Fecic Abilities - by Gerson Salas, uploaded to RHDN by Lusofonia

Table of contents

1.What is this?
2.How to use it?
3.Troubleshooting
4.Credits

1. What is this?

This is a names and abilities for ISS Deluxe, originally distribuited by Gerson Salas on his now defunct website, www.fecic.es.tl. It was coded by DjLamomia on 2006 and uploaded by me, Lusofonia, on 2021. It allows you to edit the names and abilities of all players from all teams, with the exception of those from the training modes and those from the all star teams.

Gerson's website is now offline, but archived on the Wayback Machine. I am uploading this here not only for archiving purposes, but also because it'll certainly be useful to everyone. According to Gerson, Fecic stands for "Federación de Clubes de International Superstar Soccer Custom", or in english, Federation of Custom International Superstar Soccer Teams. There are many sites with this tool on many sites, and Gerson's website doesn't say anything about redistribuiting this tool. In general, romhackers are content with their work being uploaded to mirrors, specially when they've lost their original links


2. How to use it?

Create a folder where you'll put all FECIC tools, and the rom. The following files come with this editor:

\RECURSOS (folder containing resources to be used in this program)
\RECURSOS\MAPABITS.bmp (hair types)
\fecic_abilities.exe (this is the program to be used with the original ISSD rom)
\fecic_br.exe (same as above, but modified to be more compatible with TEG's hacks, such as Futebol Brasileiro 96 or Ronaldinho Soccer)
\fecicabilities.txt (this text)

 Extract them to the folder. Rename the rom to "FECIC.1" and start either "fecic abilities.exe" or "fecic br.exe" according to the type of rom you've got. Keep in mind that, if you're going to use vanilla ISSD, it has to be the american rom. Fecic's window will open. It will by default begin on team 1 (Italy/Cruzeiro depending on the rom you've got) but you can use the arrows to change it. Click on a player whose abilities and name you'd like to change.

Under "Nombre" you change his name. You can use A-Z, a-z, and spaces in their names. Numbers and accented characteres aren't accepted.

On "#" you may change the number, which will be shown on the player's back. The number doesn't show in the goalkeeper's back, instead it will only show the number "1". If you change his number, you'll have to give the number 1 to someone else, as there can't be two players of same number, and since the GK can only show number 1, you can "have" two no.1's, while the team edit menu will still show him as the number you changed.

In "Forma pelo" you can change his hair shape. This feature is buggy, use it with caution. Don't apply different hair types on goalies, unless you want to bug the game.

You can also change the stats, ranging from 1 to 9:

"Aceleracion" or "Pique"is the player's acceleration, which is how fast he can go from the slowest to the fastest speed.
"Velocidad" is the player's fastest speed.
"Remate", or "Chute" is how strong the player's kicks are.
"Curva" is the player's ability in bending his shots.
"Balance" is the player's balance. The higher the balance, the more resilient the player is to tackles and shoulder bashes. This makes it less likely to the player be knocked down.
"Inteligencia" is how smart is the player's AI when not in control.
"Salto" is how high can the player jump. It also affects how strong headers are.
"Dribling" is how fast the player can dribble with the ball.
"Energia", "Forca" is the player's energy, and it affects how long the player can run without getting tired.

There's also an extra option, called "Paleta de Color de Piel y Pelo", here you can change the palettes set. Teams have two palettes, like Italy's palettes: 0 is dark-haired, while 1 is the secondary, like the white-haired player Carboni. Or in Brazil, 0 is the black skin, 1 is Ferreira's white skin color. Some teams have both skin colors identical.

You can also change the position in Posición:

0: Sent off (Don't use this)
1: Goalkeepers (Don't turn players that aren't GKs into GKs, it won't work)
2: Defender (Don't turn GKs into positions that aren't GKs, GKs MUST occupy the 1st and 12th positions)
3: Defensive Midfielder
4: Midfielder
5: Offensive Midfielder
6: Forward

You can't put numbers of 7 and beyond. The position also seems to affect the calculation of the team stats show in the team selection menu. Composite positions score for both. Each team has 11 players, with 9 reserves. The 1st and 12th are keepers. Benched players occupy the 12th position onward.

Once you're done, go on Archivo>Guardar to change your changes. You can also view the copyright info on Ayuda>Acerca de... . All other options don't seem to do anything.

3. Troubleshooting

Q: Why is the player's hair preview invisible?
A: You need to have "MAPABITS.PNG" in the folder "RECURSOS".

Q: My changes didn't take effect! Why?
A: You need to save them. Then, close and re-open the emulator you're using, as to reload the rom.

Q: Does it work with roms other than the U one?
A: No, but it works with hacks, like Futebol Brasileiro, Ronaldinho Soccer, and is PARTIALLY compatible with Futbol Argentino. Use it on Fútbol Argentino with caution.

Q: It's in spanish! How do I know what's written?
A: Refer to the translation guide in section 2, or use google translate.

4. Credits

Addresses found by Rubem
Coded by Dj Lamomia CR
Compatibilty for Futebol Brasileiro created by TEG Brasil
Made by Gerson Salas
Distribuited on RHDN by Lusofonia