This Skin Is a GAME-CHANGER for FM24, Literally | Mustermann Iconic

I am loathe to engage in hyperbole, but this just might be the most radical FM skin ever. Introducing Mustermann Iconic - a pseudo-attributeless skin which completely changes the way you interact with FM.
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WHAT IS A PIZZA CHART?
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In simple terms, it’s a chart showing a high level view of how often a player performs a specific action and how that ranks when compared to their peers. The bigger the slice, the higher the player ranks. A player in the 90th percentile for a category means they perform that action more than 90% of other players.
The pizza chart is calculated at 5% intervals, and each concentric circle represents a 20th percentile. It is based loosely on the above article from The Athletic, adapted to work with the metrics available within FM.
I have analysed 26,000 players playing more than 900 minutes in the Top 20 domestic leagues, breaking down each metric by position. Due to limitations this means the underlying data is static. For example, an Attacking Midfielder who completes 4 dribbles per game will always be ranked in the 90th percentile, even if at that exact moment in your game world there may in fact more or less players better than them.
The same metrics are used for each position (except goalkeepers) to enable you to understand the tactical profile of a player. Forwards will be involved in a defensive capacity, and defenders will be involved in an attacking capacity, and understanding how a player compares in his position in all aspects of the game is important.
WHAT IS AN ARCHETYPE?
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An archetype is another high level view of whether a player is elite at a particular combination of actions. An archetype will become active when their statistical output meets the threshold to mark them out as special at their position
They are based loosely on the above article from The Athletic, refined into fewer archetypes and adapted to work with the metrics available within FM. This utilises the same analysis from the pizza chart, and is once again static.
For example, a Quarterback is a midfielder who is above the 60th percentile in passes completed, progressive passes and open play-key passes. As a combination, roughly only 10% of players will meet this criteria.
WILL YOU MAKE A "NORMAL" VERSION WITH NUMERICAL ATTRIBUTES?
No. Sorry.
HOW DO I CHANGE THE COLOUR SCHEME?
Included in the download is a folder called Mustermann Iconic Alt Files. Inside here are the 12 colour schemes supplied. Simply choose a scheme you want and copy the file into the Mustermann Iconic/settings folder. Once done, delete the file “Mustermann Iconic settings” and rename the copied file to “Mustermann Iconic settings”. Inside FM, reload the skin, turning off caching.
If you want to set your own Colour Scheme, you will want to edit lines 214-241 inside the aforementioned file, using a text editor such as Notepad. Colours are defined as RGB values. I heartily recommend using colordesigner.... if you need help deciding on a palette.
USAGE RIGHTS
This skin is completely free for personal use, but may not be sold or placed behind a paywall. If you plan on using the skin publicly, or repurposing a unique element for your own released skin, you must provide credit and a link to this post.
MUSTERMANNFM
A veteran of the FM series, going all the way back to Championship Manager Italia in 1993 (yes, I'm old). Creator of the Mustermann skins (links below) and recently started creating KZbin content. Awful sense of humour.
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[@mustermannfm]

Minor Fix Files added to end of opening post on SI Forums: bit.ly/46zPxAP

[@twoturkey-c3s]

Korean Ver. PLZ !!!

[@mustermannfm]

@@twoturkey-c3s The majority of the skin will automatically translate to Korean. Where there is custom text, I will not be translating these as I do not speak any languages other than English. If users want to provide translations, I will then include them in future downloads, as has been done with French (translated by Feria), Czech (translated by VonTripps) and Portuguese (translated by Herr Jones).

[@marioNOW]

It is not just the quality of the skin itself, but the community supporting aspect. In a world when most people on the internet and companies try to monetize everything and would sell their mother for a plus click or ad, you honestly just made the past 5 years biggest improvement on FM for free. And giving credits for the original authors of the parts of the skin and linking the "competition". You just restored my faith in humanity today, a much needed after feeling down, so a big THANK YOU! We need more people like you to make the FM community or general just the world a better place.👍

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much. I firmly believe that if we work to build one another up, everyone flourishes. I also say this fully aware that my skin and my YT channel tends to be catered more to a niche, so maybe I don't get drawn into the "competition" nature to begin with. All I can do is try and lead by example, and hope that others follow!

[@FMZweierkette]

Wowzers. That's just a completely new level of skinning. Well done, Sir! 👏👏👏 And thank you for promoting our skin within your skin. That's beyond nice from you 🙂

[@mustermannfm]

Danke, sire!

[@marcinting]

This is the single best thing to happen to me in all my years of playing FM. Thank you, sir.

[@mustermannfm]

Those are very kind words indeed. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you everyone for your patience, and I hope you'll enjoy the skin as much as I do!! If you come across any issues or what to make suggestions please do so in the comments, or head on over to the SI Forums! Also, there appears to be approximately 10 seconds of blank screen at 14:46. Not sure what happened there!!

[@NorsemanLP]

From the idea, to the work, to the final result... simply an incredible skin. I bow down to you. 🙌🏻

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, dude. Although, there's a skin in the bottom right at about 13:00 that looks pretty damn sexy, too!

[@NorsemanLP]

@@mustermannfm 🫶

[@Jonukas]

incredible work. thank you so much for all the hours you put into this 👏👏👏

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you for your support, and if you give it a go, I hope you enjoy it!!

