FOF 09 Graphics
 

FOF 9.0e:

NFL Logo set ~ 68 - 24



NFL_Logos.zip


NOTE: I have found that using the NFL 1970 or 1977 universes with nilidors historical files it is better to start with either a preference or full draft.


NFL 1977: 28/6/16

Welcome to 1977! All needed files are included in the zip file. In addition I have added the player and QB files created by nilidor (historical names - not stats).

New Helmet set:

NFL1977.zip


NFL 1970: 26/6/14

Welcome to 1970! All needed files are included in the zip file. You have a choice of logos or helmets. In addition I have added the player and QB files created by nilidor (historical names - not stats).

With choice of logos or helmets:

NFL1970.zip



WFL League 1974:



Welcome to 1974 and a representation of the WFL - World Football League! For those out there looking for something "different"! Note: This is an 18 team league that is very WFL representative. I did move the Chicago Wind to another top 10 windy city - Buffalo because of the Chicago Fire! Otherwise for all us mature types it comes close.

File includes homemade team helmet logos (replaces the universe logo set) and the required default_teams, team_info (both go in the default folder) and 1974_info file (goes in the custom folder).


Link:

WFL74.zip



Set: NFL Helmets + (Includes alternates and a few custom)

NFL+.zip





Set: NFL 23 with black/gray background

For a 32 team NFL format. Create your league, unzip the logos into the correct folder to overwrite the game generated logos.




NFL23.zip

default_teams.csv


NFL Set Alt with team color background



NFL Set Alt.zip


Game Field Tweak 02

Added a couple of tweaks. had to zip it becasue of a naming conflict in my save.



grassbuild.zip


Game Field Tweak 01

Not much you can do with it because of it's construct but I tried.



grassbuild.bmp


Scoreboard




scoreboard_bits.bmp


Injured Man




injuredman.bmp




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Pre-Release: May need to be updated (WIP)


First offering - Team files:

Sets:

Look like - Set 01 / Set 02 / Set 03 / Set 04 / Set 07 / Set 08 / Set 09 / NFL w/Slivers

01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 07 - 08 - 09 -



Link:

Set 01

FOF09_01.zip

Set 01 BW

FOF09_1bw.zip


Set 02 (both sets)

FOF9_02.zip


Set 03 (both sets): European League - 17 Teams

FOF9_03.zip


Set 04 (both sets) National Spring Football League - NSFL (USFL/XFL)

FOF9_04.zip


Set 07 - Full Helmet

FOF9_07.zip


Set 08 - Fantasy Set 01 / 60 Logos

FOF9_08.zip


Set 09 - CFL (10 team)

FOF9_09.zip

I will update the names, listed by team name, once I verify the numbering sequence is.

Looks amazing!

Lookin' good as always, NF.

Very nice. Thanks for doing these. :)

amazing as always -- thanks for providing these

NFL helmets, logos, EFL logos and NSFL logos done. Taking a break for a bit. Working a lot of fantasy logos as well.

These are great, thanks for doing this! Also excited to hear you're going to be doing fantasy/fictional logos, as that's the only way I play and this will be great for immersion.

I was wondering if you were thinking about doing some historical helmets, 70's Patriots, Denver, Houston Oilers, LA Rams, SD?

Already started. Takes a bit more time.

Great, Thank you!

Working the logos first. Will look into helmets later.

As alway great work with the graphics. Looking forward to fantasy logos as well.

Bump added 2 more, full NFL helmets and 60 fantasy/known logos.

Would you be willing to do CFL Logos please?
With greater emphasis on Canadian and European teams, I plan on doing a North American Football League with US and CANADA Conferences.

I just happened to have a set I did some time ago. I added the Schooners when I did this as there was talk of adding them at that time.

Added.

Thanks for the new logos !

Amazing work! Not to be greedy but can we get NSFL Helmets?

