FM24 "BEHIND THE SCENES - CURRENT ROADMAP" (13.09.25)

13.09.25
Hi everyone! The cycle of Football Manager 24 comes to an end and my October Update will be the last one for FM24. This is the perfect moment for telling you what my plans are in the upcoming months and for Football Manager 26.

But before I go into the details: A huge thank you for your support throughout this long FM24 cycle!
The last year was quite a challenge, as we were all eagerly waiting for FM25. A lot of my original planning was thrown off course – but in the end, this gave me the chance to implement new projects already in FM24, which I now hope to bring into FM26 as well. 💪

🔮 What’s next over the coming months?

I already have a rough schedule in mind but please treat it as a guideline only, as things can always change.

FM24

• 12.09.25 – Release October Alpha

• 13.09.25 – All patreons will be informed about the schedule/plans/changes

• 19.09.25 – Release October Beta

• 20.09.25 – Planned update: List of Files I recommend for FM24

• 26.09.25 – Release October Early Access

• 10.10.25 – Public Release (one week later because I’ll be on holiday 29.09.–09.10.25 😎)

• 17.10.25 – Maybe some sort of update in another area but nothing planned yet

FM26

• 18.10.–06.11.25 – Break / preparation for FM26

• 07.11.25 – Release December Alpha

• 14.11.25 – Release December Beta

• 21.11.25 – Release December Early Access

• 05.12.25 – Public Release December Update

💸 Patreon & Changes from December on

• Starting with the January Update (Alpha: 12.12.25) I’ll reintroduce the annual discount for everyone who wants to support me for a full year at once. I won’t reveal the exact percentage just yet (hint: the number is hidden somewhere in FM26 😉). Due to taxation reasons I'm not able to add this option in November already.

• Price increase? → Nope. Alpha/Beta/Early-Access prices stay exactly the same.

• However: from 12.12.25, the following benefits will move one tier up (from Backup Player to Rotation Player):

  • Custom Game Setups

  • Custom Save Games

  • Guides (if available)

👉 In short, this especially rewards my regular loyal monthly supporters.
My aim: more financial stability at the beginning of the year (annual payments), but over the full year it should balance out (discount vs. more Rotation Players). This gives me the chance to invest in hardware, which in turn means better quality updates for you.

This is it from my side for the moment. I'll inform you if plans would change.

Cheers
Daveincid

09.06.25

📢 Important Update – Changes to My Online Presence

Hey everyone 👋

I want to share a quick but important update with you all.

First of all: Nothing changes for you as a Patreon supporter

Over the past months, I've felt increasingly drained and decided to reduce my online activity. For me, health, family, and close friends always come first ❤️ – and stepping back from certain platforms is part of protecting that balance.

That said: the project continues 💪 and nothing changes in terms of content and updates!

Here’s what’s happening:

🔚 My Discord server will be deleted soon
❌ My X (Twitter) profile will remain inactive and is no longer part of my communication channels
🌐 Monthly updates will continue as usual on my website, including for FM26
🎯 Patreon stays active as usual
📌 The best way to follow me going forward is via my website or Patreon

Thank you all for your continued support and understanding 🙏
It means a lot.

Dave

07.03.25
🚀 A Special Announcement for My Amazing Supporters! 🚀

Dear Patrons,

Today, I’m beyond excited to share a milestone that wouldn’t have been possible without you: The official launch of my own website – fmdaveincid.com! 🎉

This website represents a huge step forward for me as a content creator. It will serve as a central hub for all my work, providing direct access to my mods, updates, and insights – all in one place.

Why This Website?

As many of you know, managing content across various platforms (social media, fan sites, forums, etc.) has become increasingly time-consuming and, at times, unpredictable and stressful. This new site will allow me to:

✅ Reduce my social media workload, giving me more time to focus on improving my mods.
✅ Become more independent from fan sites and external platforms, ensuring stability and reliability.
✅ Provide a streamlined experience, where everything you need is easily accessible in one place.

What Does This Mean for You as a Patron?

💡 Nothing changes! Your support on Patreon remains as valuable as ever, and all benefits stay exactly as they are. This website is not meant to replace Patreon, but rather to support my work and help me focus on what truly matters: creating the best possible Football Manager experience.

I’m Proud of Us!

I want to take a moment to say: I’m incredibly proud of this achievement – both for myself and for you all. Your continued belief in my work has allowed me to reach this point, and I’m deeply grateful for every single one of you. Without your support, this wouldn’t have been possible.

