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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <fifaDatabaseMeta version="2.1" game="FIFA_NG" season="2025"> <databaseInfo> <name>FIFA NG Database Meta</name> <description>Metadata for next-gen FIFA database structure (tables, columns, relations)</description> <schemaVersion>3.0</schemaVersion> <lastModified>2025-04-20T10:23:00Z</lastModified> <author>FIFA Modding Community</author> </databaseInfo> <tableMappings> <!-- Core Player Table --> <table name="players" physicalName="players_ng" primaryKey="playerid"> <field name="playerid" type="uint" length="10" nullable="false" description="Unique player identifier"/> <field name="firstname" type="string" length="64" nullable="false" description="First name"/> <field name="lastname" type="string" length="64" nullable="false" description="Last name"/> <field name="commonname" type="string" length="64" nullable="true" description="Common name (if any)"/> <field name="overallrating" type="tinyint" length="3" nullable="false" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="potential" type="tinyint" length="3" nullable="false" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="preferredfoot" type="enum" length="1" options="right,left" nullable="false"/> <field name="weakfootabilitytypecode" type="tinyint" length="1" min="1" max="5"/> <field name="skillmoves" type="tinyint" length="1" min="1" max="5"/> <field name="age" type="tinyint" length="3" nullable="false"/> <field name="height" type="smallint" length="3" unit="cm"/> <field name="weight" type="smallint" length="3" unit="kg"/> <field name="nationality" type="uint" foreignKey="nations.nationid"/> <field name="club" type="uint" foreignKey="teams.teamid"/> <field name="contractvaliduntil" type="int" length="4"/> <field name="valueeuro" type="int" length="10" description="Market value in euros"/> <field name="wageeuro" type="int" length="10"/> <field name="released" type="boolean" default="false"/> <!-- Technical attributes --> <field name="acceleration" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="sprintspeed" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="finishing" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="shotpower" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="longshots" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="positioning" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="vision" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="crossing" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="shortpassing" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="longpassing" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="agility" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="balance" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="reactions" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="ballcontrol" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="dribbling" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="composure" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="interceptions" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="headingaccuracy" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="marking" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="standingtackle" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="slidingtackle" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="jumping" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="stamina" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="strength" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="aggression" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="gkdiving" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="gkhandling" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="gkkicking" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="gkpositioning" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <field name="gkreflexes" type="tinyint" min="1" max="99"/> <!-- Positional availability --> <field name="position_Striker" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_LeftWinger" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_RightWinger" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_CentralAttackingMid" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_CentralMid" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_CentralDefensiveMid" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_LeftBack" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_RightBack" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_CenterBack" type="boolean" default="false"/> <field name="position_Goalkeeper" type="boolean" default="false"/> </table> fifa-ng-db-meta.xml

"XML Parsing Error at Line X." Cause: A modder manually edited the XML and forgot to close a tag ( </field> ) or used an illegal character. Fix: Validate the XML using an online validator or revert to the original backup. What data types are in each column (e

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