This file is intended for FM13.3, and 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 re-installed when patches come out.

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.

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

Step 1: Go to

PC
 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2013 \ data \ db \ 1300 
AND
 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2013 \ data \ db \ 1330 
MAC
USERNAME \ Library \ Application Support \ Steam \ SteamApps \ Common \ Football Manager 2013 \ Data \ db \ 1300
AND
USERNAME \ Library \ Application Support \ Steam \ SteamApps \ Common \ Football Manager 2013 \ Data \ db \ 1330
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 folder above

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

Step 4: Go to:

Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2013
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 open the folder named "editor data files".

Step 7: Copy the 30 files in the folder from step 6 into the folder mentioned in step 5.



To check if the file is working, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase, 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.
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mons
18 years ago
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I'm sorry to hear that but in the 8 weeks or so since I released the first version of the file, I don't believe I've had anybody else say it's crashing their game, which leads me to think that it's a problem at your end.

I had a similar error message crop up on FM12, in the middle of games every 2 or 3 matches. I formatted my PC and haven't had the issue since.

I highly doubt whether it's this add-on which causes your crash.
MrMVP91
12 years ago
1 year ago
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The reasons I think it's this add-on are because:

1) It only started happening after I installed it correctly.
2) The error says something about Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2013/fm.exe, which is the folder I had to go into in order to complete the installation of this add-on (not the fm.exe file, but the Football Manager 2013 folder that is located in the 'common' folder).

Is there any way to contact the person who created that tutorial video? Maybe he has an answer?

Also, what do you mean by, "I formatted my PC and haven't had the issue since"? What does this actually do and how would one go about doing it if needed?

Edit:

Here is a screencap of my Football Manager 2013 folder (the one that the error is bringing up). Maybe you'll see something wrong yourself? https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/sWdbKR0Hq4z5VTKyTuuqr14qiE39niBZv6VGFkuP.png
mons
18 years ago
36 minutes ago
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You might have some reason with point 1 but not with point 2. That's the game installation folder - of course that any error is going to be located there - there's nowhere else it can be!!

You can try PMing Magrippinho, but I doubt he can help. All he did was make a tutorial video. The file is 99% my work. Like I say, it works fine with my setup and I've not come upon ANYBODY who says it's causing their game to crash, which leads me to think it's a problem with your files or your PC.

Getting your PC formatted means re-installing Windows again from scratch. This will delete all your existing files, FM or otherwise, but will restore your PC to the way it was when you first bought it and hopefully removes any teething problems. You'll have to take it to an IT professional and might be at his end for a day or two. It's your decision whether you want to do so or not, but having had the above issue (or something like it, anyway), that was the way in which I solved it.

Alternately, if you're still convinced that the problem is this file, then don't use it...
MrMVP91
12 years ago
1 year ago
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Yeah, formatting it is definitely not an option then lol.

And there is nothing in the screencap of my FM13 folder that looks off to you?
MrMVP91
12 years ago
1 year ago
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Something weird just happened.

While in my FM13 folder, I noticed that the address on top ended with /Football Manager 2013, which means the "/fm.exe" part that was showing up in the error wasn't there. So I went and added that myself manually, and hit enter (so now the address was exactly like the one in the error, which is Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2013/fm.exe). After I did that, Steam opened up automatically and started doing an update. After that, FM turned on automatically.

Is it possible that for some reason some Steam update wasn't installed and that's what was causing the issue, and that the game crashing since I installed the add-on was just a coincidence?
mons
18 years ago
36 minutes ago
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With all due respect, you don't really know what you're doing so it's better you don't mess around with the files on your PC. I've no idea what you've done and won't be held accountable for anything you mess up...

Your explanation doesn't make a lot of sense to me, either.

Sorry to be so blunt, but I don't really know what you're doing and what's wrong with your game. 30,000 people have downloaded this file and not one has complained about the issue you're mentioning.
MrMVP91
12 years ago
1 year ago
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I don't think I did anything wrong because the guy over at the SI forum said that it probably was just a Steam update that for some reason didn't install itself automatically. He told me to run FM and see if the error happens again.
khanmein
12 years ago
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bro.. how come my japan league missing?? can u fixed it? thanks.
mons
18 years ago
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By khanmein | Permalink | On 13 December 2012 - 03:05 AM
bro.. how come my japan league missing?? can u fixed it? thanks.

