[[FM23] New Zealand League + Oceania Champions League + FIFA Club World Cup (7 team format) + Florida Cup preseason cup]

DId you do something special to accomplish verification?

[[FM23 EDITOR][MOD] Customize Editor]

Solved the issue with my edits loading up. Instead of putting it in a "skins" folder, I just extracted the folders directly into the "documents/sports interactive/editor 2023" folder.

 

QUESTION: Is there a way to change the parameters of the verification test? I ask because I'm encountering an issue where during the third season of testing teams are playing more than the max number of games in one of the stages of my competition. It doesn't make sense because everything is fine for the first couple of season. I'd like to have it only verify one season, and then run some tests in game to see if I can see the issue there.

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Also I don't think my editor is loading up the skin. How can I know that it did? Would the background be gray instead of the default purple? And if it's not loading the skin, what would cause that? Is because I use steam? I extracted to the editor/skins folder.

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In the 23 editor when you add a competition, it doesn't give you the "Mode" option, where you would set "Flexible Format Rules", etc.

The screenshot shows where it should be. For competitions that were already in by default, it shows. Is there a way to get it to give me that option for competitions I create?

[Ranking by average points]

1 hour ago, nasaiain said:

Usually it will automatically use points as the first ranking method even if its not been included in the list. But average points will be used as the first metric instead if its included and at the top of the list, and total points will not be used at all.

I have done something similar to rank teams who played a varying number of games.

Thank you for your help, I appreciate it!

[Ranking by average points]

This is what I am trying to accomplish: I have seven divisions trying to qualify for a "Championship" playoff. Each division sends the top 4, but I need 32 teams for the playoff. So I have a league stage made up of all of the fifth place teams that transfers their results from their respective competitions.

The problem is, each division plays a different number of matches. So for me to get the top 4 of the 7th place finishers I need the primary metric for ranking to be Average Points.

[Ranking by average points]

OK, I'll test that, but does it use average points as a tiebreaker, or as the primary metric for ranking?

[Ranking by average points]

Is there a way to make your table sort itself for rankings using average points per match?

[Custom Match Plan]

Can the custom match plan work with a League Stage, or does it have to be a Group Stage?

[[FM20]USA Real Life Expansion by Uncle Sam]

By the way, big time props to @ryzyi. One of the issues we had was getting the NCAA D1 Soccer to show the combined (conference and non-conference) results and he solved that issue. He has done great work on this file and it wouldn't be as good without him.

Below is a shot of a save I'm currently playing that shows the combined results after the regular season and just before the conference tournaments:

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2 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said:

Haven't Charlotte very recently announced theirs? 

My latest  update reflects the branding. For now, I've just rebranded the Charlotte Independence. Trying to create a new club is a bit of a headache and creates issues in a save that affect gameplay.

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Update: Version 3.8

Change List

-Charlotte FC rebrand included

-Changes to the NCAA schedule process made by @ryzyi (sincere gratitude for all the work he has put in there)

 

Notes:

I did NOT try to recreate the MLSisBack tournament. My file pretends that the interruption in the league due to the Covid pandemic never happened. I also am aware that Charlotte, Sacramento, and Saint Louis have all delayed their entering the league. I tried to make this work but got a crash every time. The issue is with the 2021 season when MLS will have 27 teams. There is some bizarre hard coding with the league and the competition stages with MLS  so I hope that I will be able to make it work come FM2021 but right now it doesn't seem possible.

 

Download (Opening Post updated):

USA Expansion 3.8 DB File: http://www.mediafire.com/file/q8u32pxius94m6m/001_USA_Expansion_3.8.fmf/file

USA Graphics 3.8  File: http://www.mediafire.com/file/lh4l2dpidj0cibz/USA_Expansion_3.8_Graphics.rar/file

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15 hours ago, Enzo_ said:

Is there a version of the db without the ncaa?
I love to be able to play american teams but the ncaa just bloats everything up

The issue for me is simply time. With each release what I have to do is go and remove all of the NCAA teams, competitions, awards, etc, and then remove the advance rules. It's quite a process.

