I suggest everybody clicks the "Notify me when updated" button to receive an email when the file is updated/amended in the future.

This file will need to be re-applied if/when patches/updates are released to ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.

The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2016 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed. It will also fix the fact that the German National team doesn't call up real players. These are fully save-game compatible.

There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for German, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, with 26 media files added to encompass all major footballing nations and continents. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all these files to work, however, you will need to start a new game.

Magrippinho very helpfully created a YouTube video on how this file should be installed. Some of the contents are different - but the procedure is identical, although of course you use the equivalent folder for FM16.

Or, you can follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

Step 1: Go to

PC
 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2016 \ data \ db \ 1630 
Mac
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2016 / data / db / 1630 
You can find this folder by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.

Slightly more detail in this post

Linux
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2016/data/db/1630/
Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)

Android:
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm16\files\installed\data\db\1630
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

Step 2: Delete the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the path above

Step 3: Copy the dbc, edt and lnc folder from this download into the folders mentioned in step 1.

Step 4: Go to:

Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2016
Step 5: Open the folder named "editor data" contained therein. If it does not exist, then create it.

Step 6: Keeping the folder in step 5 open, go back to the file you downloaded and select the folder named "FM16 Real Names Fix Files from sortitoutsi.net v2.1".

Step 7: Paste the circled folder directly into the folder mentioned in step 5.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20names%20fix%20fm16.png~original
Take care to remove any previous versions of this file

Step 8: This should be what your editor data folder looks like. There may also be a config.xml file in this folder and can be safely retained; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20names%20fix%20fm16%202.png~original



To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not instantly. Club names (including the German ones) are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread.

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, may not apply in FMC. There's a workaround for that in the first post.
Comments
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
thanks for that ldb
Maleficus
13 years ago
7 years ago
0
Great work, as always, but is there a way to open this up in the editor just so I can remove the sponsors from some of the league names? (just a personal preference)
ReneHeger
9 years ago
1 year ago
1
AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much!!!
Richard Schemmekes
9 years ago
1 year ago
3
Hey Guys,

Issuetime here

When i start the game , i save the game and restart to get the real names but after couple days (in the game i mean) the fake names returned again.....

Whats wronggggg??

I changed all inc and edt folders as required

Peace
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
Great work, as always, but is there a way to open this up in the editor just so I can remove the sponsors from some of the league names? (just a personal preference)

The competition names can be changed in the middle of a save-game by opening, and editing, the lnc files with Notepad. You can then edit them to your heart's content



Hey Guys,

Issuetime here

When i start the game , i save the game and restart to get the real names but after couple days (in the game i mean) the fake names returned again.....

Whats wronggggg??

I changed all inc and edt folders as required

Peace

What fake names are returning? Clubs, competitions, players?
Richard Schemmekes
9 years ago
1 year ago
3
The competition names can be changed in the middle of a save-game by opening, and editing, the lnc files with Notepad. You can then edit them to your heart's content

What fake names are returning? Clubs, competitions, players?


Only the fake players names

Thanks in advance
Obyt14
14 years ago
1 day ago
24
Some adjustments for the Belgium Competitions

"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 216 "Seraing United" ""

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Jupiler Pro League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Jupiler Pro League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301404 "Croky Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301404 "Croky Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Proximus League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Proximus League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 3 "Derde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 3 "Derde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 4 "Derde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 4 "Derde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 146961 "Vierde Klasse" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 146961 "Vierde Klasse" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600088 "Vierde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600088 "Vierde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600089 "Vierde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600089 "Vierde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600090 "Vierde Klasse C" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600090 "Vierde Klasse C" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600091 "Vierde Klasse D" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600091 "Vierde Klasse D" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154824 "Derde Klasse" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154824 "Derde Klasse" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Belgische Supercup" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Belgische Supercup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Supercup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Coupe de la Ligue Pro" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Coupe de la Ligue" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Ligabeker" "Dutch"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Ligabeker" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 18051439 "Provenciale Reeksen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 18051439 "Provenciale Reeksen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154769 "1e Provenciale Brabant" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154769 "1e Provenciale Brabant" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154770 "1e Provenciale Antwerpen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154770 "1e Provenciale Antwerpen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154771 "1e Provenciale West-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154771 "1e Provenciale West-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154772 "1e Provenciale Oost-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154772 "1e Provenciale Oost-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154773 "1e Provenciale Henegouwen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154773 "1e Provenciale Henegouwen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154774 "1e Provenciale Namen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154774 "1e Provenciale Namen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154775 "1e Provenciale Luxemburg" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154775 "1e Provenciale Luxemburg" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154776 "1e Provenciale Limburg" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154776 "1e Provenciale Limburg" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154777 "1e Provenciale Luik" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154777 "1e Provenciale Luik" ""
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
Only the fake players names

