The best way to edit teams & players

[hiszpq]

Hello everyone!
I am really not sure if anyone will be able to answer this question but it's worth to try.
I am currently running a home made game based on PES 2012 where we created our own teams and players. But we wanted to switch to FIFA 18 as I think it's the best gameplay-wise.
But my question is - is there any chance to be able to edit teams (names, kits) and players (or create our own players) on FIFA 18 on PC?
I have tried using CG FE but it does not seem to be working on Windows 10. Maybe it does work on Windows 7?
Do any of you have an idea how to be able to edit what is needed?
Or maybe it would be better idea to try with different version of FIFA? If so, what version would be the best?

I appreciate all responses and ideas.

BR
Simon

 

[dontellmama]

FIFA 16 is the best.

 

[Syphon-x]

Hello everyone!
I am really not sure if anyone will be able to answer this question but it's worth to try.
I am currently running a home made game based on PES 2012 where we created our own teams and players. But we wanted to switch to FIFA 18 as I think it's the best gameplay-wise.
But my question is - is there any chance to be able to edit teams (names, kits) and players (or create our own players) on FIFA 18 on PC?
I have tried using CG FE but it does not seem to be working on Windows 10. Maybe it does work on Windows 7?
Do any of you have an idea how to be able to edit what is needed?
Or maybe it would be better idea to try with different version of FIFA? If so, what version would be the best?

I appreciate all responses and ideas.

BR
Simon

You have choosen an old and not supported Game anymore. I do like the Gameplay. I have got CGFE 18 still working and the old Community Patch 18 in it´s "full Version" are still running on my Windows 11. But the Program is very buggy and often it crashes because out of "Memory error". I need to run the Program twice or 3x times to add additional mods. Sometimes even the save progress after modding leads into error and you must restart the modding process. Anyway, besides FIFA 16 and FIFA 19 there is no remarkable modding support for "older" FIFA´s like 18. Of course you can use Frosty Editor to mod this Game as well!
Whatever, where is a will there is way. For Player creating you also neeed more than CGFE 18 I would say. Are you familar with DB Master 15/16 and of course what would you help also is Fidel´s RDBM Tool, Mate! Why you wanna choose FIFA 18 for your Project? cracked Version? or legit Version?

I honestly can say sometimes I replay 18 also. I like in that Gameplay the lost ability to execute a finesse shot (flat shot) with simply pressing the L2 button together with the shot button. EA deleted this nice feature in any followed FIFA/FC Game. You can still execute a finesse shot but trying that after FIFA 18 it losts his simple way.
Anyway, did you create Players before in any FIFA? How many would that be for FIFA 18? It´s correct that FIFA 16 is also a good alternative Game choice, because it have with Creation Master 16 a GUI based editing Program. CGFE 18 uses the code of Creation master 16 to my knownledge. I always like to read older FIFA´s are still get played, so if you wanna test the Community Patch 18 for CGFE 18 let me know and I upload the mod for you. Of course it have the old 2018/2019 Database. But it have really nice Texture mods and assets like Banners, Flags, Balls, shoes etc. As a base a.e. You could try to update the DB and add your Players in one go.

 

[tomekthemessenger]

You have choosen an old and not supported Game anymore. I do like the Gameplay. I have got CGFE 18 still working and the old Community Patch 18 in it´s "full Version" are still running on my Windows 11. But the Program is very buggy and often it crashes because out of "Memory error". I need to run the Program twice or 3x times to add additional mods. Sometimes even the save progress after modding leads into error and you must restart the modding process. Anyway, besides FIFA 16 and FIFA 19 there is no remarkable modding support for "older" FIFA´s like 18. Of course you can use Frosty Editor to mod this Game as well!
Whatever, where is a will there is way. For Player creating you also neeed more than CGFE 18 I would say. Are you familar with DB Master 15/16 and of course what would you help also is Fidel´s RDBM Tool, Mate! Why you wanna choose FIFA 18 for your Project? cracked Version? or legit Version?

