[FM23][SKIN] Football Manager 2023 Base Skin

[TCSSkin]

Football Manager 2022 Base Skin

As with most recent Football Managers for you to make certain changes in Football Manager 2023 you need to create a new skin. Thankfully over the last few years some more stuff has been moved out of the skins folder so you only really need the Base skin if you are wanting to edit the skin graphics, fonts or colours. If you want to edit the match graphics or the most of the panel xml files you no longer really need the base skins.

So to make things easier for people I've put up a base skin that is identical to the default skin that comes with the game, so you can add new files/graphics to these without messing up the original skin, and anything that isn't located in these new skin folders will be taken from the default locations within the game.

For Football Manager 2023 there is just the one Base Skin based on the Default Skin which is the Dark version this year.

FM23 Base

This skin is based on the Default Football Manager 2023 Skin

Install Instructions: 

When you extract the file you have downloaded you should have one folder named base22 and a readme text file.

Now copy the folder into your skins folder within your User Data Location, by default this is:

For Windows:
C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\

For Mac:
Users\[Your Mac Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022

Download Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/98koalo1szn2f4d/fm23Base.7z/file

 

FM23 Base Transparent

This skin is based off the default skin, with support for background changes.

How to increase/decrease opacity of background:

Go to your User Data Location (documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2023) and find the transparent skin.

Inside the panels folder, go into client_object and open "client object browser.xml" with a program such as notepad++ or VSCode.

Go to line 59: which has this line of code

<widget class="inner_contrast_box" appearance="boxes/custom/interface/content/secondary/paper" transparency="0.7">

The bold value is what you'll need to edit, the lower the number, the more transparent, the higher the more opaque.

Save your changes, clear the cache and reload your skin.

Install Instructions: 

When you extract the file you have downloaded you should have one folder named base22 and a readme text file.

Now copy the folder into your skins folder within your User Data Location, by default this is:

For Windows:
C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\

For Mac:
Users\[Your Mac Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022

Download Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/lql6pxp6zrwerya/fm23BaseTrans.zip/file

 

[renato.]

Is it possible to make chances on the sidebar and background colour to get a result near something like this (skin from FM22)?

If yes, how can i do it? It changed from FM22? What lines I should change in the xml?

Edited October 21, 2022 by renato.

[snowofman]

29 minutes ago, renato. said:

Is it possible to make chances on the sidebar and background colour to get a result near something like this (skin from FM22)?

 

Spoiler

 

If yes, how can i do it? It changed from FM22? What lines I should change in the xml?

You should be able to get the needed info about colour change of the side bar from this

 

 

And here you can read about background changes
 

 

[renato.]

1 hour ago, snowofman said:

You should be able to get the needed info about colour change of the side bar from this

 

 

And here you can read about background changes
 

 

Thank you, already made some changes.

Now I can't find a way to make the sidebar transparent like this one (team primary color is green, so the transparent sidebar also shows green on the dark background): 

I've managed to change the sidebar colour, but I don't want any. I want it to be transparent. Do you know where I can find it or does it changed for FM23?

Edited October 21, 2022 by renato.

[stevemc]

Great work as always 

[dino88]

Hi guys, how can you get the stadium images in the schedule tab? 

[stevemc]

On the Base23 Transparent option, how do you increase the darkness of the side panel so type is more legible off it? Or introduce the background back into it slightly so you can see the stripes.

 

EDIT: sorted it, thanks!

Edited October 21, 2022 by stevemc

[snowofman]

6 hours ago, renato. said:

Thank you, already made some changes.

Now I can't find a way to make the sidebar transparent like this one (team primary color is green, so the transparent sidebar also shows green on the dark background): 

 

Spoiler

 

I've managed to change the sidebar colour, but I don't want any. I want it to be transparent. Do you know where I can find it or does it changed for FM23?

i'm not 100% sure, but in the file "generic/sidebar menu table.xml" you should be able to find a "appearance" and a path maybe you need to change the graphics to make it like that

also in the   "client_object/client object broswer.xml" ther are transparent options for backgrounds, but i am can't remember if it's enough to change it in there unless you can't it "just" transparent"

 

Sry just woke up

[munse83]

hi can you add the circle on the tactics screen where you can see how strong the player is on the position?

[snowofman]

46 minutes ago, munse83 said:

hi can you add the circle on the tactics screen where you can see how strong the player is on the position?

