Hi everyone!

The second Early Access version of the FM26 October Update for the Increase Realism Megapack is now available to all Rotation Player supporters!

🛠️ What has changed since the first Early Access release?

As mentioned in the first Early Access post, this second release includes a few smaller fixes:

1. Fixed: Duplicate players. Thank you to Andrew for the feedback!

2. Fixed: Player histories in Germany and incorrect teams in the Super Cup.

Apart from these fixes, there are no changes to the Megapack compared to the first Early Access release.

💾 The complete football world in 2026 & 2046 – now available!

The simulation has finally finished! The save game with all available leagues loaded has now reached 2046 — exactly 20 years after the 2026 starting point.

Two save games have now been uploaded: one at the 2026 starting point and one in 2046, after 20 years of simulation.

Both saves include 218 playable nations with a total of 380 playable leagues.

Both downloads are now available to all Rotation Player supporters (Level 3).

Please note: The saves do not include the latest fixes for duplicate players and the Germany issues mentioned above. Apart from these fixes, the database setup is identical to the current Early Access version.

Find out how the football world has changed over two decades. Which clubs are now dominating? Who are the world's biggest stars, and what has happened to your favourite team?

The complete football world, 20 years later — ready for you to explore.

🌍 The final chapter of FM26

Looking back at FM26, it is quite interesting to see how much this project has changed and grown over the past months.

The focus was never just on one single area. Month by month, another part of the football world became the priority: player abilities and potentials, reputations, finances, competitions, youth football, league systems, histories and many smaller details in between.

With every update, the Megapack became a little bigger and a little more complete.

For the October Update, I wanted to take one final big step: move the football world forward and create a proper 2026/27 starting point within FM26.

That meant updating leagues and competition structures, histories, continental participants, player data and many other areas while moving the actual in-game start to summer 2026.

And now, after everything that has been added throughout FM26, I feel that this final goal has been reached.

In that sense, this update closes the circle for me. The Megapack has developed enormously over the course of FM26, and the October Update is the final chapter of that journey.

This is the final content update for FM26.

The remaining Early Access period will be used for feedback and possible bug fixes, but there will be no further content expansions after this.

A small note about the current file names

You may notice that some files still have slightly unusual names, for example with an A, B, C or another letter/version indicator at the end.

This is mainly for my own internal organisation and helps me keep track of exactly which version of each file is currently included in the download.

These names will be cleaned up for the Public Release.

The content of the files will remain identical. Only the file names will change.

⚠️ IMPORTANT – Before starting a new save

Please make sure to follow these steps:

1. DELETE ALL previous Increase Realism Megapack files

Do not simply overwrite your existing files.

Delete all previous files first and then only use the files included in the current download link.

Several files have been updated, replaced or renamed during development, so keeping older versions can cause issues.

2. Select Original as the transfer option

When creating your new save, make sure to select:

Transfer option: Original

Please do not use another transfer setting.

A new save is required for the database changes.

🚨 The ONLY additional database file you need

With the expanded scope of the Increase Realism Megapack, you no longer need to combine it with several additional database updates.

The only additional database file you need is the free sortitoutsi transfer file:

sortitoutsi. net FM26 Data Update - Contracts (2026 Start).fmf

You can download it here:

https://sortitoutsi.net/football-manager-data-update/download/17?no_date=1

Download the Basic Data Update, but from that download copy ONLY the following file into your editor data folder:

sortitoutsi. net FM26 Data Update - Contracts (2026 Start).fmf

Do not use the other database files included in the sortitoutsi download alongside the Megapack.

So, for your database setup, you essentially need:

• The files from the current Increase Realism Megapack download

• sortitoutsi. net FM26 Data Update - Contracts (2026 Start).fmf

That's it.

Graphics such as realname fix, logos, faces, kits and similar graphical mods can of course still be used as usual.

The FM MatchLab training file can also continue to be used alongside the Megapack.

🆕 What was added with the Early Access release?

The Early Access version introduced several major additions that were not yet included in the Beta release.

📊 2025/26 Player Histories

The 2025/26 season history has now been added for 48,149 players across 203 competitions worldwide.

This adds the correct club and number of league appearances during the 2025/26 season to the players' career histories.

