FM12 Stadium Background project (1920x1080, 1920x1200 or 1600x1200)

[bigbeezer]

loving the aussie pack mate.

[bigbeezer]

the HR backgrounds really are something special.

[phnompenhandy]

Hi mate I would not put stadiums in same folder as my backgrounds...unless you change the config files.

They're working fine now.

I have folders like this: Graphics>Backgrounds>3 Folders: Team bkgds, Comp bkgds [downloaded from your site] and Stadiums.

In Stadiums I have 4 folders divided by continent. In Europe I have 7 folders - England, Scotland, Wales, Faeroes, etc. In 'England' I have 7 folders - and so on and so forth. There is no confusion of config files.

[geordie1981]

Poland is pretty much done and dusted just waiting on the national stadium so in the meantime.

Norwegian Tippeligaen and Adeccoligaen + the National Team.

Check the first post for installation instructions and to make sure you know which pack to download.

16:9 (1920x1080) DOWNLOAD

16:10 (1920X1200) DOWNLOAD

4:3 (1600X1200) DOWNLOAD

Screenshots

[Chicha_14]

Good work on the new pack geordie top quailty pictures mate. Do you have any plans to do 2nd division teams for other nations in Europe?

[geordie1981]

Cheers mate, aye that's the plan. If the images are there to make packs for complete leagues then that's what I'll be doing.

[8SZAD]

Norway update available from my site.....http://www.dazs8.com/#/stadiums-backgrounds/4557472807

Sorry if I jumped the gun Geordie.

[Meth90wu]

Downloading now, looks great...

[Lagarr]

Fantastic photos as usual Geordiue, just a shame the game only shows background pics from the games in your own league.

[Meth90wu]

Fantastic work mate, I have got them working but they clash with the text of the game anything I can do to change this?

[geordie1981]

Cheers lads, no problem dasz, as soon as you see them just post them up, that's fine mate.

Meth90wu, download the base dark BG skin from here http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/279828-Football-Manager-2012-Base-Skins

Then download these files and the follow the instructions http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/279828-Football-Manager-2012-Base-Skins?p=7194352&viewfull=1#post7194352

There are also some custom skins in here with the filter already applied, these are the two (PC/Laptop) I'm currently using.

Scorpio: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/285910-Fm-2012-scorpio-skin

Champions League Skin: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/287707-FM-12-RELEASED-Champions-League-skin

[Meth90wu]

Done all of the above Geordie worked a treat, thanks again...

[kakamal]

I put my downloaded file here.. Win Vista/Windows 7: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2012\graphics\backgrounds as per instruction but nothing showed up.???

[geordie1981]

Have you clicked the show background pictures box in the display and sound menu ingame and reloaded the skin?

[Jorg]

Can I just check, do I need a specific skin for these to work or can I use the default one?

[geordie1981]

The default doesn't have a filter so reading the text can be hard. If you prefer the default then download one of the base BG skins that I linked to in post 211, they're basically the default with some edits to make them BG friendly. The white skin from the link is good to go as it is, the dark one you'll need the overlay files linked to in the same post.

[Jorg]

The default doesn't have a filter so reading the text can be hard. If you prefer the default then download one of the base BG skins that I linked to in post 211, they're basically the default with some edits to make them BG friendly. The white skin from the link is good to go as it is, the dark one you'll need the overlay files linked to in the same post.

Yeah, I like the dark one so I just replace the old overlay files with the new ones?

[Jorg]

Also, the skin that the screenshots are being shown with isn't the default one. Which one is that?

[geordie1981]

Yeah, I like the dark one so I just replace the old overlay files with the new ones?

Yeah that's right.

The Norwegian screenshots were taken with the Champions League skin, the English ones with Scorpio and the ones on the first post with the base dark bg with 80% overlay files.

[Jorg]

Yeah that's right.

The Norwegian screenshots were taken with the Champions League skin, the English ones with Scorpio and the ones on the first post with the base dark bg with 80% overlay files.

Thanks, the CL one does look pretty nice.

