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
21 minutes ago
85,496

Hmmm, have you tried shutting the game down, turning Steam off, then loading it all up again? Have you tried reloading the cache?

What do you get in-game? Is it the default black cut or is it a blank space?
Swedie
12 years ago
51 minutes ago
5,592
Premium
Yep, that seems to work. Weird issue, but not a problem. Thanks!
Good to hear that you got it working, both of you
king dekoning
14 years ago
1 year ago
7
Hmmm, have you tried shutting the game down, turning Steam off, then loading it all up again? Have you tried reloading the cache?

What do you get in-game? Is it the default black cut or is it a blank space?


I tried everything I could think of, including shut down of steam and pc.

I just get the logos and faces that are included with the game...
Here's a screenie of my settings at the moment:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/7VWmIBobRLKrxYNngkLOR51JQ27hUqnpgGCfGBrL.png

edit: Maybe it is because I moved the "My Documents" folder to another drive? (but still, my tactics / filters etc. are loading) Im going to try and create a "fake" my documents folder on my C drive and copy everything to it.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
I tried everything I could think of, including shut down of steam and pc.

I just get the logos and faces that are included with the game...
Here's a screenie of my settings at the moment:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/7VWmIBobRLKrxYNngkLOR51JQ27hUqnpgGCfGBrL.png

edit: Maybe it is because I moved the "My Documents" folder to another drive? (but still, my tactics / filters etc. are loading) Im going to try and create a "fake" my documents folder on my C drive and copy everything to it.

If your graphics are not in My Documents, then you need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.
cutty
14 years ago
4 years ago
32
Thanks you guys do a great job year after year with this.

Just one question, which app would you recommend to extract the images because I'm having trouble using winrar with it not responding all the time
juanchisanz15
9 years ago
3 months ago
2
I Have a weird problem
The pack seems to reload coorectly but all the faces are blurry
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Thanks you guys do a great job year after year with this.

Just one question, which app would you recommend to extract the images because I'm having trouble using winrar with it not responding all the time

The file was created with winrar so it's the program I'd suggest. If you have a computer a bit on the slow side, you may experience periods where it appears not to be responding. This is because of the time needed to extract the images. It's an 8.something GB file, after all. May take you an hour or two to extract, I reckon...




I Have a weird problem
The pack seems to reload coorectly but all the faces are blurry

Did you change the iconfaces config file?
Kyo Schelfhout
6 years ago
4 months ago
9
Hi,

I tried installing this facepack, and now I can't play FM18 anymore, have reinstalled it twice and reinstalled steam as well...

Miles said I needed to contact you guys.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Hi,

I tried installing this facepack, and now I can't play FM18 anymore, have reinstalled it twice and reinstalled steam as well...

Miles said I needed to contact you guys.

Crikey, how did you manage to do that? Where did you install the files?

Did you place them in the Steam folder perchance instead of the Documents folder as clearly indicated in all the installation instructions?
Kyo Schelfhout
6 years ago
4 months ago
9
Crikey, how did you manage to do that? Where did you install the files?

Did you place them in the Steam folder perchance instead of the Documents folder as clearly indicated in all the installation instructions?


Nope, placed them in my documents -> SI -> FM18 -> graphics -> sortitoutsi
I just want to play FM18 xD
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Nope, placed them in my documents -> SI -> FM18 -> graphics -> sortitoutsi
I just want to play FM18 xD

Can I see a screenshot of your megapack folder please? With contents if possible
Kyo Schelfhout
6 years ago
4 months ago
9
I've found the answer after searching the same problem with other programs.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
I've found the answer after searching the same problem with other programs.

Care to share? Maybe it'll help me answer similar questions in the future...
Kevin Swain
7 years ago
3 months ago
7
Hmmm, have you tried shutting the game down, turning Steam off, then loading it all up again? Have you tried reloading the cache?

What do you get in-game? Is it the default black cut or is it a blank space?


All I get is the black cut out faces. I installed the sortitoutsi folder into the Document > FM18 > graphics folder. The kits and logos work fine in the same place, which is weird. I've deleted and downloaded the .rar file twice and still get the same issue.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Hmmm, have you tried shutting the game down, turning Steam off, then loading it all up again? Have you tried reloading the cache?

What do you get in-game? Is it the default black cut or is it a blank space?


All I get is the black cut out faces. I installed the sortitoutsi folder into the Document > FM18 > graphics folder. The kits and logos work fine in the same place, which is weird. I've deleted and downloaded the .rar file twice and still get the same issue.

