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 475,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 480,827
- 2025.00 - Released on 29 Oct 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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mons
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
Freke
(As your logos...am confused...packs from other sites work.)
mons
Is the skin cache box unticked in the preferences?
Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? Probably not all will be in place.
Freke
mons
No problem, happy to see it solved
milanmanutd
This is TCM logo pack, found link on your Graphics page.
The problem is that I try 2 more Mega packs and still nothing. Same problem have with BRA kits.
mons
Then you're probably not installing any of them correctly.
Not sure why you're asking in here, though. This thread is to provide assistance with the cutout megapack, which doesn't seem to be your issue
Best to ask the pack creators for assistance
Day Tripper
When I did this before on FM18, it worked fine.
Does anyone know why this doesn't work on FM20?
mons
It's a bit hard to tell without seeing the cuts and the config. Could you upload them?
Day Tripper
I've attached the cut.
And here's the config line:
<record from="1915386991" to="graphics/pictures/person/1915386991/portrait"/>
mons
I'd like to see the whole config please. Also a screenshot of the folder it's in and also a screenshot of the player in-game with his in-game UID showing.
Day Tripper
It's in the same folder as the rest of the megapack cuts - and the non-created players are working fine, it's just the created players that don't work.
The config file is 100% correct.
What I have noticed though, is that in-game the created players UID is different to what is shown as the UID in the Data Editor. I've tried changing the config coding line to reflect the in-game UID for the players, but this doesn't work either.
Is there an issue this year with cut out faces and created players?
mons
The reason I asked for the config and for a screenshot of the player in-game with the UID displaying is that the UID assigned in the editor is often different to the one in-game, dependent on a number of factors including what other editor data files are in place.
The config file needs to have the UID used in-game, rather than the one displayed in the editor.
Can I please have:
a) the rest of the cuts themselves
b) the whole config file
c) screenshots of the players in question in-game with the UID displayed
I'll then sort it out myself for you
There are no issues with graphics added to user-created entities in-game (be they players, logos, competitions etc.). If the config file is fine, then it'll work, which leads me to think there may be something wrong at your end. It'll probably be something quite minor yet pivotal, in my experience.
P.S. I've checked the Tiverton website and I'll include new and improved cuts for the guys already in the database in update pack 12.03
Day Tripper
Thanks, I'll look forward to 12.03!
How do you want me to send the screenshots, cuts and config file?
As I've said, I did notice that in-game the players have different UIDs - I've tried setting the cuts and config file to these UIDs and it still didn't work.
PS. my cuts are not very good!
mons
Either attach them to your reply or host them on mediafire, sendspace or a similar file-hosting site
clarky92
Windows 10 machine.
mons
Can I have a screenshot of your Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2020 / graphics folder?
Day Tripper
I've sorted it now!
Thanks for your help
Justas
Since one of the updates all my player faces just stopped working no matter how many times i have reloaded the skin, cleared cache and reset everything to default still no player faces.
Help would be greatly appreciated really annoying without the player faces.
Thanks
mons
You must have installed the update pack wrongly then. Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder please?
Justas
mons
I'd like to see inside that
Why do you not have the iconfaces folder as well? Already looks like you didn't install the file correctly tbh...
Justas
mons
You have just over 212,000 cuts. The whole megapack contains just under 240,000. I can't tell which base pack and subsequent update packs you've downloaded for 28,000 cuts to be missing. That's around 20 months' worth of cuts, roughly speaking.
I would recommend downloading the 12.0 base megapack via torrent, which also includes the full iconfaces pack incidentally. To be fully up-to-date, I would then suggest downloading the 12.01 and 12.02 update packs
Justas
mons
Welcome - installation of the pack should be straight-forward, but do let us know if you have further issues
awaat12333
mons
You can search the database by the players/teams/division, navigate to each respective team's players and download them individually, if you want.
awaat12333
That would take ages to download every single player though.
I mean is there a way to download them all in a pack instead of downloading every player in the game because I dont need them all.
mons
The only way it can be done is if they are downloaded manually; there is no other way to categorise cuts in the megapack. If it takes ages for you to do it, it'd also take ages for us to do it, which is why no such pack is available.