fm2017 skinning Skinning, Modding and Graphics Bible: Football Manager 2017 Version

michaeltmurrayuk · November 11, 2016

Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017 - Skinning, Modding and Graphics Bible

Welcome to the latest version of the Skinning Bible which one day will become the one stop shop for all of your skinning and modding needs...

This thread should over time contain links to the most important and useful threads in this subforum, however what I have also been doing over the last few years is tagging any interesting or informative threads with a skinning tag, so whilst I try and build up the content in this thread if you cannot see the answer to your question here or you are just starting out skinning then have a browse through the forum and open up any of the thread with a skinning tag which should give you some useful if random bits of skinning knowledge.

Like in the past this thread will be split into several parts, however unlike previous years what I am planning on do is posting some content directly into this thread, this will normally be either an answer to a question I've answered in another thread but the answer is buried in the thread, small bits that aren't worth a full guide, or bits of information that is useful but I haven't had a chance to throw up a full guide about yet.

How To Create Football Manager Graphics Guides

Football Manager 2017 Skinning Guides

Links to Useful Threads

Random bits of Skinning Information

If you have any comments or suggestions on the layout or spot a useful thread that has been missed please use the suggestions thread here

If you want the FM2015 thread then see this thread.

If you want the FM2012 thread then see this thread.

If you want the FM2011 thread then see this thread.

If you want the FM2010 thread then see this thread.

michaeltmurrayuk · November 11, 2016

How To Create Graphics for Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017

Contents

1. How To Create A Config File

2. How To Create Standard Football Manager Logos

3. How To Create Player Faces

4. How to add a Manager Picture

Please Note that these are still the FM2011 guides, however the basics details still apply (and will hopefully get updated at some point), though at the moment you cannot add your own Manager Picture.

After you have created your graphics please follow the Graphics & Skin Installation Guide thread to get your newly created graphics into the game.

michaeltmurrayuk · November 11, 2016

How To Create Skins for Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017

Football Manager 2017 Skinning Guide

The following guides will talk you through the basics of creating a skin, and whilst they were written for FM2015, the basic information still applies and should be enough to get you started, though I am in the process of updating them for FM17. Also note that whilst Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017 are now seperate games the information applies to both of them, you just need to remember if you are using the Touch Mode to make sure you are editing the Touch files and putting them where the Touch Mode is looking, also some of the file locations may have changed so you might need to go looking for some of them.

Football Manager 2017 Skinning Guide Part 1: How to Extract Default Files & Understanding File Structure

Football Manager 2015 Skinning Guide Part 1: The Basics

Football Manager 2015 Skinning Guide Part 2: Changing the Font Settings (Off site version as the forum update seems to have deleted most of the posts in that thread)

Football Manager 2015 Skinning Guide Part 3: Changing the Text Colours

Football Manager 2015 Skinning Guide Part 4: Editing the Skin Graphics

Football Manager 2015 Skinning Guide Part 5: Editing the xml files

Football Manager 2017 Skinning Resources/Mods for Skinners

The following links provide instructions on how to modify certain screens, these links are primarily for skin makers as applying the mods requires you to edit the files, though endusers can still use them you'll just have to create the finished files from the instructions yourself rather than having a ready to use file to download.

I've also linked to some Guides from FM16 and FM15 as the basic information in those guides should still apply, though you won't be able to just download the linked files for FM2017 as some of the coding will have changed as will some of the file locations but they should again be enough to get you started.

[FM17][GUIDE] How To Locate or Move Your User Data Location

[FM17][GUIDE] How To Stop the Blurring Effect

[FM16 Guide] How to Create and Add Trophy Images

[FM16 Guide] How To Customize Match Player Ratings Screens

[FM16 Guide] How To Recolour the Star Ratings

[FM15 Guide] How to Add an Image to the Match Pitch Screen

[FM15 Guide] How To Increase Transparency of Screens

[FM15 Guide] Editing the League Table

[FM15 Guide] How to Edit the Sidebar

[FM15 Guide] How to Add Content to the Action\Menubar

Football Manager 2017 Skinning Mods for Endusers and Skinners.

The following links provide mods for endusers, these are files that just need downloading and putting in the correct location with next to no editing of files needed by the enduser. If you are creating a skin then you can still include the mods with your skin if you get the permission of the mod creator.

[FM17][SKIN] Football Manager 2017 Base Skins

[FM17][MOD] Match Screen Kits Mod

[FM17][MOD] Match Titlebar Team Names Mod

[FM17][MOD] Scoreboard Logos Mod

[FM17][MOD] Match In-Between Highlights Mod

[FM17] Scoreboard Selector

michaeltmurrayuk · November 11, 2016

Links to Useful Threads for Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017

Below are links to threads that contain useful information for Football Manager 2017, note that these threads are not guides so it is best to read the entire thread first as the information may be spread throughout the thread. I've also includes some useful threads from FM2016 and FM2015, again you may need to modify some of the information in the older threads but the information in them should give you a starting place.

Football Manager 2017 Threads

Get the AI Roles and Duties to Appear on the Formation Screens

Locations of various graphics - Team Comparison Page, Competitions Headers, Search Dropdown, Intro Panel Background

Replace Dutch and Gib National Logos

Recolour the Actionbar to Teams Secondary Colour

Add Competition and/or Background Logos to the Header

Get the Match Ratings to Recolour with Rating

Edit Competition Overview and League in Focus Screens

Adjust Row Heights on Tactics Screen and Intro Screen

Recolour the Table Rows

Recolour the 5 Last Games Bars

Recolour the Picking Boxes on the Tactics Screen & Location of Save Game Popup Box