EA SPORTS have just released the official update for the FIFA 2003 Creation Centre It fixes a number of bugs and adds some exciting new features to the PC FIFA 2003 editor.
Here is the complete feature list of version 1.5 of the Creation Centre:
Up to 10 chants can be assigned to any team
Players numbers can be assigned and changed
Goalkeeper kits can be assigned to any team
Added Formation screen where preset formation can be selected players can be drag-and-dropped into positions [SCREENSHOT]
Added Kick Takers screen where players can be assigned of captaincy and kicking duties
Added Miscellaneous screen where most of the team settings can be modified * Very Intersting * [SCREENSHOT]
Removed the limitation of 32 bit colours
Added the option to have a number of new generic players created when creating a new team
Removed the limitations on the number of competitions/teams/players
Support packages created in any language
Support for Brazilian Portuguese language
Other improvements:
Double click on a team in Team Roster on Competition screen to bring up Team screen
Double click on a player in Player Roster on Team Info screen to bring up Player screen
Files have been coming in fairly slowly to the Downloads Centre, so Leo has asked that I remind you all to submit any files you have to us. Anyway, here are the lastest downloads:
Inter Milan & AC Milan Home Kit Textures
Gabriel Batistuta Face
Chicago Fire Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
Ajax GK Kit Textures
Puma Classic Boots Pack
Aston Villa Flags
Liverpool Flags
Holland Home, Away, 3rd & GK Kit Textures
Germany GK Kit Textures
Atletico Mineiro Home, Away & 3rd Kits
Gareth's Gameplay & Players Mega Update
New England Revolution Home & Away Kit Textures
Manchester United Classic Kit Textures
Nike Mercurial Vapor Boots Pack
Southampton Flags
West Ham Flags
Bolton Flags
Birmingham Flags
Gabriel Batistuta Face and Holland Home, Away, 3rd & GK Kit Textures
For those of you whose calendars already read April 29th, do not panic... the Creation Centre Update is still coming today. We're just waiting for EA to upload it.
I'd also like to make sure that all FIFA community webmasters are aware that the Creation Centre and the Creation Centre Update can be uploaded onto any FIFA page. So if you want to release this news, and also upload the Creation Centre Update to your downloads section when it is released, feel free to do so.
Sweetpatch has news from Shahab Shaterian regarding his forthcoming Euro 2004 Super Patch.
The kits are nearly finished and every team will have home, away, 3rd or last Euro 2000 kit plus Goalkeeper kits. He has also added 3 new teams of Wales, Albania and Georgia.
He hopes to finish the demo patch by the end of this week with the final version being available on 12th June. Check back here for all the latest news on this patch.
Please note: The Patches Database is still out of action and we hope to resume normal service soon.
You do not need to wait anymore ... FCDB XP is out! This first version is also available in French and English.
The characteristics of FCDB XP 2003 include:
Editor for FIFA 2003
Editing of the name of the leagues
Creation, Moving, Cloning of the teams
Complete editing of the teams (names, budget, rival teams, choice of the stadium, goodies during games, captain, free kick's shooter, strategy, team squad, CSV data's, etc.)
Importing of the equipment and 3D visualization with support of the 2GK format of jerseys
Addition, Copy, Moving, Removal of the players
Complete Editing of the players (Name, first name, nationality, value, statistics of previous season, size, weight, head, aptitudes, comments, CSV data, etc)
Importing of faces for players with 3D visualization
Functions for research
etc..
The FCDB XP 2003 is an exclusive utility from FIFA French Touch which you can get a link from Sweetpatch's Fifa 2003 Download Boutique.
The much anticipated update to the FIFA 2003 Creation Centre will be released on Tuesday, the 29th of April. It will be online at the official FIFA 2003 community website, the Soccer Gaming Downloads Centre, and a number of other FIFA community websites.
For a full list of features that will be included in version 1.5 of the Creation Centre click here.
You may have spotted in the forums that Shlomy Sharabani is creating a graphical and audio update patch for the UEFA Champions League.
It will include:
Kits
Music
Adboards
and more...
as well as authentic Flags for all 32 teams
He has made detailed research for each team to achieve the maximum authenticity for you so this should be a fantastic patch when it is released. In the meantime, check out the forum where Shlomy has more images and news for you by clicking here and we have full details as always in the Patches Database.