How You Can Help Spread the Word

To make this launch as impactful as possible, I’d love your help in sharing the website far and wide:

🔁 Retweet my post on X (https://x.com/daveincid/status/1897933129156833299) and spread the word. Every share helps increase visibility!
📢 Mention the site in FM communities, forums, and Discord servers – let’s get the word out!
💬 Tell fellow FM players who might be interested increasing the realism in Football Manager.

This is just the beginning of something big, and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes us. Thank you for being part of it!

🚀 Visit now: fmdaveincid.com 🚀

Cheers

David

05.02.25
Hello everyone. As communicated on my socials, depending on a known release date or not for FM25 my plans will change for FM24.
I decided that there will be at least one more update (maybe even more as long as there are no FM25 news). So there is a March update already in the works. The schedule is as usual (ALPHA 14th February, BETA 21th February, EA 28th February). The public release of the February update will be this Friday.

Cheers
Daveincid

23.12.24
Hello everyone! Another year is almost over and all I can say to you is thank you! Thank you for making this project possible and let it getting better each year! You are my personal heroes! My personal plans for 2025 with FM25 are already at it's final stages. What I can say so far: Not only FM25 will be the beginning of a new era, so does my project. I hope that the decisions I made for 2025 will make the quality of my work even better, so I'm sure you'll like it:)

And now....

- For those of you who celebrate Christmas: I wish you and your family Merry Christmas and a wonderful time with your loved ones <3
- For those of you who don't celebrate but do have some days off: Have nice holidays!
- For those of you who have to work during this time: Remember, YOU are heroes of our society. Thank you for everything you do. <3

Cheers
David

PS:
There will be another update for FM24 -> February update. This will be the last update for FM24. schedule is as usual.

10.10.24
Hello everyone! Due to the (again) postponed release of FM25, I'll continue updating FM24.

There will definetly be:
a November update (Alpha released tomorrow)
a December update
a January update
a February update

Furthermore, the changes of my patreon-levels (see text below from 12.08.24) obviously won't start as planned in November. Everything will stay the same until FM25 content will be available.

I won't lie that I'm really frustrated at the moment. However, I learned (the hard way) to not spend too much ressources with things which I can't change. So I try to see it as positive as possible: I have more time to achieve my goal of creating the most realistic Football Manager database ever! The longer circle of FM24 gives me the opportunity to achieve this goal.

Cheers
David

back to work!:D

12.08.24

Hello everyone! I wanted to inform you about the upcoming changes to Patreon (forced by Apple) as well as level adjustments beginning in November (start of FM25 content).

REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE BILLING MODEL

All new subscribers (existing ones are not affected as far as I understand) will be charged when they join, and monthly on that same date and not on the first of each month anymore. You can read more about that here:

New billing system:
https://news.patreon.com/articles/introducing-a-new-patron-billing-option
Apple's new requirements:

https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

This change starts today. I'm not happy to be forced to change the system because I was happy how it worked so far. It is how it is.

Impact on how I schedule my content:
To be honest, I'm not 100% sure if it has any impact. My schedule remains the same as always. I guess that I'll know it in a month if everything works for you and for me as it should. Should there be any issues (for example you paid twice while only receiving 1 update), please send me a private message and let me know. This is also a new situation for me, which I struggle to deal with (being autistic is definetly not helpful :D)


LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 24 (start of FM25 content)
For the last 2 years I have been thinking (and communicated this to you) of adjusting the prices for certain levels, but then I decided against it. Originally I wanted to keep it that way.

Due to the forced changes from Apple and the resulting uncertainties for me, as well as an evaluation of what benefits you get in the different levels, I decided to make the following changes:

LEVEL 1 (Hot Prospect)
NO CHANGES

LEVEL 2 (Backup player)
- Early-Access
- Access to my recommended list of mods
- Vote for future features
- General support

LEVEL 3 (Rotation player)
- Early-Access
- Access to my recommended list of mods
- Vote for future features
- General support
- Custom save-games and scenarios NEW
- BETA test saves NEW
- Guide: How to increase realism in Football Manager - extended version NEW

LEVEL 4 (First team player)
NO CHANGES

LEVEL 5 (Key player)
NO CHANGES

LEVEL 6 (Club legend)
NO CHANGES

LONG STORY SHORT:
The changes only affect level 2 supporters. Every additional content beside my list and early-access is now at level 3. I think that this solution is a "middle way" which is a good compromise instead of increasing prices.

If you have any questions, please send me a private message. I hope that my mail box doesn't explode. If that should be the case, I might not answer every person individually but I'll answer in this post and send you all a notification.

Thank you for your understanding!

Cheers
Daveincid