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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Gregg Leon
What do you mean sorry?
mons
In the first post of this thread, there is a screenshot of how your preferences should look like in-game. Check to see it's what they look like on your game
shaunguest
Hi
I have downloaded all face pack from mega, now to open with winner etc, but still cannot get face packs to appear on players
mons
Can I get a screenshot of where you've extracted the files? As of FM20, the installation path for Macs has changed. You can find it in the opening post of this thread and in the Word document on installation instructions included in the download.
Gregg Leon
you were right. it was the caching. thanks so much
kiwi keeper
I have the most recent megapack downloaded and in use. Its a wonderful file and i very much appreciate the work that has gone into it. With this other thread called Facepacks release thread are those all add ons that i need to put into this megapack? or do they get included in later updates?
Many thanks
mons
Each update pack contains all the cuts produced by the community, be it from individual requests or facepacks. If you are up-to-date, all you need to do is therefore to download the periodic update packs
kiwi keeper
perfect. thank you very much for the response. will wait for the next update
shaunguest
mons
You'll need to explain yourself in a more clear manner mate as I'm not sure exactly what the question is. Is it something to do with this megapack? Perhaps screenshots could help
maxiclarkee04
IAmTheStag
Mansfield Town staff member Chris Barker (29223079) has had his cutout face over ride with Charlton Athletic U18s defender Charlie Barker. I think the two have had a crossover in ID between FM database updates and Charlie Barker's new ID is 29240147. Can the images be reverted for both individuals in the next megapack update please?
Thanks
mons
I see what you mean and it'll be fixed in 12.14
mons
Have you modified your iconfaces config file accordingly? Actually, if you're adding new iconfaces, I strongly recommend having them in a separate sub-folder to be safe and avoid messing up the main iconfaces config file.
maxiclarkee04
maxiclarkee04
FM Bard
Cheers
maxiclarkee04
weeniehutjr
See this post: https://sortitoutsi.net/comments/get/542925
mons
Read here for an explanation on your iconfaces issue.
And I'm afraid it's not very clear what your other issue is. Screenshots would help
Thanks for the heads-up @FM Bard. Read here for a temporary workaround.
maxiclarkee04
Not sure why it has made all my other existing icon faces not work. And I have created a config on FMXML for the icon faces
I’ll try fix now! Sorry only just seen the other link
maxiclarkee04
Is there a way to quickly change all the text that says portrait” to icon”?
mons
Clicking Ctrl+H in Notepad brings up the replace function. Then do the below:
maxiclarkee04
MarioBeg7
Se come non voglio scaricare tutto il face pack 16 gb, mi potete aiutare se inizio a scaricare i file dal 2017 fino al 2020?
Grazie.
mons
Se vuoi scaricare solo quelle immagini, dovrai scaricare tutti i singoli pacchetti di aggiornamento dal 9.03 al 12.13 da qui. Potresti scaricare l'intero pacchetto ed evitare tutto lo scareggio a dire il vero.
This is an English-language forum so please post in English from now on.
Taylor Allan
Another thing: does my faces have to be in docs>si>fm>graphics>faces or can I have it setup like this: docs>si>fm>graphics>faces>then here have the two folders (faces and iconfaces) so I don't have to move thousands of images back into the first faces folder or do I have to do that?
Also the thousands of faces I did download I seem to still be seeing mainly blanks on the game which makes me think the paragraph above is the problem. All help is greatly appreciated in advance!
mons
Just because you have gaps in the sequence of numbers doesn't necessarily mean there is an issue because (a) not all UIDs are in use in the game and (b) we don't (yet!) have cuts for every single person in the game
In terms of folder structure, as long as it's within docs>si>fm>graphics, then the folder structure after that is entirely up to you. The setup you describe in the second sentence is perfectly fine, for example.
Thirdly, if you have a blank space in-game where a cut-out should be, that means that the config file (which assigns the image to the correct person) is searching for an image which isn’t in your folder. If player X’s UID is 12345, but the file titled 12345.png isn’t in your megapack folder, then you’ll see a blank space when you go on his profile in-game.
Hope this helps
DiuDiu
mons
The only torrent available is for the 12.0 version. You would then have to download the 12.01-12.13 update packs separately.
I'm getting a stable and reasonably quick download speed, and my internet connection is usually quite slow. Do you have any other downloads and/or streaming services going on at the same time perhaps?