fm2020 mod [FM20][MOD] Match Screen Mods

[michaeltmurrayuk]

Football Manager 2020 - Match Screen Mods
 

Welcome to my Match Screen Mods for Football Manager 2020, yes horribly late but hey better late than never.

There has been no real changes this year apart from updating some of the code to reflect FM20 coding changes, though I have had to remove the Widget code as the game doesn't like you playing around with them this year. For the most part if you are using the updated FM19 panels with no problems then you can carry on using them, though if you are having problems then you can switch to this version as some of the changes made may fix the issue you are having.

The mod this year incorporates the main Match In Between Highlights mod with the various Match Review Screens.

The IBH panel and its Review panel have both been expanded out to eight panels, for the Review panel each of them are fully resizable in game by grabbing the divider between the panels and dragging it until you get the size you want, you can also drag the divider to the corner of the screen to fully hide a panel if you don't need all of them. However for the IBH panel you can only adjust the width in game (as the game won't remember the height) though I have set the two outer panels to be split vertically by default, and if you don't want one of these panels you can hide them by dragging the divider to the side so the panel is hidden.

For the Half-Time and Full-Time Review Panels these have with one selectable panel on the left and two on the right.

I have also added in some alternative views for the Overview, Match Stats and Formation which can now be selected like the other views via the drop-down menus in the top right corner, I've also re-worked the Player Rating panels these now use the Full Panel but with the Basic view added in and you can change the views by select the drop-down box on the left of those panels.

And like last year there is only the need for one version of the mod regardless of which skin or even which mode of FM you are using, though some of the information or screens might not show up in the Touch Mode as it doesn't support the same data as the full mode. (Unless you are using the Workshop version then you'll need to pick the one that suits the Default Skin you prefer).

Please note that whilst I haven't tested the mod on the Touch, GamePass or Epic Store versions of the game it should still work with those versions.

And as always outside of the match screen this mod make no changes, so it should be compatible with any skin that hasn't already altered these panels.

Screenshots

 

 

Installation Instructions

For Full Mode Version:

If you are using the default skins:

- Place the panels folder into your User Data Location which by default is:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\

If you are using a custom skin:

- Place the panels folder inside the folder for the skin you are using, by default this will be:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\skins\<skin_name>\

Then from the Preferences -> Advanced -> Interface Menu under the Skin Section turn off 'Use Caching' and reload your skin for the changes to be loaded. (You can turn Caching back on after the mod is loaded and working).


For GamePass PC (Microsoft Store) Version:

Your default User Data Location is slightly different:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\Gamepass\

If you are using a custom skin:

- Place the panels folder inside the folder for the skin you are using, by default this will be:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\Gamepass\skins\<skin_name>\

Then from the Preferences -> Advanced -> Interface Menu under the Skin Section turn off 'Use Caching' and reload your skin for the changes to be loaded. (You can turn Caching back on after the mod is loaded and working).


For Touch Mode Version:

After unzipping place the panels folder inside the folder for the skin you are using, by default this will be:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020 Touch\skins\<skin_name>\

If you are using one of the default Touch Skins then you will need to download and switch to one of the Base Touch Skins.

Then from the Preferences -> Advanced -> Interface Menu under the Skin Section turn off 'Use Caching' and reload your skin for the changes to be loaded. (You can turn Caching back on after the mod is loaded and working).



To change the item shown in each panel just select the drop down arrow in the top right hand corner of each panel and select the view you want. So if you want to change the Left Panel from the Overview to the Match Stats view, just select Match Stats in the dropdown menu.

You can also adjust the width of the columns in game by dragging the dividing line left/right, unfortunately you cannot adjust the height split of the right panel as the game wouldn't store the status.

If you want to change the appearance of the content that appears in the individual menus then you will need to follow the instructions in the Advanced Instructions section below.

Advanced Instructions

These are largely the same as last year so if you used last years version you should know what to do.

How to Enable Different Views

How to Adjust the Size of the Panels

How to Change Kit/Logo & Text Sizes on Overview View

FM20 MATCH SCREEN MODS DOWNLOAD PAGE

 

Also note if you have any questions then please read through the linked posts that should cover most of the common issues, you can also check back to the threads for previous years as by now most questions should have been asked and answered. As at the moment I won't likely to be offer much support for tweaking the mod (outside of any major issues that might crop up) as I am trying to get some other stuff finished off before the release of FM21.

And yes I will hopefully be around to release stuff for FM21.

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[michaeltmurrayuk]

If you used the updated FM19 version of the Mod then these instructions are pretty much the same, however FM20 doesn't seem to like editing the widgets so I have left that code out for the moment.

To simplify things I have changed how you go about enabling different view, whilst I've managed to include a couple of alternative views which you can select in the normal way through the drop-down menu in the game, for the team related screens it wasn't really possible to do that so to adjust them you'll need to alter the xml files like with older versions of the mods.

