[FM20][MOD] Realistic Pitch Textures - V1.1

[majesticeternity]

 A full set of realistic pitch textures + Fez's enhanced patterns

 

Features: 

Real life images used for textures
Realistic colors
Made all textures "seamless" as much as possible, while still keeping variety
Every texture changed
Every texture is now unique, instead of duplicated
Fez's Enhanced Patterns

 

Sample Before and Afters: 

               Clay -

      Synthetic - 

Frozen Grass - 

    Grass/Dirt - 

  Mud/Grass - 

Grass/Snow - 

          Grass - 

          Sand - 

            Dirt - 

      Perfect - 

 

Example of a full Very Poor pitch, with new textures.

 

V1.1:

 Made grass lighter, closer to real life
Added snow texture (which is no longer just white over grass, but now snow) - needs testing

 

TESTING:

I tried to test these as much as I could, but it is impossible to test fully. There are so many textures, that each require all combinations of pitch material, pitch condition, pitch patterns, weather patterns, and game use.

 Any feedback and testing is welcome, and needed!!

 

How to Use: 

Extract zip. Put textures folder in Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020. In FM, go to Preferences, and Clear Cache. Then Reload the Skin.

If you need to remove the textures for whatever reason, just delete the textures folder, then in FM, go to Preferences, and Clear Cache. Then Reload the Skin. They will be back to default textures.

 

DOWNLOAD: FM20 Realistic Pitch Textures V1.1

[Rivanov]

Thanks! Will try them out right now.

[alian62]

Nice to know some one is trying . Didn't find a lot of difference though between perfect and poor . they looked very close in my save . Good work though

[keysi]

I went through of some matches in my current save in the Mexican top tier.

   

   

   

[wkdsoul]

16 hours ago, keysi said:

I went through of some matches in my current save in the Mexican top tier.

   

   

   

Kensie approved? 

[joe5p]

Majesticeternity, 

Once again, great files. I like them. Is there a possibility of releasing a version with a lighter grass for perfect and grass? I know the new versions are darker than the originals, but for me the originals are also a little too dark. Overall they are great. 

I have noticed that the game seems to massively prefer the checkered and checkered diagonal patterns though. It might just be my game, but do you know if there is a way to increase variety? Could it be my fault if I have use game cache ticked? IRL it appears as though thick horizontal, horizontal, vertical and circles are more dominant but in game keeps going for checkered, which looks very intricate in terms of the number of small checkered squares it generates. I would have a go myself but have no idea where to start. 

Thanks once again. 

[wkdsoul]

8 minutes ago, joe5p said:

Majesticeternity, 

Once again, great files. I like them. Is there a possibility of releasing a version with a lighter grass for perfect and grass? I know the new versions are darker than the originals, but for me the originals are also a little too dark. Overall they are great. 

I have noticed that the game seems to massively prefer the checkered and checkered diagonal patterns though. It might just be my game, but do you know if there is a way to increase variety? Could it be my fault if I have use game cache ticked? IRL it appears as though thick horizontal, horizontal, vertical and circles are more dominant but in game keeps going for checkered, which looks very intricate in terms of the number of small checkered squares it generates. I would have a go myself but have no idea where to start. 

Thanks once again. 

Patterns are random.  

You can use Paint.net or GIMP to amend the brightness.  Both free programs, very simple to amend and use. 

[joe5p]

4 hours ago, wkdsoul said:

Patterns are random.  

You can use Paint.net or GIMP to amend the brightness.  Both free programs, very simple to amend and use. 

Thanks wkdsoul, appreciate the help

[niiicoAFDFCH]

Looking really good.... Will it work on 2D too?

[majesticeternity]

6 hours ago, joe5p said:

Is there a possibility of releasing a version with a lighter grass for perfect and grass? 

I have noticed that the game seems to massively prefer the checkered and checkered diagonal patterns though. 

See the first post for an updated version with lighter grass.  

If you want to reduce the amount of checkered, you can try this: Go to the Patterns folder. Find the pattern you prefer, such as horizontal_stripes_thick. Copy/paste it. Delete checkered_diagonal.dds. Rename the copied horizontal_stripes_thick file to checkered_diagonal. Make sure the name ends up being checkered_diagonal.dds. Test in game.

[wkdsoul]

2 hours ago, niiicoAFDFCH said:

Looking really good.... Will it work on 2D too?

Yeah, they look perfect.  its all the same graphics engine and files.

  

  

[handy500]

They look better now.Thanks...Just need the balls sorting now.

[joe5p]

4 hours ago, majesticeternity said:

See the first post for an updated version with lighter grass.  

If you want to reduce the amount of checkered, you can try this: Go to the Patterns folder. Find the pattern you prefer, such as horizontal_stripes_thick. Copy/paste it. Delete checkered_diagonal.dds. Rename the copied horizontal_stripes_thick file to checkered_diagonal. Make sure the name ends up being checkered_diagonal.dds. Test in game.