Not knowing for sure how the slivers are pulled in game I went ahead and created anothe NFL logo set with no border and with a sliver for each just in case it is a separate file.

We will see.

Can't wait, always appreciate your fantastic work!!

Bump - first post release set loaded. Straight logos for a 32 NFL format. Working on aliggning helmets next, if I can.

I also added a modded csv file to set the team names. Still working it but the NFL teams are in as well as the Canadian teams.

I see where to place the default_teams.csv file, but not the logos.

I'm not seeing where to put these, based on previous years (AppData\Roaming). I also didn't see it in the Steam\SteamApps\Common area?

Found it. For anyone else not sure, it's here:

\AppData\Local\Solecismic Software\Front Office Football Nine\saved_games\YOURLEAGUE\logos

where do you put the teams file?

Its within the thread for the league you created in a "logos" folder

weird I only see logos in the logos folder. all .bmp files.

I'm sorry, you mean the csv file (?). That goes in the default_data folder where the game istelf installs.

yes. sorry about that and all the questions. where is that typically? I wasn't paying attention and just clicked through on install.

I'm working another set of helmet logos but in order for them to work on the standings and schedule pages they are half the size of the regular logos. It's not that bad overall but does make a difference.

Also, should Jim peek in here. The game folder page enlarges the logo files causing rough edges. Is there any way to have them either displayed as they are on the top of the team page or even reduced slightly?

Reduced helmets display like this:

I put that csv in that folder but when creating a new game I still get the Cincinnati Monarchs and such.

I'm also having this issue.

Which configuration are you running? 32 teams? 24?

your drive:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Front Office Football Nine\default_data

csv file
 

Where so I put the .csv file? Sorry not very knowledgeable on this.

Mike

I am also getting the made up team names after putting them in the folder it is supposed to.

I ended up manually editing the team_info csv for the 2023 teams and put in the correct nicknames. That worked.

Why can't we do this in the game?

Interesting. I have used it twice now to create a 32 team league and it was fine and I verified the names are changed. Not sure why the names are the original ones. I will continue to dig.

Having this happen to me too. Here is what I've been through.

Copied in the real team name csv. Opened it and confirmed the names were changed. Started a new save, still had fictional names.

FOF9 was on my D drive. Uninstalled/reinstalled, copied csv file, started game, still fictional names.

Uninstalled FOF, deleted solesismic file in appdata. Reinstalled on C, copied in csv before ever opening the game. Started FOF for the first time. Created league, still have fictional team names.

I'm not understanding this at all. Game was never opened with the default file. Where are the default fictional names coming from?

Not expecting you to be tech support for FOF, just adding to the converstaion hoping a common cause can be found ;)

I can see from the time stamp that "default_teams" is the version I copied in after I installed. In the correct folder. Yet the team names remain default fictional.

Not sure what else to do except punt and try to get the ball back.

There are two different files, and which one is used depends on how you start the game. I can't look right now because I have it simming 25ish seasons, but one of them has league structure info in it in like the first column on the left that tells you this is used for a 32-team, 16-game league or whatever, so if you are starting your league with a specific configuration, you need to have that one customized. Then the other one is used for..something else.

Dola...just found it in the .txt files.


"default_teams.csv

Information used to create teams when starting a new league, and no specific single-year configuration is used. Teams are connected to a specific league structure instead. This information is not used when starting a new league when random team hosts are selected.
"


vs


"team_info.csv

Information used to create teams when starting a new league, and a default configuration is chosen related to a specific season. This replaces the Default Teams table for those leagues."

Thanks Ben, that was it. Renamed teams in the tea_info and all is well.

As Ben pointed out;

Location:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Front Office Football Nine\default_data

Modify:

default_teams.csv
teams_info.csv

When you start a new universe you will get the updated names.

In team_info.csv you have all your stadium information.
In default_teams.csv you have your color scheme information.

Does this mean that this process will need to be repeated upon each new league creation?

