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 480,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
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- 2025.01 - Released on 04 Dec 2024
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'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.
This is what the MP folder should look like:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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mons
How many images do you have then? Are they all in one folder or in sub-folders?
delichris
In subfolders.
mons
You should have all the images in one folder, and one folder only. Place the images from each update pack into the main folder, overwriting when prompted.
delichris
Jordan_1322
mons
Moved your post to this thread. Just read the OP for better guidelines. If you don't understand a particular step, come back and tell us which one it is
Jordan_1322
OP????
mons
Opening post, i.e. first post...
IgorCoelho
I bought the game and I put the facepacks and logos because in my opinion the game stay better, but today the game updated automatically and my facepacks and logos are gone. What I return my facepacks and logos? Because I play with brazilian's team and with configuration I think better.
Thanks.
IgorCoelho
I put the facepacks and logos because in my opinion the game stay better, but the game updated automatically and my facepacks and logos are gone. What I return my facepacks and logos? Because I play with brazilian's team and with configuration I think better.
Thanks.
mons
Hi there.
Where did you place the facepacks and logos? Can you pls give us the exact location and perhaps a screenshot?
IgorCoelho
C:\Users\Igor\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\graphics
C:\Users\Igor\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\graphics\Faces
C:\Users\Igor\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\graphics\Logos
I tried to add the screenshot, but I don't got. Who do I do that?
Thanks
mons
The locations seem fine
I need you to go to any folder or folders in which you have facepacks, press print screen on your keyboard and paste it into Paint. Save and attach it to your next post.
Also, press alt+f9 in-game on a player whose photo is no longer there, then attach the resulting screenshot, which can be found in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2016/screenshots, to your next post.
DannyLCFC1
Also can you tell me what to use to edit files in the future on my Macbook?
Thanks
mons
Hi there - I've moved your post to this thread
A quick Google seems to suggest that a program called TextEdit should open xml files. I'm afraid I'm not using an Apple OS so I can't give you this info first-hand.
I'm not exactly sure what help you're asking for. I've opened the config file and there's 7 empty entries, which should be safely deletable. There's also a number of special characters, which I'm not sure if xml files can read. Other than that, all appears fine, but of course it depends on what images you're asking it to point to...
DadInk
TextWrangler
IgorCoelho
I'm sorry, but I got to take the print, but I don't got to insert in this part of site. I pressed in Picture, but it asked about URL.
mons
Press the circled section after clicking the reply button, then attach the file from your computer by clicking choose file:
Remember, ideally, I need all the below to hopefully manage to see what's wrong:
I need you to go to any folder or folders in which you have facepacks, press print screen on your keyboard and paste it into Paint. Save and attach it to your next post.
Also, press alt+f9 in-game on a player whose photo is no longer there, then attach the resulting screenshot, which can be found in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2016/screenshots, to your next post.
IgorCoelho
Thank you so much.
mons
Thanks for this. Looks fine.
Can you please post:
a) a screenshot from inside your faces folder? Do you have any sub-folders?
b) press alt+f9 in-game on a player whose photo was once there but is now no longer visible, then attach the resulting screenshot, which can be found in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2016/screenshots
DannyLCFC1
Thank you Sav and Mons, works brilliantly
IgorCoelho
I sent the files that you need for verify in .rar, ok? Thanks for your help. Thank you so much!
mons
Hi there, thanks for these.
I'm afraid your faces folder is a bit of a mess. You seem to have images of at least 2 different styles (cutouts and DF11) and you definitely have images missing from both megapacks anyway.
First of all, I suggest that you download the 8.0 torrent, after which you download and apply the update packs released since then.
Secondly, if you don't want or can't do this, you need to create a custom config file so that the game can "read" the images. Download fmXML and use the very simple steps shown in this Instruction Video.
Load FM and enter your preferences. Make sure your preferences look like this:
Hope this helps
IgorCoelho
mons
calum94
I've downloaded the cut-out megapack for the faces and I noticed that some were missing (e.g. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jeff Reine-Adelaide), so I tried adding them myself. This isn't the first time I've added faces and I just followed my usual method of using FMXL, when that didn't work I tried opening a previous config file and adding a new line, but that didn't work. So my question is why was I able to add some faces but others such as Donnarumma and Adelaide I can't add?
Thanks
mons
Hi there - I've moved your post to the correct place
First of all, I'm not sure which version of the megapack you have downloaded. Both the players you have mentioned were added in update pack 8.0, which leads me to think you are using an older version of the file. In itself, it's not a problem because you should always be able to add new images, but you might as well make sure you are up-to-date with the latest files.
Secondly, if you are using skin caching, then it is my understanding that the game won't take into account any config changes. Make sure that your preferences are set up in this manner:
Finally, if this still doesn't help, can you please post:
a) a screenshot from inside your faces folder? Do you have any sub-folders? How many images in total do you have?
b) press alt+f9 in-game on one of the players mentioned in your post, then attach the resulting screenshot, which can be found in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2016/screenshots
IgorCoelho
How are you?
I have a question and can you help me please? I want to get more money with friendly, but I don't know the teams to get money. A example: If I get to mark a game with Barcelona, I get $1.200.000, but the Barcelona don't want to mark a game with me. In FM 2012 I marked a game with many teams in the world and I got money and trained my teams, but this teams now I did't get money
Thank you so much.
Igor Coelho
mons
Hi there,
This thread is only to get assistance with the cutout faces megapack. The right place for this kind of request is this forum.
Good luck
21vince