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@philip I did try to address that as I said in the opening post…" I have added over 4000 Russian regens to the database, I think you would need to load players from that nation to really see the effect of that" . 

Ways to combat that would be to use the in-game editor to change names of players. Also creating a lot more Russian regen names would probably help you. There's a post on Reddit that I followed to create lots of names quickly. 

I just wrote a long reply but it has disappeared so I'll try to sum up briefly what i found.

I ran a test on full detail with Belarus and Russia selected. It ran up to Dec 2046. I did a player search from the shortlist of players within the scouting region. 4045 players were within the 15 and 19 age groups. 966 players (23.9%) were from Belarus (574) ; 1660 players (41%) were from Russia (583) ; 3 players (0.07%) were from x- (758) ; and 36 players (0.89%) were from y- (791). 

So there are players that do appear for x- and y-, and they are all eligible for Belarus and Russia respectively. I cannot do anything about it. When I created the files I transferred all the cities to the new nations I created, but still, as you can see, players are still being born in cities that are in x- and y- and also Belarus and Russia. Frustrating, but hopefully this does not ruin your immersion, as the numbers are small.

As for players you already have becoming foreign? Again I cannot seem to influence that in the editor. I don't know why it happens. However there is a cheat you can do but only if you have the In-game editor. It is possible to change a player's nationality, so you could change it back to Russia. Not ideal but it's the only thing I can suggest.

Hope that helps.

@tiferet The file you have sent me does not include any edited files. Have you uploaded the correct file?

I honestly can't see where this genre can go in the licensed world we live in these days. Over sensitive clubs and organisations whack copyright onto so many things. Any company out there will need very deep pockets to buy these licenses. SI have caused embarrassment for the Premier League, as their branding is to be used on a game that so far has not been released. 

I am thankful for the ability to use an editor to create a universe that makes the game interesting for me. Probably a good idea to move fm24 to offline mode, as there will no doubt be an update, without warning, that will change licensed aspects of the game off and would just be a complete pain in the backside having to change things back again. 

By all means send me the save file. I can't promise anything but I'll certainly take a look. You'd need to upload your save somewhere where I can download it from as I think it will be too big to just send directly. Use something like https://www.mediafire.com/ . Create an account (it's free), and then upload your file. Once done send me the link so I can download it. 

@tiferet I have no idea why that has happened! Not seen it before. Out of curiosity, are you using any other files that may create a conflict for this to happen? If I see it myself in my saves and discover the cause I will of course look to fix it. 

Hi @byb81, thankyou for pointing that out. I now realise that I had failed to tick the box for the nation having to be a World Governing Body member. I had done this for the World Cup qualifying for UEFA and CAF. I have now corrected the mistake, and updated the file. I have also added some backup teams for the Confederations Cup, in the case where the competition could find itself 1 or 2 teams short.

Hopefully there's no more issues. Enjoy the file.

The link in Cleiria's thread over at SI does work. It's the zip entitled “editor” in the first post.

Sure, what have you done so far?

Hello Adamowski,

When you are adding your manager to your game, you can type your nationality into the box instead of using the drop down list. For example, if you type Russian in that box and then click the mouse in the place of birth box and the alphabetic list of cities will appear for Russia.

To change the nation flags to the new ID's for Russia and Belarus you will need to adjust the config files. Replace all ID's that have 791 to 583, and 758 to 574 in the following folders that i'll detail. If you have no graphics folder in your My Documents > Sports Interactive folder then use the Resource Archiver to extract the graphics fmf. In there you can find the config files in the following folders to change the ID's mentioned above:

FOR FLAGS

graphics > pictures > flags > large

graphics > pictures > flags > medium

graphics > pictures > flags > small

I copied and pasted the above from the description at the top. Does the TCM24 logo pack have the flags or logos for the international teams? Check the config files in there to make sure the ID's are 583 and 574. 

If you still have a problem with the flags then try the following:

Open the resource archiver, and follow the instructions from above. Create a backup of the graphics fmf in case things get messed up.

Change the config file so Belarus reads:   <record from="europe/blr" to="graphics/pictures/nation/574/flag"/>
and Russia reads:   <record from="europe/rus" to="graphics/pictures/nation/583/flag"/>
Save the config file, and then click create archive and replace the graphics fmf file. 

Restart your game. If that still has not worked then you have a file somewhere in My Documents SI folder that is overriding the default flags. I had that problem when I first did this and in my case there was a folder of flags in a skin I was using. Hopefully that will get you sorted.