Yes.

if you add this at the bottom of the "tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml

<!--pos/role/duty indicator-->
<widget class="position_role_duty_suitability_pie" id="prdF" width="26" height="19">
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="left" inset="-2"/>
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="bottom" inset="19"/>
</widget>

and then unpack this graphics into this path "graphics\icons\custom\role rating\circular" - inside the skin folder you're using, not the overall graphics folder

then you should be good

role rating.7z

[lugui]

24 minutos atrás, snowofman disse:

Yes.

if you add this at the bottom of the "tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml

<!--pos/role/duty indicator-->
<widget class="position_role_duty_suitability_pie" id="prdF" width="26" height="19">
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="left" inset="-2"/>
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="bottom" inset="19"/>
</widget>

and then unpack this graphics into this path "graphics\icons\custom\role rating\circular" - inside the skin folder you're using, not the overall graphics folder

then you should be good

role rating.7z 64 kB · 2 downloads

 

Thanks for this, mate.

Still in this same part of the game, could you please teach me how I can increase the size of FACES within the tactics pitch? I'm trying to implement something similar to the image below:

 

[Luca12566521]

Hello, thanks for posting the skin.
I only have one question, is there a way to change the colour of the separator back to white? Otherwise I will playing withouth using it


 

[snowofman]

6 minutes ago, lugui said:

 

Thanks for this, mate.

Still in this same part of the game, could you please teach me how I can increase the size of FACES within the tactics pitch? I'm trying to implement something similar to the image below:

 

If you look in the "tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml"

you should be able to find the id="pict" in that widget you have an inset="0,0,0,0" - those "should" be what controle the size, it's a fiddle. but should be duable and same goes for kits

[snowofman]

3 minutes ago, isLuke95 said:

Hello, thanks for posting the skin.
I only have one question, is there a way to change the colour of the separator back to white? Otherwise I will playing withouth using it

 

Spoiler

 

as far as i know, the Seperators are hardcoded and it's not something we can change.

But looking at them, i would believe it's a bug and something that will be reverted back to normal soon. no promises tho

[Luca12566521]

1 minuto fa, snowofman ha scritto:

as far as i know, the Seperators are hardcoded and it's not something we can change.

But looking at them, i would believe it's a bug and something that will be reverted back to normal soon. no promises tho

Oh, I understand. Thank you

[stevemc]

I've added in the kit/name to the Base Skin, but how do I get the name "WAN-BISSAKA" to stay within the shirt area? Imagine if it was Milinkovic-Savic, it would be over his face  

 

 

Quote

<container width="280">
                    <attachment_group class="horizontal_arrange" horizontal_gap="50"/>

                    <container width="250">
                        <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" apply_to_children="true"/>

                        <widget id="bak1" class="kit_icon" image_alignment="left" width="250" kit_zoom_level="3" priority="1" late_loading="true">
                            <record id="object_property" get_property="Pers" set_property="objt"/>
                        </widget>
                        
                                <!-- Profile picture -->
                <widget class="picture" id="prop" scale_picture="true" keep_aspect_ratio="true" image_alignment="right">
                    <record id="object_property">
                        <list id="get_properties">
                            <!--Facegen data request-->
                            <record get_property="fcgn" />
                            <!--Fake name request-->
                            <record get_property="Pfke" />
                            <record get_property="prpc" set_property="valu" />
                        </list>
                    </record>
                </widget> 

 

[renato.]

@stevemcHow did you manage to make the sidebar transparent?

[stevemc]

15 minutes ago, renato. said:

@stevemcHow did you manage to make the sidebar transparent?

I added a custom background folder in (see attached) to this location:

/Users/NAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/skins/fm23BaseTrans/graphics/boxes/custom

 

And I added this code in at line 29 to the client object browser.xml

Quote

    <!-- background support overlay needed as the sidebar is now transparent, to adjust strength alter transparency 0.0 is transparent, 1 is solid, 0.5 is 50% etc... -->
        <widget class="picture" file="boxes/bordered/solid/paper" red_replacement="bg"  transparency="0.9"> <!-- overlay -->
        <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="0" />
        <attachment class="test_multiple_globals_attachment" default_value="false">
            <list id="get_properties">
                <record get_property="MatS" test_mode="equal" value="true" skip_if_null="true" />
                <!-- PROP_FULL_SCREEN_3D_BEING_DRAWN -->
                <record get_property="Ma3D" test_mode="equal" value="true" comparison_mode="or" skip_if_null="true" />
            </list>
            <integer id="set_property" value="hidn" />
        </attachment>
    </widget>

 

custom.zip

Edited October 21, 2022 by stevemc

[snowofman]

11 minutes ago, stevemc said:

I added a custom background folder in (see attached) to this location:

/Users/NAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/skins/fm23BaseTrans/graphics/boxes/custom

 

And I added this code in at line 29 to the client object browser.xml

 

custom.zip 500.03 kB · 2 downloads

Glad you got it working, nice job

[stevemc]

Still struggling getting this name to fit the shirts width though, been playing around for ages now  

Edited October 21, 2022 by stevemc

[snowofman]

10 minutes ago, stevemc said:

Still struggling getting this name to fit the shirts though, been playing around for ages now  

Can't help you there sorry, i havnt had a use for it myself and therefor not tried

[michaeltmurrayuk]

1 hour ago, isLuke95 said:

Hello, thanks for posting the skin.
I only have one question, is there a way to change the colour of the separator back to white? Otherwise I will playing withouth using it


 

Should be controlled by the divider colour name set in the settings file for the skin.

