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 450,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 463,302
- 2024.07 - Released on 15 Apr 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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SpainMan
Everton - Collection - Submissions - Cut Out Player Faces Megapack (sortitoutsi.net) i made a pack, who can make this photos 250x250 and only face without kit? i don't understand how make request and where
mons
These are too small to be considered improvements to the current megapack cuts, which are mostly of excellent quality and quite recent.
That's the correct place to make requests, but these are the guidelines to what we look for in our requests. We have guidelines on our forums to make our lives easier and that of the community, and to avoid precisely this scenario.
Besides, once a request has been made, there's no need to post asking for it to be cut 9 minutes later.
pifkel
Just thought I'd let you know the image in the “sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_2024.00_changes” file for the new Spurs striker Alejo Veliz (ID 3104065) is incorrect. I have attached the incorrect file and the correct one for your comparison.
Lebohang Mokoena
Alejo Veliz ID is 2000096330 and those pics don't appear in the 2024.00 changes at all. Are you sure you downloaded it from this page?
mons
In addition to what @Lebohang Mokoena has said, that UID is for Younes El Himdi.
pifkel
Sorry. All my fault. I forgot that Veliz was not in the data base of the game I had been playing for some time, so I edited a random player (Younis El Himdi) to become Veliz using FMRTE. Thus the exchange of ID's and the image change when El Himdi was updated in 2024.00. Should have known you guys would not make such a simple mistake. Humble apologies again. Memory ain't what it used to be!
Ilyas JR
hello when i istalled the player cut face pack everything was fine expect the dark player face was removed so i have alot of player without faces just their names can you help me
mons
You haven't installed the full megapack, or you haven't installed it correctly. How many images do you have in your faces folder?
Ilyas JR
i have installed the full megapack with 400 000+ picture everthing work well but the dark face is gone so player with no face how can i have the dark face back pls ?
Bielsa is a Legend
Sounds like a skin issue
mons
Can I please have screenshots of
a) the issue in-game
b) your faces folder, showing clearly both the path and the amount of images in it
Ilyas JR
So i have downloaded the full pacakage 9gb in january and everything was working well , and today i installed a new one (taught it was an update) and adde it to the original facepack and then all the black default faces are gone , and its not a skin probleme , can you help me fixe it
mons
You've installed the new download wrongly then, but I have no way of knowing what it could be
Can you make a search in the graphics folder of the following UID: 2000214896? It's Alvaro Gines' UID, who is one of the players whose cut-out isn't showing and a blank space is there instead.
Before you take a screenshot, can you post the results in the manner outlined below?
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 column in the green circle is long enough to display the full path.
When you run the search, can you change the below search options?
This will help me see if there is one or more other folders in your user data folder which contains one or more other facepacks, and if Alvaro Gines' image is actually in your files or not…
Ilyas JR
so i didn't really understant , but what i can say is that Alvaro guines is just an example he doesn't have a face in the facepack , just an normal dark default face that is gone and so many player in the game , i put you some picture if that can help and please can you help me fix it , if you don't understande where the issue is invite in a call on discord or any plateforme so i can show you . Thanks
mons
As explained in my earlier post, I need the search to be done in the graphics folder, not the faces one, like you did. Show me that, and I should be able to see what the problem is.
Ilyas JR
ok , like that ? . Thanks
mons
Can you post the results in the manner outlined below?
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 column in the green circle is long enough to display the full path.
When you run the search, can you change the below search options?
This will help me see if there is one or more other folders in your user data folder which contains one or more other facepacks
Ilyas JR
like that ?
mons
When a blank space appears, it means that the config file is looking for an image which isn't there. That is the case here, and in fact the image you're looking for isn't being found in your search.
In an earlier screenshot, it showed you had around 760,000 images in your sortitoutsi folder. That's 370,000 images each in your faces and iconfaces folder, whereas the current image complement is 430,000.
I have no idea what images you have and don't have. My suggestion would be to remove everything you have, and download the torrent file. That will bring you up-to-date 👍
Ilyas JR
yeah its a great idea but i didn't find the torrent file that i download it 10 month ago it was an 9Gb file with everything on it
Ilyas JR
Hello please i can't find the file that i have installed 10 month ago , the 9gb instant pack without parts , can you give me a link ? Thanks
mons
The torrent file I'm referring to was released just a few days ago and is the FM24 version. There's actually a link in the FAQ at the top of this post of where you can download it from, which is here.
Ilyas JR
when i click on download it isn't working the 11gb file isn't downloading
Ilyas JR
please how can i download it it isn't working
Qvordrup
@Ilyas JR We have also made a video about how to install updates for packs:
mons
Please read the FAQ at the top of the page. It explains how to download and use torrents 👍
If unclear, just Google it
OJ Gatez
Hello I know youve been asked this a million times but I just recently downloaded the Torrent mega pack file with over 400k images and went through all of the steps but unfortunately certain players arent showing in game such as Haaland. Any advice would be great Thx 🙂
mons
Have you changed the preferences as indicated in the installation instructions?
If yes, and it still isn't working, can you please provide screenshots of your megapack folder, showing clearly the full path it’s located in as well as how many images are in that folder?
OJ Gatez
Here are the Screenshots:
mesko6
Hi, I think the getfiles download isn't working (something about the specified key not existing). Also a quick question - if I want to download all 13 files, should I extract each one right after downloading or should I download all of them first and then extract all 13 files at the same time? Cheers