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NoDid you ever manage to make this work?
I've made a video showing what I did in case anyone can see what I did wrong: https://streamable.com/m6wsj
Any help much appreciated
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NoDid you ever manage to make this work?
No
I've made a video showing what I did in case anyone can see what I did wrong: https://streamable.com/m6wsj
Any help much appreciated
bangus said:1. Start with any squads save file generated via the in-game save feature.
Any file, sure. But then you must take that 'any' file through the same process I mentioned.Oh ok thanks I was just using the instructions which said 'any' file generated and that was the one I had in my settings folder?
Anyway I followed all your steps - thanks for those - and it worked! I tried to add a player but when I loaded up my game it said the squad file appears to be damaged
Is that the error you have?
Thanks for all your help manAny file, sure. But then you must take that 'any' file through the same process I mentioned.
I'm fairly certain you can't create a player this way.
Thanks for all your help man
Basically I'm trying to add Arshavin, who is in the database (when viewed by Frosty Editor) but not the game. I've read elsewhere you can add players to the database using that method.
How do you export a squad file database using Frosty Editor?After edits, using SquadsConverter to recreate the squad file may sometimes give an error ingame if not done well.One simple methode to avoid that, is to export the database from frosty editor, make the changes using DB Master, reimport the database in frosty then launch the game using frosty. If you didn't make an error in your edits it should work.
i don't use squad file since it give sometimes issues. i always export and use the "fifa_ng_db" in frosty to make the edits i want.How do you export a squad file database using Frosty Editor?
Yeah, the original post and this whole thread is about editing squad files. That's why we're talking about it. You can't edit things with players on their up to date teams by editing the original game db.i don't use squad file since it give sometimes issues. i always export and use the "fifa_ng_db" in frosty to make the edits i want.
But if you want to edit a squad file you got from the game, if think the only way to get the db file is to use SquadsConverter.
The moment you go into db master having extracted a db you add false zero values to each table that will cause the file to no longer work. You have to get rid of those. Other than that, you're having the same experience as me. Unfortunately.Yeah thanks @SAHKnight but I want the latest squads...
@tinpanalley thanks for all your help so far. I have a new problem now that is preventing me from doing anything. Whenever I make ANY edits I get 'Squads 1 appears to be damaged and cannot be used'. I decided to do some tests. I downloaded latest squads and then:
So even without making edits it gets damaged somehow. Any ideas?
- Moved that file into folder where my converter is and converted it into a db file and then extracted the squad file. I loaded it in FIFA and it worked - no error
- Then I took the latest squad file and again put it in my converter folder and converted it into a db file. Then I loaded it up in DB Master, didn't make any changes, and saved it. Then extracted the squad file, tried to load it up in game and got the error message.
Sorry I should have mentioned I did do that as well. But didn't helpThe moment you go into db master having extracted a db you add false zero values to each table that will cause the file to no longer work. You have to get rid of those. Other than that, you're having the same experience as me. Unfortunately.
Sorry I should have mentioned I did do that as well. But didn't help
One thing I noticed is that the file size, after editing in DB Master, is never 4,871kb. All the files I've used that work are.
Yeah, we're taking the squad file we want to edit, and creating two copies, and calling one "squads1" and the other "squadsdefault"Did you replace the "squaddefault" file by the one you want to edit as bangus suggested?
Yeah, we're taking the squad file we want to edit, and creating two copies, and calling one "squads1" and the other "squadsdefault"
Nope, no mods.Okay, do you have mods installed when loading the squad file? Some mods make them "damaged" because aren't compatible.
Here's the bottom line...Seems we are having the same problem now so by logic others must be too.
I've done it mate!Here's the bottom line...
a db can come out of a squad file, go back into a new squad file and load fine. So at some point, the modification of data in a table, despite zero values being dealt with is causing problems. I still look with puzzlement at the one from December I edited that worked perfectly fine. Held side by side against recent squad files, they are identical, same tables, etc. But the tables are in a different order which someone told me was normal.
I however don't think there actually are that many people editing exactly what you and I are maybe editing in the tables, though. I'm sure others are playing with the tables, it could just be that they only do smaller operations, or they're editing the main game db using Frosty avoiding this problem altogether. Remember, in this thread which is supposedly about this very topic, there's been no consistent chatter since December. And that was mostly me asking about editing. Once people learned they could edit the game through Frosty they stopped using this. Just a thought.
thefifaaddict said:Also updates in squads are kept in the teams, players, teamplayerlinks, dcplayernames, playerloans, previousteams and formations tables. Those are the important tables in a squad update, and sometimes new managers added to managers table.