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).
Womaz
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We meet again

I suggest using Winrar. It really depends on the speed of your system nut 2 hours for 10% does seem a bit excessive anyhow.


Yes we meet again
Its a brand new i7 lap top so it cant be that. I used to have WinRAR but I was unable to find it again. Been extracting the metallic logos file for 6 hours now and I think I am only about 25% there. I guess its no big deal but didn't expect it to take this long. I have the bigger megapack to do after this too
weeniehutjr
6 years ago
6 days ago
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Yes we meet again
Its a brand new i7 lap top so it cant be that. I used to have WinRAR but I was unable to find it again. Been extracting the metallic logos file for 6 hours now and I think I am only about 25% there. I guess its no big deal but didn't expect it to take this long. I have the bigger megapack to do after this too

Personally I'd recommend 7zip, you could try using that for the next pack?
Womaz
11 years ago
2 months ago
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Personally I'd recommend 7zip, you could try using that for the next pack?


I will try anything to speed it up. Problem I have is I am not that tech savy and I guess I am afraid to mess things up. I actually found the WinRAR tool, but the download says it is just a trial.
Will a better tool speed up the extraction? I thought this would primarily be down to laptop and broadband speed.
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Yes we meet again
Its a brand new i7 lap top so it cant be that. I used to have WinRAR but I was unable to find it again. Been extracting the metallic logos file for 6 hours now and I think I am only about 25% there. I guess its no big deal but didn't expect it to take this long. I have the bigger megapack to do after this too

Are you extracting it from and to your laptop's hard drive? It'll be much slower if you are extracting it to a pendrive or external harddisk...
Womaz
11 years ago
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Are you extracting it from and to your laptop's hard drive? It'll be much slower if you are extracting it to a pendrive or external harddisk...


Yes I am. Downloaded the file via this site, then extracting it to my desktop. I did the stadium pack too and this downloaded as a Zip file. That took about 20 mins to extract.
The other two are the megapack and the metallic logos pack. They have downloaded as an archive file? and have the RARopener icon next to it. Problem is I am hopeless at all of this
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Yes I am. Downloaded the file via this site, then extracting it to my desktop. I did the stadium pack too and this downloaded as a Zip file. That took about 20 mins to extract.
The other two are the megapack and the metallic logos pack. They have downloaded as an archive file? and have the RARopener icon next to it. Problem is I am hopeless at all of this

It's really just a case of opening them, you can't go wrong there. Best thing to do is probably to try and extract any packs you have, separately. You mentioned you were also extracting the metallic logopack. Probably best to try and do them one at a time

Just leave them overnight if they're taking that long, hopefully it'll be done by then...
Womaz
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It's really just a case of opening them, you can't go wrong there. Best thing to do is probably to try and extract any packs you have, separately. You mentioned you were also extracting the metallic logopack. Probably best to try and do them one at a time

Just leave them overnight if they're taking that long, hopefully it'll be done by then...

Yes I am doing them one at a time. I downloaded them all at same time, but extracting them one at a time
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Yes I am doing them one at a time. I downloaded them all at same time, but extracting them one at a time

Ah, I see. With accessing your system, I have no way of telling what (if anything!) is wrong. You seem to be following all the steps, but it certainly shouldn't take that long, especially on a brand new system
Womaz
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Ah, I see. With accessing your system, I have no way of telling what (if anything!) is wrong. You seem to be following all the steps, but it certainly shouldn't take that long, especially on a brand new system


I guess there is no hurry. One quick question do all of the packs just go into the Graphics folder once extracted. ?
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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I guess there is no hurry. One quick question do all of the packs just go into the Graphics folder once extracted. ?



Just make sure your preferences are the same as in the opening post once in place
Womaz
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Ok this is now getting rather frustrating got up this morning expecting it to be done or almost done and it has hardly progressed. the lap top must have shut itself down as I had to restart if this morning.
It is working as I have had a look at the file it is extracting to, bur this is a new Intel i7 8th gen lap top surely it cant take this long?
Not sure how to progress other than try and download the other pack with a different unzipper tool maybe?
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Ok this is now getting rather frustrating got up this morning expecting it to be done or almost done and it has hardly progressed. the lap top must have shut itself down as I had to restart if this morning.
It is working as I have had a look at the file it is extracting to, bur this is a new Intel i7 8th gen lap top surely it cant take this long?
Not sure how to progress other than try and download the other pack with a different unzipper tool maybe?

Let's talk via PM
Womaz
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Thanks I may do that but I have downloaded WinRAR and it is doing the larger megapack and its estimated to take 6 minutes
I will let you know how I progress.
mons
17 years ago
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Thanks I may do that but I have downloaded WinRAR and it is doing the larger megapack and its estimated to take 6 minutes
I will let you know how I progress.

Just sent you a PM without having read this. Sentiment still holds anyway

I did tell you to use Winrar a while back, and I thought that's what you were using by now. Hopefully it'll be over quickly then
Baja
14 years ago
4 days ago
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According to this video,and this article,guy posted by Andr3 is Gabriel,and Joao Pedro Ribeiro is second one from left to right.Maybe someone could take him cut.
https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/39712058741_6f332f6447_k.jpg
@mons
mons
17 years ago
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Hope somebody can do that @Baja
Baja
14 years ago
4 days ago
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Hope somebody can do that @Baja

Found even better-bigger one from their photoshooter.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Vd1GUicE3VIKsuBo4cxmjhpKy9JaEgY0FFamGsq1.png
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Found even better-bigger one from their photoshooter.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Vd1GUicE3VIKsuBo4cxmjhpKy9JaEgY0FFamGsq1.png

And that's 19352190, right?
Baja
14 years ago
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And that's 19352190, right?