I've had to copy those team logos in all 3 test leagues I ended up creating.

No, it is a one time change.
Once you set the team nicknames here you are good for future universes.

Team logos are different.

An easy way is once you have a universe with the logos updated, create a copy of the folder and drop it into any new universe.

Yeah, that's with the names - I was referencing the addition of the logos, as those seem to require being placed into the directory of each newly created save game.

So who is going to make a less silly 'injureman' graphic? :D

For some reason the one in game drives me nuts



Or this would be better

Let me try. We likely can't be will see.

I am having my difficulties as well trying to work the files, change logos and renames teams. A bit too much for me right now. Going to take a step back for a few days. Hoping its more than just me and can be corrected.

Here is a screen capture on how to get the right nicknames when creating a new universe.

Download Nawlins (thanks sir!) 'default_teams.csv' file first

Cool, I was just going to do a video of this.

I looked over the team_info file and it looked as if the stadiums were set up right. Yet as I play I see issues as it shows teams with the wrong configurations, i.e. Saints show outdoor temps, others in Domes when they shouldn't be. Have to do some more digging.

Thanks for these logo sets.

NFL Team ID's for reference:
00 - Arizona
01 - Atlanta
02 - Baltimore
03 - Buffalo
04 - Carolina
05 - Chicago
06 - Cincinnati
07 - Dallas
08 - Denver
09 - Detroit
10 - Green Bay
11 - Indianapolis
12 - Jacksonville
13 - Kansas City
14 - Miami
15 - Minnesota
16 - New England
17 - New Orleans
18 - New York Giants
19 - New York Jets
20 - Las Vegas
21 - Philadelphia
22 - Pittsburgh
23 - Los Angeles Chargers
24 - Seattle
25 - San Francisco
26 - Los Angeles Rams
27 - Tampa Bay
28 - Tennessee
29 - Washington
30 - Cleveland
31 - Houston

I think you've got these ones wrong, Dutch

05 - Chicago
06 - Cincinnati
30 - Cleveland

Sorry, good catch. The ole Cleveland team ID 30 trick. :)

Thanks Dutch. The last set I added, NFL, are all set up correctly and just need to be DL'd into the folder.

Added a second set of logos this time with team colored backgrounds instead of the black/gray from the game. Personally I think it looks better.



A note regarding changing logos. In game when you do it make sure you check the 3 boxes on that screen; Do not modify image, Do not replace white pixels, do not replace black pixels.

Yes I found out that just today!

I know for the team we control, you can load up a new logo via top bar team menu --> TEAM LOGO.

Is there a similar screen the player can access for all the AI teams, or is it only changeable for the teams we don't control by just replacing the generic logo in the LOGOS folder ?

Yes for the AI teams. When you are looking at your teams logos, just cycle through the teams on the dropdown and update all of them.

If you want the logos for the flag replacement you can get them here.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AloHZi8JfsbEhlW9...IK98b?e=v7UW0X

Tweaked the field file for the in-game play. To small to really make any difference but I couldn't pass it up. It's has been posted.


I have also been trying to rework the scoreboard number, timeout and ball displays and damn, I can't figure it out, yet! I was able to do it in FOF8 and there has to be a way.

Having a lot of trouble with making my own logos. Is there a particular format (besides .bmp) that it has to be. A specific dpi? A specific .bmp format?

I don't know the technical answer specifically, except I believe a 24-bit BMP ...

I got burned on this, as the facepack I made were all 150 x 150 BMPs, but apparently not the correct format until I ran them all through a batch convert program and saved as a "Windows BMP" and it worked out OK.

I put a few helmet logos in, but they are kind of dim looking, not bright as I think they should be. I sure the setting is the problem. What am I doing wrong?

Helmet logo not looking bright, but dim. Perhaps settings?
 

I put a few helmet logos in, but they are kind of dim looking, not bright as I think they should be. I sure the setting is the problem. What am I doing wrong?

