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.
- 482,917
- 2025.01 - Released on 04 Dec 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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bernd schmidt
Flannerz
Rowan
The torrent is broken down, but tbh the issue you're having is probably more to do with the software you're using to unzip it...are you Mac or PC? There are some better (free) unzipping apps that could help.
mons
In addition to what Rowan rightly said, I would specifically recommend Winrar as that's the program used to compress the pack in the first place...
wpazzurri
I am spending quite a bit of time downloading each of the individual folders for this cutout facepack, but when I went to extract the first one that downloaded I was very disappointed to get the attached error stating, "A failure has occurred. The structure of the archive is damaged."
What does this mean, and how can I fix it? If I cannot fix it, how can I get a corrected download quickly to replace this one without having to start this whole process over?
Thanks!
wpazzurri
mons
I suggest downloading the file via torrent so that you avoid having to download large files separately, first of all.
Secondly, I have no idea what program it is you are using to extract the files. I suggest Winrar
wpazzurri
Thank you for your reply!
I am using the Mac default called StuffIt Expander. This morning I actually got it to start working, but once it loaded all the way it gave me the same error message again. Are you sure this is an issue with the program and not the file?
Unfortunately I can't torrent as I am using my work laptop and don't have a VPN, so I'm trying to be careful with everything.
mons
I can't be sure because I'm on a PC. Could well be an issue with the file not being fully downloaded as well...
Rowan
I have a mac and it unzipped with no problem using The Unarchiver. (I have had problems with Stuffit before, so that may be your issue)
wpazzurri
Okay, I tired iZip and that wasn't working either so I downloaded The Unarchiver and used it instead. It seems to be working, but at the end I get the attached error message. When I hit "continue" it creates a folder of faces anyway, but all 1, 2, and 3 downloads create the same folder with the same 57,513 faces each time!! Am I just downloading the same folder in each download? Aren't they supposed to be different portions of a larger whole? I am completely baffled by this process and have no idea why it's seemingly made to be as difficult as possible to work out.
There clearly seems to be some problem with your files or download system unless I am somehow really making some mistake.
Rowan
Sorry, thought you were downloading the Premium "all in one" off our servers, there could be a problem with the x3 part elements, however we have had thousands of downloads of this file from users like yourself with no problem. We are talking about a 10.5gb folder, so it's not an easy thing!
I'm sorry to ask this as I'm sure it's not the case but you must wait until all the parts have fully downloaded and not been interrupted? (this sometimes causes issues when trying to re-join on the unzip)
@Rob any other suggestions?
wpazzurri
I suppose I can keep trudging along downloading each folder and then try to extract all at once but I don't want to sink this many hours into it if they are not going to work, also I worry I will crash the program by trying to unarchive so much at once...
Footygamer
wpazzurri
Ah, this was not explained in the instructions. Thank you. I will download all of them and then just extract "sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_11.00.part01"
fneitzke
monkeyhatesbanana
wixta79
mons
If you were up-to-date with 10.12, you should have 208,823 images in your megapack folder (and probably a little bit more). If that is the case, then all you need to do is download the 11.0 and 11.01 update packs
Read this post to see what you have to do to get SI's faces instead of our megapack. Here's another post explaining why we do not do so automatically ourselves
The only way the game can be crashing due to facepacks and/or any custom graphics is if you did not install them in the right place. Can we have a screenshot of where you installed them on your computer and more details on the crash please?
Harry_Fresh
My question is - can i use it for the android version, too?
Any help is appreciated
mons
I'm afraid I don't play FMM on Android, so can't really help.
Saw this video online, but not sure whether it would be at all helpful. Do let me know if it works so I can advise others accordingly
JSFM98
Any ideas anyone?
mons
Can I have a screenshot of your facepack folder showing clearly any of the images added in 11.01, and also the game page of the same player?
JSFM98
Any ideas
JSFM98
I've added as word doc as couldn't print screen images for some reason
mons
Is it just that one player?
Cos it seems like he's somehow not being displayed in our database either, despite his icon being visible
I'll have to investigate further
JSFM98
To be honest i didn't try anyone else.... Just searched and looks like others are working but not that one
mons
I genuinely can't see anything wrong. The player is included in the config file and in update pack 11.01, and he's displaying in my game. That said, I continually update my config file to take into account new cuts added to my folder from here, so it could be that it's now correct. I'll add it to 11.02 to be safe, but in the meantime try generating a new config file using fmXML, maybe that'll work for you. Do you know how to do this?
JSFM98
strange one then! First time ive had an issue with any download.
No i dont know how to do that sorry
mons
It's quite easily displayed in this video, if you want to give it a go...