[@hawu22]

This should be officially implemented in the FM as a skin option. Awesome. When I see Jonukas commenting, I have to ask if the skin also works with other languages than english?! And by that I mean german, cause I haven't seen it in the credits. @@mustermannfm

[@mustermannfm]

@@hawu22 so there are a couple of bits that won't work in German. Specifically the "Archetypes", as there aren't suitable existing translations for those phrases already in the game. There may be a couple of other areas, but these are places where the words are mostly there for cosmetic reasons - you don't miss anything important by it not being translated. There is also an issue with player instructions popup - your German words are too long! There is a fix for that already - just the follow the instructions here: twitter.com/MustermannFM/status/1729411817217151387

[@alexathegreat15]

Fantastic work, I'm definitely an attribute less convert. On the match itself, what's the deal with feedback from the coach during the game? Some skins have it, others don't, sure someone said the main game is doing away with it anyway. Doesn't seem to pop up on yours unless I'm wrong. Cheers mate

[@mustermannfm]

@@alexathegreat15 the feedback appears during the game in the usual place, and then there is an archive of it in the tablet under the "Advice" tab. I have definitely noticed some games where there isn't much feedback given. And others, where the Assistant Manager won't shut up 😂

[@RELAJAELGEGENPRESSING]

hi there! It's an spanish FM podcast here so glad to finally see the result of your great work! we're ready to change the game

[@mustermannfm]

¡Gracias! Keep up the good work yourself!!

[@lewishagan9319]

Good god this is perfect , I’ve been searching for a skin which makes next opposition reports/info more easily available. Putting it in the tactics screen is a masterstroke - thanks for your work on this

[@MrMeoow91]

This really show you how important the game's community really is for the success and longevity of a game. SI would not have all the resourses and manpower to make FM as in depth as this wihout people like Mustermann. Thank you,

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much. And absolutely; a lot (not all) of games live and die by their community, not just in terms of creation but also support and attitude. FM's community is fantastic!

[@cashews1000]

"SI would not have all the resourses and manpower to make FM as in depth as this" .... "Sega Sammy Holdings has a market cap or net worth of $3.17 billion as of November 27, 2023. Its market cap has increased by 12.00% in one year."

[@GeeGeez0rz]

Recording a video at 4am, what a boss. Will definitely be giving this skin a try on my LLM save. Looks incredible.

[@mustermannfm]

I have a weird sleeping pattern. Sleep early evening, up around midnight. That way I get to do the things I enjoy whilst I've still got energy...and then finish the day with work.

[@RocknRolla_official]

This absolutely great. Unbelievable work from you. Every year you push it on a next level. Very inspiring…

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much. Just 12 months to wait to see what next year brings!

[@coachroan]

Who's that good looking bald guy at 12:36? All jokes aside, what an amazing skin from an amazing creator! Sharing the love with the community is a class act, let alone creating a literal game changer!

[@mustermannfm]

He is a handsome fella, isn't it!! Appreciate the love, dude ❤

[@soktumbey]

Amazing work mate! This is literally the best skin ever. Hats off to you...

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you kindly. I'll never accept the statement "best ever" as there's so many amazing skins out there, but I'm certainly happy with it and appreciate the kind words.

[@tokiyami1195]

Love the tactics screen, such a wonderful addition for me

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much! It's interesting that SI have incorporated something similar in the Match Prepartion screen for training, so I'm keen to see if there's more possibilities there for future updates.

[@som18940]

8:13 can you or do you plan to add an indicator of role/position familiarity beside player name on tactics screen similar to older fms? I find it very useful especially when I'm not fully familiar with the players.

[@mustermannfm]

It's something I considered previously and decided against as the information is already available elsewhere on the screen - the role ability indicator is next to their name in the squad list, and tactical familiarity is available by clicking the third button on the top left of the pitch. I will add it to my list of future considerations, but just to be transparent and not give false expectations, I expect there is a good chance I'll reach the same conclusion

[@depechetoi]

I have been looking forward for this! Great job again mate, thank you for your effort

[@mustermannfm]

No worries - I just hope it lives up to expectations!!

[@depechetoi]

I already fell in love!!! @@mustermannfm

[@ELL107JB]

This is an absolute game changing skin! Well done 👏 Found your channel on my KZbin recommendations. Really enjoying the content

[@mustermannfm]

Welcome! A pleasure to have you onboard, and glad you're enjoying things so far. I hope it continues!!

[@scottkim135]

very cool of you to cite the sources of your inspiration. big respect

[@mustermannfm]

For those within the FM community, I will always believe that it's important to lift everyone up. And also, should you not like the skin as a whole, but like certain parts, it's useful to know where they might have come from. It might just lead you to the skin that you want! For those outside the FM community, I think it's good to know where the ideas come from, and they'll be able to write about it far more concisely than I'll ever be able to!!

[@KyleWilliamsNerdScopeOnline]

Hi mate, how do you get that legend up at 3:15?

[@mustermannfm]

You make a video and overlay it 😂 The ranges are the exact same as the ones used in the default skin for number colours.

[@KyleWilliamsNerdScopeOnline]

@@mustermannfm okay brill thanks!

[@grey1796]

@@mustermannfm I changed the default colour range in preferences, and re-load skin, however the icon legend didn't change? Am I right in saying these ranges are set in stone and can't be changed?

[@mustermannfm]

@@grey1796 as explained from 15:40 onwards and in the description: HOW DO I CHANGE THE COLOUR SCHEME? Included in the download is a folder called Mustermann Iconic Alt Files. Inside here are the 12 colour schemes supplied. Simply choose a scheme you want and copy the file into the Mustermann Iconic/settings folder. Once done, delete the file “Mustermann Iconic settings” and rename the copied file to “Mustermann Iconic settings”. Inside FM, reload the skin, turning off caching. If you want to set your own Colour Scheme, you will want to edit lines 214-241 inside the aforementioned file, using a text editor such as Notepad. Colours are defined as RGB values. I heartily recommend using colordesigner.io/color-palettes if you need help deciding on a palette.

[@watjewit]

Just a comment to say: Thank you for the awesome effort and beautiful outcome.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏 greatly appreciated!

[@daviddoyle7103]

Fantastic Work. It is like a different game. Well done and thank you for all your hard work.

