Football Manager 2021 Match Screens Mod v2

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Description

Match In-Between Highlights Panel

With the changes made to FM21 this has now been split into two parts, on the left you have the Notable Events Panel where I have kept the fixed width of the default panel and the ability to display it during highlights by clicking on the score in the scoreboard, but have split it into a split container where you can adjust the height split of the panel in game, and each panel now uses the selector panels so you can also adjust what information is displayed in each panel by clicking the dropdown menu in the top right corner of each panel.

I have stripped out the Dugout panel, instead this information is now available by selecting the Advice view in the selector panels.

Then on the right you have the Touchline Tablet which incorporates the IBH panel, and like the default panel you can collapse it down to one column if you want to replicate the widgets and clicking the Tablet icon in the players bar on the bottom of the screen will pop up the panel during the highlights. I have also increased the width of the panel to use up the space previously used by the dugout however the width is resolution limited and in addition the game only allows you to set three width values so for some resolutions (1280, 1680, 2560) the tablet won't expand all the way, so you may need to check out the Advanced Instructions which will detail how to edit the xml files to increase the width.

The Touchline Tablet has also been expanded out to eight panels where you can adjust the height and width of each panel in-game which should give you the flexibility to set up the tablet how you like, and as always if you don't need all the panels you can drag the sliders to the corners to collapse the extra panels.

Within the selector panels I have added back the legacy views that still work and also included some of the new Analysis panels - though the Match Story will only have enough data to work in the second half, and the Shot Maps seem to follow the Home/Away team rather than which team you are unlike the other panels. I have also changed the functionality of the Team Stats/Body Language panels each of these now show the same information however the Stats panel keeps the subs on the bench whilst the Body Language panel moves them onto the pitch so you can now select whether you want the subs on the top/bottom in game by selecting either of those views.

I have also included an Alternative Touchline Tablet, this uses the static panel from FM20 which covers the screen with upto eight adjustable panels which will work regardless of your resolution, so if you are having problems getting the new panel to fit your screen you can switch over to this older version.

To use the alternative panel browse to the panels\match folder for the mod and unzip the extractifwantfullscreenibhpanel zip file and select yes to overwrite the existing file, then reload your skin. (I've also included another zip file with a backup of the original file in case you want to go back).

Half-Time Review Panel

I've re-worked this panel on the left side you now have two selector panels where you pick from a variety of views, the middle panel shows the review data from last years mod - Team Analysis and Best/Worst Performer panels, whilst the right side panel shows the Analysis data that is used on the default panel with the game controlling the exact Analysis data you get given. You can also access the advanced panels by clicking the buttons at the bottom.

Full Time Review Screen

For Version 2 has been split from the Past Match Review screen, with this screen now using a similar layout to that of the Half-Time Review Screen.

Past Match Review Screen

For Version 2 has been split from the Full Time Review Screen, and uses a similar layout to the Touchline Tablet.

Match Tactics Screen

For Version 2 I have also added the Classic Analysis and Stats screens, so you can now access them from the tactics screen any time during the match.

However there are two minor issues;

- To exit or confirm/cancel changes you need to go back to the Tactic screen as the buttons won't show on these screens.

- Viewing these panels from the Player Statistics or Analytical Data pop-ups from the Post Match Screens gives you the embedded tactics bar and you need to click back to exit.

Like the last couple of versions this version is skin and mode independent so there is just the one version you need to download, though this version does need installing inside a skin.

Finally like always the mod makes no changes outside of the Match Screens and thus is identical in appearance the Default Skin elsewhere.

Installation Instructions

NOTE: Version 2 of the mod now needs to be installed inside a Skin, so if you are using the Default Skin you'll need to download and switch over to the Base Skin.

After extracting the zip file;

- Place the panels and sections folder inside the folder for the skin you are using, by default this will be:

Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\skins\<skin_name>\

Then from the Preferences -> Advanced -> Interface Menu under the Skin Section turn off 'Use Caching' and reload your skin for the changes to be loaded. (You can turn Caching back on after the mod is loaded and working).

Mac users note that your User Data Location is now located elsewhere;

Users\[Your Mac Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021

To change the item shown in each panel just select the drop down arrow in the top right hand corner of each panel and select the view you want. So if you want to change the Left Panel from the Overview to the Match Stats view, just select Match Stats in the dropdown menu.

You can also adjust the width and height of the columns in game by dragging the dividing line, and to collapse a panel you don't want just drag the line to the corner.

If you want to change the appearance of the content that appears in the individual menus then you will need to follow the instructions in the Advanced Instructions section below.

Change Log

v2.0 23rd September 2021

• Added Analysis and Stats options to Tactics Screen.

• Split FTR and PMR Screens into separate files.

v1.1 3rd February 2021 15:50

• Added Heat Map/Average Positions panel.

• Switched HT Review screen to use Adaptive panels so the right side panel disappears at lower resolutions.

• FT Review Screen, removed Action Zones, Focus of Attacks and Report options as could cause the game to crash. (Can still access through Analytic Data popup button).

• Split FTR tablet files into separate files to solve issues with game resetting panels.

