FM23 - BEHIND THE SCENES (07.07.23)

30.07.23
Hello everyone!

There is some annoying news. Parts of my work have been copied by another content-creator. Some of you might know him: former "darkness" and new "thewizard65". My accusations could be proven by the moderators in the SI-Forum and his thread is now locked.

As I have done in the past with such incidents, I draw the following consequences:

1. there will be no public release this month. As a patron, you have the privilege of being the only one to play with the August update.

2. for those who support me on level 1 and therefore don't have access to the early access file: You will get access next Friday, which is actually the public release.

Important:

Future updates are not affected by this incident.

Such events hurt me a lot, because I put a lot of time and money into my updates.

Do not give frauds a platform!

Thank you

Cheers

Daveincid

07.07.23
Hello everyone!

I wanted to give you an update on what is planned for the remaining months until FM24 and beyond.

First of all, though, I would like to thank you for the continuity of your support! This allows me to plan some medium and longer term projects, some of which require larger financial investments. Provided that the support for FM24 continues to grow:)

Information:

1. the pricing model remains the same for FM24. The discount of 16% for annual payments remains.

2. the benefits for each level remain the same. However, I am still thinking about new additional benefits.

3. there will be 3 more updates for FM23. (August update, September update, October update)

4. in September there will be a second "List of Files I recommend for FM23". This will focus on a realistic start of the season 23/24. At the moment this does not make sense, because the transfer window is still open and there are not enough files available from other creators to make it complete. (I am not a fan of half-finished solutions ;) )

5. it happened again and again that questions concerning content on Patreon were asked on the public Discord server or on other platforms. Please ALWAYS write me a personal message. Preferably here on Patreon, so I know who you are. For PM's on Discord, Twitter etc, please always include your username on Patreon. Thank you!

A frequently asked question is whether the early access version is the same as the public version.

Short answer: Yes. Early-Access is ALWAYS exactly the same as the public version. If there are any changes, you will be notified.

6. the project is getting bigger and bigger, and you are an essential part of making this possible. Once again, a very big thank you!

Cheers

David

10.03.23

Hello everyone! I want to bring you up to date about my project.

As you may have noticed, there was no public release of the March update for various reasons. Luckily my health is better now after my covid-infection :)

The winter update required significant changes to my files.I had to speculate a bit as to how it might fit. Fortunately, I had a good feeling mixed with past experience;) So the April beta is already top quality. You'll see more about the changes once it's available at your support-level.

The winter update not only requires adjustments to my files but also to all league files etc. Third-party tools such as FMSE or GenieScout also have to be updated. Waiting (especially for FMSE) made it even more difficult for me to evaluate the April ALPHA. This means that the BETA phase (as already shown in the overview-post) lasts 2 weeks for this month instead of just 1 week. The goal is to have fixed as many bugs as possible before the early access version is released on March 24th, 2023.

An ALPHA test was also already successful. A BETA simulation starts today and will then be uploaded to Patreon again as usual.

That's all I think so far :)

I hope you are all doing well!

Cheers

David

02.02.23
Hi, everyone! Another 2 months are over since the last post here....crazy...

I would like to present you my plans for the next 2 months (March and April-Update).

The reason I do this is because the final winter patch isn't that far away and I thought it makes sense to let you know what this means for my work:

Experience has shown that the winter patch not only contains all the transfers, but also many bug fixes.

Logically, this also influences my work.

I expect that the winter patch will be released towards the end of February. Any adjustments of my files will therefore only come at the beginning of March with the April ALPHA and not with the March-update which will start next week with the ALPHA-version.

Nevertheless, my ambitions for February haven't decreased ;)

I'm currently helping DaveTheEditor test his planned release of v2 of the AroundTheGlobe Megapack in February. This test is currently running.

Plans for the month of February (March update) are:

1. Adjustments of all files to fit the league files made by DaveTheEditor (probably rather small changes)

2. A few new features which I won't tell you about yet ;)

3. Custom-game setups for all leagues in the world + update of the "List of Files I recommend to increase realism in FM23" - Both will probably be released on the same day with the update from DaveTheEditor

Plans for the month of March (April update)

1. All my files need to be checked to see whether they need be adjusted or even removed (I really hope that China and the bugged league rules will be fixed with the winter patch....)

