u/Daveincid

My "Increase Realism"- Megapack for Football Manager introduces comprehensive changes that make the game more realistic and authentic in numerous areas.

MAY UPDATE:

I'm happy to present you my next update of my "Increase-Realism" Megapack. It's crazy but this is the 6th update for FM26 already so we are at halftime of the FM26 cycle!

I'm happy where the project stands at the moment. Everything is working on schedule which lets me work under less stress (which means higher quality and less bugs).

This months update includes a large CA/PA update which a focus of the World Cup aswell as the usual CA/PA update. I've also re-done the "new players file" from scratch (read more down below) and added some more difficulty again;)

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## 1. CA/PA ADJUSTMENTS

This update includes more than 3,000 changes, including:

- various nationality switches for the 2026 World Cup

- missing wonderkid information such as height, stronger foot, etc.

- improved attribute distribution for incompletely filled player profiles

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## 2. COMPLETELY REBUILD THE “NEW PLAYERS” FILE

I have completely rebuilt the "NEW Players" file from scratch.

In total, 61 new players have been created, including top talents such as:

**Max Dowman, Cavan Sullivan, Marli Salmon, Deinner Ordonez, Ebrima Tunkara and Believe Munongo.**

The reason why I rebuilt the file is a bug in the old one which caused around 100 other random players to be missing in-game.

A quick note on a question that comes up quite often:

### Why don’t I create a lot more wonderkids?

There are mainly two reasons for that:

1. The official database already contains a very high number of U16/U17 players, and in some cases even U15 players. My CA/PA file already includes many adjustments for those players, so in most cases only the very best missing talents had to be added.

2. Too many wonderkids damage the game balance. This affects everything from the transfer market to national team selections and the overall strength balance between nations.

The goal of my files is to ensure a certain level of consistency in the short, medium and long term. With the May Update, I have taken a big step closer to that goal.

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## 3. INCREASED DIFFICULTY

The game is now a bit more challenging:

Board members are less patient with you so be prepared to get sacked more often if your results do not match the board’s expectations 😉

That’s it for this month’s changes:)

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# IMPORTANT!

## 1. If you want to play with women only:

Only load the files in the folder «02_Women’s football». Delete all other files.

## 2. If you want to play with men and women combined:

- Delete all files in the folder «02_Women’s football» except the main file («Increase Realism Megapack womens version)

- Delete the file «realistic injuries» in the men’s folder, it’s already included in the women’s file.

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# READ ME BEFORE INSTALLING

1. Follow me on X and YouTube to stay up to date.

2. If you want early access, ALPHA/BETA/EARLY-ACESS to my updates or even more content, check out Patreon.

3. Delete all my previous files from the “Editor-Data” folder.

4. Make sure you don't use any other files that don't work with my Megapack. This applies to all themes that my mod covers.

5. The Megapack is in most cases compatible with transfer updates and all possible graphical adjustments.

6. My resources are very limited, so I don't answer questions like "Is your work compatible with X or Y?” - If the general instructions in point 5 are not enough for you, I constantly update a list of files on Patreon which I personally recommend and which will be constantly updated.

7. I only answer PM's if I have enough resources. I do not answer questions being raised publicly at all

8. Some effects of my files in the game are not visible or comprehensible in the pregame editor, so please only give me feedback or bug reports that have arisen directly from the game and not because you think change X or Y doesn't make sense to you in the editor

9. I am very grateful for any feedback about found bugs. However, this must be formulated in such a way that I can do something with it. Please use the template below and send me a PM. I'll read every PM but depending of the issue I might not respond to every message (resource management):

- Type of bug (visual, game-mechanics):

- Affected Club/Nation/League:

- Exact description of the bug + source if any why XY is wrong:

- Screenshot (if useful):

- Direct suggestions for improvement based on source XY:

- Further comments:

10. For FM-Fanpages: Write me a private message first, if you want to publish my work on your Fanpage.

11. For File-Creators: All copying of my work (this also includes crediting) is forbidden and I reserve the right to take action against it.

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# HOW TO INSTALL "Increase Realism Megapack" in FM26

Place all files (not the folder) in:

`Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2026/editor data`

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# CONSIDER SUPPORT

Every support is much appreciated. You'll get several benefits, such as:

1. Alpha/Beta/Early-Access so you can play up to 3 weeks earlier with my latest update

2. Access to my personal list of files I use myself and which are tested for compatibility (WIP)

3. Access to custom game-setups & much more! (WIP)

Link:

https://www.patreon.com/daveincid