Netbook2011 Skin

My First Skin for Football Manager 2011 is the third version my Netbook skin. The FM2011 version is largely similar to the FM2010 one, but has been reworked to work with Football Manager 2011, I've also tweaked the various new screens and features so they work aswell.

The skin is designed to work better on Netbooks and other computers who's screens are limited to a 1024x600 resolution. Skin is based on the default FM2011 skin, with the most changes being the maximising of the screen content area.

 

Netbook2011 Skin Download Page

Please ensure you read the instructions on the download page before installing as it gives full instructions on how to get the skin onto the game if you are having trouble it also tells you what screens to stay away from.

Football Manager 2011 Patch 11.1 Released

The first patch for Football Manager 2011 has now been released.

A major change is the addition of a Dark Skin for Football Manager 2011.

You can Download the Patch Here

Football Manager 2011 Base Skins - Dark Versions Released

With the release of patch 11.1 we now have access to the Dark Skin and as such I have released Dark Versions of the Base Skins. Please note the Dark Base Skins will only work if you have installed Patch 11.1 or later.

The Light Base Skins have also been updated for patch 11.1 (a couple more colours have been added to the settings file).

As with FM2010 to make certain changes in FM2011 you are required to add files to the skin folders, whilst this isn't a problem for fan-made skins it is a slight problem if you are using the Default Skins included with the game. So to help people out I have again made some Base Skins for FM2011 that allow you to add and modify the default skins without breaking your game.

Full instructions on when and how to use the Base Skins can be found on the download page, please ensure you read the page in detail before downloading the Base Skins as it will save you problems in the future.

Base Skins for FM2011 Download Page 

Currently there are four versions of the Base Skin - two light and two dark one of each solely based upon the Default FM2011 Skin and another one with the Background Changes re-enabled thanks to Radestock.

If you have any further questions on the Base Skins please ask any questions in the Skinning Hideout on the Official SIGames Forums.

How to Recolour the Footer in FM2011

My latest guide for Football Manager 2011 tells you how to recolour the footer so it changes colours like the titlebar does:

How to Recolour the Footer

FM2011: Why are my logos not working?

The problem seems to be with the file extension of the logos, for some reason Football Manager 2011 isn't reading any files with the extension .PNG, to fix this all you need to do is locate the logos that don't show and change the extension from .PNG to .png, provided you have installed the logos correctly and don't have any duplicate config files.

To change the file extension in Windows you will need to:

- Go to Folder and Search Options item in the folder menu (the location of this will change depending on what version of Windows you are using, it should also be accessable through the Control Panel).
- Click on the View Tab.
- In the Advanced Settings Tab, untick 'Hide extensions for known file types'
- Click OK.
- Now with the extensions visible change any extension that appears as .PNG to .png
- Load the game and your images should now display.

FM2011: How to make the Tactics Pitch Flat

My first guide for Football Manager 2011 tells you how to make the Pitch on the Tactics screen flat again, note that the file you need to edit has changed since FM2010:

FM2011: How to make the Tactics Pitch Flat Again

Football Manager 2011 Base Skins

As with FM2010 to make certain changes in FM2011 you are required to add files to the skin folders, whilst this isn't a problem for fan-made skins it is a slight problem if you are using the Default Skins included with the game. So to help people out I have again made some Base Skins for FM2011 that allow you to add and modify the default skins without breaking your game.

Full instructions on when and how to use the Base Skins can be found on the download page, please ensure you read the page in detail before downloading the Base Skins as it will save you problems in the future.

Base Skins for FM2011 Download Page 

Currently there are two versions of the Base Skin one solely based upon the Default FM2011 Skin and another one with the Background Changes re-enabled thanks to Radestock.

If you have any further questions on the Base Skins please ask any questions in the Skinning Hideout on the Official SIGames Forums.