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#431941 Yorkshire International Football Association
Fidney
Yorkshire, which everyone knows is God's own country anyway, has now finally been recognised as a nation - by CONIFA, the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, which is the football federation for all associations outside FIFA.
See the Yorkshire International Football Association web-site HERE
You can also find the kits (SS18 style) HERE
#431933 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Thanks @A11_Smithy & @brian-q, good spot - obviously need to fire my QC team!!
I have added the missing kit syle 56 graphics, corrected the configs and updated the downloads to v3.
Kits 26 & 27 both match the SI defaults, so I will not be changing those:
SI Default Kits on the left, SS Default Kits on on the right.
I do note that they were the other way round in FM17
#431919 SS' Official Kits Thread (NO REQUESTS)
Fidney
#431917 SS' Official Kits Thread (NO REQUESTS)
Fidney
So here we have the very first, ever, Yorkshire IFA kits
HOME:
AWAY:
ALT/FAN:
Never mind Brexit, bring on Yorexit!!!
You can find the badges (metallic logo style) HERE
Home and away kits update and alternate / fan kit added (don't know if it will ever be played in, but it's cool) 1st July.
#426475 Android Real Names (FMT)
Fidney
Simple answer is yes.
The Android installation has the same folder structure as the PC version. The same real names patch (or any edt and lnc files) that works on the PC version will also work on the Android version. I am using just fine it on my Android installation at the moment.
Same goes for graphics (logos, kit-packs, facepacks etc) though there's a few more hoops to jump through than on the PC to get them working.
#415122 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2018
Fidney
Link in OP.
#414681 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Hi Mate,
Using these should have no effect whatsoever on any changes you make in the pre-game editor.
When you use the editor you are telling the game what kit style and colours to use, and those are applied to the default kits. When you use this pack, it is just an alternate set of default kits - the styles in this pack 100% match the styles in SI's default kits.
For example, if you use the pregame editor to change a team's kits to style number 3 - with this pack you will see the SS version of kit style 3, without this pack you'll see SI version of style 3.
#413975 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Hi mate.
Great idea but unfortunately there's no way to get actual logos to show on the default kits.
The only way to see the real logo (and sponsor) is if you have the relevant SS style kit for your team.
#413320 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
Fidney
Sorry, just back pedalling a bit - you said you don't have a Sports Interactive directory in Documents? I am a bit confused by that as when the game installs it should create a folder structure in Documents:
C:\Users\chris\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018
and there should be about 15 or 16 sub folders. You not got anything like that, or have you had something like that which you've moved or deleted? Or have you got anything like that anywhere?
Are you playing on a Windows PC or a Mac?
One other question - are you playing the full game (Football Manager 2018) or Football Manager Touch 2018?
If the latter, then everything said previously still holds true, except that the first sub-folder in Documents should be Football Manager Touch 2018 and not Football Manager 2018, for example:
C:\Users\chris\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager Touch 2018
However, to answer your question, you can create the directories yourself if needs be.
#413172 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
Fidney
Yes you can manually create the folders if nèeds be (although I thought the game did it automatically when you save a game - presume you have got a save going??).
#413119 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
Fidney
Hi mate, sorry for not replying sooner - been working away for a couple of days and I didn't take my lappy with me.
The game is installed in the right place, but the logos are not. They will not work if they are in your One Drive.They should work if you move them to:
-C:\Users\chris\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\Logos
They will work fine in that location (or anywhere inside the graphics directory) but you would be better off if you put them is this location:
-C:\Users\chris\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\logos\metallic logos
as you will save yourself a lot of bother when you download any updates to the pack
If you move them to either location as above, then they should work, but there is also a setting in the game that may be stopping them.
Start the game and then click on the FM button (options) and select "Preferences" then "More Interface Settings" look under "Appearance" and make sure that "Use caching to decrease page loading times" is not ticked (you may need to scroll down to see this) - if it is simply click the tick to remove.
Make sure that "Reload skin when confirming changes" IS ticked
Click "Confirm" - your skin will reload (may take a while) and then return to the game and you should be able to see the badges.
NB Caching basically stores a copy of the graphics in the game "memory", so instead of loading them from the directory whenever you start a game they are already loaded. Game starts a bit faster that way, but with it enabled any changes you make will not show.
Hope this helps. If you are still having trouble please let me know and I'll see what else I can do.
#412670 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
Fidney
Hi mate,
You'll find this a friendly and helpful forum, so I'm sure you'll get the help you need. Guess the first few questions are:
1. Have you extracted / unzipped the download (sorry to ask this, but not sure of your level of computer literacy).
2. Once extracted, have you manually moved any of the folders around, deleted any of the files in the extract or renamed anything?
3. Can you please quote the full file path to your extracted logos.
#410148 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Hi mate - I understand what you were saying, but I was confused because the download is hosted at sortitoutsi.net NOT uploaded.net
However, for anyone who has problems, I have now uploaded to my MEGA account. Link below and also in the OP.
ALTERNATE DOWLOAD LOCATION AT MEGA.NZ
#409979 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
I can upload them to my MEGA account this evening, but I am a little confused with the problem to be honest.
These were uploaded directly to this site and according to the link they are hosted at https://sortitoutsi.net (like all the kit packs), not at uploaded.net
#409758 New Vanarama Logos AND English U23 & U18 Logos
Fidney
When it comes to the Metallic Logos you are the master my friend.