• Included an alt IBH panel, if you are having resolution issues and don't need to collapse the IBH panels then unzip the extractifwantfullscreenibhpanel.zip from the panels\match folder and let it replace the match in between highlights panel file and this will give you the basic eight panel view like from FM20 (or the FTR screen).

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If you have any questions then the best place to ask them is in the Skinning Hideout at the Official SIGames Forums where I can be found most days.

Advanced Instructions

How To Enable Different Views

Most users shouldn't need to edit the xml files to enable different views as I have enabled alternative views where possible so most of the alternative views can be selected in game instead of having to edit the xml files, so these instructions are mainly for advanced users or skinners who want to tweak the views to suit their preferences.

If you have used a previous version of my Match Screen Mods then the code to enable different views is largely the same, however FM21 has changed what files you need to edit.

The files you need to edit are in the panels/match folder and the xml files you want to look for start with the name match touchline tablet slot with different files for different screens;

match touchline tablet slot nep

These two files control the left side of the Match Highlights panel (the bit under the scoreboard). File nep1 controls the top selector and file nep2 controls the bottom one.

match touchline tablet slot ibh

These eight files control the selectors inside the main Touchline Tablet panel and are set out as so;

ibh1 ibh3 ibh5 ibh7

ibh2 ibh4 ibh6 ibh8

match touchline tablet slot htr

This file controls both of the selectors on the Half Time Review Screen.

match touchline tablet slot ftr

This file controls all of the selector panels on both the Full Time Review and Post Match Screens. Also note that whilst the same file controls both of these screens you can set the selected views and panel spits separately on each screen, however one issue is that some information (such as that shown in the Team Analysis panel) will only show on the Full Time Review screen.

To change the default appearance for the various views that you can select in the above files you'll need to locate the code for the panel you want to edit and then locate the type of panel you want to edit.

For example if you wanted to use the Small Formation panel in the Formation widget then it's a case of first locating which of the above files corresponds to the screen and panel you want to adjust (if you want to change it on all panels you'll need to edit each file) then in the corresponding file locate the Formations comment and underneath this comment are two widgets one for the Home/Human side and the other is for the Away/AI side, it's then just a case of modifying the file part of the widget(s) to point to the new file you want to use.

So to switch the Formations over to the small variants locate the below code:

<!-- Formations -->

<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="hmtt" file="match/match formation panel review ibh" team_index="0" read_only="true">

<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />

</widget>

<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="amtt" file="match/match formation panel review ibh" team_index="1" read_only="true">

<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />

</widget>

And change the file part to point to the formation file you want to use;

<!-- Formations -->

<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="hmtt" file="match/match formation small panel" team_index="0" read_only="true">

<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />

</widget>

<widget class="match_formation_panel" id="amtt" file="match/match formation small panel" team_index="1" read_only="true">

<translation id="title" translation_id="230056" type="use" value="Tactics" />

</widget>

And the game will now use the small formation file instead.

How To Adjust the Size of the Panels

Thanks to the split container code you can adjust the width and height of most of the panels in-game, however for a couple of items you may need to edit the xml files.

How to Increase the Width of the Touchline Tablet

Whilst the width of the Tablet can be adjusted in-game you may find at certain resolutions you aren't able to maximise the panels width this is due to the fact that the game will only read three default values so I wasn't able to maximise the width for all resolutions, thankfully modifying the width is fairly simple.

The file you need to edit is the match in between highlights panel xml file found in the panels\match folder for the mod.

In that file scroll down to near the bottom where you'll see code that looks like this:

<record>

<flags id="alignment" value="horizontal" />

<integer id="min_value" value="1360" />

<integer id="max_value" value="1920" />

<symbol id="set_property" value="width" />

<integer id="true_value" value="1010" />

<integer id="false_value" value="1010" />

</record>

The min_value and max_value's tell the game if your screen width is within these two values to set the max. width of the tablet to the values contained on the true_valve/false_value lines (not sure what the different between true/false is for this panel so best to set both values to the same value).

So the above example tells the game if your screen width is between 1360 and 1920 pixels the max. width you can set the tablet to is 1010 pixels.

Around this code you'll notice two similar sets of code, above it is the code to set the tablet width when your resolution is below 1360 pixels and below it is the code to set the width when your resolution 1920 or above.

To adjust the width the safest thing to do is edit the values in the middle section - set the min_value ~10 pixels below your resolution, then on the lines above change the max_value to match the min_value you just set.

So for example if your resolution is 1680 pixels wide then for the middle section you'd set min_value of 1670 and in the top section you'd change the max_value to 1670 (so it runs from 0 to 1670).

Now we need to set the max. width of the tablet so what you need to do is take your screen width and deduct 350 from it - as we need to remove the width of the left side Notable Events Panel otherwise that panel won't show.

When you have calculate your max. width enter this value as the true/false value for the middle section of code, so if your resolution was 1680 then your max. width would be 1330.

