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 480,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 482,917
- 2025.01 - Released on 04 Dec 2024
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'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.
This is what the MP folder should look like:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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Rui225
So all I need to do is put the config file in the new folder in the existing one and that's it?
No need to do anything with the new pics then?
mons
copy and overwrite the updated faces and the new config file in the faces folder and the updated iconfaces and the new config file in the iconfaces folder
PeeDub
Hey, I am being asked for a password for the archive. Is this new or is something wrong with my download?
mons
The latter. There is no password for this file.
sfarrell13
Hey Mons,
Thanks for uploading these faces and the other content you provide.
Like others have posted before me. I'm having issues with part 13. It appears to have been removed. I have added a screenshot.
Thanks
mons
Thanks for your kind words.
As I've replied to the others posting before you, since the files are hosted outside our pages, there isn't much we can do about this unfortunately. You could try downloading the pack via torrent and get it this way.
sfarrell13
Thanks for the quick reply. Didn't see your response about not hosting the files. I'll try the torrent version.
wiebjfedjf
yes i have
mons
I don't play FM on mobile, so I'm at a bit of a loss here. Check your folders to see that you don't have any other config files from other facepacks which might be stopping this particular image from displaying.
wiebjfedjf
maybe I installed the face pack wrong, should the update packs be separated from the base pack? or should they be merged into 1 single file?
should I delete the config file in the 2022.00 and 2022.01 versions?
mons
As explained earlier, you should have one folder and one folder only, containing all the images and a single config.xml.
When installing the update packs, you should be prompted to overwrite the files. Accept.
McG84
Hello
I haven't played the game in about 10 days until today and I have downloaded the new players faces update. When I have started my new save all the players faces are gone. I have saved the folder in the usual folder I use for all packs. I hope it's an easy fix as I don't want to have to download the full pack again
mons
I've moved this to here.
I suspect you've installed the update pack in a separate folder. You should have one folder and one folder only, containing all the images and a single config.xml.
When installing the update packs, copy and overwrite the updated faces and the new config file in the faces folder and the updated iconfaces and the new config file in the iconfaces folder. You should be prompted to overwrite some files. Accept.
liljelie
what is the password for the archive?
mons
There is no password.
stopazricky
Hey guys, how can I download facepacks for single specific leagues?
mons
Simply put, you can't. It's too time-consuming to sort them out and keep them up-to-date manually, which is the only way it can be done for now.
Drazen83
can anyone put these facepack updates on media fire.. coz norton antivirus blocks other sites…
Spandodin
Hi,
I'm new to the site and the game and I wanted to download the cut out player faces. The download does start in the browser but then it unfortunately stops and says there was an error. When I try to continue the download it does continue but after a short period of time it stops again. Is there any other way to download it? Maybe from a hoster or something?
Thank you and regards!
mikaaa72
Hi Mons,
I just copied and updated the 2 Update packs to the Megapack but now my faces folder has 338.056 pictures while my iconfaces folder has 338.050 pictures. There's a difference of 6 and altogether that's less than the 338.069 pictures which were included in the Megapack. It works fine but I'm wondering if I get a problem with the missing 6 pictures some day. Or is it correct this way?
Thanks again for helping. By the way, with all your work in this thread and on this site in general, do you still have time to play FM? :-)
All the best,
Michael.
mons
If you use Google Chrome, you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted. It's a large file and it does tend to get interrupted sometimes, especially if you're running other network-intensive apps, such as streaming, on the same device.
The amount of images actually included in the megapack download will include a fair few images which have since been deleted from the megapack and the config down the years, such as images for the wrong people or for UIDs not in the game. You're fine; the actual amount of images in the config file is actually 337,757.
I'm actually also the data researcher for a country in the official database as well, so that does tend to take a fair bit of time as well. I don't really FM all that much, actually, in fact 😉
alexb
What is the unpacked folder size, approx?
Nicolas Verkens
Helle everyone,
I installed the megapack but the size of the pictures is really small…
Is it normal?
Thank you.
mons
Depends on the version of the megapack you downloaded, but it'll be in the region of 20GB+.
That's how the default skin displays them. Try one of the variety of skins we have on the site for an alternative 👍
mikaaa72
Ok, than I'm happy. Thanks a lot.
Which country? Is it allowed to ask?
Michael.
mons
You can ask, but doesn't mean I'll answer 😛
Dobispr00
Downloaded the face pack,i did reload skin and everything still players do not have faces.SCan someone help pls?
mons
Have you changed the preferences as shown in the main post?
If yes and it's still not working, can we have screenshots of the location you've installed the file in, displaying the full path and ideally showing the amount of images included in the full folder?
jcwolf
Just to info you guys
Mega pack part 13 here https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/1/download/complete the link here https://dfiles.eu/files/1k47ettv7 its broken and the other its working but to slow downloading guys !
Thanks for this pack ..
mons
Since the files are hosted outside our pages, there isn't much we can do about this unfortunately. You could try downloading the pack via torrent and get it this way.