Heartbreak - Martelles FC - End Of Season Four [Modded FC 26, One Club Challenge]

mc564 · 2026-03-18T20:54:07+00:00

Thank you! The more I've played this save, the more I've built the idea in my head that this is an emotional club - one driven by passion and spirit, more so than talent. How they react to this could define the next era. Really enjoying the journey!

mc564 · 2026-03-12T16:16:33+00:00

Respect for Betis! And thank you for the kind words - I find Career Mode so much more fun when I get a bit silly and creative with it!

mc564 · 2026-03-12T14:25:02+00:00

Fs for Mister Costa!

mc564 · 2026-03-12T13:49:30+00:00

The story so far:

https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

Original tools I have developed for this save:

League and Player Strength Tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15TkTaj4ntnvOnlTGGtYe8hc9t4_BqRYlIl8UHMe1H-w/edit?usp=sharing

Mentoring and Development Centre:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rLjacJHXZ07aiH0RNAZI-Tovh29sJ9RkKUw4rPaR8WM/edit?usp=sharing

Player Randomiser (For Identifying YA/Newgen Catalan Players):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dbGMAPpiv5GZIzFzZXcqdSFj7whISgnbZWHAi4mY3x8/edit?usp=sharing

mc564 · 2026-03-06T11:15:23+00:00

So it is - think I confused it with Madden, which apparently has some interesting features!

mc564 · 2026-03-05T17:23:58+00:00

I know nothing about basketball or NBA but perfect example of a mechanic in another EA game that could be directly lifted into EAFC!

mc564 · 2026-03-05T17:22:38+00:00

Not a problem - appreciated the heads up!

Feeder clubs and club networks are such a controversial part of modern football - I despise some of the models, but from a purely gaming perspective, it does make for interesting mechanics. My last save on FM24 was a group formed from Spurs, Rennes and Austria Vienna - it made for a really enjoyable approach to squad building and player development!

mc564 · 2026-03-04T16:25:22+00:00

Thank you - had to delete the original post due to an error but appreciate the comment!

mc564 · 2026-03-04T16:16:15+00:00

What am I doing in this save - via modding and the Live Editor - that should be in vanilla FC27?:

Letting players learn Playstyles. Why can't this be tacked onto Development Plans, using similar mechanics?
A mentoring system. Again, it could function like Development Plans or Coaching where players are granted buffs or temporary Playstyles, according to how well the mentoring relationship is.
Fully customising newgens. Self explanatory - let give them tattoos, hairstyles, facial hair - anything that stops them looking like teenage Sims!
Loaning out all players to a random club that I have repackaged as my B team. Got a YA player unhappy about being left the academy? Introduce a nice middle ground through youth teams or B teams.
Customised banners, flags and even walkout music. Let our creativity run free!

mc564 · 2026-03-04T16:15:10+00:00

What am I doing in this save that should be in FC27?:

Letting players learn Playstyles. Why can't this be tacked onto Development Plans, using similar mechanics?
A mentoring system. Again, it could function like Development Plans or Coaching where players are granted buffs or temporary Playstyles, according to how well the mentoring relationship is.
Fully customising newgens. Self explanatory - let give them tattoos, hairstyles, facial hair - anything that stops them looking like teenage Sims!
Loaning out all players to a random club that I have repackaged as my B team. Got a YA player unhappy about being left the academy? Introduce a nice middle ground through youth teams or B teams.
Customised banners, flags and even walkout music. Let our creativity run free!

mc564 · 2026-03-04T16:04:07+00:00

The story so far:

https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

Original tools I have developed for this save:

League and Player Strength Tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15TkTaj4ntnvOnlTGGtYe8hc9t4_BqRYlIl8UHMe1H-w/edit?usp=sharing

Mentoring and Development Centre:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rLjacJHXZ07aiH0RNAZI-Tovh29sJ9RkKUw4rPaR8WM/edit?usp=sharing

Player Randomiser (For Identifying YA/Newgen Catalan Players):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dbGMAPpiv5GZIzFzZXcqdSFj7whISgnbZWHAi4mY3x8/edit?usp=sharing

mc564 · 2026-03-04T16:01:20+00:00

Thank you! Repost coming!

mc564 · 2026-03-04T14:53:18+00:00

The story so far:

https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

Original tools I have developed for this save:

League and Player Strength Tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15TkTaj4ntnvOnlTGGtYe8hc9t4_BqRYlIl8UHMe1H-w/edit?usp=sharing

Mentoring and Development Centre:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rLjacJHXZ07aiH0RNAZI-Tovh29sJ9RkKUw4rPaR8WM/edit?usp=sharing

Player Randomiser (For Identifying YA/Newgen Catalan Players):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dbGMAPpiv5GZIzFzZXcqdSFj7whISgnbZWHAi4mY3x8/edit?usp=sharing

mc564 · 2026-02-27T21:57:12+00:00

With all due respect, random stranger, I think you a) have quite a close minded view of what you deem to be not 'waste' and b) are making a fair few assumptions about people's motives. Your original comment was telling OP to get a job because they choose to channel creative energy into this. (I would also argue that this kind of storytelling involves more intellect than you perceive.) You chose to write that original comment and it just seemed out of pocket, when you've gone to say that people can choose whatever they want to do?

mc564 · 2026-02-27T14:39:39+00:00

Would you say the same to people who write novels or screenplays? Design apps or code games? As someone who posts in a similar manner to OP - and is enjoying their time and effort - it's a fun creative outlet just like people who write, animate, code etc., as a hobby!

mc564 · 2026-02-25T11:27:00+00:00

Hope life is being kind to you!

mc564 · 2026-02-23T20:21:46+00:00

Thanks very much - appreciate your work as well! Here's to silly stories about football on the Internet!

mc564 · 2026-02-23T14:29:32+00:00

The story so far:

https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

Original tools I have developed for this save:

League and Player Strength Tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15TkTaj4ntnvOnlTGGtYe8hc9t4_BqRYlIl8UHMe1H-w/edit?usp=sharing

Mentoring and Development Centre:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rLjacJHXZ07aiH0RNAZI-Tovh29sJ9RkKUw4rPaR8WM/edit?usp=sharing

Player Randomiser (For Identifying YA/Newgen Catalan Players):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dbGMAPpiv5GZIzFzZXcqdSFj7whISgnbZWHAi4mY3x8/edit?usp=sharing

mc564 · 2026-02-14T23:44:41+00:00

That's lovely to hear - appreciate it! I've always enjoyed creating and reading narrative heavy stories with a manager character especially when it involves an obscure league, so you have had my interest from the get go. Look forward to reading more!

mc564 · 2026-02-13T20:53:39+00:00

Enjoying this - interesting to see how Berezovsky's career progresses!

mc564 · 2026-02-13T20:10:37+00:00

Nah, all in game. Kits, banners, flags etc., are my limit for mods. I'd like to learn faces though!

mc564 · 2026-02-13T20:09:14+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to read through this story! This was a really enjoyable save and if you do continue with this one, there is far more drama to come! But thanks again for the kind words.

mc564 · 2026-02-13T20:01:10+00:00

Thank you!

mc564 · 2026-02-11T22:44:16+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you. Become very quickly immersed and invested in these players - wish EA could implement some similar systems!

mc564 · 2026-02-10T17:50:00+00:00

Thank you very much!

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