[FM21] FM Expansion Packs Megapack - Realism, Dynamics, Hard Mode & More - Build Your Own FM! - UPDATED for 21.4 Patch + updated media file

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FM Expansion Packs Megapack

Download the complete set of 5 full expansion packs for your FM21 game! Choose which files you want to use, and enjoy your new game!

 

For those already familiar with my mods:  As most of the testing is done, I've now made one complete set. Most of these you'll know about, but there are a few new ones too! And this pack will mark the conclusion of new mods by me for this season. It's completed.

 

More Information on Each Included Mod:

An Enhanced NewGen Experience:

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This mod enhances newgen creation, and makes it more realistic by doing the following:
- A club's youth setup is now more important, you are not as captive to your nation's youth ratings, and will have more success in increasing your chances of wonderkids through facility improvement
- More newgens show up at higher reputation clubs, and are therefore harder to poach or buy
- Less world-beaters, and a more even playing field across the globe. This means more clubs want the same players, more competition, and properly developing and training your youth is key.
- More variety and realism in wonderkid nationalities, rather than mainly the big nations like England, Spain, Brazil, etc. You can now find a hidden gem from a small nation.
- More golden generations, so one club or nation may have a great youth intake, and next year not as much
 

Affiliations for Youth Intake Variety:

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As seasons go by, variety in nationalities of newgens greatly reduces, compared to game start or real life.
This file attempts to fix this lack of variety, and create a setup of nationalities that come through a club's youth academy in real life.

Using historic youth academy data, I added over 140 new affiliations between clubs, according to the common nationalities that came through their youth academies in the last 2 decades.

These affiliations were added to:  Top Division clubs for Austria, Argentina, Belgium, England, France(+ligue 2), Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, USA

These affiliations are not all real life actual affiliations, but focused on creating better nationality spread for a clubs' youth intake. It has been well tested, but is always a work in progress.

It also:
Fixes incorrect nationalities that come through clubs in a vanilla game, such as Dortmund's Australian invasion
Adds some missing real life affiliations, according to their real life setups 
 

Language Overhaul:

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Added 80 New languages, 62 NEW Dialects. Edited 100 Nations and 1,500 Regions. Experience the world's cultures.

 

**This file changes the way languages work. Please read below, so you understand what you are getting.**

 

Intro:

Languages in FM are very simple, and generally apply to an entire nation. This is very unrealistic, when language in real life is endlessly complex, and not all people of one nation speak the same language. The original database has less than 120 languages, while in real life there are over 6,000, not to mention each language's regional dialects.

It's also wildly inaccurate: FM has USA listed as 100% English and 100% Spanish, while in reality Spanish speakers(native or learned) totals only about 25%.  FM also has Germany only capable of speaking German. Yet, studies show 63% can speak English, 18% French, 9% Dutch, etc.

Players also pick up languages far too easily. Any national language is learned in one or two seasons to Fluent level. For example: A 20yr old from Georgia spends 2 years in Belgium and becomes FLUENT in 3 different languages at the same time. 

This file fixes those issues, and adds much more complexity to languages. It creates better immersion, more unique players, increased squad building and scouting strategy, and endless storytelling possibilities. 

The regions and cities your players come from and play in are now important.

 

New Feature: Dialects

The 46 new dialects were created to do multiple things:

1. Add a sense of culture. The idea that a player also has to fit in with the region's specific culture, their teammates' and clubs' way of life.  That a strong accent, a lack of full language understanding, and a different way of life may still divide a player from another, until they learn that area's culture, and adjust to it.

2. Add the idea that language/dialects/sounds are learned over time, with experience and exposure. A teenager is not a master of all language.  A 16yr old American may have a tough time understanding someone from the UK, but as he spends time with them, he's able to tune his ears, and easily understand them.

3. Languages and dialects are based on mutual intelligibility (if foreigners can understand it). So, someone speaking Czech can mostly understand a Slovakian, but someone speaking a Chinese dialect can hardly understand another Chinese dialect.

4. Adds the idea that players and staff have to adjust to the new club, new surroundings, the clubs' DNA and culture. 

There are endless dialects, but the ones chosen for FM were based on: how generally difficult they are for foreigners to understand, how different the culture is, if they have a distinct accent, and also if they have different words, meanings, grammar, or slang that would be unknown to others.

The New World of FM Languages:

Newgens:
Players from the SAME nation may not understand each other at first. You now have to pay attention to where they are from.  
                     (Example: In Italy, your players may speak Italian AND a dialect, or ONLY a dialect.)
Youth can be culture-shocked
                     (Example: A 16yr old from Sicily, an island in Southern Italy, may have a tough time leaving his home and adjusting to the busy city of Rome. Or a youth from the rural Tibetan area of western China would have to learn an entirely new culture and language if he moved to Beijing, the 3rd most populated city of the world.)
Regions are now very important. They have certain languages set according to their real life versions.
                     (Example: Liege region of Belgium speak mostly French, while East Cantons speak mostly German, and Vlaams-Brabant speak mostly Dutch and some French)
Multilingual people are also region-based
                    (Example: Originally USA was 100% English, 100% Spanish. Now, those who also speak Spanish are located primarily in the states that border Mexico.)
Regions bordering other nations have language overlap 
                    (Example: The Brazilian border areas have Spanish speakers. The Czech areas bordering Slovakia have Slovakian speakers, whereas those bordering Poland have Polish speakers)
Minor languages are minor, instead of encompassing the whole nation)
                    (Example: Peru was Spanish 100%, Aymara 50%, and Quechua 50%. Yet, Wiki says native speakers are Spanish 84.1%, Quechua 13%, and Aymara 1.7%. Also Quechua and Aymara are limited to their 15 real life regions, not all 25.)
Some people may not know the official national language
                    (Example: Some Spanish speakers living in the USA may not speak English)
Youth will likely know their regional dialects, and in big cities will also know the standard language
                   (Example: In the Shaanxi-sheng region of China, a 16yr old from the big city of Xi'an will know Mandarin Chinese, and may know the region's dialect. But  a youth from much smaller Huangling will probably only know the dialect.)
Large cities tend to have many more people who are bilingual/multilingual 
                   (Example: Brussels region of Belgium have those who speak French, Dutch, English, some German.)
Small cities and rural areas tend to stick more with their regional languages or dialects 
                   (Example: People in the Hainan province of China primarily speak Min Chinese, not the general Mandarin Chinese of the nation)         
Big cities teaching English from elementary school have many English speakers
                  (Example: Dakar, Senegal has many English speakers, while those more inland and rural only know their African language)
The amount of people in a nation who know English is more accurate
                  (Example: Originally Brazil was 50% English speaking, yet they are #59(Low) on the EPI, and Wiki says "Only 3 percent of Brazil’s population speaks English fluently". So while a decent percentage may speak English, it is at a basic level.
    

Foreigners:
Age and experience makes it easier for a player to fit in a new squad
                (Example: An Italian player who has played in several clubs all over Italy would have no problem moving to Rome, as he has learned the slang/accents/culture of many Italian regions.)
Club careers shape more unique players, as they learn the language of their club's city, not nation
                (Example: 2 players move to Germany, then Belgium, then China. One learns High German, French, and Wu Chinese.  The other learns Central German, Dutch, and Hakka Chinese.)
Players that know a dialect will find it easier to pick up another dialect of the same language
                (Example: A player who knows Spanish and Italian, who spends 1 season in Liverpool, England, will only have a basic knowledge of Southern British English. But a player who is fluent in English, who spends 1 season in Liverpool, England, will have fluent knowledge of Southern British English.
Foreigners will generally learn the main, more national or global language in big cities.
                (Example: If playing in the big city of Xi'an, they will learn Mandarin Chinese, and not the dialect. )
Foreigners will be more attracted to the bigger cities of nations with many English speakers, where they can much more easily adapt, than choosing a small town where the local or national language is spoken
            (Example: In the Netherlands, a player moving to the large Amsterdam city can get by with English, and will likely learn English if they don't know it already. But in much smaller, rural cities they will need to speak/learn Dutch.)
If the nation has many English speakers, but the area mostly speaks their national language, the player won't pick English up enough
English speakers from the UK will have an easier time understanding other UK dialects than Americans will

Note on Dialects:
Every player/staff has a default language and additional known languages added in the database, and unfortunately these do not change unless edited specifically. So, you may join an English club, and find that your players and staff do not know the "language", which is now a local English dialect. Don't worry, no language courses are needed. They already know English, so by the end of the season, they should all know the dialect.

Manager Job Appointments:
This also changes the jobs you can receive, as clubs may prefer someone who speaks the language. Even if you speak English and have the correct qualifications, you may not be welcomed with open arms to Manchester City or Newcastle United. Remember, you have to know their culture too!