Following on from the success of the Greek Super Patch Day earlier this week, today Sweetpatch has 2 great Egyptian Super Patches that have recently been released.
Al Ahly Super Patch 2003 This patch by Islam Hafez adds Al Ahly to the game in the rest of world section with its :
Correct Team management, player numbers and attributes
Red Crowds always assigned for home and away matches
The Pharaos Patch Mohamed Gamal & Mohamed El-Gohary have released their Pharaos Patch which includes:
All home and away kits for Egyptian League Teams (28 High Quality Kits)
All Mini kits for the 14 Teams
Great Adboards
Cool 4 Menus
The most accurate rosters (100%) with the correct numbers & names
Some Faces players with their accessories
All Flags & Banners
Logos & Badges
Nile Sport (Scoreboard)
3 New Referee Kits
GK kit for Every Team
The Egyptian National Team with (Flags & Banners) & Kits (Home & Away & GK)
Roster update such as Oliver Kahn in (Germany), Ronaldo will be In (Brazil), Ahmed Hossam Mido will be in (Celta Vigo), Batistuta will be in (Inter Milan) and Ibrahim Said will be in (Everton)
Go grab your copies of these great Egyptian patches from the Patches Database. Whilst you are there, vote for the best of these 2 patches so everybody can benefit from your valued opinion.
I'm sorry about not doing any updates for awhile, but my team had an out of state tournament over the weekend. Anyway, here is the latest Downloads Centre update done by Leo:
Roma Home, Away & Champions League Kit Textures
Lyon Home Kit
Sunderland Flags
Manchester City Flags
Blackburn Flags
Fulham Flags
Liga Ball
Ecuador Home Kit Textures
Salernitana Home & Away Kit Textures
Roma Home, Away, & Champions League Kit Textures and Lyon Home Kit
Head on over to the Downloads Centre right now and pick up a couple of these great files.
If you are a dreamer that hopes to be able to enjoy the chants, the shouts, the official ball of the match and everything that surrounds a Chilean soccer game, then prepare your senses as the best site for FIFA in Chile FIFAChile.com have officially launched their patch that modifies the "Simulator of Soccer"; FIFA 2003.
For this patch they have also collaborated with Ariel Santarelli, for many people the best patch editor of FIFA around the world, so the quality of it promises to be incredible. FIFAChile.com has thought about everything, from the official ball of the national game to one copy of the Fixture Schedule for 2003. Here we bring you the extensive list of changes that you will be able to experiment with a click or two of your mouse:
It will be possible to play the Liga Chilena 2003 in the real dates of the national championship.
Real Appearances
Gameplay enhanced
Modified Celebrations. Now after each goal cinematics of celebration like in previous FIFA's.
Chants: "Sale León" "Campeón hay uno solo se llama Colo-Colo" "Que se paren los cruzados" These are only a few of the songs that the Liga Chilena 2003 will bring.
New Popups.
Squad Lists updated for all the 16 teams in the First A of the National Tournament.
A new and redesigned interface for the game.
All the updated shirts of Liga Chilena (version 2003). These include the copy of each home, away and goal-keeper (in some cases also is included international shirt), in addition to 3 different types from customized numbers. The "mini-kits" or images for the selection of shirts are also included.
Real adboards of the Chilean stadiums to accompany the games of the national championship.
The official uniforms that referees use in the national tournament.
Feel yourself in the stadium with flags and banners for each of the teams.
The ball used in the national tournament, the Umbro Orbit.
Easy Installation
Liga Chilena 2003 does not modify any League, but is simply added to the game. This way you will not lose any league, team or players from the original game.
and more...
Go and find more details of this top quality patch direct from the Patches Database and then visit FIFAChile.com to check out their additional screen shots and information regarding this wonderful patch.
Will will (excuse my stutter ;-D ) be back tomorrow, however I thought I'd better catch you up on what Leo has been adding to the Downloads Centre over the Easter holidays.
