stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) Welcome to my thread for full-screen backgrounds for Football Manager 2024. *WILL BE FULLY AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER - I need the editor to link up some final bits of code in the config files* As per the last 5 years, I work on background projects, I’ve been doing this for my own personal use, but decided to share with the community a couple of years ago and will continue to do so for FM24, something I've built up over 7-8 years now and continue to improve and flesh out further with each edition of FM. I’ve made a lot of changes for FM24, 1000’s of additions and better-quality images included, code updates, future stadiums currently being built etc and I've been working on it intensively for the last 3 months. This is definitely the BEST and most comprehensive update I’ve ever done to these packs. All are 2560x1600 resolution, which is basically current MacBook Pro Retina size, and the quality is superb (HQ) in most instances (forgive some of the obscure people/places). They have been compressed, twice, to their smallest file size possible without loss of quality so they are easier to download. Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Options available for this mod listed below, with the download link in each subsequent post: 1. Stadiums 2. Competitions 3. Nations 4. Continents 5. Referees 6. Manager/Staff 7. My Supporting Skin You will require a skin that supports transparency for these to work, so you’ll either need to make your own, use the FM 24 Base Skin Transparent, download one or I’ve linked the skin I use in too (as I get asked via multiple DM’s every year for it). However I won't offer any support or changes on my skin as I'm not a competent skin creator and I made it for myself at my screen resolution. You can pick and choose individual packs if you wish, but for a full working experience please use all 6 packs together as I’ve built them to co-exist with each other. If you do, your folder structure should look like this: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ Like every year, if you spot any errors or have any suggestions, image quality improvements or would like any additions for future updates, please comment in this thread below. Screenshots below are from the Early Access Beta. These are free, but if you are going to redistribute these or include with a skin, please ask permission first. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do… Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 1. FM24 Stadiums Pack It currently covers 223 different countries (thousands upon thousands of stadiums covered), all playable leagues included, most deep into the lower leagues too, all over the world so it's extensive. This year also includes the newly added Gibraltar Football League teams and Japan's J1, J2 and J3 League teams. Plus further additions in Spain down as far as Segunda Federación RFEF - Grupo V and Italy as far down as Serie C Girone C and France down to Championnat National 2 Groupe D. Stadiums in England are complete down to level 8 too (Northern Premier, Southern League, Isthmian League etc) and some into level 9. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ stadium [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ stadium 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 2. FM24 Competitions Pack It currently covers 555 backgrounds from over the world. Most with trophies or specific competition branding. This year also includes the newly added Gibraltar Football League and Rock Cup and all Japan's competitions, plus some new additions like European/South American Club Challenge and the African Super League are also included. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ comp [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ comp 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 3. FM24 Nations Pack It covers every nation in the world with their flag, waving. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ nation [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ nation 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 4. FM24 Continents Pack It covers every continent in the world. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ continent [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ continent 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 5. FM24 Referees Pack It currently covers 507 referee backgrounds over the world, generally covering the top leagues/competitions - Premier League (+ Championship/L1/L2), Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, World Cup etc - you get the idea. Plus the more high profile referees from the rest of the world. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ referees [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ referees 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 6. FM24 Manager/Staff Pack It currently covers 6606 manager/staff backgrounds from all over the world; club and country (including an extensive selection of club legends - who doesn't like signing a club legend to coach their under 18s? ), there have been 100s of picture refreshes for FM24 too to bring them more up to date. Ajax & Germany staff backgrounds match the Real Name Fix config codes from sortitoutsi. Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ staff [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ graphics ▸ backgrounds ▸ staff 3. Go to preferences, ensure "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" is ticked (you may need to clear your cache too), click "Reload Skin" and click "confirm" (bottom right). Screenshots are for reference only, ignore the quality loss, that’s just the Apple Preview ruining them to fit them under the 10mb forum post limit, they are high quality in-game. Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 7. My Skin My skin is basically just all the hard work by @TCSSkin on the FM 24 Base Skin Transparent skin, with a few tweaks I like, and so I can show my backgrounds packs through them, like the old Championship Manager days. I'm not a big fan of wild skins, I like the skin that comes with the game, just with a few subtle tweaks. • Stadiums on schedule screen: I use this download for the mini stadiums pictures. • Shirt & Number, plus Media Handling Style on profile screen: • Faces on tactics screen, team talks and subs bench: Plus font changes, colour changes and opacity for backgrounds to show through. If you wish to adjust the transparency to suit your own tastes, the open up this file: Football Manager 2024/skins/FM24 Base Skin (Transparent) SM/panels/client object browser.xml And adjust the number on the code transparency="0.8" on line 30 and transparency="0.6" on line 42 (between 0.0 and 0.9). Steps to add to your game; 1. >DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE HERE< 2. Unzip and place here: [PC] Documents ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ Skins ▸ PLACE SKIN HERE [MAC] Users ▸ YOURNAME ▸ Library ▸ Application Support ▸ Sports Interactive ▸ Football Manager 2024 ▸ Skins ▸ PLACE SKIN HERE 3. Go to preferences (and select skin), select the new skin in the dropdown menu and click "Reload Skin" (you may need to clear your cache too) and click "confirm". Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) My other FM additions: FM24: Long Team Names File (England) Edited November 6, 2023 by stevemc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilech Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Awesome. Appreciate your work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Jilech said: Awesome. Appreciate your work. Might get them out late tonight, depends how fast I am once the little lad has gone to bed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggsxbr Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 today is the day for me to start playing FM24, thanks to your amazing skin!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicForza Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 @stevemc Thanks again again again etc for your work and sharing it with all of us. For years now you've been making FM significantly better. Hey SI, put stevemc on the payroll! C'mon, its about damn time. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForTheLoveOfTheGame Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Looking forward to it. One of the best in the business. Would be half the game without immersion adding graphics like yours! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 hour ago, ForTheLoveOfTheGame said: Looking forward to it. One of the best in the business. Would be half the game without immersion adding graphics like yours! Working on it now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 6/7 downloads are available now. FM24 Manager/Staff Pack will follow at some point later tonight after I've linked up the Ajax staff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statomatic7 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Loving your work as always!! And a massive thanks for all you do for the FM community, always a but, no files in the competition download... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, statomatic7 said: Loving your work as always!! And a massive thanks for all you do for the FM community, always a but, no files in the competition download... Thank you! I've tested all the links and they work. This is the Competition download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/92yxg9i2y84snuc/comp.zip/file (181.68MB) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 All downloads available now, enjoy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilech Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, stevemc said: All downloads available now, enjoy Brilliant! Thanks for pushing this out so fast! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson156 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Great work as always. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statomatic7 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Hi Steve, Not sure if this is a fault my end but when i open the competition folder there are no files, please see below Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 hours ago, statomatic7 said: Hi Steve, Not sure if this is a fault my end but when i open the competition folder there are no files, please see below Someone else further up the thread had the same issue, but it's working fine at my end (I'm on a Mac). This is the link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/92yxg9i2y84snuc/comp.zip/file Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfygray Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 05/11/2023 at 19:01, stevemc said: My other FM additions: FM24: Long Team Names File (England) Thanks mate it says I don’t have permission to view this not sure why I can see everything else is there any other way to download. Much appreciated I can start playing then finally Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 minute ago, smurfygray said: Thanks mate it says I don’t have permission to view this not sure why I can see everything else is there any other way to download. Much appreciated I can start playing then finally Cheers It's been removed by the Mods, due to it breaking licensing agreements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfygray Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, stevemc said: It's been removed by the Mods, due to it breaking licensing agreements. Ahhh no problems I’ll keep my eye out incase it’s allowed up anywhere else Thank you for all the work you do especially the backgrounds can’t play without them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statomatic7 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 17 hours ago, stevemc said: Someone else further up the thread had the same issue, but it's working fine at my end (I'm on a Mac). This is the link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/92yxg9i2y84snuc/comp.zip/file Thanks for the link but again when downloaded still no files in the folder!! Will keep using last years competition pack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 48 minutes ago, statomatic7 said: Thanks for the link but again when downloaded still no files in the folder!! Will keep using last years competition pack Is it something in your settings maybe? It’s had 100s of downloads already, and I’ve double checked it too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statomatic7 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I've downloaded the other files and no issues with them....at a loss!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
testing12345 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, stevemc said: Is it something in your settings maybe? It’s had 100s of downloads already, and I’ve double checked it too Had the same problem: it's because Windows doesn't allow the ">" symbol in folder/file names, so Windows' native unzipping tool decides the best solution when it comes across folders with said symbol is to hide them from the user completely and not extract them at all. Third party zip tools like 7zip recognised the folders (and subsequently the files) fine, although they changed the names from "africa > club comps" to "africa _ club comps" when they unzipped them. Edited November 8, 2023 by testing12345 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
statomatic7 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, testing12345 said: Had the same problem: it's because Windows doesn't allow the ">" symbol in folder/file names, so Windows' native unzipping tool decides the best solution when it comes across folders with said symbol is to hide them from the user completely and not extract them at all. Third party zip tools like 7zip recognised the folders (and subsequently the files) fine, although they changed the names from "africa > club comps" to "africa _ club comps" when they unzipped them. Ah yes I'm with you, done as suggested and have the files!! Thanks for the suggestion mate!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong77 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Amazing work mate! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolloViola Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Great job as always, I tend to download your pack every year to mix it with my own that I keep updating and using since.. a lot! If I may help, the picture of both Carrarese and Sestri Levante in Italy Serie C is wrong (the Stadio dei Marmi from your picture is in Rome, while they play at an homonyms in Carrara. I use the picture attached, if you want to add it to your pack!