[FM14] [RELEASED] Steklo X4

[Gungner]

I'll be releasing v1.01 tomorrow night, which will have all the fixes I've mentioned so far, and a couple of others I'm going to fix tomorrow.

Cool!

Will we have to download the update, or will Steam take care of that for us?

[JR866Gunner]

Hello,

Fantastic skin as always Tom, you never release a rubbish skin, it goes to show just how much time and effort you put in to make Steklo what it is. SI should get tips from you for their skin layouts and ideas etc.

I dont know if this has been mentioned but the View Club button is not showing on the squad screen...unless I am missing something?

Also regarding slowness, on the default skin my game ran faster when I unticked use caching (as strange as it sounds) maybe with Steklo it may be the same? I'm going to re enable it and see at lunch. Each machine is different of course. Or maybe OPZ knows of the fix as someone stated above?

[Biscotti]

Not sure if it's something you've already addressed Tom, but on the Opposition Instructions screen the 'Clear' button is overlapping with the instructions pane. I'm playing on 1920x1080.

Example

[andrichbrand]

Please please please, can you add the "Instant Result" Button?

[Mackem742]

Please please please, can you add the "Instant Result" Button?

He has already said he is not planning on doing it so why cant you just accept that? Tom as obviously put a lot of effort into this and had to put up with almost constant requests to get it released. Why would you want the instant result button in anyway? Does it not remove the main part of the FM14 experience? The match itself?

Anyway, now that I have got that rant out of the way, excellent skin Tom. Im at work at the minute but Im going to fire up my Zenit save and download this skin tonight

[670]

On the "staff responsibilities" screen you can only see the tops of the buttons at the bottom (confirm, undo, cancel etc)

[mortiis7]

can someone please upload this on a regular way?

[dooro23]

can someone please upload this on a regular way?

Why? .

[slakey]

Awesome work Tom, will only get better with updates to fix the minor bugs etc

[Spireheart]

I hope someone does upload it via megaupload or something, i can't get onto the store without my game crashing and i've been through all the troubleshooting, even un-installing the game to try and get it working. No luck so far though.

[dooro23]

I hope someone does upload it via megaupload or something, i can't get onto the store without my game crashing and i've been through all the troubleshooting, even un-installing the game to try and get it working. No luck so far though.

re-named your graphics folder?

[pemu]

Just fix "match information box" and I'll be delighted.. :-)

[TomDixon77]

Just fix "match information box" and I'll be delighted.. :-)

Fix how? I don't think I've changed it.

[Äktsjon Männ]

It looks great, the layout is good and everything is nice and clean. But the slowdown thing kills it. It genuinely takes around 3-4 seconds to load some screens and at least 1-2 seconds to load anything. I do hope you manage to figure it out somehow as it really is the only worthwhile custom skin for this year's version. Just not really usable for me because of the slowdown issue sadly.

[pemu]

Fix how? I don't think I've changed it.

Mhmm...I have no idea. But as you know sth has changed comparing to the default skin and some info is invisible. http://i.imgur.com/e7vataY.jpg

You know, I encountered the same issue with one of the skins used before yours and the author fixed it. I don't know how but apparently it can be done. :-)

[yonko]

It looks great, the layout is good and everything is nice and clean. But the slowdown thing kills it. It genuinely takes around 3-4 seconds to load some screens and at least 1-2 seconds to load anything. I do hope you manage to figure it out somehow as it really is the only worthwhile custom skin for this year's version. Just not really usable for me because of the slowdown issue sadly.

I agree. It's the best looking skin, hands down, no competition. And I believe it's even the best verson of all Steklo skins. But the slowness/delay in moving from screen to screen is killing the joy. I don't think the processing speed has slowed down with the skin though, just the screen to screen flow.

I hope Tom manages to fix that.

[maxi7]

Phenomenal skin as always. However likes others have noted, the delay of screen to screen kills it.

