FM22 "Increase-Realism"-Megapack AUGUST BETA (22.07.22)
Added 2022-07-22 16:38:14 +0000 UTCHello, everyone! I hope you guys are doing fine! Crazy times….Hopefully I am able to cheer up your mood a bit with this update:)
For ALPHA-Users:
There were only slight adjustments to sponsorship-incomes for England, which you barely notice in the first 10 years at all. So if you enjoy your current save-game, keep enjoying it;)
Financial balancing
The focus this month was primarily on updating the economic situation for the 22/23 season of all nations and improving the long-term financial behavior in some nations.
Financial balancing mainly affects Spain, England, Italy and France.
A concrete example is the financial development of clubs in Spain after 20+ years. This is a disaster due to financial rules in the league. Some of the clubs become extremely rich, but cannot spend the money because they are limited by the salary cap. This weakens the strength of the Spanish league as it cannot compete with England/Italy/Germany in the transfer market.
I have now tried to erase this problem. You can't solve it 100%, but it is now almost invisible. Now the finances of clubs still make sense after 50+ years.
Market values & salaries
The market values were adjusted aswell as salary demands. This should result in the transfer market being more realistically adapted to the current situation. In addition, the market values, which rank right below the world's best players, have been toned down.
Other changes:
In addition to these changes, I mainly looked for small errors in the database and improved them. This includes: Ticket-price adjustments Salaries market values & sponsors Club finances fix Natural fitness adjustments Current currency exchange values Youth & Training facilities Alternative youth ratings Club data fixes Worldwide award fixes player salaries adjustments
The changes may not sound very big, but don't underestimate them ;) Sometimes its difficult to advertise the changes with a high level of enthusiasm, even if they are quite spectacular xD
Mission failed (so far)
I have also invested a lot of time in the last 4 weeks in further optimizing league files (especially those from DaveTheEditor). To my great disappointment, the success rate so far has been very low or non-existent. That would actually have been planned for this update as well. If I still find solutions, it will be added for next month.
Plans for the next 2 weeks until Early Access:
1. A big BETA-test starts today. (For ALPHA-Users: I stopped the ALPHA-Simulation because I needed the time to check other stuff + I wanted to include the small changes of the BETA for a longterm-test). The goal is to simulate until at least 2040. This save game will then be uploaded as usual. With the performance improvements I hope to have this ready in about 10 days.
During this time, I'll evaluate this save-game on an ongoing basis and, if necessary, make minor adjustments. I don't think much will change though :)
2. I will work more closely with NorsemanLP. (https://twitter.com/NorsemanLP) He helps me especially with the visual presentation of my work in all the forums, Youtube and also on Patreon. This is still a major stress factor for me. I need like 15 hours a month for this part which he might only need 2. The more I can delegate in this area, the more I can concentrate on my strengths - editing and all the research! This should be beneficial for you guys too:)
Personal:
In summary I am very satisfied. It's another step towards to create the football manager game ever (Personal opinion ;) )
This project means so much to me and I am incredibly grateful to you all! I am aware that this is anything but self-evident these days! If the overall support remains stable over the next few months and should continue to increase for FM23, I plan to invest in a (further) high-end PC. This would further improve my testing capabilities as well as evaluation speed and through that, more quality updates.
That's all I think for now:) As always, all files are included in this update. Remove all older files before installing this new update.
Cheers