I honestly can say sometimes I replay 18 also. I like in that Gameplay the lost ability to execute a finesse shot (flat shot) with simply pressing the L2 button together with the shot button. EA deleted this nice feature in any followed FIFA/FC Game. You can still execute a finesse shot but trying that after FIFA 18 it losts his simple way.
Anyway, did you create Players before in any FIFA? How many would that be for FIFA 18? It´s correct that FIFA 16 is also a good alternative Game choice, because it have with Creation Master 16 a GUI based editing Program. CGFE 18 uses the code of Creation master 16 to my knownledge. I always like to read older FIFA´s are still get played, so if you wanna test the Community Patch 18 for CGFE 18 let me know and I upload the mod for you. Of course it have the old 2018/2019 Database. But it have really nice Texture mods and assets like Banners, Flags, Balls, shoes etc. As a base a.e. You could try to update the DB and add your Players in one go.

You mean this patch? Yes link expired. I think that I could do such conversion because I have tool which can convert 19 tables from fifa_ng.db fifa22,fifa16 (fip) to fifa15. So I would need to implement conversion to fifa18. But firstly I need to download fifa 18 cracked game in order to see if it is worth at all. Because if I didn't add any club, didn't change any kits, any graphics just update players stats of existing players and add new ones then I suppose it should work as it is not so invasion method just players.txt playernames, dcplayernames etc. files will be updated in rdbm.

FIFA Community Mod for FIFA 18

Sebbastos released the FIFA Community Mod Season 18/19 for FIFA 18. Different versions available including different leagues like Chinese Super League, Romanian League, Czech Republic League, Brasileirao and Greek Super League. You need CG File Explorer to import this mod. Check out the video...

moddingway.com

 

[tomekthemessenger]

I think this one https://dl.fifa-infinity.com/fifa-18/fifa-infinity-patch-18/ is the same patch as FIFA18 community mod according to description and links work

 

[tomekthemessenger]

but I see that game is no longer available in ea store and in other websties it costs too much 100-200E and it isn't quaranted you get working code.

 

[Syphon-x]

You mean this patch? Yes link expired. I think that I could do such conversion because I have tool which can convert 19 tables from fifa_ng.db fifa22,fifa16 (fip) to fifa15. So I would need to implement conversion to fifa18. But firstly I need to download fifa 18 cracked game in order to see if it is worth at all. Because if I didn't add any club, didn't change any kits, any graphics just update players stats of existing players and add new ones then I suppose it should work as it is not so invasion method just players.txt playernames, dcplayernames etc. files will be updated in rdbm.

FIFA Community Mod for FIFA 18

Sebbastos released the FIFA Community Mod Season 18/19 for FIFA 18. Different versions available including different leagues like Chinese Super League, Romanian League, Czech Republic League, Brasileirao and Greek Super League. You need CG File Explorer to import this mod. Check out the video...

moddingway.com

Exactly! This the Patch. It is a little bigger than the Fifainfinity Patch, Mate! It’s based on the Fifainfinity Patch, that’s right! And it have around 2.8 GB while Fifainfinity Patch have around 1.8 GB. 1 GB more content is huge related to CGFE 18 Patch. Anyway it’s much harder to add additional mods to a Patch because of that damn run out of memory errors along. I have 32 GB Ram but still sometimes didn’t make a difference. If you ever wanna test the mod for the tool let me know and I upload them for you or any other Guy. Seems newer Windows Versions didn’t fit the tools needs. It’s made on Win 8 I guess back in 2018. I also installed a windows 8 in virtual machine on my Pc and it seems to run better.

 

[Syphon-x]

@tomekthemessenger Would be cool to see someone work on the Game! Especially with some easier to work tools. I often start excel conversion from newer DBs to 18 but after converting the Tables that’s hard requirements there are too many teams without Players or missing assets. Only top leagues are running fine with new Squads, updated Players, updated stats. And yeah not to forget the bald Players in teams where new Players added from conversion. That Point I always stop my efforts. Too much work to do afterwards where I not exactly know what do to next as I am not the particular modder and with less experience in total conversations. Let me please know if you test the abandoned Game after dl it from some sources and if you find it worth to invest your time and effort.