[@mustermannfm]

That's very kind. Thank you!

[@maximilianstrube2104]

I have an important question to address. The percentile statistics displayed on the pizza chart are not dynamic. This means that the xG values are consistently compared to specific numbers derived from a multitude of tests that have been conducted. In light of this, it raises the question of whether these numbers were generated using FME or QME. The disparity between the two methods can be significant and may present a distorted representation of a player's pizza chart. While I haven't delved deeply into testing FM24, my experience with FM22 and FM23 revealed that leagues simulated with QME tended to have more key tackles than those using FME (without getting bogged down in specific statistics). I hope you understand what I'm trying to convey. If I were to solely simulate my league with Full Detail and let other leagues progress quickly for a faster progression into the future, the player statistics in my league might not necessarily be comparable to those of players in different leagues. Is this still the case in FM24? Currently, I export data multiple times with filters for leagues that use QME or FME, manually calculating percentiles in an Excel sheet. This ensures that my percentiles are dynamic and calculated based on their respective detail levels. However, this process is time-consuming. Considering the overall aesthetic appeal of your skin, I would love to make the switch.

[@mustermannfm]

The data set used for the visualisations are FME only. Prior to that I had run tests with both, and found that the disparity in the stats used for the visualisations was relatively minor, with players usually ending up within a 10% bracket of the FME. Of course, with it not being possible to run large scale tests with perfect unchangeable conditions, it is difficult to assert how how much of this was to do the different between MEs and how much of it was coincidence. Furthermore, with each patch released, this initial test has not been re-run, so the usefulness of that assessment will diminish over time.

[@SwordnScale]

Incredible, the best skin I've seen in 5 years of fm. Thank you.

[@mustermannfm]

Very kind words, thank you 🙏

[@kblinhoo85]

This is an amazing job!! I am really impressed and cant wait to try it out! It really stands out lot of important aspects of players and switches your focus to other things and not just to the attributes. Thank you very much for that!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it. I expect it will take a little getting used to, though!

[@rasmusnrregard4186]

So much useful info right on the pages and I love the way to get more info by clicking to open boxes. Cannot wait to try this. Really great work!!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much. I do love buttons!

[@OJ9779]

Absolutely GOATED Skin I'm never going back to any other skin thank you so much

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you 🙏 glad you're enjoying it so far!

[@aeruhz]

wowwww this is incredible. i’m sure it’ll take some getting used to but i’m looking forward to applying this to my game first thing tomorrow. incredible work thank you

[@mustermannfm]

Glad to hear it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. It does take a little bit of getting used to, but genuinely find the whole approach so liberating.

[@FutbolManagerFM]

Just spent another hour on this it’s absolutely incredible feel like I’m playing a new manager game for the first time looks beautiful in 3440 resolution on an ultra wide monitor aswell everything about it the tactics screen my favourite so clean and easy to use there’s no clutter anywhere.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you dude 🙏 I really appreciate it, and glad that you enjoy it.

[@scruffylooking5957]

Do you not find all the text and buttons kind of squished or stretched?

[@FutbolManagerFM]

@@scruffylooking5957 no mate if it’s like that you might need to zoom out in preferences mines perfect though but got a wide monitor

[@TractionFM]

Unreal, but I wouldn’t expect anything less. You set the bar time and time again, long may it continue mate. ❤

[@mustermannfm]

You are always such a gentleman. Thank you again!

[@Stoogenuge]

This is incredible. SI should take note for FM 25 because this is what it should be from a UI perspective.

[@mustermannfm]

Kind words, thank you! I will say that whilst the base FM interface gets a lot of flak, it's actually quite incredible. 1) To be as adaptive as it is to so many resolutions, and 2) to keep barrier of entry to the game reasonably low, considering just how much information is in the game. If the base interface didn't exist, I wouldn't be able to do this - because this skin can only exist in a world where something more universal is available. by default.

[@laserspewpew_7175]

Amazing skin, really love how clean looking it is, awesome design. Top work!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much!!

[@n00bma5ter69]

Wow. Congrats on an unreal skin. So, so impressive. The only thing I would love is some coloured tint to the screens depending on who I manage. I love the feel of the game changing (just a little bit) when I move a club. But that's a minor point in something which is as bold and innovative as this.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you. As mentioned in the video, blame FC Augsburg!! Unfortunately anywhere that has text, club colours can cause problems - but I've kept it in on the Club Info/News/Vision pages and incorporated it into team sheets (well, technically it's the kit colour for team sheets) so there's little bits here and there.

[@dhauz___7855]

I had the same thoughts as you, so I made the sidebar colours "dynamic". This has helped me massively. The sidebars change colours according to which players, staff, clubs or nation I'm currently on. I still can't figure out how to make the actual "namebars" dynamic but it'll do for now.

[@calebjr1312]

Great work on the skin! Hopefully when I have more time I can sit down and utilize it, but design is beautiful and love the statistics.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you kindly, sir!

[@vishred]

Not even hyperbole, this is already changing the way I play the game. Grazie mille.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you 🙏 I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@Elia98Buoso]

Best skin last year, couldn't wait to use it again. Great work, congrats

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you for your kind words, and hope you enjoy it again this year!

[@gazt81]

I've been playing FM/CM since around CM2 and this is probably one of the best skins I've ever saw for the game. The flow, the details, the style is just perfect. Unfortunately I've been playing that long I can't get my head around playing without attributes it hurts my 40 year plus brain 😂 none the less the skin and the work you've put in kudos.