Coverage includes the major leagues such as:

• Premier League

• La Liga

• Bundesliga

• Serie A

• Ligue 1

• and many more competitions worldwide

The coverage also goes considerably deeper than the top divisions:

England: down to tier 6
Germany: down to tier 6
France: down to tier 5
Spain: down to tier 4
Italy: down to tier 4

This provides a much more complete player history when starting the game in summer 2026.

🌐 International Caps

International histories have also been updated for 4,681 players.

The number of international appearances has been adjusted to better represent the situation at the 2026 starting point.

🌍 Further League-File Expansions

Several league files have also received additional lower-league expansions and further improvements since the Beta release.

This includes, among others:

• Further expansion of the English league system

• Serie D in Italy

• Additional improvements and extensions across other nations

These changes increase the number of playable leagues and provide an even deeper worldwide setup for long-term saves.

🌟 Five International Youth Tournaments

Five additional youth tournaments are now included:

• NextGen Youth Cup

• Ploufragan Youth Cup

• Karel Stegeman Youth Cup

• Dallas Youth Cup

• Blue Stars Zürich Youth Cup

These competitions add another layer to the youth-football environment and provide additional international tournament opportunities outside the regular domestic competitions.

🏆 14 Pre-Season Cups

The first Early Access version also added 14 Pre-Season Cups played across different nations.

These tournaments provide more variety during pre-season and help make the period before the competitive season feel more authentic.

🌍 FM26 October Update – Content Overview

The database is built around a summer 2026 start, representing the 2026/27 season.

In addition to the Early Access additions above, the October Update includes:

Worldwide leagues

Leagues worldwide updated for the 2026/27 season, including competition structure and format changes.

Competition histories

Updated historical records and previous competition winners for the new starting point.

National reputations

Reputation adjustments for all nations, aligned with the 2026/27 season.

Club reputations & finances

Club reputations and finances adjusted to better reflect the 2026/27 season.

Continental competitions

Correct club participants in continental competitions across:

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North and Central America and the Caribbean

• South America

• Oceania

World Cup 2026 fix

Prevents the World Cup from being played again in summer 2026.

Worldwide CA/PA adjustments

Revised Current Ability and Potential Ability ratings for players worldwide.

250+ newly created young talents

More than 250 young players have been created to improve the representation of the next generation in the database.

Further database improvements

Numerous additional adjustments focused on creating the most realistic possible 2026/27 starting setup.

🤝 A special thank you to MasterIgor

The included league files are based on MasterIgor’s files and have been created and adapted with his explicit permission.

His work forms the foundation of this part of the pack, so it is important to me to give him clear credit for his contribution.

Thank you, Igor, for your permission, your trust and the extensive work you have allowed me to build upon!

🏁 This concludes my work on FM26

With this Early Access release, my development work for FM26 is finished in terms of new content and expansions.

This means that I will not add any further league expansions or additional content requests for FM26.

Please therefore understand that I will not answer or take requests asking for additional leagues, lower divisions, competitions or other new FM26 expansions.

The current two-week Early Access period is solely intended for identifying and, where possible, fixing bugs or things that do not work correctly within the existing content.

After that, my FM26 work is complete and my focus will move on to what comes next.

📥 Installation

1. Delete ALL previous Increase Realism Megapack files.

2. Download the files from the current download link below.

3. Only use the files included in the new download.

4. Place them in your editor data folder.

5. Download the free sortitoutsi Basic Data Update:

https://sortitoutsi.net/football-manager-data-update/download/17?no_date=1

From that download, use ONLY:

sortitoutsi. net FM26 Data Update - Contracts (2026 Start).fmf

6. When creating your save, select Original as the transfer option.

A new save is required.

❤️ Thank you for your support!

With this update, I am finally reaching the end of my work on FM26.

Looking back at how the Megapack has developed throughout this cycle, I am extremely grateful that I was able to keep building, experimenting and expanding it month after month.

But most importantly, I simply want to say thank you.

Thank you to everyone who supported my work throughout FM26.

Thank you to everyone who tested the files, reported bugs, provided feedback, shared ideas or simply enjoyed playing with the Megapack.

Your support has allowed me to put an enormous amount of time into this project, and I genuinely appreciate it.

Whoever you are and wherever you come from: thank you for your support! <3

Cheers
David

Download:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/jga18ld00rf58ym/FM26_-Increase_RealismMegapackOCTOBER_EARLY-ACCESS_by_Daveincid_%252802.10.26%2529.zip/file