Just locate and change the colour of that colour name.

If the divider colour isn't declared in the settings file just add this line to the settings file:

<colour name="divider" value="white"/>

[snowofman]

11 minutes ago, michaeltmurrayuk said:

Should be controlled by the divider colour name set in the settings file for the skin.

Just locate and change the colour of that colour name.

If the divider colour isn't declared in the settings file just add this line to the settings file:

<colour name="divider" value="white"/>

Do you happend to know if there is a ID for the Seperators ?

[Luca12566521]

39 minuti fa, michaeltmurrayuk ha scritto:

Should be controlled by the divider colour name set in the settings file for the skin.

Just locate and change the colour of that colour name.

If the divider colour isn't declared in the settings file just add this line to the settings file:

<colour name="divider" value="white"/>

It works. Thank you so much, very kind!

[michaeltmurrayuk]

23 minutes ago, snowofman said:

Do you happend to know if there is a ID for the Seperators ?

Don't think so those ones are draw in game code that we don't have access to, unless using this code works like it does for horizontal seperators in the menus:

<record ="---" /> 

That may create a vertical line you can set via xml.

If you just want normal dividers between widgets or containers then there are several ways to call them - example code in the player profile xml file.

 

[snowofman]

2 minutes ago, michaeltmurrayuk said:

Don't think so those ones are draw in game code that we don't have access to, unless using this code works like it does for horizontal seperators in the menus:

<record ="---" /> 

That may create a vertical line you can set via xml.

If you just want normal dividers between widgets or containers then there are several ways to call them - example code in the player profile xml file.

 

Thanks but those sadly don't work, it was when views are made. i havnt managed to locate the seperators anywhere

 

[lugui]

6 horas atrás, snowofman disse:

If you look in the "tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml"

you should be able to find the id="pict" in that widget you have an inset="0,0,0,0" - those "should" be what controle the size, it's a fiddle. but should be duable and same goes for kits

Thanks again for your help.

I managed to make the FACES bigger, however I'm struggling to get them to line up properly, more specifically to the right of the KITS, pulling them up a bit so they are in line with the shirt. I have a feeling that there's some sort of code limit that prevents me from adjusting and leaving enough space so it doesn't compromise the FACES aesthetic on the pitch.

Am I missing something?

thanks anyway!

    <widget class="object_portrait_picture" id="pict" scale_picture="true" image_alignment="right,top">
      <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="-1,15,13,-3" />

      <record id="object_property">
        <integer id="get_property" value="objt"/>
        <integer id="set_property" value="objt"/>
      </record>
    </widget>

[snowofman]

24 minutes ago, lugui said:

Thanks again for your help.

I managed to make the FACES bigger, however I'm struggling to get them to line up properly, more specifically to the right of the KITS, pulling them up a bit so they are in line with the shirt. I have a feeling that there's some sort of code limit that prevents me from adjusting and leaving enough space so it doesn't compromise the FACES aesthetic on the pitch.

Am I missing something?

thanks anyway!

    <widget class="object_portrait_picture" id="pict" scale_picture="true" image_alignment="right,top">
      <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="all" inset="-1,15,13,-3" />

      <record id="object_property">
        <integer id="get_property" value="objt"/>
        <integer id="set_property" value="objt"/>
      </record>
    </widget>

yeah, it's me being old and slow..

those inset is where the picture is placed

above the widget you should have something like this "<layout class="arrange_vertical_attachment" layout="-1, 20" offset="0" gap="2"/>"

in combination with the insets adjust the gap which should make the size bigger 

sry foe the confusion

 

[renato.]

 

How can I adjust the transparency on this "square" on the news screen? I want it to be as the same colour as my dark background, but I don't know where I can find the line on the settings.xml.

 

And where is the line for changing the colour only for date and hour? (Sorry for all the questions, I'm a skin noob)

Edited October 21, 2022 by renato.

[DarkXess]

Hey, just wanna share my edit, if you dont like the progessbar (training) etc at the top of the screen and want a more minimul one then this is for you, images attached show (before) and (after).

Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/v3dfqmetann5obc/panels.zip/file

This is from an FM22 edit hence the purple color on the (Statistics) bar, you can change that in the config (game processing panel -> line 70)
 

Edited October 22, 2022 by DarkXess

[DarkXess]

I also have a question, how can I change the (FM23) color scheme from that horid cyan color to an RGB format such as "rgb(220,20,60)".

Changing something like "cyan 300" to "rgb(220,20,60)" doesn't work.

TIA

Edited October 22, 2022 by DarkXess

[phd_angel]

I appreciate the spirit of a transparent skin, but this is pretty hard to read... If the background were more muted...