[@mustermannfm]

Ironically, I think that's the exact reason I'm drawn to this approach. After 20 years of playing FM, I've got attribute fatigue. Numbers have lost all meaning 😂

[@elvisochi4308]

I'm always changing skins because one has something the other doesn't but this is amazing........complete new look I love it........thank you

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, and hopefully this will pique the interest. Of course, I imagine there will be things missing from here that you like from other skins. Sadly it's always a compromise 🤣

[@AnhPhan-u1j]

I really like the structure and graphs in your skins but sometimes I also like to display player stats in numbers for some of my testing. Can you guide me in editing the circle icons into numbers?

[@mustermannfm]

If I am to assume that you have some knowledge of skinning, then you need to basically change every instance of attribute_circle to attribute_label, change alignments and possibly some of the widths of every instance, and probably amend the colour schemes so the numbers are visible. If you don't have prior skinning knowledge, then unfortunately I cannot help you much further. It would take too long, but you can always check out the SIForums, and make use of the guides there. Or, alternatively try Electric Panther. Groot asked for permission to use the graphs, and is otherwise a numerical skin.

[@AnhPhan-u1j]

@@mustermannfm Thank you my brother

[@jacobmorlock1395]

Great Job! How did you get the stadiums to appear in the home tab?

[@mustermannfm]

I downloaded a stadium pack. There is a link in the description - and also on the start screen of the skin under the "Graphics" tab.

[@jackstoddart6709]

WOW. This is amazingly impressive. I can't wait to use this

[@mustermannfm]

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[@voidoflife7058]

Fantastic skin, I’m gonna give it a try today. Never used a skin that got rid of numbered attributes, always been slightly nervous about doing so, but I’ll try this one out.

[@mustermannfm]

What's the worst that can happen!? You give it a try, and decide it's not for you. No harm, no foul.

[@KasperKristjansson]

Hey Mustermann. Just finished watching your video. This is absolutely brilliant. I fell completely out of love with the game a while back but this makes me want to play again! The attribute ratings have for instance always bothered me. This makes the game much more realistic. That’s what I want, realism. I am working on finishing my masters degree right now but as soon as I’m done I will give this skin a try. Thank you. I can’t wait.

[@mustermannfm]

First - good luck with your Masters!!! Secondly, that's great to hear. I completely understand what you mean about falling out of love. It is very easy for a game based on a sport that barely changes over time to get stale!!

[@KasperKristjansson]

@@mustermannfm thank you! And I want to add that all the details, the little things that you have improved with your skin seem like such quality of life improvements… it’s going to feel like a new game and big upgrade, I’m sure. Two months to go! Also, SI should just hire you. At least as a consultant!

[@KasperKristjansson]

@@mustermannfm Update: Thesis turned in yesterday, bought FM24 today, downloaded the Mustermann Iconic and having my first look now. Looks brilliant. I can't wait to explore this (to me) completely new way of playing the game, focussing on data and performance metrics. Thank you!

[@mustermannfm]

@@KasperKristjansson Fantastic! Congratulations on getting your masters done. Enjoy your time playing...you deserve it!

[@foxy1067]

Just started using the skin. However, on the squad page, some of the performance stastics are not pertinent to the position. Example: i would like to see crossing stats for fullbacks, not necessarily scoring. Not sure if they can be changed.

[@mustermannfm]

On the squad page? There are no custom views for the squad page as part of the skin, and you can configure these to your desire. If you're talking about the pizza charts on the player profile, then these are based on the Smarter Scout pizza charts that provide the same metrics for every position, as it provides a high level overview of the type of player they are, and splitting these between the different phases (attacking, defending, in possession) allows for this. This is explained in more detail in The Athletic article linked in the description. To change this, you will need to perform a series of single season tests, which for consistency with the rest of the metrics gathered should consist of the top 20 leagues. You will then need to export the data until you have around 80,000 players who have played above 900 minutes in those leagues. Identify the value for each percentile boundary (every 5 percent) and create a new set of classes in the classes/pizza folder for crossing with these boundaries set. Once done, you can edit panels/player/mustermann/overview/performance pizza.xml (there is also a similar xml in panels/player/mustermann/profile and panels/player/mustermann/popup) so that the slice you want for crossing calls the new classes that you've made.

[@foxy1067]

@mustermannfm Thank you for your reply. Cool skin. It must of taken a lot of work. When i use stats, i download to a spreadsheet and compare for example, my full back specific stats to those of someone I want to scout. Usually only have a spreadsheet of players in my scouting range. Much smaller size.

[@DanBryanWrites]

Amazing work! This has almost made FM a new game!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, sire!

[@harryyes1527]

You sir, are a king amongst men.

[@mustermannfm]

You are too kind! Thank you.

[@globo5743]

I'm not sure if anyone has this, but having the News tab on the homepage makes the game really slow when loading. Noticed this in fm23 & 22. I had the same when using last year's skin and see it on the bottom

[@mustermannfm]

That's the first I've heard of that - are you certain it's the news on the homepage, and not one of the other things that are available? If so, you can remove that little section at the bottom by editing the following file in a text editor: Mustermann Iconic/panels/human/manager home.xml. You will see that the file is annotated, and at the bottom is a section marked . Removing that (rows 236 - 251) will get rid of the section. Of course, you'll need to turn off caching and reload the skin.

[@ThatBritishGuy-j4s]

I'm definitely looking forward to trying this skin . great job

[@mustermannfm]

Hope you enjoy it. Might take a little getting used to if you haven't played attributeless before, but once you get going it's liberating!

[@Patrik38cz]

Looks great as always! Just my personal view: if all the tweaks you made were available with the original color/pattern design and font (the montserrat?(ish) isn't very readable for me) That would be the dream. But otherwise job well done and thank you for being so active with the community! Cheers from Prague!

