FM24 Increase Realism Megapack by Daveincid

Hello, everyone!

I'm very happy to announce my "Increase Realism"-Megapack DECEMBER Update!

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3. Delete all my previous files from the “Editor-Data” folder.


4. Make sure you don't use any other files that don't work with my Megapack. This applies to all themes that my mod covers.


5. The Megapack is in most cases compatible with transfer updates and all possible graphical adjustments.


6. My resources are very limited, so I don't answer questions like "Is your work compatible with X or Y?” - If the general instructions in point 5 are not enough for you, I constantly update a list of files on Patreon which I personally recommend and which will be constantly updated.


7. If you have urgent questions that cannot be answered from the text, please send me a private message here in the forum, on Twitter, Discord or in the official SI-Forum. Questions in the comments will not be answered.


8. The effects of my files in the game are not visible or comprehensible in the pre-editor, so please only give me feedback or bug reports that have arisen directly from the game.


9. I am very grateful for any feedback about found bugs. Especially at this stage (first update) there might be still things which do not work fine yet. However, this must be formulated in such a way that I can do something with it. Please use the template below and send me a PM. I'll read every PM but depending of the issue I might not respond to every message (resource management):
   
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12. If you are looking for tips & tricks to make your save game more realistic, you can get some input here in this video.


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"INCREASE REALISM"-MEGAPACK DECEMBER UPDATE

• ALTERNATIVE YOUTH RATING + GAME IMPORTANCE & OTHERS
• CLUB DATA FIX
• CLUB FINANCES FIX
• GEOGRAPHICS & LANGUAGES UPDATE
• REALISTIC INJURIES UPDATE
• SALARIES MARKET VALUES & SPONSORS
• STAFF ATTRIBUTE ADJUSTMENTS UPDATE
• TRANSFER PREFERENCES
• WEATHER CHANGES
• CITIZENSHIP FIX
• WORLDWIDE AWARD FIXES
• WORLDWIDE DERBY FIXES
• NATIONS AGREEMENTS
• NATIONAL TEAM ATTENDANCE
• NATIONAL TEAM REPUTATION
• YOUTH & TRAINING FACILITIES
• CA/PA ADJUSTMENTS + NEW WONDERKIDS & OTHERS UPDATE
• CLUB TRANSFER PREFERENCES
• LEAGUE REPUTATION CHANGES
• TICKET PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
• PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
• BLUE STARS FIFA YOUTH CUP
• PRE-SEASON CUPS
• GERMAN II TEAMS FIX
• FRANCE OVERSEAS TERRITORY FIX
• CLUB REPUTATION FIX
• LEAGUE SCHEDULE FIX FOR BRAZIL & NORWAY
• PLAYER PERSONALITY IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE
• FIFA U17 WORLD CUP
• INCREASED DIFFICULTY
• MORE AGGRESSIVE TRANSFERS TOP CLUBS
• CANADA SQUAD REGISTRATION FIX
• CLUB SPONSORSHIP ADJUSTMENTS
• PLAYER SALARY FIX
• STAFF SALARY FIX
• TAXES FIX
• NEW PLAYERS
• ISRAEL PLAYER CONTRACT FIX
• REFEREE ADJUSTMENTS NEW

ALTERNATIVE YOUTH RATING + GAME IMPORTANCE & OTHERS

This file changes the "youth ratings", the "game importance" and the "development status" of many countries. The main purpose of the changes is to make both the quantity and the potential maximum quality in long-term saves more realistic. However, this file is not solely responsible for the quality of players, the file „youth & training facilities“ is also very important.

BRIEFLY SUMMARISED

• The global distribution of talent has been slightly increased
• The development potential was calculated individually for each nation based on more than 15 different criteria. For example, the HDI (Human Development Index), national and international audience average, population size, financial resources and much more!