 

[Syphon-x]

@tomekthemessenger Related to FIFA 17 I agree with you. It have also a nice gameplay. Not that overpowered from newer FIFAs where every player is Messi or Neymar. Even defenders are able to dribble you out. Your question about how to mod textures, assets in FIFA 17 or 18 is Answered by Frosty Tools, Mate! There are very good versions around with official Support even galaxyman have abandoned the older frosty versions. I’ll send you later the link in PM if you want!

 

[tomekthemessenger]

OK I played two matches and I was dissapointed but then played match and I was satisfied. I found also fixtures of cpu matches:

I never play career just tournaments so lack of fixtures of cpu matches would disqualified this game for me.
So I think it is sense of extend tool about updating squads for fifa18 based on fifa 16 fip 7.1. For update/add new ones/remove not used players and update existed teams at least in case fifa 15 converting of this one was required:
playernames.txt
dcplayernamse.txt
players.txt
playersgrudgelove.txt
playerloans.txt
previousteams.txt
teams.txt
formations.txt
teamplayerlinks.txt
default_teamsheets.txt
defaultteamdata.txt

Here probably the same. So 11 tables to be converted from fifa 16 fip 7.1. However there must be some logic that if player exists then don't update his appearance as the one in fifa18 is for sure better one than tool can generate.
Give me half a year and I will release patch. I have already finished updating of fifa manager 08:

Fifa Manager 08 Reborn

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so I am a bit tired of updating game, but in some slow mode I will do that.

 

[tomekthemessenger]

The most difficult is to define conversion map for faces and hair and also for traits. Here is conversion map between fifa 22 and fifa15/16 for hair:

I guess there are much more heads and hair in fifa 22 than in fifa18 so above cannot be reused in reverse order, just it is a need to look at creation master 16 and in cgfe 18 on heads and hair and try to map ids.

 

[Syphon-x]

OK I played two matches and I was dissapointed but then played match and I was satisfied. I found also fixtures of cpu matches:

View attachment 153978
I never play career just tournaments so lack of fixtures of cpu matches would disqualified this game for me.
So I think it is sense of extend tool about updating squads for fifa18 based on fifa 16 fip 7.1. For update/add new ones/remove not used players and update existed teams at least in case fifa 15 converting of this one was required:
playernames.txt
dcplayernamse.txt
players.txt
playersgrudgelove.txt
playerloans.txt
previousteams.txt
teams.txt
formations.txt
teamplayerlinks.txt
default_teamsheets.txt
defaultteamdata.txt

Here probably the same. So 11 tables to be converted from fifa 16 fip 7.1. However there must be some logic that if player exists then don't update his appearance as the one in fifa18 is for sure better one than tool can generate.
Give me half a year and I will release patch. I have already finished updating of fifa manager 08:

Fifa Manager 08 Reborn

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

www.youtube.com

so I am a bit tired of updating game, but in some slow mode I will do that.

So from your experience these 11 Tables needs always to be converted for any conversion between 2 FIFA´s? And can you give me an advice where to find faster ways of DB Table conversions other than doing it with excel. Currently I open 2 excel sheets, one side the a.e. Players Table of FC 24 and on the other side I open Players Table from FIFA 18. I copy/paste every single column from FC 24 and paste it in FIFA 18 colums. This way it worked only the half way for me like I mentioned above. Is there a python script or a batch script what would accelerate the whole Process? And last question: Where do you get your conversion tool that you mentioned to convert Db´s from one in to another FIFA? Do you wrote it by yourself?

EDIT: I checked your FIFA 08 reborn Patch on YT. Looks very well made. A lot of work is done.

 

[Syphon-x]

OK I played two matches and I was dissapointed but then played match and I was satisfied. I found also fixtures of cpu matches:

View attachment 153978
I never play career just tournaments so lack of fixtures of cpu matches would disqualified this game for me.
So I think it is sense of extend tool about updating squads for fifa18 based on fifa 16 fip 7.1. For update/add new ones/remove not used players and update existed teams at least in case fifa 15 converting of this one was required:
playernames.txt
dcplayernamse.txt
players.txt
playersgrudgelove.txt
playerloans.txt
previousteams.txt
teams.txt
formations.txt
teamplayerlinks.txt
default_teamsheets.txt
defaultteamdata.txt

Here probably the same. So 11 tables to be converted from fifa 16 fip 7.1. However there must be some logic that if player exists then don't update his appearance as the one in fifa18 is for sure better one than tool can generate.
Give me half a year and I will release patch. I have already finished updating of fifa manager 08:

Fifa Manager 08 Reborn

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

www.youtube.com

so I am a bit tired of updating game, but in some slow mode I will do that.

