What's happening moving forward to FM27
So, if you're a bit like me you are probably wondering what's next. We have around 2 months until the release of FM27 and you'll have noticed that a fair few leagues have had turf overhauls, with many yet to come.
I've noticed more and more members choosing to end their subscriptions, which is something that people are well within their right to do, don't get me wrong. Why I'm raising this point is that this is my full time job now, and at that it's the first time I am choosing a leap like this, so it worries me a wee bit and makes me wonder what I can do to retain more of you.
Additionally, and the main reason for this post, is that there is something I am not allowed to say - but it is very much work related which will mean I'm unable to fully commit to FM26 for the upcoming month. I think many can fill in the blanks, but I cannot say anything about it. Feel free to ask and I'll respond with what I can.
But it does leave me with the question if I'm doing the right thing at the moment. I am unsure if I can release 4.0 in time before a new game comes out, will I have to move it to 27? Can I still maintain a 26 version? I'm unsure! I appreciate and am honored that so many people do support me and some have been for nearly a year now! But a piece of me - seeing the numbers dwindle and having made big investments for the future sustainability, it makes me a bit insecure haha!
That's the status update, more just a piece of my mind. As I said when I started I'm an emotional guy and dumping my thoughts like this usually helps 😄
Feel free to chime in, and as always take great care and much love!
Bassy
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Hi Bassy, first of all I’d like to thank you for uploading the Sardinero - Racing de Santander stadium. I don’t know if it was because I suggested it on YouTube, but I downloaded the latest full version of the Stadium Mega Pack; unfortunately, my computer doesn’t seem to be powerful enough, as it runs very slowly during matches.
FM 27 has to tie one up right away; spectators have beer mugs and bratwurst—just like Real.
FM 27: More emotion, rough fouls, players clustering together, more obvious handballs in the penalty area, the stadium announcer speaking before the teams take the field—these are just a few examples. If possible, thank you, Germany.
I'm not going anywhere, membership stays and I'll probably increase my level. I barely played FM 26 (I have a custom DB for FM 24 that I refuse to stop using b/c it makes soccer in the US the way I think it should be), but I would boot up FM 26 just to see your work Bassy. You'll need to save FM 27. If not you, then who? It'll be a mess one way or another. Keep going until they hire you as the Head of Design or something. Pretty much how every business venture goes in capitalism; build, grow, get acquired. Thanks for everything you do. Continue mission.
Thank you so much for the vote of confidence Zane! Means a lot🫶
I played the first Resident Evil on PlayStation 1, guys, so support FM 27 Tariner, yeah, nobody under 30 knows it he
Please make Perfect 2027 FM a reality for us ordinary citizens. As long as I'm still alive, thank you very much, and I'll try to raise money for your project in real life. Danke Deutschland
keine Werbung jungs, nur eure gefühle
I'm a child of the '80s, and I'm hoping for change. I don’t know Krütho very well—why is that? Give FM 2027 = 1 Ethereum for further development, hey. Ten years ago, this crap didn’t exist, and I thought it was a scam—I still do. Kisses. Since you’re modders, let’s go for 2027—thanks, no money needed. Things just need to change in our society.
KIDS THE 80 Jahre Küsse an euch
You have so many opportunities this year and next—as many as possible
schlecht übersetzt , danke Deutschland
In cheerleading, you have so many opportunities—take advantage of them! For example, cheerleading or something else—there are so many possibilities in 20
Improve the stadium announcer's intro! Display the score on the scoreboard or digital cube and show digital ads! These are exciting new features. Thank you, And the ads bring you money.h
Faces in 3D mode need to be improved. Thank you FM 27
I'll be staying on for sure mate. You've been very good to me and continue to. So a little way of me saying a huge thank you to you.
FM 27: The “Emotion” improvement sounds good. Maybe during derbies, fans will still throw beer cups during corner kicks. Maybe I'll watch some youth training sessions or check out the youth leagues. So, with the “Emotion” feature, I'd buy it.
Wir machen den komerz der FM 27 nicht mit danke Bysse,und danke an euch
Every game has 80 years, and in between games. Wir beobachten nur
Go through with your Bepinex—it’s new to me too, after 30 years. That’s all I can say to you, Bassy; money matters more in this world. Thank you, and best wishes for your family’s health.