CLUB DATA FIX

This file completes various missing data of over 1500 clubs of the 1st and 2nd division in over 150 nations:

• Nicknames of clubs
• missing city coordinates
• 89 new stadiums
• missing club rivalries
• missing club foundation dates
• club colours

CLUB FINANCES FIX

The focus for the first December update was on Germany:

• All clubs of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga had a much too low account balance, because from my point of view the TV money, which was paid out at the end of the 22/23 season, was not included. This has now been corrected.
• The overstated debts of Schalke 04 have been adjusted.

24/25 Version:
"Club finances fix 24/25 season" adjusts the account balance to the 24/25 season (win/loss transfers). The sums were not always taken over 1:1 but were left in a comprehensible ratio.

GEOGRAPHICS & LANGUAGES (+German Version)

Geographical data:
The whole world is now covered with real data. From the population of a small village in Ghana to the correct altitude of small villages in the mountain peaks of Peru:

• 5500+ edited cities
• 1800+ local regions edited
• Missing coordinates of over 1800+ cities
• Missing elevation data of over 4200 cities
• All cities now have a „attraction“ value added

These changes may have an impact on:

• The distribution of newgen birthplaces
• Travelling costs
• Sponsorship deals
• Contract negotiations
• Fitness/Injury frequency of players

Languages:
• 100+ new languages created
• The difficulty level of all languages has been increased by 30% to prevent players from learning the language too quickly
• 181 Nations have been edited
• 1800+ local regions
• Many individual cities edited

With those changes, the linguistic diversity of all nations is represented in much greater detail. In addition to the official languages of a nation, the unofficial languages are now also taken into account. These are intended to represent those people who speak a second or even third language without having the nationality of that nation.

German version:
The German version is located in an extra folder "German Version". If you play the game in German, delete the English version

REALISTIC INJURIES (+German Version)

This file increases the probability of injury by approx. 20% and further increases the number of injuries caused by sprints. The injury probability in the base game is traditionally always about 20% lower than in reality.
The advantages of this file:
• Better squad rotation (as there are more injuries)
• Young players reach their potential less often (important for the overall balance)
• Intensive counter-press tactics are less effective (as significantly more muscle injuries will occur due to sprinting )

German version:
The German version can be found in an extra folder "German Version". If you play the game in German, delete the English version and replace it with this one.

SALARIES MARKET VALUES & SPONSORS

This file changes the financial behaviour in all nations in the 3 main areas "salaries", "market values" and "sponsorship income". The February update includes changes which especially lowers the too high wage-demands for top players in top leagues.

Salaries:
Salaries are based much more on real existing data. A player from Cameroon no longer earns €500k per year, but perhaps €30k.

Market values:
Market values have been adjusted globally so that the actual transfer fees paid (!not the market values shown!) in nation XY are more realistically represented. The market values in some larger nations have been lowered (e.g. England). The reason for this is that otherwise, talented players in particular won’t get transferred often, as the club demands are far too high.

Sponsors:
The sponsor values have been adjusted worldwide to better balance the finances of the clubs. In addition, I have calculated individual maximum values for each nation. This should improve realism, especially in smaller nations, and thus make "Build a Nation" saves more realistic.

STAFF ATTRIBUTE ADJUSTMENTS

This file is intended to improve the behaviour of AI managers in the following areas:
• Squad rotation
• Loan out big talents
• Increased usage of young players in low priority cup matches
• Earlier tactical changes

In the June update it also includes some personality adjustments.

TRANSFER PREFERENCES

I have researched all nations on transfermarkt.com that have a preference for players with a certain nationality and adjusted them accordingly. Over 200 nations have been edited!Not only the nationalities have been adjusted, but also the age preferences. There are certain nations that clearly stand out as "development leagues" based on various data. (Very high proportion of players under the age of 24). For example Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia or even obscure nations such as Kyrgyzstan.

WEATHER CHANGES

I have integrated climate change into the game. In concrete terms, this means that there is a small probability (approx. 5%) that temperatures in all regions of the world will be higher than those entered by default. In London, for example, temperatures of up to 42 degrees can be reached in rare cases. Previously, the maximum was 32 degrees. This can have an impact on the fitness of the players. It is therefore definitely worth taking a closer look at the weather forecast for the next match.

