They were failing closed as "squad fitness". Four facts say otherwise: each family holds exactly 21 rows = 7 types x 3 levels matching the published "6 single attributes + 1 ALL" list; those six rows are the ONLY ones with weightrare=2 while all 36 single-attribute rows are 0, and the published list marks ALL rare; their amounts are exactly 3/6/10 against the documented ALL card's +3/+6/+10; and bc=6 is one past the six real slots, an "all" sentinel, with c0=0 reading as "not single-ATTRIBUTE" rather than "not single-target". The misreading came from consumables.json's FUT_FITNESS_UC/MC label, which is tool-authored -- build_consumables.py names the 7th element of its attribute array -- and has no documented provenance. The bc/c0 values beside it ARE reversed; only the name was not. The genuine squad-fitness card is subtype 220 in fcc_healingcards (10/20/30) and player fitness is 219; that family stays unsupported. The two families carry different authored ceilings, 15 single-attribute and 10 all-six, so ceiling_for() reports the right one per effect -- sending the single-attribute ceiling for an all-six card would let a +15 all-six boost through, granting 90 attribute points from a card worth 60. Also corrects ENDPOINT_MAP row 7: ApplyCardByRes carries urlIndex 0x0e, which resolves to ut/%s/item/resource, and the live verb is POST. The row claimed PUT ut/%s/item for both apply RPCs, and that conflation is what kept the "apply must ride PUT ut/%s/item" hypothesis alive until the POST capture settled it -- every observed PUT ut/%s/item is a pile move.
OpenFUT
⚠️ Status — see
docs/PROJECT_STATE.md(canonical). The working, actively-developed target is FIFA 17, not FIFA 23. Everything below this banner describes the superseded FIFA 23bridgelineage and is kept for historical context.Run the server (canonical):
cd fifa17-recon/docker/fifa17-python && docker compose up -d— seefifa17-recon/FUT-RUNBOOK.md.openfut-coreis the shared offline backend (still used by the FIFA 17 path);openfut-bridgeis the retired FIFA 23 integration.
Offline Ultimate Team — like SPT, but for FIFA 23.
OpenFUT replaces EA's retired FUT servers with a fully offline, single-player backend. You own FIFA 23 legitimately. You just want to keep playing after EA shut down the servers.
Repositories
| Repo | Purpose |
|---|---|
openfut-core |
Game-independent offline FUT backend |
openfut-bridge |
FIFA 23 integration layer + reverse-engineering proxy |
Architecture
FIFA 23 client
│
▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ openfut-bridge │ ← intercepts FUT traffic, maps routes, logs unknown
└────────┬────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ openfut-core │ ← offline FUT backend: profiles, packs, squads, SBCs
└─────────────────┘
│
▼
SQLite database
Core is game-independent. It speaks a clean REST API and knows nothing about FIFA 23 internals.
Bridge is FIFA-specific. It speaks FIFA 23's wire protocol and translates it into Core API calls. Bridge is where all reverse engineering work happens.
Current Status
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Local profiles + clubs | ✅ Working |
| Coin system | ✅ Working |
| Pack generator | ✅ Working |
| Card collection | ✅ Working |
| Squad builder | ✅ Working |
| Objectives engine | ✅ Working |
| SBC engine | ✅ Working |
| Match rewards | ✅ Working |
| NPC transfer market | ✅ Working |
| Statistics | ✅ Working |
| FIFA 23 integration | 🔴 Reverse engineering in progress |
| Chemistry calculation | 🟡 In progress |
| Full Draft mode | 🟡 In progress |
| Squad Battles AI generator | 🟡 In progress |
| Objectives claim flow | 🟡 In progress |
Running
# Start the offline backend
cd openfut-core
cargo run
# Start the proxy (for traffic capture / FIFA integration)
cd openfut-bridge
cargo run
Core listens on http://127.0.0.1:8080 by default.
Bridge listens on http://127.0.0.1:8443 by default.
Design Principles
- Offline-first. No EA account required. No internet connection needed.
- Single-player only. This is not a multiplayer server emulator.
- Data-driven. All cards, packs, SBCs, and objectives are JSON files. Everything is moddable.
- Clean architecture. Core has zero knowledge of FIFA 23. Bridge has zero game logic.
- No copyrighted assets. No real player images, no EA trademarks in data files.
Disclaimer
This project is not affiliated with EA Sports. You must own FIFA 23 legitimately to use this software. This project does not bypass any ownership verification and is intended only to restore offline playability of a game whose online services have been retired.