Marko1989

Yes, it is a custom skin, but custom skin do not add lighting, it was in the game, that was the FM I played the most. I have one old screenshot with default skin

This. The game really does need some big changes. FM 2023 is the first FM I didn't buy, nor I will waste my money on it. The transition from text only CM to 2D engine was WOW as you say. If I remember correctly, I also had that feel when they changed from Championship Manager to Football Manager. Then in 2009 we got 3D ( which is still very poor ) but again, it was huge improvement. If I am not wrong, after FM 2012, in FM 2013 they added collision to the match engine. Nowadays, to me, FM just looks like slightly updated skin, "we will update continue button from this to this and it is ready to go" ( I know I am exaggerating but that is how I feel when I see new fm these days ) In recent years, instead of remembering big updates like before, what I remember the most is, ruined 2D engine in FM 2018 and ruined lightning in 3D engine. I simply can't believe they went backwards in case of both. 10 YEARS. 10 YEARS.

Championship Manager 99/00 I played it for two years. Never won anything, never learned how to play it, I was only 10y old. I didn't even know what attributes mean, my English was poor so I though "crossing" means how fast player can cross the field. Later I realized what is Acceleration because Michael Owen was very fast irl and he had ACC 20 in CM. I would just create a save game, buy Javier Saviola, lose a couple of games and start new save. Every day, a couple of times per day, for two years.

I am little bit confused with your question - You want to say that you don't see "Sports Interactive" folder in My Documents? If you see Sports Interactive folder but you don't see "Skins" folder, just create "Skins" folder inside Sports Interactive folder and place the skin there.

FM is easy if you use tactics which Match Engine can't handle. It is also easy because AI squad management is awful, for example, they can ruin wonderkids by playing old players, but you as a human will give that wonderkid much more playing time so you will develop him into world class player. But if you are playing with some tactics that makes sense to you, or you are trying to replicate some existing tactic/playing style, then it can be hard because ME can't replicate those tactics well. For example, if you want to copy Barcelona tiki taka and to have inside forward as your main goal scorer, in some FM versions you can't do that because simply, ME does not represent Inside Forwards properly. If you want easy wins - you can always do that, there are always tactics that are exploiting ME, you can download them or you can play trial and error until you find the tactic which works the best with current version of ME. If you want a challenge, use realistic tactics and don't exploit transfer market. Basically, you are the one who is choosing if the game will be hard or easy.

I have to agree with this. I don't see the reason to buy new games if the game continues in this direction. Every iteration seems the same with some tweaks that in some cases even make the game worse. i think for the next purchase, I will wait for some big overhaul in all departments, UI, 3D, 2D, ME and everything else. I don't want to give money to the company that does not even want to bother to make changes to the tactic screen for 3 years, this is just one small example, but I simply think with this direction, they don't deserve my money. ( I know they have good sale numbers and what I said means nothing to them ) 2021 2022 2023

Off-topic - I accidentally came across this Freddy Guarin video from FM 2005, and I must say, I really miss those curved long shot goals like the one you can see on 1:29 I may be wrong, but I don't really remember seeing curved long shot goals in recent versions in 2D. In fact, I don't remember when was the last time I said "wow, what a goal" I am not talking bad about new versions don't get me wrong, but man, I miss those times when I just played the game, didn't think about ME flaws, if something is unrealistic and such.

Or just use this tactic https://beta.fm-base.co.uk/tactics/21.4.0/stephenhk-tactics-fm21-524838-2393

Those developers are surely talented, but they maybe never had to make a football game so they simply don't see how ugly the game is. And that is not a problem, maybe eventually they would change lightning and other aspects if asked from them, the problem is a lack of information from SI for us! They always avoid to write anything on this topic, people spend time to upload screenshots, people spend time to show them what they want, people are literally helping them and they are doing nothing in last 5 years to improve it, or at least to tell us why the situation with the graphics is so bad.

Even I do agree the work of this guy is impressive, I must say that at least Squad/Tactic screens has to contain club colors. This way every save you play, main screens will be different, and you will really have a feel that you are in manage of that club. If the skin color is purple for example for all the clubs, it feels just like some soulless skin/app and every save would be the same - colors also can help with immersion. I loved for example FM 2017 flat design, where they were still using Primary color for sidebar, and secondary color for header. ( or other way, but I think they removed secondary color in recent years ) Even my screenshot is just with one color, you can really have a feel that you manage a club known for this color.

This is so incredibly stupid. In reality only MAYBE asking price for Vinicus Junior would be this high. All other players would be sold for much less money. I can't believe they allowed this to happen in the game.

