Skin fix for 15.2 - Football Manager Skins - FM15

Footygamer

18 years ago

1 day ago

98,198

10 Dec 2014 17:28:06

If your skin is not working with 15.2 you will need to make the following changes. Please authors of skins do this as soon as possible, if you are not the author and very desperate then you should be able to follow the instructions and do it yourself as well.

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/413341-Important-Skins-in-FM15.2

Simple Instructions

WARNING YOU ARE PROBABLY BETTER OFF WAITING FOR THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE FILE TO DO THIS, BUT HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS ANYWAY.

1) Find the folder for your skin in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2015/skins
- It will probably be named the name of the skin e.g. "Scorpio"
- There may be more than one folder if there are different versions

2) Within the folder find a file named the same as the name of the folder but with the extension .xml
- e.g: "Scorpio.xml"

3) Rename this file to be called "skin_config.xml"

4) Edit this file in some sort of text editor such as notepad and add this line just BEFORE the last time it says record

- Make sure to replace the name of the skin (obviously)


<string id="skin_name" value="THE_NAME_OF_THE_SKIN" />
</record>

Full Explanation

In FM15.1 skins you’d have this –

\skins
…\fm dark\
…\fm dark\fm dark.xml

The new format for 15.2 is now

\skins
…\fm dark\
…\fm dark\skin_config.xml

Any folder with the skin_config.xml will be discovered, and the folder name is not important anymore.

The folder name of the skin is now defined within the skin_config.xml itself with a line like this –

<string id="skin_name" value="fm dark" />

This value is important as it’s used to find a skin, and required to work in FM15.2.

In 15.2, if a skin is set, and isn’t found through the new skin discovery mechanism, it will fall back to the games default skins so any pre-existing 3rd party skin someone may be using would have their skin changed to the default until their 3rd party skin is updated, and can then be re-selected.

BURNLEY87

12 years ago

13 hours ago

385

Premium

10 Dec 2014 17:54:15

hi there after the new patch i have lost my skins and also my 3d kits do you know why??

kopite15

11 years ago

2 weeks ago

44

10 Dec 2014 18:16:41

Would you be able to post a screenshot of what the edited scorpio skin should look like please???

TomDixon77

18 years ago

2 years ago

911

10 Dec 2014 21:08:39

It's a change to one file (rename scorpio.xml to skin_config.xml, then edit it and add the following line (the line immediately after the 'required_version' line is fine)

<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

Save, then go back to the game preferences, and it should appear.

There may be other things that are different in 15.2 (it looks like there's been a couple of other tweaks done) but the skin maker will have to sort those for you.

nathan50pound

13 years ago

3 years ago

112

1 Warning

10 Dec 2014 22:58:22

It would be great to get a screenshot as someone suggested, because i have mine at:

<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

For the Scorpio skin obviously but it's still not reading the skin no matter what i do.

PLVP

11 years ago

4 months ago

2

11 Dec 2014 02:17:40

Fiz tudo como diz aí e não dá

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/gn1CtFQpk7jbsFUUmneplIEIvSgS0PDCxjLpuI4F.png

TomDixon77

18 years ago

2 years ago

911

11 Dec 2014 10:06:35

You've got the skin name bit wrong (you also appear to have translated it, which definitely won't work).

Just replace that line with this:

<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

TomDixon77

18 years ago

2 years ago

911

11 Dec 2014 10:07:07

By nathan50pound | On 10 December 2014 - 22:58 PM

It would be great to get a screenshot as someone suggested, because i have mine at:

<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

For the Scorpio skin obviously but it's still not reading the skin no matter what i do.

Have you renamed the file to skin_config.xml?

msarthou

17 years ago

3 weeks ago

23

Premium

11 Dec 2014 10:41:59

Sorry guys i´m trying but with no luck.
I attach the pictures in order to ask someone if i did something wrong, thanks !!

msarthou

17 years ago

3 weeks ago

23

Premium

11 Dec 2014 10:46:20

Sorry here are the Screen shots

Attachments

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Captura de pantalla 2014-12-11 a las 8.39.50.png (82.74 KiB)

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 13:37:46

msarthou,your links dont work..

