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.
- 463,302
- 2024.07 - Released on 15 Apr 2024
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'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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mons
I'm sorry but I didn't understand what you're trying to say.
Grimnir
Pulling my hair out here. I got these to work for the Beta but since my game has updated to the full version they no longer work?
I've tried clearing the cache and reloading the skin to no avail. Even changed to the default skin and they still wont load. Can't seem to figure out why?!
EDIT: I've downloaded the changes (10.01) and attempted to extract them. However, half way through I seem to get an error and now the config file has completely disappeared.
I'm just going to start again and redownload the main pack and see what happens...though it may take some time!
mons
Sorry about this, but I've only just seen this now. Did you solve this in the end?
david9
The ajax staff does not appear in the game. Therefore, I installed the real fix name so that Berkamp, Olsen, Bogarde would appear ... however their faces do not appear, I do not think the IDs coincide. Could someone solve it? Thanks
mons
For the avoidance of doubt and to answer the multitude of future questions along these lines, that's simply not possible as they are not in the original database. The Ajax staff added in the real name fix can't have faces as far as I know, since their UIDs are not fixed.
Grimnir
God knows what happened. Something obviously when drastically wrong when I extracted the 10.01 changes to my folder. I got some corrupt file during the extraction and seemingly half my folder disappeared
I've fixed it now by just clearing out what remained and redownloading the full pack again.
Bizarre!
mons
All's well that ends well, I guess...
Bolton19822
I hope someone can help me. Ive been a premium member now for a little while and not had any issues downloading the face packs in previous years. however it seems this year the file is taking ages. currently my mac says it will take 4 hours to download the file. I know its not the mac, because if i connect to a hotspot using my phone the download speeds double if not treble.
In previous years they have been zipped and they have been downloaded in no time at all. has something changed this year?
many thanks
mons
@Rob, any idea what could cause this? Seems a bit strange...
Ryan815
mons
Yes, this facepack is compatible from FM17 to FM18, but you may well have a good few missing faces if you didn't keep up to date.
You can also download the 10.0 base pack as a torrent file
Footygamer
Drazda
mons
Bolton19822
im not sure if this makes a difference but it just seems to be downloading the full 9.74 GB directly - rather than an zip file which would then be extracted at a later date.
agavgsv
dhijan19
if I have let's say complete pack and I've downloaded update pack 9.02 as the latest pack, do I have to download 9.03, 9.04 and so on until 9.12, or do I just download the 9.12 update pack and I won't miss any changes that way? I know I might be a confused dumb dumb but any help would be appreciated
Thomas Alstrup
I'm playing on a macbook. Is anyone else having problems launching the game, when the facepack is placed under graphics? It's like it's too much data for the game, so it wont start.
I've never had problems like this before with previous fm games... And I've always had mega facepacks..
Help
mons
Can I have a screenshot showing clearly where you have placed it?
Have you changed the preferences like this?
I can't see much wrong with that to be honest, can you explain further what your issue is?
Every x.0 pack is available via torrent as a base megapack. To be up-to-date, you then need to download all the update packs released after that, i.e. update pack 9.12 does not include update packs 9.01 - 9.12 and you would have to download them all separately.
However as a premium member, you have to facility to download the full pack for free. So, basically, if you download the full 10.01 pack, you would be sorted. All you'd need to do is download each subsequent update pack when they are released.
Hope this clarifies
Can you give me a screenshot of the location you're placing the file in? Looks like you may not be installing it correctly...
Swedie
I'm guessing you're already aware of the problem, but just to be sure. When searching for cutouts, the one's added in 10.01 isn't showing.
Example: https://sortitoutsi.net/search/cutout/93070268
Proof that it's there: https://sortitoutsi.net/cutoutfaces/10.01/93070268.png
mons
rakadhika
I get a problem. My facepack didnt work.. Even tough kits and logos work properly.. And all steps are done correctly.
Please help me.
And i am sory if my english is bad
mons
Can you give us screenshot of the folder where your facepack is?
Also how many images do you have in that folder?
rakadhika
I have just 2 folder.. Megapack sortitoutsi and 10.01.
The screenshoot is below
I confuse. Because logo and kits work. But facepack doesnt work
mons
Why do you have two? Put the contents on 10.01 in sortitoutsi. If you do it correctly, it should prompt you to merge the folders. Say yes.
rakadhika
Yes I do.. But still not working
I confuse. Because logos and kits is detected. But facepack not detected
mons
You haven't installed it correctly. Can I have a screenshot inside the sortitoutsi/faces folder?
And also of the same location again so I can confirm the wrong folder is no longer there.
rakadhika
Of course.. This is it
mons
Looks fine. How many images in total do you have please?
Also, can you upload a screenshot of this location again please?
rakadhika
Total files is 192.687
And this is my last update of my folder after ur advice, Sir
What did I miss?