retired_vpoorni

No offence Ter, but isn't it all a matter of taste? Why is it a bad idea to delete or replace stuff that comes with the game? For instance, I want to change the 'standard' grey head that players now have who have no real player picture. I really think it's awful. I should be able to replace it. If even THAT isn't 'skinnable', what is? I expect that I will be able to do this and things like this when that freeware-tool is released, which allows me into the fmf-file? </BLOCKQUOTE>


If you want to replace graphics that come with the game you don't need to delete them, you just need to place the replacement graphic (with a correct config file if applicable) into the correct folder in your User Data folder that by default is located in My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\ - Graphics in the User Data folder will override any graphics that come with the game, this is a lot safer than deleting the graphics that come with the game, because if you delete the wrong one the game may stop working.

For example to replace the gray head, you just need to put your replacement graphic in a folder inside the My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\Graphics folder with the correct config file. Then load the game up, turn off the skin cache, tick always reload skin and your new image should be in place, without needing to delete the original image.

retired_NADEEM ANWER

No offence Ter, but isn't it all a matter of taste? Why is it a bad idea to delete or replace stuff that comes with the game? For instance, I want to change the 'standard' grey head that players now have who have no real player picture. I really think it's awful. I should be able to replace it. If even THAT isn't 'skinnable', what is? I expect that I will be able to do this and things like this when that freeware-tool is released, which allows me into the fmf-file? </BLOCKQUOTE>


If you want to replace graphics that come with the game you don't need to delete them, you just need to place the replacement graphic (with a correct config file if applicable) into the correct folder in your User Data folder that by default is located in My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\ - Graphics in the User Data folder will override any graphics that come with the game, this is a lot safer than deleting the graphics that come with the game, because if you delete the wrong one the game may stop working.

For example to replace the gray head, you just need to put your replacement graphic in a folder inside the My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\Graphics folder with the correct config file. Then load the game up, turn off the skin cache, tick always reload skin and your new image should be in place, without needing to delete the original image. </BLOCKQUOTE>Replacing, yes. However, you can't delete stuff at this moment. I don't like logo's, so the first thing I wanted to do was kick them out. Can't right now.

Then again, as Ter already mentioned in different topics and in a (very quick) response on my e-mail, there will be a tool to unpack the FMF-stuff, so I can delete them then. Untill then, I have to put up with them.

retired_blueshoes

No offence Ter, but isn't it all a matter of taste? Why is it a bad idea to delete or replace stuff that comes with the game? For instance, I want to change the 'standard' grey head that players now have who have no real player picture. I really think it's awful. I should be able to replace it. If even THAT isn't 'skinnable', what is? I expect that I will be able to do this and things like this when that freeware-tool is released, which allows me into the fmf-file? </BLOCKQUOTE>


If you want to replace graphics that come with the game you don't need to delete them, you just need to place the replacement graphic (with a correct config file if applicable) into the correct folder in your User Data folder that by default is located in My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\ - Graphics in the User Data folder will override any graphics that come with the game, this is a lot safer than deleting the graphics that come with the game, because if you delete the wrong one the game may stop working.

For example to replace the gray head, you just need to put your replacement graphic in a folder inside the My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\Graphics folder with the correct config file. Then load the game up, turn off the skin cache, tick always reload skin and your new image should be in place, without needing to delete the original image. </BLOCKQUOTE>Replacing, yes. However, you can't delete stuff at this moment. I don't like logo's, so the first thing I wanted to do was kick them out. Can't right now.

Then again, as Ter already mentioned in different topics and in a (very quick) response on my e-mail, there will be a tool to unpack the FMF-stuff, so I can delete them then. Untill then, I have to put up with them. </BLOCKQUOTE>

That's good news, but do you have any idea how to make a correct config-file for the 'grey head'? I mean, I can look players up by their ID-nr, but that doesn't work for the grey head. And the same goes for that truly awful standard graphic in upper right corner of your screen (that picture of a stadium of some sort). Yuk.

retired_vpoorni

To replace the stadium image, you need the following lines in the config file, where your replacement image is called none:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">&lt;record from="none" to="graphics/pictures/comp/none/logo/background/left"/&gt;&lt;record from="none" to="graphics/pictures/continent/none/logo/background/left"/&gt;&lt;record from="none" to="graphics/pictures/nation/none/logo/background/left"/&gt;&lt;record from="none" to="graphics/pictures/club/none/logo/background/left"/&gt;</pre>

You'll also need to repeat that for the right side background logo aswell (replace left with right).

