If you're playing FM Touch, use this file.

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 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 2021 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 2021\data\database\db\2100
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2101
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2111
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2130
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2140
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

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

Epic Games Installation
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2021\data\database\db\2100
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2021\data\database\db\2101
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2021\data\database\db\2111
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2021\data\database\db\2130
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2021\data\database\db\2140
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 2021 / data / database / db / 2100 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2021 / data / database / db / 2101 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2021 / data / database / db / 2111 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2021 / data / database / db / 2130 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2021 / data / database / db / 2140 
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 2140 folder:

dbc: https://i.imgur.com/fOxUv7W.png
dbc/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/tr2z5Jb.png
edt/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/VDaXvQ4.png
lnc: https://i.imgur.com/i6z1QCO.png

STEP 4:
COPY the 10 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack

STEP 5
PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\editor data

\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\\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 2021’


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/sPpeRLc.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
kingjericho
15 years ago
1 month ago
97
Does this fix Brazilian kits?
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
Does this fix Brazilian kits?

Not yet. It will once the full version of this file is released soon after the full game is released.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/tpglqH3z76lM3umzVDBEmm5R244QsClebMdr5GVZ.png
Ilyana
9 years ago
5 months ago
14
Steam just changed the release date from Nov 24th to Nov 23rd! Hope my good man mons is free tonight to make this work with the full release!
zachalxnder
6 years ago
2 weeks ago
48
Just a reminder, since it is about to be out, give the man time to get the files ready; he's only human. Don't be an ass and rush
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
Just a reminder, since it is about to be out, give the man time to get the files ready; he's only human. Don't be an ass and rush

I admire your optimism and faith in human nature. I'd bet good money that at least 1 in the next 3 posts will be someone asking when this file will be released...
zachalxnder
6 years ago
2 weeks ago
48
I admire your optimism and faith in human nature. I'd bet good money that at least 1 in the next 3 posts will be someone asking when this file will be released...

Oh, of course ... but try, try again, I guess. Should be a way to ban certain people from downloading ... hehe
tucco06
5 years ago
2 weeks ago
10
Excuse me guys do you know when the updated file will be release ?

🙂
zachalxnder
6 years ago
2 weeks ago
48
haiku1
11 years ago
4 months ago
21
... and we have a winner !!!
tucco06
5 years ago
2 weeks ago
10
Did it on purpose, was too tempting after reading you 😉
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
Did it on purpose, was too tempting after reading you 😉

My double jinx clearly worked 😀
kingjericho
15 years ago
1 month ago
97
It's out! (the game, not the names file hehe)
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
It's out! (the game, not the names file hehe)

The editor isn't available yet, so not much I can do until it is...
Grant MacDonald
11 years ago
11 minutes ago
45
Premium
Mons, until the editor become available, shall I use the beta file? Okay to do that?
zachalxnder
6 years ago
2 weeks ago
48
The editor isn't available yet, so not much I can do until it is...

Appears to be available on Epic right now, but not Steam ... strange
mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
mons we can use the current files for the proper release right? Will we have to start new save once the proper files are ready by u?
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
Editor's available from Downloads in-game. I'll get cracking and get back to you all asap.

You can use the current files, but they may need to be re-applied. Might as well wait for the new files, though 😉
Grant MacDonald
11 years ago
11 minutes ago
45
Premium
Good man! Let's leave the man to do his thing, guys.
neguetomo
11 years ago
2 weeks ago
28
Appears to be available on Epic right now, but not Steam ... strange


According to some SI QA Staff on SI Forum the editor is already avaiable to be downloaded.
kingrobbo
14 years ago
5 hours ago
11,287
The editor isn't available yet, so not much I can do until it is...


Hi mate
looks like we can get the editor via downloads in game?

edit thats the IGE

just restart steam mate it shows up then
Vince Gonner
11 years ago
5 months ago
7
Thank you in advance for the work !
orlyzao
13 years ago
8 months ago
2
Restart Steam if you're not seeing FM21 Editor in the Tools section
mons
17 years ago
6 minutes ago
85,496
Hi mate
looks like we can get the editor via downloads in game?

That's the in-game editor, the pre-game editor was just being loaded on Steam and I'm on it now 👍
kingrobbo
14 years ago
5 hours ago
11,287
That's the in-game editor, the pre-game editor was just being loaded on Steam and I'm on it now 👍


yeah thought so it was duff info over at SI ...thats the IGE
just restart steam and its there
gonnaparty
14 years ago
2 days ago
23
so what to do with full game now?
Grant MacDonald
11 years ago
11 minutes ago
45
Premium
Guys, please read the previous posts - give the guy some time.
haiku1
11 years ago
4 months ago
21
so what to do with full game now?


IDK. Play?
cccchalllijnterista
4 years ago
4 months ago
6
Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2110\lnc\temporary
Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2021\data\database\db\2111\lnc\temporary

Delete all files in there ?
mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
wait and let the man do his magic

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