This NewGen Facepack contains 227,000 new faces for newgens in Football Manager.

 

Newgens (sometimes called regens) are the new players that the game generates, primarily for youth intakes, but sometimes also to fill teams in playable leagues, new backroom staff and other people like members of the press and agents.

 

By default the faces associated with these players are awful. This pack fixes that.

 

The pack currently consists of:

~193,000 male player pictures across 60 different ethnicity categories
~16000 female player pictures - this base pack is still under development, not every nation/ethnicity is covered yet.
~18000 staff pictures for both male and female.

 

FM26/FM24 Windows, Mac and SteamDeck/Linux Instructions

 

This is the main installation method that allows you to use the pack in its full glory. 

 

Simply follow this guide here: https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide 

 

On Mac this now requires no SIP deactivation and no sudo and no other workarounds.

 

 

Lazy Install using the Bundle Replacement Method

If you are lazy and don't care too much about the faces follow these instructions. However be warned that this method is severely limited and only has 7000 male and 7000 female picture total, so you may see repeat faces on multiple profiles or incorrectly assigned skin colours and ethnicities.

 

This method should only be considered as a demo version of the actual full pack.

 

  1. Download “ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle
  2. Place the file here:
    • Windows: \Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64\ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle'
    • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/Resources/Data/StreamingAssets/aa/StandaloneOSX/ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle
  3. In FM26 > Preferences > Detailed > Audio & Visual.
    • Check ✅ Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game
    • Check ✅ Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images
  4. Restart Football Manager 26

 

Links

Find the same guides on: https://ngregens.org/ 

View an example showcase of male player images in the pack: https://ngregens.org/showcase 

View an example showcase of female player images in the pack: https://ngregens.org/showcase_female.html

Tutorials on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NG_Regens 

Comments
pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By Nicolas Sebastiani 14 December 2025 - 19:08 PM UTC 

Hello i click on activate and i get this error i think i selected paths correctly

 

Hola, It is hard to say, but it looks like something is blocking the software from copying the config.xml file into the NG_regens picture folder. The message is "path cannot be found", but that sometimes can be misleading. So basicaly: Scan was successful, the software created a config.xml in its support directory and wanted to copy it to the main picture folder, but couldnt because something is preventing the file to be written there

 

You can try to start it via “Run as Administrator" to see if that helps. You do not need to do the scan again, it is enough to simply Activate the profile as all information has already been gathered.

 

You can also right click on the NG_Regens picture folder, go into properties and check folder's permissions, maybe you will see something wonky there.

Beringer_DK
9 years ago
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  • Check ✅ Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images

 

I can't find that checkbox in my game…

Aarón Monedero
4 years ago
5 months ago
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Funcionando a la perfección en Windows siguiendo los pasos de la guía.

Muchas gracias!!

mattcgw
9 years ago
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Hey so I'm trying to use this on FM24 at the moment, and the scan is only showing up ~46k players when there are roughly 74k in the game.

 

Selecting minimum PA of 100 shows 15.7k but a search in game shows 26.6k. 

 

Seems to be the younger ones not being picked up but it doesn't look consistent. Any ideas?

pvt.rylow#6089
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By mattcgw 14 December 2025 - 23:33 PM UTC 

Hey so I'm trying to use this on FM24 at the moment, and the scan is only showing up ~46k players when there are roughly 74k in the game.

 

Selecting minimum PA of 100 shows 15.7k but a search in game shows 26.6k. 

 

Seems to be the younger ones not being picked up but it doesn't look consistent. Any ideas?

Hi, stupid question, you filter for only regens in FM when you search, right? Not including real players? 

Also if you just only had a youth intake please save, go back to main menu, then reaload your save and try to scan again - they might not have been populated into memory yet.

 

Deano1903
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By pvt.rylow#6089 14 December 2025 - 13:20 PM UTC 

This must be somehow related to your AV. You can try to download the portable ZIP version, it sometimes works better for some users. Funtionality is the same, you can get it here https://ngregens.org/fm26guide?lang=en

 

Windows blocked it opening, just had to unblock it in program properties and working now 

 

Dan159
3 years ago
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Not working for me on Windows. Newgens have no image. This started when I replaced the bundle file and tested (for the lazy approach). I then used the installer to assign image files to the newgens, but they're not showing either. My guess for the latter is that one of the recent updates has removed the “Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images” option from settings as I can't see any such option (and so can't enable/disable it). Either way, neither approach is working for me.

Dan159
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By Dan159 15 December 2025 - 15:29 PM UTC 

Not working for me on Windows. Newgens have no image. This started when I replaced the bundle file and tested (for the lazy approach). I then used the installer to assign image files to the newgens, but they're not showing either. My guess for the latter is that one of the recent updates has removed the “Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images” option from settings as I can't see any such option (and so can't enable/disable it). Either way, neither approach is working for me.