Do feel free to remake these if you wish - I only made them because I'm too impatient to wait, and I know you are busy enough without someone bugging you for a set of logos they can make themselves (using the template you kindly supplied) - and then as I'd made them it seemed selfish not to share
If you do want to remake these, this is an excellent source of high quality Vanarama logos, courtesy of Vanarama themselves - HERE
(Please feel free to add mine to your pack if you so wish)
#409755 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2018
Fidney
Doesn't matter too much - I have them in this location:
C:\Users\Andy\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\backgrounds\competitions
The game isn't too fussy when it comes to backgrounds and there is no a specific location they need to be in as long as they are somewhere after the bold bit in the path above they should work fine.
#409753 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Sorry, not sure whar you mean.
I've just check the download and it's working fine.
Have you managed to get these OK now?
#409752 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
Sorry for delay in replying, not had much free time for a few days.
My default kits installed in correct location and working:
My default kits installed in not quite the right location:
Not the overlay/texture is too big for the kit - this is because the game is using the SI overlay/texture instead of mine (and before you say it, I know that the SI effect looks better than mine, but my PhotoShop skills are not up to matching it
And here are my kit backs, goalkeeper backs and numbers working OK:
And here is where they are not:
Notice the numbers are too wide for the shirt backs. You can't really see anything wrong with the overlay/texture on the outfield shirts, but you can clearly see on the goalkeeper shirt that the SI overlay/texture is being used as the arms are in a slightly different position - elbows out - compared to mine.
#408813 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
If you have English language installation of Windws and the English Language installation of FM2018 then the file paths must be exactly as I stated (even having a folder called "Kits" instead of "kits" will cause the overlay/effects not to work properly). But for a foreign language installation of Windows, FM (or both) then - and I am guessing here - as long as the file paths you have match the Czech langage paths in your installation / game then they should still work.
The file paths are not my decision - they are dictated by how the game installs. For my English language installation of Windows and FM2018 the paths to the relevant folders are:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\outfield\front\default
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\outfield\back\default
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\numbers\default
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\goalkeeper\back
The part in red is the default save game / content folder set up by FM2018 when it installs. The part of the file path in blue mirrors the file path to those same SI equivalent folder that you see if you use the Resource Archiver to extract the file graphics.fmf archive (which you can find (in English) in the following location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\game
I suggest that as long as the file paths you use match how the above appear in your Czech installation then they should still work OK, but it is not something I can test.
Hope this helps, and I'd be grateful if you could let me know whether or not you can get them working and if my theory is correct.
#408681 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
Fidney
This thread will no longer be updated. Any further updates will be posted in the FM 2018 thread.
#408678 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2018
Fidney
If you have have my packs from the FM2017 thread HERE then you can update to 2018.00a by doing the following:
1. DELETE the folder called "Eng U23 U18" and all it's contents (these are now updated and included in the main directory)
2. Download the update to 2018a here:
Chalkboard Update 2018.00a (from 2018.00)
Alternatively you can get the full 2018.00a pack here:
Chalkboard Backgrounds FULL 2018.00a
Updates:
Chalkboard Update 2018.02 (from 2018.00a) **ADDED 21/12/17**
#408614 Fidney's SS Style Default Kits for FM18 & FM19
Fidney
The eagle eyed brian-q has spotted an error I made with the numbers when I first introduced them to my default pack in February 2015!!
The number "34" is different to all the other numbers. For those who have alrady downloaded by SS'18 default pack v1 here is a replacement "34"
Simply save this over the existing file called 34.png that you will find in the following directory:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\numbers\default
CARE - There are several files called 34.png in the pack, all in different folders - please make sure that the ONLY one you replace is the one in the above location.
Pack updated to v2 which contains the corrected "34".
#408612 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
Fidney
I've just spent ages looking at kit style 34, until I realised that you literally meant the number 34!!!!
And you are 100% correct, there is something off with that one - and there has been since I first included the number in my FM2016 default kit pack in February 2015. Same numbers were in my FM2017 and now my FM2018 packs, so it's taken nearly 3 years for anyone to notice!
New number 34 below:
Simply save over the existing 34.png and all should be good.
Thanks for spotting my error
#408605 New Vanarama Logos AND English U23 & U18 Logos
Fidney
Full credit to Kremmen for creating the style and for providing the Photoshop action - he did the hard work, all I did was find a few piccies and then run the actions.
Vanarama LINK
My U23 & U18 logos also include a full set of configs, so you can just drop them in a new directory.
U23 & U18 LINK
Enjoy
P.S. If these have already been done then let me know and I'll get rid of them.
#407790 SS' kits Technical Support Thread
Fidney
Actually it is a FireFox issue, which last occurred to me about a year ago, and I reported it in the "New Server" discussion. It was fixed by Rob - see this post:
https://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/28257/new-server?page=1#comment_352549
#407370 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
Fidney
Link in OP
#407184 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
Fidney
If you are looking for default kits for FM18 then please see this thread:
https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/37502/fidneys-ss18-default-kits
#407179 SS' kits Technical Support Thread
Fidney
I get exactly the same thing - when I download the pack I just get a file called "Isthmian" which does not have a file extension.
However, if I manually change it from "Isthmian" to "Isthmian.rar" then it unzips just fine.
I get the same problem with some of the others too - England North West Counties league just downloads as "North" - again if I add the .rar it works OK.
There was a similar problem with downloads a while back and if I remember correctly it's something to do with a site setting somewhere.
#402928 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
Fidney
Excellent work (as always), and thank you very much for sharing - these really do enhance the game.
#402926 Home thread for the FM26 Cut-Out Megapack - 2026.06 OUT NOW [10/05/2026]
Fidney
Quick question if I may - the highest ID in FM17 is 1394631847, but I've got 8 or 9 faces with a higher ID, which are also on the config - who are these guys?