This add-on does not add the Japanese league; I never said it does and I've no idea why you think it would. There's a team on the official forums which are working on creating it - but this file has got nothing to do with them.
MrMVP91
12 years ago
1 year ago
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If you're still interested in what's happening with my situation, I just played my 1st game after that weird Steam auto update thing happened and everything went well. No crash occurred. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

Back to one of my questions that I'm still wondering about: I've simulated some more days (since adding this add-on) and the Germany U-20 squad is now filled with real players. The senior squad, U-21 squad and U-19 squads are still filled with fakes, though I suspect that with some time those will change to the real players as well? Is it fair to assume that when they (the squads other than the U-20 squad) make their next set of call-ups, it will include all the real players?
mons
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By MrMVP91 | Permalink | On 13 December 2012 - 22:27 PM
If you're still interested in what's happening with my situation, I just played my 1st game after that weird Steam auto update thing happened and everything went well. No crash occurred. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

Back to one of my questions that I'm still wondering about: I've simulated some more days (since adding this add-on) and the Germany U-20 squad is now filled with real players. The senior squad, U-21 squad and U-19 squads are still filled with fakes, though I suspect that with some time those will change to the real players as well? Is it fair to assume that when they (the squads other than the U-20 squad) make their next set of call-ups, it will include all the real players?

Yes, as indicated previously.
khanmein
12 years ago
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By mons | Permalink | On 13 December 2012 - 12:40 PM
This add-on does not add the Japanese league; I never said it does and I've no idea why you think it would. There's a team on the official forums which are working on creating it - but this file has got nothing to do with them.

bro sry, cos i read some thread deleted the 3 files at ALL folder unlocked other league. eg: south korea was there but weird there is j-league is wasn't there. thanks ya.
arsenalfc93
12 years ago
9 years ago
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Hi, I was just wondering if it was possible to install this if we didn't acquire the game via Steam? I'm running Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5) by the way.
kudos123
11 years ago
11 years ago
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Regardless wether you bought the game via steam or not you must activate the game via steam anyway before you can play it. Therefore you are probably playing a pirated version, and therefore you probably won't get any help from anyone.

Forgive me if I've got the wrong end of the stick, but I'm a bit suspicious of you.
mons
18 years ago
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I agree with notafluke.
kudos123
11 years ago
11 years ago
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Fantastic work. However, if I wanted to only have just the real names files and the german fix and not the media stuff which files would I remove?

I'm thinking its the lnc folder and Club Name Changes.dbc from the editor data folder?
mons
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By notafluke | Permalink | On 18 December 2012 - 23:18 PM
Fantastic work. However, if I wanted to only have just the real names files and the german fix and not the media stuff which files would I remove?

I'm thinking its the lnc folder and Club Name Changes.dbc from the editor data folder?

The media files are all in the editor data folder - and all have media and/or journalists in their filename.
kudos123
11 years ago
11 years ago
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Thanks, works well.
Seamen
12 years ago
10 years ago
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Could you update your package for the new ptch please? Getting grey Ireland and too many Portuguese team errors again. :/
mons
18 years ago
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By Seamen | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 22:35 PM
Could you update your package for the new ptch please? Getting grey Ireland and too many Portuguese team errors again. :/

Could you re-apply the files again please, as instructed in the OP?

If you have any particular issues, please be specific on wha'ts wrong as I'm not a mind reader. Grey Ireland and too many Portuguese team errors again doesn't mean a lot to me, I'm afraid as the Irish national team has never had grey players as far as I know and not sure what errors there could be with Portuguese teams bar the licensing restrictions put in place by SI.
Goox80
12 years ago
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By mons | Permalink | On 20 December 2012 - 13:42 PM
Could you re-apply the files again please, as instructed in the OP?

If you have any particular issues, please be specific on wha'ts wrong as I'm not a mind reader. Grey Ireland and too many Portuguese team errors again doesn't mean a lot to me, I'm afraid as the Irish national team has never had grey players as far as I know and not sure what errors there could be with Portuguese teams bar the licensing restrictions put in place by SI.



