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Sure, OK, thanks for your help Kubi. 

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2 minutes ago, KUBI said:

There where database like that in the past, but it does not really work well in the game. The main problem is that players with high ratings do not join a club without players similar to them. If all clubs have empty squads a the start the top players simply not join a club. 

I see, OK, thanks Kubi. So if I am still wanting to play a save without any "real life" players, or indeed their similar counterparts on the "use fake players" feature; would you suggest the best thing to do would be to go on holiday for circa 20 years?

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Hi all,

Due to the fact I have knowledge of the real life player current abilities and potential abilities, due to using them for another hobby of mine (specifically football index betting), I was interested in using the "use fake players" option for the first time in FM2020.

However, I have read up on this feature and it appears that this simply randomises player names/nationalities etc. and the players are effectively very similar - for example I have already found a "Danish Pogba" at Man United with a very similar DOB, attributes and his preferred teams are Juve and Man United. 

I know that I could holiday the game for 20 years for example, but i'd really like to start in 2019 with a "fictional database" of sorts. I know this may not be possible in a conventional way but is there another way around this? I basically want a database where I can't identify the players from real life, but still a realistic one where better players have been generated at better teams from the outset etc. 

I discovered this thread from 2013 where there have been plenty of responses on the topic, but none specific to 2020 and I wondered if there is anyone like me, who has maybe got a solution!! If there is a way to "delete" all players and create a blank database in the editor for example, I'd love to know how. 

Thanks very much in advance. 

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2 hours ago, Smurf said:

It's not that I like it - it just fits in the price range and has good specs. Adding a graphics card of any sort can help with the CPU as it has less calls to the CPU, it won't increase the performance, but with less calls (processing) it could keep it cooler and by that alone a cooler processor would be more efficient. 

The 1060 graphics card is just better, and if you want to future proof the i5 8300H is new and the 1060 6gb is a good graphics card - and in terms of the i7 8750H the single core processing is relatively similar - so for FM that's key and the i5 is sufficient enough to run FM anyway. 

Of course though, you should always go for the best processor you can afford, and this is just the case as it is today.

 

 

I see, thanks for the thorough explanation Smurf, that makes sense.

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7 hours ago, Smurf said:

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Thanks very much Smurf. I’ve ordered it. Noticed you liked the Asus Maxi brought up too which has a better graphics card. If only playing FM, will the graphics card only affect 3D match engine smoothness or something more?

5 hours ago, MaxiRobriguez said:

Having read some reviews of the ASUS FX504 it seems like it suffers from throttling due to poor cooling. Might have to take a raincheck on that one after all.

Maxi, if you did want the MSI you were previously looking at, I ordered it for £806 from Debenhams Plus today. It sounds like you’re not in a rush and will scout around but thought I’d let you know  

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17 hours ago, JordanMillward_1 said:

I'd definitely get the MSI one, @scholesisking22. Upgrading or adding additional RAM is doable with a laptop, where as you can't really upgrade the processor, so if you wanted 16GB RAM in the future, it wouldn't be that difficult to add to the existing 8GB.

Thank you very much Jordan. I agree and have bought it!

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Hi all,

Smurf, thanks very much for your help earlier on in this thread re: a suitable laptop for FM. I’ve had a think and have a couple of questions for you, Jordan, or whoever is willing to help!

The attached 2 laptops are currently top of my list. The Medion has more Ram and a bigger screen. The MSI has a better CPU (according to the CPU link in your opening post it is 27th whereas the Medion is 141st) and an SSD.

I am looking to play FM and also I will be using the laptop for work, moving files around both locally and on sharepoint as well as using office applications/browsers. I’m not too sure as to how much better the processor is on the MSI and whether it’s worth the offset to get more Ram. 27th vs 141st seems a lot but given it’s an 8th gen i7, I’m not sure if it’s that far behind. Furthermore whilst SSD isn’t important for FM, I understand it makes things faster if saving and moving files around away from FM (i.e. for my work purposes) ? My friend recommended getting 16gig of ram but the above points are making me feel the MSI may be a better shout. 

Secondly, I’m conscious that the only game I’ll really play is FM so the amount added in cost for a dedicated graphics card seems quite steep. However if I want to play 3D it seems necessary. Will a Graphics Card make any of the game faster/smoother other than the match engine? 

Thanks very much in advance!

 

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Hi all,

I am looking to get a laptop with a budget of circa £800. I would push to £1,000 if there was a relatively large level of added performance. I want to play FM as well as being able to browse/do some work, none of which will be very high intensity.

These are the three I have been looking at - MI GF63 for £800, HP Omen for £700 and Acer Predator for £700 (the Predator can be bought for £700 rather than the £1K in the screenshot.)

With an i7 I’m thinking the MSI is likely the best option? However when scrolling up I also noticed some comments about how an i7 doesn’t provide much better performance than an i5 for FM? I thought it may help for multi tasking and future proofing though...

Any advice very welcome and also whether building a laptop would be more cost-efficient/whether a warranty is generally provided with a custom build... thank you!

[New Laptop/PC Advice -Please Read the Opening Post]

Hi all,

I am looking to get a laptop with a budget of circa £800. I would push to £1,000 if there was a relatively large level of added performance. I want to play FM as well as being able to browse/do some work, none of which will be very high intensity.

These are the three I have been looking at - MI GF63 for £800, HP Omen for £700 and Acer Predator for £700 (the Predator can be bought for £700 rather than the £1K in the screenshot.)

With an i7 I’m thinking the MSI is likely the best option? However when scrolling up I also noticed some comments about how an i7 doesn’t provide much better performance than an i5 for FM? I thought it may help for multi tasking and future proofing though...

Any advice very welcome and also whether building a laptop would be more cost-efficient/whether a warranty is generally provided with a custom build... thank you!

[How do you continue the game into a penalty shootout?]

Rather than having made subs at the end of the game, I had just edited my penalty kick takers on the 120th minute and then there was no "continue" or "play" button etc. Thankfully for me AllUrBase's advice worked and space bar let me continue to the shootout, a big thanks to you!

I really feel for anyone whereby there was no solution in this situation though, to go through a whole 120 minute game in most likely an important cup game and have this happen is devestating, SI really need to sort that bug as a matter of priority.