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On 18/07/2020 at 16:36, erikeagles said:

@UncleSam, do you know if there is a fantasy database with promotion / relegation from the MLS? 

I'm sorry, I'm focused on real life DBs. There are several good pro/rel databases out there, though.

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On 18/07/2020 at 14:56, Fmfan00 said:

Uncle Sam... 

quick question.. if u play a low leaves team in another country let’s say England level 14 is it possible to sign MLS former academy players once they get release or I think that they would only go to Canadian teams? Just wondering if this was possible?

I honestly don't know why that wouldn't be possible. It might even be possible to sign away MLS Academy players while they're still with the Academy. Obviously most countries won't allow the transfer to go through until they're 18, but I know you can agree to terms with players from US Academies that aren't MLS-affiliated.

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2 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said:

The only dp I have at Miami is Pellegrini. He is classed as a young dp I think. 

That is odd, the sad reality is that the MLS rules are difficult to code for SI. I'll try a couple of things in my current save and see if I can figure it out.

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14 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said:

I've been trying to get Jordan Morris on a DP contract as he is a high earner but the only options I have contract-wise are Senior or Senior Minimum Salary. Is there minimum requirements?

I apologise as this isn't directly related to your files but you seem to know a lot about the MLS in general.

No need to apologize. Do you have any players signed to DP contracts at this time?

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4 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said:

This may be another stupid question, but this seems to be the best place to ask about MLS stuff. Is it possible to make a player currently at the club, a designated player? 

And, yeah, it happened around the 6th. My 'golden generation' was utter crap. 

Yes, youth intakes will definitely be "hit-or-miss". And yes, you can sign a player at your club to a Designated Player contract. Some players it will be impossible to keep at your club otherwise.

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Yes, Academy teams will have their intake in the beginning of January. For me it usually happens around the 6th.

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4 hours ago, mbb said:

Amazing update!!

Something new about NPSL?

I'm reevaluating adding NPSL now that I've managed to make it impossible for teams to sign players away from NCAA teams. However, there are other issues I have to try and reconcile.

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On 31/05/2020 at 15:53, iamnobody said:

As a college coach can I scout and sign players from other teams?

Scouting is different in the USA than in other nations, but I was able to scout and sign players from other NCAA teams and local academies. 

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On 31/05/2020 at 11:00, KeegBCFC said:

Hi, Am really loving the expansion you have made. I have been playing as Nashville and the MLS 2020 Superdraft was due to take place on 16th Jan, I have now gotten to the 18th and no draft has taken place and no draft is in the calendar. Am I being stupid and it will come at a later date or is this a bug?

I have never seen the SuperDraft not take place. Please let me know if it doesn't. Sometimes the events don't always take place on the dates on the calendar, I'm not sure why.

[[FM20] Is there a way to get the 3D kits to display as the 2D kits?]

44 minutes ago, wkdsoul said:

I very much doubt it, the boardroom is put together from about 20 mapping files in the 3d enviroments folder, Alot of the 3d mapping side is hardcoded.

Fair enough. My thought was that if it was possible kitmaking could become a lot easier but I reckoned it wasn't likely.

Thanks for responding. 

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The game obviously displays the 3D kits on the boardroom wall when you're starting a game, so my question is if there is a way to manipulate the xml files so that the 3D kit shows on the  club info screen.

So getting this image:

To show here:

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Update: Version 3.4

Change List:

-Chicago Sting FC removed (USL has finally admitted that is apparently dead)

-Worked with the USL Championship and USL League One schedules again

-Cleaned up a bizarre minor issue with the DB file 

 

Notes: With the USL schedules, I think the issue was that the USA Nation rules has a league break for big friendlies from July 15 to Aug 30 for MLS, but for whatever reason it was applying to the USL and USL1 also. MLS avoids having NO games during that time by having a list of midweek dates that are always used during that period so I mimicked that a little bit for the USLs. TL;DR version - I think I fixed it.

The bizarre minor issue was that I had duplicated all of the competition rules. Didn't seem to affect anything, but it should at least run smoother now.