By plano 
Alright, let’s talk about wrestling with that FIFA 2005 Bolivia League mod. Man, what a headache this turned into. Followed the instructions, dropped that Liga Boliviana mod folder into the FIFA 2005 main directory like everyone says.
Fired up the game, super excited to kick off with my favorite Bolivian team. Selected them, loaded into the match… and BAM! Game just crashed straight to desktop. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Restarted, same thing happened. Tried another team from the mod – poof – disappeared again. Major frustration setting in big time.
Getting My Hands Dirty
Okay, deep breath. Figured I’d actually look inside the mod files everyone said just to copy over. Cracked open that supposedly “just drag and drop” folder. Right away, spotted something fishy – it had its own “data” folder inside, along with some .cmp files and stuff.
Didn’t feel right just slapping the whole thing over the game files. Dug deeper into the mod’s data folder. Saw folders like “gui”, “cmn”, and crucially, one named “db”. Remembered FIFA stores important stuff like team info in database files. This mod had its own DB files – this is where the trouble starts. If the game reads the wrong one or gets confused, crash city.
What Actually Worked (For Me)
Here’s what I ended up doing, step by painful step:
- Stopped dumping the whole mod folder: Got rid of the previous mess.
- Went straight for the mod’s “data” folder contents: Copied only the stuff inside the mod’s data folder – specifically the subfolders and files like gui, cmn, the db folder, anything else in there – directly into my FIFA 2005 main data folder. Merged it all.
- Handled those .cmp files carefully: Found the mod came with .cmp files (probably tournament structures). Copied only the relevant Bolivia league .cmp file into the FIFA 2005 cmn/fifa/fifarna/cmn folder? Can’t remember that exact path for 2005, but definitely into the game’s fifarna/cmn area. Skipped any .cmp files I wasn’t sure about.
- The Jersey Problem – Real Pain: Game loaded! Got excited… until I saw the players. Their kits, the team shirts, were just gone. Solid color suits, like pink or blue nonsense. Okay, deep breaths again. Checked the mod’s folders for “textures” or “kits”. Found them in the mod’s data/cmn/fifa/textures area? Path might be off, but basically the kits folder. Copied that WHOLE “textures” folder from the mod into the game’s data/cmn/fifa folder, letting it overwrite anything it asked about. Important!
- Checked Config Files: This might not be needed for everyone, but after the crash saga, I opened the main (or similar in FIFA 2005) using Creation Center or a simple DB tool (they exist, search if needed). Just peeked to make sure the Bolivian teams were listed correctly in the leagues. Didn’t change anything, just a paranoid look.
Finally, launched FIFA 2005 again. Selected a Liga Boliviana team. Held my breath… Loading screen… And it worked! Players had proper shirts, no crash. Ran a whole match smooth as butter. Pure relief, folks.
Biggest takeaways? Don’t blindly copy mod folders thinking it’s easy. That db folder clash is a killer, and missing kits/textures gives you those awful solid color suits. Dig into the mod files yourself, target folders inside the data folder for merging, and make damn sure those kits make it over. That’s what did the trick for me. Persistence pays off!