guy vaar - Comments

FM Scout officially has lost all credibility in my eyes. He/They have put up a video of showcasing physics altering on the matchengine. You'd think, as they specifically refer to "Korean" changes, that it would pertain to THIS file. However, you can clearly see that the match played in "their" version of physics is a chaotic mess, and to confound to the problem they let it run at a very high speed and on what it seems like a potato labtop. The result is a barely watchable video where the physics are out of whack. They clearly have not had the decency to "test" THIS altered .json file (imo they went in the code and knowingly changed some parameters to make it look like shit).

Is this SI using a well known FM youtube channel to show a very very negative version of a physics altered .json or is it simply a**holes trying to white knight? I dont know. However, he/they should be ashamed to put up such a vile, misleading video. Never ever again will I watch one of their videos and will recommend to anyone doing this aswell.


I have also played a bit more with the file on download here, and i have been getting an extraordinaire amount of penalties, like every 2nd match one penalty. At first, in my first season on 2 different teams and leagues, I didn't think it would be a problem and balance itself out in the end, however it did not. The second season at winter break shows also way too many penalties and this, to me, is a bit of a game changer as it effects the outcome of matches heavily. You will start to second guess too much and then the file looses its charme - at least for me. This happened on 2 teams (Kaiserslautern, 3rd german league) and Anderlecht (First Belgium league) that are being played on 2 freshly made for this file savegames with different parameters - one using a large db with everything but the main nation on view only, one using a 100k players db with select countries on playable (which is my go-to savegame method).

Hi, normally I just lurk on these forums, but this file made me register. Dont know why I didnt before, maybe because I seldom post in forums anymore and dont really kit out my FM's with mods. I am glad I did though.

This tiny file changes the gameplay on the pitch quite drastically.

The normal ME experience is coded in a way that it guarantees a more or less a fast paced, action packed experience (if not on full view) whatever the tactics and whatever the players. This is, for the broader general userbase actually the sensible way to approach the ME coding. They experience a game that is fun, fluid and mistake-friendly.

The patched file however provides a much much more realistic experience. You will see less goals, more mistakes, more blocks and in general a much more realistic movement of the players. As a result, the game feels and looks much more realistic.

Its not perfect, there are some small issues here and there, but tbh, this single tiny file makes me question if I need to buy any other FM forthgoing. As some1 who wanted his games to play out like this (aka more realistic looking and playing) for a long time, it might be premature, but I do not see SI being able to give us such an authentic gaming experience with their new FM21. It will probably again be coded for a large, broader audience and therefore be more action football than simulation.
Which is perfectly fine by me, but I'd hope that our boys here will continue their work on FM21 should that version be a worthwhile purchase - not necessarily for the ME - but for the rest of the game. Let's hope SI wont be dicks and patch this method to manipulate the ME.


Alright, gotta go, I need to heave my lower league team out of the swamp that is lower league football.