First in the panels/match folder the four main xml files are:

match in between highlights panel - This controls the main IBH Panel that shows during a match whilst there are no highlights.
match in between highlights panel review - This file controls the Post Match screen and is set out in the same way as the main panel above.

match mid match review panel - This panel appears when a match goes to Half Time.
match full time review panel - This panel appears when a match finishes. Both of these files are edited in the same way.

In each of those files I have used codes to denote what code corresponds to which panel in game.

The two IBH panels are set out like:

LLT   LRT    RLT   RRT
LLB   LRB   RLB   RRB

And the two Review panels are set out like:

            RT
LB       RB

Following those codes you then have a number where the number corresponds to the panel type, so 1 is for the Overview, 2 is for Match Stats, 3 is for Formation etc.. The numbers are the same in each file even though not all views may be selectable in each file.

To change the default appearance for the various widgets that you can select in the above files you'll need to locate the code for the panel you want to edit and then locate the type of panel you want to edit.

For example if you wanted to use the Small Formation panel in the Formation widget on the Top Left Panel in the IBH panel then in the match in between highlights panel xml you would scroll through the file until you got to the LLT section and you'd need look for the bit for the formation which will be noted <!-- LLT3 Formation

Under this comment you'll notice two widgets one is for the Home team and the other is for the Away team so in this case you'll want to edit both lines.

In case you are struggling the section of code you need to locate in this (starts at Line #45):

<!-- LLT3 Formation - first widget is for H team, 2 for A team. if want a different view change the file bit on both to point to alternative file -->
    <widget class="match_formation_panel" id="hmtt" file="match/match formation panel ibh" team_index="0" read_only="true">
    <translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
    </widget>
    <widget class="match_formation_panel" id="amtt" file="match/match formation panel ibh" team_index="1" read_only="true">
    <translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
    </widget>

And the bit we want is the file bit, this tells the game what code to use, in this case it is point to the match formation panel ibh which is the full size formation panel, but we want the small one and if you look in the panels/match folder for this mod you'll see we have another file called match formation small panel ibh which is what we need to point to on the above lines, so in the file lines above change the linked file so the code shold now look like this:

<!-- LLT3 Formation - first widget is for H team, 2 for A team. if want a different view change the file bit on both to point to alternative file -->
    <widget class="match_formation_panel" id="hmtt" file="match/match formation small panel ibh" team_index="0" read_only="true">
    <translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
    </widget>
    <widget class="match_formation_panel" id="amtt" file="match/match formation small panel ibh" team_index="1" read_only="true">
    <translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
    </widget>

NOTE: That you need to leave the match/ bit at the front of the file path.

And if you want to change this for the other panels on this screen you'll need to do the same for each of the panels and if you want it to apply on the other screens you'll need to edit their xml files. The easiest way to replace several instances of code is to use the replace all option, but if doing this make sure you keep the match/ bit.


List of Default and Custom Alternative Views

Below you will find a list of the default and custom alternative views I have provided with the mod (I've included the default enabled views for reference in case you mess up editing to save you having to redownload the mod). Each of these views can be used across the various IBH panels and for the widgets, however not all of them will work on each screen.


1. Overview

match info small ibh
This is the main Overview file shows the teams top to bottom. This option is also enabled by default.

match info overview ibh
This is the Overview (Small) option which shows the teams side-by-side and takes up less space than the other option. This option is also enabled by default.


3. Formation

match formation panel ibh
This is the default Formation panel, showing shirts and names. You can also right click on it to change the orientation.

match formation small panel ibh
This is the small option which includes dots and names. You can also right click on it to change the orientation.


4. Both Formations

To change the content shown within these panels you'll need to edit the match both formations ibh_v or match both formations ibh_h depending on which one you want to change. Inside those files you just need to change the linked files and again there is one for each team. Changing it in those files will adjust it for each panel and screen.


5. Player Ratings

match team stats ibh bottom
This is the default option, which keeps the subbed players on the bench when brought on.

match team stats ibh top
This is the alternative option, which is the same as above but puts the subs into the first XI when brought on.

match team stats pmr
This is file is slightly different and is the default option for the match in between highlights panel review panel.


6. Motivation (Body Language)

match team motivation short ibh bottom
This is the default option, which keeps the subbed players on the bench when brought on.

match team motivation short ibh top
This is the alternative option, which is the same as above but puts the subs into the first XI when brought on.

match team motivation short pmr
This is file is slightly different and is the default option for the match in between highlights panel review panel.


7. Both Team Ratings

To change the content shown within these panels you'll need to edit the match both team stats ibh (in-match) or match both team stats pmr (post-match) files depending on which screen you want to edit. Inside those files you just need to change the linked files and again there is one for each team. Changing it in those files will adjust it for each panel within that screen.


Whilst I have only included a few options this year (due to being able to add more in-game) you can also point the file path to the default files or custom files if you have made your own in the same way, you just need to know the filename.

