Super Bladesman's English National League System Update

Updated on 12 Nov 2009 with build 045!

What is this?

Manage any club from the top 10 levels in England. The initial release version adds:
-39 new league competitions
-75 new real-life England-based cup competitions, including the FA Vase.
-A revamped FA Cup, to include 6 qualifying rounds (which aren’t named correctly by the game… yet)
-207 new stadiums
-135 new cities
-879 new clubs (includes some already in the game, but with no nation set, some purely historical, and others not in playable divisions)

For a much more detailed explanation about what comes with this download, please check out the original thread @ SI forums.

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FULL and LITE versions available

The FULL version, Build 045, can be downloaded from the download link at the top of this page or MediaFire. Use this file if you want to run all additional leagues; it is not recommended to use this file if you don't plan to run all 10 levels.

The LITE version (only extends to Level 8, removes 30 of the L9/10 cups and L10 leagues, makes L9 inactive) can be downloaded from MediaFire. Use this file if you only want to run to Level 8, and want to omit Levels 9 and 10.

More download links (courtesy of DeadZone @ SI forums)

FULL version, Build 045 (311KB)
LITE version, Build 045 (305KB)

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Activation

You'll need to unzip the file to start off with.

1. Copy the file to the Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\editor data folder in your My Documents folder.
2. Load FM2010
3. Select ‘Preferences’ and go to the ‘Display/Sound’ tab. UNTICK use skin cache. TICK ‘Always Reload Skin on Confirm’
4. When completed, leave preferences and ‘Start A New Game’
5. In the dialog window that pops up, TICK the change box.
6. Select the file in the list, if not already.
7. Start a new game as normal, selecting the lowest level that you want to have active.

If you have any issues, make sure you've read the FAQ thread.

When starting a new game, it's recommended you tick 'Add key staff'. That way the players generated in the bottom tiers will be a mixture of ages, rather than all being 16 or so

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Credits

As more things come up, I will continue to update this with further/improved information. This has been an epic project, and I hope you can all forgive me for my decisions when I've had to make calls for what makes the best gameplay (both in Season 1 and beyond). Enjoy, and any questions – fire away. I'll be the one with the bleeding fingers sobbing quietly in the corner!

Nik - Super Bladesman

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Acknowledgements

A number of other people have already helped in the creation of this file, and I would like to warmly thank them and acknowledge their input: Scoham, KUBI, pompeyboyz, DanGLiverpool, crouchaldinho amongst many others (testing), chelsea_pumas (donated many of the competition histories), gw79 (NCE competitions)

Thanks to all involved at Sports Interactive for giving us the editor in the first place, and to anyone else who has made particular contributions or has given feedback.

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What you can do to help, and how to do it

I’m very receptive to implementing further changes and tweaking what is in the file. I am also keen to make this into *the* definitive England xml file. If you have anything to contribute, here’s how to do it. I’m sorry for making this so draconian and specific, but the file is really rather large, and I can foresee adding in all the extra stuff will be quite a task. Also, bear in mind that issues with the file may actually be representative of bugs or limitations in FM10.

*For general submissions/corrections etc:
Please email me at nonleaguenikATgmail.com (replace AT with @). I will need as many details as it is humanly possible to give!

*If you want to submit staff or players for addition to the file, probably the best thing to do is discuss it with me first. This is probably the most simple way to produce data that I can merge into the main file:

1. Load the FM10 editor
2. Load the database
3. Make your changes
4. Save the file.
5. Email it to me at nonleaguenikATgmail.com (replace AT with @). Please include evidence for the inclusions (i.e. a link to a squad list on a website etc.)

DON'T make these sort of edits to main file if you’re going to submit them to me, as it will be impossible for me to identify the code in the xml file and copy it over. If the players/staff are at a club which does not feature in the original SI database, just leave that blank, send me the custom xml and tell me the club (and what division they are in) and I will assign them manually.

Also - if you want more accurate data at this level, have you considered becoming a researcher for SI? This is the best route to getting data added tbh...

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Build 045 - Changelist

- 4 County Cup Final venues changed to Neutral Stadium rather than National
- Level 10 promotion reduced to 28 teams from 56 following the suggestion of Drakestone
- Minor Cups now award Prize Money. This is set on the high side to make up for deficiencies elsewhere in the financial model in FM10.
- FA Cup: Changed to 3 from 7 subs
- King's Lynn Reserves no longer have massive following
- London Senior Cup history now stretches back to 1963 thanks to input from Hendonboy. I will add more in a future build
- Northern League 2 kits updated (thanks to Drakestone)
- Willenhall now start on -10 points for the 2009 season (thanks to -Simmo-)
- AFC Liverpool squad list updated
- Spartan South Midlands clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- Combined Counties clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- North West Counties league clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- Eastern Counties League clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- Western League clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- Implemented updated FA Trophy, with correct entrants, scheduling and prize money
- Implemented Midland Alliance Cup
- Lowestoft average attendance increased to 600 (DrunkBeware)
- Expanded FA Cup to include some Level 10 clubs. These will be random in the first season, but chosen by final position thereafter.
(This will actually reduce the number of games played in the first qualifying round) (Tim Plummer)
- Made changes to London Senior Cup scheduling (Hendonboy)
- Match rules at Level 7 changed to 3 from 5 subs (Hendonboy)
- Northern League Division 1 - kits updated (thanks again to Drakestone)
- Northern League - some nicknames and years founded updated
- Dunston UTS ground capacity increased to 4000 following Wikipedia entry
- Oldham Town renamed Oldham Boro
- Northern League Division 1 clubs have regional divisions set to encourage proper promotion/relegation pathways
- Midland Football Combination - kits updated (Drakestone)
- Midland Football Combination - tweaks made to a few stadiums
- West Midlands League Premier - kits updated (Drakestone)
- Combined Counties Division 1 - kits updated (Drakestone)

Build 041 - Changelist

- Improved promotions/relegation paths for teams in divisions at the periphery in England
(particularly South West, North East and South East.)
(Next up: South Midlands / Home Counties - will take a look for the next build).
- Fixed Squad Numbers Issue
- Changed all Level 10 clubs to Amateur status
- Increased Prize Money at Levels 7 to 10. Should ease the financial burden a little at lower levels, though more may be needed.
- Changes to Sutton Coldfield Town's stadium name and capacity
- Changes to Coalville Town and Thurmaston Town's playing staff (transfers in/out)
- Began adding Awards. Awards added for Level 7 leagues, and manager awards added for Level 8 leagues
(a big job, and work in progress )
- Enabled a Lite version of the file, extending only to Level 8 and removing some L9/10 cups.
(I may have missed some cups, so let me know of any issues.)
- Northern League western boundary moved from Penrith to Whitehaven

These changes are not saved game compatible; if you are using an older build of my file you'd need to restart for changes to take effect.