FM 2018 FLUT skin dark - Version 2.1
Skin for FM 2018 regular career mode and widescreen (1920x1080).
This skin is compatible with cutout, DF11, scope and PMSC facepacks.

In this version, I included:
- “round country flags” and “round continents logos” specially made in metallic style by brian-q from sourtitoutsi. Those graphics will be displayed in the title bar.
- background maps for confederations, also made by brian-q. Thank you brian by your great work and for your collaboration!!!
- pitch textures for 3D match edited by myself
NEW pack of sites for news panel: If you want to replace the current news sites pack in the news panel by other different pack, you can download HERE a pack specially made by Doddo04 for dark FlutSkin. Thank you my friend!! The pack includes a read me file in order to know how to install it.
Once again, thanks to all FM fans (your suggestions keep me trying to make the skin better) and especially to all the fantastic FM skinners whose creativity contributes a lot to produce the FLUTSkin as it is today since FM 2013. Thank you all!!
Main changes in FlutSkin V 2.1 are in
- Nation overview panel
- Match review panel
- Inbox Press conferences
- Inbox content with competitions player odds panel
- Inbox content with home grown info panel
- Inbox content with player training focus
- Pre-match opponent scout report news
"New" in FlutSkin v. 2.0
- Restyled boxes (subsection and bordered) in most of panels. Now the boxes have round corners
- Some country locator flags and round flags were also tweaked by brian-q
- Contract Offer Inbox
- Inbox team of the week panel (animation front/back kits)
- Training overview panel
- Target List/Development list/Unwanted list panels
- Team managers history panel
- Team injuries overview panel
- Risk assessment panel
- Panel overview league table
- Team container records summary
- Board room
- Affiliated clubs panel
- Non player profile
- Team training coaches panel
- Past meetings fixtures panel
The main tweaked panels are:
Main changes in FlutSkin V 1.9
- Club overview panel tweaked and new information included in drop down arrows (club icons, legends and favourite personnel)
- Match in between highlights tweaked
- Full match review tweaked
- New selection information default views included in the team squad panels
- “New” match preview panel (new tabs with home and away analysis included)
- “New” coach report panel, overview player report, analyst player report
- “New” medical report panel
- Scouting assignments tweaked
- Scouting centre tweaked
- Club knowledgment tweaked
- Other tweaks here and there…
Main changes in FlutSkin V 1.8
- New coloured country locator
- “New” match overview panel
- “New” match lineups panel
- “New” match in between highlights panel
- “New” match full time review panel
- “New” match mid time panel
- “New” team staff overview
- Match titlebar tweaked
- Competition fixtures roundup tweaked
- Fixtures details panel tweaked
- Player attributes changes tweaked
Main changes in FlutSkin V 1.7.
- "New" match titlebar with new scoreboard
- Match inbetween highlights teams stats tweaked (some information included/changed)
- Non player profile and non player profile popup tweaked (now with attributes background boxes)
- Player profile popup tweaked (new information included)
- Tutor information panel tweaked (current ability and potential ability included)
- Icon in actions bar displaying the number of unread messages included
- Bugs due to SI update fixed
Main changes in FlutSkin V 1.6.
- “New” player overview popup panel (new information and new options in drop down arrows included)
- New inbox training (new information included)
- New match preview panel (new opposition manager information and tab with lineups included)
- Player overview tweaked and PMSC faces option added
- Autohidden sidebar included (however the pack includes the alternative files for those who prefer the regular sidebar)
Changes and fixes in FlutSkin V 1.5.
- match full time review panel
- human profile
- manager home
- Last eleven (club overview panel)
- Main tabbed box in player overview panel
- Non player profile
- Match team talk panel
- Team hierarchy panel
- Match preview panel
- Various inbox panels
- Various graphics files
Changes and fixes in FlutSkin V 1.4.
- “New” Player Attributes panel
- “New” team report summary panel
- “New” non player profile
- News (drop down arrow to choose different leagues/continents news included)
- Non player popup profile (tweaked)
- “New” inboxes panels: Pre-Season report; pre-match opponent; post-match team.
- Player overview panel (tweaked in some panels)
- Other small tweaks here and there
- Instant result (fixed, although is not the same I used in previous versions since that older code causes crashes)
- Match-team talk (bug regarding morale fixed; some new information included)
- TV Logos (removed, since I couldn’t found the way to make it works well, yet)
Major changes in FlutSkin V 1.3.