That doesn't look to me like the correct folder. Can I have a screenshot of where you have placed it? And how large is your megapack folder? In terms of folder size and amount of images.
blank800
15 years ago
4 months ago
7
Hi,

I'm using 9.0 megapack for FM17, it is working fine, however it is not displaying Reiss Nelson face, and a few others from my Arsenal youth, I've tried to download his face individually and paste it into the folder, but it still now working as it is showing only default black picture. Can anyone help me how to fix it? I've tried 2 different pics and nothing.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Hi,

I'm using 9.0 megapack for FM17, it is working fine, however it is not displaying Reiss Nelson face, and a few others from my Arsenal youth, I've tried to download his face individually and paste it into the folder, but it still now working as it is showing only default black picture. Can anyone help me how to fix it? I've tried 2 different pics and nothing.

It's probably easier to download the whole 10.0 torrent at this point tbh
blank800
15 years ago
4 months ago
7
Yes but that's not the problem, why is whole pack working except Reiss Nelson face? Why am i only gettin default dark picture?
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Yes but that's not the problem, why is whole pack working except Reiss Nelson face? Why am i only gettin default dark picture?

Because the 9.0 pack did not have his face as he was only added in the 9.01 update pack. And if just added him without updating the config, then the game simply doesn't have the tools to display him.

Read this thread for instructions on how to change the config file yourself. Do take a backup of your present config file in case you mess it up, though
blank800
15 years ago
4 months ago
7
I downloaded 10.0 facepack and still, Nelson is not having a face.. others are working just fine
RoCCo_42
17 years ago
3 hours ago
7,501
I download 10.0 pack yesterday. Reiss Nelson picture is OK. Total face number is 192690

https://i.hizliresim.com/Gy9E0y.png
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
I downloaded 10.0 facepack and still, Nelson is not having a face.. others are working just fine

As Rocco below has demonstrated, issue is at your end. Have you changed the preferences in-game?
ScottyP1
14 years ago
1 month ago
59
Premium
Hi, I’ve tried to install the new facepack tonight - seems to have all installed Ok however now when I try to start a season up, I get the attached message below? Anyone help?

Thanks, Scott
Mike Coll
9 years ago
17 hours ago
55
Premium
Hmmm, have you tried shutting the game down, turning Steam off, then loading it all up again? Have you tried reloading the cache?

What do you get in-game? Is it the default black cut or is it a blank space?


All I get is the black cut out faces. I installed the sortitoutsi folder into the Document > FM18 > graphics folder. The kits and logos work fine in the same place, which is weird. I've deleted and downloaded the .rar file twice and still get the same issue.


My logo's and kit work fine i just have an issue with the face pack.

My folder is C:\Users\myname.Laptop\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics

Have also changed the launch options in steam to --user_data_location="<C:\Users\myname.Laptop\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018>"

Any idea on why the faces are not working? just get the black cut out and in-game license faces.

People have said they found a solution - if they could share that would be a great help!
Kevin Swain
7 years ago
3 months ago
7
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/6epBdVjR4BI7Qe4w9MlyD3x3MdLr8NPjXRKeobMV.jpg

This is where it's located.
Ceacus
8 years ago
1 year ago
18
There is no button to reload the skin by my preferences, hoe is that possible and How do I get it?
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
My logo's and kit work fine i just have an issue with the face pack.

My folder is C:\Users\myname.Laptop\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics

Have also changed the launch options in steam to --user_data_location="<C:\Users\myname.Laptop\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018>"

Any idea on why the faces are not working? just get the black cut out and in-game license faces.

People have said they found a solution - if they could share that would be a great help!

How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder?



https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/6epBdVjR4BI7Qe4w9MlyD3x3MdLr8NPjXRKeobMV.jpg

This is where it's located.

That looks fine. How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder?



There is no button to reload the skin by my preferences, hoe is that possible and How do I get it?

I'm not on my PC right now so can't take a screenshot, but it's in the interface section.
mons
17 years ago
21 minutes ago
85,496
Hi, I’ve tried to install the new facepack tonight - seems to have all installed Ok however now when I try to start a season up, I get the attached message below? Anyone help?

Thanks, Scott

Moved your post to the right place to ensure it doesn't get missed.

I'm afraid you must not have installed this pack or some other graphical pack incorrectly. Where have you placed the facepack please? Can you upload a screenshot of the folder?
king dekoning
14 years ago
1 year ago
7
If your graphics are not in My Documents, then you need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.


Thanks, this fixed the issue :-)
Mike Coll
9 years ago
17 hours ago
55
Premium
How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder?

That looks fine. How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder?

I'm not on my PC right now so can't take a screenshot, but it's in the interface section.


Thanks for the reply - i just installed the latest update (10.0) and just see if their images on the players within that pack work before copying my whole images over as it takes a good 2+ hours.

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