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
pedrompinto
17 years ago
1 year ago
11
Tommy Hughes, thanks for the information.
Tommy Hughes
11 years ago
3 hours ago
645
Tommy Hughes, thanks for the information.


You're welcome!
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
I've released a new version of the file. There have been changes in club, stadium and competition names as per the feedback received in this thread.

While having the latest version is important and the majority of the changes in it are save-game compatible, there is no real need to start a new game (unless you intended to anyway) as the changes are quite minor and generally somewhat obscure

Basically, download the files and be up-to-date, and continue your existing save-game without any problems
rjhsteel
14 years ago
3 weeks ago
14
Hi. Sorry to be a pain.

I used this file when i started my game but noticed it didn't change alot of the club names in Portugal and Germany etc.

i Have 1800 and 1810 files.

If i just repeat the procedure, will it work on my saved game?

thanks
d4ky
8 years ago
2 years ago
60
Hi mons. I don’t have the editor but is there anyway you can change Dominic Calvert Lewin dob in your files? He is exactly one year older in the game than he should be. It should be 1997 as his dob
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
Hi. Sorry to be a pain.

I used this file when i started my game but noticed it didn't change alot of the club names in Portugal and Germany etc.

i Have 1800 and 1810 files.

If i just repeat the procedure, will it work on my saved game?

thanks

To get the full club name changes complement, you need to have the editor data files in place before starting a new game, as in the below screenshot.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/ZeGcDQvhGQwbkRaMRCGw0yVdIiSOQgjsJghP7kJ7.png

For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read this post and follow the simple instructions in there to get the club name changes in your save game in 5 seconds flat.
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
Hi mons. I don’t have the editor but is there anyway you can change Dominic Calvert Lewin dob in your files? He is exactly one year older in the game than he should be. It should be 1997 as his dob

I'm sorry but that is not the point of this file. If you download the editor, you can do the change you're asking in a matter of seconds
RoCCo_42
17 years ago
53 minutes ago
7,501
All sources taken from Turkish Football Federation Web Site

###Turkish stadiums
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 70042979 "Alanya Oba" "" (MIGHT BE DELETED)

# Club name changes
# Turkey

#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130366 "Çaykur Rizespor A.Ş." "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130300 "Balıkesirspor Baltok" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1868 "Denizlispor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130298 "Kipaş Kahramanmaraşspor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8491577 "BUGSAŞ Spor A.Ş." "" - Source
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8491577 "BUGSAŞ Spor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 458631 "OttoCool Karagümrük" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70002930 "Karacabey Birlik Spor A.Ş." "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70055754 "Malatya Yeşilyurt Belediyespor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70108516 "Grup Merkez Hasar Hankendispor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70081401 "Erdağ İnşaat Dumlupınar Spor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70108741 "7 Mart Kadirli Demirspor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70081413 "100. Yıl Soğuksuspor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 70081413 "100. Yıl Soğuksuspor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130369 "Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Kırıkkalespor" "" - Source
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70101853 "Nilüfer Erdemli Sportif Hizmetler San. ve Tic. A.Ş." "" - Source

EDİT:
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 70108516 "GMH Hankendispor" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 70108424 "Balya Belediye Spor" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 70108424 "Balya Bld. ""
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
@RoCCo_42 , just a pity you didn't send them yesterday as I'd have included them in the latest version They'll be included in the next one, don't worry
RoCCo_42
17 years ago
53 minutes ago
7,501
@RoCCo_42 , just a pity you didn't send them yesterday as I'd have included them in the latest version They'll be included in the next one, don't worry


No problem mate. I wait upcoming update.
kristoffer.tigerstrom
6 years ago
5 years ago
2
I can't find the 1820 folder on Mac, only the old 1800 and 1810.
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
I can't find the 1820 folder on Mac, only the old 1800 and 1810.

That's because it isn't there and at no point do I mention it as part of the installation instructions...
kristoffer.tigerstrom
6 years ago
5 years ago
2
Ok sorry. I misunderstood the part that I needed do it again after a update. I thought a new folder would appear. Sorry again.
Joey Numbaz
6 years ago
8 months ago
2
Premium
The 18.2.1 hotfix that installed today shouldn't break this, should it?

