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#878857 Die roten Teufel - WC patch ready now! - 1. FC Kaiserslautern Skin by Darkside
#878795 Die roten Teufel - WC patch ready now! - 1. FC Kaiserslautern Skin by Darkside
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Unfortuantely, this is not a “wish-a-skin” thread :-)

#878671 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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By 1seasonwonder 15 April 2026 - 19:13 PM UTC 

hi! lovely skin. is there a way we can increase the spacing in the league table to fill it even to half the column? thank you.

 

 

Unfortunately not. SI redesigned that tile and changing it's overall size doesn't resolve the behaviour…
It was surely done to better reflect larger leagues to show more teams and less scrolling. The downside is, it does not properly rescale for smaller leagues :-(

#878589 Mia san mia - WC patch ready now! - FC Bayern skin by Darkside
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#878588 Darkside's FM.Zweierkette Skin 2.5.1 - Update 31.05.2026 - ready for 26.3 *Win Bundles *
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#878534 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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New Update 5.1.2 now available on Skinbuilder!

 

You will find updates to my other skins there as well…

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Later today I will release a small update, adding another PlayerPic to the tactic view.

 

 

You will find it here …

 

 

#878408 Mia san mia - WC patch ready now! - FC Bayern skin by Darkside
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As I see people start downloading the skin from here… I'm more than happy to see ppl being interested in Club themed skins. I had a lot of fun doing it and try to reflect as much as possible things dedicated to the Club. I'm more than aware that this is not for everyone and totally fine with that. As I'm aware that not everyone is on “X” (former Twitter) and maybe never got note that this skin even exists, I released the initial version here as well.

 

Though, you should seriously consider to switch to Skinbuilder and get it from there! I will not publish any updates to bundled version in future. So with the next SI update, that skin will most likely break. All future updates will only be available through Skinbuilder, so if you like the skin and yout want keep using it in future, you might need to switch to Skinbuilder for further versions… The reason behind it is, that the process of updating a skin is much easier - for you as a user as well as for us as creators.

 

So give it a go and get it today … :-)

 

Reminder: You will find the latest Skinbuilder version here! Once installed and logged into the site, just use the gallery.

 

PS: This will also be the aproach for my other two skins as well. So if you want continous updates or adjustments, you should switch so Skinbuilder as soon as possible…. 

#878393 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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By irontusk 13 April 2026 - 07:20 AM UTC 

I installed the skin and it looks great - I tried not including this file but still get the background image.

 

Is there a quick solution for this or do I need to use the skinbuilder?

 

ui-backgrounds_assets_

#878259 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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By Lennart Kettenis 12 April 2026 - 08:44 AM UTC 

Hey man,

 

Thank you for the work it looks great. I am now going to test it with FM freshly installed and a complete new save. However you say make sure you have an unmodded game. I do use the sortitoutsi transfer update file and also the real name fix mod files, they are both in the editor data file folder in documents. Will this give a conflict?

 

Thanks for taking the time!

 

No, these do not interfere with a skin. Only modes which would replace bundle files, could potentially interfere - thatfore the string suggestion to always have a “clean” game install before applying a skin. 

#877948 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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There's a minor update (V5.1.1) availabel at Skinbuilder Site.

 

It fixes the club negotiation panel at the start of a new save, as it went full transparent. Now it's back to the theme style.

 

As it's not game breaking, I won't release a new bundle version. If you still want to have it, just get it from the link above.

#877820 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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By ARookieKeeper 09 April 2026 - 03:28 AM UTC 

The download link seems to still be here on this site … the free download anyway. It doesn't direct you to the new FMSB site.

As for the FMSB tool, can you still do customisation with it for your own personal use for the skin or you only just get what you open up in the app (the FMSB format)?

 

The regular download here is still the archived bundlefiles. This is - as to answer your second question - to keep the possibility to continue using the Addon on top of it, to do some custom changes. Currently, FMSB manages the Skins in the fmsb format, so you cant load and apply a “skin” (which the addon technically pretty much is) on top of it. This will change and become possible in future, as the development of the tool moves forward.

 

To use the mirrors, it's a couple of clicks needed to get there - but there are def. leading to the Skinbuilder site :-)  

#877788 Darkside's FM.Zweierkette Skin 2.5.1 - Update 31.05.2026 - ready for 26.3 *Win Bundles *
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By biffaxxl 08 April 2026 - 18:22 PM UTC 

have you had any issues with not being able to exit the tactics screen on Matchday?