CITIZENSHIP FIX

I have made adjustments in 95 nations concerning the years to gain nationality. What sounds easy is quite tricky. The sources are sometimes different and unfortunately in the editor you cannot select the options "Will be naturalised if he has good relations with local politicians" or "Will be naturalised if he invests 1 Million euros in the country".

WORLDWIDE AWARD FIXES

This file balances the reputation-behavior through awards across all nations. It will be more difficult to keep your top youngster at your club, especially outside of top leagues but it also increases the chances that top clubs want to sign your player for a lot of money. Overall, it should help to make squad management, player happiness and transfers more logical.

WORLDWIDE DERBY FIXES

This file adds over 300 missing derbies from clubs and national teams in over 50 nations. It also contains over 1000 reputation adjustments to create a cross-nation balance.

Among others, derbies are included such as:

• "Volga Derby" between Rubin Kazan and Krylia Sovietov.
• "La guerra del futbol" between El Salvador and Honduras.
• The "Derby of Ghana" between Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak SC and many more!

NATIONS AGREEMENTS

This file adds 24 agreements between nations. You can find this information in the nation tab overview.

NATIONAL TEAM ATTENDANCE

All national teams now have the correct attendances added. Unfortunately Football Manager does not implement this 1:1 and the number of spectators in the game is often much higher than it should be. I have taken this into account in my adjustments.

NATIONAL TEAM REPUTATION

For a better game balance, I have slightly adjusted all national team reputations.

YOUTH & TRAINING FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS

This file improves the balance of the current ability of newgens when they are created. In some cases/nations it was generally too high and in others too weak. The adjustments to the training facilities then ensure that the subsequent development speed is realistic.

CA/PA ADJUSTMENTS + NEW WONDERKIDS & OTHERS NEW

In total there were over 38k players edited in over 170 nations. Over 119k changes.

The focus for the first version was on:

• New Wonderkids (players already in the datavase, but way too bad)
• CA/PA adjustments based of the 23/24 season
• Missed preferred foot
• Missing dual nationalities
• Missing player relations
• Structural problems with player reputations (has been harmonized worldwide)
• National team switches

I have also made a complete overhaul for national teams worldwide.
This leads to:

• More realistic national team selection. (A lot of minor nations were outdated)
• A better representation of each national team’s strenght.

CLUB TRANSFER PREFERENCES

Over 100 teams from 50 nations have a special preference. This can either be players from a certain nation or age preference.

LEAGUE REPUTATION CHANGES

Adjustments were mainly made to better balance several aspects of the game.

TICKET PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

Mainly teams from Asia were edited.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

This file includes some clean-up of the original database which leads to speed improvements up to 10%, depending on your db setup. I’ve tested it with several different setups and speed improvements were between 6.2%-10.4%.

BLUE STARS FIFA YOUTH CUP

This is a youth tournament which is held yearly in Switzerland wihere some of the biggest Clubs worldwide taking part. The file was part of DaveTheEditor’s FM23 files and he gave me the permission to continue the files for FM24.

PRE-SEASON CUPS

This file adds several pre-season cups to the game. The file was part of DaveTheEditor’s FM23 files and he gave me the permission to continue the files for FM24.

GERMAN II TEAMS FIX

If you are playing with a german lower league file, II-teams of Bundesliga clubs tend to dominate their division and after a couple of ingame years, the 3rd division is often dominated with much more II-teams as it should. This file reduces the strength of II-teams without hardcoding any rule which would prevent them from promotion.

FRANCE OVERSEAS TERRITORY FIX

This file fixes a bug where french overseas territories such as Guadeloupe or French Guyana can’t field all their players while playing in the french cup. So it makes playing in one of those overseas territories more of a pain than joy. With this file, all players are able to play the french cup and especially «build a nation» in those nations are now much more entertaining.