[@mustermannfm]

Děkuji, Patrik. There is a colour scheme that is similar to the default FM one - "Elton". Interestingly, Montserrat won a public vote (my preferred choice came in 3rd), and you can't believe how much more difficult that made this, as I didn't realise just how wide the font was 🤣

[@Patrik38cz]

@@mustermannfm as a Frontend developer I 100% feel your pain 😂 Thank you for your kind reply and I'll definitely give your skin a good try. Have an awesome day!☺

[@mustermannfm]

@@Patrik38cz then you'll see right through my lies when I blame everything wrong with the skin on the back-end, in this case SI themselves 🤣

[@FMlestri]

Fantastic job mate. Love your work and I appreciate the work you have put into this to put that personal touch on it!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much, dude.

[@stever9716]

Fantastic, been patiently waiting for your skin for fm 24. I can now begin playing my career 🫡

[@mustermannfm]

Oh no. I'm sorry to keep you waiting! I hope it lives up to expectations.

[@tharros89]

Love the concept, going to give it a go after not playing FM for the last few years.

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, and that's awesome. Hope it helps get into the new FM!!

[@Manuel_Minano]

Dude, you've done it again! Like everything you put out and upload to the channel, it is of a higher level. Without a doubt this is a real gamechanger. Thank you for this! P.S. I haven't had much time lately, but I watched the intro of your video "Ajax, everything or nowt" and...I think you've done it again!! he he

[@mustermannfm]

Really appreciate the support, dude 🙏 Got a few updates I need to make to the skin after the patch last week, and then looking forward to getting my teeth into my proper FM24 save.

[@Manuel_Minano]

Dream pretty! Our eyes will be eager to follow up on that content 😉✌🏽

[@fandhusatya]

WOW! I've been playing FM on my 720p laptop and let alone finding the best skin, just trying to find skin that looks good on 720p itself is a challenge. I will absolutely try this one when I come home today!

[@mustermannfm]

720p might still be a challenge. The minimum supported resolution here is 1360x768 at 100% zoom. 1280x720 should work at 85% zoom, though.

[@fandhusatya]

Oh mine is 768, I just forgot the number I thought it was the same lol thanks!

[@raresmiclea7190]

Incredible work! I will for sure give this a go. TY.

[@mustermannfm]

It can be a steep learning curve, but a really fun way of playing the game differently!

[@EldenEleSinema]

Hi, what confuses me is the possession lost bar. As it is a negative statistics does a “bigger” bar mean good or bad? Using the example in this video did John Macginn lost more than the 60 percent (as he hits the third circle) or less?

[@mustermannfm]

Bigger is better...in the case of possession lost, it means a lower number. So, in the example, McGinn lost the ball less frequently than 60% of players. Or 60% of players lost possession more frequently than John McGinn. Whichever way you want to look at it.

[@mubris9705]

This is the cleanest and most polished skin I've seen. Sadly I'm very new to FM and I'm afraid of playing without exact attributes to begin with. When I master the game more I will definitively use it.

[@mustermannfm]

The newer you are, the better. You've not yet formed a dependency on attributes!!! Joking aside, it is definitely best to get familiar with the game before exploring the more niche sides.

[@tiagoalex9573]

how have i only found this now. This is crazy!

[@mattcarlisle373]

Absolutely phenomenal work, and really great video

[@mustermannfm]

Appreciate the love, dude - and sending it right back to ya ❤

[@vipers.383]

colour green isnt showing for me on pie charts and for their attributes?

[@mustermannfm]

Which colour scheme are you using?

[@vipers.383]

@@mustermannfm The default i think i haven't changed it, should i change the colour scheme?

[@mustermannfm]

@@vipers.383yes, if you want a specific colour in the attributes and pie chart, you'll need to select a colour scheme to match, or define colours yourself in the settings file. Instructions from 14:59 onwards

[@dalenichol9404]

Hopefully someone can help and I'm not just being daft, but this skin doesn't show up when in the Skins folder as there doesn't seem to be a relevant FMF file?

[@mustermannfm]

Follow the instructions from 0:41 onwards

[@dalenichol9404]

@@mustermannfm I'm an idiot, don't mind me. I'd copied over the parent folder, so they were still in the subfolder. It's too late in the day...is it Friday yet?!

[@mustermannfm]

@@dalenichol9404 I wish. Can't believe it's only Tuesday. Also no sweat over the mistake. You're not the first, you won't be the last!

[@eva00r]

Hi, is it possible to make stats range narrower? 6-10 and 11-15 wouldn't help much since 90% of the relevant player would be there. If there are 6 ranges 1-4 (terrible), 5-7 (poor), 8-10 (reasonable), 11-13 (good), 14-16 (great) and 17-20 (excellent) for any attributes, this will be a game changer.

[@mustermannfm]

I'd originally intended for 5 ranges, as 20 divides into it naturally, and it allows an "Average" range which straddles the middle. Unfortunately, the game is designed to support 4 ranges, and there are some places where it's hardcoded so you'd end up with attributes being displayed in 5 ranges in one place, but 4 in another.

[@JamesBond-mu4ce]

Please add the option to see attributes as well, maybe as the toggle. Thank you 😊

[@mustermannfm]

Please see description for answer!

[@1nnu3ndo]

What a fantastic skin game-changing skin. Only issue I can imagine is when trying to evaluate your team and sign new players early season when the stats reset. As a professional graphic designer I also really appreciate your design choices.

[@mustermannfm]

Indeed, there are limitations with stats resetting at season end, and I heartily recommend creating a save at season end before the reset, so you're able to go back and check previous seasons. And thank you for the compliment. As a non-designer, that means a lot!

[@dinz7719]

Disliking for complaining about my boys in Augsburg xD On a serious note this skin is insane, only thing I don't particularly like is the pseudo-attributeless nature (my issue, not yours) and even then I feel like for scouting I would prefer the generalised dots to trim my scout list at which point I would take interest in attribute values. But every other feature is just outstanding (especially love the player architypes, something small that looks great). Fantastic work.