Language Courses: 

The game will push language courses with every new player you sign. Try to ignore these altogether, as the whole idea is to create culture and individuality/identity for players in FM. They learn languages on their own anyways, and for English to English dialect/accents, it will be quite quick. For Italian to Arabic, it may take a whole season, maybe a bit longer depending on the player, which would be generally realistic for an Italian moving to an Arabic country.

Example of the New Storytelling/Managing/Scouting/Squad Building Opportunities:

Let's say you're managing Stuttgart in Germany, so German speakers are preferred. You send your scouts the top countries, one of them being Spain, looking for a new first-team defender. A scout recommends a Spaniard who is just what you're looking for. You think, of course he doesn't speak German. So unfortunately, you either have to pass, or pay for an intensive language course and wait for him to adapt. Actually....looking at the Scout Report, you realize he speaks some German! How is this possible? Well, he's from the region along the Mediterranean coast that has many tourists, especially from Germany, and over time has picked up some German. 

Or maybe you're managing LOSC Lille in France, and some of your players are from a region near the Spanish border. One speaks some Catalan, and would be perfect to help you welcome that Spanish defender Stuttgart wants! Do you make a bid? Or do you stick to French speakers, and sign the USA wonderkid from Louisiana?

 

Conclusion:

This file opens up a world of possibilities! Endless storytelling, yes, but it also means that other features in FM are more important.

Scouting Reports matter more. Sending scouts to nations involves more strategy. Can you find the places outside your club's nation, that have players who speak the same language? Scouting nations like Belgium who can speak multiple languages may be a priority. Conversely, a club in the French region of Belgium may have to scout France and search for more French speakers. A player's Adaptability matters more, both in other nations and in the same nation.  Managing a club in a smaller town may mean a club in a big city will always have an easier time convincing a player to join than you do.  A big club may be able to build a squad of players all over the world, while a smaller town club may have to stick with players from the same region, until a proper squad is built. Squad Building has a whole new level of depth added to it. The languages your starting squad speaks may shape the rest of your squad building decisions, or you may heavily rely on shelling out money on language courses, or even put a priority on players with high Adaptability. You may need to more gradually bring a new player into the first team. A Club Vision to sign players from a certain nationality may determine the rest of the players you buy, as they need to speak the same language. A Club Vision to sign youth players may mean you must choose the clubs to loan them to more wisely, as you want them to learn the language of the team. 

There are so many new aspects to this, that hopefully you enjoy the new challenges, and the fact that languages matter a bit more than they used to!

Realistic Transfer Preferences:

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Complete real life transfer data applied to top 35 nations, and more realistic transfer preferences for all 228 nations.

 

Intro: 

The real life transfer market is extremely complex, and every nation has their own tendencies. These tendencies vary greatly.

For example, Northern Ireland may get their players mostly from within their own nation, or from Ireland, and never from South America. 

Whereas Scotland may get more players from England than their own nation, and randomly in small numbers from all over the European continent.

This "transfer flow" for each nation is poorly represented in FM. 

In the default database, there are 3 sections regarding transfers, yet England has nation preferences set for only 2 out of 228 nations, and the continent and region sections are completely empty.

This file changes that.

We have compiled huge amounts of research/data/charts/etc and combined our work, to create the largest and most realistic set of transfer preferences ever created for FM.

 

Features: 

Increased number of transfers within the same nation, for all 228 nations
Reduced overall number of transfers
Reduced China's strength in buying too many good players
Removed every nation's ability to scout everywhere at any time
Applied data for incoming transfers and loans for past 2 decades(if possible) to top 35 nations
Top 35 Nations have individual transfer preferences applied for 65-70 nations
Top 35 Nations have individual transfer preferences applied for all 21 regions
Top 35 Nations have individual transfer preferences applied for all continents
Added age restrictions for a few nations (USA, China, Japan, Turkey, Ireland, Serbia, Switzerland)
Minor increase in Scotland/Ireland to encourage English transfers to those countries
Affiliations increased within the same nation
Affiliation tendencies applied to top 20 nations

 

Guides for a Realistic Setup:

Any nations not loaded as playable are hardly used for transfers. This means your save setup could be unrealistic.

For example, you want to manage in Portugal, and load England, Spain, Italy, and France also. This means Brazil is left out, the nation that Portugal most often gets players.

So, here is a list of basic guides by nation, to help you set up a decent save.

The most important nations are listed first, then gradually less important, followed by optional ones.

 

England: France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal. Optional - Belgium, Norway, Greece, Ireland, Argentina, Denmark

Spain: England, Italy, Portugal, France, Argentina. Optional - Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Russia

Germany: England, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Italy. Optional - Poland, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, Norway

Italy: Spain, England, France, Argentina. Optional - Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Nigeria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Senegal

France: England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Senegal, Cameroon, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland. Optional - Argentina, Netherlands, Mali, Ivory Coast, Algeria

Portugal: Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, England. Optional - Argentina, Romania, Greece, Russia, Belgium, Nigeria, Senegal

Argentina: Uruguay, Mexico, Chile, Colombia. Optional - Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, Portugal, Ecuador

Australia: England, New Zealand. Optional - Netherlands, Germany, Japan, China, Scotland, South Korea

Austria: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Czech. Optional - Belgium, France, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Russia

Belgium: France, Netherlands, England, Italy, Portugal. Optional - Germany, Spain, Norway, Senegal, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Croatia

Brazil: Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Japan, Spain, Italy. Optional - Uruguay, Germany, Ukraine, France, Turkey, Russia, Colombia

Chile: Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru. Optional - USA, Colombia, Brazil

China - Brazil, South Korea, Portugal, England, Australia, Serbia, Germany. Optional - Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Bulgaria

Colombia - Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay. Optional -  Chile, USA, Brazil, Ecuador

Croatia - Bosnia, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria. Optional - Germany, Portugal, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, Greece

Czech - Slovakia, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Italy. Optional - Poland, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia

Denmark - Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Netherlands. Optional -  Belgium, France, Italy

Greece - Spain, France, Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Germany, England, Cyprus. Optional - Serbia, Poland

Hong Kong - China, Spain, South Korea. Optional - Serbia, Bosnia, Australia, Indonesia, Japan

Ireland: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland. Optional - USA

Japan: Brazil, South Korea. Optional - Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Australia, China

Malta:  Cyprus, Italy, Serbia, Brazil. Optional/Recommended - Nigeria, Austria, Bosnia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Australia, Argentina, Montenegro.

Mexico: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil. Optional - USA, Spain, Peru, Ecuador

Netherlands: England, Belgium, Germany. Optional - France, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Japan

Northern Ireland: Ireland, England, Scotland

Norway: Denmark, England, Sweden. Optional - Iceland, Germany, USA, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria

Poland - Germany, Slovakia, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Czech. Optional - Spain, Serbia, Netherlands

Russia - Georgia, Belarus. Optional - Portugal, Germany, Czech, France, Italy, Romania, Poland, Brazil, Belgium

Scotland - England. Optional - Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy

Serbia - Bosnia, Greece, Montenegro. Optional - Russia, Hungary, Portugal, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Slovenia

South Africa - Ghana, Israel. Optional - Netherlands, Nigeria, Belgium, Germany

Sweden - Norway, Denmark, England, Finland, Netherlands. Optional - Iceland, Turkey, Belgium, Brazil, USA

Switzerland - Germany, France, Italy. Optional - Spain, Austria, England, Netherlands

Turkey - Germany, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Italy. Optional - Netherlands, Brazil, Russia

Ukraine - Belarus, Brazil, Georgia, Russia. Optional - Romania, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Belgium, Italy

Uruguay - Argentina, Mexico. Optional - Chile, Peru, Italy, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil

USA - Mexico, England, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica. Optional - Spain, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Norway, Switzerland, France, Netherlands

Wales - England, Scotland. Optional - New Zealand

 

Media Overhaul:

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Adds 4,240+ real media, 1,000 real journalists, 80 bookmakers, along with their styles and personalities

 This is the largest and most realistic media pack for FM ever!

I started by combining and converting all the media files I could find, from FM17 through FM20. 
 
From this start, I did many, many changes:

200 More Journalists & Their Personalities
Added journalists and personalities for about 80% of all 1,000
Personalities based on employer
                     (Example: Someone from a less reputable outlet may be dishonest or ill-tempered, but someone from a very good outlet may be honest or factual)
20% Personalities based on real life written articles
                     (Example: A journalist may work for a gossip outlet, but their articles may be more tactical or more thorough and honest than the rest of their coworkers.
Or, one journalist may be very detailed and long-winded, while another may simply ask one question, and write a short article of a few sentences.)
Employees added based on outlet size
                     (Example: Bigger media outlets may have several journalists, while smaller may have only one)
20% Have Favored Clubs 
                     (These are based on their favorite clubs or clubs they regularly report on/are inside sources for)

500 More Media & Their Styles:
    Added top-club dedicated websites with their real life journalists & individual personalities
    Added local media outlets & their real life journalists & individual personalities for:
      USA, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, France, and a few minor here and there(Turkey, Guatemala, Peru, etc)
    Different mediums of media outlets have differing coverage and frequency
                     (Example: A Magazine may be monthly, A newspaper daily or bi-weekly, their online counterparts daily)

Realistic Scope Settings:
Media will cover areas they cover in real life.
                     (Examples: Other media packs may have had an EPL-only media covering all of Europe. They now only cover EPL.)
             (Or a Norwegian media may cover Norway, along with EPL, and La Liga. They cover those competitions in FM also.)

