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 15 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 FM15.

Or, you can follow the below instructions to install v2.0 of this file (if you are installing a previous version please use the 1500 folder instead of the 1530 folder:

Step 1: Go to

PC
 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2015 \ data \ db \ 1530 
Mac
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2015 / data / db / 1530 
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 2015/data/db/1530/

Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)
Android:
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm15\files\installed\data\db\1530
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

Step 2: Delete the edt and lnc folders from the folder above

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

Step 4: Go to:

Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2015
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 "FM15 Real Names Fix Files from sortitoutsi.net v2.0".

Step 7: Paste the circled folder directly into the folder mentioned in step 5.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real-names-fix-2.png~original

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-names-fix.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 may not apply in FMC...
Comments
patrykm124
10 years ago
10 years ago
1
I have not really names.
deki4321
18 years ago
2 years ago
7
i add thise files,i have germany player in nation,but still no Schalke 04, still write Gelzenkirchen?????
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,884
Can I ask why when I click on club overview the team name is for example.. 'Coventry' or 'Norwich' when what I want it to say is 'Coventry City' or 'Norwich City', it is not showing the clubs full name anywhere which is really annoying.

Also, when clicking on squad page it just says 'squad' which is where i'd expect it to display the short name.

Can you please help me clear this up.

Thanks in advance.

This has nothing to do with this download as far as I can tell, and is the new way that SI have chosen to display the long and short names in the different screens.




I have not really names.

You don't have an original version of the game, do you?




i add thise files,i have germany player in nation,but still no Schalke 04, still write Gelzenkirchen?????

Read the installation instructions and the text at the top of this thread to see why. There's also a workaround in the very first post of the thread.
pips
10 years ago
9 years ago
5
So I just bought the game from Steam and this is my first FM game so please bare with me All the instructions seem really easy and I appreciate all the hard work everyone puts into this community... So here's my question that's probably been answered already!! (can't seem to find a good answer though):

With the real names patch.. from my understanding is that once you apply the files, you'll need to create a new game which makes 100% sense.. Now the other thing that I'm reading is that when there's an update, you'll need to re-apply the patch again as Steam replaces all the files which of course makes 100% sense.. Now, this is what's confusing me.. How is someone supposed to play a really long game if he's using the real names and the game is constantly updated.. Do I need to start a brand new game every single time and start all over? If you want to stick to the long game, it sorta doesn't make sense you use the real names because you'll have to start all over

Thanks again, much appreciated!
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
This has nothing to do with this download as far as I can tell, and is the new way that SI have chosen to display the long and short names in the different screens.

You don't have an original version of the game, do you?

Read the installation instructions and the text at the top of this thread to see why. There's also a workaround in the very first post of the thread.


Hmmm are you sure? Are you saying that this is the same for everyone then??
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,884
So I just bought the game from Steam and this is my first FM game so please bare with me All the instructions seem really easy and I appreciate all the hard work everyone puts into this community... So here's my question that's probably been answered already!! (can't seem to find a good answer though):

With the real names patch.. from my understanding is that once you apply the files, you'll need to create a new game which makes 100% sense.. Now the other thing that I'm reading is that when there's an update, you'll need to re-apply the patch again as Steam replaces all the files which of course makes 100% sense.. Now, this is what's confusing me.. How is someone supposed to play a really long game if he's using the real names and the game is constantly updated.. Do I need to start a brand new game every single time and start all over? If you want to stick to the long game, it sorta doesn't make sense you use the real names because you'll have to start all over

Thanks again, much appreciated!

I appreciate your worries, and I guess it could be worded a bit better, but thankfully your concern is unfounded

In a nutshell, what happens sometimes in cases where there are updates is that Steam recreates the licensing files which regulate the appearance of the German national team and some other minor issues such as the display of player faces in the French and Dutch national teams. Club name changes are NOT affected, so you do not need to start a new game, only to replace the lnc files basically. For the sake of simplicity, and also because I continually update my own files, I release a new version of this download every time a Steam update is released which recreates these files, so that they do not affect your game.




Hmmm are you sure? Are you saying that this is the same for everyone then??

Please post screenshots of what you think is being displayed wrong and on which screen and I should be able to confirm or otherwise
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
If you have already started a save-game and wish to change German, Italian and French club names to the correct ones, there is a workaround. However, you will lose the club nicknames.

Open the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file. All the changes I've made in the editor data file are included in this file, however they are preceded by a hashtag (#) which makes the lnc file ignore any text following it.

You can remove the hashtags from in front of any of the "CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" and "CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" codes which you wish to change, and this will display these changes in your save game.