Brilliant majesticeternity, thanks again for all the hard work

[keysi]

On 04/01/2020 at 07:07, wkdsoul said:

Kensie approved? 

I like it, it's a perfect work by @majesticeternity

[latrell]

do you have to create a textures folder to extract the files to, or just put it in your graphics folder 

[Rivanov]

19 minutes ago, latrell said:

do you have to create a textures folder to extract the files to, or just put it in your graphics folder 

textures\pitch

[latrell]

1 minute ago, Rivanov said:

textures\pitch

cheers for that got them working now

[latrell]

some of the pitch colours are really bright i cant see the ball with the camara angle i use.

[majesticeternity]

1 minute ago, latrell said:

some of the pitch colours are really bright i cant see the ball with the camara angle i use.

Screenshot?

[latrell]

ive just deleted the file and gone back to normal now, but its similar to the really light pitches someone uploaded a few post up, 

[latrell]

[Mons]

@latrell, I really don't think that's too bright at all. Perhaps you need to adjust your brightness setting on your monitor?

[keysi]

@latrell You can change it to different type of the grass.

You only need to identify what grass is used for your current club/stadium in your save.

For example, the picture you shared is vp_dry/grass_dry_[al]. Go back to pitch folder, open vp_grass and copy the picture and paste it back to vp_dry and rename it to grass_dry_[al]. And clear cache and reload skin.

You can change it with your own picture or with all the other pictures from the pack with just copy/paste/rename.

I have this right now at my own stadium.

[latrell]

21 minutes ago, keysi said:

@latrell You can change it to different type of the grass.

You only need to identify what grass is used for your current club/stadium in your save.

For example, the picture you shared is vp_dry/grass_dry_[al]. Go back to pitch folder, open vp_grass and copy the picture and paste it back to vp_dry and rename it to grass_dry_[al]. And clear cache and reload skin.

You can change it with your own picture or with all the other pictures from the pack with just copy/paste/rename.

I have this right now at my own stadium.

ill give that a go thanks for the tip, 

[DieSpaghettis]

Is a simple copy of my lawn

[Rivanov]

On 06/01/2020 at 19:36, keysi said:

@latrell You can change it to different type of the grass.

You only need to identify what grass is used for your current club/stadium in your save.

For example, the picture you shared is vp_dry/grass_dry_[al]. Go back to pitch folder, open vp_grass and copy the picture and paste it back to vp_dry and rename it to grass_dry_[al]. And clear cache and reload skin.

You can change it with your own picture or with all the other pictures from the pack with just copy/paste/rename.

I have this right now at my own stadium.

How can you identify this?

[DieSpaghettis]

You just changed the patterns, nothing else, that's easy

[SpiderJu]

it is possible, that you include uhd quality? (more quality then now)

that would be great.

[majesticeternity]

20 minutes ago, SpiderJu said:

it is possible, that you include uhd quality? (more quality then now)

that would be great.

I'm not really sure if I can...The match engine really only applies the texture very basically... Sharpening the image only creates more "dots" or "variation"...hard to explain. It doesn't apply 3d or shadows, and the texture is so small, that changes don't really work.

[keysi]

9 hours ago, Rivanov said:

How can you identify this?

just open the pictures in the pack, it's clear at the first sight what is it. I'm sure you will recognise the difference

[wkdsoul]

Anyone want some left over patterns? i was messing about in paint.net

checkered_big.dds checkered.ddscheckered_diagonal.dds circles.dds circles_and_stripes.dds horizontal_stripes.dds horizontal_stripes_thick.dds vertical_stripes.dds vertical_stripes_thick.dds

   

  they look a bit mental in game though.... 

 

[daherlihy]

has this been tested on FMT on Android?

[majesticeternity]

It should be the same process, let me know if it doesn’t work. 

[daherlihy]

On 14/01/2020 at 13:36, daherlihy said:

has this been tested on FMT on Android?

 

On 14/01/2020 at 15:22, majesticeternity said:

It should be the same process, let me know if it doesn’t work. 

Looks good on FMT on Android (crowd textures look ok as well)

[Gee_Simpson]

How do these compare to Fez' new pitch textures mod release on FM Scout? 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Gee_Simpson

[daherlihy]

5 minutes ago, Gee_Simpson said:

How do these compare to Fez' new pitch textures mod release on FM Scout? 

I'm pretty sure they are (or include) Fez's ones - see the OP

Edited January 16, 2020 by daherlihy

[majesticeternity]

15 hours ago, daherlihy said:

I'm pretty sure they are (or include) Fez's ones - see the OP

14 hours ago, Gee_Simpson said:

How do these compare to Fez' new pitch textures mod release on FM Scout? 

No, they don't include his new textures, he made them new for FM20, just like I did. It includes his patterns only.

As far as how they compare:

Textures Themselves: It looks as if he took one of SI's textures, and modified them for a few types (clay/sand/stone/etc are not changed yet).  Whereas mine has individual real life textures for every specific type.

