Cut Out Player Faces Megapack

Our Cut-Out Faces Megapack is the biggest collection of Football Manager Player Faces available. All players are available in the default cut-out style. When you download our Cut-Out Faces Megapack, you'll receive over 450,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.

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  • 2024.06 - Released on 17 Mar 2024
Cut Out Player Faces Megapack

Installation Instructions

1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Steam on Windows?

Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. Although it is for an older version of FM, the steps are still the same.  You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.

 

This is what the MP folder should look like for the respective version of FM you're using:


Anything beyond the blue line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders. 

 

The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:

 

To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.

 

Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).

 

Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked

 

After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.

 

Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.

 


2. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using a Mac OS?

From FM20 onwards, there's been a substantial change to how Mac FM documents are stored. Previously the files would automatically go in the Documents folder here:

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x

 

Now the files will instead appear in the following location:

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x

 

By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:

Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 202x -> graphics’ (create the last folder if necessary

 

Anything beyond this path line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders.

 

The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:

 

To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.

 

Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).

 

Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked

 

After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.

 

Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.

 


3. I don’t want to have the megapack in the default user data folder – can I place it elsewhere and how would I do so?

You need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.

The above step does not apply if you’re playing on Gamepass, in which case the user data location has to be the default one (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)

It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.

 


4. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Gamepass?

If you're using Gamepass, then you have to use the default user data folder - point 4 above does not and can not apply to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you've never downloaded the pack before, you should just download the larger "complete pack".

If you're not a premium member, it is recommended that you download the base megapack via torrent by going to our cut-out megapack download page. After which, you should then download all the update packs released to date and apply them chronologically.

If you're a premium member, just download the most recent complete pack.

If you already have a version of our Cut-Out Faces Megapack installed, then click "Download Latest Changes" and you'll be presented with a list of all the updates we've released since you've last downloaded a file. Simply download any you might have missed, starting with the oldest.
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. Although it is for an older version of FM, the steps are still the same. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.

This is what the MP folder should look like:
https://i.imgur.com/85lGeDc.png

The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:

https://i.imgur.com/jbZkFfw.png

To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.

Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).

Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked

After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.

Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
From FM20 onwards, there's been a substantial change to how Mac FM documents are stored. Previously the files would automatically go in the Documents folder here:

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x

Now the files will instead appear in the following location:

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x

By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:

Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 202x’

Anything beyond the blue line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders.

The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:
https://i.imgur.com/jbZkFfw.png

To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.

Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).

Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked

After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.

Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
You need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.

The above step does not apply if you’re playing on Gamepass, in which case the user data location has to be the default one (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)

It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
If you're using Gamepass, then you have to use the default user data folder (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)
The torrent file includes the base megapack uploaded just before that year’s FM version is released. Any and all subsequent update packs are to be downloaded separately.
For those who have never used torrents, in the vast majority of cases, it's just a question of downloading the client program (a small file, less than 1MB) and then downloading the megapack torrent file (a tiny file, around 20k) and then letting the program do the job.

Torrent files need a torrent client to be downloaded. I personally use µTorrent but other common clients are BitTorrent, Vuze and Deluge. For those using torrents for the first time, here is a general walk-through on how to download torrents and a specific guide for µTorrent.

Be aware that it will take a substantial amount of time to download the file due to its sheer size and that other people depend on you hosting the file to get it so please leave your torrent client on after you have fully downloaded it. The etiquette is generally accepted to be to upload as much as you download, although this might not always be possible. The older the torrent file, the less likely it is that there will still be users seeding it.
You need to copy and overwrite the faces and the new config file from the update pack into the faces folder and follow the same procedure for the iconfaces folder.

If done correctly, you should be asked if you want to overwrite files – accept. You should have one folder for faces and another folder for iconfaces, and no sub-folder whatsoever in them.

These steps are to be repeated for every update pack downloaded, and they are to be installed chronologically.
Please report this so that they can be reuploaded.
Extracting the file will take a while, but it shouldn't take the hours and hours that the program extracting will sometimes say it will. To speed it up, it is recommended that you have as few programs running as possible so that the system can dedicate as many resources to the extraction as it possibly can.

