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 475,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 480,827
- 2025.00 - Released on 29 Oct 2024
Installation Instructions
1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if Iâm 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:
âą the âUse caching to decrease page loading timesâ box is unticked
âą the âReload skin when confirming changes in Preferencesâ 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 Iâm 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 âGoâ from the menubar
Press and hold down the âOptionâ (Alt) key
This will bring up the âLibraryâ, click to enter then go to âApplication Supportâ -> âSports Interactiveâ -> âFootball Manager 202x -> graphicsâ (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:
âą the âUse caching to decrease page loading timesâ box is unticked
âą the âReload skin when confirming changes in Preferencesâ 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 donât want to have the megapack in the default user data folder â 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 youâre 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 Iâm 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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zeppi7
mons
That's strange - never had an issue myself when downloading through the site
Can you try downloading them through a different internet browser? Apparently helps sometimes, for god knows whatever reason...
TheJokester117
mons
Yes they will
MarcekYNWA
When new update facepack? Wesley from Bruggia not face now and more players.
mons
Soon, and asking about it won't make it come any quicker.
I have no idea who Wesley and Bruggia are and whether he has had a new cut or not; that's why we have a request system, so that people can request images there directly
MarcekYNWA
http://www.transfermarkt.de/wesley/profil/spieler/381362
mons
Just giving us a transfermarkt link is not really helpful in terms of the megapack. If you want a player to have a new cutout, submit a good source through the request system, that's what it's there for
Gurses
mons
Don't use FMT myself, but surely it's the same as the full game?
zeppi7
Same with different browser and in private view also. No joy
mons
You're trying to download them directly through the site, yes?
zeppi7
Yep
mons
On the off-chance this one works, can you try downloading the latest update pack and see if it's still the case?
If it doesn't work send me a PM
LFC Rules
I downloaded the Cut Out Player Faces Megapack, the Metallic Logos Megapack & a Kitpack - the Logos & the Kits work fine but the player faces don't! I followed all the instructions & tried numerous times but to no avail. Each time I try to add the player faces, the game stays "loading" but it never loads & becomes unresponsive.
Adding graphics is not new to me because I've been playing FM for a very long time & I've always added them without problems on my previous PC.
Now I have an Apple iMac Retina 4K 21.5" (Core i5 | 8Gb DDR3) & for some reason, I just can't add the player faces.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
mons
Can I have a screenshot of your cutout megapack folder, including the contents?
There's over 8GB of images to load - so it's to be expected that it takes a while to load first time round. How long are you giving it before hard-quitting the game?
LFC Rules
Hi mons ... thank you for your reply.
Yes, it takes a really long time - usually I quit the game after about 10 minutes because I give up.
Yesterday I downloaded the DF11 Player Faces Megapack & they worked. The game still took some time to load but in the end, it loaded & the faces worked. Obviously, it took less time to load because the DF11 has less images.
The only thing that's bothering me though is this: each time the game loads, it stays "loading" for quite some time. Shouldn't it do it just the first time? Do I need to do something else please, like untick / re-tick the settings in Preferences > Interface?
Thanks for your assistance.
zeppi7
Megapack works fine just not the update packs
mons
If you have a poor computer, then it may be the case that the first time round loading the cutout faces megapack takes a little while. Can you leave it for half an hour or so? If it loads at that point, just make sure the tick the use skin cache button (or whatever it's named these days). This should help minimise the loading time next time round...
I use Chrome and the latest update pack did take me a while to download. I just clicked resume each time it stopped and it got there, eventually. Could you try this please?
LFC Rules
Nah ... I'm not gonna wait for half an hour! I will keep using the DF11 Megapack in that case.
"Use caching to decrease page loading times" is unticked - because it says that you should untick it if loading graphics.
"Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences" is ticked - as suggested in the Cut Out Megapack post.
mons
Mate, I'm not a computer expert. I have no idea if that is a top-notch PC, but you seem to think it is so I have no reason to doubt you. I have a medium-to-high grade PC and it takes me 2 minutes to load the game with my 20 GB graphics folder, so it really shouldn't be taking you anywhere near as long if you have a decent set-up tbh.
I know those are what I recommended, and I stand by them, but some people have had quicker results, for some reason, if the "Use caching to decrease page loading times" box is unticked - try and give it a go yourself and let me know if it helps.
kelin77
mons
As in most similar cases, I suspect it's some sort of user installation error. No worries, though, these things happen
Can I ask why you used fmXML? If you have downloaded and installed the correct files, there should be no need to use it since the config file included in the download does the job already.
Can you please upload a screenshot of the megapack folder so I can see if there's perhaps something wrong within it? Also, how do the players appear in-game? Is there the default black face instead of the cut, or is it a blank space?
LFC Rules
I re-ticked "Use caching to decrease page loading times" & the game loads much faster now. Apparently, this option should be unticked only when adding graphics. After adding them, it should be re-ticked for the game to load faster.
Still using DF11 Megapack but maybe, if I have some spare time, I will try the Cut Out Megapack once again & be patient
mons
Your first paragraph is what I meant to say, but you said it more clearly than me
We hope you do
LFC Rules
Thanks for your assistance mons.
LFC Rules
Did you untick "Use caching to decrease page loading times" & tick "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences" in Preferences > Interface after adding the facepack to the graphics folder?
These two options are very important. I was having the same problem before I figured them out.
Then, once the facepacks are added & the game loads, quit, reload, go again in Preferences > Interface & tick "Use caching to decrease page loading times" so that the game loads faster.
David-m
If iv downloaded the Megapack 9.02 few months ago, and want the latest changes now, do i just download 9.04 or do i have to download 9.03 as well first??
mons
Just download the subsequent updates, i.e. Update packs 9.03 and 9.04, and apply them chronologically
Sheerwan
I've tried several times with different applications, I have deleted it and redownloaded it. Any ideas?