I suggest everybody clicks the "Notify me when updated" button to receive an email when the file is updated/amended in the future.

This file will need to be re-applied if/when patches/updates are released and when the full game comes out 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.

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, may not apply in FMT or in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.


The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2017 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 and Japanese National teams don'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, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most 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 the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.


Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1700
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1701
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1710
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1712
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1730
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

Notes:
\Program Files (x86)\
could be
\Program Files\
depending on your set up.

Mac
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1700 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1701 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1710 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1712 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1730 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

You can find these folders 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.

You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down

For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

Slightly more detail in this post



OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1700/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1701/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1710/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1712/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1730/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)



[b]OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1700
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1701
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1710
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1712
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1730
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders[/spoiler]


STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and Inc folders from the downloaded pack

STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.

These are what the folder structure should look like in all 5 of the 1700, 1701. 1710, 1712 and 1730 folders:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/edt%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/lnc%20folder%20fm17.png~original

STEP 4:
COPY the 4 files located in the EDITOR DATA folder in the downloaded pack

STEP 5
PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\editor data
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now (with 5 files rather than 4 as in this screenshot. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20name%20fix%20fm17.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 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.
Comments
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Oh, totally my bad.

I placed the "editor data" inside the "editor data" folder...I'm dumb.

Anyway, thank you very much!

Good to hear you sorted it out
Kiko1972
11 years ago
4 days ago
5
Do i nedd to start a new game?
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Do i nedd to start a new game?

From the main post:

The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2017 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 and Japanese National teams don'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, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most 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 the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.
Kiko1972
11 years ago
4 days ago
5
The brazilian teams still the same... FLA, FLU, CEC, CHA, CAC.......

I start new games several times.....and no changes
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
The brazilian teams still the same... FLA, FLU, CEC, CHA, CAC.......

I start new games several times.....and no changes

Then you've not installed it correctly. Make sure all 5 dbc/permanent folders contain ONLY the files displayed in the screenshot in the main post.
Kiko1972
11 years ago
4 days ago
5
Then you've not installed it correctly. Make sure all 5 dbc/permanent folders contain ONLY the files displayed in the screenshot in the main post.


When i install the files i didn´t have any folder in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\
I´ve to create the folders Football Manager 2017\data\db and then i create the folders 1700; 1701; 1710; 1712 and 1730. Then, inside this folders i copy the dbc, edt and inc folders with the files/folders that i downloaded
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
When i install the files i didn´t have any folder in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\
I´ve to create the folders Football Manager 2017\data\db and then i create the folders 1700; 1701; 1710; 1712 and 1730. Then, inside this folders i copy the dbc, edt and inc folders with the files/folders that i downloaded

You need to find the folder in which Steam installed the game files, because you should not have to create those folders yourself.
Kiko1972
11 years ago
4 days ago
5
You need to find the folder in which Steam installed the game files, because you should not have to create those folders yourself.


I found it. Now what? Delete all files in those folders and copy teh new ones?
kentun
13 years ago
5 years ago
1
Hello, after installing this fix my game is crashed at start. Can anyone help?

Edit: I restarted my PC and it is now perfectly fine. Thanks for the fix
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
I found it. Now what? Delete all files in those folders and copy teh new ones?

As clearly described in the readme and in the main post, you need to delete the original dbc, edt and lnc folders and replace all 5 of them with the ones in this download. At the end of the process, each folder should look like the screenshots in the main post. Hope this helps
figosv
10 years ago
5 years ago
1
Hi everybody,

First of all thanks for the excellent work with this file. I recently updated my PC to windows 10 and I am currently having problems deleting the folders DBC, EDT and LNC.... When I try to delete them I get a windows message asking for administrator permissions but I am the only user in the PC and I am a administrator. Has anyone faced this problem? Any ideas of how to fix it??

pic1

Pic2

I have check the security settings for the folder and my user is in fact owner of the folders and all the required permissions.

Thx for your help guys.

Cheers!
Obyt14
14 years ago
1 day ago
24
As clearly described in the readme and in the main post, you need to delete the original dbc, edt and lnc folders and replace all 5 of them with the ones in this download. At the end of the process, each folder should look like the screenshots in the main post. Hope this helps


I already started a game and everything is fine, just the brazilian teams..can I change anything to fix this?
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
I already started a game and everything is fine, just the brazilian teams..can I change anything to fix this?

