[Help] Trying to Add Second Division to FIFA 14 – Only First Division Works in Career Mode

[GamerSupremo20]

Yes, league id and asset id must be the same!
Don't worry,you don't bother me!

Thank you very much! That was exactly it — the promotion league is finally working.
I couldn’t test what happens if a team gets promoted yet because I’m currently at the bottom of the table . But now I’ll try to configure my special division, and if everything goes well, I’ll move on to make the tournaments more realistic.


Honestly, if you hadn’t pointed out that small but crucial detail, I probably would have given up again without reaching my goal. I had already tried this about three seasons ago — I managed to get promoted back then, but the league bugged out and only showed four teams in the table. I suspect the issue came from an error in the Asset ID of the First Division, because it was showing something like “FIFA Custom League” and just those four teams.


Now I’ll go ahead and test the other division. I’ll let you know if I find any more errors.

Edit: With the third division it crashes when the first matchday arrives, I will try putting the ID of the Australian League or another one if that one doesn't work. I tried with other IDs and it still closes.
Being already one step away JAJA and now this happens to me that it doesn't work, it must be because there are only 6 teams and I would have to have a great configuration to be able to make it work, I already tried with ID 2 3 and 9 with the EFL Two and nothing loads but it closes when reaching the first date like before with the third division, I have not tried the others when I added this one I will continue adding players.

 

[Dottegeo]

I suggest to you to do little changes step by step.
If first and second division work right with promotions and relegations, create the third, always same id (of an other working league) everywhere,set always promotion and relegations (remember both in the second league!) in all the tabs. I don't know if there is a minimum of number of teams in a league (the smallest in Fifa14 I think is 10),you could even try to reach 10 teams with fake teams or other lower league teams you know.It could be even the number of teams anyway

 

[Harry BullZak]

I suggest to you to do little changes step by step.
If first and second division work right with promotions and relegations, create the third, always same id (of an other working league) everywhere,set always promotion and relegations (remember both in the second league!) in all the tabs. I don't know if there is a minimum of number of teams in a league (the smallest in Fifa14 I think is 10),you could even try to reach 10 teams with fake teams or other lower league teams you know.It could be even the number of teams anyway

This is good advice. @GamerSupremo20 stop trying to run before you can walk. Ensure you have the other two leagues working correctly first, for at least 4 seasons. Then do the next league.

 

[Dottegeo]

This is good advice. @GamerSupremo20 stop trying to run before you can walk. Ensure you have the other two leagues working correctly first, for at least 4 seasons. Then do the next league.

Thank you Harry,I've read you so many times!!
I did always this way and enjoyed my 6 divisions Italian leagues! It's not realistic 100% but I'm really happy of it!

 

[GamerSupremo20]

I suggest to you to do little changes step by step.
If first and second division work right with promotions and relegations, create the third, always same id (of an other working league) everywhere,set always promotion and relegations (remember both in the second league!) in all the tabs. I don't know if there is a minimum of number of teams in a league (the smallest in Fifa14 I think is 10),you could even try to reach 10 teams with fake teams or other lower league teams you know.It could be even the number of teams anyway

Ok, thanks for your help, so what I'll do, I think, is take 2-4 teams from the "Liga Ascenso" to have 8 teams. I saw others with 8 that work, maybe with 8 it works normally and if not, then I'll remove 4 and so the divisions will be 10 teams each.

Edit: The third division worked, but with 10 teams using the A-League ID 351. I haven't tried it with 8, but at least it doesn't close on matchday one like it used to. If there's any news, I'll let you know here. It closed on matchday two on August 9th. The weird thing is that it worked fine on August 2nd. I'll try changing the match day.

 

[GamerSupremo20]

This is good advice. @GamerSupremo20 stop trying to run before you can walk. Ensure you have the other two leagues working correctly first, for at least 4 seasons. Then do the next league.

Thanks, I've been trying to add more teams to the third division and nothing crashes, and for the compdata files, I don't know what they are or how to see if I've exceeded the limit. The strange thing is that if I put the date of the third division before August 9th, it works, but when it reaches that date, it crashes. I've left it there and have created players and I'm looking into inventing 4 more teams to make 10 and maybe avoid the minimum number of teams, although I've seen other leagues with 8 and 7 teams. I don't know if they are playable, but I'll continue adding my players to their teams.

Another thing, since you are the creator of the patch, do you have the list of celebration IDs with their names? Because I see that there are some in FIFA, but if you make the combinations, they are not always the same as the ones indicated; they are modified or something like that, and it's not very realistic for some players who usually celebrate in a certain way to do a random celebration. Thanks, I think that's all I'm wondering. And I would like to learn and master this FIFA 14 modding, maybe if you need it and I have enough time to help you maybe a little with the Central American leagues or national teams, and Latin American leagues, although I don't watch these leagues much.

