The Modelcitizen Activity
This is for FM24
Haven't got it yet, so far the editor feedback is mixed. I'm sure at some point I'll get the urge to get stuck in, but if anyone else wants to have a go I can help with any questions
Yeah good point, I remember some FM players used to edit the draft class with FMRTE every year to make it worthwhile, but it's obviously better just having them come out already polished via good facilities and coaching. Currently some of the MLS Aca...
If MLS does change it's schedule then NCAA would work even better, right now I guess you'd have the fall season crown the champion like IRL and then the spring season would have a series of exhibitions? Ideally the game would then see summer as the off-se...
Agreed, sucks they don't have the NCAA rights, you can even see when some younger players in the DB move from an MLS academy to a college in real life, they just remove them from the DB (or at least from the version we can see). They have that weird “US c...
Sounds tempting, let's reconnect when it comes out and we get a look at the editor. I'm based in Canada so the NCAA thing isn't as high on my radar (other than Division 2 team SFU based around here) but I know it's a big part of an ideal US database, mayb...
Thanks for the feedback, for now I might not touch the team structure until I see how FM26 is for editing, it might be full steam ahead in FM26 at that point. As for recent updates, nothing major, just some small things like adding the Baja Cup (midseason...
Some of the “base” files he's taken of my work are older files with some bugs before updates in the Spring - he didn't credit or message me so I wasn't aware, we could have worked on something compatible. As it is, you might lose random default countries...
Sorry, this is for FM23. A couple of weeks ago I found another minor issue with some of the default settings while working on something else, so I updated it (literally 1 or 2 minor rule changes). That must have bumped it to the top of the forum, I'll try...
Mods, can you do anything about this AI junk promoting an external website
Manager appointments are especially tricky across different files, always good to first go into the club, set manager to “none” to try and record a change, and then add the existing manager, should help override any changes from other files. Same with whe...
FM23 yes. What do you want to know
The last official update made some of the rosters non-compliant, so players were getting cut right off the bat. I've sorted this out with some IRL moves, and in the process added some of the big DPs like Son at LAFC, Muller at Vancouver etc
Open Cup, Leagues Cup etc are up to date. As for leagues, it's much work removing all the dead teams, adding new ones, moving rosters around (this is the big one), creating and tweaking players etc. That can be a project for someone else, if they did...
Cheers, are you running any other files that touch continental tournaments? Wonder if the last update did something
Ah cheers I must have uploaded the wrong one last time I updated it! It's fixed now. Keep in mind, the transfer AI is essentially broken in these big-spending leagues where most of the domestic players are relatively low-reputation. The big teams cut all...
Updated to be cross-compatible with jimdownunder's epic NZ database (you'll need to download the graphics again as it's using a different unique ID for Auckland than before)
Check the Libertadores file, it explains what happens with CONCACAF. In short, CONCACAF has a final stage that takes results from the Libertadores group stage (you can see it set up in-game when the Libertadores groups finish). The team with the best reco...
Will believe it when I see it. Too tricky atm to have it kick in after a few seasons, especially trying to make USL a top division alongside MLS. Interested to see other peoples' attempts at it though
I think you can start in 2025 if you mess with the “start date” in the editor, who knows what issues with MLS' hard-coding that would throw up though. If you're doing an NCAA expansion of my US file go nuts, just be aware that any bug fixes/QoL updates I...
No, too much work removing all the dead teams, adding new ones, moving rosters around, creating players etc, right now it's mostly 2023-based with some slight changes to squeeze in the incomplete updates the USA researchers did for 2024 (like adding Spoka...
Oh yeah, I forgot I used them too, will brainstorm other ideas. Re: Chivas' name appearing, I wonder if some people have a real name fix that touches CUSA for some reason… if so they can find the offending line in the real name fix file (can open in...
Would this work better as an add-on? Like, if I rejigged my DB so san diego used an existing unique ID instead of a created one, you could have your add-on that would (as long as it came after alphabetically) override any changes I made to SD, and player...
