Save your editor data file as an xml, open the xml in a text editor, find the FA Cup by its ID, manually change the number of teams, save the file. Reload the database and your file. If it’s worked, save your xml back as an fmf.
If they were affiliated B teams they’d show up as you’re making a stand-alone club.
Reserve teams of Leiston, Needham Market, AFC Sudbury, Kidlington are all created using the reserve teams to create tab whereas Dorking Wanderers are missing from the Southern Combination.
I’ve not had chance to look in the XML yet, but I’ve had a better idea. Remove all the reserve teams from the clubs they’re part of, and make them as separate clubs. Put in an affiliation between the two and you’ll be able to see them get promoted.
In theory yes it might work, but you may lose specific advanced rules during the switch to basic and then back to advanced.
I’ll see if there’s anything in the xml that can be changed without having to switch between the two.
Ah yeah, I see what you mean. I’ve had a look at Ivan’s file in basic rules and he’s got B teams can’t be promoted ticked on each competition. So despite him saying B teams can get promoted in the advanced rules, the basic rules might take priority and that’s what gets read by the game to run.
If he blocked specific teams from promotion, all you’d do is remove those.
I've just loaded the game up and apart from the EL10 divisions that have reserve teams in them, there's no mention of B teams on the top nine levels getting blocked from promotion to the division in question.