Basically, instead of


#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 915 "FC Bayern München" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 915 "FC Bayern" ""
you should have


"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 915 "FC Bayern München" ""
"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 915 "FC Bayern" ""



Hi, I have tried changing this file and nothing has happened when going back to my save? I have removed hastag etc and nothing?!

I have also downloaded another update with an 'all' folder, would this have any effect?

All I am wanting to do is change a few team short names, could I just do this in the editor like on previous games?

thanks
5mq3
10 years ago
5 years ago
2
why is it not fixing the names in mine?
i've done everything it was supposed
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
I appreciate your worries, and I guess it could be worded a bit better, but thankfully your concern is unfounded

In a nutshell, what happens sometimes in cases where there are updates is that Steam recreates the licensing files which regulate the appearance of the German national team and some other minor issues such as the display of player faces in the French and Dutch national teams. Club name changes are NOT affected, so you do not need to start a new game, only to replace the lnc files basically. For the sake of simplicity, and also because I continually update my own files, I release a new version of this download every time a Steam update is released which recreates these files, so that they do not affect your game.

Please post screenshots of what you think is being displayed wrong and on which screen and I should be able to confirm or otherwise


Essentially i've now realised that it's not really the display I'm bothered about but more what the names are and where they are coming from?!

I've 2 different name fixes, this one which I downloaded and one from another site which essentially was just a folder called 'all' which goes into the inc folder.

Now before I had for example, A.C. Milan during the game, I then when downloading one of the files had MILAN without the AC, this is what i don't want. I had tried changing this through notepad etc but to no avail.

I have no downloaded another all folder and it is back to A.C. Milan ?!

I now have a saved game with Milan but new games are AC Milan, this is most likely the same for a few teams but ultimately I am wanting to know where this can be changed and which is the file that is doing this?!

Thanks

( sorry to keep posting!)
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,884
pezzahawkins, you've confused the hell out of me now If you've combined this file with another one from elsewhere, then I don't know what kind of conflicts might have happened. Either use this one or that one, either should suffice but having both may lead to conflicts or things not working as they are intended to. I can't legislate for what happens when one uses other files. Using the workaround in the opening post definitely works, but if the team has already had a club name change via editor data files, then it can't be overwritten with lnc files.

Again, I'm really confused about what you reckon is wrong and what you'd like to be corrected. Please post screenshots of what you think should be corrected so I can be clear in my mind what we're talking about.




why is it not fixing the names in mine?
i've done everything it was supposed

What names is it not fixing? Clubs, competitions? I'd say you haven't installed it correctly, I'm afraid. Can I have a screenshot of the folders it's installed in please?
pips
10 years ago
9 years ago
5
I appreciate your worries, and I guess it could be worded a bit better, but thankfully your concern is unfounded

In a nutshell, what happens sometimes in cases where there are updates is that Steam recreates the licensing files which regulate the appearance of the German national team and some other minor issues such as the display of player faces in the French and Dutch national teams. Club name changes are NOT affected, so you do not need to start a new game, only to replace the lnc files basically. For the sake of simplicity, and also because I continually update my own files, I release a new version of this download every time a Steam update is released which recreates these files, so that they do not affect your game.


Awesome! Thanks for replying so quickly!
Matt Nunn
10 years ago
7 years ago
65
I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet but, with 10 pages of comments, I will take my chances. Oliver Kahn is known as Jens Mustermann again.
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
pezzahawkins, you've confused the hell out of me now If you've combined this file with another one from elsewhere, then I don't know what kind of conflicts might have happened. Either use this one or that one, either should suffice but having both may lead to conflicts or things not working as they are intended to. I can't legislate for what happens when one uses other files. Using the workaround in the opening post definitely works, but if the team has already had a club name change via editor data files, then it can't be overwritten with lnc files.

Again, I'm really confused about what you reckon is wrong and what you'd like to be corrected. Please post screenshots of what you think should be corrected so I can be clear in my mind what we're talking about.

What names is it not fixing? Clubs, competitions? I'd say you haven't installed it correctly, I'm afraid. Can I have a screenshot of the folders it's installed in please?


Apologies for confusion!

So I am now only operating with you inc...

I am not able to change MILAN to AC MILAN using notepad, this is not working for both new game or saved game.

Do I need to remove the # ?
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
Apologies for confusion!

So I am now only operating with you inc...

I am not able to change MILAN to AC MILAN using notepad, this is not working for both new game or saved game.

Do I need to remove the # ?


Ok I have done this now BUT only when starting a new game, my old saved game is still the same?!
- 25 -
13 years ago
6 years ago
9
I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet but, with 10 pages of comments, I will take my chances. Oliver Kahn is known as Jens Mustermann again.