Filip123

15 years ago

5 years ago

7

11 Dec 2014 14:32:33

Hey guys, I use BlueO skin and even though I rewrote everything so I'm still working, I have everything right?

screenshot
http://s30.postimg.org/fnlx4nn0x/10172603_1564077997138943_7895536814324713636_n.jpg

Panna

12 years ago

1 month ago

563

11 Dec 2014 14:57:34

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/bdEQ6qqhWrX7GPECB9p21O3wwXcNrGLiVD1xPcq0.png

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

redfrosty7

13 years ago

9 years ago

3

11 Dec 2014 14:57:51

I've tried everything and it won't work for me!

I've followed the instructions for Scorpio and FM 2015 Flut Skin Dark and neither show up in preferences.

I've amended everything as per the instructions in text editor.

I've tried clear cache and reload skin to no avail.

Is there anything else I may have missed?

You help would be greatly appreciated

redfrosty7

13 years ago

9 years ago

3

11 Dec 2014 15:05:31

Also, are all the instructions the same for both Windows and Mac? As I am a Mac user

Thanks

TheJofSpades

11 years ago

2 years ago

5

11 Dec 2014 17:19:15

I've got a problem with Scorpio, I use the small sidebar skin but when I load it up it's the same as the normal one, which is playing havoc with my selection view on tactics page.
Any ideas?

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 17:41:56

Edit

stratos79

16 years ago

1 week ago

9

11 Dec 2014 17:41:58

ok play, but what are we doing about DF11 face packs with scorpio skin???

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 17:44:20

By redfrosty7 | On 11 December 2014 - 16:57 PM

I've tried everything and it won't work for me!

I've followed the instructions for Scorpio and FM 2015 Flut Skin Dark and neither show up in preferences.

I've amended everything as per the instructions in text editor.

I've tried clear cache and reload skin to no avail.

Is there anything else I may have missed?

You help would be greatly appreciated

EDIT

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 17:48:42

Here are the step-by-step instructions how to modify your skin after new SI update. All common skins explained.

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/413341-Important-Skins-in-FM15.2

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 18:14:47

By Panna | On 11 December 2014 - 16:57 PM

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

The last 3 rows before </record> should be

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />
<string id="skin_name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />

I have Scorpio Skin, so mine looks like this

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="scorpio" />
<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 18:17:57

By Filip123 | On 11 December 2014 - 16:32 PM

Hey guys, I use BlueO skin and even though I rewrote everything so I'm still working, I have everything right?

screenshot
http://s30.postimg.org/fnlx4nn0x/10172603_1564077997138943_7895536814324713636_n.jpg

The last 3 rows before </record> should be

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />
<string id="skin_name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />

I have Scorpio Skin, so mine looks like this

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="scorpio" />
<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

stratos79

16 years ago

1 week ago

9

11 Dec 2014 18:34:15

By Pecu | On 11 December 2014 - 18:17 PM

The last 3 rows before </record> should be

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />
<string id="skin_name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />

I have Scorpio Skin, so mine looks like this

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="scorpio" />
<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

To the scorpio skin is not working the DF11 face packs!!!

Filip123

15 years ago

5 years ago

7

11 Dec 2014 18:48:44

By Pecu | On 11 December 2014 - 19:17 PM

The last 3 rows before </record> should be

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />
<string id="skin_name" value="Place-the-name-of-your-skin-here" />

I have Scorpio Skin, so mine looks like this

<string id="required_version" value="15.0.0" />
<string id="name" value="scorpio" />
<string id="skin_name" value="scorpio" />

I tried, but it does not work

Pecu

12 years ago

7 years ago

62

11 Dec 2014 18:51:42

By Filip123 | On 11 December 2014 - 20:48 PM

I tried, but it does not work

Do u have your config file renamed skin_config.xml ?

It should be skin_config ...

Filip123

15 years ago

5 years ago

7

11 Dec 2014 18:57:54

By Pecu | On 11 December 2014 - 19:51 PM

Do u have your config file renamed skin_config.xml ?

It should be skin_config ...

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Yes tried, you can not please the skin to download and try it on your game?
http://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/13765/blueo