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 480,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.

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  • 2025.01 - Released on 04 Dec 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
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
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.

Have you changed the preferences as per the screenshot in the OP?
vanh
18 years ago
3 weeks ago
189
Is there a link only fo icons?
Toby Carswell
6 years ago
3 months ago
6
Premium
Hi, recently become a premium member! However I've been trying the 10GB download for around 14 hours now and the furthest I've got is 4GB, with recent attempts stopping around 50MB! I have enough space on the drive and my internet tends to be fine if a bit on the slow side. I've tried a couple of browsers and chrome comes up with the error 'server failed', not sure if this is an issue with your server? Basically any help getting this file downloaded would be appreciated
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
Hi, recently become a premium member! However I've been trying the 10GB download for around 14 hours now and the furthest I've got is 4GB. I have enough space on the drive and my internet tends to be fine if a bit on the slow side. I've tried a couple of browsers and chrome comes up with the error 'server failed'. Basically any help getting this file downloaded would be appreciated

Chrome should allow you to resume any interrupted downloads
Toby Carswell
6 years ago
3 months ago
6
Premium
It just continues to say 'server failed' upon resuming. Very quickly as well, doesn't seem to attempt to resume the download
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
It just continues to say 'server failed' upon resuming. Very quickly as well, doesn't seem to attempt to resume the download

It's working fine for me right now It may be due to your internet connection being slow and/or unreliable but I'm obviously just speculating. If the issue persists, do let us know, though...
Toby Carswell
6 years ago
3 months ago
6
Premium
Okay, I'll give it another go. If it still has issues is there anyway it could be broken down into smaller files? Maybe around 2/2.5GB?
Kalis44
11 years ago
4 hours ago
73
Premium
I just have a query. As the German 1st division is fully licensed with the majority of players beginning the game (in that division - who are german) have images already. I quite like the new images, however I am obviously in need of the pack to incorporate all of the other players across the leagues. Is there are plan in mind to include the images already given in fm with the facepack? I have already put the facepack in and it has overwritten the faces of the bundesliga.
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
Okay, I'll give it another go. If it still has issues is there anyway it could be broken down into smaller files? Maybe around 2/2.5GB?

It's already available for non-premium members in smaller files of 1GB or so...
Toby Carswell
6 years ago
3 months ago
6
Premium
It's already available for non-premium members in smaller files of 1GB or so...

With really slow download speeds aha
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
With really slow download speeds aha

The contingency is never as good as the original plan...
Rowan
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
1,977
Okay, I'll give it another go. If it still has issues is there anyway it could be broken down into smaller files? Maybe around 2/2.5GB?


If this time fails you could try using a download manager app? Like mons says though, bit strange as I downloaded via Chrome with no problems either.
Toby Carswell
6 years ago
3 months ago
6
Premium
If this time fails you could try using a download manager app? Like mons says though, bit strange as I downloaded via Chrome with no problems either.

Thanks for this. Just downloaded one but it wants to download from a URL. Is there a path to access the rar. file download? Copying the link off of the download button doesn't work, just downloads the web page
1ronaldo
17 years ago
3 years ago
11
Rather than download the whole mega pack which is about 8GB, which of the 12 split out versions do I need to download to cover most of Europe and well known players from across the world for players and staff?

Thanks
ΦΩΤΗΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ
9 years ago
3 days ago
904
the face meria olympiacos piraeus not can see in game in fm 18 in new fm 19 i can see in faces icons; i download all faces pack. sorry for my bad english.
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
the face meria olympiacos piraeus not can see in game in fm 18 in new fm 19 i can see in faces icons; i download all faces pack. sorry for my bad english.

Yassine Meriah was not in the FM18 default database but was added in an editor data file, and so could not be part of the megapack. His FM19 profile sees his cutout face included.
ΦΩΤΗΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ
9 years ago
3 days ago
904
GREAT IN THE FOOTBALL MANATZER 19 WILL BE NORMALLY IMAGINED, THANK YOU.
Kalis44
11 years ago
4 hours ago
73
Premium
I've since deleted the pack, and now i've downloaded the logos, oddly enough I have remnants of some of the players faces still in the save, but none of the originals that start the game with. I have cleared the cache and still the same
pezzahawkins
18 years ago
13 hours ago
211
Looking for a Premier League cut-out face pack ONLY

I can't seem to find a download just for this league?

Is there a page where I can download facepacks for leagues only rather than megapacks which are huge in size!

Thanks in advance for any help!
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
Is there a link only fo icons?

I'm afraid not. If there's enough demand, I may include a link just for it...



I just have a query. As the German 1st division is fully licensed with the majority of players beginning the game (in that division - who are german) have images already. I quite like the new images, however I am obviously in need of the pack to incorporate all of the other players across the leagues. Is there are plan in mind to include the images already given in fm with the facepack? I have already put the facepack in and it has overwritten the faces of the bundesliga.

