  • Some tweaks here and there and, as in the previous versions, I included a pack with many alt files for customize the skin according your taste

 

FLUTSKIN FM24 V 4.0

  • Game processing tweaked (changed the stadium picture - from inside to outside)
  • Last eleven in Nation panel tweaked included - the front kits alternate with back kits)
  • “New” Match team news panel (stadium inside picture included on the top letf of the panel, behind the match information; changed inside stadium picture for outside stadium picture on the middle right of the panel)
  • IDs and DoB included in inbox panels, for those people which we have not access (for example, agents, press officer, etc)
  • Some tweaks here and there and, as in the previous versions, I included a pack with many alt files for customize the skin according your taste

 

PLEASE NOTE:

  1. If the skin doesn’t have the same stuff as in the screenshots and you are playing with my recommended Resolution requirements, please consider to clear the cache, keep only this skin and this skin version in the skins folder of the game and reload the game.
  2. Before asking something, please look at the read me files. There are 7 read me files which I believe answer many questions regarding the skin.
  3. When you report bugs or present requests, please show screenshots showing what you are talking about.

 

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


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 FM24[/b]
Download and extract the .zip file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).

Place the "fm2024flutskin_dark" folder here: 
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024\skins

[*] Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.
[*] Start FM24 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
[*] You should see FM 2023 Flut Skin dark - 4.0 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.

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Darkside63
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Is it only for me or do all your user set panels reset anytime you reload your gamesave?

vonHolzminden
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By Darkside63 01 November 2023 - 00:55 AM UTC 

Is it only for me or do all your user set panels reset anytime you reload your gamesave?

 

Which panel you mean?

Darkside63
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Check the picture:

 

 

Switch any if these to something else and save your game. If you reload it, it will have revert to what you see above.

 

And yes, I have set it correctly in the preferences:

 

 

Just to make sure that this did not get mixed up by SI, I tried the other way round as well - both setting show the same issue… 

 

Update:

 

In the meantime I checked SI Bugforum and found a thread, where someone mentioning it. So for now, it looks like a bug in FM and not a skin issue. It's not working with all Skins, including the built-in one…

Bielsa is a Legend
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By Greg Brooking 31 October 2023 - 23:37 PM UTC 

I see these icons, but I don't see any for match TV broadcasts.

 

 

You need to look in the skin/graphics/pictures/icons

 

pick the one you want and rename it tv logo and put outside the folder

DazS8
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By Greg Brooking 31 October 2023 - 21:57 PM UTC 

Hi, this is my new favorite skin. Quick question. My games are “broadcast” by Sport TV 1. Is there a way to change that to NBC Sports/Peacock for American viewers?

 

Here is my personal folder of tv logos mate, American broadcasters included.

 

 

Greg Brooking
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Thanks so much; how do I choose which logo will be used?

Darkside63
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By Greg Brooking 01 November 2023 - 10:43 AM UTC 

Thanks so much; how do I choose which logo will be used?

 

Bielsa already explained… 😉

 

“You need to look in the skin/graphics/pictures/icons

 

pick the one you want and rename it tv logo and put outside the folder”

DazS8
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By Greg Brooking 01 November 2023 - 10:43 AM UTC 

Thanks so much; how do I choose which logo will be used?

 

Original Flut Skin tv logo folder

Choose which logo you want then move it to this folder…and rename it “tv logo”

 


Ignore all the other folders they are set up just for me (logos for their countries)
I have it set up differently than the original flut skin
(I have my skin set up to show a different  league and euro tv logo dependant on which country I manage in, hence the county folders plus the names euro and tv)


 

Greg Brooking
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Again, thanks very much for the skin and the help. I apologize for not quite getting it. I use a Mac and here is my ICONS folder with the FLUT skin, but the Sport TV 1 logo is still appearing. 

 

DazS8
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Thats not the correct place…

Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024\skins\fm2024flutskin_dark\graphics\icons\tv logos

JWD
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Speaking of TV logos, is it possible that when you play Champions League for example "Sky" is displayed and Bundesliga e.g. DAZN or Premier League then with "Sky Premiere League"? Or is it always only one TV preset?

Darkside63
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Anyone wanting a less blur sharper picture on your news page? 

