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#569833 Can you install skins on the beta version of the game?

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11 Nov 2020 22:51:08

By murrayg On 11 November 2020 - 18:13 PM UTC

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?

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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?

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11 Nov 2020 15:13:32

By Juliejwl777 On 11 November 2020 - 15:04 PM UTC

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 It was the same with FM 20 and skins originally made for FM 19 etc.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!!!

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11 Nov 2020 14:59:59

By rabcp On 08 November 2020 - 12:32 PM UTC

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

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10 Nov 2020 21:57:34

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

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09 Nov 2020 16:45:51

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?

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08 Nov 2020 19:39:03

By freiburgfan On 08 November 2020 - 18:55 PM UTC

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.

#567963 Czech Fortuna CFL A 3D'2020/21 for FM20/21 New! (06/11/20)

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06 Nov 2020 22:41:28

Cannot download for some reason. It reads "Download" above the "Date created" etc. but there's no actual Download button to be found, only the text "Download".

#567713 sortitoutsi Background and Stadium Packs Technical Support Thread

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05 Nov 2020 18:12:11

Hi!
I'm currently trying to download the latest update packs, but 2020.08 and 2020.10 in particular are so big that I get 5 1/2 hour timeouts in Mega and therefore downloading a whole huge pack takes an entire day... and I'd really prefer no to leave my computer and internet running for hours on end while I'm away from home.

Would you happen to have these packs as as torrent, please?

Also, many thanks for the latest Cut Out Facepack torrent file! It made downloading the Cut Out Facepack update very nice and easy.

#565487 FM20 Data Tweaks v6.1 [07/10/2020]

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24 Oct 2020 13:38:20

Peter Chech is registered as a player so he can be their emergency keeper, should injuries, bans etc. cause them to need one. This is often the case with ex-keepers who are gk coaches in their club and have a backup player role just in case. I think this change basically should be implemented in the data file, although to my knowledge, the Sortitoutsi Data Update already has this change applied.

#564384 England - English Leagues Level 1-6 SS'2020/21 Relink! (30/04/21)

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18 Oct 2020 21:11:56

By Bothan Spy | On 18 October 2020 - 17:23 PM UTC

Great job as always. I still don't understand why the kits cant be done as a megapack like the players picture and club logos...
I appreciate that packs are done individually, but why you cant collate them into an individual download ill never know..

Its a massive ball ache checking out this thread to see if there's a new pack....

Here's one reason: Just imagine the potential gonad pain it would cause to download a whole - let's say 400 mb to 1 gb sized - ss kit & 3D kit megapack (especially on a slow connection) just becuse the megapack is being re-released again and again after few new third kits are being added into one or two of the leagues. It would be either that or you'd have to wait weeks or months before the suitable mega pack was released and you were able to begin your new save and use the 3D kits of your chosen team with the SSKCC editor data file that makes the custom kits show up the right way in the match engine.

I think this current way is simpler and easier, especially when there are many different kitmakers, who tend to compile their own kitpacks and adding them together into one pack would certainly take a lot of time for whomever was tasked with it.

#563453 Football Manager 2020 realistic match engine patch

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13 Oct 2020 01:05:06

I think there's a way to force the game to use the edited json file as a default.

You can unpack and repack a game file archive with the archiver, using the FM Archiver tool. That way you can unpack a packaged FM archive into a folder, then copy your edited json file over the default version in that folder. Then just repack the folder into an archive file with the archiver tool, and done!

Also @RellomQ Don't worry about your little mistake. Those are bound to happen sometimes, and despite them, you have done a great job.

#563262 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!

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Fantastic!

#562739 Strange issue with Download buttons suddenly not working in Mozilla Firefox browser

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09 Oct 2020 14:23:32

By Footygamer | On 09 October 2020 - 06:58 AM UTC

Hey @Tommy Hughes, nothing has changed.

I can't think of any reason it wouldn't be working, it's just normal HTML.

Is it possible an adblocker or some other virus software intercepting?

My virus protection consists solely of Win 10 firewall and antivirus. Haven't noticed any changes or updates altely. Also tested disabling Adblocker, but the button still did not work. It's so strange that a basic website element stops from working all of a sudden. I just cannot recall anything that would've changed in my system around that time.

But thanks for your help all the same!

#562532 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!

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I hope this issue can be resolved in a way that benefits the community, and leaves rabcb and crackvictor satisfied as well. I dread the thought of there being two separate great adboard versions out there and having to choose only one of them to use. It would be a big waste of formidable talent and working hours.

I admireand appreciate the work and creativity of all the content creators and contributors of our community. Hopefully this issue can still be discussed and settled for the optimal outcome.