CLUB REPUTATION FIX

Adjustments to improve club reputation behaviour and other factors such as sponsorship behaviour.
24/25 Season File:
Clubs in all leagues which are available per default received reputation adjustments to reflect the Season 24/25 better. It helps that finances are calculated more accurate. Use this file if you are playing with current promotions/relegations.
Important
This file is located in the folder 24_25 Season fixes. You need to put that file in the main editor data folder and delete the file "CLUB REPUTATION FIX".

LEAGUE SCHEDULE FIX FOR BRAZIL & NORWAY

In Brazil and Norway the schedules are now more mixed and the schedule isn't 1:1 the same for the second half of the season.

PLAYER PERSONALITY IMPROVEMENTS

In long-term saves, the player personalities are on average too strong - players increasingly become model athletes and there are fewer and fewer "enfant terribles". This also makes the game less difficult as players complain less often. All of this has now been adjusted. This is a first step towards making the game more challenging. More ideas for future improvements are already floating around in my head.

FIFA U17 WORLD CUP

This file adds not just the U17 World Cup but also all continental competitions including a fully working qualification system.

INCREASED DIFFICULTY

This file changes a lot and makes your life more difficult as a manager.
Here some examples:

• The club owners will have less patience with you.
• The club goals have been adjusted upwards (where appropriate) for clubs in over 60 nations. A small series of defeats will now cost you your job much more quickly. ;)
• Fans expectations have been raised, including their temperament and patience. The modern fan has demands for money he spends on his club. ;)

Combined with the player personality changes from the June update, the games is now much more challenging.

MORE AGGRESSIVE TRANSFERS TOP CLUBSP

The changes only affect Man Udt. / ManCity, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. These clubs are now acting more aggressively in the transfer marked and spending more money (if the financial conditions are met).

CANADA SQUAD REGISTRATION FIX

In Canada, clubs often have problems registering their best players due to the salary cap. This problem is now resolved in approximately 95% of cases.

CLUB SPONSORSHIP ADJUSTMENTS

All clubs (with a few exceptions due to balancing) now have more dynamic sponsorship income instead of a fixed one, which means that their income always remains the same regardless of the sporting situation. The sponsors are based as closely as possible on reality, but also include important balancing factors. This change is a huge step forward for a more dynamic game world!

PLAYER SALARY FIX

This file adds missing salaries of over 1300 Players. The main focus was on Players with a high CA or Players in the second & third division in England, Italy, France, Germany & Spain. This file is also important to balance finances in some leagues better in longterm-saves.

STAFF SALARY FIX

This file changes the salary-demands of staff members likes scouts, assistant managers etc. in all nations. In some nations, staff members earned multiple times more compared to Players, which is weird. This file also helped to achieve a better balanced economy worldwide.

TAXES FIX

This file includes fixes for outdated or missing taxation rules for 14 nations.

NEW PLAYERS

This file brings you a total of 500 newly created players:

• 261 wonderkids from 60 different nations
• 140 national players from smaller nations
• 99 U-national players

In combination with my CA/PA update, the best players from all nations where sufficient data was available are now complete.
The number and mix of nations of the players was carefully selected and tested so that the age category of 15/16 year olds does not become too strong. It makes no sense to have 30/40 wonderkids from e.g. England when they are the same age as the first newgen-intake in 2024.

24/25 Season File:
Use this file if you are playing with a file that makes all players 1 year older.

ISRAEL PLAYER CONTRACT FIX

This file fixes a contract bug in the israeli football league.

REFEREE ADJUSTMENT

This file edits all referees to achieve the following result:

• more strict referees -> more yellow or yellow/red Cards which should again force the need of more Subs. (testing showed that there are about 2% more subs by average, about 7% more red Cards and (I assume) about 10% more subs due to Players being warned already.
• more "questionable" decisions to replicate todays controversy of VAR

PLANS FOR THE JANUARY UPDATE?

A lot!

HOW TO INSTALL "Increase Realism Megapack" in FM24

Place all files (not the folder) in "Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/editor data".

FURTHER INFORMATIONS INCLUDED IN THE „READ ME“ FILE IN THEDOWNLOAD-LINK

Have fun!

Cheers,
Daveincid