 

 

Thats fairly easy… 

 

Go to the web page of your choice, zoom into the page as much as possible but make sure, you still get a sharp, decent picture.
 Use the win builtin snipping tool and capture the header of the page you want to show in the news panel. Save it as football365.png as an example.

 

Now you only need to replace the original one within the skin with the captured one - and here we go… 

 

Hint, the bigger you can zoom the original page in the browser with good sharpness - before you do the capture - the better the result will be, as the picture will be resized in the skin anyway to fit into the panel.

 
I'm sure there might be even better ways which might result in even better qualitiy pictures but just wanted to share with you an easy way to get decent results…

DazS8
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By Darkside63 01 November 2023 - 16:52 PM UTC 

Anyone wanting a less blur sharper picture on your news page? 

 

 

Thats fairly easy… 

 

Go to the web page of your choice, zoom into the page as much as possible but make sure, you still get a sharp, decent picture.
 Use the win builtin snipping tool and capture the header of the page you want to show in the news panel. Save it as football365.png as an example.

 

Now you only need to replace the original one within the skin with the captured one - and here we go… 

 

Hint, the bigger you can zoom the original page in the browser with good sharpness - before you do the capture - the better the result will be, as the picture will be resized in the skin anyway to fit into the panel.

 
I'm sure there might be even better ways which might result in even better qualitiy pictures but just wanted to share with you an easy way to get decent results…

 

 

I have made quite  a few…..
See top line is set to Ajax, that is my default news during my current Ajax save. change this to your prefered news.
Add as many as you like as shown below this my adding the text as follows…
    <container class="plain_box" id="esp" appearance="boxes/news/espn" >
   <translation id="title" type="use" value="ESPN" />
    </container>
This must correspond with your made news panel.
As you can see I have a lot made but dont add them all at once, just the ones I may use most.
 

DazS8
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Look very good in game….

Darkside63
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Very nice with editing the competiotion news panel

 

However I have a weird behaviour with that. If I add “Transfermarkt” for exampel and make it the feafult also, actually the panel starts there - but not showing the PNG.

I need to click on the approriate Transfermarkt TAB once - then the picture shows up.

 

So far couldn't find what's actaully causing this…

 

Day Tripper
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By DazS8 01 November 2023 - 11:39 AM UTC 
Original Flut Skin tv logo folder

Choose which logo you want then move it to this folder…and rename it “tv logo”

 


Ignore all the other folders they are set up just for me (logos for their countries)
I have it set up differently than the original flut skin
(I have my skin set up to show a different  league and euro tv logo dependant on which country I manage in, hence the county folders plus the names euro and tv)


 

 

@DazS8 -  Could you possibly send me this TV icons for different countries file so that I can use it too, please?

Day Tripper
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By DazS8 01 November 2023 - 17:20 PM UTC 

I have made quite  a few…..
See top line is set to Ajax, that is my default news during my current Ajax save. change this to your prefered news.
Add as many as you like as shown below this my adding the text as follows…
    <container class="plain_box" id="esp" appearance="boxes/news/espn" >
   <translation id="title" type="use" value="ESPN" />
    </container>
This must correspond with your made news panel.
As you can see I have a lot made but dont add them all at once, just the ones I may use most.
 

 

Where is the location of the config file that you are adding the text to, please?

Greg Brooking
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Is the US, we watch Champions League, Europa, and Serie A on Paramount. Could you add that?

DazS8
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By Greg Brooking 01 November 2023 - 21:36 PM UTC 

Is the US, we watch Champions League, Europa, and Serie A on Paramount. Could you add that?

 

will do, here you go…..

DazS8
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By Day Tripper 01 November 2023 - 19:56 PM UTC 

Where is the location of the config file that you are adding the text to, please?

 

Its the Competitions News Panel inside the competitions panels folder

 

Here is everything needed for News/websites and Tv logos

DazS8
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By Darkside63 01 November 2023 - 18:44 PM UTC 

Very nice with editing the competiotion news panel

 

However I have a weird behaviour with that. If I add “Transfermarkt” for exampel and make it the feafult also, actually the panel starts there - but not showing the PNG.

I need to click on the approriate Transfermarkt TAB once - then the picture shows up.

