jcp1417 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I want to change the continent of a nation , but it is greyed out in the editor. Does this mean it's impossible to edit continents? I'm attempting to swap out lower rep nations in europe with higher rep nations from other continents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiry Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) You have to download the resource archiver through steam and extract the correct folder - there's a few guides just search around Edited January 6, 2020 by Weiry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine_iron Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 What nation are you changing and what are you changing it too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMNJohn Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Get the resource archiver, unpack the "comp editor.fmf" (BACK IT UP!) file found in the "data" folder in the main game's folder. The relevant line of code is in a file named "nation.xml". Search for "<!-- Continent -->", and you change the line "is_read_only" from "true" to "false". You repack everything and you're done. That said, it's going to be a nightmare in terms of scheduling, travel fees and everything else: because you move a country from a continent to another doesn't mean it moves "physically" from a continent to another. When we're taking about moving something like say, Kazakhstan or Israel to Asia, countries that legitimately are geographically close enough to Asia for it to be possible is one thing; asking American clubs to ply to Europe back and forth to play the Champions' League is another. I also suspect the UEFA Nations League will not like it at all, as well as any or every international competition that specifies which countries play in it. I also doubt continental club competitions will enjoy it too much either. But sure enough, if you want to experiment with it, here you go. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alian62 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Download the FM20 Resource Archiver from Steam and launch it. Click "Extract Archive" and find the file "comp editor.fmf" in your Steam folder "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2018\data" Select a folder to extract the files to In the new folder, find "nation.xml" an open it. Note that there are 2 files called "nation.xml", but only 1 has the following text: <!-- Continent --> <record> <flags id="field" value="Ncti" /> <translation id="name" translation_id="229389" type="use" value="Continent" /> <flags id="type" value="database_record_unique_id" /> <flags id="database_table_type" value="continent" /> <boolean id="is_client_field" value="true" /> <boolean id="is_read_only" value="true" /> <boolean id="is_optional" value="true" /> </record> Change row <boolean id="is_read_only" value="true" /> to <boolean id="is_read_only" value="false" /> Save the xml file Before you go to the next step, make a backup of your "comp editor.fmf" file in case the process goes wrong for whatever reason Go to the Resource Archiver and package the file back together: Click "Create Archive" and save the archive file in the "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2018\data" folder. Only overwrite the existing file there if you had made a backup of it. Launch the Editor and it should work. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp1417 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 hours ago, nine_iron said: What nation are you changing and what are you changing it too? I wanted to move: USA Mexico Brazil Argentina South Africa China To Europe, replacing: San Marino Andorra Kosovo Faroe Islands Malta Liechtebstein Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalvs995 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi all, Having an issue with editor at the moment after I altered the nation file via the archive resourcer. I had a look through some forums but they are quite dated. When you attempt to go onto a nation on editor all the avaliable search options are blank and the nation's page eg. England is bare. This all since i edited the read only file to false from true If anyone has any idea please get it touch, I would be forever grateful lol. It is racking my brains!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivore Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) It's a nightmare to try to move that many countries, tbh. One or two it's doable with some tinkering, but there are so many reasons why trying to do what you're trying to do is really difficult. It can be done, but no one attempts it because it's quite frustrating even at its best. I create my own country in every version of FM and the easiest way to do that is to replace an existing one because otherwise it's just data entry and some tweaks rather than having to deal with a bevy of other xml challenges that might still not work. Unless you just don't want to play and only want to be in the editor, perpetually. Edited June 17, 2020 by omnivore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_pd Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 28/04/2020 at 00:23, jcalvs995 said: Hi all, Having an issue with editor at the moment after I altered the nation file via the archive resourcer. I had a look through some forums but they are quite dated. When you attempt to go onto a nation on editor all the avaliable search options are blank and the nation's page eg. England is bare. This all since i edited the read only file to false from true If anyone has any idea please get it touch, I would be forever grateful lol. It is racking my brains!! Two things to check, is your filter option on in the lower left corner Did you pack your files correctly, because it might sound like a corrupted comp editor file. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfhockeyfan Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) I was able to do this replacing San Marino with Canada but now the Euro Qualifiers for the 2024 competition won't start and I don't know why and canada still plays in the North American nations league and San Marino in the European however the Uefa u 21 and u 19 euro championships still work Edited July 1, 2020 by nfhockeyfan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krakonico Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 30/06/2020 at 19:52, nfhockeyfan said: I was able to do this replacing San Marino with Canada but now the Euro Qualifiers for the 2024 competition won't start and I don't know why and canada still plays in the North American nations league and San Marino in the European however the Uefa u 21 and u 19 euro championships still work You need to clear the nations in the European competitions, it won't change the actual being played, but the subsequent will change. As for Canada, yes they will play in both Nations League (if you cleared the Europa's one). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
