Due to the release of the Steklo skin for FM14 i've decided to start these up after a few years away. The idea of my backgrounds is to just add a simple bit of colour to your screens whilst still enabling the in game text to be read as clearly as possible. So please don't moan about the style as i will not be changing it!

These are for team screens only.
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Ice Man
18 years ago
2 weeks ago
436
Still look amazing. Keep them coming!!
jmanya
12 years ago
8 years ago
12
Excellent job with uruguayan backgrounds although that our infrastructure are very poor.
I feel ashamed compared ourselves with europe
djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
can you only have these backgrounds appearing on the team screens? Is it possible to have them appearing on matchdays behind the scoreboard on the right when using split screen.
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
Still look amazing. Keep them coming!!


Thank you.

Excellent job with uruguayan backgrounds although that our infrastructure are very poor.
I feel ashamed compared ourselves with europe


Thanks, i used some of your pics, plus i changed a couple and also found the few that were missing. Was quite amazed at how poor the stadiums are though!

can you only have these backgrounds appearing on the team screens? Is it possible to have them appearing on matchdays behind the scoreboard on the right when using split screen.


You can use them on matchdays too but will need to change the config, here's an example.

Current config for Premier League team screens.

<record>
<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- don't preload anything in this folder -->
<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->
<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- picture mappings -->
<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions
in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any
place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics
files from the correct places
-->

<list id="maps">
<!-- Generated by FM Graphics Configurator, by HMan -->
<record from="602" to="graphics/pictures/team/602/background"/>
<record from="603" to="graphics/pictures/team/603/background"/>
<record from="625" to="graphics/pictures/team/625/background"/>
<record from="630" to="graphics/pictures/team/630/background"/>
<record from="642" to="graphics/pictures/team/642/background"/>
<record from="650" to="graphics/pictures/team/650/background"/>
<record from="654" to="graphics/pictures/team/654/background"/>
<record from="665" to="graphics/pictures/team/665/background"/>
<record from="676" to="graphics/pictures/team/676/background"/>
<record from="679" to="graphics/pictures/team/679/background"/>
<record from="680" to="graphics/pictures/team/680/background"/>
<record from="688" to="graphics/pictures/team/688/background"/>
<record from="691" to="graphics/pictures/team/691/background"/>
<record from="713" to="graphics/pictures/team/713/background"/>
<record from="721" to="graphics/pictures/team/721/background"/>
<record from="722" to="graphics/pictures/team/722/background"/>
<record from="724" to="graphics/pictures/team/724/background"/>
<record from="728" to="graphics/pictures/team/728/background"/>
<record from="734" to="graphics/pictures/team/734/background"/>
<record from="735" to="graphics/pictures/team/735/background"/>
</list>
</record>


What it needs to look like for matchdays.

<record>
<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- don't preload anything in this folder -->
<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->
<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- picture mappings -->
<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions
in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any
place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics
files from the correct places
-->

<list id="maps">
<!-- Generated by FM Graphics Configurator, by HMan -->
<record from="602" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/602/background"/>
<record from="603" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/603/background"/>
<record from="625" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/625/background"/>
<record from="630" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/630/background"/>
<record from="642" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/642/background"/>
<record from="650" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/650/background"/>
<record from="654" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/654/background"/>
<record from="665" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/665/background"/>
<record from="676" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/676/background"/>
<record from="679" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/679/background"/>
<record from="680" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/680/background"/>
<record from="688" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/688/background"/>
<record from="691" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/691/background"/>
<record from="713" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/713/background"/>
<record from="721" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/721/background"/>
<record from="722" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/722/background"/>
<record from="724" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/724/background"/>
<record from="728" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/728/background"/>
<record from="734" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/734/background"/>
<record from="735" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/735/background"/>
</list>
</record>


If you want them to show on both.

