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
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2001
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2010
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2030
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

Notes:
\Program Files (x86)\
could be
\Program Files\
depending on your set up.

Mac
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2000 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2001 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2010 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2030 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2040 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

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: https://i.imgur.com/je40Ajx.png
dbc/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/1FH8ABp.png
edt/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/aat5BqX.png
lnc: https://i.imgur.com/a87Z77C.png

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 data



Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive
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 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.

https://i.imgur.com/u8XTmoc.png



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.
Comments
Qvordrup
16 years ago
14 minutes ago
137,143
#France
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 16 "Ligue 1 Uber Eats" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 16 "Ligue 1" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 17 "Ligue 2 BKT" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 17 "Ligue 2" ""
Qvordrup
16 years ago
14 minutes ago
137,143
#Argentina
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 102421 "Primera División de Argentina" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 102421 "Primera División" ""
Gee_Simpson
14 years ago
1 month ago
189
Premium
When do the Germany and Japan NT's update? I'm currently at 6th Sep 2019 first season and both teams are greyed out atm.

Edit - Not sure why but my files seem to have repopulated which is weird. I think I have the default ones again.
Gee_Simpson
14 years ago
1 month ago
189
Premium
Yeah, it had for some reason. I reapplied this file again and the Germany squad has been fixed after the most recent call ups, Japan I'm assuming will update next time they call players up
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
Yeah, it had for some reason. I reapplied this file again and the Germany squad has been fixed after the most recent call ups, Japan I'm assuming will update next time they call players up

As is outlined in the main post and as has been the case for many years now, some of the files deleted by this download are recreated when SI official updates, so it is always wise to reinstall this download after an official SI update is downloaded, in order to avoid precisely this kind of issue
seano4884
17 years ago
15 hours ago
15
Premium
Any way to override the licensing with the USA leagues? when I start my game in say March or April 2020 I am unable to select the USA as a playable country, only way at the moment is to just add the league in game for 1/1/2021. Much appreciated it frustrates me every edition.
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
Any way to override the licensing with the USA leagues? when I start my game in say March or April 2020 I am unable to select the USA as a playable country, only way at the moment is to just add the league in game for 1/1/2021. Much appreciated it frustrates me every edition.

It's hard-coded and there's nothing which can be done about it, I'm afraid.
seano4884
17 years ago
15 hours ago
15
Premium
It's hard-coded and there's nothing which can be done about it, I'm afraid.


I've noticed some USA files, some not all actually get around this little issue, maybe those users re-did the whole nation rules or something like that.
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
I've noticed some USA files, some not all actually get around this little issue, maybe those users re-did the whole nation rules or something like that.

I'm not aware of this; best to speak to the creators of those files to see how they sorted it.
Gee_Simpson
14 years ago
1 month ago
189
Premium
As is outlined in the main post and as has been the case for many years now, some of the files deleted by this download are recreated when SI official updates, so it is always wise to reinstall this download after an official SI update is downloaded, in order to avoid precisely this kind of issue


It was a strange one, because everything was up to date or at least I think it was.
Qvordrup
16 years ago
14 minutes ago
137,143
Any way to override the licensing with the USA leagues? when I start my game in say March or April 2020 I am unable to select the USA as a playable country, only way at the moment is to just add the league in game for 1/1/2021. Much appreciated it frustrates me every edition.


Take a look at this : https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/54298/usa-expansion-file?page=1#comment_536975
Joe Griffin
10 years ago
3 years ago
2
Premium
Is there any way to prevent Juventus reverting to Zebre when using the create a club mode?

Just to be a little clearer, when I start a new game on career they are called Juventus but when I start a new game on create a club they are still called Zebre. Best that I can see this doesnt happen with any other name change.
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
Is there any way to prevent Juventus reverting to Zebre when using the create a club mode?

Just to be a little clearer, when I start a new game on career they are called Juventus but when I start a new game on create a club they are still called Zebre. Best that I can see this doesnt happen with any other name change.

I'm afraid I don't think it's possible, due to the way the Zebre name change is set up by SI
Joe Griffin
10 years ago
3 years ago
2
Premium
Ah, thats cool, thanks for letting me know.
Nicolas258
3 years ago
4 months ago
1
Not working. Did everything but the names, logos are still like if I hadn't added anything.
Qvordrup
16 years ago
14 minutes ago
137,143
Not working. Did everything but the names, logos are still like if I hadn't added anything.

This does not add logos (or any other graphics for that matter).

Take a look here if you want logos : https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/logos

And here if you want faces : https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/player-faces

And here if you want kits : https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/kits
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
Not working. Did everything but the names, logos are still like if I hadn't added anything.

In addition to what Qvordrup said, can I have screenshots of the folders where you added the files from this download?
ezagooner
13 years ago
3 weeks ago
6
hi the german national team fix works for one match then reverts back to fake also the brazil name fix dosent stick either only works when you start a new game then revert to 3 letter names anyway to fix this
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
hi the german national team fix works for one match then reverts back to fake also the brazil name fix dosent stick either only works when you start a new game then revert to 3 letter names anyway to fix this

What version of the game are you running?
ezagooner
13 years ago
3 weeks ago
6
What version of the game are you running?


im running 20.4.1
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497

You're not playing FM Touch or using Gamepass, right?