 

Same here - no.

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By biffaxxl 08 April 2026 - 17:38 PM UTC 

Love this skin, but when I play the game with it on matchday, and go to the tactics screen, I cannot confirm and go back to the match, any ideas?

 

Can't reproduce this here… Try resetting your gamefiles (verify within steam for example) and reinstall the skin.

 

Maybe use SKinbuilder for this… 

#877731 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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By javillera 08 April 2026 - 12:20 PM UTC 

Good afternoon , first of all, thank @Darkside63  you so much for creating this skin and making FM so much more fun.

 

Secondly, I hope this isn't a silly question, but I can't figure out how to download the file from the new "fmskinbuilder" site. Instead of a .rar file like before, it downloads an .fmsb file, and I don't know how to extract it and copy the files to the "StandaloneWindows64" folder.

 

A little help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

You need to install the SkinBuilder Tool. The fmsb format you downloaded will be handled by the tool, so you can directly apply the skin to your game. No more manually copying necessary.

 

You can download the tool here.

 

Once installed, open the tool and do a quick setup:

 

 

Just put the path to your Gamebundles directory according to your Gameinstallation. For Steam that would be something like

 

  • \Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\
  • For Gamepass installations it should be
    \XboxGames\Football Manager 26\Content\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\

 

Once the tool is installed and configured, you can go back to the download and just press “Open in APP”

 

It will lead you to your locally available skins…

 

 

Just select “Apply” and the tool will do the rest for you…

 

 

#877722 FM26 - ManagerPortrait Plugin
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#877619 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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Version 5.1

 

  • changed colors of Squadoverview and menu buttons in 3D Game to theme colors

 

Mirror links will now directly lead to Skinbuilder site of my skin 

#877596 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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New Update 5.1 available on Skinbuilder site already!

 

Update here will follow later on or tomorrow.

#877594 Darkside's FM.Zweierkette Skin 2.5.1 - Update 31.05.2026 - ready for 26.3 *Win Bundles *
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New version available - see first post

#877331 Darkside's FM.Zweierkette Skin 2.5.1 - Update 31.05.2026 - ready for 26.3 *Win Bundles *
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Since last night, the new Skinbuilder public beta has been released.

 

You can now directly download and manage your skins in there. Easy updates including!

 

Download the tool and give it a try at Skinbuilder's brand new site!

#877315 Darkside Base Skin V 5.5 - * Update 31.05.2026 * - * Win & MacOS bundles *
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Since last night, the new Skinbuilder public beta has been released.

 

You can now directly download an manage your skins in there. Easy updates including!

 

Download the tool and give it a try at Skinbuilder's brand new site!

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By janickfm1234 03 April 2026 - 17:37 PM UTC 

Does it work with the latest FM26 Data Updates? Would be handy..

 

Yes, including the latest hotfix.

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By Copywriter 02 April 2026 - 14:15 PM UTC 

Missing in downloads!

 

Ups… Try now :-)

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By ARookieKeeper 02 April 2026 - 11:32 AM UTC 

Hotfix dropped … but the bundles that were updated don't seem to be bundles featured in the skin.

 

No, skin should not be affected by the hotfix…

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I slightly rearranged the individual training page (to reduce necessary scrolling in the attributes).

 

It's not worth a version update but if you're interested in, just redownload…

 

 

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By Dmytro Kh 31 March 2026 - 18:59 PM UTC 

I suppose you misunderstood me. Your skins are the best, and I just wanted to point out that there’s a minor issue. 

 

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By Martin Lachmann 01 April 2026 - 10:33 AM UTC 

Useless skin for me then unfortunately because i dont want a downgrade from the original skin with fewer features.

 

I'm sure you find something fully supporting your needs.

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MacOS version added…

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By ARookieKeeper 01 April 2026 - 09:25 AM UTC 

Will do. It's just replacing the match assets bundle, right?

 

No. It's in tiles_assets …

#876773 Darkside's FM.Zweierkette Skin 2.5.1 - Update 31.05.2026 - ready for 26.3 *Win Bundles *
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MacOs Version ready for 26.3 added…