 

[GamerSupremo20]

Thank you Harry,I've read you so many times!!
I did always this way and enjoyed my 6 divisions Italian leagues! It's not realistic 100% but I'm really happy of it!

Great news — I finally got all 3 divisions working! After creating 4 additional teams, everything is now running smoothly. I just simulated a few seasons and made it all the way to the First Division — and so far, everything looks great!


Next on my list is adding the Copa Primera and the Nicaraguan Super Cup, which will bring together teams from all three divisions. But for now, I’m focusing on testing everything thoroughly.


Later on, to make the league format less repetitive, I’m thinking of introducing semifinals and a final — instead of just a regular round-robin season. I also plan to tweak the Concacaf Champions Cup structure. Right now, only one Nicaraguan team qualifies, which is pretty realistic since it's usually just one club that reaches the playoffs — though sadly, a Mexican team often knocks them out.


Thanks so much for all the help — this wouldn't have been possible without it.
Now I’ll start taking some screenshots to share the progress!

 

[FifaMan017]

Congratulations sir!!!

 

[Dottegeo]

Good news,I'm really happy.
Continue always with little changes step by step,copy always a working cup or league,even cups need switching id!
Check always in all tabs that things are the same for the competition you are creating.
For help simply ask,I'll check. If you post screenshot of the issue even better!
Good work!
(if you want suggestions for other things I can try if you want,you could mod a lot of thing even with only CM or few other things)

 

[GamerSupremo20]

Good news,I'm really happy.
Continue always with little changes step by step,copy always a working cup or league,even cups need switching id!
Check always in all tabs that things are the same for the competition you are creating.
For help simply ask,I'll check. If you post screenshot of the issue even better!
Good work!
(if you want suggestions for other things I can try if you want,you could mod a lot of thing even with only CM or few other things)

Sure, I’ll keep that in mind for any future problems. I’ll mention it here or maybe in a new thread. As I said, I plan to adjust the league formats to resemble real life as much as possible, but not using Apertura and Clausura because that’s more complicated and exhausting. I’m thinking just semifinals and a final in all 3 leagues.


In the Copa Primera, I want to include 4 teams from the First Division and 4 from the Second. The Super Cup is so that the teams from my custom league don't just play the league and get bored grinding for promotion. They’d have another competition to fight for—not just one title—and get the chance to play against clubs from the other two divisions.


I also want to tweak the Concacaf Champions Cup format. Another thing I’ve been researching (but haven’t found much info on) is how to create player faces. There’s a Spanish tutorial using FaceGen, but the results aren’t great, and in my own attempts I had issues with shiny hair that I couldn’t fix.


I’d love to learn how to create faces with Blender, because I tried it once for PES 17 and my first face turned out surprisingly good. I stopped learning PES modding due to the tools being less convenient compared to FIFA’s, but it’s definitely something I want to master—especially to build faces for the national team players and edit their hair, since most hairstyles aren’t available in CM.


Also, I’d really appreciate suggestions for other things to learn or tools I could use. Right now, I mainly work with CM14, CM15, and File Master. Ideally, I’d love to make this patch compatible with future FIP updates, so I’d only need to update my country’s league transfers instead of rebuilding everything.


One more thing I forgot to mention: I’d also like to learn how to model trophies for the First Division, the Promotion Division, and the national cup. And if I can’t figure it out, I’ll just use one of the existing ones that looks similar to the real-life versions.


Lastly, is there any faster way to create players? Even fictional ones—since for the Second Division in my country, there’s barely any available data, and I’ll have to invent most appearances, ratings, and details.

What I had forgotten was how to name the teams in all languages and not have to do it one by one with CM15/CM14

I think that’s all for now—thank you so much once again!

 

[Dottegeo]

Sure, I’ll keep that in mind for any future problems. I’ll mention it here or maybe in a new thread. As I said, I plan to adjust the league formats to resemble real life as much as possible, but not using Apertura and Clausura because that’s more complicated and exhausting. I’m thinking just semifinals and a final in all 3 leagues.


In the Copa Primera, I want to include 4 teams from the First Division and 4 from the Second. The Super Cup is so that the teams from my custom league don't just play the league and get bored grinding for promotion. They’d have another competition to fight for—not just one title—and get the chance to play against clubs from the other two divisions.


I also want to tweak the Concacaf Champions Cup format. Another thing I’ve been researching (but haven’t found much info on) is how to create player faces. There’s a Spanish tutorial using FaceGen, but the results aren’t great, and in my own attempts I had issues with shiny hair that I couldn’t fix.


I’d love to learn how to create faces with Blender, because I tried it once for PES 17 and my first face turned out surprisingly good. I stopped learning PES modding due to the tools being less convenient compared to FIFA’s, but it’s definitely something I want to master—especially to build faces for the national team players and edit their hair, since most hairstyles aren’t available in CM.