[@mustermannfm]

Look, it's not my fault that Augsburg went for green and red!! Sadly, it's just one of the limitations of the game when using club colours, otherwise I have no qualms with them. Norwich are nearly as bad, too!

[@simoneriksson8724]

this is so freaking awesome, well done man

[@mustermannfm]

Very kind words, thank you!

[@asousaRD]

this is incredibly good! it does actually look like fm24 was a new improved game!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you, very much. I tried to ignore what was actually in the game when designing, and focus instead on what I think should be available on each page. It's definitely an extreme change!

[@Huwbacca]

That is amazing design. Sadly it would probably slow down my time playing without attributes and I don't get much time to game these days, but as a statistician myself, this is really excellent.

[@mustermannfm]

You'll never know until you try it!! Joking aside, thank you for the kind words. I know it's a niche playing style and won't appeal to everyone, but if people still look at it and go "oh, cool, but not for me", I'm pretty happy with that!

[@F-Tier_Physique]

Could one change the colour of the attributes in the player attribute section? Maybe even make more categories ie: 1-5(blue),6-10(green), 11-15(purple), 16-20(orange). I find it more readable than shades of green combined with slight ball size changes.

[@mustermannfm]

You can change it in the settings file. Follow the instructions for changing colour settings yourself, and navigate to the section starting "low attribute"

[@spencermcewen1755]

I'm really interested in using this skin, and i've followed all the directions to install it. I downloaded it from the si forums, unzipped using winrar, but the skin doesn't appear in my interface menu in preferences. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[@mustermannfm]

Every time this has been raised, it's turned out that the files haven't been extracted and placed in the skins folder properly. Rewatch from 0:43

[@anthonykuzmanoski]

Love it. Just a question i can’t get the skin on the dropdown menu in game but have the skin in my skins folder

[@mustermannfm]

It should appear as long as it's been extracted as shown at the start of the video.

[@anthonykuzmanoski]

@@mustermannfm for some reasons it’s not ):

[@mustermannfm]

@@anthonykuzmanoski in absolutely no attempt to be rude, it means you've done something wrong. Without being able to see your computer, I can only make guesses, but things to check: you have extracted to ...Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/skins folder ("skins" is all lowercase). The folder you've extracted is the Mustermann Iconic folder, from the zip file for Mustermann Iconic 1.1. e.g. the the full path will be ...Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/skins/Mustermann Iconic. E.g. you haven't created put the skin folder inside another folder called Mustermann Iconic 1.1

[@anthonykuzmanoski]

@@mustermannfm i dmed you on twitter if you don’t mind replying

[@anthonykuzmanoski]

@@mustermannfminside skins is musterman iconic 1.1 then inside that is musterman iconic 1.1 and musterman iconic alt files

[@eti1687]

Definitely gonna give this a go at some point!! might do a PL save to get used to it though as it seems like it'll take some getting used to without having to worry about the intricacies of the turkish 3rd division where I currently am in my main save!

[@mustermannfm]

It's definitely worth giving a try - and sure it might help to do so first time with a team you have a little bit of knowledge about! That said, I played South African second division in FM23 this way, and it was great fun. Icons meants I could easily see that my players were all rubbish!!

[@BretHiggins]

I really like the skin, but I'm having issues parsing player attributes. Is there a to go back to numbered attributes whilst keeping the rest of the skin's features?

[@mustermannfm]

No, there isn't a numerical version. I can recommend Electric Panther or TCS if you want the pizza chart element. They are both linked on the start screen of the skin.

[@BretHiggins]

@@mustermannfm thanks mate. I’ll stick witth the skin on my Red Star save and see if I can get to grips with it.

[@blackchowlion]

SO clean, amazing work!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you kindly 🙏

[@tomh6588]

I didn't realise how skinnable FM is. Do you think it's possible to skin FM24 so that it's more like FM24 "touch"? By essentially skinning out a load of the functions and options so there is a more streamlined game presented to the user?

[@mustermannfm]

Features or gameplay mechanics, not really. Skimming is ultimately just cosmetic. There are some funky things you can do to manipulate what is there to change how it is presented or consumed but you can't change the underlying game. Take agent interactions, for example. You could remove all the buttons so it wasn't possible to access them. But...the functions would still exist, the game will still expect you to discuss things with them, and there will still be consequences as a result of not engaging.

[@tomh6588]

@@mustermannfm makes sense. I'd love to see a skin that strips the game down as much as possible on features that don't require an action or have a significant consequence.

[@mustermannfm]

@@tomh6588 I was about to suggest there's never a better time to start than right now, but with FM25 having an engine change it actually might be the very worst time to start 🤣

[@tomh6588]

@@mustermannfm I imagine there's going to be some serious changes with the GUI and simplification of the interface. If SI want to reach the more 'casual' audience they need to find a better balance of game evolution vs feature overload.

[@energicznygostek9861]

Great skin, but my first impression is I'm not the biggest fan of technique attribute being tripled in the posession section of the player overview. A player with great technique will look better than others at a first glance because he has 3 golden dots due to 1 attribute. I'm not sure whether it is one of the most attributes anyways, even for a posession game. I understand that if it is not tripled, then for example crossing section is messed up because you have just 1 attribute there kind of. Well that's my first impression, maybe it plays out dffferently after some time. Edit: also decision is doubled in the attacking section, kinda making it seem that decisions is the most important attribute for attacking, which I disagree with.

[@mustermannfm]

They're the training groups. If you train a player in Crossing, then you're training the Crossing and Technique attribte. If you train a player in Ball Control, then you're training the First Touch, Dribbling and Technique attributes and so on.

