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).
LeumasBall
9 years ago
4 years ago
3
Works now! Thank you
delichris
17 years ago
4 days ago
59
I have the latest version but i have a strange Xavi Simons.

http://i63.tinypic.com/14xdk7q.jpg
Qvordrup
16 years ago
3 hours ago
137,143
I have the latest version but i have a strange Xavi Simons.

http://i63.tinypic.com/14xdk7q.jpg

you need to provide a player UID.... my guess is that this is a player that have been edited in to Xavi Simons in one of the editor files you probably have added to your game . Because I can't seem to find Xavi Simons in the official database.
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
I have a strange issue. Sedwyn George has a cut out face, but it does not show up in the game. How can that be?

https://sortitoutsi.net/football-manager-2019/player/65033844/sedwyn-george
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
I have a strange issue. Sedwyn George has a cut out face, but it does not show up in the game. How can that be?

https://sortitoutsi.net/football-manager-2019/player/65033844/sedwyn-george

Have you downloaded all the update packs? Have you changed the preferences as displayed in the opening post?
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
Have you downloaded all the update packs? Have you changed the preferences as displayed in the opening post?

Yep fully updated. The cut out was in the game previously, but two or three pack updates ago it suddenly dissapeared. I noticed it also happened with a Croatian youngster (forgot his name) with an ealier pack update as well, but was unsure if that was an error, but Sedwyn George i requested myself, so I know he had a correct cutout previously.
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
Yep fully updated. The cut out was in the game previously, but two or three pack updates ago it suddenly dissapeared. I noticed it also happened with a Croatian youngster (forgot his name) with an ealier pack update as well, but was unsure if that was an error, but Sedwyn George i requested myself, so I know he had a correct cutout previously.

I checked the latest config file and he is included in it, so not sure what could be happening. I'll re-include it in 11.08 to make absolutely sure it's in the megapack to be safe.

Have you changed your preferences?
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
I checked the latest config file and he is included in it, so not sure what could be happening. I'll re-include it in 11.08 to make absolutely sure it's in the megapack to be safe.

Have you changed your preferences?

Unsure what you mean, have not change folders or anything like that. I am using a skin, but all other cutouts seem to be loaded. I have trier to clear cache and reload skin.
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
Unsure what you mean, have not change folders or anything like that. I am using a skin, but all other cutouts seem to be loaded. I have trier to clear cache and reload skin.

Hmm, can you check within your MP folder to see if there is a file named 65033844? And perhaps open the config file with Notepad and look for that UID in there?
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
Hmm, can you check within your MP folder to see if there is a file named 65033844? And perhaps open the config file with Notepad and look for that UID in there?

He is in my MP and config file, see my attachment
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
He is in my MP and config file, see my attachment

Why do you have 3 config files? You should only have 1 in the main faces folder and another in the config files folder. Where is the one dated December 2018 located?
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
Why do you have 3 config files? You should only have 1 in the main faces folder and another in the config files folder. Where is the one dated December 2018 located?

actually in the main folder, should i try to delete it?
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
actually in the main folder, should i try to delete it?

tried that but does not seem to help...
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
tried that but does not seem to help...

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder?
Lawrie2203
6 years ago
7 months ago
17
Premium
I've downloaded faces to use in FM 19, I put them into my graphics folder, the same way I have with my logos and kits, and the same as I have in previous games, and yet for some reason, the faces don't show up in the game. I've followed all the steps on how to install them, and have tried clearing my cache and reloading the skin countless times, and yet the faces still don't show up. I've attached a screenshot of the path folder, can anyone help me figure out why I'm having this issue?
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
I've downloaded faces to use in FM 19, I put them into my graphics folder, the same way I have with my logos and kits, and the same as I have in previous games, and yet for some reason, the faces don't show up in the game. I've followed all the steps on how to install them, and have tried clearing my cache and reloading the skin countless times, and yet the faces still don't show up. I've attached a screenshot of the path folder, can anyone help me figure out why I'm having this issue?

