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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Onoslo
I have followed all of the steps with this as well and are the same as the opening post
mons
Drop me a PM, I've got something to suggest
Callum1409
Do i have to download all the latest changes or just the latest one?
mons
If you download just the latest changes file, that's all you get. You need to have the full megapack, the full 16GB+ file, which will have over 270,000 faces included in it.
Callum1409
i also have the full pack, but will i need pervious update packs?
mons
No, the full pack is enough. In fact, if you have the full pack and add an update pack to it in a separate folder, then you may well end up with the graphics not displaying at all.
Can you too drop me a PM? Maybe we can arrange something a bit more quickly that way...
columbuscrewdude
mons
I'm afraid you're mistaken. The cut was produced after the latest update pack was finalized.
You can always download the cut and add him to your game by modifying the config file accordingly
columbuscrewdude
Yeah I did that. So is their like a set number of days for the cut off before each update is released? Just curious and think all the staff and graphics makers do a great job, making the game much better. I've been playing it since roughly Karl-Heinze Reidle was at Liverpool.
mons
The cut-out faces megapack hasn't been around that long, though my first version of the game was CM3 back in 1998, so it'll be around the same time, I guess!
As for the megapack, updates are generally released around every 4 weeks or when we reach around the 4,000 image mark, whichever comes the quickest. With the amount of cuts being produced by the community, it's usually around 3 weeks lately and sometimes less
willroche
mons
There's a number of reasons this could be happening. Have a look at this to see if helps at all: https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000839.htm
Using Google Chrome means you can resume the download from the point it stops, should that happen, so try that too
Leeds1919
the config file in the 12.16 doesnt have all the files that there faces for
e.g Charlie Allan ID:29217875 has a face but not in XML as such isnt showing in my Leeds squad
all ahelp appreciated
mons
I've just downloaded 12.16 and it's there
That UID was added in the 12.04 update pack, so he won't have been added to the config until then. Are you sure you're using the 12.16 config file and not the original 12.0 one? What is the config's filesize and date modified?
Leeds1919
Hi Mons, thanks for your reply
im using 12.16
the file size is 19.8mb modified Aug 20
mons
Have you edited the config file at all? 12.16 was released on August 17, so the date modified can't be any later than that for it to be the original file.
Also, can I see a screenshot of the section of the config file what you think the line of code for that player should appear?
Qvordrup
mons
I'll see if I can fix it
Qvordrup
It is really easy to fix. In photoshop Image ---> mode then select RGB color instead of index.
here is a fixed version :
mons
To be honest, the edges are so jagged, that I prefer to recut this to get a better result. I'll be doing so later today
luke carson
mons
I'm sorry, but that doesn't make a lot of sense.
Which file are you downloading and from which page? Also, do you have Winrar installed?
BigAuldGrump
What am i doing wrong?
Kind regards
Steve
mons
Are you using Winrar to extract the file you've downloaded? What is the filesize of the file you've downloaded? Perhaps a screenshot of the error message you're getting would be helpful because it's not exactly clear what and where the issue is.
BigAuldGrump
Hi bud,
Yup i was being an idiot and now using my winrar.
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Jake Linham
Just upgraded my membership to premium to download this pack and am unfortunately having issues with moving the folders.
The 'faces' folder moved over without any trouble but the 'icon faces' folder will not. It shows the message "The folder can't complete the operation because some data in 'sortitoutsi' can't be read or written. [Error code -36]
I am using macOS Catalina and have just installed the game via the Epic Games Launcher. I have used this pack in the past through previous versions of the game and have had no issues.
Thanks,
Jake
mons
Where are you downloading this from and what is the size of the file?
First of all, before trying to extract it, how many images are there in the iconfaces folder? Could be the case that the file hasn't downloaded fully. Secondly, do you have sufficient space on your hard disk for the folder to extract? Thirdly, have you tried extracting it to a different folder?
All being said, I'm afraid that looks like an OS error rather than something to do with these files. As I'm not a Mac user, I can't really offer any particular help other than the above 'generic' guidance.
If all this doesn't help, here's my iconfaces folder
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mons
What kind of problem do you envisage it to possibly be?