dzek
iBox V1.7a
An updated version of iBox V1.3b.
Checking mid block ..

Changes:
Team Instructions
  - Added: Overlaps, Mid Block, Step Up More
  - Removed: Wide, Distribute To Centre-Backs, High Press

Roles and Duties
  - VOLs(Su)  -->  DLP(Su)  &  DM(Su)
  - AM(At)  -->  SS(At)

Gracolas said: yeah, but that team didnt posted the job opening using FM as advertisement
Yeah, you're right.
Gracolas said: and that's exactly what they want everyone does with this marketing campaign.. im sure for the next few months (or maybe years even) everyone will remember that club that was hiring an FM gamer
I think its not the first time a team that did this. There is another guy who get a job as a manager i think in England through his FM knowledges.
Hi everyone!

Does anybody have the time to sim in normal seasons all preset tactics like @Telespiza did on FM23?
Link here - https://fm-arena.com/table/23-patch-23-5-0-n/?tactic_name=preset#options

To catch some people up.. preset tactics are not good in general. They can just give us some clues like last year's "Fluid Counter-Attack" which came second in points along with "Vertical Tiki-Taka". If you look at the first tactic in the FM23's table, you'll notice that the team instructions it has are a combination of Gegenpress, Fluid Counter-Attack and Vertical Tiki-Taka. I hope you got the point. ;)
Whoever take the job, don't forget to tell to your WBs to stay wider.. and Pass Into Space!! :D
AlexH said: Because I just have my little XLS - the depth of analysis you're putting in seems pretty cool.  I started playing this game to learn more about soccer (yank here).  Now I'm enjoying the ability to analyze the "game within the game" - and with 15 XLS and so many formulas - I feel like it's great to have a community of analytical minds.
Sorry but I took it in the bad sense of the word.

Sure it's good to break things down because the game itself is a large amount of data with UI. That's how I see it. It's just that everyone is analyzing the part they are interested in etc. I don't get too much into player attributes because it takes a lot of research and I think here if someone has a very good knowledge of AI and machine learning then we can get to an important point.
AlexH said: "over 15 excel files to measure different things within the game with formulas etc."

That's just badass.

Why?
AlexH said: What metrics are we talking about?

I want to measure a couple of things depending on the state of the club I'm managing.

What I do is try to come up with an aggregate rating - that may be just entering key attributes against ykykyk or somesuch.  That's useful.  But then I do two things -

1) Compare my player aggregate rating to a player with "all 12s" - in an attempt to recreate something like "Wins Above Replacement" as used in baseball.  Basically - is my player better than the average flotsam I can pick up easily - and how much better?  This helps in roster construction and transfer window opportunities, and esp if I'm playing a small or poor club (or the MLS).


2)  Every time the game posts "Top 50 Best in World" to my inbox - I go and find the highest rated player in that top 50 and put them in the same ratings as I use for my players.  Then I create a comparison metric that answers the question "how far away is my player from the best on the market?"

This is useful for clubs that are rich and / or when I want to dethrone PSG.

3) I'm playing with the idea of comparing my player's ability vs. how much I'm spending.  I haven't come up with a good approach other than to divide the aggregate rating by salary here, which can be helpful, but I feel like there might be a better approach.

Finally, I'm playing with the idea of using/stressing the attribute testing on this forum:

https://fm-arena.com/table/13-attribute-testing/#options

Which I *love* because it shows me based on results vs. the weights.  I feel like measuring based on how the simulators algorithms respond is more meaningful than just how it constructs the inputs into the simulator.

Brother, we're talking about two different things. What you're doing and what I'm trying to point out have nothing to do with each other.

I do my own calculations too and I have over 15 excel files to measure different things within the game with formulas etc. What I told to the guys is a comparison of the two programs ( GS & FMRTE ) in terms of the ratings they create within the tool. So keep doing what you are doing and if you can help the community more here post your stuff so we can help each other. Thats all :cool:
letsgo9 said: @dzek  So, basically width changes GF/AG but seems like a comestic stuff, lmao
I'm waiting to see the result of the narrower instruction too and then draw a conclusion. But we will know the truth here if they are tested for more runs. (4000 matches)

I don't pay too much attention to goals in general unless the difference is too big.
Chriswin4 said: I wondered if this can get another round of testing, because I believe the last update has done something to the ME even if it wasn't specified. I know can't seem to get over 60 points with this system in my tests now, and I'll only know if something has changed if an FMArena retest can be done. Thank you
The only change in the new patch related to ME was to decrease unrealistic GK injuries. Nothing more or less.
@penpen did you tried it without underlap left and standard attacking width?
Lets see the results here! ;)
AlexH said: A couple of reasons:

First, I play on an iPad.  So it’s easier for me to just use an XLS (which I really only use 3-4 times a season.