If not, can I have screenshots of your dbc/permanent, edt/permanent and lnc 2040 folders pls?
ezagooner
13 years ago
3 weeks ago
6
You're not playing FM Touch or using Gamepass, right?

If not, can I have screenshots of your dbc/permanent, edt/permanent and lnc 2040 folders pls?

no not touch or gamepass
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
no not touch or gamepass

When did you start your save game? Was it after 20.4.1 was released? Also, I'd like to see your lnc folder too please.
ezagooner
13 years ago
3 weeks ago
6
yeah ive tried a few different saves since 20.4.1 and the same thing happens in all
bennytee
17 years ago
3 weeks ago
161
Premium
Is it just me or are the league names wrong at level 8 in England?

The following for instance should be

Betvictor Isthmian League Division One North
Betvictor Isthmian League Division One South Central
Betvictor Isthmian League Division One South East


they are in the game as

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/QMuOTRQMB6eyjuVysU6D31JFeFultKHwVC8qRqR8.png

The other level 8 leagues are similar. Unless i'm doing something wrong
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
yeah ive tried a few different saves since 20.4.1 and the same thing happens in all

Apologies, I'm only seeing this now. Can you drop me a PM? I may have a possible resolution.



Is it just me or are the league names wrong at level 8 in England?

The following for instance should be

Betvictor Isthmian League Division One North
Betvictor Isthmian League Division One South Central
Betvictor Isthmian League Division One South East


they are in the game as

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/QMuOTRQMB6eyjuVysU6D31JFeFultKHwVC8qRqR8.png

The other level 8 leagues are similar. Unless i'm doing something wrong

Nobody'd noticed that before you

Add the below lines into the competitions lnc file; it's save-game compatible


"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "BetVictor Isthmian Division One South Central" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "Isthmian Division One South Central" ""


If there's any more, let me know
bennytee
17 years ago
3 weeks ago
161
Premium
Apologies, I'm only seeing this now. Can you drop me a PM? I may have a possible resolution.

Nobody'd noticed that before you

Add the below lines into the competitions lnc file; it's save-game compatible


"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "BetVictor Isthmian Division One South Central" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "Isthmian Division One South Central" ""


If there's any more, let me know


There's a few, i'm guessing it's because of the new structure that was changed 2 years ago

i've amended them myself by adding the lines in for the missing names
Can't remember what i've added though so you'll have to pick the bones in amongst these lot.
I haven't checked level 9 at all though

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5103716 "BetVictor Northern Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5103716 "Northern Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 90081108 "BetVictor Northern League Division One South East" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 90081108 "Northern League One South East" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 90081109 "BetVictor Northern League Division One North West" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 90081109 "Northern League One North West" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30010179 "Evo-Stik Northern League Division One North" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30010179 "Northern League One North" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30010180 "Evo-Stik Northern League Division One South" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30010180 "Northern League One South" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5103715 "BetVictor League Southern Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5103715 "Southern Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 94048276 "BetVictor League Southern Premier Division South" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 94048276 "Southern Premier South" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 94048275 "BetVictor League Southern Premier Division Central" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 94048275 "Southern Premier Central" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30004925 "BetVictor Southern Division One South & West" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30004925 "Southern Division One South/West" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 94013292 "BetVictor Southern League Division One Midlands" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 94013292 "Southern Division One Midlands" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5111905 "BetVictor Southern Football League Division One Central" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5111905 "Southern Central" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5111904 "BetVictor Southern Football League Division One South" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5111904 "Southern South" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007239 "Ebac Northern League Division One" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007239 "Northern Division One" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007237 "Hallmark Security Football League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007237 "North West Counties Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007238 "Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007238 "Northern Counties East Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 29138853 "Total Motion Midland Football League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 29138853 "Midland Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007236 "Baker-Joiner Midland Football Alliance" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007236 "Midland Alliance" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5103714 "BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5103714 "Isthmian Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30004922 "BetVictor Isthmian Division One North" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30004922 "Isthmian Division One North" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "BetVictor Isthmian Division One South Central" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31038501 "Isthmian Division One South Central" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30004923 "BetVictor Isthmian Division One South East" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30004923 "Isthmian Division One South East" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007231 "Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007231 "Combined Counties Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007235 "Southern Counties East Football League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007235 "Southern Counties East" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007241 "Southern Combination Football League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007241 "Southern Combination Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007242 "ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007242 "UCFL Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007234 "uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007234 "Hellenic Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007233 "Essex Senior Football League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007233 "Essex Senior League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007244 "Toolstation Western League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007244 "Western League Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007232 "Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007232 "Eastern Counties Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007243 "Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007243 "Wessex Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 30007240 "Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 30007240 "Spartan South Midlands Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 158186 "BetVictor League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 158186 "Northern/Southern/Isthmian League Premier Division" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 29052734 "BetVictor League Division One" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 29052734 "Northern/Southern/Isthmian League Division One" ""
mons
17 years ago
8 hours ago
85,497
@bennytee, I'll check them out and see what's what

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