Yes mate
zachalxnder
6 years ago
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So, I've just downloaded the Cut-Out Faces MegaPack, and I can't get the images to load into the game. I saw that there wasn't a config file, so I made my own, but things still aren't working. However, all of my other additions - kits, logos, etc. - are loading just fine. This is the first time that I've encountered this problem and have never lacked a config file in the download before; any tips? Think that I just need to download the pack again and go from there.
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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So, I've just downloaded the Cut-Out Faces MegaPack, and I can't get the images to load into the game. I saw that there wasn't a config file, so I made my own, but things still aren't working. However, all of my other additions - kits, logos, etc. - are loading just fine. This is the first time that I've encountered this problem and have never lacked a config file in the download before; any tips? Think that I just need to download the pack again and go from there.

I'm finding it hard to understand how the file(s) you've downloaded don't include a config file, as every single file available contains it.

How many faces do you have in your megapack folder? If you have downloaded the latest version, you should have over 205,000. If not, I suggest that you download the pack again. If the amount is thereabouts, follow the instructions in this thread to create a new config file. Once you do so and load the game, make sure your preferences are set in this manner:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/iBWCYrIpzcIzTuXU86r8sDpXH36QutZsdGtv59jn.png

Hope this helps...
calvyn
7 years ago
3 weeks ago
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I used cut-out facepack with my PC, all worked very well without any problems. Now that I transferred pictures to my USB and then to my laptop, the game won't recognize pictures. Tried everything I could without any success. But the version from Workshop (ios '18) works very well? I really don't want to download that huge file again because the Internet is not quite good and it would take forever to download.

Is there anything else I could do to make it work?
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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I used cut-out facepack with my PC, all worked very well without any problems. Now that I transferred pictures to my USB and then to my laptop, the game won't recognize pictures. Tried everything I could without any success. But the version from Workshop (ios '18) works very well? I really don't want to download that huge file again because the Internet is not quite good and it would take forever to download.

Is there anything else I could do to make it work?

Can I have a screenshot of the location in your laptop where you placed the graphics please? Maybe it's an installation path issue, which should be reasonably easy to solve

And can you please explain what you mean by "version from Workshop (ios '18)"? I'm not clear what you mean here.
calvyn
7 years ago
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Can I have a screenshot of the location in your laptop where you placed the graphics please? Maybe it's an installation path issue, which should be reasonably easy to solve

And can you please explain what you mean by "version from Workshop (ios '18)"? I'm not clear what you mean here.


The location is C:\Users\[my personal name]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\facepack

By the Workshop version I mean this modpack is working without a problem but I just personally don't like it.
mons
17 years ago
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The location is C:\Users\[my personal name]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\graphics\facepack

By the Workshop version I mean this modpack is working without a problem but I just personally don't like it.

The path looks fine. However, there may be issues with trying to run two facepacks concurrently. Try deleting that pack from your graphic folder, then changing the preferences to look like they do in the opening post.

If that still doesn't work, take a screenshot in-game of Harry Kane and post it here. Also, how many faces do you have in your megapack folder?
mickbhoy
16 years ago
5 days ago
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask but, I pre-ordered FM19 on 07/08 but haven't yet had a steam code sent. Only thought of this as I reckon early access would be available soon. Anyone have any idea's on this?
mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask but, I pre-ordered FM19 on 07/08 but haven't yet had a steam code sent. Only thought of this as I reckon early access would be available soon. Anyone have any idea's on this?

Best to ask here: https://sortitoutsi.net/forums/category/54/site-feedback-and-support
Terry Papamarkou
10 years ago
5 months ago
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Hi,

I downloaded the megapack by subscribing to you. When i unzip using winrar, it scans through maybe 50% of files then this error message pops up...please help.





C:\Users\Terry\Downloads\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_11.00.rar: The file "04 of Cut Out Player Faces Megapack" href="https_\\sortitoutsi.net\file\download\2877">
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C:\Users\Terry\Downloads\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_11.00.rar: Unexpected end of archive

mons
17 years ago
55 minutes ago
85,496
Hi,

I downloaded the megapack by subscribing to you. When i unzip using winrar, it scans through maybe 50% of files then this error message pops up...please help.





C:\Users\Terry\Downloads\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_11.00.rar: The file "04 of Cut Out Player Faces Megapack" href="https_\\sortitoutsi.net\file\download\2877">
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C:\Users\Terry\Downloads\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_11.00.rar: Unexpected end of archive

Looks to me like the file did not download fully, perhaps the download got interrupted at some point. Make sure the total file size of the file you download is the same as that shown on the page you downloaded the file from

Once it is fully downloaded, I would suggest using Winrar to extract it.
Andy C RFC
15 years ago
1 year ago
1
Downloaded the 11.0 megapack, installed as normal and suddenly none of it works? Had a previous pack installed which I deleted in order to install this one which was working fine.

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