Sounds like a skin/graphics issue, might be able to find help in that forum
There might be another graphics pack you have that's overriding it? Other than thar option to reload the skin from preferences I think these steps should all work
Check their unique ID (it's an option under preferences) and you might have to slightly adjust the config file in each graphics folder to correspond. If you're using other DBs that create teams (and come before this one alphabetically) it will throw off t...
Updated the OP with the option of an alternate version where the Euro 2028 hosts play a four-team Nations Cup in 2027 to make up for missing out on Euro qualifying.
Ahh yes records need to be inputted in order to be overwritten. I'm not sure if just setting it to “none” will help, I'll try that. I wonder if the overachiever/underachiever is from the final only, because the other stages are sort of their own comp...
@Anben10 Try it now, I've gone with the separate comps inside the main competition (similar to how MLS Cup is used within the MLS playoffs but playing with some of those checkboxes for best effect). It's showing up under “Landmarks” so should function a b...
TCM is a diff guy who does graphics, lol, but yes it's confusing. It didn't award the trophy? I'll take a look but I believe a team needs to have their league active to see their honours like that
The .lnc files in “lnc/all” you can just open in notepad and see what they do. Some only change stuff in other languages but others clearly do fake name stuff. As for the .dbc files are harder to figure out though
Yeah, isn't it still the same file name? The latest one is the only one you need for Intercontinental Cup, running both might just confuse the game
It's the same file, just updated. But yeah only run one of my Intercontinental Cup files. I'm adjusting it now too since they announced the actual Qatari stadiums and kickoff times, will re-upload over it again in a few mins
I think I've got the trophies added with “stage actions” now, but yeah I think I did have it like that with the competitions specified too at one point, can't remember why I changed it. Will do some more testing this weekend
Thinking on @Anben10's comments a bit further, do people actually prefer the separate “cups” (Derby of the Americas, Intercontinental Cup etc) as separate competitions? It would be a bit hectic with them all being set up/drawn in quick succession but shou...
Updating the file so that San Diego join in 2024 and get the expansion draft in December 2023, although you can't add yourself as their manager until Jan. 1, 2024 so you have to leave the expansion draft to the AI. This way you can click the box to stop t...
Hmm yeah maybe I could use a similar mechanism to have it add an entry for the Club World Cup history despite that remaining active as a separate tournament. Even though this would mean you'd have like two winners in 2025
Each stage has its own records? I did set it up as different stages so that you can “win” the Challenger Cup etc (looks like they are unique trophies in real life) but it's at the expense of the bracket and all the other benefits from keeping it as one st...
Oh damn I changed it so the draw would show before the teams were known but didn't test far enough ahead clearly, thanks for letting me know. Will revert to an older one while I figure out what happened
I don't really do commissions or anything but feel free to DM me or make some suggestions, could be nice to have a new project for the last few months of FM24
Cheers, happy to help with any advice if people want to sort the Leagues Cup, Open Cup etc to accommodate the extra team without bumping anyone
I think it's more of a common courtesy in the modding community here than any issue of mine, but yes, please don't throw my files and graphics into your pack, you can always include a link to them (they're here on SortitoutSI already) with instructions fo...
FYI to others - I wouldn't recommend using the Leagues Cup file he's posted, there's a chance each season it will brick the whole season unless it's used in unison with my files, there are some changes in both that rely on each other
Heya - please don't report my work without credit! Cheers
Is this original work
Yeah, you can't just repost my Leagues Cup file, and definitely not without credit. I mean, you haven't even attempted to disguise it, lol, other than adding 003 to the filename? And if you've stolen my trophy pack and anything else in the graphics,...
It would be a lot of work for sure, I might consider releasing a version like that at some point. My next big project might be switching MLS to a fall/spring season first though
Check it out https://sortitoutsi.net/content/67383/auckland-fc-to-the-a-league
I swore I saw one on here but can't find it now. I might put something together over the next few days and see if it breaks any of the A-League functionality