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 475,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
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- 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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mikeowl
mikeowl
This layout has worked on previous FMs, but this is the first time I've been on a MAC
Cheers
mons
I can't tell what path they're in from the screenshot but the user data folder for Macs is different than that for PCs. Have a look at the third FAQ for the correct path.
I would also like to see a screenshot of the same section of the preferences as that one displayed in the FAQ 👍
Vignir Magnússon
Hey
i bought the player face megapack and became a subscriber to support the site but i cant get the pack to install to my game.
Can i get some guidance on how to do it? i already tried to follow the guide that i found on this site but it didnt work.
Is there something i might be doing wrong?
mons
I've moved this to here 😉
Can you check if any of the FAQs at the top of this thread help? If not, can you upload screenshots of your faces folder (showing clearly the full path and the amount of images in there) as well as the section of your preferences shown in the FAQ?
Vignir Magnússon
mons
That seems fine. Now, can I see the rest of what I asked for screenshots for please? i.e. the amount of images in there as well as the section of your preferences shown in the FAQ?
Vignir Magnússon
Vignir Magnússon
mons
The preferences are fine, but you need to use Winrar or a similar program to extract the file you've downloaded.
Davke1904
Hi Guys,
i've updated all my faces, but now ive seem to be have a problem with the smaller faces.
Ive putted 2 screenshots inside .
i have this problem with all my more little faces because the normal faces seem to be all of them normal
can someone help or tell me how to solve thisproblem? Or what is the problem. thx in advance
mons
I can't see much wrong with the first screenshot, and there don't seem to be any icon faces from this megapack at all in the second screenshot, so I have no idea what the problem might be.
You'll have to be a bit more clearer on what the issue is, if you want us to provide assistance.
Davke1904
1th picture no little face
2nd picture thats the normal face
3rd picture other example that works fine
picture 1 and 2 is the same person but the first one small face 2nd is big face picture
mons
@Davke1904, I'm sorry but I still can't tell what the issue is. Can you circle where you think cut-outs should be showing but aren't?
Icon faces are the 25x18 faces shown when you right-click on a player's profile. The cut-out faces are those displayed elsewhere. To avoid misunderstanding, can you please refer to them in this manner?
Also, can I have a screenshot of your faces folder? Showing clearly the full path it's located in, as well as the amount of files contained in that folder (usually shown in Windows in the bottom left corner of the folder).
Davke1904
Mons,
when i right click on a players profile that doenst give an issue
the problems is circled in the next attachment.
Cant find online how to make a screenshot from my pc
Davke1904
sorry find my screenshot
mons
What happens if you use a different skin?
can I have a screenshot of your
faces
folder?
Davke1904
Another skin doenst make a difference
Do you mean this screenshot ?? in attachment?
mons
That's the place I wanted to see, yes. Can I see a screenshot in which the image with filename 43009067 is shown?
Can I also see a screenshot of the below folders:
Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2022 \ Graphics \ Pictures
Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2022 \ Graphics \ Pictures \ Faces
I suspect you've not installed it right.
Can I also see a screenshot of the same page as this, but with a different skin?
Davke1904
filename 43009067 is attachment 1
Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2022 \ Graphics \ Pictures attachment 2
Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2022 \ Graphics \ Pictures \ Faces attachment 3
other skin attachment 4
mons
All good so far. Can't find a reason why it wouldn't work in terms of the folder structure.
Can I have a screenshot of Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2022 \ Graphics?
Also, in this folder, can you do a search of 43009067 and post the results in this manner?
This can be achieved by posting the UID in the red circle, choosing the view tab via the blue circle, the details option in the black circle and making sure the folder in the green circle is long enough to display the full path,
Davke1904
all right no problem
Davke1904
this attachment is after searching,
mons
Come on man, I specifically explained how I'd like the screenshot of the search to look like, with colour-coded instructions. Can you please show it in that manner?
Davke1904
sorry i never done this.
is this attachment the right one you ask for ?
mons
All seems fine, apart from the files being hosted on OneDrive, which I do not recommend but which shouldn't really influence too much.
Do you have the preferences saved as per the installation instructions?
Davke1904
u mean unticked use caching and ticked reload skin when confirming changes?
mons
The one shown in the second FAQ at the top of this very thread, yes.
Davke1904
I did all of these faces like i did for the last 8 years but the example i give off Hamza Ayi is just an example….
All of my faces in little give that problem (can give you other examples if you want)
mons
I'm out of ideas tbh. I'm thinking it might be a display bug in FM22 itself.
Can you try again using the default skin?
Using the layout shown below, can you do another search in the graphics folder, this time for 43409366 (given that one displayed fine)?