2. Necessary adjustments will be made

3. So (at least I hope) everything should harmonize with the April ALPHA about 2 weeks after the winter update

This time is always very stressful for me. However, as soon as the final update of Football Manager has been released, I will know what I can work with for the next 7 months;) Then everything will be easier and I can focus myself to new ideas and improvements :)

Cheers
David

02.12.22
Hello everyone!

Time flies! It's been almost 1.5 months since my last "diary entry" here.^^

The start in FM23 was very satisfying for me. Both from my files and financially, thanks to you <3

Nevertheless, I have to be very careful about my resources. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you that 99% of you respected my request for as few private messages as possible during this time. 0.5% probably didn't read it and 1 person insulted me so badly that he has a lifetime Patreon ban with me ;)

The first release is always enormously stressful. The public release including the video would have been planned for tonight, but yesterday SI released an update that would "theoretically" affect the content in my youtube video as well as my files. Especially the following changes:

- Tweaks to NewGen reputation

- Improved CA progression rates for players in inactive leagues

The changes sound great, but a first test was rather sobering. The influence, especially the one of the reputation, you have to search with a magnifying glass. Also, the age problem, especially in the big nations has almost not changed. What is certainly annoying for all those who play without my mods, is of course positive for me.

Any improvement, even if they are small, have a positive effect on my files, especially in England and France.

A test save with the setup "Extremely Small" without mods in 2030 will be uploaded to Patreon today, so you can see for yourself.

The public release will be postponed to the 9th of December. For all with Early Access nothing will change.

In addition, I am currently testing various files for compatibility. So I hope to release a first version of my "List of files I recommend to increase realism in FM23" on Friday/Saturday in one week.

The work on the January update is almost done. The ALPHA will be released on December 16th. The BETA on December 23 and the Early Access on December 30. Public release is then probably on January 6. However, the postponement by one week gives me the opportunity to do a longer test with the January files. This test save will be uploaded at the same time as the January ALPHA on December 16.

This is all for now:)

Cheers

David

20.10.22

Hi everyone! Now it's (almost) time and the FM22 era comes to an end and a new era begins. However, my role remains the same and hopefully yours will too ;)

With this post I would like to give you an overview of what is planned in the next few weeks:

CHANGES ON PATREON:

1. Patreon has already been adapted to FM23, both graphically and in terms of content. A big thanks goes to Jamie (https://twitter.com/2dPFM), who created the graphics for me, as he did last year.

2. as I already mentioned, only the level "Hot Prospect" will change. The access for Early Access is no longer available and is now available from level 2. You will find an explanation why I have changed the price right after this. The discount for Annual Payments is still the maximum possible 16%. I am very grateful for every annual subscriber, as it gives me more planning security through the year!

PLANS FOR THE PROJECT:

1. in order to be able to work and test even faster and more effectively, I have reinvested a large part of my earnings this year and ordered a new PC with an AMD 7950x processor. (As if my current 5950x wasn't good enough, but hey, I sacrifyce everything for the project^^ This will hopefully be delivered before 8th of November. This is part of the reason why I raised the prices to some extent. I simply want to deliver even better quality!

As soon as the BETA is released, a long-term simulation will be started and I will evaluate it as best I can to get a rough overview of how "the patient FM23 is doing". I will then upload this save-game here again. I will also make a YouTube video where I will give my first impression of the FM23 from a file creator's point of view. If you haven't subscribed to my channel yet, I would be very grateful if you would do so :) ( youtube.com/c/FMDaveincid)
At the moment, the whole project is still on shaky ground financially. The sooner I get some stability into it, the more I can take care of the essentials and youtube is one part of it. So please share it as much as possible:)

3. the pre-game editor is not yet available during the BETA, so the main work will start on 8th of November. However, I'm already trying to anticipate a lot and hope that the first alpha version of my FM23 Increase Realism Megapack will be released a few days later already.

4. the scope for the first update is difficult to predict, as I don't know what all has been changed (improved/worse/new). However, the focus will clearly be on the default nations, as I cannot test the other nations as long as no league files are available.

Regarding league files I will of course support Dave (the other Dave^^) again so that I can adapt my files to the whole FM world as usual.

6. the next weeks will be a big challenge for me. So I will answer messages rather seldom until the first ALPHA version is out. Thank you for your understanding :)

At this point I would like to say a big thank you to all of you! Your support makes this project possible! What this means to me I have already emphasised so many times and is actually impossible to put into words :)

Thank you!

Let's rock this years FM more as ever before!

Cheers

Daveincid