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
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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Wesley Tensel
I’m a team doctor for a league 1 club- is there anyway to have my picture on there when people look instead of the silhouette?
Thanks
mons
Upload a good picture on our request forum and it will be cut in due course
craigyork80
I've been trying in vain to get this pack working over the last couple of days but no joy... I'm fairly familiar with installing graphics into FM and don't normally have issues, so i'm reaching out in desperation!
I've downloaded this a few times as a Premium Member in both Chrome and Microsoft Edge and every time the file looks to take around 3 hours to download, then after 15 minutes or so, it says it has completed. When i extract the files, it comes up with two error messages:
"Unexpected end of data" (which suggests corruption)
"Data error: sortioutsi\faces\350145.png"
There are no config files (which i've tried to add) and in the faces folder there are 11,489 pics, which seems low. Following the usual preference route in FM, the pictures do not install, and given i've downloaded these 4 times and in Chrome which pauses the download if there are wifi issues, it suggests a corruption somewhere that finishes the download prematurely.
The total file size for the compressed folder is 3.81GB, which again feels low.
I'm not sure what to do next! I need to get hold of the full data but can't seem to - any ideas?
Cheers
mons
It seems like the download isn't completing. How large is the file size you're managing to get?
It may be an issue with your internet connection. As it's such a large file, the chances of a brief interruption happening naturally increase. If you use Google Chrome, it should be possible to resume the download from the point where it was interrupted, rather than downloading it again from scratch.
If that doesn't work, try to look at this: https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000839.htm
craigyork80
Cheers for the reply mons. The size has varied tbh, ranging from 856MB to 3.81GB. I've used Chrome to download it to apparent completion as no resume option is available.
I'll try the options from the link you've shared and see how i get on!
Thanks again
craigyork80
Very nice it is too :-)
mons
Good to hear - enjoy
KeremAli62
mons
What kind of problem? Which national teams? Really, we need a lot more details than that - we're not mind readers!
KeremAli62
mons
Download this file.
KeremAli62
mons
No need. You may need to quit the game and open it again.
KeremAli62
KeremAli62
dubby151
Been a member for over a decade I believe but only time I've had a problem and its all because of that pesky config file. I'm a premium member so downloaded the 13gb file earlier - no config file in it. And as I'm a Mac user, I haven't seen a compatible way to create the xml file. Am i missing something or can someone send me their config file for the standard most recent complete Mega Facepack. Thanks!
mons
That's a bit strange - there's certainly supposed to be a config file in there
I'm attaching it, but if it happens again, you can use fmXML for Mac, using the method outlined here
jumy
https://psydk.org/pngoptimizer
not like the placebo effect but the game seems more reactive, secure space gains and bandwich.....
mons
I've never heard of the program, and I'm a bit wary of changing things round at this stage now...
jumy
bad, i'm not a great expert but every creator should know, never too late
i link this simple program but not the only one for this purpose
hope not lose some file
dubby151
Thanks for the reply. I'm about to give up on these lovely faces though...
So the config file didn't work you sent, when trying it though i did realise that the images are all blurry in the pack - 'icon pack' don't know how to remedy this, like i say I've downloaded the full mega pack off here so don't know what i'm meant to have done differently. So thinking i'd start a fresh i deleted the 13gb .rar file and redownloaded - 38 mins d/l is fine but now none of my Archiving un-rar applications are doing just that. I've tried 3 different ones. Not a clue why - will do their intended jobs on smaller files but not this huge one. Any final suggestions before i throw in the towel. (Im happy with creating my own config file that's not the issue now i know i can do it on my mac.)
Thanks in advance
mons
I'm sending you a PM shortly - easier than to-ing and fro-ing in here
montrosefc
All of my .pngs are 1800 pixels on their long side (54 images) and the zip file is 168MB
Can anyone confirm the maximum file size for upload please?
Or is it possible for me to post a Mediafire link to allow zip to be downloaded?
thanks
HRiddick
If the file is too big to upload I’d suggest uploading a zip with maybe just one or two images in it, then upload a media fire link to the full teampack in a comment under the request
Side Splitting Pass
I think the limit is 99MB. I've twice tried to upload files that were slightly over 100MB in size and both failed. I ended up uploading each of them them in two separate files but HRiddick's suggestion is probably better.
montrosefc
I think what I'll do is split it into 2 files, first team & youth teams which should both be under 99Mb
Side Splitting Pass
Can I ask where did you get the new first team squad pics from? I couldn't find them anywhere. Also a few of the pics seem to have been increased in size a lot, any reason for that?
mons
If I remember right from a similar request last year, and awaiting his answer/confirmation, the guy is the Montrose FM researcher and/or webmaster, which explains how he got his hands on them
bennyj22
Regarding FM2019, do I need to download the "full pack" then each of the 14 update packs?
I wasn't sure if the latest update (11.14) included all the previous updates.
mons
As a premium member, you should be able to download the full 11.14 megapack at 12.96GB, which'll mean you'll be up-to-date. You can then download and apply each subsequent update pack when they are released periodically over the coming months.
That said, I'd wait for 12.0 to be released, which should be really soon now