To install TrueFoot Realism Gameplay Mod you need one free tool, FIFA Mod Manager, and about five minutes. Import the mod, keep the base mod above its add-ons, apply, then match the in-game team sheet for your game. Not sure what to install? Start here.
What you need
- EA SPORTS FC 27 or FC 26 The PC version of the game.
- FIFA Mod Manager Free. 2.2.0 or newer for FC 27, 2.1.1 or newer for FC 26.
- TrueFoot Gameplay Mod.fifamod FC 27: early access on Patreon. FC 26: free on Nexus.
- About five minutes Import, apply, then match the team sheet.
Rather not do this by hand? TrueFoot Hub is a Windows app, free to download and opened by a paid tier on Patreon, that runs these steps for you: it downloads the mods, drops them into your Mod Manager profile and gets the load order right.
Get the Hub appFC 27 setup
The FC 27 build is its own mod with its own settings. It is in early access for a paid tier on Patreon, and the base mod goes free for everyone, with its Motion add-ons, when that window closes. The biggest difference from FC 26: on FC 27 you play with Authenticity Features On.
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Get the FC 27 build
Sign in with Patreon on the supporter download page, open the FC 27 tab, pick the Gameplay Mod and press Download. Or let TrueFoot Hub 1.7.0 or newer install it for you.
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Get the tool
Install FIFA Mod Manager version 2.2.0 or newer. An older version is the first thing to check if the mod doesn't apply. Still not applying? See the fix.
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Import the base mod
Import TrueFoot Gameplay Mod.fifamod and keep it first in the list. Mod Manager says the file is corrupt? See the fix.
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Add extras below it
Optional: one Motion add-on, Tuning Pack options or a preset. All of them go below the base mod, see the load order further down.
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Apply & launch
Apply mods in FIFA Mod Manager, then launch the game.
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Match the team sheet
Copy the in-game settings from the card. Authenticity Features is On for FC 27.
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Kick off
Start an Exhibition match. First touch tells you everything.
Bottom = highest priority
- TrueFoot Gameplay Mod · baseAbove
- Motion or Motion+ add-on (one, not both)Below
- Tuning Pack options (one per family)Below
- PresetsBelow
FC 27 rules
- Pick one variant per family in the Tuning Pack. Two variants of one family change the same files, so only the lower one counts. Options from different families combine freely.
- Use Motion or Motion+, not both. With a Motion add-on, pick the matching Close Control version, and leave Movement (Heavier) out.
- A preset merges several options into one file. Don't add a separate option from a family the preset already covers, and don't stack two presets that share a family. TrueFoot Hub sets this order for you.
FC 26 setup
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Get the tool
Install FIFA Mod Manager — version 2.1.1 or newer. An older version is the first thing to check if the mod doesn't apply. Still not applying? See the fix.
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Clear the temp cache
Delete %localappdata%\Temp\EA SPORTS FC26 before applying. Repeat weekly.
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Import the mod
Open FIFA Mod Manager and import TrueFoot Gameplay Mod.fifamod. Mod Manager says the file is corrupt? See the fix.
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Apply & launch
Apply mods, then launch — with the EA app in Offline mode.
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Match the team sheet
Copy the in-game settings from the card — every line matters.
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Kick off
Start an Exhibition match. First touch tells you everything.
- Game Speed is new in v1.5: the game hides that option and the mod unlocks it. Normal is what the build is tuned around — Fast for a quicker match, Slow for a heavier one. Player-Based Difficulty On stays the recommendation for a tougher CPU.
- Weather and Wind are down to preference now. Turn Weather On if you want to see the rebuilt wet-weather ball physics in rain and snow.
Add-ons & load order
TrueFoot ships optional add-ons — Fouls: Looser / Stricter, Motion (Light) and Motion+. They only work if the load order is right, and the rule is simple: in FIFA Mod Manager, the mod at the bottom of the list wins. So your add-ons go below the base mod, where they override it.
Bottom = highest priority
- TrueFoot Gameplay Mod · baseAbove
- TrueFoot — Fouls (Stricter / Looser)Below
- TrueFoot — Motion (Light)Below
- TrueFoot — Motion+Below
The rule
- Add-ons share files with the base mod. Put them below the base and they override it cleanly — that's what makes a Stricter ref or faster pace actually apply. Put them above and the base overwrites them, so nothing changes.
- Only run one Fouls add-on and one Motion add-on at a time. Cosmetic mods (faces, kits, graphics) can sit anywhere — they don't touch gameplay.
Optional tuning
Everything above gets you the intended TrueFoot experience. These are optional ways to shape pace and rhythm to your own taste — none are required. Some are in-game knobs; two are Motion add-ons. They're documented here because the gameplay clips you may have seen used a couple of them.
Optional · Game speed
Pace
- TrueFoot base pace
- Tuned down
- Motion (Light) add-on
- Small bump
- Motion+ add-on
- Faster
- Live Editor speed
- Tune to taste
Read more
TrueFoot slows the game on purpose — heavier turns, momentum, settled first touch. Find the base a touch too slow? Drop Motion (Light) below the base for a gentle lift, or Motion+ for a quicker, snappier pace — no sliders needed. Want finer control? FC 26 Live Editor has a game-speed slider that scales pace either way — our clips ran it at 0.95×, but push it past 1.0× for quicker matches. All optional — dial it to taste.
Optional · In-game sliders
Rhythm
- Buildup Speed — CPU
- 80–99
- Shot Frequency — CPU
- 80–99
- Crossing Frequency — CPU
- 80–99
- Dribbling — CPU
- 80–99
- Skill Move Frequency — CPU
- 1
Read more
Under CPU Sliders → AI Behaviour: Custom, push frequencies like Buildup Speed, Shot Frequency, Crossing and Dribbling up into the 80–99 range for a bolder, more proactive CPU that builds, carries the ball and shoots like a real side. Drop Skill Move Frequency to 1 — v1.4 already turns CPU skill moves off, and a low slider keeps it there so the CPU plays clean football instead of flashy tricks. If it ever runs at you too much, ease Dribbling back down a touch. Tune each to taste — defaults (50) stay perfectly valid.
Go further — Tuning Pack
Free for everyone
The base mod and the add-ons above. One opinionated default, tuned the way it plays best.
New builds reach a paid tier on Patreon first, then go free for everyone, every time.
Tuning Pack
18 levers
For a paid tier on Patreon
- First touch
- Shot power
- Marking
- GK rush
- CPU shot tendency
- And more
Each lever is a simple two-way choice you drop in like an add-on.
Comes with early access to new builds. Get it from the supporter download page, or back TrueFoot on Patreon.
Need a
hand?
Something not working? Find your fix by symptom. Stuck on a step? Ask in the TrueFoot Discord — real people, fast answers. New here? See what TrueFoot changes across all eight systems first.