Bookmakers:
80 Local bookmakers for:
             USA, Ukraine, Turkey, England, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Greece, 
        Germany, France, Denmark, Czech, Croatia, China, Colombia, Brazil, Bosnia, & Argentina

Housekeeping/Corrections/Fixes:
 Removed duplicated media
 Removed some irrelevent old FM changes
 Removed duplicated club/type/nation settings
 Removed incorrect club/type/nation settings
 Added missing club/type/nation settings
 Fixed errors & typos
 Fixed some female journalists not being labeled female
 Fixed wrong Scopes
 Fixed wrong Coverage Areas
 Removed outlets now out of business or fake
 Added missing Types
 Fixed names
 Added missing Styles
 Added more global coverage of the biggest leagues and competitions
Deleted duplicate journalists
 Added missing employers for journalists
 Linked some media together

 

 
Creators of previous packs:

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RussianMedia - Footmob               
Indonesia Media - rio_pl             
Greek Media by fmgreece.gr         
Hungarian Media - CormakRepublicAvatar    
World Media - Nik33              
Media - Sangue Blu                 
Irish League - TheGavinMaxwell       
Media - sortitoutsi           
Polish Media - FM Revolution      
Argentina media - prestige087   
Parche Liga Chilena - Tapia        
Medios de comunicación - Migue_poli      
Real Media Sources - ducc             
Real Portuguese Media - kojuropp      
Swedish media sources  - mattep74       
 Serbian Media Pack - gamingfreak       
 Turkish Media Pack - mentese             
 Irish Fantasy Pyramid - BoyinGreen   
 Brazil    Mundi UP        - Adriano Roberto
 Canada             - yellowsweatygorilla
 Italy                 - FUSIONDB

 

 

 

Realistic Injuries:

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Added 90 NEW injuries, and reworked 90% of injuries

Two file options, regular and reduced frequency

With 114 injuries in FM, on the surface there seems to be quite a bit of depth. But looking closer, many things are unrealistic. 
Blisters are treated by physios, pulled wrist ligaments take only a day or two to recover from, injury amount is only 70% of real life, and goalkeepers are invincible.  

This file will add a whole new layer of depth and strategy to your game! You will need to:
Rotate your squad better
Plan training to prevent injuries
Sign quality backup Goalkeepers
Use the Medical Center to watch high risk players
Hire the best physios
Balance training, recovery, rehab, and rest
Budget for injuries requiring a doctor or surgery
Avoid signing players with high injury risk
Keep a good second 11 for rotation
Have a full sub bench for in match injuries
and more...

 

*NEW for FM21* Real-life Percentages Applied
              Using over a dozen scientific studies of professional football players, I've compiled the data and applied it to FM.

I performed several tests, by simming a season, then extracting all the injury information, then calculating average percentages.

Real-Life Location Occurrence Applied
        Example: For default, about 11% of injuries were located in the hip region. Real life is somewhere around 1%. My current tests have the mod at about 2%. Much closer to reality. 

Real-Life Injury Severity Applied
        Example: Default FM percentages for injuries lasting 2 months or more were about 12%. Real life percentage is about 5%. With Mod, is about 5%.

Real-Life In-Match vs Training Injuries Applied
    The injury rate during competition at it's lowest is 8.7 per 1000 hours of exposure, vs 1.37 during training. I have increased the in-match injury rate, so that at least in-match injuries are more often.

**NOTE**:  Keep in mind that very save will be different. Every club, every league. So while multiple tests have severe injuries at about 5%, you may find your club has 10%, due to many various factors. But in general, in the whole FM save, injury percentages will be generally accurate.

 

90 new injuries added, based on research
             
Added a new grading system
              Many injuries in real life are classified by grade 
              I = minor, a sprain or bruise
              II = more severe, likely some ripping or tearing  
             III = the worst, complete tear
             Now, your Club Physio will tell you the "grade" or severity of the injury. For example, is it strained, partially torn, or completely torn?

Realistic Treatment Options
   >  Reduced excessive physio use
        Example: Way too many injuries are unrealistically treated by a physio. Why is a cold or a cut hand treated by a physio?
   >  Reduced amount of injuries able to use injection
        Example: In real life, recommended treatment for a bruised thigh is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, and Rehab. It is a minor injury. Doctors say "You may also use a protective device." Yet, FM prescribes either an injection or physio. 
    > More injuries allow players to play with protective equipment 
        Example: Continuing with the bruised thigh - protective equipment is a much better option than injection.

Added Correct Classifications and Sub-Classifications for all injuries
Made injury lengths much more accurate
   Example: Pulling your wrist ligaments in real life takes roughly 2-4 weeks to recover from. FM had it set at 1-3 days, but now it takes 2-4 weeks.
Added Realistic Causes
   Example: Sprained knee ligaments were only turning, sprinting, jumping. Added impact, bad tackle, or wear and tear.
More medically and anatomically accurate names for injuries 
        Example: A "broken lower arm" is now a "fractured humerus".
Fixed inaccurate seasonal injuries 
        Example: Shin splints no longer only occur in summer...
Removed unrealistic injuries 
        Example: A stubbed toe, that is treated by physio, but you can't use protective equipment? how many times does stubbed toe leave you unable to walk or run?)
Removed duplicate "different" injuries
        Example: A broken toe(45 minimum days) and a fractured toe(15 minimum days)??

Goalkeepers:
Increased Goalkeeper injury possibility 
Goalkeepers can now get 47 new injury types
Fixed injuries with blank Goalkeeper Percentage assigning too many injuries to Goalkeepers

 

FM21 Notes

*IMPORTANT INFO - PLEASE READ*

From testing, this year the injuries mod ONLY increases injuries for matches played on full detail.

This can be viewed multiple ways, but if you wish for AI to have the same consequences as you, you must have the league set to full detail.

If you wish for AI to have a break, and you level the playing field a bit, then don't set them to full detail. 

Also, injuries seem to be even more realistic and dynamic this year.

-  More intense training or tactics will rapidly increase injuries
Possibly due to SI's changes in effects of intense pressing, there is a more noticeable increase to injuries if you run fitness drills during the season, for example.

- Higher, more demanding leagues will see more severe injuries
Along the same lines, a lower league team may still see alot of injuries, but minor and short term. An EPL high-pressing team will see longer and more severe ones.

 

 

Thank you to @Daveincid @Junkhead, @krlevskis, @TheFM_Teacher, @Shorno, and @Tommy Hughes for the help testing!!!

Empty Starting Balances:

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This is a simple, but powerful file, that removes all starting balances for clubs of reputations 1,000 and up. It helps to reduce starting funds, inflation, and too much money in club's balances compared to real-life.

 

Finance Fixes and Added Taxes:

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*NOTE* This WILL CHANGE YOUR GAME, and WILL make your life harder, especially if you are managing in the nations listed below! If you are not managing in these nations, it will only be harder mainly because the big clubs will no longer as readily splash the cash on your players.

Over time in FM21, clubs gain money too easily, most especially those more popular clubs with huge sponsorships. They can easily rack up hundreds of millions even in just one season. This causes alot of things in the game to be unrealistic. Also, with sponsorships having issues in FM, where clubs are largely influenced by their starting sponsorship values for the entire save, it means that already big clubs will always stay big, whether they are successful or not. Small clubs MADE into "big" clubs and who became successful, will be handicapped by their starting low stature. It is a similar issue with wages, where players in the starting database with contracts already will sign contracts more similar to their original wages. This means that a very small club from a England's championship can promote to EPL, continue using their lower league squad who don't ask for higher wages, and just earn a lot of money until they are extremely rich.

This file attempts to fix those and other issues. Now a smaller club can rise out of nowhere, gradually, if it is smart, makes wise moves, has good managers and tactics. Clubs can turn into selling clubs, and others buying clubs. There are more selling clubs, small clubs buy low and sell high, or buy less players, or pick up frees. Bigger clubs splash the cash and bring in good players. There's more partial fees and player exchanges. Results and success now matter. Now, the world is dynamic and real.

Especially when paired with the other mods, such as Smarter AI and Empty Bank balance, you should find a fascinatingly dynamic world, full of amazing stories.

Story examples:

In EPL, Chelsea has gone to the top of EPL, with winning 3 seasons in a row, UCL three times in 5 years, alot of money in the bank due to that, a big increase in reputation. Why? Because they bought players smart, got good results, and just kept it going, being smart about re-investments, saving up, offloading older players, and such.