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 9 hours ago, LolloViola said: Great job as always, I tend to download your pack every year to mix it with my own that I keep updating and using since.. a lot! If I may help, the picture of both Carrarese and Sestri Levante in Italy Serie C is wrong (the Stadio dei Marmi from your picture is in Rome, while they play at an homonyms in Carrara. I use the picture attached, if you want to add it to your pack!) Thanks for the info mate, I’ll get this updated 👍🏻 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolloViola Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Hi Steve! here to help again! Correct picture of the Juve Stabia stadium (Italian Serie C) attached, previous one was Vicenza's one (same stadium name). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 15 hours ago, LolloViola said: Hi Steve! here to help again! Correct picture of the Juve Stabia stadium (Italian Serie C) attached, previous one was Vicenza's one (same stadium name). Thanks mate, I'll get this one swapped too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeezer Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Hi Steve, great work again mate, Quick question - I had these backgrounds etc for FM23, im about to load up FM24, Do i need to download them all again or is there any way to get them working on 24 without doing all that? thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 6 hours ago, bigbeezer said: Hi Steve, great work again mate, Quick question - I had these backgrounds etc for FM23, im about to load up FM24, Do i need to download them all again or is there any way to get them working on 24 without doing all that? thanks again. Re-download, my packs are tailored to each release so for the latest/best experience, re-download the new versions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
One hell of a keeper Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Cracking work on these packs! I'd thought I'd ask but when ingame you have a new stadium built and you move in this therefore has a new ID associated to it. Initally I assigned a "r-xxxxxxxx" number to it as the player pics naming convention was changed this way. No joy, so changed to just the number xxxxxxxx. The first two images go fine and im happy with those. However on gameday, now i get a champs league background instead of the stadium. Orignally saved the stadium in same resolution as your packs so 2560x1600 and then copied and entered into the config xml accordingly. Wasnt sure if you have seen or experienced this before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 No idea sorry, maybe it's a clash with other files you are using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
One hell of a keeper Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 36 minutes ago, stevemc said: No idea sorry, maybe it's a clash with other files you are using? No worries mate, thought I'd ask! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazingortega Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Wonderful work. I have a request tho is it possible to add instant request button to your skin? If you’re making your next update thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grancher Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Hi, thank you for the great post but I have a question. The skin you mentioned didn't work anymore(like your screenshots) and i downloaded stadium background pack, but it only show background when I am in stadium page, how can make it that it is always in background according to teams (even player pages and home page) ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggsxbr Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 hi @stevemc About the stadiums on schedule screen. Is it possilbe to add a default stadium picture on it? Because after some years, some clubs may have a new stadium with new UID. If a default stadium can be shown that will be great. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
One hell of a keeper Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Hey @stevemc love this pack. I remoed my other packs as I feel the quality on this pack is superior. So my scenario is that I have had a new stadium built. So i have renamed the original "sparta" file in your file structure to sparta.old and then renamed the new image to "sparta". Happy days this works on lots of the screens however because this is a new stadium how can i get the sparta image to show on the club overview? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowofman Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Just now, One hell of a keeper said: Hey @stevemc love this pack. I remoed my other packs as I feel the quality on this pack is superior. So my scenario is that I have had a new stadium built. So i have renamed the original "sparta" file in your file structure to sparta.old and then renamed the new image to "sparta". Happy days this works on lots of the screens however because this is a new stadium how can i get the sparta image to show on the club overview? when a new stadium is build, you need to grab the new ID as it's different from the original ID normaly you can click the stadium name and grab the ID from the new page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
One hell of a keeper Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 5 minutes ago, snowofman said: when a new stadium is build, you need to grab the new ID as it's different from the original ID normaly you can click the stadium name and grab the ID from the new page Ah yeah so I grabbed that which in this scenario is 2000317027 so then i edited the config over the original stadium which was 7200005. Had a touch and I've just noticed that non of the other teams has mini stadium images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeezer Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Hi Steve, i seen this - If you wish to adjust the transparency to suit your own tastes, the open up this file: Football Manager 2024/skins/FM24 Base Skin (Transparent) SM/panels/client object browser.xml And adjust the number on the code transparency="0.8" on line 30 and transparency="0.6" on line 42 (between 0.0 and 0.9) what way do you adjust to make the screen more transparent? thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeezer Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Sorry. the client object browser has rhe microsoft edge symbol at the left of it, when i click the file i cant seem to edit it? Do i need to open it with another programme? forgive my stupidity with laptops. thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowofman Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 7 minutes ago, bigbeezer said: Sorry. the client object browser has rhe microsoft edge symbol at the left of it, when i click the file i cant seem to edit it? Do i need to open it with another programme? forgive my stupidity with laptops. thanks again. the "client object browser.xml" is a file in the skins folder. can be opened with any editor, most uses Notepad++ as it's free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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