Thanks in advance

Buy the original version of the game



Some adjustments for the Belgium Competitions

"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 216 "Seraing United" ""

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Jupiler Pro League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Jupiler Pro League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301404 "Croky Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301404 "Croky Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Proximus League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Proximus League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 3 "Derde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 3 "Derde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 4 "Derde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 4 "Derde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 146961 "Vierde Klasse" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 146961 "Vierde Klasse" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600088 "Vierde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600088 "Vierde Klasse A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600089 "Vierde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600089 "Vierde Klasse B" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600090 "Vierde Klasse C" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600090 "Vierde Klasse C" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 6600091 "Vierde Klasse D" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 6600091 "Vierde Klasse D" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154824 "Derde Klasse" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154824 "Derde Klasse" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Belgische Supercup" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Belgische Supercup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301403 "Supercup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Coupe de la Ligue Pro" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Coupe de la Ligue" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Ligabeker" "Dutch"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301405 "Ligabeker" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 18051439 "Provenciale Reeksen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 18051439 "Provenciale Reeksen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154769 "1e Provenciale Brabant" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154769 "1e Provenciale Brabant" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154770 "1e Provenciale Antwerpen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154770 "1e Provenciale Antwerpen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154771 "1e Provenciale West-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154771 "1e Provenciale West-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154772 "1e Provenciale Oost-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154772 "1e Provenciale Oost-Vlaanderen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154773 "1e Provenciale Henegouwen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154773 "1e Provenciale Henegouwen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154774 "1e Provenciale Namen" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154774 "1e Provenciale Namen" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154775 "1e Provenciale Luxemburg" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154775 "1e Provenciale Luxemburg" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154776 "1e Provenciale Limburg" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154776 "1e Provenciale Limburg" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8154777 "1e Provenciale Luik" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8154777 "1e Provenciale Luik" ""

Thanks for these - added for the next version
pedrompinto
17 years ago
1 year ago
11
Hi there,

Anyone have tried the first release with the new patch? Is it compatible?


Thanks in advance.
P Pinto
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
I'll release a new version of this file very shortly
kingrobbo
14 years ago
16 minutes ago
11,287
thanks in advance
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
New version of this file is now out

There are no major changes - I've just added some club name changes and added any corrections pointed out in this thread
ElMatador
13 years ago
1 week ago
375
What can we say Mons...your the best around, thank you once more.
pedrompinto
17 years ago
1 year ago
11
RoCCo_42
17 years ago
2 minutes ago
7,501
###Turkish stadiums
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 70014278 "Osmanlı" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 70042979 "Alanya Oba" ""
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
Obyt14
14 years ago
1 day ago
24
you forgot to include with Belgium Club Names but great work!

#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 216 "Seraing United" ""
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
you forgot to include with Belgium Club Names but great work!

#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 216 "Seraing United" ""

What's wrong with the short name being Seraing Utd and the long name being Seraing United?
Hallowed
15 years ago
4 years ago
5
The competition names can be changed in the middle of a save-game by opening, and editing, the lnc files with Notepad. You can then edit them to your heart's content


Hi!