 

So far couldn't find what's actaully causing this…

 

Make sure you have the names matching….. the name on the news banner created and in the competition news panel where you add the info.
Like in the image below

 

Darkside63
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I know mate. This is not the issue because otherwise it wouldn't show up at all.

 

It's only a delay at the start of the game. Once clicked on the appropriate tab, the picture shows. Really weird…

Day Tripper
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By DazS8 02 November 2023 - 00:16 AM UTC 

Its the Competitions News Panel inside the competitions panels folder

 

Here is everything needed for News/websites and Tv logos

 

Thank you. I've done the News files and that all works fine. 

With the TV logos, I want the folders to be set up like yours (where you have a different folder for each country and competition) so that the TV logo is correct for each country and competition. I can see a lot of the logos are in the ALT folder in your download. If copy these into the right place and set up my folders like yours, do I need to change any Config files anywhere?

DazS8
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By Day Tripper 02 November 2023 - 10:18 AM UTC 

Thank you. I've done the News files and that all works fine. 

With the TV logos, I want the folders to be set up like yours (where you have a different folder for each country and competition) so that the TV logo is correct for each country and competition. I can see a lot of the logos are in the ALT folder in your download. If copy these into the right place and set up my folders like yours, do I need to change any Config files anywhere?

 

Sorry mate I did not explain it correctly.

 

It is not an automatic process where the game picks them out for you on its own.

 

You have to manually move the Tv and Euro tv logos into the usual place to get them to work, so that you have 4 there at once, efl, bund, tv and euro.

 

Sorry about the misunderstanding.

DazS8
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By Darkside63 02 November 2023 - 08:47 AM UTC 

I know mate. This is not the issue because otherwise it wouldn't show up at all.

 

It's only a delay at the start of the game. Once clicked on the appropriate tab, the picture shows. Really weird…

 

It would show up, but you have to set the id as the default if its different than the name you have the web page panel created.

Also found that its best to limit the id name to 3 letters.

Greg Brooking
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By DazS8 01 November 2023 - 23:47 PM UTC 

will do, here you go…..

 

You're the best!

Day Tripper
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By DazS8 02 November 2023 - 10:25 AM UTC 

Sorry mate I did not explain it correctly.

 

It is not an automatic process where the game picks them out for you on its own.

 

You have to manually move the Tv and Euro tv logos into the usual place to get them to work, so that you have 4 there at once, efl, bund, tv and euro.

 

Sorry about the misunderstanding.

 

Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean? I've copied over some of the files that you uploaded and my tv logos folder now looks like this…
 

 

What will this show in the game? Does it mean Italian games will have Italian TV logos, La Liga will have Spanish TV logos, etc?
Is there no config file to edit or place somewhere?

Day Tripper
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Also @DazS8 your read me file says to delete the comp folder completely in the match panels folder and replace with yours?

 

However your folders only have one file in, like so:

 

Whereas the default ones in Flut's folders have multiple files, like so:

 

Will it not mess things up if all these files are deleted and only replaced by the one in your folder?

DazS8
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By Day Tripper 02 November 2023 - 11:01 AM UTC 

Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean? I've copied over some of the files that you uploaded and my tv logos folder now looks like this…
 

 

What will this show in the game? Does it mean Italian games will have Italian TV logos, La Liga will have Spanish TV logos, etc?
Is there no config file to edit or place somewhere?

 

No mate, as I said you can only have the four outside the folders working at once, the other folders were just for me to store the correct tv logs for each country rather than hunting for them every time I did a different save.

DazS8
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By Day Tripper 02 November 2023 - 11:09 AM UTC 

Also @DazS8 your read me file says to delete the comp folder completely in the match panels folder and replace with yours?

 

However your folders only have one file in, like so:

 

Whereas the default ones in Flut's folders have multiple files, like so:

 

Will it not mess things up if all these files are deleted and only replaced by the one in your folder?

 

Try it without deleting mate to see if it works.

I have a totally different scoreboard as I just remembered so your right it may cause an issue, just give it a try.

Always back up your files just in case  an issue arrises, its trial and error sometimes finding what works and what doessnt

I have not tried myself with all these new files in there, there only used to be about three originally, I will test it myself also.

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