FIFA Manager 13

FIFA Manager 13

Developers
	Bright Future
Publishers
	EA Sports
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Text-based, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	Sports, Strategy
Sports	Football (Soccer)
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	FIFA Manager

FIFA Manager 13 is a singleplayer and multiplayer text-based and bird's-eye view sports and strategy game in the FIFA Manager series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
EA app (unavailable)

All versions require EA app DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit user.ini[citation needed]
Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA Manager 13\Config\user.ini with a text editor. Change VIDEO=1 to VIDEO=0 Save the changes.

Disable league limitation

Edit configuration file
Simulation of more leagues than conceived by developers may cause the game to crash due to limit of using only 2 GB of RAM. Use the 4GB Patch on game for utilizing more RAM. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA MANAGER 13\Config\user.ini with a text editor. Add IGNORE_LEAGUE_LIMITATION=1 to the very end of the file. Save the changes.

FIFA Manager season patch

A mod that brings new and updates original squads, tournaments and graphics to more actual ones. In addition, fixes a lot of errors and crashes.

The amount of mod content can be configured. Maximum configuration takes ~100 GB.

Also compatible with FIFA Manager 14.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA Manager 13\Config\user.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA Manager 13\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Polish				Fan Translation [1]

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Hot seat
LAN play
Online play		Shut down on November 30, 2020.

Issues unresolved

30 FPS cap on 3D matches

While the game plays at 60 FPS in the normal manager interface, going into a 3D match caps the frame rate at 30. There is currently no known fix.

Issues fixed

Edit game database

To edit the game's database, open <path-to-game>\EdManager13.exe. Sometimes, even after exporting a custom database to the actual game, nothing will change. Be sure to run both programs (EdManager13.exe and Manager13.exe) as administrator to be able to overwrite the game's database with modifications.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3		Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent		Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	1 GB		1.5 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 9500 Pro Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB (ATI), 256 MB (Nvidia) of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support