Let’s be honest: Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 is widely regarded as the last great "old-school" PES before the FOX engine started showing its age and the shift to eFootball began. The gameplay? Silky smooth. The AI? Challenging but fair. The weight of the ball? Perfect.
But there is one thing that hasn't aged well: The licensing.
If you boot up vanilla PES 2017 today, you’re greeted by "Man Red," "North London," and a sea of fake kit templates that belong in a 2005 mobile game. Enter KitServer—the mod that single-handedly keeps this masterpiece alive.
KitServer is not a "next-gen graphics mod." It only changes kits. If you want stadiums or scoreboards, you need additional modules. Also, if you play online (though the 2017 servers are mostly dead), KitServer is visual only—so it won't get you banned, but don't expect opponents to see your custom kits. kitserver pes 2017
Handles dynamic kit selection. Supports:
One of the biggest points of confusion for new players is the difference between Kitserver and an Option File.
Ideally, you use them together. You download a high-quality Option File (like PTE Patch or SmokePatch) to correct the rosters, and Kitserver ensures the kits and stadiums look like the real thing. Let’s be honest: Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 is
Note: Always backup your game files before modding.
Use an INI parser (like SimpleIni) to read sider.ini:
[kserv] enabled = 1 kit.root = ".\kits"[faceserver] enabled = 1
[lodmixer] multiplier = 2.5
[stadiumserver] enabled = 1