On the other hand, you have an EPL team that promoted from Championship 2 seasons ago, barely made it through the season both times in EPL. So they sell quite a few players for good money, and pick up some good starting mid-20's players for a push to fight relegation. They increase wages, and transfer budget. Go 15m in the red. And they make it! Just barely above the relegation line, and all their hard work paid off. Now they're just waiting for EPL's broadcast fees to kick in for the new season to refill their account.

 In Ligue 1, PSG of course is loaded. But Monaco has placed 2nd for last 3 seasons, has 100m euros, and they've done well in UCL and UEL made it to quarter finals. Then Lyon is in the red quite a bit, but they've placed 3rd for a few seasons in Ligue 1. So why are they in the red? They dump out of UCL pretty quickly, so they are stretched thin without reward, and then are struggling. They've become the IRL Monaco; a selling club, bringing in 3x the amount of money in sales than they buy, so they can keep afloat and keep challenging.

How does this file work? Well, with many things, but primarily in adding tax on large profits, some on player transfers.

Changes in this file:

Removed sugar daddies from most low reputation clubs

Belgium
Fixed incorrect sponsor settings
Added 10% corporation tax on 30m+
China
Added real life 100% transfer tax on foreign players
Added 50% transfer tax on 3m+ (£)
30% corporation tax now starts at 3.75m
Removed sugar daddies, lowered sponsors, and removed increased starting budget 
England
Added 20% transfer tax on 416,000 (£)
Added corporation tax on 300k, 2.5m-24.99m, and 25m+
France
Added 20% transfer tax on 500,000 (£)
Made 30% corporation tax start at 18.8m (£) 
Removed excess sponsorship values
Germany
Added 20% transfer tax on 500,000 (£)
Added 30% corporation tax on 0 - 19.99m (£)
Added 55% corporation tax on 20m - 59.99m (£)
Added 65% corporation tax on 60m+ (£)
Italy
Added 20% transfer tax on 1,000,000 (£)
Added 20% corporation tax on 18,800,000 (£)
Portugal
Reduced income taxes(so should be slightly less financial struggle)
Scotland
Reduced corporation taxes(so should be slightly less financial struggle)
Spain
Added 20% corporation tax on 18,500,000 (£)

Smarter AI:

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Increased AI Staff and Manager attributes, better squad building, player management, rotation, etc.

Ability Hierarchy Increase:
All staff/managers changed still have a hierarchy or ability ranges. Not everyone has 200 CA/PA. Top managers will still be top managers.
 Average managers will still be worse than top managers. 
For example, a manager with original 150 PA, may now have 160-170 PA.

Attributes increased: CA, PA, Tactical Knowledge, Hardness of Training, Judging PA, Judging PP, Man Management, Motivating, ALL Coaching(except GK), Working with Youngsters

 

Good/Average managers are not terrible anymore:
Limits were set to ensure that good/average managers do not have terrible stats. But they still can have ranges, and individual attributes, and characteristics.
Limits set as Determination not <10, Discipline not <10, Versatility not <12, Will use Subs not <14, Uses youth in low priority cups not <12 for higher leagues and not MORE than 5 for lower league. 
Will make early tactical changes not <12, Will fit players into preferred tactic not <11, Physio is set to 1 (for non-physios).
Squad Rotation not <12, Motivation not <8, Determination not <7, Level of Discipline not <7, Tactical Knowledge not <7.
Judging Player & Team Data are set to 1 (to prevent allocation of Current Ability on unused attributes, for non-analyst staff).

More Formation Variety
Increased variation in formations for <180PA managers, to remove the dependency on using primarily 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, and 4-1-4-1.
This will mean that you will have to watch, adjust, and analyse your matches, as you face different formations and setups.

Other changes:
Added missing ethnicity, hair, skin info for 160 CA+ managers
Added preference to be Assistant Manager to 10 For 80-120 CA managers with 14+ tactical knowledge
Added preference to be HOYD to 10 For 80-120 CA managers with 15+ working with youngsters
Reduced ambition slightly (relative to CA/PA), this will help with better managers getting jobs instead of going without for many months/years

 

A Bit Better Manager Tactics:

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A simple beta file that completely fills out profiles for the following managers, based on FM-conversions of their real life tactics:
Diego Simeone, Massimiliano Allegri, Carlo Ancelotti, Marcelo Bielsa, Antonio Conte, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Zidedine Zidane, Simone Inzaghi, Marcelo Gallardo, Unai Emery, Claudio Ranieri

Legendary Wonderkids:

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390 Legendary Players. Realistic attributes, traits, likes/dislikes, skills, relationships, dreams, entire personalities. 
A continuation of DarthFurion's AMAZING FM18 work.

*NEW Unique players for FM21*

In FM, there are only 70 players under 30 in the entire world that are top quality. Only 10 clubs have more than 3 of these top players. Only 2 players come close to the 200 Potential Ability the database allows.

Sometimes, it is nice to play against the best of the best. Against a stacked team of immensely formidable opponents, that make you shake in your managerial boots. To watch elite players dribble and pass their way to a goal, like no others can.

To re-pave history and watch legendary careers unfold again. To manage a player with a personality more unique than almost any default database player.

 

Features:

140 players added by DarthFurion originally + 250 additional players = 390 total players

NEW FM21 Players:

Added 9 more goalkeepers
Added 13 more outfield players, including some unique players like Delap, Higuita and Zigic(in Serbia)

Complete Player Details Information:

Name, Ethnicity, Hair, Skin, City of Birth, Date of Birth, Nationality

Realistic Club Contracts:

All players start at a club. It may be the one they first played for, or a club they spent the majority of their career with. Some players have Future Transfers, for those who started at a smaller club, then transferred to a club they are known for.

Each players has a Preferred Squad Number, the one they are most known for.

Minimum Fee Release Clause: 

Some players spent their entire careers at one club. In an effort to recreate this in FM, those ones have been given extremely long contracts, with impossibly high Release Clauses.

Complete Personality Information:

Adaptability, Ambition, Controversy, Loyalty, Pressure, Professionalism, Sportsmanship, Temperament have all been filled out for every player, according to their real life careers, actions, life events, etc.

Job Preferences:

Some players went on to be Managers, Coaches, or Scouts. These ones have a preference for those jobs when they retire.

Career Plans:

Every player has Career Plans set, based on clubs they played at in real life, nations they avoided, clubs they fell out with, or rivals of their favorite clubs.

Current Ability/Potential Ability:

Every player has an individual CA/PA, based on their specific skill set

Reputation:

Reputations set based on a combination of their real life career popularity, starting clubs, and CA/PA. For example, Messi playing at Barcelona as the highest PA, has the highest reputation. But Edward Szymkowiak, a Goalkeeper playing in a 3rd division Polish club, would be much more obscure.

Other information:

Height, Weight

Foot Preference

Trained at Nation and Club

Position:

The main positions they played are set, along with a Preferred Central Position, if they had a preferred side, or were very one-footed.

Completed Player Attributes:

All Mental, Physical, and Technical Attributes filled out, according to their real life play style. Many articles were read on their style of play, along with videos watched to get a better idea. 

As these players are starting as youth, some attributes like Teamwork, Consistency, Leadership, and Mental Attributes had minor reductions. This makes it more realistic, that the players must learn and grow into better players. They are young, inexperienced, and unproven in the world of FM.

Realistic Injury Proneness:

Every player is still human, and susceptible to injuries. If they were plagued by injuries during their career, they will have high injury proneness in FM.

Preferred Moves:

Every player has individually assigned skills, based on their style of play, personality, attributes, and careers.

For example, a player with brilliant dribbling, endless speed, and lots of flair may also Try Tricks and Run with the Ball Often. Another player, who had many fouls, was prone to temper tantrums, and aggressive may Wind Up Opponents and Argue with Officials. 

Favorite/Disliked People:

Players often created bonds with those they came in contact with during their careers. Some of the more important relationships were added. While this isn't always realistic(they may not know these people yet), it helps to recreate and encourage the friendships for FM.

Favorited/Disliked Clubs:

Clubs were added to these sections based on a few things: Statements made by the player, clubs they played at, or rivals of their favorite clubs. This will help to keep their transfer movements realistic, so you should not see Puyol move to Real Madrid. But, some players had no loyalties, and no disliked clubs, so they may move to club rivals.

 

 

In-Game Screenshots, after 2 seasons:

 

FACEPACK

1. Make sure the file is placed at the top of the list when you select all your editor data files. This prevents ID changes when loading multiple files that add people.

2. Extract images to Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\faces. Overwrite any current images. Run the fmXML setup. Open fmXML. Click Browse, and select the Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\faces folder. Select "All filenames are IDs". Press GO! Say Yes to overwriting the current config.xml file. This will add the players faces, while keeping your previous downloaded facepacks.

3. Load your save, clear the cache, reload the skin.

DOWNLOAD Facepack: Wonderkids by ID

Legendary Managers:

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80 New Legendary Managers and 20 New Lower League Managers, with unique personalities, dreams, desires, formations, and styles.

