This file will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released 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 the Beta, FM Touch 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 2018 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. The latter 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. Due to licensing reasons, the number of Ajax non-playing staff is quite small and this file contains a fix to restore them. 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 2018\data\database\db\1800
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\database\db\1810
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\database\db\1830
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 2018 / data / database / db / 1800 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2018 / data / database / db / 1810 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2018 / data / database / db / 1830 
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.

For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.

Slightly more detail in this post



OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1800/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1810/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1830/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

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



[b]OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1800
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1810
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1830
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders


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 respective folder structures should look like in both the 1800 and 1801 an folders:

https://i.imgur.com/mnIiKTT.png
https://i.imgur.com/qDCcSOy.png
https://i.imgur.com/VLVqYin.png

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 2018\editor data
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. 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.

https://i.imgur.com/fD6OfXK.png

STEP 6

If you had already used previous versions of this download, you will need to delete the files named:
Susie Real Name Fixes - Abdelhak Nouri removed_6B282152-37E5-4FFE-9159-07277A5FD537.fmf
and
Susie Real Name Fixes - Ajax staff FM18_51792081-6A2F-4EF3-8781-F6D8D9E2A331.fmf
from within the editor data folder as they are no longer needed. Retaining them will see a duplicate complement for Ajax staff members.



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. The Japanese national team will be populated along the same lines too, but any Japan-based players are not in the official database and need a third-party add-on to be created and added.

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
52 minutes ago
85,496
I've downloaded this for FM18 and followed the instructions to make sure files are where they should be etc, however, I don't have access to use the German National Side.

Did you add the files after starting a new game?
Terran__Warrior
9 years ago
1 day ago
13
Did you add the files after starting a new game?

I did, as I played the Beta and waited to add them until the release of the full game. On new saves, the German team still isn't available. I've checked the files from the screenshots above, and they're all in the right folders, along with additional files that appear. Could the additional ones be the problem?
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
I did, as I played the Beta and waiting to add them until the release of the full game. On new saves, the German team still isn't available. I've checked the files from the screenshots above, and they're all in the right folders, along with additional files that appear. Could the additional ones be the problem?

Those additional ones are the problem; that's why I tell you to re-install this patch when a new update is released as they include the licensing restrictions which this file removes, thus defeating the purpose of it

Re-install this download, and you'll be fine
Terran__Warrior
9 years ago
1 day ago
13
Those additional ones are the problem; that's why I tell you to re-install this patch when a new update is released as they include the licensing restrictions which this file removes, thus defeating the purpose of it

Re-install this download, and you'll be fine

Should I delete those additional files and folders?
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Should I delete those additional files and folders?

To be safe, re-install this download from scratch.
Terran__Warrior
9 years ago
1 day ago
13
To be safe, re-install this download from scratch.

The re-install worked, thank you.
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
The re-install worked, thank you.

Excellent - always remember to check this place when an official patch is released so that you download the latest version and re-apply it
MoreSpecialOne
10 years ago
2 years ago
11
Question, in my game the Stuttgart stadium is called the Neckarstadion but it should be the Mercedes Benz Arena. All other names are correct but given that I want to start a career with Stuttgart it is a bit of a thorn in my eye
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Question, in my game the Stuttgart stadium is called the Neckarstadion but it should be the Mercedes Benz Arena. All other names are correct but given that I want to start a career with Stuttgart it is a bit of a thorn in my eye

Oh dear.

Open your City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file with Notepad, look for the German stadium change section and add this:

# Stuttgart
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1347 "Mercedes-Benz Arena" ""

The next version of the file will include it - happily this fix is save-game compatible
MoreSpecialOne
10 years ago
2 years ago
11
Oh dear.

