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If you have any issues, first read the FAQ.
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 2023 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Premier League displaying instead of Premier Division. 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 Napoli) 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
STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2340
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
PC players on Gamepass
I am led to understand that mods are enabled by default this year, so nothing needs to be done other than the below
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2340
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\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2340
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 installation
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2340
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
The easiest way to get to these folders is by going to Finder > Go > Go to Folder and copy and paste these exact paths and you will be taken to the right places ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2300/
AND
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2330/
AND
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2340/
Alternatively 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.
Equivalent folders for Xbox players on Gamepass
Xbox on Gamepass installation
OPEN
navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂
Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂
Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂
Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2340
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
If you can't find where your Xboxgames folder is, you can find it by clicking on “More actions” button (three dots that appears when you move your mouse cursor over Football Manager 2023 on Xbox app), then “Manage” → “Files” tab → “Browse…” button.
Equivalent folders for FM TOUCH 23 on Mac users
FM TOUCH 23 Mac Os installation
OPEN
/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2340
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Equivalent folders for Steam Deck users
Steam Deck installation
if game is store on external micro SD card
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2340
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
if game is stored on internal storage
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2300
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2330
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2340
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc 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 2340 folder:
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 9 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2023\editor data
This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.
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 2023’
Equivalent folder for Steam Deck
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / compatdata / 1904540 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2023 / editor data
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 English Premier Division in your saved game, and it should be renamed to Premier League. If you are in the middle of a save-game when you install this download, 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
- 20 Oct 2022 16:14:11
- Date Updated
- 09 May 2023 15:55:36
- Last Comment
- 19 Mar 2024 10:09:52
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mons
What do you mean? Ethan Nwaneri is not included in the official database. Moreover, if you run an editor data file which includes him or any other wonderkids, then this fix will happily run alongside it.
Kos88
I don't have any data files, my game had just the last update (7 march), and he's in the game, but after I installed the latest version of fix he disappeared
bigpole
It has still nothing to do with real name fix. This player is/was problably in some of your editor files because he's not in the official database and never was.
Cizzu
@mons fix club name:
43018318 - San Nicolò Notaresco
Long name : Notaresco Calcio 1924
Short name: Notaresco
mons
Can we have a screenshot of your editor data folder? I suspect the reason will be that the editor data file in question has not verified to work with 23.3 and therefore will not load. That, or you had one which included Nwaneri and other wonderkids but you removed it at some point.
TylerWinsor
Pretty much everything has worked fine for me from what I can tell apart from the fact that the Premier League still comes up as the “Premier Division”as you can see, even the united name fix has applied yet the one for the Premier League hasn't, anyone know why this would be the case??
mons
Can I see what you have in your lnc folders and your editor data folder?
TylerWinsor
mons
Looks fine, but can I see the full path of each folder?
TylerWinsor
I assume this is what you mean, sorry I'm not great with this type of thing
mons
I can't think of any reason why it doesn't work 😢
TylerWinsor
Neither, it's not too much of a big deal. I've even tried other name fixes and they don't work. I've just loaded up a new game save and the name fix works so maybe it's something to do with it being on an existing save game
mons
Did you have some other editor data files in place when you started that save? Maybe an English lower league add-on? I dimly recall someone else mentioning one such file changing the name to Premier Division for some baffling reason.
TylerWinsor
Yeah, I'm using a tier 10 English Database
TylerWinsor
https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm23-database-england-lower-leagues.html
It's this one
mons
That'll be why, I reckon. Why isn't it in your screenshot tho?
TylerWinsor
I think when I transferred the “editor data” across I might have accidentally removed it from my file somehow
P_M_V_F
Hi,
Everything is OK except brazilian names
How can i fix it ?
PauloPS98
Where can I get the old files? Before the update.
hopeland
Hi guys, Badalona FUT currently come up as Badalona FUT on the league table but their page lists them as UE Costa Brava B.
mons
Make sure the dbc/permanent and lnc folders in your 2300 and 2330 paths are exactly the same as the screenshots in the main post. You may need to reinstall the download again.
No need, you can use these.
Hmm, that's an oversight and I'll fix it for the next release, but it won't work for a save game, unfortunately.
hopeland
Thanks 🙂 I think the problem arose with the merge of Badalona and U.E. Costa Brava this past summer.
Skywalker
I am currently cleaning up the club name file for French clubs, as there are many many duplicates.
ex :
"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "SAS Épinal" "French"
"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "Épinal" "French"
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "Épinal" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "Stade Athlétique Spinalien Épinal" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "SAS Épinal" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "Épinal" ""
"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 881 "Stade Athlétique Spinalien Épinal" "French"
I know the # is to didn't use them. But there's no point in keeping them, right?
By the way, in general, you prefer Football Club or FC ?
mons
I'll fix those. FC is fine 👍
Skywalker
It's really frustrating. 😂
By default, SI almost never uses “FC” in long club names. (Chelsea, Aston Villa...), but for some clubs they use directly "Football Club". (Football Club Gueugnonnais (842), Canet Roussillon Football Club (869) ...) 🙃
mons
If you're looking for consistency across thousands of club names, let me warn you it's a fool's errand 😂 Hard enough to do so within a single country 😉
Skywalker
I know I know 😂
Anyway, I started a “big update” of the French clubs (the first 6 divisions for the moment), I'll send that when I'm done if you want.
(Short name & Long name (short name with FC, long name with Football Club))
Btw, I found this :
Line 4856 : "CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2029 "R.C. Celta de Vigo B" ""
It's not 2029 but 2092 for Celta B.
2029 = US Maubeuge in French National 3 😄
mons
Thanks for the Celta thing, but it seems to have been updated in the file at some point between v2.0 and v3.0.
As for the other one, the short name does not necessarily need to include FC in it, though. Lorient is fine, but you'd need it for Paris FC, for example.
Makitos
Some update to add please
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5260948 "Primera A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5260949 "Torneo Nacional Interclubes Primera C" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 76033484 "Super Liga BetPlay Dimayor" ""
rq7
Guys can I start new game on the previous version of DB with this new fix? Or do I need to apply older files?