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.
- Download “ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle”
- 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
- 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
- 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
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Dylan Membrila
Yes it's with the new DLL, it seems to be working with players but not agents or media anymore.
pvt.rylow#6089
So, I think I’m ready to call my Savereader thingy testing-ready.
It is a complete rewrite in a completely different language and UI framework. I have tried to make it look as similar to the current version as possible; almost all buttons from version 2.6 are roughly where they used to be. In general, it looks a bit less "flashy," but trust me, the change was worth it. I will continue to improve the visuals over time. This new version can exist parallel to your current version. Trying it will not affect your current installation.
Who is it for, and how is it different?
Mac: This brings the most improvements to you. No SIP deactivation or sudo is needed. It runs as a normal application without requiring additional rights or complicated workarounds.
Windows: This is for you if the current version doesn’t work or gets blocked by your antivirus. This new version should trigger far fewer false positives. It is "full green" on VirusTotal, though I’m still prepared to be disappointed. Please let me know if the new file gets blocked for you.
Steam Deck / Linux: This requires no sudo, so if that was a showstopper for you, give this one a try!
What is ready for testing:
Known Issues:
I will add a proper guide and documentation for this version over the weekend, but it functions very similarly to the current version. You can essentially follow the existing guide or YouTube video, just select "Load a Save file" instead of "Read from memory." Another major difference: You do not need to have the game running in the background. You still can, but it is no longer required.
Windows: https://download.ngregens.org/download/latest?platform=windows
Mac Silicon: https://download.ngregens.org/download/latest?platform=mac_silicon
Mac Intel: https://download.ngregens.org/download/latest?platform=mac_intel
SteamDeck/Linux: https://download.ngregens.org/download/latest?platform=linux
HenrikH88
I gets female pictures on male newgens?
ahmed_baky
Hi,
still having same problem, Media people and female staff have no pictures in game (I mean they still have the game generated pics), when i tried to generate pics manually for them the program kept telling me that they already have pics assigned to them, but when i run the game still they've the game pics.
Dylan Membrila
I am also seeing this problem.
SpCeltic
I am in 2035 so most of my squad are now newgens - but for some reason 2 players in my squad don't get picked up to add the photos. Any idea?
pvt.rylow#6089
@ahmed_baky Hmm interestingly enough it acts differently on different saves or screen for some reason. I have a save where Im at a start of the season and that first press conference email pops up with a list of attending press and they have pictures. In another save Im mid season and press dont seem to have it…
Female staff I cant yet confirm, searching or troubleshooting FM26 is like pulling your teeth via your rectum… But if you say my software finds them and attaches them a picture, then it must be on SI side. I feel they have broken something with the last update… I will see if there is anything I can do from my side, but right now it seems out of my reach.
pvt.rylow#6089
Hi, have you tried to save, go to the main menu, reload back and rescan/reload after that? If yes, you can also try the new version that I have posted above. You can try it in parallel to your current one and if it breakes something you can always revert back
SpCeltic
Yeah, I have tried on the new version as that's the first one I have used and tried reloading it. There's a few other players that don't play for me that it's missed but just the 2 in my squad
pvt.rylow#6089
Is this a native FM26 save or migrated from FM24? If you go in the generate page and select your profile it will tell you how many mappings you have in the Profile Status tile - how many is that? Could you please send me your save via https://wetransfer.com/ to [email protected]?
SpCeltic
It's a native FM26 save. The number of mappings is 95907. Yeah, I will do that now, appreciate your work on this!
giannis upsilandis
it works perfect ty a lot my friend for exe update 🙂
giannis upsilandis
One question pls. When I am into the game and generate the faces. I must save and restart the game to load faces or not ;
pvt.rylow#6089
If your game is already running, then you save the game, then you scan the freshly saved file and after that you restart the game (FM26) or reload skin (FM24)
If your game is not running, you can scan from the save file that you have saved the last time you were playing and then start the game.
sam17111989
This has previously worked really well for me. However since the update I believe it is not working now. I have downloaded faces again just in case there was an issue and the new version, and there are still some regens that don't have a real face. Any ideas what has happened? Thanks
kopinio_21
Excellent work guys, it works like a charm!
pvt.rylow#6089
@SpCeltic @sam17111989
I have investigate the save SpCeltic have sent and I can confirm I see the issue on FM26 where some players are being skipped by the scanner. I am currently looking into what can be done about than.
pvt.rylow#6089
v2.0.2 released
Changelog:
Uwe Seeler
@pvt.rylow#6089 Thank you for the new app with the new approach. It is definitely much more convenient on Mac. My problems with male faces on female staff however stay the same. I have also seen some female staff not having any faces assigned. My theory: I am still using a save file I started within the Beta face. I will soon start a new save file completely from scratch and then look into whether the problems perceiver. Thank you for your amazing work!
pvt.rylow#6089
If this is a beta phase save, like if you have started it on first week of early access, then yes, those are different for some reason, especially regarding how females are being stored. I also have 1 save from day 1 and it has a different structure compared to modern saves… eventhough it is weird that both scanners have same issues…
If you will have same problems on the new save could you please send it to [email protected] via wetransfer.com? I will take a look
sam17111989
I've downloaded the new version but it is still the same issue for me. Some players have regen faces.
pvt.rylow#6089
could you please send me your save to [email protected] via wetransfer.com? I will take a look. Ideally please tell me a couple of names/IDs of the players that miss pictures (or simply screenshot them and zip together with the savefile)
Zefph
Same here. It generates for most players but still leave out several. I sometimes have to generate over and over before it applies them.
But nonetheless, LOVE YOUR WORK, rylow. Such a gamechanger for this game.
Winksy
Does the new version not have the minimum PA options? I can't find it.
I think I'll stick to old version for now because I'm in 2040 and don't need to bloat my save with 100k+ pictures.
pvt.rylow#6089
Great to hear you like it! If you want you also can do a couple of screenshots od dudes w/o faces, zip together with your save and wetransfer.com it to me to [email protected]
pvt.rylow#6089
Not yet, probably comes in the next update. I already know how to export PA on most players, but there are some outliers I still havent figured out.
If the current version works for you, then you are not loosing anything. Both versions are wired to exactly the same API for both News and Updates, so they get exactly the same Picture Updates at exactly the same time. Unless SI breakes something that the memory reader stops working completely Im only planning to make a full switch starting FM27.
Zefph
Sent! :-)
sam17111989
I'll try to get it done. Now randomly the faces are just black now instead of regens. Cheers and like others, do appreciate your work.
pvt.rylow#6089
v2.0.3 released
Changelog:
@Zefph cheers, now finds about 2000 new players on your save. You can grab 2.0.3 and re-run in Preserve.
@sam17111989 I have re-run your save on 2.0.3 and can only now find 3 players without photos - those 3 are real players, probably from a SIOSI data update:
https://www.transfermarkt.us/niall-goghavala/profil/spieler/1407009
https://www.transfermarkt.com/marton-milkovics/profil/spieler/1264798
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/theo-pitt/profil/spieler/1191393
Picture Pack 14 released:
13000 new pictures for CentralAfrica, EastAfrica, HornOfAfrica, SahelianAfrica, SouthernAfrica and WestAfrica
ahmed_baky
downloaded the latest version, still no faces for media and female staff