miamiwii - Comments

I'll be honest, I haven't kept up with the latest releases from Dan - I don't own FM 2024 through Steam, so I am not subscribed to the database that way.

 

Suffice to say, if all of the team IDs have changed that would render everything I've done so far pretty redundant for use with the latest versions…FWIW, the version I have is the one currently available via https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm24-database-england-lower-leagues.html. I don't know how that stacks up against the versions on Steam. From a quick look, I see there have been two releases since then (well, four, but I suspect two meaningful ones with two bugfixes).

 

To answer your actual question: I cannot think of a simple workaround to the issue. It's effectively a question of re-mapping old IDs to new IDs. If I end up having no option but to get to the latest version of the Lower Leagues DB, I would probably just go back through the work I've done so far and re-map…but that's a big if because it's a lot of work and will be a bit soul-destroying to do it.

Yes, although my solution is fairly ‘extreme’ from the logos perspective: I've embarked on a journey of making my own logo pack for all of the lower levels (starting from Level 20 and working up).

 

The reality is that the solution involves identifying the old ID of the team, finding that logo, renaming the file and amending the XML file to reflect that adjustment.

Is it normal/expected that the unique IDs of the teams in the lower divisions are different from the ones indicated in the original FM 24.3 database?

 

Just as a random example: Copthorne FC, who play in the Southern Combination League Division One. Their unique ID in the FM 24.3 database is 2000266386. In the new career game I have created, they show as having a unique ID of 2000337759.

 

I don't really know what the bearing is on gameplay of these being different (if any) but, for example, from a graphical perspective - their club logo doesn't work when using the the Metallic Logos megapack (because it is bound to 2000266386).