Tommy Hughes - Comments

#578662 3D Match Balls Pack
Tommy Hughes
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This is great, I'm glad you've joined forces.
#577992 Guess the person Thread-Football sticker based
Tommy Hughes
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Joachim Loew and... Ray Lewington? Nah, I don't recognice the second one.
#577725 SS' kits Technical Help Thread
Tommy Hughes
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FM21, latest update
SS Kits Germany, latest update

Teams with mutated vowels like Nürnberg, Osnabrück or Türkgücü don't work. Filenames are broken. Renamed them manually according to the XML but still do not show up (yes, cleared the cache).


Hmm... did you rename both, the files and the lines in the config.xml? I have come across unusual alphabets before and renaming the shirts and their entries in the config has fixed the issue. What I mean is there should be no unusual letters among the files or in the config and then the kits should show up.
#576870 The Panini Horror football sticker thread
Tommy Hughes
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JEEZ, I've seen this one before but I hadn't realised how bad it was

To his credit he aged really well though


I know, he looks a bit younger today than he did in that photo. 😉
#576555 Some kits not working? SSKCC20.4.4 v1.7 for SS'2020/21 kits on FM20 only (15/01/21) Relink!
Tommy Hughes
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I download SSKC but it's not compactible with FM 21. Can somebody tell me why?


Like it says in the description, it's for FM20 only. They're currently working on a new version for FM21.
#576529 [FM21] Realistic Weather v1.0
Tommy Hughes
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#576107 [FM21] Derbies Overhaul v1.0
Tommy Hughes
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thx 4 you work. I will try it out.
Im a Big Fan of 1860 Munich in Germany.. the Derby between SpVgg Unterhaching vs. TSV 1860 München called "S-Bahn-Derby" because there are only 4 km between the stadium of Unterhaching and 1860.

TSV 1860 München vs. Türkgücü München could be added as well.. 1860 and Türkgücü plays on Saturday the derby for the first time in a official Match.
Everybody from both club called it allready Derby



This file has great potential to grow even better and to cover so many more countries, regions and interesting, passionate rivalries, as local FM players lend their expertise the way you just did! [Thumbs up]
#575963 Unlock Japan Overview
Tommy Hughes
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I've been looking for this as well, but I've had no luck so far.
#575736 [FM20] Unlock Japanese Club Overview Panel Skin
Tommy Hughes
11 years ago
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Could this please be made for FM 21?
#575470 Derbies Overhaul 2.1 - 500 NEW
Tommy Hughes
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Great! This file is a must for me. Also, do you think you'll be making the realistic injuries for FM21? I've enjoyed that one as well.
#575321 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!
Tommy Hughes
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Hi, I install this for first time. Is v1.4 full version? Or should I begin with v1.0 and continue with all versions? Thanks


Install every pack from first to last, in that order, and you'll get the newest version of every adboard and working configs.
#574407 Wrexham Changes[FM21]
Tommy Hughes
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Sorry but it appears there are no free mirrors available?
#574354 FM2021 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v4.0 for FM21.4 [released on 16/03/2021]
Tommy Hughes
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Should I delete the folders of 2100, 2101 and 2111 or should I delete 2110 as well?


I noticed that, unlike in the Beta version, the \2110\ folder included edt & lnc subfolders as well as the dbc one, so I deleted them and copied the fixed ones in that folder as well. Just to be sure. 🙂
#574320 FM2021 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v4.0 for FM21.4 [released on 16/03/2021]
Tommy Hughes
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Is it just me or does the FM 2021 Resource Archiver do the same exact thing that FM 2020 Resource Archiver when used on FM 21 - nothing? I cannot browse or extract anything. It does not show the contents of the archives at all.

EDIT:
All of a sudden it worked, kind of. I was able to extract the contents of \simatch\ third time of asking, even though I still cannot browse the contents of archives in the Resourse Archiver...
#573683 FM2020 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v2.3 for FM20.4.1 [released on 28/04/2020]
Tommy Hughes
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I experienced a problem, I noticed that 18/11/2020 the files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000 2001 2010 2020 2030 and 2040 have been changed. Not only dbc, edt and lnc...but have been replaced also 2000_fm, 2010_fm and so on, so nofake is not working and German national teams are all grey. There is a way to solve this problem?