Ireland Home Kit Textures
Romania Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
Birmingham Home & Away Kit Textures
Iraklis Home, Away, 3rd & 4th Kit Textures
Egaleo Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
Pas Giannena Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
England Home, Away, Alternative & Golie Kit Textures
Liverpool Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
New Realism Gameplay Patch 5.5
Greek Mega Update
Hellenic A Ethniki
Deportivo Alaves Home Kit Textures
Omonia Nicosia Home & Away Kit Textures
Iraklis Home, Away & 3rd Kit Textures
Real Madrid Super Patch
Manchester Kit Textures Pack
Inter Home, Away, 3rd & Goalie Kit Textures
Los Angeles Galaxy Home & Away Kit Textures
Nike Air Zoom Pack
Gante Gameplay Patch XXX 3.6
Jaap Stam Face
Champions League Ball
Edgar Davids Face With Glasses and 3 Brazil Keeper Kit Textures
As you can see there are plenty of new files to keep you busy. Pay a trip to the Downloads Centre, and check back tomorrow when Will should have plenty of new updates.
To celebrate the popularity of Greek Fifa Gaming Sweetpatch has not one but two Greek Super Patches for you today.
Greek Mega Patch Kostas Sidiropoulos' new Greek Mega Update patch adds:
almost all of the Hellenic A league teams to Fifa 2003
Greek league plus UEFA Championship for all the Greek teams that qualified
Flares patch with more fireworks
all team chants, banners and flags (also added for Olympiakos and PAOK - original teams in the game)
Hellenic A Ethniki League Patch Vassili_78 has released his Hellenic A Ethniki League patch which replaces the Swedish Allsvenskan with Hellenic A Ethniki League, Swedish second division with Hellenic B Ethniki and Swedish Cup with Vodafone Cup and contains:
all the 16 A division teams plus 3 from the B division
home and away kits (for the 17 Hellenic teams)
flags and banners (for all Hellenic teams)
rosters (17 teams and Olympiakos and PAOK update)
menu badges (for the 17 Hellenic teams)
menu kit thumbs (for the 17 Hellenic teams)
Go grab your copies of these great Greek league patches from Sweetpatch's Patches Database. Whilst you are there, also vote for the best of these 2 patches.
This is something I'm sure everyone would like to check out. EA SPORTS have just filed a report from the highly successful FIFA 2004 chant recording sessions which took place across Europe earlier this year. There are even three MP3's of the chants for you to download and sample. Visit Soccer Gaming for the full report, some photos and a list thanking everyone who attended.
I need to get in contact with Rasmus Nielson. His email address is no longer working. If anyone knows where Rasmus is or how I can get in contact with him, please send an email to matt@soccergaming.com. Rasmus is from Denmark. Thanks.
Last month we brought you the terrific news about an update that was being created for the FIFA 2003 Creation Centre. As we explained, the man behind the famous FEd FIFA editors, Chau Le, had been placed in charge of creating the important update FIFA fans had been crying out for for months.
The good news is that version 1.5 of the Creation Centre is now in its final stages of development and being beta tested as I type. Here is the list of the major updates and fixes you can expect from the Creation Centre update:
Up to 10 chants can be assigned to any team
Players numbers can be assigned and changed
Goalkeeper kits can be assigned to any team
Added Formation screen where preset formation can be selected players can be drag-and-dropped into positions [SCREENSHOT]
Added Kick Takers screen where players can be assigned of captaincy and kicking duties
Added Miscellaneous screen where most of the team settings can be modified * Very Intersting * [SCREENSHOT]
Removed the limitation of 32 bit colours
Added the option to have a number of new generic players created when creating a new team
Removed the limitations on the number of competitions/teams/players
Support packages created in any language
Support for Brazilian Portuguese language
Other improvements:
Double click on a team in Team Roster on Competition screen to bring up Team screen
Double click on a player in Player Roster on Team Info screen to bring up Player screen
With things going smoothly, Chau has reported that we are still on track for a late April release of the update. We will be announcing the exact release date next week. As long as you have already downloaded the original Creation Centre, the update will be only 500 kb is size.
EA SPORTS and Chau would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Creation Centre Update topic in the Soccer Gaming Forums.
The guys over at FIFA IL have released their Israeli Premiere League Patch. This patch will add all the Premiere League including teams from the second league 'liga Leumit', who will be promoted at the end of the league season.
The patch features:
Accurate rosters, with positions, apparel, age, etc. for all teams
All accurate home and away kits
Flags and banner sets for each team
Badges for each team
Kits thumbs at the selection screen
Israeli Cup
& much much more...