<record>
<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- don't preload anything in this folder -->
<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->
<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- picture mappings -->
<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions
in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any
place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics
files from the correct places
-->

<list id="maps">
<!-- Generated by FM Graphics Configurator, by HMan -->
<record from="602" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/602/background"/>
<record from="603" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/603/background"/>
<record from="625" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/625/background"/>
<record from="630" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/630/background"/>
<record from="642" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/642/background"/>
<record from="650" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/650/background"/>
<record from="654" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/654/background"/>
<record from="665" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/665/background"/>
<record from="676" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/676/background"/>
<record from="679" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/679/background"/>
<record from="680" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/680/background"/>
<record from="688" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/688/background"/>
<record from="691" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/691/background"/>
<record from="713" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/713/background"/>
<record from="721" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/721/background"/>
<record from="722" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/722/background"/>
<record from="724" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/724/background"/>
<record from="728" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/728/background"/>
<record from="734" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/734/background"/>
<record from="735" to="graphics/pictures/stadium/735/background"/>

<record from="602" to="graphics/pictures/team/602/background"/>
<record from="603" to="graphics/pictures/team/603/background"/>
<record from="625" to="graphics/pictures/team/625/background"/>
<record from="630" to="graphics/pictures/team/630/background"/>
<record from="642" to="graphics/pictures/team/642/background"/>
<record from="650" to="graphics/pictures/team/650/background"/>
<record from="654" to="graphics/pictures/team/654/background"/>
<record from="665" to="graphics/pictures/team/665/background"/>
<record from="676" to="graphics/pictures/team/676/background"/>
<record from="679" to="graphics/pictures/team/679/background"/>
<record from="680" to="graphics/pictures/team/680/background"/>
<record from="688" to="graphics/pictures/team/688/background"/>
<record from="691" to="graphics/pictures/team/691/background"/>
<record from="713" to="graphics/pictures/team/713/background"/>
<record from="721" to="graphics/pictures/team/721/background"/>
<record from="722" to="graphics/pictures/team/722/background"/>
<record from="724" to="graphics/pictures/team/724/background"/>
<record from="728" to="graphics/pictures/team/728/background"/>
<record from="734" to="graphics/pictures/team/734/background"/>
<record from="735" to="graphics/pictures/team/735/background"/>
</list>
</record>


The reason i don't make them like this already is because most play the game with the 3d pitch meaning that you can't really see the backgrounds anyway. But once all the single packs are complete and i release the megapacks i will be adding the matchday option too. Though that will be some time in the future.
VP.
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3 months ago
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Welsh Premier league added.

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VP.
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Northern Irish Premiership added.

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pumba1989
11 years ago
1 year ago
9
would it be possible to do a national team background pack with stadiums, also with the Olympic stadium which west ham move too. would be pretty cool if you could. also i wonder is it possible to create a pack with nice generic stadiums for teams who get new stadia built? i dunno if thats at all possible. hope to hear back =]
Shedender
18 years ago
1 month ago
13,751
Northern Ireland pack looks good - but do you want to use this picture of Clandeboye Park instead VP?

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/pqTwRPJtdTKlyrXOh69mLdiVSfiOKlOLxk1OGKuc.jpg
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
would it be possible to do a national team background pack with stadiums, also with the Olympic stadium which west ham move too. would be pretty cool if you could. also i wonder is it possible to create a pack with nice generic stadiums for teams who get new stadia built? i dunno if thats at all possible. hope to hear back =]


An International pack will happen at some point, just not sure how long that will be but it will happen. I made one a few years back and it can take a while and for some of the very small nations there are no pics of any decent quality, so i ended up using something of interest from the nation as a background if i remember correctly.

For teams that change stadiums i can only go by feedback in here really as the only one i know about that i can think of is West Ham's move but im sure there are plenty of other clubs that i don't know about that will move grounds. So i'm more than happy to add them as requested.

As for generic stadiums its not something i've ever thought about really, do new stadiums get ID numbers in the game? If someone was to have a stadium built and could find a picture they would like to use i'd happily add it to the game but it is probably something that the player themselves could easily do too.

Here's West Ham's if you need it, just right click on it and save then place it into the Premier League folder when the stadium change happens.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/kOoZqo3xlnyDrEaylOBfhO5ZHOJoIeP0ZsktwNR2.jpg

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/3VFNIGsi8fhc8UaNZ9qd8HicTzoAE3gwlxm8c1jL.jpg
VP.
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Scottish Prem added.

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VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
Northern Ireland pack looks good - but do you want to use this picture of Clandeboye Park instead VP?

