FM2010 Editor Guide

Creating a New Nation

For the purposes of this guide we will create the Egyptian League.

Steps

1. After loading up the Editor go to File -> Load Database. This will load the FM2010 database into the editor.

2. Then click the [Add Nation] on the left hand menu.

3. A wizard will then pop-up called Select Nation. Make sure ‘Create New Competitions and Rules’ is highlighted.

4. Then click the Nation drop-down above, highlight over the other nations and scroll down until you find Egypt, select this nation.

(Note: You can here select Current Nation and then a nation. This will allow you to create a nation already in the game from scratch. When loaded into the game, your xml options will replace preset rules in game.)

5. Click [Next] which will take you on to the Settings part of the Wizard.

6. This here lets you set the Season Update Day, Season Start and End Dates. The pre-set dates are there to mimic the main European leagues. Leave the update day and end date alone for this guide but change the Start Date to the 1.8.2009. You can do this by typing over the current date, or clicking the [Change] button to bring up a date dialog box.

7. Once you have done this click the [Finish] button.

8. Once you have done this you will be presented with the General details screen, you can see three tabs at the top, General, Transfer Windows and Discipline Rules, leave these tabs alone for the moment.

9. On the current screen you will see the information set during the wizard as well as First Reserve/Youth Team. Click the tick box here to turn this on. This will now makes all teams in Egypt have a reserve team.

10. You can also here change the Team Type to be different age groups from u21s to u18. You can also set the division formation (it can either replicate main division or be regionalised.) The match day and match time. Leave everything as is here except set Match Time to 1000.

11. Once you have done that click on the ‘Transfer Windows’ tab. This section is pretty basic and allows you to set the dates of the transfer windows in this country.

12. Click the [Add] button which will add date boxes to the Start Date and End Date. Click the [Change] button on the Start Date and select 1.7.2009. Then click [Change] on End Date and set it to 31.8.2009. This will mimic the first transfer window in Europe that runs from July to end of August.

13. Then click the ‘Discipline Rules’ tab. This page lets you edit the discipline rules, here for yellow card you can edit the sequence of cards to pick up suspensions, the amount of games banned and when the ban comes into effect.

14. Change the sequences to be 3.6.9. Leave the amount of games banned at 1, but change Ban Start Date to 7 Days Time. Leave the Red Card Ban Rules as they are.

15. You have now finished setting up nation’s basic structure, now you can add a league to the nation.

16. Click on the ‘Leagues’ tab on the left hand menu and then click the [Add] button, this will bring up another wizard.

17. On ‘Set Type’ screen select the ‘Single Division’ and click [Next]

18. This then presents you with a competition drop-down, select this and choose the league ‘Premier League’ and click [Next]

19. This then brings up Settings page. This lets you edit, Number of Rounds (Amount of times teams will play each other), Sub Rules, Relegation and Promotion spots and the Match Day.

20. Leave the number of rounds at 2, however select ‘Subs Rules’ and change this to 3 from 7. Leave number of Promotion places at 0. (The top level in any nation must have 0 promotion places.) Set Relegation places to 2 and then click [Add Competition].

21. You will now see under the Leagues tree on left hand side ‘Egyptian Premier League’, click this league, it will be bring up the General tab on the screen. You can set a number of things on this screen. The only things we are going to change are Television Money and League Sorting Rules.

22. Change the ‘Television Money’ to 1000000.

23. Click [Add] on the ‘League Sorting Rules’ twice. Select the drop-down menus. Change the top one to say ‘Goal Difference’ and the second to say ‘Goals For’.

24. Then click the ‘Date’ tab, here you can change all things date related for the league including setting TV dates to change. This is done for a weekly change. This is the only thing we will be changing on this screen.

25. Click the [Add] button on the TV Dates section. This will then give you a set of options to edit. Leave the ‘Original Day’ as Saturday.

26. Change ‘No. Of Matches’ to 2. (This will move 2 Saturday matches every week.)

27. Selecting ‘New Day’ as Sunday and Set ‘New Time to 1900

28. Set ‘TV Type’ to Pay-Per-View and leave ‘Match Type’ as shared around.

29. Once you have done this click the ‘Prize Money’ tab. Here you can add in the amount of money teams win by their finishing position in the league.