The patchers team over at FIFA IL have also informed us that they will publish improvement patches to this very soon which will include crowd songs, menu screens, etc...
Created Soccer allows you to 'BE' the player, sign up, create two players, join a club, then follow club and player progress with indepth statistics available via player and club profiles.
Created Soccer currently has two 'leagues' ... English and Spanish, however we are looking to expand soon.
Created Soccer players are created using FIFA 2003 Creation Centre and matches are simulated using Fifa 2003. No patches, mods or add-ons are incorporated into gameplay.
The simulated matches are 'Computer V's Computer' using 'World Class' difficulty and a 6 minute half.
Here is some information on upcoming FIFA 2003 Online Tournaments:
LAN Clikarena 2003: This is a LAN tournament based out of the Clikarena in France. Here, all the best European players can show off their skills with 3000 euros total in prize money available. Click here for more info.
FIFA 2003 Super Club Tournament: This tournament is open to anyone around the world, however, only 16 teams are available so you better act fast. Click here to sign up and check out the prizes.
The guys over at Breamster Online have a very important poll that everyone should take part in. The question is, "Will the Bream Team site and work be missed?"
They will probably have to change servers due to an increase in traffic which means it will cost more money to run the site. Surely no one wants to see this great site go down, so go over to Breamster Online and show some support.
This is to inform you that The Pharaos patch has been released after a two week delay, but it is now on our servers for all your downloading pleasures.
Hrvoje Bajlo and Ante Aljinovic from over at FIFA Web Portal have made a brand new Croatian Division 1 patch. The Croatian Division 1 Gold Edition is a must have for anyone who wants to play with the Croatian league. Here are some of the features:
All Original Teams
Correct Rosters
12 Teams
All 24 Kits
Referee Kits
New GK Kits
Amazing Chants
Original Badges
Real Flags
and much more...
Croatian Division 1 Gold Edition
Head over to FIFA Web Portal to download this new patch and all the other new downloads available in their Downloads Center.
One of the more up and coming sites within the FIFA Gaming Scene is Breamster Online. Its modern, sleek design is extremely user friendly as well as practical. The site also houses tons of amazing downloads, most notably the Breamster Gameplay Patch, available to registered users (registration is absolutely free). Registered users also have the benefit of accessing the site's Galleries, Forums, and other great features.
To check out one of the hottest FIFA websites around at the moment click over to Breamster Online.
FifaKulte have realeased a great new patch entitled Super Patch OM. Dedicated to the French club Olympique de Marseille is translated into English and contains:
The Velodrome Stadium of Marseille (Olimpico Stadium)
Big database update
New Marseille Home, Away, 3rd, & 2 GK Kits
3 Adidas balls (Champions League, MS Glider and OM)
Flags of OM fans
Gloves of Vedran Runje
Stadium Adboards
2 new OM menus
OM Intro Music
An big utility to activate and restore everything
Super Patch OM
In addition to this, the guys will be releasing a add-on that will contain Flares and TV Enviros. To download this patch click here.
Over at FIFA Belgium they are proud to announce that the first part of their Awesome Update is available now.
The features of this patch are as follows:
This patch will update:
All Belgian D1 and D2 teams (and also replaces Ingelmunster by AS Eupen and Dessel by SV Zulte-Waregem)
Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV, Belgium, Italy, Finland and Croatia
It will add Canada, Holland, Wales and Japan to National Teams and Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen and Belgian D2 to REST OF THE WORLD
It includes:
Kits (Home, Away, GK and Alternative if the team has one), flags made from real pictures and in-game logos for each team
Timmy Simons and Ki-Hyun Seol Faces made by FIFACE
Available in English and French
You can get more information from the Patches Database (including the download location) plus visit FIFA Belgium today to check out all their great work.
The guys over at Fifa Center have released their Turkish Super League II Update v1.0 which was created by their great patch makers Kerim Apaydin and Watcher.
Features of this new patch update are:
Fixed English and French language problems
World Stars and Turkish League Stars teams
55 high quality kits of TSL (Turkish Super League) teams (home, away, goalkeeper and some alternate kits)
Turkey National Squad Kits (home and away)
World Team (home and away)
Turkish League Team (home and away)
8 New Flags
Latest transfers and rosters
Further details can be found in the Patches Database, including the Download link.