In game Pitches: Our grass pitches are quite similar. For the other textures, his are...grass. More pristine, little variation(poor pitch is 90% same as perfect pitch), and far less pitch degradation. 

My Grass Texture on Left, Fez's on right: 

Grass/Mud: Mine IS mud with grass. With his, when the pitch degrades, you would see a muted green grass.

Dry Grass:

Same with most other types. Snow is now grass, with a bit of snow added. Full Mud is grass with a bit of mud added.

 

As far as which is better? That's up to your personal preference!

To decide: Do you prefer clean, pristine grass no matter what? Or varied, degraded, weather-oriented pitches?

 

 

[Gee_Simpson]

2 hours ago, majesticeternity said:

No, they don't include his new textures, he made them new for FM20, just like I did. It includes his patterns only.

As far as how they compare:

Textures Themselves: It looks as if he took one of SI's textures, and modified them for a few types (clay/sand/stone/etc are not changed yet).  Whereas mine has individual real life textures for every specific type.

In game Pitches: Our grass pitches are quite similar. For the other textures, his are...grass. More pristine, little variation(poor pitch is 90% same as perfect pitch), and far less pitch degradation. 

My Grass Texture on Left, Fez's on right: 

Grass/Mud: Mine IS mud with grass. With his, when the pitch degrades, you would see a muted green grass.

Dry Grass:

Same with most other types. Snow is now grass, with a bit of snow added. Full Mud is grass with a bit of mud added.

 

As far as which is better? That's up to your personal preference!

To decide: Do you prefer clean, pristine grass no matter what? Or varied, degraded, weather-oriented pitches?

 

 

Very helpful, thanks!

P.S. I prefer yours because they look more realistic.

Edited January 17, 2020 by Gee_Simpson

[pats]

Thanks for the great work on the pitch texture!

Just one question though. Is there anyway I can increase pitch brightness in my current save without adjusting it via monitor? It's too dark in day matches and I can hardly see anything without increasing my monitor brightness all the way up to max.

Edited February 4, 2021 by pats

[bahmet]

Can I use in FM21?

[michaeltmurrayuk]

44 minutes ago, bahmet said:

Can I use in FM21?

Doesn't look like the file names have changed for FM21 so most likely they'd work.

[majesticeternity]

12 hours ago, pats said:

Thanks for the great work on the pitch texture!

Just one question though. Is there anyway I can increase pitch brightness in my current save without adjusting it via monitor? It's too dark in day matches and I can hardly see anything without increasing my monitor brightness all the way up to max.

Open the files in an image editor, like Paint, or GIMP. Increase brightness. Save. Clear cache and reload

[SpiderJu]

@majesticeternity:
you are working on Update your actually Version? - maybe find a way to make something more quality better?

Thanks for your work. Good Work!

Edited March 2, 2021 by SpiderJu

[majesticeternity]

4 hours ago, SpiderJu said:

@majesticeternity:
are working on Update Version - maybe find a way to make something more quality better?

Thanks for your work. Good Work!

Yea it still works with update. 
 

im not sure how it can be higher quality. It’s only an image texture, we can’t change the match engine graphics

[alian62]

15 hours ago, majesticeternity said:

Yea it still works with update. 
 

im not sure how it can be higher quality. It’s only an image texture, we can’t change the match engine graphics

Maybe he/she means more versatility in the pitches . Like mud patches or a better representation of poor pitches etc 

[majesticeternity]

On 02/03/2021 at 03:59, alian62 said:

Maybe he/she means more versatility in the pitches . Like mud patches or a better representation of poor pitches etc 

Sorry, didn’t see this. 
 

could be, but I’m not sure how much more mud I can do besides this: 

Perhaps the issue is that stadium quality is too easy to keep up? So then the lower quality pitches are not often seen?

[SpiderJu]

your File is only for FM20? i want to use a turf file for FM21

i hope you create that Stuff for FM21 - because FEZ create a file - that is good - but in FM20 your File incl. FEZ patters is the best

Edited March 21, 2021 by SpiderJu

[majesticeternity]

31 minutes ago, SpiderJu said:

your File is only for FM20? i want to use a turf file for FM21

i hope you create that Stuff for FM21 - because FEZ create a file - that is good - but in FM20 your File incl. FEZ patters is the best

It works on FM21 

[SpiderJu]

maybe to change it in first Page , that this File works fine for "FM21"

Edited March 22, 2021 by SpiderJu

[thiagoanjo]

@majesticeternity Hey mate, could you or someone else tell me how can I get rid of this sizzle on the ground, I installed this patch and the ground is like it was moving with many artifacts like an old broken tv, lol:
 

Without the modded pitches, it runs normal:
 

EDIT: I solved it, it was necessary save it in a specific way on paint.net


 

Edited March 25, 2021 by thiagoanjo