#562363 Strange issue with Download buttons suddenly not working in Mozilla Firefox browser

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Hi,
I've encountered an issue that surfaced completely out of the blue.

If I remember correctly, I was able to use the site normally last Friday (2nd October), but when I tried to download the Data Update on Saturday, the Download button on the page didn't work. At first it seemed the button was completely unresponsive, but it does seem to try and load something and then fail and stop every time - either that or clicking "Download" simply causes the page to refresh itself. The same happens if I try to download an SS kit pack, 3D kit pack or some other content pack with a Download button on its page, but if there's a direct link (instead of a button) to a downloadable kit pack etc. I have no trouble whatsoever downloading it.

It also doesn't help if I right-click the Download button and try to open the link in a new window. The prompt "do you wish to save or open the file...?" will not appear at all. No other trick seems to enable downloading it either.
I haven't encountered similar issues on other web sites. Sortitoutsi.net seems to be the only one.

Now, I have always used Mozilla Firefox as my only browser and have never before had this issue, so I reluctantly resorted to testing Microsoft Edge browser and, for some reason, it downloads the Data Update just fine. The issue only comes up in Firefox.

To my knowledge, Firefox did not get any new update around the time this issue began. Nothing seems to have changed on my end. That is why I'm wondering if some mechanics behind the site's downloads were recently changed and that might be causing the issue on the Firefox browser. On the other hand, I haven't seen any posts from other users about the same issue, which does not make sense.

I'm dumbfounded and just wanted to ask if something on the site might be causing the issue or clashing with my browser, because I'm out of ideas myself - and I don't wish to use two separate internet browsers at the same time.

Thanks!

#562341 Football Manager 2020 realistic match engine patch

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By yams | On 07 October 2020 - 10:57 AM UTC

Definitely turn off auto steam updates or load the game with Internet connection off just in case they patch this. I doubt they will but better to be safe.

I looked at the FM 20 properties in my Steam library and there are only three different options under Updates: 1) Always keep this game up to date, 2) Only update this game when I launch it and 3) High priority - always update this game before any others.

I think Steam used to have a "do not update without my permission" or something like it before, but alas, not anymore. Therefore it would be quite easy for SI to just force and update on FM 20 and ram it down our throats. Unless, of course, we the players were to prevent FM 20's files from making connections online by creating a specific rule in the firewall..?

#561746 3D 19/20 for FM20 only Download Pack update thread New!

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05 Oct 2020 12:40:16

By attlee74 | On 05 October 2020 - 12:36 PM UTC

The link is already good.

Yeah, it works now. It didn't when I tried it before, don't know why.
Anyway, thank you!

#561741 Football Manager 2020 realistic match engine patch

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By Icy | On 05 October 2020 - 11:07 AM UTC

Agree with you RellomQ, first game played in the Vanarama North and the game looks more physical and chaotic, with more errors, deflections, etc that looks more like a low league game should be.

I have also compared the original file and the modded one and in my opinion the most important changes are these related to the players acceleration, speed and turning speed, that a bit faster in the modded version and probably the ones that help to the gameplay improvements we see. There are also changes to players bumping each other, heading etc, again helping more the physical game.

Don't know how it will look in a more technical and top division like La Liga, but for lower divisions in England for sure it looks more realistic.

I have also just seen something not so usual in the original ME, a through pass from a central midfielder to the striker that scored against me.

If the mod author is whiling to discuss it would be great to know why he has changed each parameter, so we all can better analyze the changes and the reasoning behind them. I hope SI won't remove that file for FM21 so we can use it as the "sliders" in FIFA, as they might be inclined to do it as it might be worse for them to know that when a player complains about the ME if he is using the original or modded one.

Perhaps two slightly different files would be the most optimal way to go - a more physicality-based and error-prone for the lower leagues and one focusing less on mistakes and odd bounces and more on player agility, speed, movement, passing etc. for higher levels of football?

Although, I do like the the prospect of the ball bouncing and ricocheting around more randomly than it currently does in the match engine. It sounds more realistic on any level of football. Odd bounces, lucky/unlucky ricochets, players tumbling into eachother, teammates accidentally blocking eachother off, ball bouncing between two opposite players very close to eachother and changing possession back and forth etc. sounds much more realistic than what the fairly clinical match engine currently provides. Might be a fine lne between chaos and the realistic unpredictibility, pure good or bad luck and the chance of "anything could happen in life, and in a game of football" but if it could be simulated bit better in the match engine it would make the game feel so much better and fascinating.

#561712 3D 19/20 for FM20 only Download Pack update thread New!

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By attlee74 | On 05 October 2020 - 09:39 AM UTC

OTP Bank Liga 2020-21 kits

Download: https://data.hu/get/12614131/OTPBankLiga.rar

The link does not seem to work.