30. [Click] Add, this will bring up two boxes, one for ‘Cash’ and one for ‘Position’

31. Change ‘Cash’ to 1000000 and leave ‘Position’ at 1. (You can add more in if you wish but that is all we will be doing in this guide.)

32. Then click the ‘Fixture Rules’

33. Leave Sub Rules as they are but click [Add] on ‘Match Rules’ section.

34. This will come up as “Maximum Foreign Players in Match Squad’ leave it as this and in the box need to it under ‘Value’ heading type 3.

35. Then move onto ‘Others’ tab. Here you can set a team to have a point’s deduction at start of season, we will be leaving this section.

36. Then click the ‘Playoffs’ tab. Here you can set a championship, relegation and promotion playoff. For this league we will be setting a championship playoff.

37. Click the button next to the Championship Playoff section to activate it. Leave drop-down menu as ‘Cup’ but set ‘Teams’ to 4. Now the top 4 sides in league will playoff for the championship.

38. That’s it for creating a competition. You can obviously play around and change more options if you wish. Before saving the XML at this point you should click the [Test Nation Rules], if everything is fine a dialog will pop-up saying “The current nation rules are valid.”

39. If you have made an error this box will tell you the error to fix so the nation will load properly in game.

40. Click File -> Save Editor Data as

41. Save the file as ‘Egypt’

42. Load FM 2010 and Click ‘New Game’ (Note you will need to delete the FM2010 cache before doing this.)

43. You will get a dialog box pop up. Click the ‘Change’ button and then [OK]

44. Make sure the file is selected the click [Actions] -> [Confirm]

45. On the left hand menu with all the Nations, Egypt should now appear. You will need to be under View All or Africa section. Select ‘Egypt’ then click [Actions] – [Start Game]

46. You will now be able to play in the Egyptian League

Adding a Cup Competition

1. Open the FM2010 Editor

2. Click File -> Load Database

3. Click File – Load Editor Data

4. Load the Egypt.xml file from before

5. On left hand tree menu click Cups -> [Add] this will bring up a wizard

6. On Set Type choose ‘FA Cup’ then click [Next]

7. On competitions drop-down select ‘Egyptian Cup’ then [Next]

8. On Select Teams click [Add] then on the drop-down select ‘Premier League’ then click [Next]

9. On settings screen this lets you set sub Rules, number of legs, match rules and match day. Leave everything as it is and click [Add Competition]

10. Once you have this you then have 3 tabs, ‘General’ with all the information set on it.

11. ‘Cup Rounds’ where here you can set the number of rounds, number of lets and prize money for each round.

12. While on final tab you have ‘Fixture Rules’ which work the same as from editing a league.

13. Once you’ve set up this competition click the [Test Nation Rules] to make sure there is no mistake.

14. Then click File -> Save Editor Data

15. Load FM as before and now you should have the Egyptian Cup in the league as well.

Adding Level to Current Nation

We will add in here the next level of Scottish Football

Steps

1. After loading up the Editor go to File -> Load Database. This will load the FM2010 database into the editor.

2. Then click the [Add Nation] on the left hand menu.

3. A wizard will then pop-up called Select Nation. Make sure ‘Add Lower Division and Cups to Existing Structure’

4. Then click the Nation drop-down above, highlight over the ‘Current Nations’ and scroll down until you find Scotland, select this nation.

5. This will then give load that nation with all the current levels set. (Note: You cannot edit these levels here.)

6. Click on the ‘Leagues’ tab to display the leagues then click [Add]

7. Then follow the same steps as when creating a league for a new nation above.

In case a level exists but is Inactive

1. In the case of leagues such as England, Italy or Holland the next level down when you load the XML will already appear.

2. If when on the Nations drop-down you select ‘England’ you will see in tree menu the ‘Regional Premier Divisions’ already exists

3. If you click on this you will see on the ‘Type’ it says ‘Inactive Division’

4. If you change this to ‘Active Division’ you will be able to edit it like any other league and add it into the game.

Saving these XMLs and adding them into the game

1. When saving these files, it works the same way as adding a new XML file. Save the file as any name you wish.

2. Then on the Select ‘Select Editor Data Files’ page select the new xml for that nation.

3. This will then override the pre-set rules. If you click the drop down on ‘Lowest Active League’ you will see the extra level added.