 

Every manager has a profile based on real life: 
Correct birthdate, birthplace, hair/skin color, languages spoken
Liked/disliked clubs, relationships, career plans, based on real-life choices, players known, and clubs managed.
Unique personalities: Temperamental or level-headed, controversial or quiet, loyal or club-hopping, etc.
Attire tendencies: How likely they were to choose suits, casual, or tracksuits
Gesture tendencies: Roaming the touchline, starting arguments, or sitting quietly
Versatility added
For long-term saves, all managers are around 50 or under
Custom Club Vision, if applicable

Preferred formations: 
All managers have at least 1 preferred formation, based on their common or well-known tactics. If I could find info, there have been 2,3, and even 4 formations set.

Tendencies: 
Set custom tactical tendencies according to their play style
Set "Will use young players in low priority cup matches" to above 10, to create good rotation without sacrificing the game, and help develop their youth
Set "Will make early tactical changes" to above 10, to create a good balance of tactical adjustments

Tactical Attributes:
Set based on any information I could find about their tactical style
Tactical Roles: Added for each manager I found info on.
 Tweaked some managers real-life tendencies to better fit the match engine and improve manager's results. (ex, one manager was repeatedly getting <15% win percentage, so tweaked and filled in knowledge gaps to become 40%+)

Club Contracts:
Every manager is assigned to the club they won the most honours with or stayed the longest at. If that club was taken already, the 2nd best club was used, and so on.
Current real-life managers have been replaced from their clubs. Most often, they are set as free agents now.
Managers who are icons for a club were given long contracts: For example, Bob Paisley's contract for Liverpool is until 2040.
National Teams: If they managed a national team, they were added as managers, or if already taken, assistants or managers of youth teams.

Maxed Attributes: 
Determination, Tactical Knowledge, Squad Rotation are maxed. This is to make better managers, and to help(slightly) the poor player development and rotation AI clubs have.

Coaching Attributes:
Attack-oriented managers are better at coaching attacking and not defending. Defense-oriented managers are better at coaching defending and not attacking.
Judging Player Data set to 1 (to prevent allocation of Current Ability on unused attributes, for non-analyst staff)
Judging Team Data set to 1 (to prevent allocation of Current Ability on unused attributes, for non-analyst staff)
Presenting Data set to 1 (to prevent allocation of Current Ability on unused attributes, for non-analyst staff)
Goalkeeping coaching set to 1 for NON-GK coaches (to prevent allocation of Current Ability on attributes that would be poor and useless. ex: manager's GK at 6, now 1.)

Lower League Managers:
Added or renewed 20 managers known to choose lower league clubs
 

Tip:
There are far too many available managers in FM, especially when players start retiring and become managers. Therefore, many good quality managers go without jobs, both legendary and default ones. If you use an in-game editor, you can "retire" some lesser quality free-agent managers once a season. Make them very old, give them 1 Reputation and 1 CA/PA. That way the better managers will have jobs, and you will have more managers to do battle with!

 

FACEPACK:

1. Extract images to Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\faces. Overwrite any current images. Download and install fmXML. Open fmXML. Click Browse, and select the Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\faces folder. Select "All filenames are IDs". Press GO! Say Yes to overwriting the current config.xml file. This will add the agents faces, while keeping your previous downloaded facepacks.

2. Load your save, clear the cache, reload the skin.

3. If the faces don't match, you need to rename the files so they match the new Unique ID's. Use Bulk Rename Utility. in FM, go to Helenio Herrera. Find his ID# near his name. Then Use the Bulk Rename Utility. Remove section: First n = 10. Numbering section:  Start = Helenio Herrera' in game ID#. At = 1. Select all ids starting with 20000etc. rename.

The order of the ID's will never change, so the order they're in now, is also the order they will be in afterwards. After renaming everything, use the fmXML tool to create a new config file. Then reload your skin in-game, and enjoy your new faces!

DOWNLOAD Facepack: Manager Faces by ID

 

 

 

Award Overhaul:

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160 New Awards, Reworked entire reputation system

Can you be the best manager in the world, and earn all 4 new global awards?

 

Added 60 New Awards (30 Global, 10 Continental, 14 English, 5 Spanish, 2 Portuguese, 3 Italian, 1 Argentina)
Added 100 Awards based on nabil_dx95's FM18 Global Awards (80 International Competition, 20 Continental)
Realistic color schemes for some
4 New Worldwide Managerial awards (Best National Coach, Best Club Coach, Best Global Coach, Best Coach Career)
Made awards actually increase reputation and fixed empty reputations - almost half had empty home/world reputations (even Serie A Player of the Year, La Liga Manager of the Year). Austrian Ambassador was 10/100/150, but Croatian POTY was 0 0 0)
Created a hierarchy, so that the most valuable are Global awards, then World Cup, then International, then Continental, then Continental Competitions, then popular leagues, etc.
Made continental/national awards more important to their area than the world (Example: European Best Goalkeeper matters more to Europe than South America or elsewhere. Spain Playmaker OTY matters more to Spain than elsewhere)
Made National Senior & Youth achievements valuable, compared to a league
Made youth achievements valuable
Made managerial achievements more valuable
Made GK awards valuable
Made yearly achievements much more valuable than monthly
Removed English and German reputation bias
Reduced overpowered English Premier POFM, TOTW, increased TOTY
Made English Championship awards valuable
Reduced overpowered English Premier Manager TOTM, increased TOTY
Reduced overpowered World Reputation of small nations (Example: Lithuanian POTY World Rep from 85 > 10)
Added Winner Home reputation for Managers to every nation

 

*IMPORTANT NOTE*: The Global Manager Awards required a nation, so you must load England!   Awards are loaded by nation. So if you want Italian Awards, you must load Italy.

 

Better-Than-Default Transfer Values: 

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Real Life Transfermarkt Data Applied to 30 Nations

 

***NOTE: This mod changes the way you build a squad, buy/sell players, how you approach competitions, manage money, etc. Please read everything below so you understand fully.** Also, it does NOT add COVID effects/changes in the future

 

Intro:

This project was made as an attempt to provide a "better" experience in buying/selling, and a more realistic league landscape in the transfer market.

It's been a massive project, which started by extracting the information of every single player above 100 reputation, based in each of the 30 nations.
After that, extracting the current Transfermarkt values for all those players and comparing them for each reputation range.
Then coming up with a balanced, average increase/decrease based on the findings. Finally, testing the new values across the nations, to create a new, realistic representation.

Of course, market values are very subjective, constantly changing, and can never be fully accurate.
But in the end, this file seems to generally improve things.

 

Features:

Nations Changed: Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA.

 

 

Important Info:

1. There will still be issues with the transfer market. This only changes values, so that it can hit the right target more often than default, but won't fix all issues. Only SI can change wonderkid's value not rising enough, older players' values drastically diminishing, or clubs not having the money to buy players.

2. A specific player's value can't be changed. Any changes affect all players in that reputation range. So one player's value may be wrong, but the overall values of similar reputation players in that league should be on average good.

 3. You can use daveincids files together with this file, simply remove this one: Daveincids improved market values + salaries + sponsors

 

Before Using this Mod:

Because everyone has different view, run a test save beforehand.

Take a look at some clubs' squads. See if it looks good to you.

Keep in mind, some values may be very different, and not necessarily wrong! Just a new way to play, a new approach.

 

How to Make Your Own Changes:

If you find that you like the changes overall, but don't like a certain aspect, you can change this in the Editor!

For example, maybe you don't want top English Premier League players values to be so high. 
Simply open the Editor, load the file, go to Nations. Add Condition > Name > type in the nation's name. 
Then Transfers and Contracts > Transfer Values > go to the top 3 reputation slots, and reduce the amount. Save, of course.
If you need any help, feel free to PM me your questions.

Realistic Competition Colors: 

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Over 400 competition colors updated and fixed.

 

About 70% of the competitions in FM have inaccurate color schemes. These issues range from just mild color 
differences, to being completely off the mark.

For example:

Competition's colors:      

 FM's version:     

Updated version: 

 

Colors can vary by opinion and logo version, so they won't be completely correct. But the idea was to create the "style" or "feel" of the competition.

This file applies minor fixes to 160 competitions, and more major corrections to 260 competitions.

Requires a new save.

 

Before and Afters:

       

     

      

 

v1.1 Update:
FA Cup
FA Youth Challenge Cup
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Serie A
Jupiler Pro League
Coupe Gambardella, thanks to @vourtsio
Regionalliga Nord / Nordost / West / Südwest / Bayern, thanks to @vourtsio

Realistic Weather:

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Real-life annual weather data from weatherspark.com and climatestotravel.com was used to optimize current weather patterns, and create new ones. 

