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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DiuDiu
It seems like to be an internet problem at that time being. When I checked the download situation a few hours ago, which is midnight here, the download speed came to about 5 MB/s. Although the highest download speed for my network is about 40 MB/s, it is fine after considering the server is quite far from my place. But anyway, I finished the download eventually and thanks for your reply.
Gareth Hunt
I’ve downloaded the Fm20 face packs and kits and logos however when I load them into my Mac. The only ones that are showing are the logos?
Does anyone know why? I’m tried so many things. Different packs, uninstall reinstall but no joy?
If anyone can help I’d appreciate it. Thank you
Ruben_17
mons
Can I see a screenshot of your faces folder please?
mons
All seems fine. You tell me
Ruben_17
mons
When did you download the update pack? Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder?
vonHolzminden
I can see them.
Ruben_17
sdobson8
mons
Both players were only added in the official database for FM20, and therefore they could not be part of the megapack before then, since they did not have a fixed UID. Since they are added in a custom database in your save game, their UID is variable and they cannot be added to the megapack. If you want to add them to your save game yourself, you'll have to find their current cut-out using this tool, download them and add them using the method outlined in this thread
If you're having issues with downloading the pack due to connectivity issues, using Chrome will ensure you can resume the download from the point it was interrupted
Gareth Hunt
Hi mate, managed to find out why, Ive downloaded the face pack but its taking to so long transferring into the FM20 folder.. its saying there's over 225,000 items to copy? that seems way to many when on the website it says there's only around 25K images?
mons
No idea where you got 25k from. The full megapack has over 260,000 faces.
George Stokes
mons
There was an issue with the initial release of 12.13 not including the config file. That has since been rectified and if you download the 12.13 update pack again, you'll have the most recent config file.
Also, if you want to change your config file, you can do so automatically using the methods outlined in this thread, rather than having to do so manually.
Qvordrup
Well @mons removes pictures from the config if they are wrong somehow, so you need to tell us some of the id of those who are missing.
Otherwise use this app to make a config in seconds : https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/848/fm-graphics-configurator-for-pc
P Edmondson
mons
If you use Chrome, you can resume the interrupted download. Or else try downloading at a later time?
P Edmondson
Okay, thank you. Tried it through a VPN, got to 8gb done and same thing.
mons
Like I said, if you use Chrome, you can resume an interrupted download
John Adderley
Download can't be opened, I've also downloaded like a win zip & AnyZip App to view/open the file but am unable to.
I still followed all other instructions to upload faces, but it didn't work.
I'm using a laptop with Microsoft 10, is there anything/App in particular I need to open the Megapack download, or is the download file corrupt?!
I have deleted & downloaded again, but the issue still stands.
Thanks
Tom Bagdasarian
George Stokes
I've re-downloaded the changes and still no luck. It appears to be most of the Premier League's youth sides that aren't there.
George Stokes
Also having no luck using the configurator. Keeps telling me the code execution cannot be found because MSVCR71.dll was not found.
mons
Update packs contain both new and improvement images, if that what you're asking. They're essentially a round-up of what's been released since the previous update pack was released, packaged up in a single download.
They're in the latest config file so you're clearly doing something wrong. As Qvordrup said, you need to tell us some of the id of those who are missing for us to be able to help you a bit further.
mons
Use Winrar to extract the downloaded file. If that doesn't work, I'll need a screenshot of this red x things as I've no idea what that means.
Qvordrup
Read the comments below in the tread.... that will fix your problem....
Captain
so guys, if i aint wrong as i have all 13 updates i just need to aply 1 by 1 and save 13 config to be the new defaults right?
or will i have to use fmxl anyway?
mons
When you install each update, you will overwrite some images plus the config file. By the end of the process, you should have 260,000+ cut-outs plus the latest config file, and you should not need to use fmxml, no.
maxiclarkee04