[@energicznygostek9861]

@@mustermannfm I know. Anyways, the percentile feature is amazing. Are the percentiles down to 1 percent? If so, I would love to be able to see the exact percentile in the form of a number. It's not easy to see this in such detail on the pizza graph. Or maybe there is such an option and I overlooked it?

[@mustermannfm]

@@energicznygostek9861 from the video description: The pizza chart is calculated at 5% intervals, and each concentric circle represents a 20th percentile. It is based loosely on the above article from The Athletic, adapted to work with the metrics available within FM.

[@Veko171]

I never comment on videos. However, I feel that I need to say THANK YOU! Rarely I have made a change on FM that made me say out load HOLY FUCK! WELL DONE!!!

[@mustermannfm]

That is very much appreciated, thank you, dude!

[@FM_Flop290]

What section is the pizza chart & attributes colours? Would like to change the colour to Agave but use Bafana pizza chart and attributes colours.

[@mustermannfm]

In the settings file there are colour names. For the pizza chart - the colours start "pizza..." For attributes you are looking for the section that starts "low attribute"

[@FM_Flop290]

@mustermannfm Thank you for the information & replying. Never played attributeless in 18 years I've played football manager, finding it hard at the minute but it's sinking in. Love the fact I'm not debating of 16 or 18 attributes.

[@mustermannfm]

@@FM_Flop290 the first time I tried attributeless I lasted 3 months in game. And then didn't try again for 2 years! It definitely takes a bit of getting used to.

[@aliel-araby]

I stumbled across this, downloaded and tried it, and while I love the idea of using no attributes and want to try it in its own save, I'd love if there is a version of the skin that has attributes. Great skin though. Very smooth, clean, and intuitive. One thing in particular is how easy it is to move players around while setting up tactics vs the vanilla skin!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate that attributeless isn't for everyone, but that is the area I am focussing my time. Unfortunately I do not have the time or passion for an attributed version, but there are plenty of fantastic alternatives out there. Tato is a great choice for a smooth, clean and intuitive design: www.fmscout.com/a-fm24-skin-tato.html Electric Panther might be more appropriate if you are looking for some of those data visualisation elements: www.fmscout.com/a-electric-panther-fm24-skin.html

[@kingcole2045]

Great job!! How do I know what the colours represent in term of elite, good or average attributes?

[@mustermannfm]

In the video there was a key, but it's the exact same ranges used by the default game. Depending on the colour scheme you use, the specific colours will be different, but they also increase in size. These are as follows: Poor 1-5 Average 6-10 Good 11-15 Excellent 16-20

[@gilliandebeule2153]

What songs are in the folder Songs about Triangles? First one I think of is Tessellate by Alt-J. That one has to be there right?

[@mustermannfm]

Sadly none. I believe that actually contained my coursework.

[@gilliandebeule2153]

@ Hahahahaha I was so invested

[@mustermannfm]

I never got round to changing all of the folder names back, so Opinions on Elephants and Pictures of Cheese still exist. Unfortunately, neither contains any of those things, though.

[@gilliandebeule2153]

@@mustermannfm that’s just fire folder naming. GG man Looking forward to using this skin once I’m back to playing games on Windows instead of Ubuntu. I’m sure it’s possible to get the skin to work on this OS too, but what a hassle it is 😂

[@freshgreenkeeper5559]

After your video, I have to try to play with this skin. So far for me the best was Vince Skin but maybe yours will be better for me. Looks interesting

[@mustermannfm]

It might take a little getting used to, but I hope you enjoy it!

[@DodgeeGamer]

Oooh, why didn't I see this yesterday? Will be downloading this evening 😎

[@mustermannfm]

Great to hear. Hope you enjoy it, and it's an improvement on last year's offering!

[@NaturalBornChilla666]

This is really cool! Nice work! Maybe one day I will attempt an attribute less save…

[@mustermannfm]

Never a better time than right now 🤣 Joking aside, I think my first venture into attributeless (albeit short lived) was during summer a few years ago. When you've played FM a lot, and the real season has ended, it was a nice challenge to make things feel fresh.

[@edenra8734]

This is incredible. All I miss are the relevant attributes for a staff member, such as DDM for coaches, adaptability on scouts, etc...

[@mustermannfm]

They're all there - generic mental attributes are at the top, and other attributes in the area that is relevant. And from the sounds of things, it looks like you don't need a reminder either 😁

[@edenra8734]

Yep, totally missed it! Absolutely no reason for it to become my all time favourite skin now! Thanks so much!@@mustermannfm

[@mustermannfm]

@@edenra8734 easy to miss, especially as it's such a departure from how everyone's used to things looking!

[@mihaiconstantin7814]

This is legendary. Many thanks!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you kindly!

[@barfly14]

This looks a really nice skin that I'm going to try. I'm normally a numbers attributes guy but the effort you have put into it makes me want to try it on one of my saves so thanks for sharing. Slightly off topic, you said you are looking forward to making new videos. I was wondering if you're interested and have time to make match analysis videos on what you do in matches that aren't going your way, perhaps if you adjust player roles or what data you look at in-game. Basically what ever you do and look for. I have found written guides online but I'm more of a visual person and like videos to follow. I've watched lots of FM content creators, all good but I've not seen anyone cover this subject. Unless you can suggest someone's videos I should watch as I see you like to promote in the FM community. Just thought it would be interesting to see to the usual wonderkids recruitment videos that everyone seems to do, not that you do that as you're more of a story teller which is why I think you would explain it well for fairly newbies like me that have only played since FM23. Just a thought anyway.

[@mustermannfm]

Welcome to the dark side of attributeless 😈 If I ever get a chance to start this PAOK save, it will be more like a let's play, so there will be more game-management stuff. Of course, I am reactive to what happens, so I can't say - "hey, episode 3 I'll be focussing on in-game analysis and adjustment" as I won't know if and when things will happen ahead of time!