Nope, Jim like bmp files. I have been saving them as both 24 or 32 dpi with no issue. The desaturated, black and white, versions save as an 8 dpi.

Can you post a pic?

Out of GIMP, they don't work. But, I ran them through IrfanView and they work fine.

I loaded your fictional logos for all teams in a test league and it makes a big difference in immersion... they look good!


Is there any chance you've got any fictional league logos in the works/that already existed from past versions of the game that you may upload?

I'm scouring the internet to try to find some suitable logos for the international USA/Canada/UK league I plan to eventually run with, but figured no sense in trying to reinvent the wheel if better stuff is coming or available...

Sorry, I'm using Photshop. Glad you got them working.

Which past games are you talking about?

FOF8 … logos people used for fictional/online leagues etc.

Logos working for me. YOU ARE THE MAN!

I tried to use the attachment program in this thread to upload a screenshot and it would not upload. It said upload failed. I used the snipping tool. There is no paper clip icon.

You can try Imgur. It's free.

Anybody doing a Houston Oilers Helmet and a 70's Denver Bronco helmet?

I actually have the 70's logos done. Was trying to get the stadium set t owork in the info file before I posted the universe. I may just post it for grins.

I moved away from helmets because in order to get the "sliver" to show well the helmet has to be small in the 150x150 file. Just didn't look right.

I plan on running all the logos from 70 thru 23 at some point.

Just had to add my thanks for everything you've done!!

Is there anywhere that explains how to get fictional/generated players Universe IDs in bulk? For example, once new draft classes are added in, is there away to assign fictional pics? I'm thinking of generating a bunch of fake player images using AI tools but not sure how to use them in game other than maybe looking up every players universe ID one at a time.

Others will be able to give you the exact detail but as I understand it you could verify the start and ending ID numbers in a universe players file then just assign that series of numbers to your pics. From what I understand that would then align that saved file and should pull from it when you open that universe.

I would bet a nickel this should work.

Note: I don't gamble, but this is a logical bet.

Right that makes sense, for a league started in 2023 I imagine I could create images for IDs after the end of the current 2023_rosters.csv.

That would work for randomly assigning fictional pics. Hopefully there will be some way to create and/or export draft classes. That would make matching images to positions for better matching.

Can the Conference Names be edited on this screen?
AFC North etc

I don't think so

It is in the league years or the league info files.

Funny I was just thinking about this...I assume that you have created roster pics for all active players for FOF8 in the past versions. How did you handle it when the new draft class was made? And, another assumption is that I guess if the players photos file wasn't updated for drafting, what did the program use for portraits in that case.


I am really, really new to customization here so accept my apologies if this is a dumb question.

https://ibb.co/sRpdHbp

In the LEAGUE OVERVIEW Screen
Can the Conference Names be changed?

AFC E to AFC EAST

FOF9 is the first version to have individual player portraits. In past games the player cards would just display the team logo graphic.

Probably a column width issue. Otherwise I'd expect AC there.

Expect AC There?
It's AFC E etc. there now, can't be edited to East?

It'd be AC and not AFC if it weren't using your changes.

You can change Conferences but not the but not the Divisions so it’s not taking all the changes on that screen.

Not sure how to state this more clearly. It changed the division names. They no longer are AC E, AC W, etc. They're AFC E, AFC W, etc. It's a truncation of your changes.

That’s exactly what I just stated, if you can’t see it, it’s the same difference.

You said it's NOT taking your changes, did you not? It IS taking your changes. It changed AC to AFC, but it's truncated. Are you suggesting something else???

Who's on first

Yes now, any way to untruncate it so the entire Divison name is showing also instead of just an E, W, N or S?

Random Player Pic's
 

For new players with no pictures, any way to setup random regenerated pic's?

To me this is the holy grail of the whole facial portraits issue!

Is it possible to change the slivers that appear on the league overview page underneath individual and team statistics?

Unfortunately, no