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 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'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).
paul_040
2 years ago
2 years ago
15

Hello guys,

 

I’m completely new to Football Manager and to this forum. I started a few weeks ago and now I’m totally addicted to FM. I read about this cut-out-faces Megapack and downloaded it as explained on this site.

 

After getting the 19 GB file with Torrent, I downloaded every new 13.xx version. After extracting the files with „The Unarchiver“ (Mac) I copied the pictures in the main graphic folder and replaced the old picures. Unfortunately not all pictures are displayed in game, although they are in my graphics folder. I don’t know what I did wrong, hopefully somebody can help me.

 

Thank you in advance,

Paul

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Nemziz 03 May 2021 - 13:59 PM UTC 

sure

 

so now after playing some other games FM2021 randomly started but now Im stuck in the Loading screen

 

This is the right folder, yeah. Can I see inside the faces folder?

 

 

 

 

By paul_040 03 May 2021 - 17:13 PM UTC 

Hello guys,

 

I’m completely new to Football Manager and to this forum. I started a few weeks ago and now I’m totally addicted to FM. I read about this cut-out-faces Megapack and downloaded it as explained on this site.

 

After getting the 19 GB file with Torrent, I downloaded every new 13.xx version. After extracting the files with „The Unarchiver“ (Mac) I copied the pictures in the main graphic folder and replaced the old picures. Unfortunately not all pictures are displayed in game, although they are in my graphics folder. I don’t know what I did wrong, hopefully somebody can help me.

 

Thank you in advance,

Paul

 

How many images in total do you have in your faces folder? You should have well over 300k, all in just one folder and no sub-folders at all. If that is the case, have a look at the first post in this thread so that you can see what you need to change your preferences to in order for this pack to work 👍

paul_040
2 years ago
2 years ago
15
By mons 03 May 2021 - 17:44 PM UTC 

This is the right folder, yeah. Can I see inside the faces folder?

 

 

 

 

 

How many images in total do you have in your faces folder? You should have well over 300k, all in just one folder and no sub-folders at all. If that is the case, have a look at the first post in this thread so that you can see what you need to change your preferences to in order for this pack to work 👍

 

Yes, I have over 300k in each of my  faces and iconfaces folder. I also checked the first post and my preferences were correct. I cleared the cache and reloaded the skin, but some faces still are missing in game, although they are in the folders. Maybe I should download it again? Because I don't know if there is anything else I could do.

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By paul_040 03 May 2021 - 18:51 PM UTC 

Yes, I have over 300k in each of my  faces and iconfaces folder. I also checked the first post and my preferences were correct. I cleared the cache and reloaded the skin, but some faces still are missing in game, although they are in the folders. Maybe I should download it again? Because I don't know if there is anything else I could do.

 

Can you mention a few of the faces which are missing in-game? Maybe with in-game screenshots and screenshots of them within your faces folder?

paul_040
2 years ago
2 years ago
15
By mons 03 May 2021 - 18:58 PM UTC 

Can you mention a few of the faces which are missing in-game? Maybe with in-game screenshots and screenshots of them within your faces folder?

 

I noticed many faces of German youth players are missing, but also other young players. For example Lasse Günther, Shola Shoretire or Igor Matanovic.

 

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By paul_040 03 May 2021 - 19:13 PM UTC 

I noticed many faces of German youth players are missing, but also other young players. For example Lasse Günther, Shola Shoretire or Igor Matanovic.

 

Looks like they should be appearing, based on what you're showing me.

 

How large is your config.xml file in terms of filesize? And can I see your in-game preferences too please?

paul_040
2 years ago
2 years ago
15
By mons 03 May 2021 - 19:23 PM UTC 

Looks like they should be appearing, based on what you're showing me.

 

How large is your config.xml file in terms of filesize? And can I see your in-game preferences too please?

That's what I think, too. Maybe I have done something wrong in the in-game preferences, but don't know what. The config.xml file is 21,3 MB big.

Let me know if you need more pictures of the preferences.