Just like mons said, I haven't noticed Steam updating FM 2020 either, so the files you mentioned should not have been changed recently by an update. There must be something else causing the issue.
#572599 New FM21 for xbox!
Tommy Hughes
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Yeah, the basic UI isn't really console-friendly to begin with. I'd imagine it can get very tiring to have to continuously drag the pointer across the screen and click around back and forth. Wonder how easy it is to find a suitable mouse and keyboard for Xbox, because that seems a must if you play FM a lot.
#572307 Toot Toot - The Owls
Tommy Hughes
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These were very entertaining, well written posts! I really enjoyed them. Reading about your history with Football Manager reminded me so much of my own and brought back great memories. It's moments like this when I realise how big a part of my life football is, how many positive things it brings me personally and how many people from different backgrounds I've met and connected with both through the internet and in the sport IRL.

To imagine this community is full of similar stories, football-related lifestyles and impactful experiences connected to Championship Manager and Football Manager... we're all connected through it, and get to enjoy the content, ideas and passion shared by us all. It really is one of the more remarkable game series, phenomena and communities around the gaming world.
#572261 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!
Tommy Hughes
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Just tried these for the first time and they look great in the beta. Great work & really adds to the game immersion.

Just wondered if you would be able to sneak in some static boards for Montrose when you do your next update? 😉



I don't mean to promise anything on behalf of rabcp, but I'm sure it would help your cause if you could provide some pictures of the adboards at Montrose's stadium.
#571377 Former Internationals Improvements
Tommy Hughes
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Thanks for the pics!
Do you know what their role is in Football Manager games? Are they those "non-active" people - pundits and club legends - that various media sources interview ahead of big matches etc.?
#570405 England - English Leagues Level 1-6 SS'2020/21 Relink! (30/04/21)
Tommy Hughes
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do these work for fm21 beta ??


Yes, they do. If there are some isues with third kits or kit colors, those will be dealt with when the full game is released, but most kits will be fully compatible with the beta version.
#570400 sortitoutsi Background and Stadium Packs Technical Support Thread
Tommy Hughes
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there is a torrent version of the full download


I've already downloaded the full FM 21 background pack (sortitoutsi_backgrounds_megapack_2021.00.zip) but this new config.xml is the only thing I'm missing now. 🙂

EDIT: What I mean is I cannot download the new updated config.xml you linked to your post above. It doesn't show any free mirrors, only the ad for the Premium Membership.
#570397 sortitoutsi Background and Stadium Packs Technical Support Thread
Tommy Hughes
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could you please test this config for me?


Thanks, I would but when I click the file name it takes me to the download screen but there are no free download methods available. I'm not a premium member, you see.
#570365 sortitoutsi Background and Stadium Packs Technical Support Thread
Tommy Hughes
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This is a work in progress... but the download is working (both full download and torrent). If any problem it is the config. But as I just wrote before... please have patience.... Hopefully bye tomorrow I will have my fm21 installed and have the possibility to check everything.


Must be something caused by the config. I downloaded the latest megapack and prioritised it in loading order by adding a "1" at the beginning of the folder name in \graphics\backgrounds. FM 21 would not show the backgrounds or even stadium pictures. As soon as I moved the newest pack way down in loading order by replacing the "1" with "z", the older background pictures I had from my FM 19 and FM 20 worked just fine.
#569833 Can you install skins on the beta version of the game?
Tommy Hughes
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I can't share it directly, as there are elements that may come from other content creators and I am unable to credit them as I don't store that information as I only edit skins these days for personal use.

You can download the FM20 base skin with background support though, and make the following changes to utilise it in FM21:
SIGames Forum Thread
Open skin_config.xml (in notepad or similar) and edit the parent value to "fm" and the required_version value to "21.0.0"

If you keep the name of the skin as per the folder, those should be all the changes you need to make, but you can then start adding your own panels and graphics (and testing to make sure it still works correctly when you add stuff).


