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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
Put the files from the latest download in the right places. Those which are save-game compatible will work, those which aren't won't make a blind bit of difference but are still worth having in place in cases you start a new game at a later date.
GDragon2306
Can you change colors of the top bar and the square when a player score on left of Juventus? Juventus is black, Juventus B is white and others are black. Maybe white for all is better. Juventus's logo is black
Competitions and other Fixes.lnc
#Switzerland🇨🇭
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137889 "Raiffeisen Super League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137889 "Credit Suisse Super League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137890 "Brack.ch Challenge League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137890 "Dieci Challenge League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137892 "Helvetia Schweizer Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 137892 "Schweizer Cup" ""
mons
It's not exactly clear to me if this is what you're trying to say, but I've changed the kit colours for Juventus B to be the exact same as the first team 👍
@shadow² - added 🍻
GDragon2306
Do you see red color in background where there is Ajax logo when a player scores? It has to be the same color of the kit no? For example if the color in the scoreboard is yellow, background color has to be yellow
mons
I still have no idea what you mean. Which part of that screenshot do you want me to change, and why? If you're referring to Juventus, a screenshot for Juve would be most helpful.
cyfer
Some time ago I sent the names of the Polish leagues, but there were some small errors in the implementation, below are the fixes:
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129558 "PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa" "" #OK
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 129558 "Ekstraklasa" "" #It is probably by default, but recently I also gave it
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129559 "Fortuna 1 Liga" ""
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 129559 "1 liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129559 "FORTUNA 1. Liga" "" #small detail for consistency
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 129559 "1. Liga" "" #small detail for consistency
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129562 "Fortuna Puchar Polski" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129562 "FORTUNA Puchar Polski" "" #small detail for consistency
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96004088 "II Liga grupa zachodnia" "" #historical/extinct
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 96004088 "II Liga zachodnia" "" #historical/extinct
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96004089 "II Liga grupa wschodnia" "" #historical/extinct
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 96004089 "II Liga wschodnia" "" #historical/extinct
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96004088 "2. Liga - grupa zachodnia" "" #historical/extinct & small detail for consistency
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 96004088 "2. Liga - zachodnia" "" #historical/extinct & small detail for consistency
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96004089 "2. Liga - grupa wschodnia" "" #historical/extinct & small detail for consistency
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 96004089 "2. Liga - wschodnia" "" #historical/extinct & small detail for consistency
mons
The Ekstraklasa short name is in the database already, so there is no need to re-insert it.
As for the FORTUNA/fortuna situation, all the references I can find aren't in caps 😕
I've added the missing full stop and capital L for the second tier, and renamed and moved the extinct 2. Liga divisions accordingly 👍
GDragon2306
Juventus logo is black. Can you change the background color of that so i can see Juventus logo? It is different for other teams. I think top bar has to be white for first team Juventus, Juventus B and others so we can see Juventus logo. Do u understand?
## INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CHANGES
# FIFA Arab Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000087217 "FIFA Arab Cup" ""
#Serbia 🇷🇸
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 132321 "Linglong Tire Super liga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 132321 "Super liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 132321 "Linglong Tire SuperLiga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 132321 "SuperLiga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5776050 "Prva liga Srbije" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5776050 "Prva liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5776050 "PrvaLiga Srbije" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5776050 "PrvaLiga" ""
mons
I think I see what you mean now, yes. I'll change it for the next release, which will be, as always, shortly after SI release a new official patch 👍
Thanks for those @shadow²
uGlc
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1875 "Hes Kablo Kayserispor" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1875 "Yukatel Kayserispor" ""
GDragon2306
#Italian Serie A
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1106 "ATA"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1114 "CAG"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1126 "EMP"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1129 "FIO"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1100 "ROM"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1167 "SAM"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1174 "TOR"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1178 "UDI"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1099 "MIL"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1111 "BOL"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1132 "GEN"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1139 "JUV"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1150 "NAP"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2201 "VER"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1179 "VEN"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1140 "LAZ"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1135 "INT"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1166 "SAL"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 1173 "SPE"
CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 3800256 "SAS"
You can add this ^^
mons
I'm a bit confused. I've checked up till around halfway of the list in the editor and the 3 letter names above are all exactly the same as the ones in the database. Why would they need to be changed??
If you want to add them yourself to your version of the file, fell free, though you'll need to add an " at the start of each line for them to work. They'll make no difference whatsoever, though 😕
GDragon2306
In game I don’t see three letters name. For example i see Napoli and not NAP, Roma and not ROM, Milan and not MIL
AlexDeAustria
New FM22 update released?
Bielsa is a Legend
Only minor updated, doesn’t change game version or real name fix
AlexDeAustria
So just to put in the v2.0 again?
Bielsa is a Legend
I didn’t do anything, game updates then carry on as usual
AlexDeAustria
I thought you have to change the database folders again after EVERY update?
I mean the folders have new dates so they have probably changed with the update…
Cymro
Nothing has changed that affects the file.
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So no action necessary? Continue with current files?
Bielsa is a Legend
Correct
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K, thanks for clearing that up.
GDragon2306
I have the correct Real name Fix, so i think they need to be added.
mons
That's not 3 letters, is it?
GDragon2306
Only Juventus has 3 letters. Bundesliga teams without no fake has 3 letters, when u use this no fake they dont have 3 letters anymore.
mons
I'm sorry but you're making hardly any sense at all. The screenshot you posted was for a page where 5 letters were displayed, so it's clearly not the case that the 3 letters aren't displayed. And if there's an issue with Bundesliga names, why have you posted a screenshot of an Italian name in which there is one of the names with 5 letters?
If it's the 3 letter names, then the maximum which can be displayed in 3 letters 😕 Do you mean the 6 letter name perhaps?
GDragon2306
Wait, is there a way to show only 3 letters and not 6 letters?
GDragon2306
Yes, 6 letter sorry