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#401792 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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Hi @Fidney.
I have discovered a possible small error from SI. shirt nr. 22 and 23 are identical with shirt nr. 31 and 32. I the editor shirt nr. 22 and 23 are called "double vertical stripe left and right" which match how they look.
In the editor shirt nr. 31 and 32 are called "double horizontal stripe left and right". two things.... How can you have a horizontal stripes in left or right? and the two shirts does not match the (strange) description.
Can you make me two shirts (both front and back) with small double horizontal stripes top (31) and bottom (32) for shirts nr. 31 and 32?

Thanks in advance :-)



I think it's probably more an error in description of the kits.

22 and 23 are double vertical stripe left and right, and the 31 and 32 are double horizontal stripe (left space) and (right space) which is a bad description I agree but the kits are different - for 22 and 23 the stripes are directly next to each other, whilst for the 31 and 32 there is a gap between the stripes. Small difference but a difference nonetheless.

We already have 2 kits with double horizontal stripes - 21, where the stripes are against each other, and 30 where there is a gap between them, which again leads me to believe the design of 31 and 32 is correct.

My SS default kits match the actual design of the SI kits, regardless of the description.

However, I have made a couple of kits as you requested:-

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/ddd8/ef4fjyhfkq3a4934g.jpg http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b64c/3r753mp7e5xrn2z4g.jpg
http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3ac2/qjltc26qx10rbfb4g.jpg http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/91fd/z28shjcdfayfcti4g.jpg

Hope they are OK for you.
#382472 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Update 2017.08 out now - once again version matches Kremmen's awesome Metallic logos, used with his kind permission.

Link in OP
#380000 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Fidney...When's the next update out .Thanks


Just released :-), link in OP.

Thanks once again to Kremmen for creating the awsome Metallic Logos and for allowing me to use them in my pack.
#379954 ⬇️ Home Thread - Metallic Logo Megapack
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Okay, Update 7 is done despite having a bad week with another bout of illness and my PC getting buggered up while updating - can't catch a break lately ho hum...link in the OP and in the DL section.

Quite a big pack with 1400 odd new and updated logos so pork away



big thanks to Schweigi for making some much available and as usual to everyone who posts up or sends me logos - can't do it without your help

Extract the file to your Docs/Sports Interactive folder and allow files to be replaced - only logos are affected so don't worry.

Cracking on with #8 right now and only 2,800 to sort through - the pile is getting smaller hehe...


Awesome update as usual, thank you for all your hard work and for sharing.

P.S. Hope you've fully recovered from your recent bout of illness and are fighting fit again.
#373761 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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Is there a default kit pack without sponsor logos etc, like there has been for previous versions of FM?

Thanks for any help.


Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been on these boards for a while.

The sponsor logos are simply a layer that is placed on top of the kit. The game by default does this for the club badges, and I've simply enhanced that layer with a shirt manufacturers logo and a sponsor.

If you prefer to have just the club crests showing on the shirts (without manufacturers logo and sponsor) then do the following:
a. After installation, navigate to the folder "Crest Only - by SI" (C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\outfield\front\default\logos\Crest Only - by SI)
b. COPY the files named 0 - 13.
c. Navigate back a step to the "logos" folder.
d. PASTE the files there, replacing files 0 - 13 that are in that folder.

Hope this helps.
#373760 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Update pack 2017.05 now released, keeping the backgrounds in sync with Kremmen's awesome Metallic Logos.

Link in OP.
#373759 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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My friend, great job!
Are you thinking of doing too: confederations; nations and clubs or just for competitions?


No sorry, just doing them for competitions I'm afraid.
#367215 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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for me is not working at all, path is correct but I'm not using default path.
Fm17 is using drive C but I don't have a space there, so I created my own folder on another drive and I changed it through the Steam, after that all graphic content is working perfectly in game except your default kits.
Since Fm17 folder, I have exactly the same path.
My path looks E/sports interactive/football manager 2017 and later accordingly your path.


Sorry mate, this will only work installed on the C drive - I have never been able to make it work if I put it anywhere else. The game seems to have the file path hard coded.
#365198 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Update pack 2017.03 now released, keeping the backgrounds in sync with Kremmen's awesome Metallic Logos.

Link in OP.
#363205 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Update pack 2017.02 now released, keeping the backgrounds in sync with Kremmen's awesome Metallic Logos.

Link in OP.
#361066 3D template sleeves wrong way round (for Kit Makers)
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Guys - just so you know, this is actually a bug in the game (appeared last year, I reported it, was never fixed and I reported it again this year HERE).

