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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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mons
Let's thank heaven for small mercies then, eh? 😉
Let's have screenshots of your editor data folder, showing the installation path clearly 👍
wfm18
I'll export him as FM21 FMF file for you just like Ajax. You have to reconnect him like Erik ten Hag probably. Will send you later today via PM.
Alvaricles22
Just downloaded the new file but it reverted the changes of the Beta one for the 5 big leagues teams, idk what happend.
mons
Does the fourth item in the FAQ help?
P89
I didn't need to, didn't even see the option to allow the installation of mods.
Possibly as I used Microsoft store app to download
Junk Bond Trader
I downloaded the file again (It said there was a new version available) and went through all the steps again. Not sure if I did something different this time but when I started a new game, it said it was using a custom database, and everything appears to have been fixed. 🙂
vonHolzminden
Is in this file the teammanager of germany Hansi Flick? I can´t test it until now.
Alvaricles22
So I need to change manually all the names?
mons
Yes, he's included as part of this download.
mt0525
i think so too. because I did this process almost 7 games in a row. I'm having a problem for the first time. This is sad.
And also i have an another problem 🙂 when i try “save as” to your editor data files, it isn't appear in editor data folder 😢
mons
If it applies to you, yes. The workaround should take you no more than 5 seconds, happily 🙂
I'm sorry about that, but the latter isn't an issue I'm having 😕
Alvaricles22
It didn't work 😢
mons
I need more info as to
a) what you're trying
b) what's happening
c) what files you have
d) what exactly isn't working.
Screenshots would help me help you.
mons
I've started a career and I have no problems at all, Man Utd is appearing everywhere it should.
What exactly is the page you're in on this screenshot? I can't tell.
Totti10
I did all the steps... However, I noticed that it appears + 2 files Norway and Newcastle that doesn't appear in your print. I also noticed that in the Ligas em Foco section that in the classification some teams have abbreviations, for example "Guimar", or BVB, or Socied...
mons
The files in this download are all you need. Norway and Newcastle are for previous beta builds, and they are not needed with the full release.
I have no idea which section it is you're talking about. Screenshots always help 👍
dfsgasss
Didn't check Juventus but Spanish names were fine in the beta fix . Not in this one
Totti10
Ok Ok
I speak in the Leagues in Focus section... In the Portuguese League Classification, the Guimarães Team appears Guimar, for example.
frattonstation
Sorry been away from FM for a couple of years, so a bit rusty does the file path PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\editor datahave to be in the same drive as D:\SteamLibraryD\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2022 ??
mons
The beta fix did not edit three letter names, so I'm not sure what the matter could be. Screenshots of where this issue is displayed would be helpful.
And it's next to useless complaining about things if you don't (a) specify which teams have this issue and (b) what they should be changed to.
I made changes to a handful Spanish teams' 3 letter names. Celta, Osasuna, Betis, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, and I think Rayo too. I didn't really see any reason to release a new version just yet only for that tbh.
I ask for screenshots for a reason, please help me help you.Edit: I saw your post before you edited it to include a screenshot. It's an issue with how FM displays long names in that screen. Those which don't fit in the column width get displayed in either the club's three-letter name or the six-letter name, whichever is applicable. Short of editing every club's three-letter name or six-letter name, there isn't much which can be done…
Totti10
There is a file there
mons
Edit: I saw your post before you edited it to include a screenshot. It's an issue with how FM displays long names in that screen. Those which don't fit in the column width get displayed in either the club's three-letter name or the six-letter name, whichever is applicable. Short of editing every club's three-letter name or six-letter name, there isn't much which can be done…
mons
The first one is usually in C, but it can be elsewhere as long as you change the user data location for your custom files from the in-game preferences 👍
Patty
FAO GAMEPASS USERS
Anyone else having their game keep saying “Update Available” in the Xbox App? Wonder if it's “Mod” related as I click on it and nothing is happening.
dfsgasss
Alvaricles22
I changed all the #CLUB for “CLUB from the "Club, City and Stadium” of the 3 folders, but it didn't seem to work. I have the last updated files. What is not working is the name fix for many of the names, and, in the case of the Spanish League, everyone. Thanks for your help
Totti10
You need to start a new save
mons
You need to read and follow the fourth item in the FAQ.
No he doesn't. The workaround, if done correctly, should work in an existing save-game. I suspect it wasn't edited correctly (or maybe just in the 2210 folder and not the 2201 folder too)
@alvaricales10, can you (a) attach the lnc file and (b) upload a screenshot of the location it's placed in?
Cords
Hello Chaps, I'm totally new to this so please excuse me ahead of time.
I've read the instructions above, I'm on a Mac and I don't appear to have a “data” folder
mons
Which step are you at?
Steps 1-3 (which involve a folder titled data) should be in / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db /
Steps 4-5 involve a folder titled editor data which should be in Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive It's right there in the folder your screenshot points.
They are different steps for different parts of the download, and my answer will depend on what step you're at 🙂