- Player overview popup (tweaked)
- Team Squad Tactics Panel (row height decreased)
- Player Overview panel (new information included in the boxes; position ability bar graphics included)
- League stage views (capitals letters included; different colour for the club points)
- Continent overview (tweaked and missing information included)
- Team talk panel (half time rating included in the full time view)
- League overview panel (tweaked and missing information included)
- Agent Profile (tweaked)
- Person Information panel (new)
- Pre-match opponent scout report news (inbox) (player positions included in the pitch view)
- Match lineups (kits on the pitch moved to not cover the player picture)
- Tactics overview panel (kits on the pitch moved and subs bench kits increased and tweaked)
- Tactics overview panel match (tweaked)
- Opposition instructions (tweaked)
Major changes in FlutSkin V 1.2.
- Match squad team talk (new stats included)
- Human profile (awards panel included)
- Match mid review (new panel and information with drop down arrows; some match stats information added)
- Match full review (new match stats included)
- Player Overview panel (height and weight units fixed; some "new" information added in drop down arrows)
- Stadium overview panel (pitch description information added)
- Match inbetween highlights panel (new, with more information and 6 panels)
- Training overview panel (bar graph for team happiness included and some layout changes)
- Sidebar (club logo included)
- Many tweaks in several inbox panels
Major changes in FlutSkin V. 1.1.
- Many inbox panels tweaked (pre season, pre,match, post match, etc, etc)
- Match Preview Panel (new panels included)
- Match In between highlights (tweaked and with new information included in the drop down arrow)
- Tactics overview match/Tactics overview panel (tweaked and player faces included/new background pitch included)
- Sidebar and back/next buttons (sidebar moved to down and includes the buttons)
- Match titlebar (now transparent)
- Match lineups panel (player faces with kits included)
- Player overview panel (height and weight information included)
- Match Introduction included (with automatic animation and option to choose the introduction of several leagues made for FM17 by JOVOVICH)
- Opacity selector included
Released: 26 August, 2018
A special thank you to PATRES10 from fmslovakia for the 2D default kits (especially tailor-made for FlutSkin).
As always FlutSkin is completely free to download and I hope you enjoy it. However, this year, if you want, you can reward my work donating whatever amount you wish. Any small amount is really appreciated.
You can do so by clicking the button down below:
Resolution requirements:
This skin was made to work properly in 1920x1080 (1080p) full screen mode. As a result, some panels won’t work properly in other resolutions (and also in 1920x1080 windowed mode).
IMPORTANT NOTES:
In this pack I included a read me file in order to install the skin, the pitch textures addon and the default sidebar (I included two versions: a) "normal" sidebar; b) sidebar coloured according the club colour). I also included a TUTORIAL PDF with instructions regarding the structure of your Graphics folder in order to view the citypics, the kits and the competition logos in player details and in title bar.
You can download the 2D kits for displayed in player overview panel and titlebar HERE
You also can download the citypics (and much more…) in the Backgrounds Superpack made by DAZS8 and VULRAK (with some contribution from myself and other FM Fans), HERE
For those one who experience crashes during the match (for example, when a yellow card is shown) the “alt match in between highlights panels folder” contains a file (match in between highlights.xml) for replace the original one. That xml is from FlutSkin 1.1 and works well in this version. You just have to follow the instructions in the read me file.
How to add Flut Skin in FM18
Download and extract the .rar file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).
Place the "fm2018flutskin_dark21" folder here:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\skins
- Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.
- Start FM18 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
- You should see FM 2018 Flut Skin dark - Version 2.1 as an option in the skin drop down of the Overview box.
- Hit the Confirm button.
Please note this skin is provided as is. It has nothing to do with Sports Interactive or SEGA and won't be supported by them.








Discussion: FM 2018 FLUT skin dark - Version 2.1
739 comments have been posted so far.
I have an issue here. My FM18 usually hangs during match play when a player receives a yellow card or shown a yellow card or brandished a yellow card. In the Window Task Manager, the Football Manager 2018 is shown as "Not Responding". Had to restart game in Steam all the time.
Currently running on FM 18.2.1 version and the Flut skin v1.3.
This was not the case before. Not sure what is actually causing this. Any thought? When I used other skin the scenario is ok and no issue. Kindly assist.
Thanks.
That's a tad sad.
A second version of the Stats widget with ratings, goals, assists and body language isn't possible I guess?
Hi optik: thanks. As you know after our chat) the problem with the instant result is now fixed and it will be included in the next release.
just getting crash dumps - after deleting FLUT its working without a crash
Ok, I try to explain it more clearly.
Right now during a match there's different options for information to show on the screen. Like Match Stats, Formations, Feedback, etc.. There's also an option for "Club X Stats" which shows the players passes, passes completed, mistakes, interceptions, etc.. There's also an option for f.e. "Away Player Body Language" which shows some statistics and body language of the away team's players. When you're managing Club X you always have to switch to "Away Players Body Language" or "Home Players Body Language" depending on whether your team's playing away or at home. The question is: is it possible to have this set of information for Club X instead of away/home team?
