FM23 "Increase-Realism"-Megapack APRIL UPDATE EARLY-ACCESS (31.03.23)

31.03.23
Hello everyone, I just managed to update the files for 23.4 in time. There were minor adjustments. In China for example the tax rate is now correct by default, so I removed this change from my files.

The download link is now updated. It contains all files as always, please delete all previous versions of my files first!

Miscellaneous:

A test-save with well over 160 playable nations is currently in 2029. Since I generally always simulate at least until 2030, there will be a little delay before I upload this save. However, it already looks very good :)


29.03.23
Well...I'll just quote myself what I wrote on the 24th: "If they release it until next Wednesday, I try to adapt them again until March 31th."

SI why are you doing this to me xD 2 days with not much sleep but I'm optimistic that I'm able to update everything until Friday.

Cheers
Daveincid

24.03.23

Hello everyone!

The Early-Access version of my April update is now ready!

There were a lot of adjustments needed to get it to work properly with the winter update. More about that further down below.

Public release is on April 7th, so in 2 weeks. (simply because I always release on the first Friday of the next month and next Friday is still March:D) it could be that SI releases their final update during the upcoming 2 weeks. If they release it until next Wednesday, I try to adapt them again until March 31th. If not, then the adjustments will be part of the May update.

The files will be re-verified in any case when there is an update made by SI.

For BETA-users:
There were some adjustments made in different areas like club finances, league reputations or youth ratings and much more. All those changes are in line with the upcoming update of DaveTheEditors league megapack this weekend.

Important:
If you are not yet familiar with the changes of the March update, which was not published publicy, it is worth taking a look here to get an overview of what (at least partly) will also be available in the April update:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm23-increase-24-79147682

My two cents about the Winter Update of Football Manager:

Some changes have been made, which also affects my work. Some of my files will no longer be needed and/or will have to be adapted.

You can find the changelogs for SI's winter update here:

https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/573744-fm23-main-data-update-now-live/

I will go into some points in more detail:

- Tweaks to development loans for AI teams

This fix is great and makes the file: "Staff attribute adjustments" mostly redundant, so it was removed for the April-update.

- Fixed an issue where high CA players retain relatively high physical attributes late in their careers

This change makes the file "player attribute adjustments" mostly redundant, because it does exactly what I wanted to achieve with my adjustments.

- Improvements to International squad selection logic to help younger players get called up more often

This is also a great improvement, although its effectiveness depends heavily on the database selected and the fix I just mentioned with the attributes of older players. The problem was thus "solved" in terms of attributes. What is unfortunately still a problem is that the reputation of young players is too low. Thus, other files of mine (Awards, Club Transfer Preferences etc.) are still enormously important for the whole problem. However, the fixes are really cool and support the effectiveness of my other files even more :)

Besides these changes, other problems like the problem regarding league rules/stadium requirements were solved (at least in a few nations). France, Belgium and Spain seem to work, Italy still does not.

Other news:

I have simulated 2 parallel save-games until 2037 (setup medium: 1x with mods and 1x without) These are now also available to download and compare.

IMPORTANT:

The test was done while the mods were even pre-ALPHA, so especially club finances are going to look different in your save-game. Currently there is a XXL-simulation in progress with DaveTheEditors league files and more. I plan to upload that save over the weekend, it's a real beauty <3

Save-game with mods:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zq5cx8ovsfc92vu/23.3.0_setup_medium_April_mods_test_2037.07.08.fm/file

Save-game without mods:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/etiqagqd9kjkmvl/23.3.0_setup_medium_default_test_2037.07.08.fm/file

I think that's all!

As always, all files needed are available in the download-link (delete all previous files before).

Have fun!

Cheers

David

Download-Link:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ke4atd8i1ghtms6/Daveincid%2527s_Increase_Realism_Megapack_APRIL_Early-Access_%252831.03.23%2529.zip/file