Do you have a config file in there? A config file is what tells the game to display the faces in the correct place. If it's not there, the faces can't display.
Lawrie2203
6 years ago
7 months ago
17
Premium
Do you have a config file in there? A config file is what tells the game to display the faces in the correct place. If it's not there, the faces can't display.

Where would the config file be? In the facepack folder or in the game files?
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
Where would the config file be? In the facepack folder or in the game files?

In the facepack folder. If you have downloaded the images yourself, you can generate one based on the contents of your facepack folder using the methods outlined in this thread.
Lawrie2203
6 years ago
7 months ago
17
Premium
In the facepack folder. If you have downloaded the images yourself, you can generate one based on the contents of your facepack folder using the methods outlined in this thread.

I've followed all the instructions, but after I tried to open fmXML, the application wouldn't work as its saying that certain files aren't opening. I've tried reinstalling it, but it's still showing the same error message. What should I do?
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
I've followed all the instructions, but after I tried to open fmXML, the application wouldn't work as its saying that certain files aren't opening. I've tried reinstalling it, but it's still showing the same error message. What should I do?

How big is your folder containing the cuts? Can you send it over and I'll do the config file for you? Easier that way
Lawrie2203
6 years ago
7 months ago
17
Premium
How big is your folder containing the cuts? Can you send it over and I'll do the config file for you? Easier that way

It's quite big, there's more than 1200 faces in there, is that ok?
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
It's quite big, there's more than 1200 faces in there, is that ok?

Then it's probably easier if I send you my version of FMxml, which works perfectly fine, and allows you to add new cuts in the future
Lawrie2203
6 years ago
7 months ago
17
Premium
Then it's probably easier if I send you my version of FMxml, which works perfectly fine, and allows you to add new cuts in the future

Great, thanks a lot!
Mizta05
16 years ago
2 months ago
692
fixed it, turns out i had an extra folder in my MP folder. Once i moved the pictures and deleted that, it solved the problem
Hangson
13 years ago
1 month ago
1
just downloaded the Megapack and currently using winrar to unzip the Megapack, it shows 14 hrs left to unzip the whole pack is it normal that it takes so long to unzip the whole pack
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
just downloaded the Megapack and currently using winrar to unzip the Megapack, it shows 14 hrs left to unzip the whole pack is it normal that it takes so long to unzip the whole pack

It'll certainly take a wee while, but it shouldn't take that long. If you've got a lot of programs running, though, it may slow down the extraction process
oi_oi_ginger_roy
12 years ago
1 week ago
26
Hiya

Loving the facepack as always - just a quick question though.

If i wanted to use the image that comes with the game and not one that's in the facepack is it just a case of simply removing the config line for that player? - will the game then default back to what SI have?

Thanks in advance
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
Hiya

Loving the facepack as always - just a quick question though.

If i wanted to use the image that comes with the game and not one that's in the facepack is it just a case of simply removing the config line for that player? - will the game then default back to what SI have?

Thanks in advance

I believe this is indeed the case. Do make sure the use skin cache box in preferences is unticked once you have done this, so that the game doesn't use the old cached version of the config file. After you've reloaded the skin (and verified it works ), you can switch back to a ticked box for this section
weeniehutjr
6 years ago
6 days ago
5,204
I believe you can also use the resource archiver to extract the faces from the game, I just haven't played around with it yet to confirm for sure (there was a website that had uploaded them already, but unfortunately it's offline)
mons
17 years ago
7 hours ago
85,497
I believe you can also use the resource archiver to extract the faces from the game, I just haven't played around with it yet to confirm for sure (there was a website that had uploaded them already, but unfortunately it's offline)

That is also possible, but since the best went offline some weeks back, it's probably easier just to remove the line from the config rather than faffing around with the Resource Archiver to get the cut-out

@oi_oi_ginger_roy, if you download each update pack as it's released, you will also need to re-delete the line(s) from the config file since it is updated in each update pack with the addition of the most recent cuts

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