interesti88 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 06/01/2020 at 10:44, prot651 said: Download the FM20 Resource Archiver from Steam and launch it. Click "Extract Archive" and find the file "comp editor.fmf" in your Steam folder "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2018\data" Select a folder to extract the files to In the new folder, find "nation.xml" an open it. Note that there are 2 files called "nation.xml", but only 1 has the following text: <!-- Continent --> <record> <flags id="field" value="Ncti" /> <translation id="name" translation_id="229389" type="use" value="Continent" /> <flags id="type" value="database_record_unique_id" /> <flags id="database_table_type" value="continent" /> <boolean id="is_client_field" value="true" /> <boolean id="is_read_only" value="true" /> <boolean id="is_optional" value="true" /> </record> Change row <boolean id="is_read_only" value="true" /> to <boolean id="is_read_only" value="false" /> Save the xml file Before you go to the next step, make a backup of your "comp editor.fmf" file in case the process goes wrong for whatever reason Go to the Resource Archiver and package the file back together: Click "Create Archive" and save the archive file in the "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2018\data" folder. Only overwrite the existing file there if you had made a backup of it. Launch the Editor and it should work. Thank you for the help, I was able to change the continents tab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syenite Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Hey! So I tried to do this, and the editor is just black. I uninstalled and reinstalled the archiver and the editor and did this gain, but no lucm. Any help please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_pd Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If your editor comes up black, it means the comps file is invalid/corrupt. The only tip I can give, be absolutely carefull and don't delete a single / or > too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danseakins Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 thanks for the instructions on how to edit the continent for nations. I have edited the extinct nation's names but in the game their original names will show up. does anyone know how to fix this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_pd Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 No idea. As some have been succesfull as I can see (Aland Islands) I would suggest check your files again to be sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danseakins Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Wolf_pd said: No idea. As some have been succesfull as I can see (Aland Islands) I would suggest check your files again to be sure. @Wolf_pd yeh i'm only going to use the extinct nations that can have their name fully changed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danseakins Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 @Wolf_pd have you tried using the resource archiver to add new staff roles, for example man city have different staff roles like set piece coach and nutritionist https://trainingground.guru/staff-profiles/manchester-city-staff-profiles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahyperion Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Hello everyone. I've been working a project for a Catalonia National Team to be added into Europe, In the past FM games I have usually just replaced Andorra as nation. But I am stubborn. And i still want Andorra in the game, but rather thinking of taking one of the extinct nations. I've made a lot of progress, as changing the continent, and nationality on players born in the region etc. but however I am struggling with particular thing and that is the national team not playing in qualifying to world cup. I went into world cup qualifying for Europe and replaced Kazakhstan with Catalonia as registered team. but when i save. and test rules. It pops up "number of teams in competition (56) doesn't match expected number of teams from rankings (55). Does anyone have a fix for this? I've tried and tried but seem to find no fix for this. ( I have seen other forums I need to change the registered nations in advanced rules. but I have been trying for 2 days. and i cant figure out how. (The file is fresh, made a new in case i did something wrong) If anyone figure out how to fix it. please let me know how. Catalonia - Independent - BACK UP 2.fmf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_pd Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 04/02/2021 at 23:11, danseakins said: @Wolf_pd have you tried using the resource archiver to add new staff roles, for example man city have different staff roles like set piece coach and nutritionist https://trainingground.guru/staff-profiles/manchester-city-staff-profiles No, never did that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krakonico Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 04/04/2021 at 10:16, dahyperion said: Hello everyone. I've been working a project for a Catalonia National Team to be added into Europe, In the past FM games I have usually just replaced Andorra as nation. But I am stubborn. And i still want Andorra in the game, but rather thinking of taking one of the extinct nations. I've made a lot of progress, as changing the continent, and nationality on players born in the region etc. but however I am struggling with particular thing and that is the national team not playing in qualifying to world cup. I went into world cup qualifying for Europe and replaced Kazakhstan with Catalonia as registered team. but when i save. and test rules. It pops up "number of teams in competition (56) doesn't match expected number of teams from rankings (55). Does anyone have a fix for this? I've tried and tried but seem to find no fix for this. ( I have seen other forums I need to change the registered nations in advanced rules. but I have been trying for 2 days. and i cant figure out how. (The file is fresh, made a new in case i did something wrong) If anyone figure out how to fix it. please let me know how. Catalonia - Independent - BACK UP 2.fmf 57.63 kB · 2 downloads There's someone that made a Catalonia file, (which I'm playing with), the N team even got qualified to the WC in it's first attempt, he used an extinct nation and moved Kazakhstan (or how is written) to Asia. The only thing you wont get in the first season is take part in the Euro Qualifiers, but in the next Euro Cat will be there. (talking about FM20, if you are referring to FM21, maybe you should wait till the 2026 WC) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeaboo Slayer Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 30/07/2020 at 02:25, krakonico said: You need to clear the nations in the European competitions, it won't change the actual being played, but the subsequent will change. As for Canada, yes they will play in both Nations League (if you cleared the Europa's one). may i ask how to clear the nations? san marino adapted well and have all competitions in asia but my country doesn't have any thing like UEFA Nations or Euro Championship and World Cup qualifier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krakonico Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 UEAFA Nations League If you did move San Marino to Asia, then your new team, (with Europe as continent) won't have any problems for your new nation to qualify for the rest of competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeaboo Slayer Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, krakonico said: UEAFA Nations League If you did move San Marino to Asia, then your new team, (with Europe as continent) won't have any problems for your new nation to qualify for the rest of competitions. thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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