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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 2022 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. 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, as well as Manchester Utd, 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. Another editor data file creates the Ajax non-playing staff and the German national team manager missing from the database due to licensing restrictions. 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
You may find this (windows) Video Tutorial useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHrhgEG2YbM
STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for PC players on Gamepass
Before being able to operate these files, you need to get Gamepass to enable mods - thanks to @MrGizMo for help on the below guide on how to do so
Click on the game in Gamepass and enable mods as per the below:
When you click “Enable Mods”, this is what comes up:
When you click “Enable Mods”, you'll be notified that mods are now enabled:
And when you click “Open Mods Folder", it'll take you to the location where the game is installed:
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Equivalent folders for PC players on Epic Games
Epic Games Installation
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for Mac users
Mac
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2240
DELETE only 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 menu
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.
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 2240 folder:
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 11 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\editor data
This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.
As stated by SI themselves, for Gamepass, however:
You are not able to change the user data location as such but you can use the user data folder in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2022 to store facepacks and graphics.
Equivalent folder for Mac
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 2022’[/spoiler]
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.
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.
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 and German 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.
- Date Created
- 17 Oct 2021 11:12:05
- Date Updated
- 04 Apr 2022 16:17:29
- Last Comment
- 15 Mar 2024 11:30:39
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mmanolis
I grabbed my Cuervo and watching “the harder they fall”. I'm waiting for your v1.2 to start new save. It's going to be a long night 😉 00:52 here…
Cymro
Make sure you have installed the files correctly like it says to do in the opening post. Must start a new game too.
mt0525
Hi guys,
I put the files right way as I did former fm games. And edited a few details in fm 22 editor, again as I did former fm games. but it didn't show up in the game. Do you know why this happened?
I edited "Club Name Changes" file by the way.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I tried the files I edited after I open a new game.
mmanolis
Why don't you try use the files unedited and let us know what happened?
rafaelmariosa
Thank you!
Add this on first page, please.
atommo
Hey Mons,
What is coming in version 1.2 is it just the Ajax manager fix and Hansi Flick being German national team coach?
Cheers,
Andy.
P89
Add in the equivalent folder for Gamepass PC as Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database
PC GamePass Installation
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: Could be
\Program Files (x86)\or\Program Files\depending on your set up.???Sorry for robbing your formatting but thought it would be easier.
mt0525
I delete the sponsors in the names of the teams. and somethings like that.
This is something I do every year. First time I had a problem with FM22.
mmanolis
Excellent behavior!! Well done mate!
mmanolis
I didn't say the opposite. I'm just suggesting to test the files unedited so you can tell whether it's your fault or not that they aren't working. (they are working perfect for me btw)
mt0525
I didn't understand exactly what to test. Because after making changes, same as before making changes to the game. Nothing changed.
Btw as I said, this is something I do every year.
mmanolis
Probably you didn't install the files correctly. remember to delete the 3 folders not merge them. As for “this is something I do every year” doesn't mean anything… This year maybe something have changed…
mmanolis
mons I see 1.2 is out. So shall I dig in or 1.3 on the way???
KrvakForLife
Thank you for the update mons.
mons
New version released.
Among the fixes:
Now to see how many of these notifications I need to reply to…
mmanolis
lol reply to mine 1st please 01:30 and need to start…
mt0525
Yes I deleted the 3 folders which this is also something I do every year. 🙂
And yes, I'm already trying to understand that something has changed this year. 🙂
FM Bard
It'd be useful if people could resist asking questions that are almost certainly being worked on. Likewise, posts like the “1.2?” ones are more than a little bit insensitive towards the effort being put in behind the scenes……
homerjfong
Legend, thanks as always!
mmanolis
hmmm strange indeed … I can't tell what are you doing/is wrong , since everything works fine for me… 😢
Aljeks
Juve u23 is still Zebre u23? or just me?
Cedinero
Hey, I still don't see no Hansi Flick in the game.
mmanolis
yup still Zebre U23
mmanolis
he is there Hans-Dieter Flick. Germany manager
mons
New version fixing this released just now, and also updating the installation instructions to include Gamepass.
All you need to do, in truth, is open the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file with notepad, search for the UID of Juve U23 (43457016) and remove the hashtag in front of the long and short names. This is save-game compatible 👍
javier_83
sorry just realized about the new version.
Thanks!
mons
Firstly, thanks to all for the kind words. It's always nice when everybody helps to deliver such an important file to the rest of the FM community.
Use the subscribe button, it's in big font first thing in the main post and it's what it's there for.
Thanks for this and for the great work you did last year in helping to build the file up 🙂
Cheeky beggar 😀
My very first version of this file was actually in 2005. I reckon there's some playing the game who weren't even born then!
Noted and changed in v1.2
No need
Yes
Yes, use the workaround outlined in the first post to do so.
Was working fine in the beta version and is working fine now. Check if the files are installed correctly.
An explanation on this can be found here.
It's not really a licensing issue, I believe, no?
Thanks for this, added in v1.2. If you want to add your files to this download, I'd be up for it, giving you all the credit for it, naturally. If you're interested, send me a private message 👍
You should be able to install this fix for Gamepass, using the updated installation instructions in the main post.
There are installation instructions for Mac in the main post, do they not help at all?
If you add the file in the middle of a save game, the German national team will only be populated when teams are called up and not immediately. If you've started a new game and they don't appear, then you have installed it correctly; have another look at the installation instructions, and try again.
Installation instructions for Gamepass have been added to the main post.
A gentleman and a scholar 👍
It's not clear to me what you're trying to do and what isn't working. Can you give some examples, ideally with screenshots?
v1.3 will certainly be released at some point, but I'm confident the major issues have been captured and resolved by now.
Aljeks
yup, that did it, thanks mate!
[email protected]
Guys, to delete the files in the Gamespass versions you just have to allow the installation of mods in the Xbox App!
miguel angelo
still the same mistake of the coaches does not appear as coaches. ajax trainer tightens as assistant trainer