funman300 97498c560e docs(re): refute the contract:7 effect source; record the competing development reading
Two corrections found while trying to close the effect boundary statically.

1. `contract: 7` IS OUR OWN PLACEHOLDER. fut_store.py:232's generic _item()
   factory -- which builds every item the oracle serves -- hardcodes
   playStyle 250 / contract 7 / fitness 99 on players and consumables alike. The
   staging GK reads back exactly those three constants. So the production
   catalog's contract:7 for resource 5001004 is an oracle placeholder
   round-tripped through an observed profile, not an EA value. Its status is not
   INFERRED, it is KNOWN-BOGUS as a source. Had the effect been implemented on
   it, it would have been a fabricated game rule wearing observed-data clothing.

2. fcc_contractcards is NOT amount-less. An earlier note here claimed it "has no
   amount column, so this value comes from observed data". It has 13 rows with
   gold/silver/bronze/rating, 6 player + 6 manager paired by rating plus a
   99/99/99 special. The sibling fcc_healingcards shares every column except
   that it carries a single `amount`, which argues the differing columns ARE the
   effect payload (per target tier). Against that: the values are non-monotonic
   across tiers, which suits weights better than amounts; and no column of
   5001004 is 7, so neither reading explains the placeholder.

   The reader that would settle amount-vs-weight is in FIFA17.exe, not CardsDLL
   (the table and column literals are absent from the DLL), so this stays
   EFFECT_UNKNOWN rather than being guessed.

Also records, in content_taxonomy.rs, the competing reading of `development`:
fut_consumables.py's TYPE_CATEGORIES groups it as card-categories {6,7,8,9,10}
(modifiers only), explicitly flagged there as inferred from UI-bucket names and
never observed on the wire. Different enum space from the CONSUMABLE_TYPE switch
that actually emits the segment, and the switch gives formation/position/
playStyle/managerLeagueModifier their own segments rather than folding them into
development -- so the unfiltered reading is better supported, but it is still a
reading and the doc now says so instead of sounding settled.

248 adapter tests, fmt clean. No behaviour change.
2026-08-22 01:01:47 +00:00

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 Everything below this banner describes the superseded FIFA 23 bridge lineage and is kept for historical context.

Run the server (canonical): cd fifa17-recon/docker/fifa17-python && docker compose up -d — see fifa17-recon/FUT-RUNBOOK.md. openfut-core is the shared offline backend (still used by the FIFA 17 path); openfut-bridge is 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.

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