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By paul_040 03 May 2021 - 19:46 PM UTC 

That's what I think, too. Maybe I have done something wrong in the in-game preferences, but don't know what. The config.xml file is 21,3 MB big.

Let me know if you need more pictures of the preferences.

 

You haven't overwritten the config file from the original 13.0 megapack, for some reason. The config file is what tells the game to assign what faces to which players, and the one you're using doesn't yet have the players you mention included in it, which is why they aren't showing.

 

Here's the most recent version 😉

paul_040
2 years ago
2 years ago
15
By mons 03 May 2021 - 19:58 PM UTC 

You haven't overwritten the config file from the original 13.0 megapack, for some reason. The config file is what tells the game to assign what faces to which players, and the one you're using doesn't yet have the players you mention included in it, which is why they aren't showing.

 

Here's the most recent version 😉

Ok wow.. now I feel stupid. Didn't exactly know what the file was and therefore didn't renew it. Now everything is showing up. Thank you so much!

Junior_Kensh1
5 years ago
3 months ago
64

Hi, can you also upload the Update Files as a torrent download?  (like the megapack link)

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By lol67366475483838923 05 May 2021 - 09:53 AM UTC 

Hi, can you also upload the Update Files as a torrent download?  (like the megapack link)

 

For the time being, it's not under consideration I'm afraid.

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
Premium

Can someone please help me I'm trying to download the Cut out player faces megapack, after ten times whitout any luck I'm going bananas.

The download stops after 5 min every time and I can't reload the download, its says connection lost?

Im using a Mac and have never experienced any problems like this before.

Would be grateful if someone can tell my what to do.

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Chayanboy01 15 May 2021 - 08:20 AM UTC 

Can someone please help me I'm trying to download the Cut out player faces megapack, after ten times whitout any luck I'm going bananas.

The download stops after 5 min every time and I can't reload the download, its says connection lost?

Im using a Mac and have never experienced any problems like this before.

Would be grateful if someone can tell my what to do.

 

It might be a temporary issue either with our servers or your internet connection. Use Google Chrome or a download manager to resume your download from the point it was interrupted 👍

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
Premium
By mons 15 May 2021 - 09:30 AM UTC 

It might be a temporary issue either with our servers or your internet connection. Use Google Chrome or a download manager to resume your download from the point it was interrupted 👍

 

Ok I'm going to try that, Thanks

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
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By mons 15 May 2021 - 09:30 AM UTC 

It might be a temporary issue either with our servers or your internet connection. Use Google Chrome or a download manager to resume your download from the point it was interrupted 👍

 

still doesn't work…it says

 

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_13.09.rar Network failure

https://fileserver7.sortitoutsi.net/index.php?key=609f98ede5efc&domain=sortitoutsi.net

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Chayanboy01 15 May 2021 - 10:03 AM UTC 

still doesn't work…it says

 

sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_13.09.rar Network failure

https://fileserver7.sortitoutsi.net/index.php?key=609f98ede5efc&domain=sortitoutsi.net

 

Which method did you use? If you use Google Chrome, you should be able to resume the download.

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
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By mons 15 May 2021 - 10:16 AM UTC 

Which method did you use? If you use Google Chrome, you should be able to resume the download.

 

I used chrome this time, but im not abel to resume the download, it stops after 855mb every time.

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Chayanboy01 15 May 2021 - 10:43 AM UTC 

I used chrome this time, but im not abel to resume the download, it stops after 855mb every time.

 

Does this not help at all?

 

When you go to resume the download, what error message does it show you?

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
Premium
By mons 15 May 2021 - 10:47 AM UTC 

Does this not help at all?

 

When you go to resume the download, what error message does it show you?

when I press resumes download its says( nätverksfel in Swedish) Connection lost.

Another strange thing is that according to chrome it will take me 10 hours to download 20gb when its usually taktes about 10 to 15 min.

I checkade my connection and its nothing wrong whit it (300mb/s)

Can I use a torrent downloader like vuze?

 

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Chayanboy01 15 May 2021 - 12:16 PM UTC 

when I press resumes download its says( nätverksfel in Swedish) Connection lost.