As somebody said elsewhere, the SI cuts are generally inferior than ours' due to a lack of hair details and attention to detail. Besides, a lot of German clubs have had HQ packs added recently to the megapack, so most of the Bundesliga clubs have recent HQ cuts in our MP.

I also refer you to this (old) post which is nonetheless still valid, and which I have bookmarked for the precise purpose of requests such as this



Rather than download the whole mega pack which is about 8GB, which of the 12 split out versions do I need to download to cover most of Europe and well known players from across the world for players and staff?

Thanks

It doesn't quite work like that. The split versions are not categorised. It's already hard enough keeping on top of things as they stand, let alone if we had to sort out individual packs by team or division or nation, and that's without taking into consideration the work involved in moving people from one pack to another due to transfers or staff movements etc. It's not something which can be automated as far as I can tell, and doing it manually is just not practical.

If you want to download the full megapack, you can also do so via torrent instead of via split files




I've since deleted the pack, and now i've downloaded the logos, oddly enough I have remnants of some of the players faces still in the save, but none of the originals that start the game with. I have cleared the cache and still the same

Are you sure you've deleted the pack completely or that the cuts you're seeing aren't part of the SI cuts?



Looking for a Premier League cut-out face pack ONLY

I can't seem to find a download just for this league?

Is there a page where I can download facepacks for leagues only rather than megapacks which are huge in size!

Thanks in advance for any help!

I'm afraid it's not possible. It's all or nothing. As indicated above, it doesn't quite work like that. It's already hard enough keeping on top of things as they stand, let alone if we had to sort out individual packs by team or division or nation, and that's without taking into consideration the work involved in moving people from one pack to another due to transfers or staff movements etc. It's not something which can be automated as far as I can tell, and doing it manually is just not practical. What about when Premier League teams buy players from abroad in your save or get in a foreign manager not in the "PL-only cuts pack"?
Dawg1
6 years ago
2 years ago
38
Hi, when I download individual images, such as a completed cutout request or an image from the release thread, it does not show up in-game. When I download image packs or completed multi-image requests, the files work as expected but individual images do not. This also applies to 3D kits, SS kits, etc.
Crpls
18 years ago
3 months ago
43
Premium
Hi, when I download individual images, such as a completed cutout request or an image from the release thread, it does not show up in-game. When I download image packs or completed multi-image requests, the files work as expected but individual images do not. This also applies to 3D kits, SS kits, etc.


If you download them individually they won't have config files or at least won't be added to an existing config. You'd have to add them yourself.
Dawg1
6 years ago
2 years ago
38
If you download them individually they won't have config files or at least won't be added to an existing config. You'd have to add them yourself.
Could you explain how?
foggy22
17 years ago
3 days ago
5
Premium
Is there a torrent at all to download this as tried with Chrome and keep getting "Failed - Server unreachable" tried with Edge gets to 1.4GB and stops
mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
Is there a torrent at all to download this as tried with Chrome and keep getting "Failed - Server unreachable" tried with Edge gets to 1.4GB and stops

Yes, there is - have a look at the opening post to see where you can get it from. If you get that error with Chrome when downloading the full file, you should be able to resume the download instead of having to start it again from scratch.
foggy22
17 years ago
3 days ago
5
Premium
Yes, there is - have a look at the opening post to see where you can get it from. If you get that error with Chrome when downloading the full file, you should be able to resume the download instead of having to start it again from scratch.


Thanks that's the problem Chrome wont for some reason resume the download. I have found the torrent link now so will try that.
bernd schmidt
6 years ago
2 years ago
8
It appears to be the case, and I'll see what we can do about it, but can I ask why you're downloading FM2013 files? As a premium member, all you really need to do is download the latest complete pack. It's backward compatible


I must say, thats the easyest Way is only the newest download of the Megapack. But sorry, it is not realy the Best to Update FM 2010,2011, 2012 ect. .you must see soo the newest Pack 11 have 10,3GB, and the Pack 4 have 4,13GB Data to Upload the Manager, i`ts not realy the same, and.......
for example Messi at 2009 have an other Face (Foto) that at 2018...


Your text to link here...


mons
18 years ago
37 minutes ago
91,859
I must say, thats the easyest Way is only the newest download of the Megapack. But sorry, it is not realy the Best to Update FM 2010,2011, 2012 ect. .you must see soo the newest Pack 11 have 10,3GB, and the Pack 4 have 4,13GB Data to Upload the Manager, i`ts not realy the same, and.......
for example Messi at 2009 have an other Face (Foto) that at 2018...


Your text to link here...

Then why not download the 6.0 complete pack? It's the 5.0 complete pack plus all the subsequent update packs from 5.01 onwards till the release of 6.0

You'll have images from the period you want, without having to download separate update packs

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