The Irish and Portugese errors also keep showing up here, even after re-installing the game. Eventhough German national team isn't filled with regens anymore, one cannot select the Irish/sometimes NIR league and it says that the Portugese Airtricity (also the name for the Irish Prem) League suffers from a lack of clubs.

Very strange...

Oh, 13.2 is the version that I play.
kudos123
11 years ago
11 years ago
25
Mate a file called Ireland.dbc was located in the folder:

 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2013 \ data \ db \ 1300 
When you delete this folder (dbc folder) as per the instructions in the original post the new Ireland.dbc file is deleted. Could this be the issue?
Seamen
12 years ago
10 years ago
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By Seamen | Permalink | On 21 November 2012 - 04:22 AM
There seem to be couple problems after the latest FM update 13.1.3. Irish league is greyed out, as point out above, and Portugal seems to be missing teams:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/7dtbudQNx1gYEnM5rtXyFa4eefBkN5H691B7oAHn.jpg

Edit: The issue seems to be caused by deleting the dbc, edt and Inc folders now.


That is the issue and I don't think my installation, I've installed this thing about dozen times already so I hope I know how to do it by now . Besides I did twice this time just to make sure. Also deleting your dbc, edt and Inc folders and having Steam do file integrity check fixes the problem.

Edit: also the Ireland.dbc someone said missing is in mons' package too.

PS. For claritys sake I should say that as that post above shows I got this thing after the last update too and it went away after you updated your files.

Edit2: Ok, I did a test. Pure Steam install everything is fine, but the moment I replace the original Ireland.dbc with the one from here those errors show up, and I mean both Ireland going grey and Portugal missing teams.

Tested it the other way around too, ie. deleted the dbc, edt and inc folders, installed the files from here = ireland grey and too few portuguese teams. Then c/p the original ireland.dbc to the dbc folder, overwriting the ireland.dbc from here, and suddenly everything works again. So I'd say that there is definitely something not right with ireland.dbc available here.
kudos123
11 years ago
11 years ago
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Seamen, just to confirm for mons, when the original Ireland.dbc is replaced by the one on here you get errors. When the original Ireland.dbc gets put back everything is fine, including the the portugal leagues?

In that case, Ireland.dbc has been updated by SI after mons released this fix. Unless mons has edited Ireland.dbc it should be a case of replacing the Ireland.dbc in the fix folder for the newly updated one from SI and re-upping this file.
michellec
14 years ago
5 days ago
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hi there, found that there are some additional files with date 20 Dec in the 1300 folder after updated to 13.2. Is it ok to continue playing, or i have to delete the 1300 folder after update and reapply this fix again.
Seamen
12 years ago
10 years ago
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By notafluke | Permalink | On 20 December 2012 - 18:23 PM
Seamen, just to confirm for mons, when the original Ireland.dbc is replaced by the one on here you get errors. When the original Ireland.dbc gets put back everything is fine, including the the portugal leagues?


Yep!
Goox80
12 years ago
7 years ago
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Works a treat! Thanks.
ash213
12 years ago
11 years ago
2
can't find steam folder in application support on MAC OS LION

please advise?

cheers
kudos123
11 years ago
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By ash213 | Permalink | On 20 December 2012 - 19:26 PM
can't find steam folder in application support on MAC OS LION

please advise?

cheers


The library folder is hidden by default. Open up a finder window and press Shift+cmd+G, in the dialogue box enter '~/Library/' and follow the following path.

USERNAME \ Library \ Application Support \ Steam \ SteamApps \ Common \ Football Manager 2013 \ Data \ db \ 1300
ash213
12 years ago
11 years ago
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By notafluke | Permalink | On 20 December 2012 - 19:39 PM
The library folder is hidden by default. Open up a finder window and press Shift+cmd+G, in the dialogue box enter '~/Library/' and follow the following path.

USERNAME \ Library \ Application Support \ Steam \ SteamApps \ Common \ Football Manager 2013 \ Data \ db \ 1300

says '~/Library/' cannot be found

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