Same problem here.
Obyt14
14 years ago
14 hours ago
26
What should the new short name be then?


the shortname for RMP (Jupiler Pro League) should be Moeskroen-Péruwelz in dutch and Mouscron-Péruwelz in french
jujigatame
13 years ago
5 years ago
49
Just bought FM15 yesterday after downloading this fix and all the facepack updates I've missed over the last year or so. Tremendous job, guys. Keep up the good work.
Matt Nunn
10 years ago
7 years ago
65
Just out of curiosity, Will this fix be expanded to change the names of the teams in the Indian Hero Super League? For example, Delhi to Delhi Dynamos.
Johno
18 years ago
5 days ago
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I'm not sure if anyone have pointed this out but on FM15, FC Schalke is named as Gelsenkirchen
Matt Nunn
10 years ago
7 years ago
65
I'm not sure if anyone have pointed this out but on FM15, FC Schalke is named as Gelsenkirchen


That is what this file fixes
Domenico Fabris
10 years ago
10 years ago
1
Hi guys, i did all the passages but the names of the players are still fake..

When i start a new game it looks like the software recognize the updates (http://s11.postimg.org/nt6gebmib/fm15.jpg) but after all the name are still fake..

Dunno what more should i do?
Johno
18 years ago
5 days ago
2,644
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That is what this file fixes


I know, I have put the files which everything does appear correctly. But not Schalke name.
Johno
18 years ago
5 days ago
2,644
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Hi guys, i did all the passages but the names of the players are still fake..

When i start a new game it looks like the software recognize the updates (http://s11.postimg.org/nt6gebmib/fm15.jpg) but after all the name are still fake..

Dunno what more should i do?


Did you buy the game?
5mq3
10 years ago
5 years ago
2
pezzahawkins, you've confused the hell out of me now If you've combined this file with another one from elsewhere, then I don't know what kind of conflicts might have happened. Either use this one or that one, either should suffice but having both may lead to conflicts or things not working as they are intended to. I can't legislate for what happens when one uses other files. Using the workaround in the opening post definitely works, but if the team has already had a club name change via editor data files, then it can't be overwritten with lnc files.

Again, I'm really confused about what you reckon is wrong and what you'd like to be corrected. Please post screenshots of what you think should be corrected so I can be clear in my mind what we're talking about.

What names is it not fixing? Clubs, competitions? I'd say you haven't installed it correctly, I'm afraid. Can I have a screenshot of the folders it's installed in please?


thanks for the attention but it's already working

joaoandre23
10 years ago
11 months ago
1
Not working for me :s
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
1 day ago
211
So can I confirm that once you've started a game, any chances you make to the inc can only then be seen once you start a new game? Essentially any saved game can't be changed?
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,884
I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet but, with 10 pages of comments, I will take my chances. Oliver Kahn is known as Jens Mustermann again.

Open your lnc folder and delete the all and lnc folders which were recreated with the recent Steam update.

Same problem here.

Same goes for you.



the shortname for RMP (Jupiler Pro League) should be Moeskroen-Péruwelz in dutch and Mouscron-Péruwelz in french

I can only do it in English, I'm afraid - what should it be in that case?



Just out of curiosity, Will this fix be expanded to change the names of the teams in the Indian Hero Super League? For example, Delhi to Delhi Dynamos.

I had no idea they were incorrectly named - I will see if this is the case and rectify this issue in the next version of this file.




I'm not sure if anyone have pointed this out but on FM15, FC Schalke is named as Gelsenkirchen

That is one of the fixes included in this download. Read the blurb at the top of the thread to see what it fixes and how, and have a look at the opening post to find a workaround if you've already started your save game.





Which part of it isn't? Can I have a screenshot of your lnc and editor data folders please?




So can I confirm that once you've started a game, any chances you make to the inc can only then be seen once you start a new game? Essentially any saved game can't be changed?

Erm, no.

Changes in an lnc file will take effect when you next load up your save game. However, if an entry has already been changed by an editor data file, then it cannot be changed again by an lnc file.

The only changes which need a new save game to be started are those made in an editor data file.

Hope it's clear now.
Matt Nunn
10 years ago
7 years ago
65
I had no idea they were incorrectly named - I will see if this is the case and rectify this issue in the next version of this file.


After Mustermann became Kahn again, I started a new game and, for some reason, went looking for Del Piero who was playing for Delhi. Upon clicking on the team, it was just Delhi and not Delhi Dynamos. I appreciate all your hard work so thanks for taking a look.
magic097
10 years ago
7 years ago
4
my 'common' folder is empty :/ any idea why?
magic097
10 years ago
7 years ago
4
nevermind... sorted

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