[andrichbrand]

He has already said he is not planning on doing it so why cant you just accept that? Tom as obviously put a lot of effort into this and had to put up with almost constant requests to get it released. Why would you want the instant result button in anyway? Does it not remove the main part of the FM14 experience? The match itself?

Anyway, now that I have got that rant out of the way, excellent skin Tom. Im at work at the minute but Im going to fire up my Zenit save and download this skin tonight

The reason I request a "Instant Result" Button is that I create tactic and test them with a test database, to create a great tactic. That is all. So no need to rant and brown noise. I was just a simple request.

[TomDixon77]

I might have worked out what was causing the speed issue (but I'm not 100%). Could someone try the following and report back?

1. In steklo_x4\graphics create a file called config.xml (or copy one of the existing files with that name from say, the settings folder).

2. Replace the contents with the following:

<record>
<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- we don't preload the graphics files, but we do cache them once they've loaded -->
<boolean id="cache" value="true"/>
   <boolean id="preload" value="false" />
   <list id="preload_types">
       <record type="XML" value="true" />
   </list>
</record>

3. Save the file, reload the skin (or even better, restart the game), then try a couple of screens. The first time into a screen may be a bit slow, but it should speed up after that (as it will have cached it)

[Äktsjon Männ]

I might have worked out what was causing the speed issue (but I'm not 100%). Could someone try the following and report back?

1. In steklo_x4\graphics create a file called config.xml (or copy one of the existing files with that name from say, the settings folder).

2. Replace the contents with the following:

<record>
   <!-- resource manager options -->

   <!-- we don't preload the graphics files, but we do cache them once they've loaded -->
   <boolean id="cache" value="true"/>
   <boolean id="preload" value="false" />
   <list id="preload_types">
       <record type="XML" value="true" />
   </list>
</record>

3. Save the file, reload the skin (or even better, restart the game), then try a couple of screens. The first time into a screen may be a bit slow, but it should speed up after that (as it will have cached it)

Seems to work

Still not quite as fast as the default skin, but perfectly playable now. Good job

[suican]

for me it's not working

[TomDixon77]

It does seem to have improved the speed on mine. It's about the only thing left I could find from OPZ's skin that I didn't have, so if this doesn't work I'm totally stumped.

[Äktsjon Männ]

Definitely works in mine so maybe you missed a step or did something wrong, suican? Make sure the file is in the right folder and then restart the game (that's what I did, didn't reload the skin.)

[scotty1974]

what time you releasing v 1.01 please Tom

[TomDixon77]

what time you releasing v 1.01 please Tom

I'm going through my list of issues, so it'll be a bit later on.

Things fixed so far:

1. Inbox match report shot and possession stats and processing 'world news' graphics replaced so the text is readable.

2. Fixed glitching graphics in tactics screen, also fixed the goalie name being cut off on the tactics pitch at low res.

3. Fixed some missing player and team actions (Declare Interest In Player, View Job Advert, etc.)

4. Stadium names are displayed correctly on the club home page

5. Translation of Stadium, etc. Home screen boxes

6. Moved the battery power indicator to the right of the screen

7. Improved speed of screen transitions

[TomDixon77]

8. Made buttons at the bottom of the staff responsibilities screen visible

[TomDixon77]

Has anyone tried to go through the introductory meetings when you first join a club? As mine just crashed when I moved to the assistant manager bit

[Arancio Amaro]

Tom thanks for your great job.

One problem

When i'm without club there is no button to ask manager position on team. Is it only my problem? did you know it?

[TomDixon77]

Tom thanks for your great job.

One problem

When i'm without club there is no button to ask manager position on team. Is it only my problem? did you know it?

The 'View Job Advert' bit? I've fixed that.

[Arancio Amaro]

i don't know in english but it is button when you go in a team without manager for propoisning yourself as manager

[Sheffield Hammer]

Great skin Tom!

