hello,
As we approach the release of the new season content next month, here’s an overview of what’s coming. Please note that delays are possible but not expected.
- Football Life 2026 (expected October 15th)
- Facepack 26/27 (expected around the release of FL26)
- Commentary v8 (expected around the release of FL26)
About FL26:
this version includes multiple game core changes and enhancements, this affects all aspects of the game including gameplay, graphics engine quality, career modes enhancements, fully functioning edit mode.
- Gameplay:
within the traditional controls of PES that we all love, the gameplay has been modified to strike a balanced simulation and tactically effective gameplay, other gameplay versions can be applied, however the latest version is the recommended one as its tailor made for the database and the new changes in the game.
- Graphics:
the general LOD (level of details loaded in the match) has been slightly raised, the minimum game requirements have increased although most systems will not notice the FPS difference, the game will use more GPU ram but less pagefile, this affects all in-match renders (faces, turf, kits, crowd, ...)
- Career modes:
applied multiple minor changes that will enhance career modes, such as player development and other career contracts logic and others.
- League structure:
the leagues structure are not changed, competitions such as the champions league will still use the old format, however the work is advanced to revamp all leagues and competitions in the game, it will take time due to the complexity of the way its done in the game, but this is expected in the future.
- Game updates:
updates usually come every 10 days or so, to include more content and fix any issue that can arise, more players will be imported as they are added in konami database, and more updated kits and other graphics also follows in these updates as we progress into the season.
updating the game is always highly recommended and it does not break a started career mode.
- Database and edit mode:
the game has a fully functional edit mode, all previous issues relevant to reset the league or transferring players caused issues before, all edits can be done in edit mode.
the database files in the game are accessible, however changing the database in any way is not recommended and will void any reports, the core game is changing rapidly and changing the database can cause huge problems for the users down the line.
- Downloads and links:
the official download links are always available free of charge on the SmokePatch website.
Please note that many of our links are sponsored and may require disabling AdBlock for full access, advertising helps fund ongoing development.
All content will remain hosted free on the SP website.
Alternatively, you can support the project on Patreon, where ad-free links are available.
Always download only from official links, which we constantly scan and refresh to ensure maximum security against malware or viruses.
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Depreciated addons:
- sider away goals rule lua
all rules are now baked into the game so it would apply to AI games as well, this lua is no longer used.
- start year changer lua
the game now uses 2025 base year by default, which will apply to career modes and transfer market contracts
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updated requirements:
Minimum System Specs Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10 (64 bit)
Intel Core i5-3470, AMD FX 4350
10GB RAM
NVIDIA GTX 670, AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB VRAM
DirectX 11.0
40 GB available disk space
1280 x 720 screen resolution
Recommended System Specs
Windows 11 (64 bit)
Intel Core i7-9700, AMD 7 3700X
10GB RAM
NVIDIA GTX 980, AMD Radeon R9 390X
6 GB VRAM
DirectX 11.0
40 GB available disk space
1920 x 1080 screen resolution
Recommended Specs for 4k (native)
Intel Core i7-12700, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
16GB RAM NVIDIA RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6800
10 GB VRAM (8gb with upscaling)
4k screen/TV
* the game can go up to 8k @120hz given capable equipment.
* compatible with all gen CPU/GPU (as of oct.2025)
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About facepack 26-27:
The previous Facepack 24-25 will no longer work properly with FL26.
It is more than two years old and many player faces and IDs have changed, so using it with the new game is not recommended.
The new Facepack 26-27 was developed in parallel with FL26 and features entirely new filters. Faces now show higher-quality reactions to weather effects such as rain and reflections.
This pack includes around 14,000 faces covering players worldwide, along with new faces for career managers and staff, this pack has +90% new content.
Thanks to improved texture compression, the total size is +10 GB smaller than the current facepack, which also reduces Windows virtual-memory usage.