 

Perhaps worth mentioning that my graphics folder etc. are not on C: but D: to save space on the C: - don't expect this to cause an issue as logos / real player images, etc. are correctly detected, but figured I'd mention it. (Thanks for your work on this tool, by the way!)

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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@Dan159 yes, “Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images” must be OFF for the main method to work. I see several people mentioning they cant see that option anymore. Not sure what SI is doing here to be honest, probably they needed to remove it to make UEFA coefficients work, idk… You can try to reset your settings to default in the game (I think I saw that option, cant check now sry) - that should fix that.

 

@Beringer_DK See above, if you cant see that, means SI have tweaked something again. Are you on on normal or beta brach? I am on normal and can see it, maybe beta breaks it?

Dan159
3 years ago
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Thanks for the fast reply! Sadly, that doesn't fix it. However, looking at your reply to @Beringer_DK, I'm on the beta branch, which might be why “Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images” isn't available for me.

 

 

mattcgw
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By pvt.rylow#6089 15 December 2025 - 09:50 AM UTC 

Hi, stupid question, you filter for only regens in FM when you search, right? Not including real players? 

Also if you just only had a youth intake please save, go back to main menu, then reaload your save and try to scan again - they might not have been populated into memory yet.

 

Thanks for the reply. I doubted myself but I was! Tried again today and seems to be a lot closer to the total that the player search shows! I'll remember to save and reload before running again.

Aarón Monedero
4 years ago
5 months ago
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Is it possible to generate faces for two or more saves?

How? Creating a new profile?

Thanks!

pvt.rylow#6089
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By Aarón Monedero 16 December 2025 - 16:13 PM UTC 

Is it possible to generate faces for two or more saves?

How? Creating a new profile?

Thanks!

 

Yes, one profile represents one game. It stores all configurations for a single save. If you play another save, simply create a new profile, perform a memory scan on that save, and it will store all configurations for the new save.

 

After that, activate the profile for the save you plan to play before launching the game and it will place the correct config files in the game directory.

Moleary122
6 months ago
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I installed this and all was working but now my most recent round of newgens have been given female faces?

pvt.rylow#6089
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By Moleary122 16 December 2025 - 20:30 PM UTC 

I installed this and all was working but now my most recent round of regens have been given female faces?

 

Hi, this is ID recycling. You can read the “Important FM26 memory-scan workflow” in the bottom of the guide, it explains why it happens and what to do about that.

Kas
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By pvt.rylow#6089 13 December 2025 - 15:41 PM UTC 

@John_Morrison  @Copywriter  The first Mac release is very near, probably tomorrow. It is rather clunky, but thats how MacOS is designed unfortinatelly. I already have a working app, I just need to finish all the guides.

 

@Xinnamp  @ephraimwindslow  SteamDeck is not supported yet, but it is in my pipeline after Mac is sorted

 

@Gabwine For the Software first ON second OFF, so basically default settings, no need to change anything

 

Hi!

 

Yesterday i copied the 'ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle' -file into my  ‘26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64’ folder and overscibed the existing  'ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle' -file. After that, i followed Step 3 and 4 of the instructions;

 

       3)   (In FM26 > Preferences > Detailed > Audio & Visual.

  • Check ✅ Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game
  • Check ✅ Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images 
  • 4) Restart Football Manager 26.

 

After that, i re-starded my saved game, but now the game is continious crashes when i try to save it again.

 

Can you please assist me with this problem? Is there anything i did wrong? Is it correct that both  ✅needs to be on ?

 

Hope you can help me, thanks!

 

pvt.rylow#6089
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By Kas 17 December 2025 - 08:42 AM UTC 

Hi!

 

Yesterday i copied the 'ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle' -file into my  ‘26\fm_Data\StreamingAssets\aa\StandaloneWindows64’ folder and overscibed the existing  'ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle' -file. After that, i followed Step 3 and 4 of the instructions;

 

       3)   (In FM26 > Preferences > Detailed > Audio & Visual.

  • Check ✅ Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game
  • Check ✅ Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images 
  • 4) Restart Football Manager 26.

 

After that, i re-starded my saved game, but now the game is continious crashes when i try to save it again.

 

Can you please assist me with this problem? Is there anything i did wrong? Is it correct that both  ✅needs to be on ?

 

Hope you can help me, thanks!

 

Hi mate, I would honestly want to help you, but the whole bundle method is a complete black box for me. If it crashes when saving, I honestly don't feel it can be connected to an asset file being changed, but with SI you never know…

 

I would suggest trying to revert to the default bundle (either by copying back the OG file if you have made a backup or by verifying files in Steam) and check if it fixes that. If it then works, then it really is the bundle, but that is unfortunately out of my power - that means SI have probably broken something in one of the latest patches.

