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 450,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.

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  • 2024.06 - Released on 17 Mar 2024
Cut Out Player Faces Megapack

Installation Instructions

1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if Iโ€™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:
โ€ข the โ€œUse caching to decrease page loading timesโ€ box is unticked
โ€ข the โ€œReload skin when confirming changes in Preferencesโ€ 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 Iโ€™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 โ€˜Goโ€™ from the menubar
Press and hold down the โ€˜Optionโ€™ (Alt) key
This will bring up the โ€˜Libraryโ€™, click to enter then go to โ€˜Application Supportโ€™ -> โ€˜Sports Interactiveโ€™ -> โ€˜Football Manager 202x -> graphicsโ€™ (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:
โ€ข the โ€œUse caching to decrease page loading timesโ€ box is unticked
โ€ข the โ€œReload skin when confirming changes in Preferencesโ€ 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 donโ€™t want to have the megapack in the default user data folder โ€“ 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 youโ€™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 Iโ€™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've never downloaded the pack before, you should just download the larger "complete pack".

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.
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:
https://i.imgur.com/85lGeDc.png

The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:

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

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.
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’

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

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.
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.
If you're using Gamepass, then you have to use the default user data folder (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)
The torrent file includes the base megapack uploaded just before that year’s FM version is released. Any and all subsequent update packs are to be downloaded separately.
For those who have never used torrents, in the vast majority of cases, it's just a question of downloading the client program (a small file, less than 1MB) and then downloading the megapack torrent file (a tiny file, around 20k) and then letting the program do the job.

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.
You need to copy and overwrite the faces and the new config file from the update pack into the faces folder and follow the same procedure for the iconfaces folder.

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.
Please report this so that they can be reuploaded.
Extracting the file will take a while, but it shouldn't take the hours and hours that the program extracting will sometimes say it will. To speed it up, it is recommended that you have as few programs running as possible so that the system can dedicate as many resources to the extraction as it possibly can.

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.
You might have a poor internet connection or your browser might have some extensions which interrupt this download. Having loads of downloads ongoing and/or streaming may also de-prioritise this download.

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.
This download has two folders: one is the faces folder which contains the cut-outs which should be displayed on this screen. There is also a file titled config.xml which tells the game which images to assign to which person. The other folder is the iconfaces folder which contains the smaller images displayed near a person's name on the menu which comes up when you right-click on them, and also includes a different config file for this folder.

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.
The most recent update pack will include the most recent config file, so you can choose to download it and use it from there.

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.
Down the years, after an update pack was released, it was noted that some images included therein where of the wrong person, with a wrong extension or duplicated. Due to the way the download system is structured, these cannot be removed from the download, so there may well be a couple of hundred images’ worth of difference, depending on the version you download.
Our megapack covers 25,000 teams and it's impossible to cater for these kind of requests since players and staff get transferred or sacked or retire etc and recreating and reuploading 25,000 different smaller packs would be an impossible task. That's why we have all the images in a megapack so that everything is captured therein.
These persons do not appear in the default database for licensing reasons. This means that they only appear in your save-game because they were added via a custom file, generally the real name fix file. However, this means that their UID (which is what is used to map a person's image to the right individual) is different, and so the game cannot assign the image to them from your existing facepack.

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).
Ernesttico
13 years ago
4 days ago
4,776
Could someone please post the md5 checksum of the complete 17.3.. GiB sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_13.00.rar file? Just want to make sure that nothing got corrupted
during copying. Thanks!

The one I've got is:
b22dcabe3da49ad98ca1f6c82760061a


I checked the md5 checksum of the file I downloaded and it's identical to yours. ๐Ÿ˜‰

b22dcabe3da49ad98ca1f6c82760061a
dutyrouge
13 years ago
4 months ago
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why won't my Mac let me unzip it? it doesnt recognise the file
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
why won't my Mac let me unzip it? it doesnt recognise the file

How large is the file you've downloaded? Have you tried using Winrar to extract it?
dutyrouge
13 years ago
4 months ago
5
Premium
it it 16gb but it won't even recognise it with WINRAR
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
it it 16gb but it won't even recognise it with WINRAR

The full file is 17.32GB in size. Are you sure it's downloaded fully? May have been truncated on the way...
enziocosta
5 years ago
5 days ago
4,670
dutyrouge
13 years ago
4 months ago
5
Premium
yeah its fully downloaded. its now getting to the point im ready to launch this computer into next week
dutyrouge
13 years ago
4 months ago
5
Premium
ok so update, the logos are downloaded but the facepack still isn't getting extracted by RAR
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
ok so update, the logos are downloaded but the facepack still isn't getting extracted by RAR

I'm getting confused. When you say 'downloaded', do you mean downloaded from this site to your computer, or do you mean extracted from the downloaded file into a standalone folder on your PC/laptop? Because I'm not sure I'm getting the right end of the stick ๐Ÿ™‚
jarel cheah
7 years ago
2 months ago
3
Hi there, the latest file I have downloaded was version 11.1. Do I have to individually download all later update files leading to 13.0 or should I just download 13.0?

Thanks!
Jarel ๐Ÿ™‚
kingzephy
7 years ago
5 days ago
1
If i dont have any faces at all do i need to download the full 17GB pack or just the 13.0 pack?
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
Wasn't sure where to put this question, but is anyone else having trouble extracting graphics from beta release?


Yes. Glad you posted as I thought I was doing something wrong.

Do you mean with the resource archiver? Or is it something related to this download?


Hi there, the latest file I have downloaded was version 11.1. Do I have to individually download all later update files leading to 13.0 or should I just download 13.0?

Thanks!
Jarel ๐Ÿ™‚

You can do both and it'll work, but the latter is infinitely easier, no? ๐Ÿ™‚




If i dont have any faces at all do i need to download the full 17GB pack or just the 13.0 pack?