FM 27 does not have licenses for original team names and clubs. Using the original stadium names is prohibited in the EU. That's the truth, sorry.
FM 27 Koset für you Orginal Name 8 Millionen please , Thank yuu
I tried it in 2000; I'm a child of the '80s
Real World , not my
A fine of 250,000 euros, but thank you, and for FM 27
Eurpa Gesetz, sorry
What you're doing is generally prohibited—using real names and data—which is why it will be a flop in 2027.
THANKS Bassy
Let's make things better for our middle-class society
And I'm getting tired of it at 50, but I have a lot of respect for you, Bassy
Money rules the world
Has there really been anything new in gaming since 2010? My first game was the first *Resident Evil* on PlayStation 1. It's coming out in 2025, or maybe 2026, or even 2028? What has improved, my king?
Thanks from Germany
Bassy the best , zwinker
I will be staying on for simply the best add-on ever for FM26. Your mod is such a game changer I would even pay more for it in fact. Take your time and release the product when you feel it is ready. Remember the same people who will rush you are ones who will be first to complain. An old Scottish saying worth remembering is, "If you worry you will die and you will die if you don't, so why worry." Keep up the good stuff.
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Hey Bassy, I subscribed for a few months mainly because of the stadiums. Once you’ve played with them, the default stadiums just aren’t much fun anymore. But there are still a lot missing, and lately there haven’t been many new ones, so I ended my subscription. I appreciate your other mods too, but more stadiums would be my priority. Once you start adding more stadiums again, I’ll be back.
A dip at the end of the game cycle is a very normal thing. Happens to me every year. Tends to climb back up when I release the first project for the new game
The FM can only be improved—made more lively, with more emotion in 3D. Improve 3D faces and hairstyles, and convey more emotion from the fans during relegation or promotion battles. Include flags among the club’s spectators. Stadium atmosphere
FM 26 is already awesome!! What's there to improve in FM 27? 3D graphics? We already have the original data and statistics in FM 26. The ships are great! How much better is FM 27, or is it just a money-grab?
Keep adding the stadiums as you build them.
J'ai installé FM26 puis l'ai désinstallé, puis ai découvert ton travail qui m'a incité à rejouer à FM26. Tu as changé ma vision de ce jeu et je ne t'en remercierais jamais assez.
Hi Bassy, young man. It's me, Sophie...FM: A New Era Begins. Just talk in DM on Discord... Best Regards.
Pfft, not going anywhere my friend. Literally excited every time a match loads and praying there is a custom stadium loading - there's not many times I'm waiting!? Enjoy pal and I can't wait to see what happens next!
Hey, Bassy! Long time 😂 Hope all is well. Just letting you know that I will also be back soon as member. Life happened and I needed to shift focus to other priorities. Excited for the future.
I love your mod and have been an on and off paid member, mainly due to having to free up space on my laptop and an on-off love affair with FM26. Will be back as a paid member for FM27 assuming you have the stadium mod available for that, it makes a huge difference to the save for me. If there is a way to decrease the size of the mod that would be welcome but appreciate it might not be possible.
Thank you for the message, whilst I cannot say anything yet regarding 27 i can say that for that version I will be having the new portal ready for the mod and that allows you to download individual parts :)
Hi! Just wondering if you do individual commissions for a stadium? I’m looking to have a league 2 stadium done for my home town team. Please let me know! Also the work you do is absolutely amazing!
Hi Tate, I do take them, but the list of waiting is very long, so just putting that out there so you are aware of it.
Bassy, I’ll continue as a GOAT member, supporting your excellent work for as long as you remain focused on this (stadiums) and the future MODs I know you’ll release, because you’re always pushing forward and never settle into your comfort zone. The only reason I wouldn’t continue would be if some new factor came up, which won’t happen. Other than that, the more demanding part of the community, the ones who aren’t satisfied with simply playing the game as it is and seek immersion down to the smallest details, owes you a debt of gratitude for what you’ve given us in 2026 and, if all goes well, will continue to give us in 2027, 2028, 2029, and beyond. I’m looking forward to seeing more South American stadiums, as we discussed, like the Barcelona SC stadium that was recently added, as well as less mainstream stadiums, which we also talked about, for long-term saves that go against the usual trends. We keep going strong, my friend! When you come to Brazil, let me know so we can grab a beer together.
