[suggestion] Far more flags at international matches

[BeeInExile]

There are lots of good suggestions that I've seen for how to make international football better in FM, but one thing I've not spotted is that the visuals at the moment are basically the same as at club level. This makes it feel far less special. The unique aspect of international football is not the matches themselves, but all the pageantry surrounding it. For example, see the match below, a friendly between Indonesia and Uzbekistan. I've circled the national flags. See if you can spot them!

There are a bunch of flags in the stadium that are variations on the teams' colours. Those should be replaced with the national flags. Quantity has a quality all of its own, and I don't think there should be licensing issues when it comes to countries' flags. There should also be FAR more of them around the stadium - I deliberately zoomed out for this picture just so I could demonstrate the issue, but you often can't see any at all if you're playing at Director view.

In the pre-match cut scenes, what about adding something like this (minus the football), where the flags are displayed on the pitch? https://www.dreamstime.com/nigeria-argentina-flags-two-countries-international-football-game-pairing-illustrated-soccer-field-green-image119641725#_

Also shots like this, with the fans waving lots of flags? https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-france-fans-wave-flags-in-the-stands-during-the-international-friendly-165314214.html

Or this, with the fans holding a giant flag? https://images.app.goo.gl/WL1UJtne585tuodw6

 

Two other, related suggestions: I'm playing at home, and Indonesia's colours are red and (to a lesser extent) white. Why is there so much yellow in the stands? Shouldn't the seats (and the barriers) be coloured red? They are in real life. https://www.indonesia-tourism.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1_ObfCGZwTxO6Y0HXnRkPDyw.jpeg . To be clear, I'm not suggesting getting the licenses for stadiums - just providing a real-life example.

Could we get a cut-scene shot of the players singing their national anthem (or at least standing to attention for it)? In an ideal world, it would look something like this: https://youtu.be/crYEEf3g3us?t=29 but I appreciate that adding mouth movement animations might not be worth the effort.

[Zachary Whyte]

Thank you for this suggestion. This will be reviewed and may yet be rejected or end up in a future FM.