The former is necessary. You should be able to download it via torrent too.
Karlarl
11 years ago
5 months ago
11
Premium
Alright,

Ive redownloaded the mega face pack from here followed all the steps but still blank faces in the game?


The folder is in the same folder as all the kits/logos etc which are working fine. Have reloaded skin numerous times, unticked 'use caching to decrease page loading times', ticked 'reload skin when confirming changes in preferences' etc but still wont load.

It'll be something stupid but cant see what doing wrong?!
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
Alright,

Ive redownloaded the mega face pack from here followed all the steps but still blank faces in the game?


The folder is in the same folder as all the kits/logos etc which are working fine. Have reloaded skin numerous times, unticked 'use caching to decrease page loading times', ticked 'reload skin when confirming changes in preferences' etc but still wont load.

It'll be something stupid but cant see what doing wrong?!

That doesn't seem to be the correct path. Can you show us the full path as the first bit can't be seen in that screenshot?

Have a look at the first post on the right location to place these files and see if it matches yours.
Karlarl
11 years ago
5 months ago
11
Premium
That doesn't seem to be the correct path. Can you show us the full path as the first bit can't be seen in that screenshot?

Have a look at the first post on the right location to place these files and see if it matches yours.


Hi,

Its as I install the game and have subsequent packs installed on my external HD rather than my laptops HD.
As say, other graphics packs work fine within the game and this worked fine in FM20 so not sure whats happening here?

the filepath is E:\Steam\Football Manager 2021\graphics\sortitoutsi
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
Hi,

Its as I install the game and have subsequent packs installed on my external HD rather than my laptops HD.
As say, other graphics packs work fine within the game and this worked fine in FM20 so not sure whats happening here?

the filepath is E:\Steam\Football Manager 2021\graphics\sortitoutsi

And have you changed the user data folder, as described here? Can I have a screenshot of that?

Additionally, can I have a screenshot inside the faces folder? How many images do you have in there? If you have the full megapack, you should have 279,000+ images in there.
Rostislav Stoyanov
8 years ago
2 weeks ago
6
Premium
No torrent file anymore? ๐Ÿ˜ข Can't download those 18 gigs after several tries ๐Ÿ˜ข
Karlarl
11 years ago
5 months ago
11
Premium
And have you changed the user data folder, as described here? Can I have a screenshot of that?

Additionally, can I have a screenshot inside the faces folder? How many images do you have in there? If you have the full megapack, you should have 279,000+ images in there.


Sorted it pal, hadnt done the right click launch option!

Knew there was something stupid I'd missed, cheers for the help!
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
No torrent file anymore? ๐Ÿ˜ข Can't download those 18 gigs after several tries ๐Ÿ˜ข

There should be a torrent file available in the pages indicated in the first post of this thread. Is this not the case? If not, would appreciate screenshots of what that page looks like for you.
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
Sorted it pal, hadnt done the right click launch option!

Knew there was something stupid I'd missed, cheers for the help!

No worries - all's well that ends well ๐Ÿ™‚
Rostislav Stoyanov
8 years ago
2 weeks ago
6
Premium
There should be a torrent file available in the pages indicated in the first post of this thread. Is this not the case? If not, would appreciate screenshots of what that page looks like for you.


there you go
juanss3
9 years ago
2 months ago
2
HI!!! As some colleagues have already commented, I am not burdened with graphics in the game. I copied the folder I used in 2020 and it still doesn't work. I have also unchecked the option of the cache and I have selected the button to reload appearance. I also attach the roadmap of my documents. a greeting.
juanss3
9 years ago
2 months ago
2
HI!!! As some colleagues have already commented, I am not burdened with graphics in the game. I copied the folder I used in 2020 and it still doesn't work. I have also unchecked the option of the cache and I have selected the button to reload appearance. I also attach the roadmap of my documents. a greeting.
Sorry about that, but I do not know how to post an image ๐Ÿ˜ข
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
HI!!! As some colleagues have already commented, I am not burdened with graphics in the game. I copied the folder I used in 2020 and it still doesn't work. I have also unchecked the option of the cache and I have selected the button to reload appearance. I also attach the roadmap of my documents. a greeting.

Sorry about that, but I do not know how to post an image ๐Ÿ˜ข

Without having a screenshot, it's a bit difficult to offer help ๐Ÿ˜ข

If you have a screenshot in hand, you can either use the add attachment button beneath the reply text box, or you can upload it to imgur or a similar photo-hosting site then upload the link here.
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494

Why are you looking in the 3.0 section released in 2010? ๐Ÿ˜•

The latest version of this pack is 13.0.
Rostislav Stoyanov
8 years ago
2 weeks ago
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Premium
Why are you looking in the 3.0 section released in 2010? ๐Ÿ˜•

The latest version of this pack is 13.0.


Because on the first post it says I should find the torrent link down there (under the tables) ๐Ÿ™‚ And it's missing
mons
17 years ago
18 minutes ago
85,494
Because on the first post it says I should find the torrent link down there (under the tables) ๐Ÿ™‚ And it's missing

What about here. Can you not find it there?
Ernesttico
13 years ago
4 days ago
4,776
Because on the first post it says I should find the torrent link down there (under the tables) ๐Ÿ™‚ And it's missing


Or try here, at the end of the page. ๐Ÿ˜‰
Rostislav Stoyanov
8 years ago
2 weeks ago
6
Premium
What about here. Can you not find it there?


Found it on the right. Thanks!
Rostislav Stoyanov
8 years ago
2 weeks ago
6
Premium
Or try here, at the end of the page. ๐Ÿ˜‰


Your link forces a download of the RAR right away

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