Pro-evo Editing Studio 2009 V1.4 Plus Fm Review

Why did modders stick with V1.4? Let’s look under the hood.

Because this software was designed for Windows XP/Vista, running it on modern Windows 11 requires a few tweaks.

Requirements:

Installation Steps:

The star of the show was the FM Integration. Football Manager 2009 had notoriously deep, realistic player data. PES 2009 had... "Castolo" and "Minanda."

Using the plus FM module, you could:

It wasn't perfect—FM’s "Flair" didn't always translate well to PES’s "Dribble Style"—but for creating realistic Master League saves, it was divine. PRO-EVO Editing Studio 2009 V1.4 plus FM

Platform: PC (Windows XP/Vista/7)
Game: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PES 2009)
Integration: Football Manager 2009/2009.3.0 DB
Release Era: Late 2008 – Early 2009

Even the best tool had bugs. Here are solutions for the three most frequent errors in 2024-2025.

Issue 1: "Error loading cv_0.img"

Issue 2: FM Import crashes at 47%

Issue 3: The editor says "Runtime Error 13 - Type Mismatch"

Issue 4: Saved option file breaks my game (Black screen on exhibition) Why did modders stick with V1

Once you master the basic stats, leverage the "plus" aspect.

Before the age of one-click patch installers and cloud-based option files, there was the raw, unfiltered power of PRO-EVO Editing Studio 2009 V1.4 plus FM. For the hardcore PES 2009 modder, this wasn't just a tool—it was the command center. Version 1.4 represented peak maturity for the Editing Studio series, and the "plus FM" suffix was its crown jewel.