Second, I have custom metrics that help me evaluate a player.  So if I decide to switch to PC or Mac, if FMRTE allows me to do custom analytics - that might be an attractive option.

If you find it with excel files then there is no problem.
What metrics are we talking about? Let me see if you can configure them within the tool.

AlexH said: Third, when I play with the numbers myself - I learn more about the game maybe?
Brother, you don't have to use a tool. I'm just saying in case you want to use one, I think FMRTE has more options. You're free to do whatever you want in life in general! :D
Mark said: When I previously have tried exporting from FMRTE I could only do 1 player at a time. Has this changed?
Just selected them all (click on a player and then Ctrl + A) and then copy(Ctrl + C) and paste them to an excel file. Let me know if it works or not!
iBox V1.6b
A minor change from this tactic.
Change defensive line from much higher to higher.

iBox V1.6a
An updated version of this tactic. I actually moved the AML to the AMC position from the 424 deformation II and also I have added some new combinations of instructions. They seem to work. Let's see ;)

Changes:
Team Instructions
  - Added: Standard Passing, Play Out Of Defence, Overlaps, Slightly Higher Tempo
  - Removed: Shorter Passing, Shoot On Sight, Focus Play Down Both Flanks, Wide

Roles and Duties
  - VOLs(Su)  -->  DLP(Su) & DM(Su)
  - AM(At)  -->  SS(At)

Player Instructions
  - Added "Pass It Shorter" to AM and ST positions.

Interesting!
MeanOnSunday said: A two point difference in 1200 matches with exactly the same GF and GA.  So surely just noise not a real difference between left and right.  In practice there could be a difference based on a particular opponents having a weak left or right sided defender, otherwise I’d just choose based on which side fits your own players strengths.
I agree with you for the most part and there can certainly be noise in the result with a 2 point difference and a nod to the fact that only 1200 matches were played. But I've noticed it in regular seasons as well, playing different opponents with different systems. Either way this is a clue that anyone can pick up on and test it more.

I look forward to your tests with great pleasure to clear this up so that we all know if it is more efficient or not in the future. :)
Exellent said: Set Pieces are automatically installed when loading tactics?
I'm sorry but you didn't understand what I said.

Now in FM24, compared to previous versions of FM, Set Pieces routines are a separate part from the tactics so you will need to set them by yourself even if you are using someone else's tactics. Here at FM-Arena we ONLY look at the tactics without considering Set Pieces routines so in every test that takes place here the instructions for setting up the Set Pieces are done by the assistant manager.

If you want to use someone else's set up routines separately you can request them at the link I sent you above. Just create a new thread there and write exactly what you want. Most likely there are others too who are interested in this topic.

I think I've been clearer now. ;)
Snaipz said: Well I use FMRTE for editing/changing things about the club I'm managing if needed, but I never thought about it as a scouting tool. Genie Scout is so easy, cause if you have world scouting package  in FM, it shows you all interested players who want to transfer/loan to your club, then you can easily import all of them to Genie Scout and sort them by how good/expensive they are in each position. Also attribute weighting is a big deal, and I'm not sure if FMRTE has that.
To be honest, both programs have their good and bad points.

I was stuck with Genie Scout for many years and thought one year I would use FMRTE to see if it would help me better. What I find in GS as its best feature compared to FMRTE is its simplicity. Just this.

You can also import shortlist if I’m not wrong on FMRTE and sort them however you like. Now in terms of attributes weighting I think FMRTE excels for the reason that you can even set weightings for the strong/weak foot (which impacts CA/PA) but in GS is predefined under the hood for each position individually. Also another big help on FMRTE is that you can copy/paste anything within the program to anywhere you want and you dont need to take a screenshot then extract text from image etc.

Btw I’m not working or get any commission on FMRTE project :D I’m trying to help!