This file will do 2 things:

1. Help give the feeling of being in different countries. No longer does every region have a similar type of weather. For example, the Brazilian Amazon's Spring is now only 20% likely to be dry, instead of the original 60%(be prepared for delayed games!). It feels much more "tropical". The Spanish coast highly contrasts it, being most often very calm, dry, and mild. Originally, France used England's weather, and was 75% chance to be calm wind. Now, a match in France is 80% likely to be anywhere from breezy to extremely windy. Mexico will now either by dry or stormy. Swedish coast in the spring is no longer mostly 7-13 C, but can be anywhere from -7 to 21 C.

2. It will also, in some regions, increase whatever effect weather already has. Russian Siberia's winter is now TRULY cold, so if cold has ANY effect in the ME, it will be more apparent. Originally, winter in the Siberian region was mostly 0 to -7. It now is mostly -16 and below. On the other side, Mexican desert originally only reached 34 C at times. Now it can go above 43 C.

Can you battle the down-pour from Kyushu, Japan's typhoon season, the below -20 temps in Russia, the sweltering heat of Mexico, or the hot summers and monsoons in Senegal? Or do you prefer the mild, sunny Mediterranean side of Spain?

 

Germany (optimized 4, added Central Germany)
Italy (optimized 4, added Italian Riviera)
France (No original patterns, added 3 specific to France, Atlantic Coast, South, and Inland)
Spain (optimized 7 original)
Brazil (optimized 13 original Made more tropical, with much more rain(while trying to prevent waterlogged fields every day), added warmer temps with colder sections, and better wind)
Portugal (minor changes)
Holland (No original patterns, added 2 specific to Holland, Coast and Inland. Added wind, less rain, better temps)
USA (optimized 29 original, fixed inaccurate weather/assignments)
Belgium (No original patterns, added 2 specific to Belgium, Coast and Inland)
Mexico (optimized to a wider range of temps, added Baja and Baja Desert, and more extreme heat in hottest areas)
England (optimized 3 original, added English South West)
Scotland (optimized 1 original, added Scottish Highlands)
Russia (added COLD extremes for Siberia)
China (some changes)
Sweden (optimized basic temps)
Iceland (No original patterns, added 4 specific to Iceland, Northeast, Northwest, Southern, and Capital Region. Overall colder, rainier, and less windy than Norway)
Argentina (fixed 3 original climates, added 1 climate, fixed season start dates, warmer winters, extreme rain changes, more wind)
Croatia (no changes)
Japan (added "typhoons", added wind)
Switzerland (added more rain)
Turkey (fixed temperatures, added seasonal rain)
Senegal (0 original - used southern america weather, added 2 unique climates, added "monsoons", massive rainfall for Southern in mid-year, hotter & longer summers, more northern wind)

Australia (13 distinct climates varying in all weather types, but in general, increased temperatures, added wind, and a bit more rain/typhoons in proper places)

No changes needed: Ireland, Wales, N. Ireland, Norway

 

Derbies Overhaul:

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550+ NEW Derbies added, reworked all to create realistic national and world reputations

Play the Derbi de la Turia (Levante vs Valencia) in Spain, the Derby de l'Atlantique(Nantes vs. Girondins de Bordeaux) in France, 1 of the 3 Glasgow derbies in Scotland, or the Flyde Coast(Blackpool vs. Fleetwood Town) in England. Make sure your players know what's at stake. The Fans do.

 

Nations: Italy, England(over 150), Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Russia, Croatia, Greece, Switzerland, China, USA, and also International teams.

Fixed unrealistic World Reputations : ex - Kairat Almaty vs Paxtako Toshkent had 110 World Reputation, the same as Weset Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa, or Nice vs Monaco
Reworked most reputations, including making the top 10-20 most well known derbies in real life become the top 10-20 in game.
Made fans care more about their own league's rivalries : ex: El Trafico(LA vs LA Galaxy) was 140 National Reputation, now 200. Bayern vs Hamburger was 135, now 170
Fixed empty world reputations
Fixed missing derby names
Removed duplicates
Updated to FM21

 

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A13 : Leyton Orient F.C. vs. Southend United[167][168]
A61 : Chesterfield vs. Sheffield United
A61 : Chesterfield vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal–Manchester United rivalry: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Manchester United–Chelsea rivalry: Manchester United vs. Chelsea[169][170]
Liverpool–Chelsea rivalry: Liverpool vs. Chelsea[171][172][173][174]
Chelsea–Leeds rivalry: Chelsea vs. Leeds United
Colchester–Cambridge rivalry: Colchester United vs. Cambridge United[175]
Cardiff City–Leeds United rivalry: Cardiff City vs Leeds United[176]
Dons Derby: AFC Wimbledon vs. Milton Keynes Dons[178]
Gillingham–Southend rivalry: Gillingham F.C. vs. Southend United[179][180]
Leeds United–Millwall rivalry: Leeds United vs. Millwall[181]
Severnside : Bristol City vs. Cardiff City 
Severnside : Cardiff City  vs. Bristol Rovers
Severnside : Bristol City vs. Newport County
Severnside : Bristol Rovers vs. Newport County
Severnside : Cardiff City  vs. Newport County
  
Ireland
 
Linfield v Cliftonville[237]
Donegal Celtic vs. Linfield[238]
Glentoran vs. Crusaders[239]
Glentoran vs. Cliftonville[240]
A26 : Ballymena United vs. Coleraine[242][243]
East Antrim : Carrick Rangers vs. Ballyclare Comrades[246][247]
East Antrim : Carrick Rangers vs. Larne[245]
East Antrim : Larne[245] vs. Ballyclare Comrades[246][247]
Lurgan : Glenavon vs. Lurgan Celtic[248]
 
Scotland
 
Aberdeen v Rangers rivalry
Alloa Athletic v Falkirk[252]
Buchan : Fraserburgh v Peterhead[259][260]
Glasgow : Clyde v Partick Thistle 
Glasgow : Partick Thistle - Queens Park 
Glasgow : Partick Thistle - Celtic
Glasgow : Partick Thistle - Rangers[268][269]
Highland : Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County[270]
Kincardine : Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk[274]
Lanarkshire : Motherwell, and Airdrieonians
Monklands : Airdrieonians v Albion Rovers
North : Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Original Glasgow Derby: Queens Park vs. Rangers[276][277]
South-West : Queen of the South v Ayr United
South-West : Queen of the South v Kilmarnock[285][286][287]
South-West : Ayr United v Kilmarnock[285][286][287]
 
 
France
 
Ajaccio - AC Ajaccio (L2) vs Gazélec Ajaccio (L2).[2]
Paris - Paris Saint-Germain (L1) vs Paris FC (L2)
Paris - Paris Saint-Germain (L1) vs Red Star 
Derby de la N77: AJ Auxerre vs Troyes AC[3]
Derby du Nord: RC Lens vs. Lille OSC
Derby du Nord: RC Lens vs. Valenciennes FC
Derby du Nord: Lille OSC; vs Valenciennes FC
Derby Corse: SC Bastia vs. AC Ajaccio
Derby Corse: SC Bastia vs. Gazélec Ajaccio
Derby de l'ouest: FC Nantes vs SCO Angers.[5]
Derby de la Côte d'Opale: US Boulogne vs. US Dunkerque[6][7][8]
Derby de l'Atlantique: FC Nantes vs. Girondins de Bordeaux.[9]
Derby de l'Anjou: SCO Angers vs. Stade Lavallois.[10]
Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Étienne
FC Nantes vs AS Saint-Étienne
FC Girondins de Bordeaux vs Olympique de Marseille
Olympique Lyonnais vs Lille OSC
Paris Saint-Germain vs Olympique Lyonnais
 
Germany
 
Bayern Munich vs. Schalke 04[5][6]
Augsburg-1860 Munich rivalry: FC Augsburg vs. TSV 1860 München
Augsburg-Ingolstadt : FC Augsburg vs. FC Ingolstadt[26][27]
Danube river : FC Ingolstadt vs. Jahn Regensburg[28][29][30]
Osnabrück-Meppen : SV Meppen vs. VfL Osnabrück[47][48][49]
Meppen-Oldenburg : SV Meppen vs. VfB Oldenburg[50]
Rheinland:
Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Unterhaching-Munich : SpVgg Unterhaching vs. Bayern Munich or TSV 1860 Munich
Unterhaching-Munich : SpVgg Unterhaching vs. TSV 1860 Munich
   
Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich 
 
 
Spain
 
El Viejo Clásico (Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao)
 
South Madrid  (Getafe CF v CD Leganés)[38][39]
Valencia  / 'Derby of the Turia' (Levante UD v Valencia CF)[40][26]
Derbi de la Bahía (Cádiz vs San Fernando)[41]
Mallorca  / Palma  (Atlético Baleares v RCD Mallorca)[45][46]
Aragonese  (Real Zaragoza v Huesca)[53][54]
Canary Islands  (Tenerife v Las Palmas)
Derby of eastern Andalusia (Granada v Malaga)
Galician  / O noso Derbi (Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña)
Cantabrian  (Racing de Santander v Gimnástica)[72]
Catalan  - Barcelona, Girona
Catalan  - Barcelona, Gimnàstic Tarragona
 
 
Turkey
 
District : Kasımpaşa SK vs. Fatih Karagümrük[316]
East : Trabzonspor vs. Çaykur Rizespor[329]
 
USA
 
El Trafico
 
 
International
 
 
Germany-italy
Germany-nether
Italy-spain
portugal-spain
Argentina–England
germany-england
brazil-italy
france-italy
 

 

Spoiler

 

v1.1

Would you like to train up your youth players with a hatred of your rival? Well, now you can!

