The ULTIMATE FM24 Game Setup Guide!

Summary

This video provides a comprehensive guide on optimizing your FM24 database for improved performance and faster processing times. It covers how to set up a save with minimal processing delays, emphasizing the use of 'view-only' leagues and a custom database setup to reduce game load. The video highlights performance testing results, showing significant improvements over FM23, with a focus on reducing processing time while maintaining gameplay depth. It also discusses the impact of fewer teams in FM24, offering workarounds for missing teams in smaller or less popular leagues. The optimal setup ensures smoother gameplay while still offering a rich experience.

Takeaways

• 😀 Optimize your FM24 save by loading continents and certain player categories without activating entire leagues, which improves performance.
• 😀 Avoid loading leagues unnecessarily—selecting only the country you want to manage in allows you to get the benefits of a larger database with faster processing.
• 😀 A custom database setup can be imported for easier setup, avoiding the need to manually adjust settings each time.
• 😀 The key to improving performance lies in using view-only leagues and an optimized database to load more players without excessive league processing.
• 😀 This year’s setup is significantly faster than FM23, with simulations running up to 16.4% faster when using view-only leagues combined with optimized database settings.
• 😀 Adding more leagues on ‘view-only’ doesn’t slow down the game as much as it did in FM23, and offers from lower-tier clubs are more frequent.
• 😀 Reduced transfer offers for players when using the optimized database setup can be overcome by the new view-only league system, which still allows clubs to buy players.
• 😀 In FM24, a significant number of teams have disappeared from the database, particularly from leagues that are not playable in the game by default.
• 😀 Some countries, especially in Africa, have seen drastic reductions in the number of clubs in FM24, potentially affecting player scouting.
• 😀 Despite these database reductions, FM24 is much more efficient and viable for long-term saves, with optimized setups allowing for more player generations without significant slowdowns.

Q & A

What is the main reason for making this video on FM24 database setup?

The main reason for making the video is to explain how to optimize the database setup for FM24, especially in light of changes to how the game handles processing, particularly with the number of teams loaded in a save. The goal is to provide an optimal database setup that enhances performance and reduces processing times.

What is the difference between the database setup for FM23 and FM24?

The main difference is that FM24 has improvements in how the game processes leagues and teams, making it possible to load more players with reduced processing time. FM23 had slower processing times when additional leagues were added, while FM24 allows for a faster experience even with larger databases.

Why should players avoid ticking certain boxes like 'Players based in nation' or 'Players of nationality'?

Ticking boxes like 'Players based in nation' or 'Players of nationality' can cause the game to load an excessive number of players, such as 500,000, which can crash the game or cause performance issues. It's advised to use a more optimized setup to avoid these issues.

How does the custom database setup benefit FM24 saves?

The custom database setup optimizes the loading of players from different regions without fully processing the leagues. This results in a faster game setup with fewer performance drawbacks while still allowing you to scout and sign players from a wide variety of clubs.

What impact does adding leagues on 'View Only' have in FM24?

Adding leagues on 'View Only' allows the game to simulate the operations of teams in those leagues, such as transfers and player development, without fully processing the league. This results in faster performance compared to making those leagues playable while still maintaining a dynamic and active game world.

What was the impact of using an optimized database setup on processing times in FM24?

Using an optimized database setup significantly reduced processing times. For example, a three-year simulation with Hungary as the base league and top divisions from other countries took 65 minutes on a large database, but only 54 minutes with the optimized setup, resulting in nearly 11 minutes of saved processing time.

What is the effect of having leagues set to 'Playable' vs. 'View Only' in terms of transfer offers?

Leagues set to 'View Only' result in fewer transfer offers for players, but teams still make transfers. If you want to increase the amount of transfer offers, it is recommended to leave some leagues as 'Playable,' though this increases processing time.

How has the database setup in FM24 improved compared to previous versions regarding team generation?

In FM24, there are fewer teams loaded into the game by default, with some teams no longer appearing even with large databases. However, this issue mainly affects non-playable leagues, and some workarounds, such as activating divisions manually, can help restore missing teams.

Why do some countries, like Guinea and Sagal, have fewer clubs in FM24 compared to FM23?

The reduced number of clubs in countries like Guinea and Sagal is due to the optimized database setup in FM24, which no longer loads all teams, especially those from non-playable leagues. This results in some clubs being absent or having fewer teams loaded compared to previous versions of the game.

How can players restore missing teams in FM24 if they want to manage in a country with fewer clubs?

Players can use the 'View Only' setup or manually add divisions and players from countries like Guinea or Sagal to force the game to generate teams. While not a perfect solution, this workaround can help increase the number of teams in specific leagues.