Set your primary position to SS, give yourself "One-touch Pass," "Through Passing," and "Cut Behind & Turn." Then edit your tactical instructions to drop deep into midfield—something impossible in vanilla PES 2017.
| Problem | Solution | |--------|----------| | Editor crashes when opening save | Ensure your save is from BAL mode, not Master League. Also, disable real-time antivirus scanning. | | Changes don't appear in-game | You must load the edited save file from the "Load BAL Data" menu, not the auto-save. | | "Invalid checksum" error | The new editor auto-fixes checksums. But if it persists, save the file again with a different name. | | Player name shows as gibberish | This happens with non-Latin characters. Rename your player using only English letters in the editor. | | Game freezes after editing stats | You likely exceeded the hidden stat cap (127). Keep attributes between 40 and 99. |
Unlock all 20+ skill cards (e.g., "Long Range Drive," "Cut Behind & Turn," "Acrobatic Clear") and special player styles like "Goal Poacher," "Orchestrator," or "Prolific Winger." The new version correctly saves these styles without corrupting your save.
Because PES 2017 is an older title, there is no official "new" DLC from Konami. Instead, the "new" experience is created by the community through Option Files and Patches.
What they do:
Popular Community Patches: For a complete "new" feel, most players install total conversion patches. The most prominent ones for PES 2017 include: