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#537025 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!
Morrissey
Say I only wanted to add boards for one or two competitions, leaving the rest to work as default. Is this possible, or would I still need to go for the full pack?
#376824 Restoration of the standard logos!
Morrissey
#364986 Restoration of the standard logos!
Morrissey
Culter 5201721
Dundee Violet 5201734
Hall Russell United 5201769
Buchanhaven Hearts 5201531
Sunnybank 5201850
#364673 Restoration of the standard logos!
Morrissey
Might ask for one or two more, will check the pack and see which ones are of poorer quality.
#354984 Scotland - Highland & Lowland Leagues (Standard) 2016/17
Morrissey
#297761 League Expansion Help
Morrissey
I'll have a look over the weekend and see if I can't help.
In the meantime - I take it you mean an "umbrella" competition for leagues at the same level? Unless I'm misunderstanding, all you have to do is add competition > parent competition, and make sure the "umbrella" has no clubs in it (and is set to Domestic Division)?
#296919 Scotland - Full (Real Life) Pyramid System
Morrissey
Hi folks! I'm working on an enhanced database file for the Scottish Football Pyramid, as I did last year - the bonus this year being that it *touch wood* works properly with promotion to the professional leagues this year!
UPDATE: Final Beta file ready!
Full Change List
Added all relevant divisions
Added main regional and lower cups
Amended prize monies
Updated club reputations
Added awards for new divisions
Create logo pack (WIP, need to add trophies etc)
Corrected kits, colours (done for level 5, WIP level 6)
Create & add correct managers (WIP)
Fill out with real-life squads (WIP) - use "add players to playable teams" for now.
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The setup - this reflects the real-life pyramid, as shown below:
SPL
Championship
League 1
League 2
Highland & Lowland Leagues
East of Scotland & South of Scotland Leagues (both feed into Lowland League)
Newly added cup competitions:
Highland League Cup
Lowland League Cup
North of Scotland Cup
South of Scotland Cup
Aberdeenshire Cup
East of Scotland Qualifying Leagues
Southern Counties Cup
Give it a go! I'll probably create a database with the Junior system further down the line, but will concentrate on getting this right first.
#224835 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Looks like I've (finally) cracked it!
NOTE: I've not confirmed the regions on this as yet, so don't be surprised to see an EoS Division 1 team randomly turn up in the Caledonian League...
#224290 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Looking into it now - see http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/406554-FM15-Scotland-Full-Pyramid-System-%28formerly-Highland-amp-Lowland-Leagues%29 for the latest updates (and beta files for version 3 when ready).
It's really frustrating, as it seems to work perfectly when both teams are AI, but as soon as one team in user controlled the game gets confused. Gotta love the editor sometimes...
#223422 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Getting there! Should be finished and tested in the next couple of weeks. Already finished the logopack.
#222687 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Are you running any other update files alongside this one? I'm running another test just now, just to make sure everything is ok. You're the first to notice an issue with the playoffs etc, will try to see if I can help!
EDIT: Just ran a five season test - it's definitely working for me! Try downloading the file again, and replacing it in your "editor data" folder - you may have got the initial file that had an issue for some reason!
#222052 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Only the Highland League teams have a decent amount of squad data in FM, so I'd recommend starting the game with the "add players to playable teams" option ticked. Having said that, like you say there are a few good frees floating around! Kean at ST is a great start.
#221431 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Sent you a message
#221429 Scotland - Scottish Championship SS'14/15 New! (31/10/2014)
Morrissey
EDIT: Seems to have happened with all the files you've uploaded for Scotland...
#220827 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
That's on tap for the next one, yeah! The "superleague" SJFA divisions, North Caledonian League and others potentially.
#220710 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
Did the link I put in my previous post work? Weird! I'll ask if someone can have a look and see what's wrong.
EDIT: Added a mirror link. Hope this sorts it out!
#220598 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
I did initially - it's located under Stages > League, under League Settings in the advanced editor (which works fine in my file). I had initially looked in the wrong place!
"Download Now" is on the right hand side, or click here! Hope that solves any confusion.
#220317 Scotland - The Full Pyramid System
Morrissey
#219200 scottish juniors?
Morrissey
Hey folks!
I've just made it to the bottom of the pyramid, the juniors will be next up in my database! The v15.0.2 release this week will include the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues, then I'll hopefully have the main junior leagues done and released before Christmas.
#217370 Scotland - Highland & Lowland Leagues
Morrissey
I intend to eventually add in some junior levels, so I'll get to Pollok and the likes no doubt! Concentrating on the actual pyramid firstly though. Hoping to have the next update out next week, expanding down to include the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues (which now tie in to the Lowland League).
Not sure why the logos wouldn't show - if they're in a folder called "graphics" it should work regardless of which database you use? Try re-naming the folder, and then make sure it's in the Football Manager 2015 folder in your documents (sometimes there are two separate folders, one in shared docs).
#214702 FMonline Forum - English Lower Leagues & Premier League Fixtures
Morrissey
I've worked out a fix for this!
If you use the advanced editor, delete the blank (only the blank) discipline rules under the nation name, and there will be no annoying error messages.
#213978 Testing Needed - New Scottish System
Morrissey
I'm making good progress on an update to Scotland, allowing the Highland and Lowland leagues to become playable. In case you might not know, this year sees Scotland starting a pyramid system similar to England, opening the trapdoor out of League 2 down to the non-league levels.
Before I go ahead and add some real detail to the file, I need to ask some people to test this out. Run it in the background, or as your main career - up to you. Just need to make sure it continues to function over a 5-10 year spell with different outcomes.
Download the file here! Add it to Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2015/editor data.
Also, I've created logos for all the Highland and Lowland league clubs which should work in the game. Download these here, and extract them to Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2015/graphics.
Basically, once I'm happy that this is working as well as possible, I'll add the final details and upload it properly on this website.
Changes Made
- activated Highland and Lowland leagues
- real competition names added
- date range for fixtures accurately mirrored to real life
- promotion playoff between champions of each league (2 legs) inserted on correct dates
- winner of playoff faces bottom team in League 2, as IRL
- cup competitions added (as close to real life as possible inc dates, some "creative changes" required due to editor restrictions)
- relegation from Lowland league to South of Scotland/East of Scotland leagues included
- both Highland and Lowland leagues set to remain regional (as far as possible) with teams moving up and down
- real manager and chairman names added to clubs where possible
Not Changed Yet
- awards to be included
- accurate prize monies to be added
- potential addition of further divisions and levels below
- club specifics (facilities, reputation etc) to be improved
Let me know if you're giving it a go by replying, and thanks in advance for your feedback!