Also, I’d really appreciate suggestions for other things to learn or tools I could use. Right now, I mainly work with CM14, CM15, and File Master. Ideally, I’d love to make this patch compatible with future FIP updates, so I’d only need to update my country’s league transfers instead of rebuilding everything.


One more thing I forgot to mention: I’d also like to learn how to model trophies for the First Division, the Promotion Division, and the national cup. And if I can’t figure it out, I’ll just use one of the existing ones that looks similar to the real-life versions.


Lastly, is there any faster way to create players? Even fictional ones—since for the Second Division in my country, there’s barely any available data, and I’ll have to invent most appearances, ratings, and details.

What I had forgotten was how to name the teams in all languages and not have to do it one by one with CM15/CM14

I think that’s all for now—thank you so much once again!

For faces I don't know how to help,but if you see the faces forum on this site I think you'll find what you need.
For creating players I use Transfermarkt, for smallest teams google or the team own site,if existing. In CM14 next to create player button there'is also the clone player button,maybe it could help you. You know about specific and generic id of players?
You can also edit something about career mode and then regenerate with CM,I did something long ago,I don't remember well but I could read again if you need,to have a more realistic gameplay (an issue for example are often very few fouls in the game)

 

[GamerSupremo20]

For faces I don't know how to help,but if you see the faces forum on this site I think you'll find what you need.
For creating players I use Transfermarkt, for smallest teams google or the team own site,if existing. In CM14 next to create player button there'is also the clone player button,maybe it could help you. You know about specific and generic id of players?
You can also edit something about career mode and then regenerate with CM,I did something long ago,I don't remember well but I could read again if you need,to have a more realistic gameplay (an issue for example are often very few fouls in the game)

Apparently the Nicaraguan Football Federation remembered they had an official site and at least the names of the players from the First League and the promotion league are there. If they don't have a photo, I'll simply use the CM14 randomize and it's a little more realistic than inventing all the players from those teams. And with the Faces thing, I'll see, maybe I can find something. And with the realistic thing, I'd like to know what things are because when I play player mode, the AI practically doesn't give any good passes, and when I play matches, it must be because I play with the keyboard, my defense is a disaster and they always concede goals in stupid ways. And recovering the ball is another thing that I have trouble with, it must be because I'm bad at playing LOL. I think that's all

 

[Dottegeo]

Playing with keyboard is not the best,you can use an adaptor to play eith joypad.In stores or on web you can easily find them,I got 2-3 ones.
For the players' values you could check websites like Sofifa or Fifaindex (I use them) looking perhaps other sudamerican leagues and try to create realistic players.
For gameplaying probably if you use keyboard simply edit slides (Player and CPU)

 

[GamerSupremo20]

Playing with keyboard is not the best,you can use an adaptor to play eith joypad.In stores or on web you can easily find them,I got 2-3 ones.
For the players' values you could check websites like Sofifa or Fifaindex (I use them) looking perhaps other sudamerican leagues and try to create realistic players.
For gameplaying probably if you use keyboard simply edit slides (Player and CPU)

Yes, I would also like that about the fouls because they almost only commit one for many games, which is not realistic, and in this type of league you see quite a few fouls since it is not a very tactical league.

 

[Dottegeo]

For fouls,for example,I did these things:
SLIDES IN GAME: 70% frequency fouls/injury and 30-40% gravity (do tests for what you like)
also marking could help (I set 100 only for CPU) but not sure it's so important.
CM14:
- all teams in leagues and cups I play with aggressivity >80 (team tag - formation)
I set high also pressing;but not sure if it's important. Both these 2 settings make teams also shots on target more.
- referees: they have 3 levels of severity and frequency of whistle. I put all of them with 2nd or 3rd level. I suggest to you do modify existing referees (you can change everything, name, nationality, leagues...) , you could create new ones but some ids (I don't remember well) don't work good.I don't know if beacuse of my edits anyway.

These edits are for my version,I play legendary with joypad,so you could try lower values at first.

 

[GamerSupremo20]

For fouls,for example,I did these things:
SLIDES IN GAME: 70% frequency fouls/injury and 30-40% gravity (do tests for what you like)
also marking could help (I set 100 only for CPU) but not sure it's so important.
CM14:
- all teams in leagues and cups I play with aggressivity >80 (team tag - formation)
I set high also pressing;but not sure if it's important. Both these 2 settings make teams also shots on target more.
- referees: they have 3 levels of severity and frequency of whistle. I put all of them with 2nd or 3rd level. I suggest to you do modify existing referees (you can change everything, name, nationality, leagues...) , you could create new ones but some ids (I don't remember well) don't work good.I don't know if beacuse of my edits anyway.

These edits are for my version,I play legendary with joypad,so you could try lower values at first.

Ok, I'll try then I can create referees for the Nicaraguan league that are Nicaraguan and for those from Australia I put the ID of that nationality which would be 86, because it is rare to have referees who are not from the Nicaraguan league.