To replace the gray head, you need this code in a config.xml file, where again your image is called none:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">&lt;record from="none" to="graphics/pictures/person/none/portrait"/&gt;</pre>

retired_blueshoes

I love you! (if it works, about to try it out!)

Well...kind of...in a very hetero-sexual kind of way...

retired_blueshoes

ow, and how do I make such a config-file? I don't have FM2007 installed on my machine...

retired_BlaBlaBla

open note pad and save the file as:

config.xml

retired_blueshoes

@KyleH: I'm not having any luck with creating that config-file. I have made an XML-file called config.xml and I have copied the lines michaeltmurrayuk told me to and I get an error when I want to use my new pics... I bet I must have some lines before and after the lines I already have, but I don't know which ones... Could you copy the text of a config-file which works? THANK YOU!

@michaeltmurrayuk: Where should I put my two pictures called 'none'? If I put them in the same directory, they will overwrite each other... Should I put the logo-file 'none' in 8 different directories?! (graphics/pictures/comp/none/logo/background/left and so on??) Or am I not getting the picture here? I'm a bit confused. Sorry. Still love you though

retired_BlaBlaBla

My whole thing says:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> &lt;record&gt;&lt;!-- resource manager options --&gt;&lt;!-- dont preload anything in this folder --&gt;&lt;boolean id="preload" value="false"/&gt;&lt;!-- turn off auto mapping --&gt;&lt;boolean id="amap" value="false"/&gt;&lt;!-- logo mappings --&gt;&lt;!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics files from the correct places--&gt;&lt;list id="maps"&gt;&lt;!-- Auto generated by fmXML --&gt;&lt;record from="arsenal_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/602/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="arsenal_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/602/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="arsenal_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/602/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="birmingham_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/609/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="birmingham_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/609/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="birmingham_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/609/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="blackburn_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/612/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="blackburn_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/612/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="bolton_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/614/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="bolton_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/614/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="chelsea_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/630/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="chelsea_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/630/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="chelsea_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/630/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="derby_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/645/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="derby_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/645/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="derby_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/645/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="everton_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/650/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="everton_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/650/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="everton_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/650/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="fulham_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/654/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="fulham_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/654/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="liverpool_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/676/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="liverpool_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/676/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="liverpool_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/676/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="manc_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/679/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="manc_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/679/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="manc_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/679/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="manu_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/680/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="manu_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/680/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="manu_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/680/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="midlesbrough_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/685/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="midlesbrough_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/685/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="newcastle_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/688/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="newcastle_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/688/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="portsmouth_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/699/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="portsmouth_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/699/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="portsmouth_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/699/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="reading_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/702/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="reading_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/702/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="reading_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/702/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="sunderland_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/722/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="sunderland_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/722/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="sunderland_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/722/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="tottenham_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/728/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="tottenham_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/728/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="tottenham_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/728/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;record from="avilla_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/603/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="avilla_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/603/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="westham_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/735/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="westham_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/735/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="wigan_away" to="graphics/pictures/team/737/kits/away"/&gt;&lt;record from="wigan_home" to="graphics/pictures/team/737/kits/home"/&gt;&lt;record from="wigan_third" to="graphics/pictures/team/737/kits/third"/&gt;&lt;/list&gt;&lt;/record&gt;</pre>

I would reccommend looking a the link with the images posted by davidbowie in a thread named fm 08 - Prem Kits, as they seem very good.

Only problem is that their is the plain white kit behind it which is a shame and could do with finding out a way to get rid of these.

retired_blueshoes

Great! It works! I have replaced both pictures with a transparant one, so that players without a portrait now don't have that grey head (big plus!) and I don't see that bloody stadium picture anymore. GREAT!

Now, is there a way to remove the flags I now get to see instead of the stadium? I just want to see nothing in that area... Or should I wait for the fmf-unzip tool and remove all flags (in logo-size) manually?