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/pqTwRPJtdTKlyrXOh69mLdiVSfiOKlOLxk1OGKuc.jpg


Problem with that pic is that the resolution is quite low at 960x717, where as the one i used is 3264x2448 meaning that it will fit better with almost any monitor/tv size and not looked too stretched but would do with the smaller pic. Plus the detail is a lot lower as you'll see once edited below, obviously use it if you prefer though

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/L7xwYmxA7IGSvNgHDKrZ5FPjZtryVAnZQT6AUjh2.jpg
pumba1989
11 years ago
1 year ago
9
thank you for getting back to me, i look forward to the international pack =]

i'm not too sure how to find out if new built stadiums get ID numbers in the game (such a noob, sorry) but thank you for the west ham picture.

i notice that the hawthawns doesn't work for west brom, not sure if its something thats just me or maybe you didn't know about so just thought i'd let you know.

great work on the packs, it can't be easy and is much appreciated
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
thank you for getting back to me, i look forward to the international pack =]

i'm not too sure how to find out if new built stadiums get ID numbers in the game (such a noob, sorry) but thank you for the west ham picture.

i notice that the hawthawns doesn't work for west brom, not sure if its something thats just me or maybe you didn't know about so just thought i'd let you know.

great work on the packs, it can't be easy and is much appreciated


The real heroes are the photo takers, though making the packs can be very time consuming trying to find good quality pictures.

Didn't realise WBA wasn't working, replace with the one below, you may need to rename it to 734.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/3sCXKtlCyhudNApFxejAilJlBlHaLYia2MAKiL9x.jpg

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Kh0O2ZjnKlwisNFpCNAXP8QLPxXrvmgEPzzIAazV.jpg
pumba1989
11 years ago
1 year ago
9
ah thank you very much, though i can't get it to work even after renaming it

do i rename the olympic stadium as 735 to get that to work as west hams stadium?

and true, the photos are pretty amazing. mls have some great stadiums too.
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
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ah thank you very much, do i rename the olympic stadium as 735 to get that to work also?

and true, the photos are pretty amazing. mls have some great stadiums too.


Yeah, rename it to whatever the current West Ham ID is.
VP.
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Scottish Championship added.

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Scottish League One added.

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Scottish League Two added.

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djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
that background stuff did nothing when changing the config files. think the skin needs configuring to allow background matchday stadiums to appear
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
Who was you playing as as some of the teams like Arsenal for example have a newer stadium and the ID number is different to the teams? (The Emirates is 5114336) Plus i remember in old FM's when viewing a match result the stadium wouldn't show, but if you clicked the back and then forward button it would.

I would have said all this but didn't realise you was gonna try it out.
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Dutch Eredivisie added.

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djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
so if i just change to the new id's, that config should work. i'll try it out
VP.
14 years ago
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Yes as far as im aware.
VP.
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Portuguese Liga Zon Sagres added.

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VP.
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French Ligue 1 added.

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djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
i think you need to reconfigure the files to allow the stadium backgrounds in fm2014. I changed the config files to the new stadium id's & still it did not work.

when you get around to it or know how to fix it, give us a shout.
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
25,271
As you can see as long as the correct stadium ID's are added to the config files they will show, Monaco's stadium has a different ID to the team screens and this may well be the case for all clubs as i've not checked to see. If it is like this, i certainly will not be making them for matchdays as well as that would mean going to every stadium from every league that i make in the editor and changing the config files just for this. It would take me a long time to do and as it takes a little while just to get a pack together i'm not gonna spend even more time just to make them work on matchdays!

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/GNJQUjnAJhVEgn7JKmF5DZkNnmY1K7G4pXu9REd2.jpg

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djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
right, im sacking off the background pack iv'e got and downloading yours. i will see if it's improved my situation. thanks for the help so far, might need some more later
VP.
14 years ago
3 months ago
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right, im sacking off the background pack iv'e got and downloading yours. i will see if it's improved my situation. thanks for the help so far, might need some more later


What pack are you using?

Turkish Super Lig added.

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djdj
13 years ago
5 years ago
32
just someone's else background team/stadium pack. just to confirm, does this pack have both team & stadium pics for both

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