I know you've made the text on shots etc more visible, but dont forget the seasons expectations boxes had the same poor visibility problem Tom.

I know you mentioned it last night and are aware of it but I just wanted to make sure you remembered it. Didnt want you to release the update and then be kicking yourself cos you've forgot it.

[steff91]

will this automatically update to v1.01 then Tom if we have subscribed on steam then m8?

[TomDixon77]

i don't know in english but it is button when you go in a team without manager for propoisning yourself as manager

These?

[yonko]

I might have worked out what was causing the speed issue (but I'm not 100%). Could someone try the following and report back?

1. In steklo_x4\graphics create a file called config.xml (or copy one of the existing files with that name from say, the settings folder).

2. Replace the contents with the following:

<record>
<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- we don't preload the graphics files, but we do cache them once they've loaded -->
<boolean id="cache" value="true"/>
   <boolean id="preload" value="false" />
   <list id="preload_types">
       <record type="XML" value="true" />
   </list>
</record>

3. Save the file, reload the skin (or even better, restart the game), then try a couple of screens. The first time into a screen may be a bit slow, but it should speed up after that (as it will have cached it)

Tom, the Bergkamp14 V4 skin I was previously using has that same config.xml file in the graphics folder (and there is no speed issues with it) with the same content. In fact, I'm just looking into my skins folder and I see that all the skins I have there (both alavanja skins, bergkamp14 and the original dark skin from SI) have that same config.xml file. So this must be it. Maybe everyone who has the issue with the speed of the game using Steklo should just copy that file from another skin and put into the graphics folder.

I'll try it now and see how it works. Then I would just be patiently waiting for you to have some time to make the @x2 images.....whenever that is.

[Arancio Amaro]

yes is that!

[TomDixon77]

That was going to be next, but that bloody crash has got in the way

[JR866Gunner]

Hello, is there a way to view club without the button? It's normally top left in default screen. Am I being daft and not noticing a hidden button??

[TomDixon77]

The club name in the header should do it. You might need to right click, depending on your preferences

[TomDixon77]

The workshop should now contain all the fixes mentioned above. There'll be at least another fix version sometime this week, then a version with the 2x graphics in.

Could someone see if restarting the game is enough to get the new version? (it should say 1.01 in the version)

[bobson]

Restarting is not enough!

[King Costly]

The workshop should now contain all the fixes mentioned above. There'll be at least another fix version sometime this week, then a version with the 2x graphics in.

Could someone see if restarting the game is enough to get the new version? (it should say 1.01 in the version)

How exactly do you get the update? Restarted FM and still on 1.0. I even went to downloads in game but that didn't push through an update.

[bobson]

Uninstal, then reinstall, works!!

[yCymro]

Mine just updated automatically but need to reinstall it for it to update.

[dooro23]

Unhappy players still can't be talked to about their issue.

edit: And no quick-access of OI during a match. Says 1.01 for me in the interface options.

[yCymro]

Tom when starting a new game and after you have met the Chairman, you get the club background screen.

This is mine: http://imgur.com/7N0bDeN

Do you know what the problem is? When I change skin the information appears but when I revert back it goes blank like in the picture.

[MarniC]

After reinstallation i lost my widget settings and can't get it back on match screen

[Roy Race 9]

These?

Hi Tom how do I get the comp badge to show like yours?? mine is showing up as a mini version?? its in need of Viagra:D.................................update its sorted I still had an old logo pack in graphics folder so it was picking those all good now:o one thing I have noticed when I am viewing club history information screen all cups etc are showing up apart from Champions league??

[Guest]

Do you guys mean you have to reinstall the whole game or just the skin?

[Milky]

Hi,i have been using the Dark skin since release along with the PMS Portrait Megapack. Problem i have now with this skin is the player pictures are huge. Is there a way to resize the pictures by editing the config file?

[Roy Race 9]

Do you guys mean you have to reinstall the whole game or just the skin?

just the skin