Do you know what I mean now?
thanks. No. Than it´s better to see the nations logo. Thanks for information.
Hi teiwaz:sorry but I still not understand. You just want to change the text/title?
Hi vonreichsm: I'm not sure but maybe it is related to the fact that I changed the code for team logos in order that when we play with the nations, the nations logos could be displayed instead of flag (since the flags I use include the map). If you want you can try to replace the code I use for logos in match titlebar.xml by the original code of match titlebar of the default skin.
The codes in my xml are
<widget class="object_portrait_picture" id="hmtF" scale_picture="true" width="60" height="60" transparency="1" >
<layout class="centre_in_parent_attachment" alignment="vertical" inset="0"/>
<boolean id="keep_aspect_ratio" value="true"/>
<flags id="image_alignment" value="centre"/>
<record id="object_property">
<integer id="get_property" value="home"/>
<integer id="set_property" value="objt"/>
</record>
</widget>
and
<!--away team logo-->
<widget class="object_portrait_picture" id="awtF" scale_picture="true" width="60" height="60" transparency="1" >
<layout class="centre_in_parent_attachment" alignment="vertical" inset="0"/>
<boolean id="keep_aspect_ratio" value="true"/>
<flags id="image_alignment" value="centre"/>
<record id="object_property">
<integer id="get_property" value="away"/>
<integer id="set_property" value="objt"/>
</record>
</widget>
Instead of "Home/Away Player Body Language" --> "My Team/Opponent Player Body Language". So it's independent of playing away or at home.
[edit]
Like "My Team Stats" and "Opponent Stats".
do you know how i could fix this bug with the letters? It should be "Preussen Münster"
Thanks
is it possible to make the TV logo in game not so transparent ?
Pic: https://www.pic-upload.de/view-34499092/tvlogo.jpg.html
Greets,
Goddy
I have the exact problem.
First: great skin. Really like it.
One quick question though. Is it possible to get the "Away/Home Player Body Language" widget based on team?
I really like to know the body language of my players but having to switch depending on away/home every time is a bit anoying.
Cheers!
Hi nikolaosaek: you can replace the default letters in league stage panel views.xml
Search for every code font=”fonts/capitals” and delete it.
Hi lrqvm: Sorry but I can’t help you since that bug not arose in my game.
Hi perkeleensonni, fero and loxlo: I can’t explain that problem since everything is okay (until now) in my game. Maybe there is some kind of conflict with other skins. Try to clean the cache, keep this skin only in the skins folder and reload the game. I think maybe it will works since Vonreichsm already recommended that and in the loxlo game it works fine now. Regarding the medical centre I didn’t change anything on it. Thus I also don’t know what could be the cause of that bug you have.
Hi Church on a hill: Thanks. Regarding your questions/issues:
1. Side panels disappearing off the side of the match - could you explain this? I didn’t understand…
2. the wheel in the tactics screen not updating when you switch players or roles - yes I noticed that. It only works when we repeat the action; I don’t know why; maybe there is a conflict with the xmls I edited in order to display the player pictures. But if so, I prefer that bug and keep the player pictures on the screen.
3. Is it possible to make all of the panels for the in game between highlights screen available in each spot?-Yes. I didn’t include it since some of them don’t fit well in the size of the box (the smaller boxes on the bottom left and right). But if you want you can go to match inbetween highlights panel.xml and include the code for the two (home and away match formation are)
<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="hmtt" file="match formation panel3" team_index="0" read_only="true" title="Tactics">
<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
</widget>
<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="amtt" file="match formation panel3" team_index="1" read_only="true" title="Tactics">
<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />
</widget>
Put it after the following code:
<widget class="match_view_selector_panel" file="client_object/client object viewer selector match1" pause_match_on_menu_opening="true" id="sel2" default_item="mazv" minimum_width="1" default_width="-1" priority="3" > <record id="object_property">
<integer id="get_property" value="objt" />
<integer id="set_property" value="objt" />
</record>
And also after the following code:
<widget class="match_view_selector_panel" file="client_object/client object viewer selector match1" pause_match_on_menu_opening="true" id="sel4" default_item="mtst" minimum_width="1" default_width="-1" priority="3" > <record id="object_property">
<integer id="get_property" value="objt" />
<integer id="set_property" value="objt" />
</record>
4. Is it possible to differentiate the First team games from the youth team/reserves games. It could be with font, or just make the first team games a bolder color. They kinda blend into the background - could you please put a screenshot illustrating this?
5. You can change the wheel colours editing the graphics in graphics/icons/custom/role rating/circular. In meantime I changed the position colours.
i've redownload and it seems to be working perfectly. Great skin nonetheless, keep it up