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If you are playing an FM23 save in FM24, then this fix needs to be also installed in the below folders:
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 2024 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 National team doesn't call up real players. These fixes are all fully save-game compatible.
The following are not included in the beta version of this file. 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 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.
If you are playing an FM23 save in FM24, then this fix needs to be also installed in the folders in the below image IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDICATED BELOW the image:
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2024\data\database\db\2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2024\data\database\db\2430
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 2024\data\database\db\2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 2024\data\database\db\2430
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\FootballManager2024\data\database\db\2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2024\data\database\db\2440
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 2024 / data / database / db / 2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2024 / data / database / db / 2440
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 2024/data/database/db/2400/
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 Mac players on Epic Games
Epic Games Installation
OPEN
MAC HD > Users> Shared > Epic Games > Football Manager 2024 > data > database > db > 2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
MAC HD > Users> Shared > Epic Games > Football Mnaager 2024 > data > database > db > 2440
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
The easiest way to get to these folders is by going to Finder, scroll up to Locations and navigate to this section.
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 2024>content>data>database>db>2400
OPEN
navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂
Xboxgames>Football manager 2024>content>data>database>db>2430
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 2024 on Xbox app), then “Manage” → “Files” tab → “Browse…” button.
Equivalent folders for FM TOUCH 24 on Mac users
FM TOUCH 24 Mac Os installation
OPEN
/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2430
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 2024 / data / database / db / 2400
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2024 / data / database / db / 2430
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
if game is stored on internal storage
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / compatdata / 2252570 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2024 / editor data
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / compatdata / 2252570 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2024 / editor data
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 2430 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 2024\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 2024’
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 2024 / editor data
Equivalent folder for Epic Games
/Users / [your user] / Library / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2024 / 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, German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately.
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.
The final version of this download for the default database can be downloaded from here.
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Jamie2391
Managed to resolve it, cheers @mons
Trunks57
Fxxk … my bad, i have those files twice (in both ssds lol) and i did it again in the other SSD and.. its fixed !
Sorry for your time, thanks again !
mons
You haven't shared a screenshot of the 2430/lnc folder, nor attached the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc within it.
sam17111989
Can anyone help? I've made a change to the files to fix name issue of Milan clubs. It all works although my game now has a couple of leagues not playable and countries are not mentioned apart from their flags.
When adding new team this is what it looks like too.
Any ideas?
Jorgen
Nevermind. After reloading the save it worked.
mons
Whatever it is that you've done, you need to remove or undo it.
All you need to do is to download this fix, and apply it again, as if it was never in place before. That's it.
Jorgen
As I am testing different setups with editor files, I found peculiar behaviour of the AFC Champions League Elite, Champions League Two and Challenge League.
If you start a game and continue playing it you see the old names.
If you terminate the game, or load another save in between and then reload the save that had the wrong names, the new names for all 3 Asian cups are displayed.
This is in combination with the AFC Redux file that comes with the J League fix / winter update
Is this behaviour to be expected?
andrea lo burgio
hi, starting a new career having installed the no fake the names of inter and milan are correct but I don't have the name premier luague but the English first division CE instead of the Liga CE Spanish first division how can I fix this?
JoseFeral
EDIT: Disregard below – The Milan clubs now appear correctly. Not sure what happened.
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Hey guys, I'm having an issue with both Milan clubs not showing properly. I've re-applied the fix as usual and did the workaround from the first post for a saved game.
I'm attaching the screenshots of the dbc/permanent and Inc folders and the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file.
Thanks
Girito
Hello everyone!! Got FM24 from Epic for free a couple months ago. Installed the last version of this fix before starting play but the brazilian teams still show 3 letters. Sorry if it was discussed previously but I didn't find the solution in the first posts. Can you help me?
mons
Seems a bit weird, but not using the other file myself, I'm sorry I don't have any idea if it's related 😕
Screenshots please. What does CE mean? 😕
As always, when a new official update is released, you should install this fix again since the update might have recreated files previously deleted via this fix (such as those for Brazilian club names), which leads to issues such as this.
Girito
You were right, as usual. I thought no updates were needed as I had installed the game recently. Thank you and happy holidays!
andrea lo burgio
Ciao mons volevo chiederti avendo sempre installato il tuo no fake volevo chiederti che file va modificato per cambiare nome alle competizioni e ai premi visto che la seria a tim si chiama seria a enilive e anche la ligue 1 ha cambiato nome grazie
mons
This is an English-language forum, please post in English.
I have no intention to release a new version of this file before FM25 is released. However, you can make changes like that yourself very easily, by opening the file with Notepad 👍
andrea lo burgio
ok but which file of the renamed data editor is used to modify championship names and prizes?
Mattias Älgen Stjernqvist
mons
The lnc file titled Competitions and other Fixes
Read the title of this thread…
andrea lo burgio
Grazie mille molto gentile
Lebohang Mokoena
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 67020140 "Estadio Francisco Alarcón ‘Isco’" ""
Source: Isco and his stadium named Isco 🙂
johnmk30
Is there anyway to fix the issue with stadium names in the UCL? Emirates Stadium changes to Arsenal Stadium etc… is it a licensing issue as it happens on a lot of sponsor named stadiums….
It's so annoying!
mons
It's a licensing issue that's hard-coded as far as I'm aware.
oi_oi_ginger_roy
Going to start a new save - if i use the new data update pack, am i ok using the Real Name Fix files too? I don't want to cause any conflicts etc…
mons
I don't believe there should be any issues, as they work in parallel with each other, as far as I understand it.