Changing the Inc files does not work for me. I want to change two things: Borussia Mönchengladbach to be called Mönchengladbach and not simply Gladbach. And the second being Dresden to be Dynamo Dresden, just like Werder Bremen has Werder, Dresden should have Dynamo. Dresden isn't even in your files at all, so I changed the name in the editor instead. But, I've tried to change Gladbach's short name to Mönchengladbach in Notepad++ but it doesn't have any effect in the game.
Ipswich Knights
9 years ago
4 years ago
1,400
Danger Mouse
12 years ago
3 months ago
8
This didn't work on the latest 16.2, only when I started a new game but it wanted to use 16.1? Any ideas please?

Thanks.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
Hi!

Changing the Inc files does not work for me. I want to change two things: Borussia Mönchengladbach to be called Mönchengladbach and not simply Gladbach. And the second being Dresden to be Dynamo Dresden, just like Werder Bremen has Werder, Dresden should have Dynamo. Dresden isn't even in your files at all, so I changed the name in the editor instead. But, I've tried to change Gladbach's short name to Mönchengladbach in Notepad++ but it doesn't have any effect in the game.

You'll note that I said that "competition names can be changed in the middle of a save-game" and not club names. Due to the way these files work, once you start a new game with the editor data dbc files in place, then any changes made in these files CANNOT be changed again using lnc files.

Regarding the choice of names, I have used the exact same names as in the FM14 database, which was the last time that the German teams had their real names.




This didn't work on the latest 16.2, only when I started a new game but it wanted to use 16.1? Any ideas please?

Thanks.

What exactly do you mean that it wanted to use 16.1? Did an error message display? How were you aware it did not work?
Edd_17
11 years ago
8 years ago
450
Hi mons,

I've updated and included some new competitions of Peru. Hope you can include them for the next update. Thanks.

#Peru
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5290551 "Campeonato de Fútbol Profesional del Perú" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5290551 "Copa Movistar" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215441 "Copa Movistar Torneo Descentralizado" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215441 "Torneo Descentralizado" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215440 "Copa Movistar Torneo del Inca" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215440 "Copa Inca" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5290553 "Segunda División de Fútbol Profesional del Perú" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5290553 "Segunda División" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5290552 "Copa Perú" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5290552 "Copa Perú" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047342 "Copa Movistar Torneo del Inca" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047342 "Torneo del Inca" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215854 "Tabla acumulada Copa Movistar" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215854 "Tabla acumulada" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215852 "Torneo Apertura Copa Movistar" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215852 "Torneo Apertura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215853 "Torneo Clausura Copa Movistar" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215853 "Torneo Clausura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047934 "Copa Perú - Región I" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047934 "Región I" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047935 "Copa Perú - Región II" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047935 "Región II" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047936 "Copa Perú - Región III" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047936 "Región III" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047937 "Copa Perú - Región IV" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047937 "Región IV" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047938 "Copa Perú - Región V" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047938 "Región V" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047939 "Copa Perú - Región VI" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047939 "Región VI" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047940 "Copa Perú - Región VII" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047940 "Región VII" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 77047941 "Copa Perú - Región VIII" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 77047941 "Región VIII" ""
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
Bearded Shrimper
13 years ago
9 months ago
59
You find the entry/ies you don't like, you select it, you press the delete button on your keyboard.

Voila!


and how do i find them to do that?
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
and how do i find them to do that?

You open the file with notepad and scroll or use the search function to find the entry or entries you want to. Then you delete them.

It's really not that hard to do, and I'm feeling like we've been going round in circles having the same conversation for a while, now...
balaskas makis
8 years ago
3 years ago
1
I extracted all the folders you have mentioned before, but i still have problem with players' names. What should i do??
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,494
I extracted all the folders you have mentioned before, but i still have problem with players' names. What should i do??

Buy an original version of the game
Kostas_Panachaiki
10 years ago
1 week ago
895
Premium
how can you see the kits in the game of japan national team and j-league???
JohnnieJames
8 years ago
7 years ago
128
New version of this file is now out

There are no major changes - I've just added some club name changes and added any corrections pointed out in this thread


I'm not sure if it's been done but I think OM short name should be changed to Marseille.

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