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Chinese Version
由于FM原版数据库以及工作人员对于中国联赛的忽视，导致了自FM2021之后，FM中国联赛一直处于一个不打补丁基本玩不了的状态，不过FM社区为我们提供了很多方案来增强FM游戏中中国联赛的体验，这里选取几个我认为不错的补丁给想玩FM中国联赛的提供一些参考。
由于大部分补丁都是来自个人，所以可能会有参杂些许不现实的东西在里面，不过对FM2023来说，最佳的中国联赛补丁并不来自FM中文社区，而是由创意工坊的tenshi大神做的中国联赛四级补丁China (D5) by Tenshi (steamcommunity.com)
其补丁完全还原了2023年中国四级别联赛的赛制，从中超到省级联赛，都还原的十分优秀，但依旧有一个问题，由于现实生活中中国联赛球员最高薪资为300万元人民币，官方数据库也继承了这一规定，中国球员在游戏中达到一定声望之后再谈合同就没办法在工资这一条件达成协定，导致游戏到中期会出现大批的自由球员，而且这批自由球员大部分能力在中国联赛中都算佼佼者；解决此问题只需要删除或者提高游戏中的限薪令；第二个问题在于赛季的时间，Tenshi的补丁在2023年是完美的，但在2024之后，过晚的开赛时间以及过早的结束时间，会造成很大程度的赛程拥挤，同时对于球员的状态保持也是一个问题，4月开赛将导致亚冠/亚协球队在初春的比赛中缺乏状态，只能约友谊赛，所以使用这个补丁时可以添加一个动态规则，一步一步的将中国联赛的时间调整到疫情之前的正常状态（2023年的时间安排很大程度上由于中国足协内部问题出现了问题）；最后一点则是游戏内的调节税以及球队设施/声望问题，调节税的存在很难让中国球队再像之前一样买人，虽然随着时间推移，中国联赛购买力会相对恢复，但对比之前的巅峰差距巨大，其次是球队的数据，很多球队设施被设置为-1，后期即便有钱这些球队在电脑控制下无法提升球队设施，而球队声望问题也十分抽象，中超球队的声望甚至还不如北京大学这一业余队伍…中乙中冠球队的数据不全也是一个问题。
总之想要更好的体验FM的中国联赛，数据库的更改也是必不可少的。这边推荐中国6级联赛作为数据参考，这个补丁包含了大部分球队的数据，但声望以及设施可能还是需要自己更改。
同时由于亚冠联赛在游戏中过于简单，由于日本联赛以及西亚联赛的缺失，玩家球队在亚冠联赛一般都会碰到灰人，导致游戏体验下降，可以打上亚冠不分区补丁以及日本联赛+西亚联赛补丁来增强体验。
English Version
Due to the neglect of the Chinese league by SI and FM staff in the original FM database, the Chinese league in FM has been in an unplayable state without patches since FM2021. However, the FM community has provided us with many solutions to enhance the Chinese league experience in FM. Here I recommend some good patches for those who want to play the Chinese league in FM.
Most patches are from individuals, so there may be some unrealistic elements mixed in. But for FM2023, the best Chinese league patch does not come from the FM Chinese community, but is the Chinese League Level 4 Patch by Tenshi from Steam Workshop (China (D5) by Tenshi).
It perfectly restores the 2023 4-tier Chinese league system, from the Super League down to provincial leagues. However, there is still one issue – due to the IRL 300k RMB salary cap, Chinese players cannot agree to contract terms when their reputation reaches a certain level, resulting in many free agents in-game. This can be fixed by removing or raising the cap.
The second issue is the season timeline. The patch is perfect for 2023, but in 2024 and beyond, the late start and early end of seasons cause calendar congestion and hurt player conditioning, as the ACL/AFC teams lack match fitness in early spring and can only schedule friendlies. So when using this patch, a dynamic rule could gradually adjust the Chinese season back to pre-pandemic normal.
Finally, there are in-game tax and facility/reputation issues. The tax makes it hard for Chinese clubs to buy players like before, although purchasing power will relatively recover over time. Many club facilities are set to -1, so even rich clubs cannot upgrade them when AI-controlled. Club reputation is also abstract – CSL clubs have lower reputation than Beijing University FC. Missing and incorrect data for League 2/League 3 clubs is also an issue.
In summary, to better experience the Chinese league in FM, database edits are also indispensable. The 6-tier Chinese league patch has data for most clubs, but reputation and facilities may still need manual edits.
Also, the ACL is too easy due to missing J-League and West Asia. Playing against grayed-out teams hurts experience, so the ACL group stage removal and J/WA leagues add-on patches can help.