So the above code should now look something like this:

<record>

<flags id="alignment" value="horizontal" />

<integer id="min_value" value="1670" />

<integer id="max_value" value="1920" />

<symbol id="set_property" value="width" />

<integer id="true_value" value="1330" />

<integer id="false_value" value="1330" />

</record>

Now there is one last step you need to do, if you scroll to the top of the file you'll notice these three lines;

<integer id="TbWs" value="650"/> <!-- 0 - 1360 -->

<integer id="TbWm" value="1010"/> <!-- 1360 - 1920 -->

<integer id="TbWl" value="1560"/> <!-- 1920 up -->

These are the default widths of the Tablet, and you'll notice there are three values one that corresponds to each section of the previous code we looked at, in this case the one we are interested in is the middle one (TbWm) now change this value to match the true/false value we used before (in this case we'd want to change it to read 1330).

NOTE: TbWs also sets the min. width of the panel for all resolutions so if you like to collapse the panel down lower this value to 300 to match the min. width set in the tablet file.

How To Edit the Width of the Notable Events Panel

The width of the Notable Events Panel (which is the panel that appears under the score on the left for the IBH panel) is also controlled by the match in between highlights panel xml file found in the panels\match folder for the mod.

To adjust the width first locate this section of code near the top of the file:

<!-- Notable Events, Match stats -->

<container width="342">

And just adjust that value to change the width of the panel.

However once you have done that you'll also need to adjust the max and default width for the Touchline Tablet, to do that see the above instructions however in this case you need to deduct the extra width you have added to the notable events panel, so on the default lines at the top deduct the extra value you added from those three values and at the bottom of the file deduct that amount from the true/false values in all three sections (so if you increased the width by 100 deduct 100 from each of the values).

How To Adjust the Width of the Half-Time Review Panels

This screen is controlled by the match mid match review panel xml file found in the panels\match folder for the mod.

In that file locate this line near the top (line #15);

<layout class="arrange_horizontal_attachment" layout="-1,-1,-1" gap="1" offset="2"/>

Those three numbers in the layout bit control the width of the three panels, the first number is for the Left Panel (Split Containers), the second number is for the Middle Panel (Review) and the last number is for the Right Panel (Advice).

First if you don't understand how the layout code works negative numbers tell the game to split the space by a ratio - so by default they are all set to -1 which tells them all to use the same space (1/3 screen each) and if you set the first value to -2 then the Left Panel would take up half the space (2/4) and the other two panels would take a quarter each (1/4).

In addition you can also use a whole number and this will set the width in pixels, so if you changed the first number to 350 then the Left Panel would have a fixed width of 350 pixels and the other two panels would take up half of the remaining space each. If you changed the values to read "350,-2,-1" then the Left Panel would take up 350 pixels, the Middle panel would take up 2/3's of the remaining space and the Right Panel would take up 1/3.

If you want to hide a panel then you can set the value for that part to 1 and that will in practice hide the panel.

How To Change Kit/Logo & Text Sizes on Overview Screens

I have commented the various files which tells you how to resize and change the items, whilst the file you need to edit is slightly different depending on what panel you are changing;

The main Overview screen is controlled by the match incidents small ibh xml file

The Match Overview screen is controlled by the match incidents left ibh and match incidents right ibh files.

Whilst the bit at the top of the Player Ratings screen is controlled by the match incidents left pmr and match incidents right pmr files.

Information For Skinners

This information is mainly for skinners who want to know how the mod works or for advanced users who only want to use parts of it.

match in between highlights panel - Controls the main highlights panel and sets the width of the Notable Events Panel and Touchline Tablet

match touchline tablet panel nep - Controls the Notable Events Panel which is the left side of the Highlights Panel

match touchline tablet slot nep (1-2) - These two files control the views selectable within the Notable Events Panel.

match touchline tablet panel - Controls the Touchline Tablet, which is the right side of the Highlights Panel.

match touchline tablet slot ibh (1-8) - These eight files control the views selectable with the Touchline Tablet, with each of the Tablet panels being assigned it's own slot ibh file.

Note; both the nep and ibh panels need individual files for each selector panel as they each need unique ids for the states to be correctly remembered, in addition the spilt containers in the tablet panel files also need unique ids for the game to remember the states.

match mid match review panel - Controls the Half-Time Review Panel.

match touchline tablet slot htr - Controls the two selector panels (Left Side) in the HTR Panel.

match full time review panel - Controls both the Full-Time Review and Post-Match Review Panels.

match touchline tablet slot ftr - Controls the eight selector panels in the FTR panel.

Note: The HTR & FTR panels only need one tablet slot file as these are fine using the same ids, though you still need to use unique ids in the selector panels declared in the review files.

match tactics with embedded section tabs panel - Controls the match tactics panels that have the old style header and tabs hidden, all I've done with this file is remove the random padding added.

Version 2 new files:

match full time review panel - Now just controls the Full-Time Review Panel.

match past match review panel - This is a custom file that controls the Past/Post Match Review Panels.

In the sections folder;

fixture sections - Is used to add the Classic Analysis and Stats options to the Tactics Screens.

section meta data - Sets the PMR panel to use it's own file and also changes the format of the Classic Analysis and Stats panels.