The top image Beast has posted is correct, it is left sleeve then right sleeve - see attached SI's own 3D texture for Blackburn as evidence - their right sleeve is the blue one.
#360240 SS 16-17 Download Pack update thread
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HELLO, I am really stuck. I have created a team on FM17 in the National League Premier. I have created both my png kits and logos but struggling on how to add them to the game. Can anyone help? THANKS


OK, you need to take the kits and logo's you have created and place them in a folder, then add a config.xml file like the one attached. In the config xml file (opens in Notepad) you will see the following lines

<!--LOGOS-->
<record from="biglogo" to="graphics/pictures/club/2062002129/logo"/>
<record from="smalllogo" to="graphics/pictures/club/2062002129/icon"/>
<record from="backleftlogo" to="graphics/pictures/club/2062002129/logo/background/left"/>
<record from="backrightlogo" to="graphics/pictures/club/2062002129/logo/background/right"/>

<!--KITS-->
<record from="homekit" to="graphics/pictures/team/2062002129/kits/home"/>
<record from="awaykit" to="graphics/pictures/team/2062002129/kits/away"/>
<record from="thirdkit" to="graphics/pictures/team/2062002129/kits/third"/>

Change the words I have above in green to match the names of the files you have created (without the .png extension), and change the number I have in red to match the ID of your team (when you created it in the editor it will have given it a unique ID).

Then take the whole folder and drop it anywhere in C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\graphics\pictures and you should be good to go.

NOTE - If you are using any editor files created by other that also add clubs, then the ID of your created club in the game may differ to the ID it was given in the editor.
#360183 SS' Official Kits Thread (NO REQUESTS)
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Thanks bolid74, great work.

FYI, Truro have a blue 3rd kit, both IRL and in game - see attached.
#359788 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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Sorry to bother, but i copied the 2d kits downloaded folder into the graphic folder but it still appears the "old" default shirt under the "new" default kits, is there any way to fix it?


That normally happens if you install them in the wrong place. They need to be installed EXACTLY as per my last screenshot.

If they are not in this location:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\outfield\front\default
Then they will not work.

Even a simple change - for example calling a folder Kits instead of kits will stop them working
#359784 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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sry for the stupid question but what does this pack do? adds anything other than what SS kits do?


Hi Mate,

This changes the default kits (ie those used when there is not a kit pack) into SS style kits. Also changes them on the tactics screen, team of the week screens etc.
#359367 SS 16-17 Download Pack update thread
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Folks, noticed that some of the excellent packs made by Wydack (his Polish packs) and shooto (his Spanish Tercera packs) include some kits for clubs that have been added in the editor - ID's begininning 2062002xxx.

This is not an issue unless you have added any clubs yourself. If you have then your added clubs could use the ID's (mine did!) and consequently show those kits from the Polish or Spanish packs.
#359254 SS' Official Kits Thread (NO REQUESTS)
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Re Conference South

Bishops Stortford Home and Away are same as last year (source - club shop). Doesn't seem to be a third, but the SI third is the same as lest year's SS third.

Dartford 3rd by SI (doesn't seem to be an actual 3rd IRL) is the same as last year's SS third

Hemel Hempstead Home and Away are same as last year (source - match photos from club website)

Margate Away (per SI, cannot verify elsewhere) is the same as last years

Oxford City Away is same as last year (source - match photos from club website)

St Albans Away is same as last year (source - match photos from club website)

Wealdstone Home is same as last year, and this year's third kit is last year's way kit (source - club website)

Might save you from having to make a few kits
#359228 SS' Official Kits Thread (NO REQUESTS)
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bolid74 - excellent work with the Conference (Vanarama) kits again this year.

Thanks to you for sharing and to Suffolk Seasider for putting them into a pack.
#359219 SS 16-17 Download Pack update thread
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Thanks all for for the recent packs / updates.
#358165 Fidney's FM2016 Chalkboard Backgrounds
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Update pack to v 2017.01 now released - see the OP for the link.

NEW THREAD OPENED IN THE FM2017 GRAPHICS DISCUSSION THREAD HERE

THIS THREAD WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED.
#358160 Fidney's Chalkboard Backgrounds for FM2017
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Created using Kremmen's awesome Metallic Logos (thanks Kremmen), I am proud to present the FM 2017 release of my Chalkboard Backgrounds.