Open your City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file with Notepad, look for the German stadium change section and add this:

# Stuttgart
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1347 "Mercedes-Benz Arena" ""

The next version of the file will include it - happily this fix is save-game compatible

Glad to hear, thanks for all the great work that you do
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Glad to hear, thanks for all the great work that you do

Welcome. It may be a wee while till I release the next version but you can add that yourself in a matter of seconds
wicksyFM
15 years ago
2 months ago
71
Premium
Mons, is there a way to change stadium name for stadiums that you get built during the game
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Mons, is there a way to change stadium name for stadiums that you get built during the game

Sure, as long as their UID is visible, you just need to do the same steps outlined in my comment 2 or 3 posts up
wicksyFM
15 years ago
2 months ago
71
Premium
Sure, as long as their UID is visible, you just need to do the same steps outlined in my comment 2 or 3 posts up


OK. Got it. I understand. Thanks mons
Patrik Martinovský
10 years ago
2 years ago
6
Hi,

*1. league Czech Republic (new name) => HET liga

*U21 Czech => Juniorská liga - Čechy
*U21 Moravia => Juniorská liga - Morava

Best Regards!
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Hi,

*1. league Czech Republic (new name) => HET liga

*U21 Czech => Juniorská liga - Čechy
*U21 Moravia => Juniorská liga - Morava

Best Regards!

Thanks a lot!
JP LAVES
9 years ago
1 year ago
3
Can I apply this fix in the FM18 Demo?
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
Can I apply this fix in the FM18 Demo?

I would think so, although probably you would need to do the workaround in the first post to get the club names
gianni1970
9 years ago
3 weeks ago
2,348
https://s33.postimg.org/urqz0cubj/Schermata_2017-11-15_alle_19.28.27.png

Boys in the Spanish Segunda as in photo I do not leave the name of the team "Sanse" as in the picture.
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
https://s33.postimg.org/urqz0cubj/Schermata_2017-11-15_alle_19.28.27.png

Boys in the Spanish Segunda as in photo I do not leave the name of the team "Sanse" as in the picture.

It's fine in my game and it's not part of the fmf Club Name Changes file
gianni1970
9 years ago
3 weeks ago
2,348
[quote name='mons' user_id='3076' id='407969' timestamp='1510774249']
It's fine in my game and it's not part of the fmf Club Name Changes file
[/quote
So what can it depend on ???
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
So what can it depend on ???

Do you have other editor data files?

Are you using the workaround in the first post for club name changes or are you using the fmf file?
gianni1970
9 years ago
3 weeks ago
2,348
https://s33.postimg.org/ytluaxdtb/Schermata_2017-11-15_alle_21.18.39.png

Mons At the moment I have this in the date editor folder
gianni1970
9 years ago
3 weeks ago
2,348
Do you have other editor data files?

Are you using the workaround in the first post for club name changes or are you using the fmf file?

I solved all of them in the database except for FMinside
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
I solved all of them in the database except for FMinside

Try removing the other file and see if the issue is resolved.
racer dae
6 years ago
2 months ago
4
The small clubs no longer have managers, wenger, mourinho and the like are present but clubs like Bournemouth are left blank, I don't know if this caused it.
mons
17 years ago
52 minutes ago
85,496
The small clubs no longer have managers, wenger, mourinho and the like are present but clubs like Bournemouth are left blank, I don't know if this caused it.

This file does not modify people in the game, so your issue not related to this file.

Are you running the Premier League in view-only perchance? And are you running any other files alongside this fix?
racer dae
6 years ago
2 months ago
4
This file does not modify people in the game, so your issue not related to this file.

Are you running the Premier League in view-only perchance? And are you running any other files alongside this fix?


Yes and Yes, Basically running all the files on fm 18 essentials kitpacks, logopacks and facepacks. I'm guessing the view only is the reason, Thanks
luigibarsotti
15 years ago
1 year ago
2
Premium
How many staff should ajax have Im unsure if it's worked or not?

7 coaches, including bergkamp and aron winter?

Or are there still more?
nufcpagey
8 years ago
1 day ago
37
Premium
You can, yeah, with the only downside being that you lose the club nicknames for that save. (Not all of the nicknames, but the ones for clubs with fixed names.)


how would you go about adding the correct Brazilian names into the game?

Mons, would this need to be added to the next update of this file or is the file editable to add teams which aren't already included?

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