[michaeltmurrayuk]

How to Adjust the Size of the Panels

 

Thanks to the split container code you can adjust the width of the panels for the two IBH panels and the height of the Review panel directly from within the game, so you only need to follow these instructions if you want to adjust the size of the Half-Time and Full-Time Review screens, or if you want the IBH panels to use fixed values or you want to add/remove the vertical split from some of the panels.


How to edit the sizes of the individual panels

Before editing the individual panels you need to understand what the following codes do:

minimum_height - this sets the minimum height of the panel if the available space is less than this value then the panel won't show.
default_height - this is the height that the game trys to display the panel at, depending on available space it can appear smaller (to min width as above) or bigger.

Whilst similar codes set the width of the panels.

Normally for these codes you'd enter a number which corresponds to the number of pixels you want the panel to be, however there is also an option to use a negative number (i.e. -1) the negative sign tells the game to make the panel proportional to the available space with the number determining the ratio.

-1 tells the game to fill the rest of the available space (after it has drawn any panels with actual pixel values) equally between all the panels set to -1. So if you set both of the right panels to -1 you'd end up with two equal height panels. If you set the top panel to 500 and the bottom panel to -1 the top panel would take up 500 pixels and the bottom one would take up what space is left.

If you set the top panel to -2 and the bottom panel to -1 then the top panel would take up 2/3 of the space with the bottom panel getting 1/3.

 

If you want to hide a panel then set both the values to 1 and this will in practice hide the panel from view.

priority - this tells the game in which order to hide panels if there isn't enough space to show them all, the lower the number the higher the priority so a priority="2" panel will be hidden before a prirority="1" panel.

With the above in mind you can now adjust the panel sizes.

The match mid match review panel controls the Half-Time Screen whilst the match full time review panel controls the Full-Time Screen. Each file is edited in the same way and I have commented the files to denote where the various panels start so you just need to adjust the various width, height and priority values to suit your needs.

 

For the IBH panels the match in between highlights panel controls the main panel that shows during a match when no highlights are playing and the match in between highlights panel review file controls the Post Match Screen (the screen you get when you revisit an already played match). Both of these files are edited in the same way and I have commented the files to denote where the various panels start so you just need to adjust the various width, height and priority values to suit your needs.

[michaeltmurrayuk]

How to Change Kit/Logo & Text Sizes on Overview Screen

I have commented the various files which tells you how to resize and change the items, whilst the file you need to edit is slightly different depending on what panel you are changing;

The main Overview screen is controlled by the match incidents small ibh xml file
The Overview (Small), H/T and F/T screens are controlled by the match incidents left ibh and match incidents right ibh files.
Whilst the bit at the top of the Player Ratings screen is controlled by the match incidents left pmr and match incidents right pmr files.

[michaeltmurrayuk]

Steam Workshop Match Day Skins
 

For those of you who struggle to install the stand alone version of the mod, and are happy to use the Default Skins then I have also uploaded the mod to the Workshop in the form of a Skin for each of the Default Skins (Sorry Full Mode Only).

These versions incorporate the above Mod and I have also re-enabled the Scout Report option in the small selector panels on the player profile screens.

Also for the Light Skin Version I have changed the colours of the workshop/store background so you can actually read the text on those screens.

Unfortunately due to the way the Workshop works it isn't possible for you to edit or pick which of the mods you want enabled if you want to customise them then you are better downloading the main mod from the opening post.

 

Steam Workshop Download Page

Workshop Installation Instructions

- Click the + or Subscribe button from the workshop page for which version of the skin you want and Steam should download the skin for you.

- Load up the Game, go into the Preferences Menu and in the Skin drop-down menu the skin should be listed select it and press confirm to load the skin.

[SpiderJu]

Thanks for your hard work !

Greetings !

Please help me.
how can i change this? when a player shots a goal or get a yellow/red card.
this Info Screen comes above left...(in all skins i tested)
HOW can i change that to at the bottom in the middle - because then i can see that screen better.

Thanks sooooooo much for help,  

[michaeltmurrayuk]

If you mean the Caption box where the timeline is, then from what I remember it's not really possible to move it without a lot of work, as I seem to remember someone tried to do it a couple of versions back but without much success should be a thread around with some info in if you want to try - try searching the forum for 'match caption'.

[SpiderJu]

i mean the screen/box, when you scored a goal or get a yellow card. this Infos opens in a some second Screen/Box...
this Box, i find, is better to see at the bottom and in the middle:
when i saw that above and left, for me, not really good to see, in the match - who i have to concentrade

i hope you can help

[keysi]

Welcome back, Michael

[PequenoGenio]

That mean that you are back to FM21 content?

[stevemc]

Welcome back, keep up the great work, hopefully see these in FM21 too!

[cena4]

How can I change the background of the panels to me appear transparent