[DarkXess]

4 minutes ago, phd_angel said:

I appreciate the spirit of a transparent skin, but this is pretty hard to read... If the background were more muted...

Change the transparency value then

[stevemc]

Anyone know where the XML file is that controls the inbox news items, as I want it to change the opacity so the images show through? (Base Transparent Skin).

Thanks in advance  

Edited October 22, 2022 by stevemc

[snowofman]

41 minutes ago, stevemc said:

Anyone know where the XML file is that controls the inbox news items, as I want it to change the opacity so the images show through? (Base Transparent Skin).

Thanks in advance  

human/inbox panel or inbox item, i can never remember and can't check right now

[stevemc]

That's worked in the most part, but not for every news item, some news items still have a solid background...

[snowofman]

18 minutes ago, stevemc said:

That's worked in the most part, but not for every news item, some news items still have a solid background...

not sure if you have to do something in each inbox file, or something else in the settings as i havnt done it myself  sry

[renato.]

1 hour ago, stevemc said:

Anyone know where the XML file is that controls the inbox news items, as I want it to change the opacity so the images show through? (Base Transparent Skin).

Thanks in advance  

How did you do to make the news screen dark like this? All in the settings file that change all the colours?

Maybe we will be able to change some stuff, as the transparency of some solid screens, only when the files from the full game are avaliable.

[stevemc]

21 minutes ago, renato. said:

How did you do to make the news screen dark like this? All in the settings file that change all the colours?

Maybe we will be able to change some stuff, as the transparency of some solid screens, only when the files from the full game are avaliable.

It's the Transparent Base Skin from the first post^^

[stevemc]

53 minutes ago, snowofman said:

not sure if you have to do something in each inbox file, or something else in the settings as i havnt done it myself  sry

Possibly, there are a few Inbox Items that still have a solid panel (when I'm aiming for transparency) - seems to be more like the forwarded new items, which I'm struggling to locate...

[TCSSkin]

3 hours ago, stevemc said:

Possibly, there are a few Inbox Items that still have a solid panel (when I'm aiming for transparency) - seems to be more like the forwarded new items, which I'm struggling to locate...

That is controlled by "graphics\boxes\custom\inbox attachment\media\paper.png"

[stevemc]

7 hours ago, bluestillidie00 said:

That is controlled by "graphics\boxes\custom\inbox attachment\media\paper.png"

Thanks mate 

Edited October 23, 2022 by stevemc

[Rivanov]

On 21/10/2022 at 10:16, dino88 said:

Hi guys, how can you get the stadium images in the schedule tab? 

I’m also trying to fix this. Have this in my skin every year.

[stevemc]

45 minutes ago, Rivanov said:

I’m also trying to fix this. Have this in my skin every year.

Do you mean like this?

If so, this thread should cover it for you:

 

Edited October 23, 2022 by stevemc

[Rivanov]

On 21/10/2022 at 16:56, snowofman said:

Yes.

if you add this at the bottom of the "tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml

<!--pos/role/duty indicator-->
<widget class="position_role_duty_suitability_pie" id="prdF" width="26" height="19">
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="left" inset="-2"/>
   <layout class="stick_to_sides_attachment" alignment="bottom" inset="19"/>
</widget>

and then unpack this graphics into this path "graphics\icons\custom\role rating\circular" - inside the skin folder you're using, not the overall graphics folder

then you should be good

role rating.7z 64.36 kB · 5 downloads

Do you know how I can make the pie smaller?

[Alexpuk2002]

1 hour ago, stevemc said:

Which config file can the transparency be adjusted in?

Easiest way is to edit the paper.png graphic in something like photoshop and change the transparency there

[stevemc]

Couple more backgrounds I'm looking to change the opacity on but not sure where they are controlled, if anyone knows?

 

This box here (middle box that is solid with previous winner in) appears on BROWSER > WORLD > 

 

 

The box here (bottom of the screen with rules in) appears on every Nation:

[DarkXess]

1 hour ago, stevemc said:

Do you mean like this?

If so, this thread should cover it for you:

 

This is unfortantly not working for me using the base transparency skin. Nothing comes up at all, I added (attached config) to my skin/panels/match/

Something I am missing?

fixturedetails.xml

[statomatic7]

15 minutes ago, DarkXess said:

This is unfortantly not working for me using the base transparency skin. Nothing comes up at all, I added (attached config) to my skin/panels/match/

Something I am missing?

fixturedetails.xml 10.38 kB · 0 downloads

Hi @DarkXess I have added my file for the stadium pics on the scheduling, just place it in Panels>Match working for my skin I'm creating

 

fixture details.xml

Edited October 23, 2022 by statomatic7

[stevemc]

@DarkXess I can share my file too if you need it, if the one above doesn’t work for you