Still looks like just an 1810 directory, and I don't think any of the files this fixes updated from what I can see. Figured I'd check though, better safe than sorry.
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
The 18.2.1 hotfix that installed today shouldn't break this, should it?

Still looks like just an 1810 directory, and I don't think any of the files this fixes updated from what I can see. Figured I'd check though, better safe than sorry.

Yep, nothing to worry about there
Deleted Account #694507
Yep, nothing to worry about there


Think it's broken mine, just keep getting spinning wheel when loading on the "Football Manager 2018" screen. Should In just re-download the 14 Dec file and replace?
troyka
8 years ago
3 months ago
1
Premium
Think it's broken mine, just keep getting spinning wheel when loading on the "Football Manager 2018" screen. Should In just re-download the 14 Dec file and replace?


Definitely getting the same infinite spinning wheel when loading on startup as well. I tried redownloading and replacing the 1800/1810 files from 14 Dec and same effect. Please advise!
Deleted Account #694507
Definitely getting the same infinite spinning wheel when loading on startup as well. I tried redownloading and replacing the 1800/1810 files from 14 Dec and same effect. Please advise!


I replaced in both 1800/1810 files and the editor data files and it's working now, so maybe try the editor data if you haven't?

However, I'm now missing letters from certain titles on screen – anyone else had this?

mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
@Richard Preston and @troyka , this file shouldn't do anything to affect the loading of the game if installed correctly.

Also, @Richard Preston, that issue is not affecting me and I haven't heard anybody else it's affecting so it could be a game bug rather than something related to these files, which don't edit those particular club names either...
Greg Brooking
10 years ago
2 weeks ago
88
Premium
Are there Mac installation instructions?
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
Are there Mac installation instructions?

The folders used are spoilered in the main post up top
brookie14022
8 years ago
3 days ago
460
Great work yet again Mons
Patrik Martinovský
10 years ago
2 years ago
6
Hi,
team FC Graffin Vlasim => FC Sellier&Bellot Vlasim (NEW TEAM NAME).
"2. league Czech Republic"

Best Regards!
Patmar3
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
Hi,
team FC Graffin Vlasim => FC Sellier&Bellot Vlasim (NEW TEAM NAME).
"2. league Czech Republic"

Best Regards!
Patmar3

Thanks for that
SirTAVARES
11 years ago
2 years ago
23,854
Banned
@mons hey

you have to update the Ajax Staff file since now Reiziger is the Manager and Bogarde is the Assistant
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
@mons hey

you have to update the Ajax Staff file since now Reiziger is the Manager and Bogarde is the Assistant

Are they? They're only there as caretakers, as far as I can tell.
ausername
7 years ago
3 weeks ago
17
Mexican third and fourth tier have new competitions with new UIDS. Changes as folows:

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066837 "Liga Premier de México Serie A"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066837 "Liga Premier Serie A"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066838 "Liga Premier de México Serie A Grupo I"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066838 "Serie A Grupo I"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066839 "Liga Premier de México Serie A Grupo II"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066839 "Serie A Grupo II"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066840 "Liga Premier de México Serie B"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066840 "Liga Premier Serie B"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066841 "Liga Premier de México Serie B Grupo I"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066841 "Serie B Grupo I"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 51066842 "Liga Premier de México Serie B Grupo II"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 51066842 "Serie B Grupo II"

SrWer
11 years ago
7 months ago
7,002


Yes, it's true, but they can be definitively.
But as for these 3 (Marcel Keizer, Hennie Spijkerman and Dennis Bergkamp) can be removed, left the club

Source: http://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/ajax-stelt-marcel-keizer-hennie-spijkerman-en-dennis-bergkamp-op-non-actief.htm
mons
17 years ago
17 hours ago
85,497
Yes, it's true, but they can be definitively.
But as for these 3 (Marcel Keizer, Hennie Spijkerman and Dennis Bergkamp) can be removed, left the club

Source: http://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/ajax-stelt-marcel-keizer-hennie-spijkerman-en-dennis-bergkamp-op-non-actief.htm

I'll make a new version after it's confirmed officially...
SrWer
11 years ago
7 months ago
7,002
I'll make a new version after it's confirmed officially...


Ok sr, ty

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