Wonderful stuff! Thank you so much for your help!
#569650 Can you install skins on the beta version of the game?
Tommy Hughes
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- - -
I use a minimally edited skin to allow backgrounds and get rid of things like the white box on the scouting screen etc, and with the required changes, it has loaded fine (I should stress that this is "so far" - I haven't yet tested on all screens or during a match etc).



This minimally edited skin you mentioned sounds like a neat thing to have, especially during this beta stage when I can't even browse the .fmf files with FM 2020's Archiver Tool. (It saddens and worries me that I'm not able to edit the sounds and sound triggers of FM 2021. Hopefully it'll be possible once the "official game" launches...)

Is there any way you could share the basic skin you've made for FM 2021?
#569574 Can you install skins on the beta version of the game?
Tommy Hughes
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I tried dropping one of my skins from FM2020 into the skins folder and loading it in but I didn't get an option to switch from the basic skin.


Unfortunately FM 21 won't accept a skin made for FM 20. It was the same with FM 20 and skins originally made for FM 19 etc. I remember back in the day you were able to at least edit the transparency level of the backgrounds yourself, without using a complete new skin made for that specific iteration of the game. Those were good times, because that way I could apply the background picture packs straight away in the beta stage of FM. Nowadays things don't work the same way, and we have no choice but to look at the default backgrounds and layout until the official version of the game and the Archiver Tools get released and people are able to start creating skins for FM 21.
#569569 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!
Tommy Hughes
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This patch will work in the new game just some static adboards would not be in there correct positions if stadium models change. I have been debating about not doing an FM21 patch and just sticking to FM20 for the next year. I have yet to pre-order FM21 as I am far from impressed with it, it looks like a glorified data update and renaming tabs in the team talk and calling it a key new feature is poor.

Not completely decided yet though, what are other people’s thoughts on FM21? I’ve had a look over at the sigames forums but any constructive debate is impossible due to heavy handed moderation and too many fan boys who can never accept any faults with the game...


Hey!
I was originally unimpressed with the "new" features and was considering just kicking a water bottle and not buying the latest game first time in years. However, I was convinced when I found out about the match engine and animation changes, which should (I've yet to play an actual match in FM21 because I'm slowly setting up my first beta save) improve the match experience immensely and add more realistic variety to it. Pretty much all the Steam reviews so far seem to reflect that as well.
#569219 FM21 Full Game is out
Tommy Hughes
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What's really worrying me, when browsing through the FM 2021 folders, is the lack of ---\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\simatch\events folder. It has always been there and I've been able to edit the sounds and sound triggers in match_sounds.cfg and match_events.xml. Now there's an fmf package in \data\ named simatch.fmf that surely contains the forementioned match event & sound files, but for the first time, I am unable to view the contents of the .fmf packed files in the previous FM's (2020) Resource Archiver Tool. That makes me fear that SI are going to block any altering (read: improving) of the graphical contents, sounds etc. of this years game. That would be quite unprecedented - and very sad for someone like me who always mods most elements of each year's game - especially the match sounds - to make a more realistic and enjoyable experience.

Fingers crossed there will be an archiver tool for this year's game as well and the great community is able to work its magic as per usual. Frankly the game would not feel the same if that wasn't the case. 😢
#568667 Your Beta Save FM'21
Tommy Hughes
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For the beta save, perhaps an exciting fight for survival with Fulham or Brighton in the Premier League or Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry in the Championship.

There are many interesting clubs playing in the second tier of Spain as well...

And Nacional da Madeira in Portuguese Liga NOS is a club I'd like to make a return to, having managed them in FM 2019...

There really is an abundance of intriguing options out there!
#568446 When would you recommend to start?
Tommy Hughes
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Hello guys,

I usually play a savegame for month and therefore I wanted to know when you would recommend me to start.
Like when will be the big data patch and licences fix avaible? 🙂

best regards!
Adrian


If you mean when should you start a save in FM 2021, then the real names and licenses fix usually gets released the same day as the beta, only some hours later, so it might be worth the wait so that you get to have the correct names etc. in your first beta save.
I can't really say about the other patches, though.