[bigbeezer]

any news on future releases geordie ma man?

[geordie1981]

Just finishing the Scottish Third Division now so either tonight or the morning.

[geordie1981]

Scottish Premier League to the Third Division + the National Team.

16:9 (1920x1080) DOWNLOAD

16:10 (1920x1200) DOWNLOAD

4:3 (1600x1200) DOWNLOAD

Screenshots

[lee_uk]

thanks geordie for the constant updates

[Jorg]

Those Scottish ones look great.

Is the CL skin set-up for the background pics to work?

[lee_uk]

any chance of bundesliga 3 backgrounds?

[geordie1981]

Cheers lads,

The CL skin has an opacity selector on the side of the header so you can choose how bright or dark you want it, hoping the new steklo has the same.

I'm playing in Germany atm as well so I'll make that one next.

[bigbeezer]

magic geordie,

thanks again mate

[BAD-RELIGION]

I would love to try this, but with the skin i use is almost impossible

[Chicha_14]

I would love to try this, but with the skin i use is almost impossible

What problem you having?

[BAD-RELIGION]

The transparency... its impossible to use the background with the 'El torero Dark green' skin for example...

[Chicha_14]

download the background overlays and use the one that works the best. Geordie recommended them to others in the thread, the post is somewhere on the 1st page.

That's the one am using https://sites.google.com/site/michaeltmurrayuk/files/base12dark_bgoverlay80.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

There are others available depending on how transparent you want it.

[geordie1981]

Cheers bigbeezer, had to get a pic ingame for the greatest team in Scotland. The (not so, ATM) mighty doonhamers.

BAD-RELIGION, there was a fix for this problem for FM11 made by Murray over at FMView, I've just tried it with EL Torero and it works. I've modded the filter files because they were of the cloudy variety but credit to Murray for the global panels.xml and for coming up with the solution.

Download this: http://www.mediafire.com/?7i5bj50v3i4of5x

Extract to the desktop, place the global panels.xml in the panels folder of the skin and place the filter folder into the graphics folder and reload the skin. Two minutes later and you'll be able to use backgrounds with that skin.

[BAD-RELIGION]

Many thanks mate!!! it worked great :DDD

I used to have the backgrounds of the teams and stadiums in some old FM/CM but never was able to have it again ... thanks again

[bigbeezer]

any more countries getting done geordie mate?

[lee_uk]

things seem to have gone quiet in here..where are ya geordie

[geordie1981]

Been a bit under the weather since last week so not got much done, give me a few days and I'll have another pack out.

[lee_uk]

ok,cheers geordie..not meaning to rush you

[StylishKidsRiot]

Anyone know how to make this work with the Flex skin?

[Chicha_14]

Anyone know how to make this work with the Flex skin?

What problem you having?

[col_nufc1]

These backgrounds look superb geordie1981

[thnigelfc]

Geordie I have a slight problem with Wembley background it's showing up as background pic for all the english leagues

any idea why this is happening?

cheers mate

[geordie1981]

Might have something to do with it being set to the England Nation info screen, I'm using competition backgrounds so I'm not 100% sure. Try opening the config in notepad and deleting the line with 'Nation' in it.

[bigbeezer]

Been a bit under the weather since last week so not got much done, give me a few days and I'll have another pack out.

great news mate,

hope you are felling better soon buddy.

[jim morrow]

I ask a question to background expert. IF the ID from your stadium is equal to "-1". Will it work if I put the code on the xml file with -1 like stadium id ?

or is-it a bug ?

[TSH]

Hey, great pack, thanks a bunch.

Is there any chance for some national team backgrounds?

[Chicha_14]

Is this project dead in the water goerdie?

[WKTHFC]

do you know how i can have the club background show on the club overview screen? Currently i have the competition backgrounds showing!

[cragswfc]

can you just use the on a match day if yes how??

[Chicha_14]

can you just use the on a match day if yes how??

You need to edit the configs so each one contains only the stadium lines. I did this for mine, it takes a while but worth it if that's what you prefer.