#561232 Football Manager 2020 realistic match engine patch

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Sounds promising. One thing that's been bugging me lately is my players' tendency to always try and head the ball towards the goal, even when they're in a position far from goal and in a tight angle. I've encouraged short passing, slower attacks etc. and yet they cannot seem to try a knockdown or a headed square pass to their teammate in a better, more central position. Don't know why.

Anyway, I'm excited to test this file and hope it has a positive effect on the realism of the game.

#560359 FM20 crossplay

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Hi!
I own a Steam version of FM20 and the game has been having many hotfixes recently. Patch notes state that the main issues being fixed are online play-related. Also, many commentors are asking about having trouble connecting with their Origin-using friend to play FM20 online.

I don't play FM online at all, so I wouldn't know much about it, but it should be possible, provided that SI manage to fix the issues involved in it.

#560159 FM20 Adboard Patch - V1.4 Out Now!!!

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[quote name='rabcp' user_id='22465' id='560157' timestamp='1601147154']
[center]Union Berlin - Stadium Dressing and Ultra banners - Collaboration with @Aljo24

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Wow, that looks really fine! It would be so great to have a combination of adboards and fan banners for English and Scottish leagues etc. I've used your adboards for a long time and have just lately started tested merging them with some of the club banners from the banner pack that is also available on this site. When it works out, it looks great but it's so difficult for a layman like myself. Makes me appreciate the work you guys do even more.

#559718 FM2020 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v2.3 for FM20.4.1 [released on 28/04/2020]

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By Ruley Ramundo | On 24 September 2020 - 16:37 PM UTC

Downloaded this game from Epic Games and applied your fixes from here.

The club and cup names are correct.

The problem is the emblems of the clubs, cup logos and squad pictures are still not the correct ones.

Have done all the steps from here multiple times and still cannot get them to work.

Any idea where I could be going wrong?

Thank you.

Hi there!
This Fix only takes care of the real names. You would have to download and install the logos and other such graphics that you need separately. Check the Graphics section on the upper banner of this site, you can navigate through various graphical downloads contributed by the community through there.
Good luck!

#558173 FM2020 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v2.3 for FM20.4.1 [released on 28/04/2020]

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@mons
FM 2020 had some minor update today. I checked the \db\ folders and some of them have been affected. There's at least a file named "transfer updates.dbc" in the folder: ...Steam\steamapps\common\\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040\dbc\ that had either been added by or altered by the update.

Do you recon a new version of Real Names Fix is required?

Thanks!

#555359 Europa league bug?

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By Louis Dysterrr | On 30 August 2020 - 21:39 PM UTC

Hi,

Installed the latest update and everything seemed fine, but I am having a problem with the Europa league.. It was progressing fine like normal, teams playing each other and all that, but there has been no group stage draw, and there are no matches for it.

When I am scheduled to play a match against a group stage team(without it being drawn yet) it will just say unknown and doesn't give me the chance to play them. Therefore just skipping past it like its not there.

My champions league works fine but am wondering if anyone else has the same problem here?

This issue has been discussed here earlier today:
https://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/55550/extra-files?page=3#comment_555353

#554575 Slovenia Premier League 3D'2019-20 for FM20 Relink! (28/08/20)

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By marebaros | On 25 August 2020 - 21:50 PM UTC

Hello, I have only one issue. Celje 3D HOME kit doesn't work. Away is ok. I tried everything. Please help.

I think I know what the issue is.

In the config of the Slovenian 3D kit pack there were lines:

<record from="celje_a" to="graphics/pictures/team/7580000/kit_textures/away"/>

<record from="celje_h" to="graphics/pictures/team/7580000/kit_textures/home"/>

I searched for the ID of Celje (here: https://sortitoutsi.net/search/database?q=celje&game_id=11&type=team) and it seems the club ID in the config was wrong.

Open the config file in Notepad and change the lines to:

<record from="celje_a" to="graphics/pictures/team/1637/kit_textures/away"/>

<record from="celje_h" to="graphics/pictures/team/1637/kit_textures/home"/>

#552980 Extra Files(Promotions,Relegations, European Changes,Club Finances) FM20

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By TheMinsterman | On 17 August 2020 - 14:34 PM UTC

Just to make people aware, I am working on a PhD fulltime, this means leagues will be released in bursts followed by some periods of no releases, rest assured more are coming. Remember this year isn't like normal, whilst I would have most league files done by now seasons also used to finish in May not July/August.

European changes (CL and EL) will be added when the finals are concluded (if either of them would influence next season, obviously if Sevilla v Inter and RB/PSG v Bayern are the finals as each finished in the CL places already it won't be an issue and the file will be released sooner).

Thank you for explaining, and good luck with the PhD!