Secondly, for files as large as this, the calculation of the extraction time will be wildly incorrect at the start. After a while, it'll show a more realistic timeframe, which shouldn't be more than an hour or two if you have a good setup and few programs running at the same time.
You might have a poor internet connection or your browser might have some extensions which interrupt this download. Having loads of downloads ongoing and/or streaming may also de-prioritise this download.

Try using Google Chrome in incognito mode (or the equivalent mode for other browsers) and you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted, if that happens.
This download has two folders: one is the faces folder which contains the cut-outs which should be displayed on this screen. There is also a file titled config.xml which tells the game which images to assign to which person. The other folder is the iconfaces folder which contains the smaller images displayed near a person's name on the menu which comes up when you right-click on them, and also includes a different config file for this folder.

The likelihood is that you've put the iconfaces in the faces folder, or used the wrong config file for each folder. As a result, the smaller images (in 25x18) are being upscaled to be displayed in the person's profile, hence the blurring. Re-install the update pack again, making sure you put the contents of each folder in the right place.
The most recent update pack will include the most recent config file, so you can choose to download it and use it from there.

Alternatively, you can download fmXML and generate a config yourself. There's a video on YouTube on how to use it but it's really easy and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
Down the years, after an update pack was released, it was noted that some images included therein where of the wrong person, with a wrong extension or duplicated. Due to the way the download system is structured, these cannot be removed from the download, so there may well be a couple of hundred images’ worth of difference, depending on the version you download.
Our megapack covers 25,000 teams and it's impossible to cater for these kind of requests since players and staff get transferred or sacked or retire etc and recreating and reuploading 25,000 different smaller packs would be an impossible task. That's why we have all the images in a megapack so that everything is captured therein.
These persons do not appear in the default database for licensing reasons. This means that they only appear in your save-game because they were added via a custom file, generally the real name fix file. However, this means that their UID (which is what is used to map a person's image to the right individual) is different, and so the game cannot assign the image to them from your existing facepack.

To get them to show, you should individually download the cut-out faces that you want from here (or use the UID to find them in your existing facepack if you don't use the cut-out megapack), put them in a separate folder to your existing facepack and create a config file just for them using the method outlined in here (which works for all facepack styles, not just the cut-out megapack).
joe ranger
10 years ago
3 weeks ago
18
Could you help me please. When I download graphics the download always stops after a little while and ends earlier. I go to extract it via win rar it extracts a number of the pictures but comes up with this file is corrupt.....I've never had this problem on any other computers but my new computer this always happens how do I get it to complete a download any idea? ive tried downloading without a membership so the small downloads and with a membership with the mega packs.... Any ideas? Thanks
Aidab
11 years ago
2 years ago
190
Can anyone help me I've got the faces in the right folder and got the reload skin ticked but the dont show in game but logos and kits do...
barnetfan
11 years ago
6 days ago
2,880
I cant get any of the packs to work. I download it and extract it to documents-sports interactive-football manager 15-graphics-faces.

Do all the correct preferences and nothing shows up. Any suggestions?
Jubez
12 years ago
2 years ago
1,073
I cant get any of the packs to work. I download it and extract it to documents-sports interactive-football manager 15-graphics-faces.

Do all the correct preferences and nothing shows up. Any suggestions?

Check if the folder with the images has a config file in it. Some of the individual league packs might be missing them as they are often meant to be added to the megapack and mons deals with the config file. If it's missing you can create one easily with fmXML.

You should double check the preferences too so the caching is disabled and then reload the skin. Also if you have changed the saving location from the preferences you should move the images there instead. I would suggest doing that anyway since the space is often limited in the system drive and by changing the location you can pick where to save the additional graphic as it can take quite a bit space. I have like 15GB of custom graphics in use right now as an example.
barnetfan
11 years ago
6 days ago
2,880
Im not very good when it starts getting technical. When I download your link it downloads through winrar is that right? and if so where do i extract it to?
barnetfan
11 years ago
6 days ago
2,880
Check if the folder with the images has a config file in it. Some of the individual league packs might be missing them as they are often meant to be added to the megapack and mons deals with the config file. If it's missing you can create one easily with fmXML.

