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).
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Just wondering when I download the newest update what do I do with it? Just extract it to the existing folder? Or have I to delete anything from the existing folder

Extract it to the existing folder, accepting the overwrites when prompted...
Jonas
17 years ago
4 years ago
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What do I do if I missed update 8.06 and have downloaded the latter updates?
afmamoudou
9 years ago
1 month ago
2
Is there a way to download it using a torrent?
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
What do I do if I missed update 8.06 and have downloaded the latter updates?

You'll have to download all the updates from 8.06 onward and reapply them chronologically.

Otherwise, if you just put 8.06 in now, you overwrite some newer images.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Is there a way to download it using a torrent?

Yes, read the opening post of this thread for instructions on how to do so
Cook-Star
14 years ago
1 week ago
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Bit of a weird one. I have downloaded the full facepack and installed all the images and they have all loaded up in my game which is fine. The only issue I am having is John Terry (Chelsea) doesn't show up?

Every other player has a face pic except him which I find a bit strange. Has anyone else come across this? I've included a screenshot. I have reloaded skin a few times but he just seems to be missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Bit of a weird one. I have downloaded the full facepack and installed all the images and they have all loaded up in my game which is fine. The only issue I am having is John Terry (Chelsea) doesn't show up?

Every other player has a face pic except him which I find a bit strange. Has anyone else come across this? I've included a screenshot. I have reloaded skin a few times but he just seems to be missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

The fact that there is an empty space instead of the default blank cutout indicates that he is not in your megapack folder.

This either means that (a) you only have a partial version of the megapack or (b) that you somehow deleted the John Terry cutout from your folder.

To check if it's (a) please tell me how many images you have in your megapack folder. Please remember that you should only have one main folder with all the cutouts inside it and no sub-folders. To check if it's (b), open your megapack folder and check if there is a file named 108625.
Cook-Star
14 years ago
1 week ago
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The fact that there is an empty space instead of the default blank cutout indicates that he is not in your megapack folder.

This either means that (a) you only have a partial version of the megapack or (b) that you somehow deleted the John Terry cutout from your folder.

To check if it's (a) please tell me how many images you have in your megapack folder. Please remember that you should only have one main folder with all the cutouts inside it and no sub-folders. To check if it's (b), open your megapack folder and check if there is a file named 108625.


Hi mons,

He is in my folder, I've checked - see screenshot.

I have 178,579 face images.

So strange..
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Hi mons,

He is in my folder, I've checked - see screenshot.

I have 178,579 face images.

So strange..

Hmmm, that's option b excluded then. Do you have any sub-folders within your main megapack folder?
Cook-Star
14 years ago
1 week ago
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Hmmm, that's option b excluded then. Do you have any sub-folders within your main megapack folder?


Nope, no sub-folders.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497

Can you delete the John Terry cut from your megapack and add the one from this download?

Please delete the current cut first and replace it with the new one afterwards, don't just copy/paste/overwrite.

You'll need to close FM and restart it to see if this works.
Cook-Star
14 years ago
1 week ago
32
Premium
Can you delete the John Terry cut from your megapack and add the one from this download?

Please delete the current cut first and replace it with the new one afterwards, don't just copy/paste/overwrite.

You'll need to close FM and restart it to see if this works.


That worked.

Thanks for you help mons - really appreciated.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
That worked.

Thanks for you help mons - really appreciated.

Excellent, good to hear that
95drogba95
7 years ago
7 years ago
1
guys is there different between these files ?

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_9.00 / ikonfaces

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_9.00_changes / ikonfaces

its look like same ? same number of pics...
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
guys is there different between these files ?

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_9.00 / ikonfaces

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_9.00_changes / ikonfaces

its look like same ? same number of pics...

Yes, that is correct. If you download the main 9.0 pack, then you don't need to download the 9.0 update pack but start from 9.01
YenooR
12 years ago
1 week ago
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Hi im a premium member and when I download facepack and extract it to sortitoutsi .I then put this folder in graphics but when I load game and clear cache and untick box, no faces appear.
Am I doing something wrong, I never had a problem loading facepacks since fm14.
bucket_legend
17 years ago
1 month ago
11
Premium
I just downloaded the recent changes, unzipped and added it to the correct file and replaced it etc and now all my "mega pack" faces have gone but the newest ones show? What have i done wrong and how do i correct it?

Thanks
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Hi im a premium member and when I download facepack and extract it to sortitoutsi .I then put this folder in graphics but when I load game and clear cache and untick box, no faces appear.
Am I doing something wrong, I never had a problem loading facepacks since fm14.

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Can you confirm you have 178,000+ images in that folder?



I just downloaded the recent changes, unzipped and added it to the correct file and replaced it etc and now all my "mega pack" faces have gone but the newest ones show? What have i done wrong and how do i correct it?

Thanks

Are you sure you don't have a sub-folder somewhere within your megapack folder?
bucket_legend
17 years ago
1 month ago
11
Premium
Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Can you confirm you have 178,000+ images in that folder?

Are you sure you don't have a sub-folder somewhere within your megapack folder?

Hello mate,

Yes just checked and no other folders there. Gutting really. I've copied the folder from FM16 into the 17 document file. It now says merge which I've done. But does that mean i now have to download the ones I've missed? and how can i tell which ones? cheers
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Hello mate,

Yes just checked and no other folders there. Gutting really. I've copied the folder from FM16 into the 17 document file. It now says merge which I've done. But does that mean i now have to download the ones I've missed? and how can i tell which ones? cheers

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder please? And how many images in total do you have?
bucket_legend
17 years ago
1 month ago
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Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder please? And how many images in total do you have?


Currently transferring 8.24gb of pics so not sure how many there are at the moment. Will take about an hour apparently!
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
Currently transferring 8.24gb of pics so not sure how many there are at the moment. Will take about an hour apparently!

Filesize sounds about right. Where you transferring them to or from, out of curiosity??
YenooR
12 years ago
1 week ago
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Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Can you confirm you have 178,000+ images in that folder?

Are you sure you don't have a sub-folder somewhere within your megapack folder?

In my graphics folder is sortitoutsi folder and inside that is faces and icons folders.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
In my graphics folder is sortitoutsi folder and inside that is faces and icons folders.

I'm sorry mate, but that's not an answer to the questions I asked

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Can you confirm you have 178,000+ images in the faces folder?
YenooR
12 years ago
1 week ago
6
Premium
Sorry not near my laptop at the moment but I do have the 178,000 images plus a config file.
bucket_legend
17 years ago
1 month ago
11
Premium
Filesize sounds about right. Where you transferring them to or from, out of curiosity??


From my FM16 folder. I still play that game too. And to the new FM17 folder.
mons
17 years ago
5 hours ago
85,497
From my FM16 folder. I still play that game too.

Ah I see, hope it works then
Vismantas Zaras
9 years ago
4 years ago
7
Just doesnt seem to be working for me. I'm downloading it using 7z Zip rar. It just extracts the png files as folders themselves. I open the folder and its empty. Same thing happens to me with the other facepack on sortitout. Is it the extractor im using?
bucket_legend
17 years ago
1 month ago
11
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Ah I see, hope it works then


Hello mate,

File size is 8.3gb - 166,873 items. Am i missing some pictures as not all the English players are there? Probably obscure ones namely Daniel Martin of Fulham, Ollie O'Dwyer - Crystal Palace, Levi Rowley etc.

Thanks
YenooR
12 years ago
1 week ago
6
Premium
I'm sorry mate, but that's not an answer to the questions I asked

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Can you confirm you have 178,000+ images in the faces folder?


Is this what your looking for??

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