Ah, specifically regarding the point you brought up, I understand that you shouldn't release an update 4.0 until you feel it's truly ready. I actually find these smaller updates much more interesting, as you've been doing, both in terms of revamps and adding new stadiums, like the Barcelona SC one. That way, I believe you'll reach update 4.0 with a much more mature and well-rounded package overall, my friend.
I’ll be sticking with you mate. The whole experience of FM26 has actually made it my favourite FM due to the work you have done with the stadiums, boots etc and FM consoles heads, so I’m very excited about what the future holds and especially the mods that will be added to FM 27 as the thought of playing the game in it’s vanilla format is not something I can look forward too!
As far as I'm concerned, you don't need to do anything more in October. I'm waiting for the new FM to come out, and then I'll be getting back to it myself. P.S. Of course, I'll continue to support you as well.
Danke Wolfgang 🫶
Going nowhere chap. You're one of the saviours of the 2026 game. :) Keep the top content coming and I can't wait to see what stuff you roll out for the next game.
Thanks for the vote of confidence James!
Hey Bassy regardless of FM26 or FM whatever the year you have my fullest subscription support now and in the future, keep up the fantastic work my friend I appreciate everything you have done to make FM more enjoyable and definitely more realistic cheers man
Thank you so much Ian!
Hey man I’ve been on Mac and it’s been a bad year looking on from the outside when it comes to stadiums etc, finally moving to windows and I’m excited to hop on the train with you guys! Hopefully it’s just people falling off fm26 waiting for the next version. Excited and hopefully it’s a seamless transition to FM27 and I’ll deffo be signing up 🔥🔥
Thanks for the kind words Tom! I hope it is a case of that too! And thank you for hopping on soon 🫶
I will keep my subscription also... but in my opinion.. would be great to see more stadiums and improvements until FM27 release... Dont need to be a pacy work... but in your time without taking too much.
Thanks Igor, and that is something I do find tricky to balance at this point so it is good to gather the information on what you guys want from me.
The only way my subscription will end is if I'm dead ill support you mate for as long as you do this for, there is so much more to do so many more stadiums to make so many teams expanding there stadiums its only the beginning imo.
Thank you, and it is! But I also don't just want to keep it to stadiums, I want to see what other things within the game I can develop :)
I'm sticking with you brate! And yes, I had my personal doubts, I know I wished some things/plugins to be updated/improved/sorted for FM26, but we got so much already! I know you got early access to FM27, and if you can use this upcoming month to make all the plugins and bring your things from FM26 work for FM27, then that's a great starting point for future work! Regarding FM26, I would love if you could pay more attention to stadium bug reports and fixes (things like doube-crowds, broken textures, some outdated stadium details, etc..) So perhaps the best mix for this upcoming month might be to develop plugins for FM27 while still improving existing stadium for FM26 (which will also be good to sort for FM27 since stadiums itself should work fine without any plugin adjustments) Keep up the great work brate! Always on your side! 🫡
That is a claim you are making there ;) But thank you for the detailed feedback. For the bug reports, it is something I need to get better at, and I think a downside is that much of it just gets lost in the chat, or that there is so much other things to do - like adding new stadiums, fixing other areas that it just falls down the list. And of course, thank you for always being there man, it feels very good to have the support!
Im happy currently with what you have done and what's to come! Will the 4.0 be like suited and booted! With updated stadium pack, weather and tuft overhaul, boots, balls and everything else you have done?? Personally I think you others saved fm26 with all the packs works you have done! So im not ready to cancel as we dont know how FM27 will plan out and we might need you guys again.
Thank you Simon, and yeah 4.0 is going to be a big of a step as 3.0 was. But I am unsure if I will get it done in time to release for FM26 at this point. So much work to be done still.
Stay sure that I will be back soon as a member. I gave up because of 26 was umplayable for many reasons. Hope in the 27 we are going to play also with the second League stadium complete list. You are the reason why the game still have a sense, keep going bassy!
Thank you Andrej, and its great to hear you will be back soon🫶 I just hope FM27 is better to its players too :D