 

You can also try any other bundle from any other newgen creator to check if it works better for you. Or you can check the full version with the tool (if you are on Windows that is or on Mac, but with a lot of passion)

 

Kas
13 years ago
4 days ago
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Hi, 

 

Thanks for your quick reply, appreciated! I'll do a re-install tonight because i did not made a back-Up from the default Bundle file.

 

Just checking: Both ✅ (Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game AND Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images) needs to be put on ‘yes’ correct? Sorry, but this is not very clear to me after reading your comments on 15/12? 

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
1 day ago
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By Kas 17 December 2025 - 09:23 AM UTC 

Hi, 

 

Thanks for your quick reply, appreciated! I'll do a re-install tonight because i did not made a back-Up from the default Bundle file.

 

Just checking: Both ✅ (Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game AND Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff) rather than dynamically-generated images) needs to be put on ‘yes’ correct? Sorry, but this is not very clear to me after reading your comments on 15/12? 

 

If you use bundle, then you need to have Both settings set to ON.

If you use the method with the tool you use “Show pictures of players (and staff) who have been generated by the game” on ON and for “Use pre-generated pictures of players (and staff)…” you use OFF (which are also default game settings)

Vaandeil#7755
3 years ago
3 months ago
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Hi,

Thank you for this amazing app and your hard work!

 

I have a question, let's say i have 1 regen player named A from youth intake and then i changed his face manually, the next youth intake i used the app again and chose preserve mode. My question is why the app generated player named A that I've changed before?
Sorry for my broken English, i hope you understand. Thank you.

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
1 day ago
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By Vaandeil#7755 17 December 2025 - 14:52 PM UTC 

Hi,

Thank you for this amazing app and your hard work!

 

I have a question, let's say i have 1 regen player named A from youth intake and then i changed his face manually, the next youth intake i used the app again and chose preserve mode. My question is why the app generated player named A that I've changed before?
Sorry for my broken English, i hope you understand. Thank you.

 

Hi, thank you for kind words.

 

How have you manually changed the picture for that player - via the software or by manually editing the config.xml inside of the pictures folder?

stomaking1986
6 years ago
10 hours ago
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Hi buddy really strange but it keeps saying my profile isn't active after I've generated the faces there all in my game only started yesterday something in going wrong 

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By stomaking1986 17 December 2025 - 15:02 PM UTC 

Hi buddy really strange but it keeps saying my profile isn't active after I've generated the faces there all in my game only started yesterday something in going wrong 

 

Hi, can you please do me a screenshot if the exact message you are talking about?

 

Basically the tool only compares size of the config.xml in your pictures folder with the size of config.xml it has inside of the profile. And if they dont match (f.e. if you have manually edited the config.xml to reassign some pictures) it will not count the profile as active.

 

But may be you mean something else, I would need to see the message

WeaverTheGreat101
5 years ago
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Hi, having an issue activating the profile after doing a successful scan. Keep getting the error shown in screenshot and cant figure out how to fix. Any advice would be helpful. 

pvt.rylow#6089
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By WeaverTheGreat101 17 December 2025 - 17:33 PM UTC 

Hi, having an issue activating the profile after doing a successful scan. Keep getting the error shown in screenshot and cant figure out how to fix. Any advice would be helpful. 

 

Hi, something is blocking the software from copying the config file into the picture folder. Maybe folder permission got set weirdly or that might be your AV. You can try to run as adminitrator to see if that helps. The guy above on the previous page had exactly the same issue and managed to solve it somehow, you can ask him what was the problem on his pc.

WeaverTheGreat101
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By Nicolas Sebastiani 14 December 2025 - 19:08 PM UTC 

Hello i click on activate and i get this error i think i selected paths correctly

 

Hi, did you manage to resolve this as im having the same issue and cant seem to find the cause

WeaverTheGreat101
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By pvt.rylow#6089 17 December 2025 - 18:18 PM UTC 

Hi, something is blocking the software from copying the config file into the picture folder. Maybe folder permission got set weirdly or that might be your AV. You can try to run as adminitrator to see if that helps. The guy above on the previous page had exactly the same issue and managed to solve it somehow, you can ask him what was the problem on his pc.

 

I think I finally fixed it. I allowed the NG Regens Manager exe to have controlled folder access and it seems to be working now.

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By WeaverTheGreat101 17 December 2025 - 18:42 PM UTC 

I think I finally fixed it. I allowed the NG Regens Manager exe to have controlled folder access and it seems to be working now.

 

great to hear you fixed it! yeah, the error sounds a bit misleading with PathNotFound, when in reality it just means the program tried to write a file and something in OS has blocked it from doing so.

stomaking1986
6 years ago
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How do u give Ng regens folder control access sorry ABIT shit wiv computers

paulofm2013
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Im not gay, but im very attracted to Ruben Machado, it is just me or there is something wrong….

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