Footygamer
17 years ago
1 day ago
75,247
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
11 years ago
3 days ago
385
Premium
hi there after the new patch i have lost my skins and also my 3d kits do you know why??
kopite15
11 years ago
3 years ago
44
Would you be able to post a screenshot of what the edited scorpio skin should look like please???
TomDixon77
17 years ago
1 year ago
911
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
2 years ago
112
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
2 weeks ago
2
Fiz tudo como diz aí e não dá
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/gn1CtFQpk7jbsFUUmneplIEIvSgS0PDCxjLpuI4F.png
TomDixon77
17 years ago
1 year ago
911
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
17 years ago
1 year ago
911
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
1 week ago
23
Premium
Sorry guys i´m trying but with no luck.
I attach the pictures in order to ask someone if i did something wrong, thanks !!
Pecu
12 years ago
7 years ago
62
msarthou,your links dont work..
Filip123
14 years ago
5 years ago
7
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
11 years ago
3 weeks ago
562
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
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
Also, are all the instructions the same for both Windows and Mac? As I am a Mac user

Thanks
TheJofSpades
10 years ago
1 year ago
5
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
stratos79
15 years ago
1 week ago
9
ok play, but what are we doing about DF11 face packs with scorpio skin???
Pecu
12 years ago
7 years ago
62
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
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
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/bdEQ6qqhWrX7GPECB9p21O3wwXcNrGLiVD1xPcq0.png

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
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
15 years ago
1 week ago
9
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
14 years ago
5 years ago
7
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
I tried, but it does not work


Do u have your config file renamed skin_config.xml ?

It should be skin_config ...

http://i62.tinypic.com/24b5c1k.png
Filip123
14 years ago
5 years ago
7
Do u have your config file renamed skin_config.xml ?

It should be skin_config ...

<a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=24b5c1k" target="_blank"><img src="http://i62.tinypic.com/24b5c1k.png" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>


Yes tried, you can not please the skin to download and try it on your game?
http://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/13765/blueo
Filip123
14 years ago
5 years ago
7
Do u have your config file renamed skin_config.xml ?

It should be skin_config ...

http://i62.tinypic.com/24b5c1k.png


Man it's all right, I do not know what happened thx
Pecu
12 years ago
7 years ago
62
Yes tried, you can not please the skin to download and try it on your game?
http://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/13765/blueo


OK. I'll try.
Filip123
14 years ago
5 years ago
7


It's okay, skin works
Pecu
12 years ago
7 years ago
62


Works fine in my game..

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