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bf1c/n1bcu8o5dndw1pi4g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/301f/42l6r9dcwix9clx4g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6edc/6189g3f9668fa914g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6885/whrxcfdscbhc9y04g.jpg

Get the full 2017.01 pack (numbered to match the Metallic Logos pack) here:
Chalkboard Backgrounds FULL 2017.01

Or get the updates here:
Chalkboard Update 2017.01 (from 2016.05)
Chalkboard Update 2017.02 (from 2017.01)
Chalkboard Update 2017.03 (from 2017.02)
Chalkboard Update 2017.05 (from 2017.03)
Chalkboard Update 2017.07 (from 2017.05)
Chalkboard Update 2017.08 (from 2017.07)
Chalkboard Update 2018.00 (from 2017.08) **ADDED 13/11/17**


Enjoy
#357778 SS 16-17 Download Pack update thread
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Just caught up on the all the downloads

Excellent work folks, thank you everyone for your hard work and for sharing
#357338 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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http://nsa37.casimages.com/img/2016/11/09/161109060424852740.png

Hi, How fix that? Screen to team of week. (Same with team of year)

Thanks.


Sorry, this is not something that can be corrected - it's actually a bug in the game and nothing to do with the default kit pack.

You see exactly the same issue using the standard kits from SI - the game shows the outfield kit for the goalkeeper in these screens, but then applies the "effect" layer for the goalkeeper shirts.
#356969 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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I copied the pictures from the "complete" map and put it in the default map.

Example


OK, I see what you have done.

The files 0 - 13 should be inside the "logos" folder in your screenshot, and as you are seeing a double effect I am guessing you have another copy of them already in there.

So, to fix things:
1. Delete the file called 0 from the folder "default" (the one in your screenshot)
2. Go into the folder "Plain with Neck" and COPY the files named 1 - 13 from there into the "default" folder, replacing the files in there with the same names.

When you have finished your "default" and "logos" folders should look like the attached screenshots (the "logos" folder is inside the "default" folder):
#356789 Fidney's SS17 Default Kits
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Still got the background shadows... Example


Something is not right - your third kit seems to have the the "effect" layer duplicated as the Puma "kit" with the Cisco sponsor and the Nike "kit" with the PayPal sponsor are both the badges overlay from my "effect" layer!

Have you installed the game in the default location and is the full file path to the default kits as follows:
C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\graphics\pictures\kits\2d\outfield\front\default

And within that folder is there a "logos" folder (which contains the badge & sponsor overlay)?

Also, did have you turned off the skin cache and reloaded your skin?
#356763 Fidney's SS16 Default Kits
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Quick update - this pack will NOT work properly in FM2017 as they have added new default crests and changed the way the kit backs work.

Updated pack for FM2017 is on the way - it's completed and I'm just trying to upload - and it will be in a new thread.

This FM2016 pack will ONLY work properly in FM2016.
#354441 💡 Metallic Logos Request Thread (closed)
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could someone please do the chelmsley town logos in all sizes please

thanks in advance

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/c1kuoNgg7KUnBsUA4sTwf8mEMjhJcuRMbg4gvRvr.png


How's this lot for you?

BACKGROUND LEFT & RIGHT
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpstmmx65fa.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsijkp2msb.png

METALLIC NORMAL, SMALL, SMALLx2
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsvjq7kog4.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsz6dowk7l.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsgm5cntbf.png

"VANILLA" NORMAL, SMALLx2
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsl9qrswfx.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zpsy69nliud.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/Chelmsley_zps1jq4805b.png

To use in game you would need to rename them with the UID, but no idea what that is at the moment (can't see it in the beta).
#353463 💡 Metallic Logos Request Thread (closed)
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New Bradford Park Avenue logos in both metallic and "vanilla" styles

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/4002013_zpsdxk5sgqa.png - http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/4002013_zps4sbuhzjc.png

Full set - Back Left, Back Right, Normal (metallic & vanilla), Small (metallic & vanilla), Small x2 (metallic & vanilla) in the attached zip.
#353461 💡 Metallic Logos Request Thread (closed)
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Oxford United logos, in both metallic and "vanilla" styles

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/695_zps5goizkco.png http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/Fidney/695_zpsuqbrn7o8.png

Full set - Back Left, Back Right, Normal (metallic & vanilla), Small (metallic & vanilla), Small x2 (metallic & vanilla) in the attached zip.

#353159 Fidney's SS16 Default Kits
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hey guys

im from germany and first i love your work ....year for year
a small question?
can i use fm16 default pack also for FM17 ?

greetz loomie


Hi loomie,

Yes, these do appear to work fine in FM2017.

However IF Sports Interactive have made any changes to the existing default kits (they don't normally) or IF they have added new default styles (they do occasionally) then these won't show using these default kits until I have updated them, but I won't be able to check that until actual release as I need to use the archive extractor to see what's inside the graphics.fmf file and that isn't available in the beta.