[@barfly14]

​@@mustermannfmlook forward to the let's play then if you get the chance. Another question, what view or custom views are you using for this skin for scouting e.g in players in range? Unless I missed it in this video.

[@Uristy_]

I've used last year numbered version. I'll give it a try this iconic version now, this is the best skin for lower res computers, it's a shame you're not going to make a numbered version, I hope I get used to it or mybe I'll try to edit the files myself later 👍

[@mustermannfm]

Come on over to the dark side of (pseudo) attributeless. It's not too bad over here!

[@sanfierroo]

Your Skin is simply amazing, it has completely changed my FM experience, thank you. I have two questions tho, firstly, there were phrases in the manage profile of the default skin such as "hands on approach, loyalty to players, media handling" etc.. As far as I understand, you changed these with more realistic statistics, but is it possible to bring them back again by editing? Secondly, what do I need to edit to show the facilities and reputation levels with stars instead of just texts? I'm sorry if my questions are too general, I think I asked very specific questions about XML, but I hope the answers may be easy. Thanks again.

[@mustermannfm]

As neither are things I've sought to do, I don't know the exact answers and I'm not at home to check. Your best route is to find a skin that has what you're looking for, and identify which element controls what you're asking for. For the manager it will be panels/human/human profile.xml, and I think the element is referred to as "Manager Statistics". For facilities, I've never touched this at all, but I believe WTCS has, so that might be a good place to look.

[@ultrasinside8634]

How do I see the shirt numbers on the ''ball'' in tactics, I only got white balls and it annoys me.

[@mustermannfm]

Depending on the kit, the numbers and kit may be the same colour. This usually happens when you'll be playing an away game, and your kit is either white or black.

[@ultrasinside8634]

@@mustermannfm It happens on all games, its on the main tactics menu. I'm Ajax, so my kit is more red then white tbh. Tried everything to solve it, but nothing works. Even tried to manually adjust it in the settings.

[@mustermannfm]

@@ultrasinside8634you can delete panels/tactics/tactics icon info panel overview.xml (and tactics icon info panel overview match.xml) to revert back to the default.

[@BrasilianFury]

My body is ready for this!

[@mustermannfm]

Thank you very much, dude. Appreciated as always!

[@CaptainGG1]

This skin is simply incredible, but I do wonder if attributes could be shown or a separate version with the attributes will capture those who prefer it, other than that the skin tops everything.

[@mustermannfm]

I'm afraid not, sorry.

[@Pedro.Chapps]

if this had the number values i would love it. but i duno how i feel about not seeing numbers. being old school cm/fm player i would find it hard, That said i am going to try it out

[@mustermannfm]

As a fellow old school player, I can assure you it isn't as much of a leap as it might seem! I think I mentioned to someone else, I reckon after 20 years of playing FM, I've just developed attribute fatigue!

[@zacarenson1068]

It’s been great so far, my only issue has been that the DNA attributes always resets when i go back into the game?

[@mustermannfm]

That's peculiar. The only time that happens for me is if change the DNA attributes and then save without progressing the game (e.g. pressing continue and playing the game for a bit). After reloading the skin, have you considered turning caching back on?

[@flinty8121]

I appreciate this isn't for everyone. but can I easily see the normally hidden attributes like Potential Ability and Professionalism with this skin?

[@mustermannfm]

I'm afraid not.

[@abdunnuribrahim2689]

what does it mean by "possession lost" does that mean how many times the player lost possession?

[@mustermannfm]

Yes. As mentioned in the video, the pizza slice measures how good someone is, so in the case of possession lost (and goals conceded), the fewer instances, the larger the slice.

[@impactedink8367]

I’m unable to see the pie charts for any of my players. They simply do not show up. Am I supposed to have some sort of a database?

[@mustermannfm]

Have you just started a save, or are you part way through a season?

[@impactedink8367]

@@mustermannfm I've just started a save. First time coming back to FM in a bit. Just downloaded FM24 last week and started playing today after downloading your skin.

[@mustermannfm]

@@impactedink8367 if you haven't played any competitive games, there is no performance data for it to pull yet

[@strken]

Removing the detailed attributes marks isnt for me, unfortunately. I would absolutely love to use your skin but with the regular numbers, this would be the absolute best. Great job !

[@DC10_]

The skin is more real life-like. You can see from watching someone like De Bruyne that he has elite passing... but you cant determine whether its 17, 18, 19 or 20/20. The game is already tediously easy having every single (scouted) players' exact attributes available to compare and this skin provides a level of ambiguity meaning that sometimes you make the wrong choice(s). Novel idea, I know.

[@mustermannfm]

That's fine. As said, I'm not trying to make something for everyone - but if one day you decide to try something a little different, you know where to look!

[@yessirglizzy4966]

i am with u cool skill but would love this skin if it just kept the attributes or an option to show the attribute numbers would be amazing

[@dannytilley4878]

Hi mate how do I transfer the alt files for colours on the recent update as I transferred the alt colour files and it doesn't work

[@mustermannfm]

It is exactly the same. To change the scheme, copy the file you want into the Mustermann Iconic/settings folder, then delete the file named Mustermann Iconic settings. Now you can rename the file you just copied over to Mustermann Iconic settings. Once done, you’ll need to head back into preferences and reload the skin, turning off caching just like before.

[@dannytilley4878]

@mustermannfm thank u mate worked a treat

[@zai2135]

Congratulations for your work here but i have a problem..every year when i install a logo pack or kits or skin my game crash in every fm iam desperate and i scary to install any now..and i follow every instruction..please help me

[@mustermannfm]

I don't know much about installation of logo packs or kits or, more specifically, why that might cause crashes. Have you asked the creators on the site you have downloaded them? In my experience, the community is very good at responding, and might be able to help if they've come across it before.