You should double check the preferences too so the caching is disabled and then reload the skin. Also if you have changed the saving location from the preferences you should move the images there instead. I would suggest doing that anyway since the space is often limited in the system drive and by changing the location you can pick where to save the additional graphic as it can take quite a bit space. I have like 15GB of custom graphics in use right now as an example.
Jubez
12 years ago
2 years ago
1,073
Oh nevermind. I mistundestood you. The torrent file you downloaded doesn't contain any files itself. It's just a link file that you use with any torrent client to download the megapack itself. Winrar is just a software to open compressed archives and used after you have downloaded the file to your computer. But since you are a premium member you can just download the files directly from the site using the big download buttons at top of the megapack page. You should also download the 7.0 and not the 6.0 as it contains tons of improved and missing images compared to the last years edition. Keep in mind that the mega pack is nearly 7GB big and depending on your download speed it can take a while to download it.
barnetfan
11 years ago
6 days ago
2,880
I've sorted it thanks mate
Aidab
11 years ago
2 years ago
190
i know this isnt the forum but i just want some help as my players faces aren't showing and I've got them in the right folder and got the reload skin box ticked but logos and kits are only showing though... Any help would be appreciated
barnetfan
11 years ago
6 days ago
2,880
Had this problem. Theres no config file you have to create it yourself. Read a couple of posts up.
Cathalm25
11 years ago
18 hours ago
8
can sime1 help. im on mac when i go to extract new update and extract it it creates a new sortitoutsi folder and is not going into correct one?
Harrison Spence
10 years ago
1 week ago
22
Premium
Mons I need your help. I have been using mega packs and other graphics for several years now so I'm very familiar with using them without any technical hitches. I haven't played fm14 for several months, the last time I played I had all kits, faces, logos etc working in my game. I decided to start playing again today and have been updating to this seasons data. The only thing I have done today is download pr0's final data update and deleted last seasons kits and downloaded the 14-15 kits. I haven't touched the faces (I currently have Megapack 6.0). I simply cleared the cache and reloaded skins like I always do. All my nice new kits are there but the faces have vanished. They are still in the correct folder in graphics and the config file is even still there. I cannot make sense of what is happening and I have tried everything I can think of to get them back but have had no joy...help!
Harrison Spence
10 years ago
1 week ago
22
Premium
Here is a screenshot of the folder
Niall93
12 years ago
3 years ago
11
Premium
Can someone help me when I download the update pack where do I extract them too? As I presumed it was just into the megapack. I done this and uploaded FM and all the faces were gone. Help please.
Glen Sales
9 years ago
4 months ago
4
Cant seem to load Mastour's photo, have the picture in my folder and the ID is right but he is still a silhouette, iv ticked the reload skin box and cleared cache and still nothing.
Jubez
12 years ago
2 years ago
1,073
Cant seem to load Mastour's photo, have the picture in my folder and the ID is right but he is still a silhouette, iv ticked the reload skin box and cleared cache and still nothing.


Did you download a single photo posted in this thread or is it a cut included in the megapack? If it's a single picture not yet added into the megapack then you would need to modify the config file and add the cut there as well. Or you could just wait for the next update.

EDIT: 7.01 seems to be out, so if you haven't downloaded it yet I would suggest you to do so.
mons
17 years ago
5 minutes ago
85,504
Could you help me please. When I download graphics the download always stops after a little while and ends earlier. I go to extract it via win rar it extracts a number of the pictures but comes up with this file is corrupt.....I've never had this problem on any other computers but my new computer this always happens how do I get it to complete a download any idea? ive tried downloading without a membership so the small downloads and with a membership with the mega packs.... Any ideas? Thanks

Apologies for the delay in replying. It could be a problem with your internet; perhaps it's cutting out and not allowing the file to download file, which prevents it extracting fully. It could also be our servers, in which case trying in a couple of days may see the issue being solved.




Can anyone help me I've got the faces in the right folder and got the reload skin ticked but the dont show in game but logos and kits do...

Screenshot your megapack folder please.





