Switching between Manual Mode and an Automated Game Plan lets you choose whether graphics play automatically in response to Match Facts, or are triggered one by one by an operator during the match.
What Each Mode Does
Before switching, it helps to understand what each mode is for.
Automated Game Plan
An Automated Game Plan is a structured set of Playlists that decide which graphics play during a match, with no manual intervention needed. It reacts to Match Facts coming from the LiveScore App (goals, cards, substitutions, period changes, and similar events) and fires the matching Playlist automatically.
A Game Plan is organised into three sections:
• Pre-Game: Playlists that run before kick-off. Typical examples include coming-up graphics, starting line-ups, head-to-head stats, and sponsor reels.
• Live gameplay: Event-triggered Playlists that fire on Match Facts during the match. Goal, card, substitution, and period change events each map to their own Playlist.
• Post-Game: Playlists that run after full time. Typical examples include final score, player of the match, and closing sponsor graphics.
Each Playlist within a Game Plan has a priority. When two Playlists in the same Game Plan share the same priority, the one that was built first will fire. Use priority to make sure that, for example, a goal Playlist takes precedence over a generic stats Playlist if both could trigger at the same time.
Because event-triggered Playlists rely on Match Fact data, it is important to guard Playlists where player data may be missing. For example, a goal Playlist that references a scorer name should be built to cope with an "unknown player" goal recorded by the Live Scorer, so the graphic still plays cleanly without broken fields.
Use an Automated Game Plan when:
• You want hands-free production driven by Live Scorer input
• Your match has a Game Plan configured with Pre-Game, Live gameplay, and/or Post-Game sections
• You want consistent timing and ordering across multiple matches
Manual Mode
Manual Mode gives the operator full control. Every Overlay, Playlist, and Graphic is triggered by hand, rather than responding automatically to Match Facts.
Use Manual Mode when:
• You do not have a Live Scorer on the LiveScore App
• You want to override the Game Plan for a specific match
• You are producing a match where timing needs to be driven by the operator
Prerequisites
• A Match created under a Competition
• A Theme Instance assigned to the Competition overlay the match is using
• For Automated Game Plans: a configured Game Plan with Pre-Game, Live gameplay, and/or Post-Game sections
• Access to the match via the Production Link
Switching Modes
You can switch a match between Manual Mode and an Automated Game Plan from the production view.
[ Image placeholder: Mode selector showing the choice between Manual Mode and Automated Game Plan ]
1. Open the match and launch it via the Production Link.
2. Locate the mode selector in the production settings area.
3. Choose either Manual Mode or Automated Game Plan.
4. If switching to an Automated Game Plan, confirm the correct Game Plan is selected for the match.
5. Save your selection before kick-off.
Switching to Manual Mode Mid-Match
If an Automated Game Plan is not behaving as expected during a live match, you can switch to Manual Mode without ending the match.
1. Open the mode selector.
2. Switch to Manual Mode.
3. Continue triggering Graphics, Overlays, and Playlists manually for the rest of the match.
Note that switching mid-match may interrupt any Playlist currently playing from the Automated Game Plan.
Switching Back to an Automated Game Plan
1. Open the mode selector.
2. Select Automated Game Plan.
3. Confirm the Game Plan is still attached to the match.
4. Resume the match. Automation will pick up from the current match state, and the next Match Fact received will trigger its matching Playlist.
[ Image placeholder: Confirmation that an Automated Game Plan has been re-enabled for a live match ]
Tips
• Decide on your mode before kick-off where possible. Switching mid-match can disrupt the on-screen flow.
• Keep a Gameday Operator on standby even when using an Automated Game Plan, so they can switch to Manual Mode quickly if something goes wrong.
• Set priorities deliberately within your Game Plan so event-triggered Playlists (such as goals and cards) always win against lower-priority filler content.
• Build guards into Playlists that reference player data, so a Match Fact with missing or unknown player information still produces a clean graphic.
• If you use Manual Mode regularly, build a simple set of Playlists in your Game Plan so the operator can still trigger consistent sequences by hand.
• Theme Instances apply in both modes, so your default graphics will still match your competition branding whichever mode you choose.
Common Issues
Graphics not playing automatically after switching to Automated Game Plan Check that a Game Plan is assigned to the match, that it contains Playlists in the relevant section (Pre-Game, Live gameplay, or Post-Game), and that the LiveScore App is connected and sending Match Facts.
Two Playlists seem to fight each other on the same event Review the priorities of the Playlists in your Game Plan. If they share the same priority, the first built will fire. Adjust priorities so the intended Playlist wins.
A goal or card Playlist plays but fields are blank The Match Fact likely came through without full player data. Add a guard to the Playlist so it still plays cleanly when a player is unknown or missing.
Manual triggers not appearing Make sure the match is set to Manual Mode and that the Theme Instance assigned to the Competition overlay includes the graphics you are trying to trigger.
Switched mid-match and a Playlist got stuck Clear the current Overlay, then trigger the next Graphic manually or let the Automated Game Plan respond to the next Match Fact.
Cannot find the mode selector Confirm you are using the Production Link, not the Monitoring Link. The Monitoring Link does not allow control changes.