It's there a difference with downloading the game from epic? The flags question is answered on the first page. Hopefully there's not much difference between epic and steam? Post back here if you still can't make it work and I'll try and help again.

Certainly possible. Alot of work to make it succeed. 

Hi @Qrul17 , Gibraltar teams do play in the club continental competitions. San Marino are the lowest ranked European nation in the coefficient table and are 55th. The vanilla continental competitions are set to be for the top 54 nations as it was programmed to not include Russia. So, San Marino teams can't play club continental football. They can if you add my 80s style file, but not otherwise. 

Administrative expenses totalling £7.9m !! Is that where SEGA would be taking some of their money from? I would imagine the staff wage budget, travel etc is incorporated here as well. SI are answerable to SEGA, and I believe they have become too big a company to be able to go in the direction that they want to. I wouldn't be surprised to see a split in the next 12 months, or even a complete breakdown of the product. 

Highly competitive market? There was more competition for football management simulations back in the 80s when I was tapping away on my ZX Spectrum!

Things start to add up now, as when si released the new FM25 logo they had revised and made you agree to the new forum rules. They knew then the game was to be delayed and have anticipated the inevitable backlash by tightening the rules.

😀

FM24 for me has been nearly 1300 hours in the editor. I'm looking forward to playing the game when I'm finished!

If they had fixed the AI squad development, and AI match management, FFP (which has never worked as far as I can see), & International management and called that FM25 then I'd have been delighted. 

What is so annoying is that they could fix these issues if they put the right resources into it, but unfortunately they down tools after the final March update each year to focus on the next iteration. 

So, instead of having a really polished game they end up with one that has the same bugs year in year out. 

There needs to be a change at the top, there needs to be a shake up.

I've been banned from posting on si forum, until I acknowledge my incredulous question of asking if miles will be considering his position? Valid question if you ask me. 

I've not come across that before. Is it clashing with the world cup squad being called up?

Show me the list of files you are using. Do a screenshot. 

Hello Josef, The video link is fine, I just downloaded it, and it still plays

I had a feeling there were issues as the silence on the news drops for the new game was deafening. It is September 2024, and I have not played FM24 yet other than to test files. I am working on, and have been working on for what feels like an eternity, a revamped alternative International scene. Not much point really doing that for FM25 if you can't partake in it! If I buy FM25 then I'd have to re-do my files to suit fm25, which will no doubt have a tonne of bugs. It will be a year down the line, I will still be editing and saying how I have not played fm25 yet! 

I have to ask though, why completely drop the ability to manage at international level? If they weren't going to do anything to it, then just say so, but leave the option still there. Sounds to me like their major selling point for fm26 will be International management after all the 2026 world cup fever! Suspiciously like a deliberate business plan to me!!!

It's looking like it won't be for me this year, maybe in a year or two I'll consider it. I will stick with editing my fm24 world, to get it the way I want it, and then set out on an extremely long career game. 

Hello, for details of graphics please see the bottom part of the introduction here: https://sortitoutsi.net/content/65482/uefa-rebooted-alternative-continental-intercontinental-and-international-files?page=2#comment_786687

I found the same issue and couldn't understand why, but eventually discovered the custom skin I was using had logos that were overriding the ones I had put in the graphics folder. That's probably where your problem lies.

Guten Tag, ich weiß nicht aber, es ist sehr schwer zu machen.

Hello @chrisisfast , I'm glad you are enjoying the file. It's interesting how you discovered Russia or Soviet Union / USSR aren't showing in the Add Favourite Team list. Belarus or CIS aren't there either. (The 2 nations I replaced). However if you scroll down you will see an 'x' and a 'y'. This is the original Belarus and Russia ID's. If you click the ‘y’ you will be able to choose your favourite team. I don't know if it is possible to add the new nations to that list. If I find out in the future I will add it. 

Regarding the league reputation…Unfortunately as soon as you amend the European competitions it breaks the coefficients and the league reputations stay static. There is nothing that can be done about that unless SI re-program the code.

No. 

The way the competitons are structured is detailed at the top of the page. Depending on domestic winners and winners of the continental trophies the amount of teams fluctuate slightly. Essentially the lowest rank nation(s) will not get entered in a season where teams are defending trophies. 

However, to use San Marino as an example, that is a massive challenge to get them to enter each year. To do that you'll need to get their world ranking to move into the top 54 European nations. 

So, to cut a long story short, nobody has been kicked out to make way for Russia.