So far so good. Can you post a screenshot of the inside of your megapack folder please?




Can someone help me when I download the update pack where do I extract them too? As I presumed it was just into the megapack. I done this and uploaded FM and all the faces were gone. Help please.

Remember, you should have one folder and one folder only with ALL the images in there + config.xml. You should not have a separate folder for update packs.
Glen Sales
9 years ago
4 months ago
4
Did you download a single photo posted in this thread or is it a cut included in the megapack? If it's a single picture not yet added into the megapack then you would need to modify the config file and add the cut there as well. Or you could just wait for the next update.

EDIT: 7.01 seems to be out, so if you haven't downloaded it yet I would suggest you to do so.


I have 7.01 downloaded and the pic in my folder i just dont have it in-game, might just wait till the next update, i have downloaded kits since i downloaded the 7.01 update and the kits work fine, cant figure it out
mons
17 years ago
5 minutes ago
85,504
I have 7.01 downloaded and the pic in my folder i just dont have it in-game, might just wait till the next update, i have downloaded kits since i downloaded the 7.01 update and the kits work fine, cant figure it out

Can you upload your attachments to an image hosting site as I can't see them?
Glen Sales
9 years ago
4 months ago
4
Can you upload your attachments to an image hosting site as I can't see them?

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/OgPV7wSJgluzvteKOFQpZK95Vn1VpEUTdYTTgKfN.jpg
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/3D6UXNh0iVYccj1ZhNIFRvqpFEAiksPpi0YmLO3u.jpg
mons
17 years ago
5 minutes ago
85,504
Can you open your config file with notepad and search for that UID and confirm it's actually included therein?
Jubez
12 years ago
2 years ago
1,073
I can see him in game just fine. Just making sure, but have you downloaded the updates from 6.0 to 7.0 or full 7.0 before getting the 7.01 update? You could also try downloading the config file again and I've uploaded the 7.01 configs for you so you don't have to download the entire update again:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/xds30x6dl4f2f1u/config.xml
Glen Sales
9 years ago
4 months ago
4
Can you open your config file with notepad and search for that UID and confirm it's actually included therein?


Yeah it's in there
"/>
<record from="43163320" to="graphics/pictures/person/43163320/portrait"

EDIT: I had an old config file in the folder which is why it didn't work, i have since used the new config file provided and it works now, thanks for the help and quick responses
Jubez
12 years ago
2 years ago
1,073
If you had an old config file then you have done something wrong with the 7.01 update. Each update provides a new config file so I don't know how that has happened. I'd suggest you to download the full 7.0 via torrent and then update it to 7.01 to avoid potential other missing images.
Jorge Iglésias
13 years ago
1 month ago
7
Hello guys,
New players created by the game does not appear to face drawn as the old FM14. Appear the same in black.
My game is 100% original.
The extras are exactly the same as it had in FM14. Logos, facepacks, (sortitoutsi 6.0 and 7.0 complete), Kits and everything worked well.
I do not have anythig new player created by the game to face drawn.
I did search for players with 15,16,17 years and the faces are all black.
Already removed the facepacks, and the problem continues.
What could it be? - Who will help me? - Anyone ever had the same problem?
Thank you, and greetings to all!
NiceLad
17 years ago
2 days ago
18,611
Are you sure the players your looking at are regens and not players who haven't yet got an image cut in the megapack?

Also go to preferences then interface and make sure the top box on the image below is ticked.

https://hostr.co/file/970/bpB5Kby4T1KN/Untitled.png
Jorge Iglésias
13 years ago
1 month ago
7
Are you sure the players your looking at are regens and not players who haven't yet got an image cut in the megapack?

Also go to preferences then interface and make sure the top box on the image below is ticked.

https://hostr.co/file/970/bpB5Kby4T1KN/Untitled.png


No, im sure.

In my under-18 team, there is no regens. I do a global search filtered to players below the age of 17 and only black guys show up.

The option is ticked.
Panna
11 years ago
4 weeks ago
562
The black faces disappeared (players with no face in the facepack). I use the cut-out megapack for years and this never happened how can someone help?

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