I am not saying that the game is bad, but I simply think that is not worth of my money, even it is not a same game it feels like I am playing the same game when I start it. Default skin in last 3 years is the same. They just add some rounded corners or remove them and that is all. Tactics screen is exactly the same for 3 years. 3D Graphics/Animations are a little bit better, but the game is ugly honestly. Lighting is very poor, the game is still stuck in early 2000s in that department. They ruined 2D years ago. I really don't care about new features, they don't change anything in a way how I play, I just think that the next FM I will buy will be the one where whole game gets a complete overhaul, from UI, Skins, Graphics etc. There is more than enough tools for management in the game, I just want immediately when I install the game that it looks like I am playing completely fresh new version. One thing that helped games feel fresh before for example, even it is unrealistic ( but the complete game is unrealistic, and it should be like that, it is a game ) is that they were changing player attributes constantly. I remember for example Raul in one FM had 15 finishing, in next he had 20. It was like they were changing their attributes according on how good their previous season was. Look at Del Piero in two different FM's, he had better dribbling when older for example, this was the thing for most of the players, they were changing them and that made the game fresh because you were waiting too see how good or bad will some player be in new FM. Now some players can be exactly the same for 3-5 versions.

So they finally made Manchester United realistic

There are really no more excuses why 3D looks so poor.

I must say that I am now actually impressed how they don't care about the details, the tactic screen is same for years. How hard is to make some changes, add some textures, or anything so we don't have to look at the same UI for years. This is impressive level of laziness 2021 2022 2023

Same story every year Most of the comments are negative, but yet we will all buy the game. I don't even care about new features anymore. I have more than enough features and tools in the game already to have fun, I just want graphics to stop being from '90s because of the immersion. I can't play 2D anymore, I need 3D engine to be watchable. If the performance is the issue, give people more graphic options to disable for those who don't care about looks, there are no excuses anymore

If there were no good people who share their custom skins, I would not even buy the game. I would not be able to look at the same UI for years

I think that there is also some charm when you learn the game without any manuals. I started playing as a kid, and I didn't even know English properly. I remember checking David Beckham attributes and I didn't even know what "Crossing" attribute means. My friend who also sucks at English thought that is how fast player can cross the field. I didn't even know what to think until I watched Beckham games and since his crosses were insane, I realized what is that attribute since it was 20. I also learned what is ""eccentricity" by watching Barthez. But ok, the game is now more robust so manuals are probably a must.

That is great mystery with FM. Mobile games have much better graphics and animations. They even managed to ruin 2D to look bad. 2D is stuck in 90s without any details, and 3D is at the start of 2000s. As the guy above me said, if the performance was reason, they could solve that with sliders and options for graphic quality.

This makes no sense to me at all. I know that hidden attributes are also important and all that. but, if the defender is defensively bad, like your CB, with 12 tackling and 12 marking, then he is.. bad defender.. He is overall bad player, with only jumping as his strength. Makes no sense that bad defender produces such good defensive performances and even wins best defender award. This is why we need dynamic potential. If he is constantly improving, getting better and better, he can't be stuck with 12 tackling and marking. If he won Serie A defender of the year in reality SI would increase those two attributes for him to at least 15, but this way he is probably stuck to 12 for the rest of the career. He could win best defender of the World Cup and Champions League for example and still be on 12 because of the fixed potential, which makes no sense.

That is the biggest issue with current player development system. Even at the age of 16 for example you can already know if player will grow into good player or not. Your problem is low determination, and my problem is low PA. After a couple of saves I can learn which players have high PA and then at the very start of the player career, if I know that player has no big PA I already know there is no point of giving him playing time because PA will not change and he is doomed to be bad player from very young age. That is the big issue with fixed Potential Ability. Even the bigger issue is that the people are satisfied with this primitive development system and fixed PA. Similar to what you have, with determination so low, you already know at 16 year of age is it questionable if he will become a good player. ( even I read somewhere that ambition, PA, and professionalism are more important than determination )

You missed him because that guy does not exist

Nope, making ambition 1 would ruin his development

This has to be the strangest thing I have ever read on these forums. Tens of millions of Steam users and you think.. It does not matter, anyway - You can invest a bit in your PC if you want to play FM in the future without Steam looking at your Facebook selfies. Buy another Hard Drive. On that Hard Drive install some Windows for dual-boot with your main Windows ( or detach main hard drive completely when playing FM ). Instead of Windows you can also install Ubuntu for example, if it is possible to play FM on linux. And on that Windows/Ubuntu install only Steam, don't log-in to social media, don't use browsers or anything else, use it just for FM.

I have to agree with this. I got a feeling like that we have almost the same skin for 3 years now. I would take this chance to say thanks to all the guys who make skins. This is the game that we are playing for hundreds of hours, imagine if those custom skins didn't exist, you would have to watch some exactly the same screens for 3 years. I need to change my skin from time to time since if you look at something for that look it becomes boring. I think that tactics screen is same for 3 years now! I can't even understand that amount of laziness. At least add grass texture or something! These are the tactics screens from FM 2021 and 2022, they are exactly the same