Can you check your 5 dbc/permanent folders and make sure only these files are contained in there:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original
Obyt14
14 years ago
1 day ago
24
Can you check your 5 dbc/permanent folders and make sure only these files are contained in there:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original


There are no other files in the permananet maps.. I forgot to use your file before I started up my game..but all other things seems to be savegame compatible
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
There are no other files in the permananet maps.. I forgot to use your file before I started up my game..but all other things seems to be savegame compatible

That particular fix isn't, however.
pop793505
9 years ago
2 months ago
1
ovidiu10
17 years ago
2 days ago
13,132
Premium
Please make some correction for Romania in Competition and other Fixes

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048510 "Liga IV Brașov" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048510 "Liga IV Brașov" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048511 "Liga IV Brăila" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048511 "Liga IV Brăila" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048514 "Liga IV Caraș-Severin" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048514 "Liga IV Caraș-Severin" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048515 "Liga IV Călărași" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048515 "Liga IV Călărași" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048542 "Liga IV Vaslui" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048542 "Liga IV Vaslui" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048543 "Liga IV Vâlcea" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048543 "Liga IV Vâlcea" ""
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Please make some correction for Romania in Competition and other Fixes

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048510 "Liga IV Brașov" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048510 "Liga IV Brașov" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048511 "Liga IV Brăila" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048511 "Liga IV Brăila" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048514 "Liga IV Caraș-Severin" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048514 "Liga IV Caraș-Severin" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048515 "Liga IV Călărași" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048515 "Liga IV Călărași" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048542 "Liga IV Vaslui" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048542 "Liga IV Vaslui" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 57048543 "Liga IV Vâlcea" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 57048543 "Liga IV Vâlcea" ""

Noted and changed
aji gzrot
7 years ago
1 year ago
1
please help,

unlock Germany national team succes, but

all award in SERI A change like "capocannoiere, miglior difensore AIC, etc"

mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
please help,

unlock Germany national team succes, but

all award in SERI A change like "capocannoiere, miglior difensore AIC, etc"

Yes, that's part of the fixes effected by this file. If you don't want to have them, just delete the Awards.lnc file and you'll have the old default names back.
Forsage
14 years ago
4 days ago
1
And what would happen if I erase the file Susie Real Name Fixes - Club Name Changes FM17_A92C8B5D-A423-4AD6-BFC2-4D28CF68A880 in the editor data folder ? Would I have the changes that I made ?

Thanks.


Is it correct, that if started a game using file "Susie Real Name Fixes...", there would be no chance to change club names. As lnc-files cannot overwrite .fmf file, and erasing .fmf file will not apply to already started game?

Thanks
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Is it correct, that if started a game using file "Susie Real Name Fixes...", there would be no chance to change club names. As lnc-files cannot overwrite .fmf file, and erasing .fmf file will not apply to already started game?

Thanks

You would not be able to edit club names which have already been edited within the Club Name Changes fmf file, no.

For a full list of clubs whose names are edited in this file, either open the file with the editor or open the City, Club and Stadium names.lnc file with Notepad, or a similar text-reading program. The most important changes are to club names in the top divisions of Germany, France and Portugal, which are named differently than real-life in the game for licensing reasons. There's also an overhaul for Italian club names in the top 5 divisions, as well as loads of edits for Eastern European nations to add accents and diacritics (such č, đ, š, ž) to club names where applicable.
delichris
17 years ago
3 days ago
59
I still have the German clubnames wrong. Like Schalke still as Gelsenkirchen. I did al the steps right.

Never mind. I had a other map with editor data.
Persee
10 years ago
2 years ago
1,591
Hi @mons I think Terek Grozny is now called Akhmat Grozny
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Hi @mons I think Terek Grozny is now called Akhmat Grozny

I'll make a note of that, but I suspect that's something which will be changed in the default data by SI.
ovidiu10
17 years ago
2 days ago
13,132
Premium
Competitions and other Fixes

#Romania
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 7540024 "Liga I Betano" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 7540024 "Liga I" ""
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496
Thanks as always @ovidiu10

As is customary around this time of year, if anybody is aware of any competition name changes and wants to let me know, I'll make sure to add them in the FM18 version of this file
mommooo
12 years ago
3 years ago
2
I still have the German clubnames wrong. Like Schalke still as Gelsenkirchen. I did al the steps right.

Never mind. I had a other map with editor data.


me too
mons
17 years ago
1 minute ago
85,496

You too as in "you solved it", or" you can't get the changes to show"?
mommooo
12 years ago
3 years ago
2
You too as in "you solved it", or" you can't get the changes to show"?


SOLVED!!
Just ignore my comment before

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