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This file will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released to ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.
Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply in FM Touch or in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.
The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2020 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Champions League, Europa League and Premier League displaying instead of EURO Cup, EURO Vase and Premier Division respectively. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players and that the Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach managers have fake names. These are all fully save-game compatible.
There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Juventus) and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.
Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file
STEP 1.
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
Notes:
STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack
STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.
These are what the respective folder structures should look like in the 2040 folder:
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 8 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to
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 2020’
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.
To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, Japanese national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.
Club names are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread.
Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply in FM Touch or in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.
The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2020 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Champions League, Europa League and Premier League displaying instead of EURO Cup, EURO Vase and Premier Division respectively. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players and that the Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach managers have fake names. These are all fully save-game compatible.
There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Juventus) and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.
Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file
STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2001OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2010OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2030OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040Notes:
\Program Files (x86)\\Program Files\Mac
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
You can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.
You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.
For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.
Slightly more detail in this post
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2000 OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2001 OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2010 OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2030 OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2040 You can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.
You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.
For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.
Slightly more detail in this post
STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack
STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.
These are what the respective folder structures should look like in the 2040 folder:
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 8 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\editor data\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\\GAMEPASS\editor dataUsers/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports InteractiveOpen 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 2020’
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.
To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, Japanese national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.
Club names are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread.
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DarrenToon
No I meant in the edited file, when I look in editor the champions league 3 letters came up as ECC still
mons
Do you mean the 3 Letter Name for Competitions editor data file? I'm at work so can't check the file right now, but it was the first and main change I made to the file so I'd find it very hard to understand if that's the case.
DarrenToon
Yes that's the thing I meant, when I opened the editor champions league it came up ECC on my editor
mons
I'll have a look at the file tonight
mons
Are you loading the correct editor data file? As I suspected, everything's working perfectly fine and as intended at my end
DarrenToon
I got it working now, no idea how but it is
Gee_Simpson
FMChloe
mons
canabia
Thank you sir!
Smallville2.0
SImply the best. As always.
Gee_Simpson
Wow, brilliant! Thanks
frank_olaf
I started the save on 20.3 (after implementing the 20.3 real name fixes) and it was working fine. I then updated to patch 20.4 an hour ago and the Brazilian club names changed to the 3 letter version. I've since implemented the 20.4 real name fix but it hasn't fixed it. Is there something else I need to do?
Thanks
mons
Make sure the dbc/permanent and edt/permanent folders for 2030 are the same as the ones in the latest download
frank_olaf
That was it. Thank you.
Vawkes
I'm having this issue with Brazilian team names and kits too.
I have downloaded the latest Real Name Fix, have copied it into each patch folder and have started a new game.
Please help.
mons
There are screenshots in the main post. Make sure the folders are exactly like that. When installing the files, remove the existing folders, don't just copy them. Don't know what else to say
SuperSpurs1882
I have installed it all and it's fine apart from instead of Quarter Final and Semi Final on cups it says 1/4 Finale and 1/2 Finale do you know this may be and how to fix it
Thanks 😊
mons
It's not something modified in this file and I don't think it's something which can be edited in an existing save-game. Could be related to edits made in a separate editor data file you have in place, possibly one which adds a playable league, possibly one from a French-speaking country.
Ultras500
Have you downloaded Timo's league megapack?
Cengo
"NATION_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 110 "Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti" "Turkish"
"NATION_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 110 "Çin" "Turkish"
Which one is short? It has been reversed.
No prob.
mons
Oh dear. I'll have it changed for the next version but it's a small change which can be done by the user so I don't plan to make a new release just for it...
SuperSpurs1882
think I have some of his leagues in yeah and I may have the French pack installed
mons
Try starting a new game without the latter file and see if the issue persists. Like I said, it's definitely not related to this download and that's where I think it could be coming from
Ultras500
mons
If you're asking about where to download this file, there's a big download button up there ^^^^.
If not, you'll have to be a bit more clear what you're referring to.
Ultras500
mons
It's not my file and I really have no idea. Best ask whoever raised the issue by quoting him or @ ing him so that he is aware of your question
ausername
Sponsorship change for the Singapore Cup
ramay
Bolivian Competition Changes:
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 86000000 "División Profesional de Bolivia" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 86000000 "División Profesional" ""