Take your time. If you do the Patch it would be really great! Don´t know how to participate or support you as my modding skills are limited. Just one last note for you: There is working tool by Fidel Gameplay which is able to convert the most important Tables from FIFA 16 DB´s over to FIFA 18. It´s an fully automated progress and I still use this converter and it works with excel. You may wanna check it out.

https://dl.fifa-infinity.com/fifa-18/tools-fifa-18/fifa-18-cm16-to-18-database-converter-tool/

Another converter released recently: http://soccergaming.com/index.php?threads/tool-to-convert-players-from-fifa-14-17-to-fc-24.6473083/

 

[tomekthemessenger]

I implemented the tool on my own two years ago:

https://soccergaming.com/index.php?threads/fifahelper-tool-for-automatical-converson-databases-fifa22-fifa15-16.6470596/#post-6759904

It can only convert fifa 22 to fifa 15, fifa16 to fifa15 (about 19 .txt tables). Now I will add conversion of fifa16 to fifa 18 (11 tables is enough if none add new team, referee, league).
OK thanks for sharing I didn't know that such tool for converting some tables from fifa 16 to fifa 18 exists. But I prefer to extend my one as I know exactly how it works. But I will do review how they mapped heads id, hair id and traits ids between fifa 16 and fifa 18 - this is the most complex work to make good mapping - in order to exclude situation that in fifa 16 player has long hair and after conversion in fifa 18 short hair or bald.
After I do implementation I will release new version.

 

[Syphon-x]

I implemented the tool on my own two years ago:

https://soccergaming.com/index.php?threads/fifahelper-tool-for-automatical-converson-databases-fifa22-fifa15-16.6470596/#post-6759904

It can only convert fifa 22 to fifa 15, fifa16 to fifa15 (about 19 .txt tables). Now I will add conversion of fifa16 to fifa 18 (11 tables is enough if none add new team, referee, league).
OK thanks for sharing I didn't know that such tool for converting some tables from fifa 16 to fifa 18 exists. But I prefer to extend my one as I know exactly how it works. But I will do review how they mapped heads id, hair id and traits ids between fifa 16 and fifa 18 - this is the most complex work to make good mapping - in order to exclude situation that in fifa 16 player has long hair and after conversion in fifa 18 short hair or bald.
After I do implementation I will release new version.

Sure, stick with that Tool what you familar. If you could decrease the bald Players after conversion the game could really look cool afterwards. Been curious about your progress. But no need to hurry.

 

[tomekthemessenger]

Yeah firstly I need to wait for game availibity as FIP 5.1 cannot be installed on cracked version of game (cracked one is with update 2). It fails when import to CGFE18. Probably because the last update is required, at least they write in Readme.txt:
"It is recommended that you use a clean install of FIFA 18 with the latest update installed via Origin for this patch. This patch may be compatible with older versions of FIFA 18, but you may experience some bugs. "
But I need from time to time look at g2a and others to see if game is available in sensible price (not more than 50Euro).

 

[Syphon-x]

Yeah firstly I need to wait for game availibity as FIP 5.1 cannot be installed on cracked version of game (cracked one is with update 2). It fails when import to CGFE18. Probably because the last update is required, at least they write in Readme.txt:
"It is recommended that you use a clean install of FIFA 18 with the latest update installed via Origin for this patch. This patch may be compatible with older versions of FIFA 18, but you may experience some bugs. "
But I need from time to time look at g2a and others to see if game is available in sensible price (not more than 50Euro).

It´s extremly redicolous that the abandoned ware marked games are so expensive. Same to FIFA 16 or PES 2021. The companies are such scalpers and greedy. I´ll hold up my eyes too and if I find a cheaper Version of the game I´ll let you know.