Changes:

Added 12 Youth Derbies - El Classico, El Viejo Clásico, El Otro Clasico, Athletic-Barca, Der Klassiker, De Topper, Athletico-Sevilla, Madrileno, Borussen, Revier, El Trafico, Madrid-Munich
Added 35 Spanish derbies
Added 3 Sweden derbies - "Mesta Mästarmötet, the "Swedish El Clásico" and Hammarby vs Malmö FF 
Added 24 Polish derbies
Added 7 Italian derbies
Added 1 German derby - TSV 1860 München vs. Türkgücü München derby per Razoor1860
Changed Unterhaching-Munich(1860) name to S-Bahn-Derby per Razoor1860
Changed Derby de l'Anjou to Derby Anjou-Maine per somebody somewhere! I can't find who said it! lol

 

More Information: 100 Youth Tournaments Pack

 

Download: FM Expansion Packs Megapack

 

 

HOW TO USE:

Place in Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\editor data. Start a new save. When selecting the database(before Advanced Setup), be sure to select the checkbox to enable this file.

 

If you like this creation, and want to support the hours of work, please donate:

 

Edited September 2, 2021 by majesticeternity

[majesticeternity]

Other Recommended Mods & Resources:

Nik33's FM21 Data Packs

Sortitousi's site with name fixes, loads of player faces, kits, graphics, updated transfer database, and more!

 

 

If you play a game with MANY custom leagues loaded, check out daveincid's Megapack, as it is set up for games with alot of small nations loaded and changes are made to improve the game for these types of saves.

Edited January 30, 2021 by majesticeternity

[Mars_Blackmon]

Nice! 
 

Are any of these files compatible with daveincid’s megapack? Particularly your newgen file and his youth rating files? I don’t want to ruin anything.

[majesticeternity]

9 minutes ago, Mars_Blackmon said:

Nice! 
 

Are any of these files compatible with daveincid’s megapack? Particularly your newgen file and his youth rating files? I don’t want to ruin anything.

Most of them are compatible. But, newgen and youth rating overlap. Also, the finances/sponsorship files and market values.

[Watson156]

I've got a problem with the Media Overhaul file, telling me its incompatible and it needs to be loaded in the editor and re-saved. I don't know if its just me or if its a problem with the actual file.

EDIT: I've loaded it into the editor and re-saved it and it seems to be working ok.

Edited January 30, 2021 by Watson156

[majesticeternity]

3 minutes ago, Watson156 said:

I've got a problem with the Media Overhaul file, telling me its incompatible and it needs to be loaded in the editor and re-saved. I don't know if its just me or if its a problem with the actual file.

Ok thanks. Should be fixed now.

[itsmb8]

First off, holy **** this is incredible.  Second, for these packs, is it possible to pick and choose what you want in each pack?  Id like to use this and dave's packs together but i dont want to ruin things.

[majesticeternity]

Yes, each pack has individual files, so you can use any amount of the files you wish. That’s why it’s “build your own FM”, so you can build it as you want. 
 

PM me if you need help

[Wolf_pd]

Are we doing FM DLC expansion now?

[majesticeternity]

2 minutes ago, Wolf_pd said:

Are we doing FM DLC expansion now?

yep!

[hehehemann]

This Expansion Pack is amazing!!

[trile23052004]

@majesticeternityis it possible that you'd do this for fm20 because I dont yet have fm21

 

[lizard2771]

Great Work majesticeternity

Edited February 1, 2021 by lizard2771

[lizard2771]

vor 32 Minuten schrieb trile23052004:

@majesticeternityis it possible that you'd do this for fm20 because I dont yet have fm21

 

 

here is a small selection

https://www.fmscout.com/c-fm20-data-updates.html?d=2

https://www.fmscout.com/c-fm20-data-updates.html

Edited February 1, 2021 by lizard2771

[majesticeternity]

2 hours ago, trile23052004 said:

@majesticeternityis it possible that you'd do this for fm20 because I dont yet have fm21

 

Also check my previous topics started, the FM20 files will be there. 

[trile23052004]

@majesticeternityI know mate, I have all the 20 files, was just wondering if the newer files could be recreated for 20

 

[majesticeternity]

1 hour ago, trile23052004 said:

@majesticeternityI know mate, I have all the 20 files, was just wondering if the newer files could be recreated for 20

 

Possibly...message me the ones you want. 

[trile23052004]

is it greedy if I say I want them all

[lizard2771]

The Empty Starting Balance File does not work.I can see the changes in the editor but not in the game 

I only play with the extensions from Timo

Edited February 2, 2021 by lizard2771

[majesticeternity]

3 hours ago, lizard2771 said:

The Empty Starting Balance File does not work.I can see the changes in the editor but not in the game 

I only play with the extensions from Timo

Yes, it does work. 
 

from the screenshot you showed in a PM, Barcelona starts with 20m euros. That means it’s working, because in the default database, Barcelona would normally start with 50m euros and more. 
 

What you are seeing is that even if the club starts at 0, they still have their clubs’ financial setup, so things will add money, like sponsorships, wage contributions from other clubs, fees from loaned out players, board investments, preseason friendlies, monthly payments from previously sold players, and more. 
 

This is why the Finance Fixes and Added Taxes file was created, because empty balances work to slow down the wealth for only a season or two. If you want to prevent clubs from amassing more wealth than they realistically should for every season, then that file is needed. It helps to balance things out.

Edited February 2, 2021 by majesticeternity

[lizard2771]

Ok,then i misinterpreted that...sorry

[majesticeternity]

58 minutes ago, lizard2771 said:

Ok,then i misinterpreted that...sorry

No worries at all! Its exactly what I found too, and realized changing balances wasnt enough.

[Hav3n_The_Hero]

Am I missing something or can I get graphics for the youth tournaments somewhere? Thanks for everything as always.

[majesticeternity]

4 minutes ago, Hav3n_The_Hero said:

Am I missing something or can I get graphics for the youth tournaments somewhere? Thanks for everything as always.

You’re not missing anything, lol. Ive been too busy. 
 

If you want them, you can go to the fm20 ones, download them and then change the ids to the ones in FM21

[TheWednesday]

Thanks for the hard work mate, it's much appreciated. 

[majesticeternity]

Finished my first season with all these files, so here is my feedback.

In my opinion, its amazing!!

We were freshly promoted from English league one to Championship, so media put us at 250-1 for relegation.

Used my own tactics, so as far as I know, not overpowered?

 

Smarter AI:

We were still able to finish 7th, nowhere near relegation, so still to easy, I say. BUT, I played every match and did anything I could to help win, like scout opposition, mark players, rotate, etc. I used NO match prep training though.

As you see, we fell just short of playoffs in last 2 games.

It was fantastic to play against the AI, and watch how they'd change formations, move players around, etc.  Honestly, I'd still like it to be more difficult, as there were very few late goals...if I'd figured them out tactically, I mostly could come away with a win.

But, notice the 104 points needed to beat the champions, it was a tough season and way more competitive overall.

Having the top goal scorer AND Best Keeper in the entire league was still only good enough for 7th place!

Having a few legends in the teams here and there was a joy, to watch them play and figure out how to keep them quiet. I dread the EPL, if this is that hard....

 

Injuries(using full option, not reduced):

The longest injury was 7 weeks, and a FULL total first team of 25 players complete time out was 92 weeks, and about 12 of those of those were played with equipment. I have no idea how normal that is, but I also didnt try to reduce injuries other than resting after a match. To me its really good, as injuries are a thing to manage, and injury proneness is now vital. I found that a player who's not prone is rarely ever injured, but one who is often is injured and has to be really babied.

You also can't just  throw them into pre-season quickness training. On default FM, I used to just train for development and skip friendlies, so started the season with very low match sharpness, with little consequence. Not anymore, you really have to play friendlies and get sharpness and fitness up, THEN you can start training hard. During season, you can't run them into the ground. Resting, rotating, reducing jadedness and having fit recovered players are key to low injuries.

As far as AI, I wonder if their medical center + injury prone players, are really important, as some teams have 1 player out and low injury rate, and other teams have 5 out at a time....

 

Youth Tournaments: 

I have almost all files loaded, only u18s running right now at this club, and I do wish the scheduling was able to be fixed, so it's not 2 days apart and then 5 days off. But, as long as I rest them the day after, they are fine and ready to go in those 2 days anyways. 