Another strange thing is that according to chrome it will take me 10 hours to download 20gb when its usually taktes about 10 to 15 min.

I checkade my connection and its nothing wrong whit it (300mb/s)

Can I use a torrent downloader like vuze?

 

How about if you use a download manager?

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
Premium
By mons 15 May 2021 - 14:50 PM UTC 

How about if you use a download manager?

 

i am using download manager, I've downloaded some other things just to try and no problems there. this is very weird 

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Chayanboy01 15 May 2021 - 15:52 PM UTC 

i am using download manager, I've downloaded some other things just to try and no problems there. this is very weird 

 

Very strange indeed. Try giving it a go tomorrow, maybe there's something wrong just today. I'm tagging the site owner and administrator @Footygamer so that he can take a look when he's back online 👍

Chayanboy01
2 years ago
1 year ago
12
Premium
By mons 15 May 2021 - 16:20 PM UTC 

Very strange indeed. Try giving it a go tomorrow, maybe there's something wrong just today. I'm tagging the site owner and administrator @Footygamer so that he can take a look when he's back online 👍

perfect, have a nice Saturday evening 

 

Dmitri-K
6 years ago
1 month ago
461
By mons 26 February 2021 - 07:15 AM UTC 

I must have missed them. Both are definite improvements, I'll make sure to add them to 13.07.

Hi.

Benzema is still not updated in 13.09

 

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By Dmitri-K 15 May 2021 - 20:55 PM UTC 

Hi.

Benzema is still not updated in 13.09

 

After reviewing it, I agreed with my original assessment that the current megapack cut is better. If you want to use the more recent cut in your game, it's as easy as overwriting the current cut with the more recent one.

Taylan#2963
3 years ago
2 hours ago
60

I am using the DF11 facepack right now.If I add this pack, will they clash or will it just fill the missing pictures from one another?

Side Splitting Pass
14 years ago
2 years ago
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By Taylan#2963 16 May 2021 - 07:14 AM UTC 

I am using the DF11 facepack right now.If I add this pack, will they clash or will it just fill the missing pictures from one another?

 

You will need to add the cut-outs to the same folder as the DF11 facepack cut-outs. If you want to keep all the DF11 cut-outs choose ‘skip’ when you are asked if you want to overwrite any cut-outs. You will need to add and overwrite the config file so add that seperately.

 

The only potential problem is if there are any players/staff in the DF11 pack that are not in the cut-out megapack. I doubt there are many (if any) that aren't in the megapack but if there are any you would have to create a new config file for the entire pack (and do a new one each time you add more cut-outs) otherwise those players/staff won't show a cut-out in the game.

 

Easiest way to check this is to check the number of cut-outs in your folder when everything has been added and see if it's the same number as in the cut-out megapack (currently 313,654 cut-outs).

LordObsidian
2 years ago
2 months ago
1

Curious about this one too, but for 14. Or just wondering how to properly apply the change files to the current years master file. Should I download every version, like 6.0-6.10 for FM14 and overwrite the files?

Qvordrup
16 years ago
2 hours ago
137,143
By Taylan#2963 16 May 2021 - 07:14 AM UTC 

I am using the DF11 facepack right now.If I add this pack, will they clash or will it just fill the missing pictures from one another?

 

Another solution is to just have both packs. They don't clash. The game reads the folders in alphabetical order. So the game will read and put the faces of one pack first and then read the next one and fill in the blanks. You will of course have a lot of doublets, but the game doesn't care. Another way is that every thing that goes in to your skin folder takes preference for anything in your graphics folder. So you can put the pack you prefer in your skin folder somewhere and the second priority pack in your graphics folder. Hope that helps you.  

mons
17 years ago
6 hours ago
85,497
By LordObsidian 16 May 2021 - 09:27 AM UTC 

Curious about this one too, but for 14. Or just wondering how to properly apply the change files to the current years master file. Should I download every version, like 6.0-6.10 for FM14 and overwrite the files?

 

I don't believe the torrent files are available for versions of this game which are this old. Even if they were, I very much doubt how many seeds you'd find. I'd suggest just using the current base megapack tbh.

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