I really love this, it does feel like I am managing the team now, and have a much more realistic youth setup. 

For my club,  I have a full 20 player u18 team, hired a head coach. I manage their training schedule and individual training, he manages everything else. So i am mostly hands off, but still involved some, and as if we are working together. For their bigger games, I will attend the match and watch them play. I play with no attributes seen, only analysis, so attending the matches a few times a season helps give me a good idea of their style. I read the youth match reports every time, to see if they get good ratings regularly or not. Then, when they hit 18, with no u23s, they are either loaned, sold, or put into the first team. It's been really nice to see a youth doing well in u18s, then make the leap to League One loan and score 2 goals and an assist on their debut.

 

Transfer Prefs:

There are a few anomalies, which is great, like real life. But mostly all logical realistic transfers. It makes it SO much nicer!

Here in Championship, there are a few transfers from France, Portugal, etc, but the vast majority are within England.

Finances Fixes & transfer market values:

As I'm very poor, the taxes haven't hurt me much at all, even with starting at empty bank balance, and buying players, no selling, maxing out the wage budget and emptying the transfer budget, I still started the new season with almost $4m. I have the 22nd lowest payroll in the league, so I’m sure there will be financial growing pains in the future.

As far as the rest of the league and world, transfer fees seem very good. In the Championship, there are ALOT of frees, which is great. Then the bigger transfers usually have addons, so the clubs are being smart with their transfers.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by majesticeternity

[trile23052004]

@majesticeternitytruly amazing stuff, too bad I can't play with them

 

[bahmet]

Эти файлы не конфликтуют? https://prnt.sc/yagj1w

[monobloko]

is the latest transfer preference an update to: DB - Realistic Transfer Preferences v2.0 by majesticeternity and Daveincid ?

[majesticeternity]

3 hours ago, monobloko said:

is the latest transfer preference an update to: DB - Realistic Transfer Preferences v2.0 by majesticeternity and Daveincid ?

Yes it’s the same thing

[majesticeternity]

4 hours ago, bahmet said:

Эти файлы не конфликтуют? https://prnt.sc/yagj1w

нет не должны

[balldoktor81]

i found one visual "bug" in the finances overview...in the "summery" section (tab) the bank balance display seems to be reversed...(upside down)...it's not a big one...but it looks akward! and sometimes confusing. is it possible to correct it?

[majesticeternity]

29 minutes ago, balldoktor81 said:

i found one visual "bug" in the finances overview...in the "summery" section (tab) the bank balance display seems to be reversed...(upside down)...it's not a big one...but it looks akward! and sometimes confusing. is it possible to correct it?

Could you private message me a screenshot?

I'm not sure what you are meaning, or how that would be related to the mods.... a screenshot would help.. and/or a link to the save itself.

[balldoktor81]

default

with your file (finances)

as expected the bank balance is different, that's ok...but you can see that (15 Mio) is at the Top and (20 Mio) at the Bottom...or is it because the brackets stand for Minus and therefore it is upside down...because of the changes you made in your file? wil it change over time? so it will look like in the default version?

Edited February 5, 2021 by balldoktor81

[Darien]

I think it's because of debts. Note that the losses in RED are in brackets, as are the numbers that indicate that they are upside down. They are right because the debt grows downwards visually. 

[balldoktor81]

might be Darien...it sounds logical. But i looked it up for several teams and all look like this...so every team is in debt? and will improve over time... i hope majesticeternity can explain it. thanks in advance. 

[Daveincid]

vor einer Stunde schrieb balldoktor81:

might be Darien...it sounds logical. But i looked it up for several teams and all look like this...so every team is in debt? and will improve over time... i hope majesticeternity can explain it. thanks in advance.

 

vor 1 Stunde schrieb Darien:

I think it's because of debts. Note that the losses in RED are in brackets, as are the numbers that indicate that they are upside down. They are right because the debt grows downwards visually. 

+1

[balldoktor81]

thanks to both of you guys majesticeternity and Daveincid!!! i use a mix of your specific files...great experience so far!!! keep up the good work! i'll will provide some support over the next days  great work should be supported.

[majesticeternity]

1 hour ago, Darien said:

I think it's because of debts. Note that the losses in RED are in brackets, as are the numbers that indicate that they are upside down. They are right because the debt grows downwards visually. 

 

1 hour ago, balldoktor81 said:

might be Darien...it sounds logical. But i looked it up for several teams and all look like this...so every team is in debt? and will improve over time... i hope majesticeternity can explain it. thanks in advance. 

Yes, Darien is probably right.

But at the start especially, with nothing in the bank, they will have expenses, debts, etc. You are seeing their first initial financial setup, and it should work itself out.

For example, my team is "new" with no debts and positive bank balance:

Here is Real Madrid in Sep 2021 that has $135m remaining on their debt:

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[Johnm1969]

Ok complete noob here. I have downloaded the files and placed them as required. I cannot seem to load them in game. When I click on database I only have the stock database to choose from?

[majesticeternity]

4 hours ago, Johnm1969 said:

Ok complete noob here. I have downloaded the files and placed them as required. I cannot seem to load them in game. When I click on database I only have the stock database to choose from?

Upload a screenshot?

you would have the stock database, but right below it should be a list of the added files and check marks on the left for each. 
 

you have them in the right folder?

[balldoktor81]

one can definitely not play press the whole time over the course of a season with an average team anymore...good job...it's raining injuries...you either need phisically strong players and good rotation as well as balanced training sessions  well done!

[balldoktor81]

the mix of both files made the game so much more fun!!! now you really have to work for your success...i started my first save with almost the highest badges possible (as always i will start another save with much lower badges  ) ...took the OL Job in France...now you might think, well there is PSG, so no chance to be 1st...and we had no chance! PSG ran away with 30 point difference!!!  i struggled so much...almost wanted to quit...but i did not! 3 games before the season ended it looked like we won't make it to the CL spot...i took over around middle of the season...at the begining it was more than ok...then we lost in semi final of the french cup against PSG 1:0 at home...it got rough afterwards...up and down...losing at home against middle table teams with one goal difference...never really got the attack going...i think we were almost dead last in attacking efficiency LOL...and the club demanded offensive football, well...BUT in the last 3 games we got 7 out of 9 points!!! i made some changes...back to starting with a counter tactic. first got a draw at PSG 1:1...then very important win at home against AS Monaco 2:0...so last game ahead of us...a must win at Dijon (16th) is needed to even get a sniff at the CL qualifying...we won 4:0! yeah...and everything else went our way...

and now get that...we came in 2nd place, automatic qualification for the CL!!! BUT!!! 2-5 th place...every team had 65 points...incredible!!! WTF! what a season...i was jumping around like a little kid before christmas...did not quit...now the real challenge sets in...no more bursting bank accounts...i will probably have to sell my Defender...Denayer...my promising star Aour and my striker Dembele...so i can invest again.. i let my DOF make suggestions for transfers...well he did a good job bringing in Garcia from Man City and Lingard from Man U for free... we have to develop players and scout like a true magician to stay competitive. and CL money is the only option to even be around CL spots...

 

great work majesticeternity and Daveincid!!!

[majesticeternity]

2 hours ago, balldoktor81 said:

the mix of both files made the game so much more fun!!! now you really have to work for your success...

great to hear! That’s exactly the type of game these files are intended to create.

and yeah I am finding this FM amazingly fun! It’s a whole new living world. Glad you are too!

[Captain Krakatoa]

If i use the Transfer preference files but i don't load the suggested leagues. What would happen?

 

[majesticeternity]

32 minutes ago, Captain Krakatoa said:

If i use the Transfer preference files but i don't load the suggested leagues. What would happen?

 

It will be perfectly fine, just means the transfers won’t be as realistic as they could be. 

[Craigjames14]

Incredible stuff thank you so much for all your hard work!

[MrGizMo]

On 30/01/2021 at 22:48, majesticeternity said:

An Enhanced NewGen Experience:

 

On 30/01/2021 at 22:48, majesticeternity said:

An Enhanced NewGen Experience:

 

Anyone used these? Look almost the same for me :P 

 

On 03/02/2021 at 02:04, majesticeternity said:

Transfer Prefs:

There are a few anomalies, which is great, like real life. But mostly all logical realistic transfers. It makes it SO much nicer!

Here in Championship, there are a few transfers from France, Portugal, etc, but the vast majority are within England

Any screenshots for world transfers?

[Conardo]

A guide for using both file-packs would be really nice!

Maybe also a comment about using additionally the sortitoutsi-files. I lost the overview

Edited February 16, 2021 by Conardo

[MrGizMo]

9 hours ago, Conardo said:

A guide for using both file-packs would be really nice!

Maybe also a comment about using additionally the sortitoutsi-files. I lost the overview

OP posted that in the downloads own topics. 

You can delete mediafiles.fmf and bookmakers.fmf for sure if you use OP files