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 thebackofthenetripped 15 April 2026 - 18:15 PM UTC 

Probably a dumb question but would this even work for fm23?

 

Yes, but only with the old 25 version of the software. It works on the shortlist export method, I should have old guides on my youtube channel.

 

You can get the software here http://download.ngregens.org/NG_Regens_Manager_25_Installer.exe

grab the current main pack: https://download.ngregens.org/NG_Regens_MainPack.zip

 

The old software wont be able to use all the new folders, so you can safely delete the Staff and WF folders if you want to save space. It also wont be able to work with Albania, Azerbaijan, Israel, NorthernSA and Tajikistan folders, but you could theoretically make them work via editing of the mapping file. Or you can delete them or move files to other folders how you see fit.

 

And I also recomend to check this page in about a weeks time, there will be a giant update coming with > 45k new pictures and the vast majority will also be usable with old software

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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Savereader software updated to 2.0.7:

  • GUI improvements to the Profiles page. You can now deactivate your profile to clear all configuration files from the picture folder.
  • Added a more user-friendly status screen for active profile swapping.
  • Improvements to the FM24 scanner.
  • Improvements to the FM26 scanner.
  • Fixed the Manual Assignment page, which now properly saves mapping to the config file under all conditions.

 

Main Picture Pack updated to incluide Picture Pack 16

 

pierpar
2 years ago
1 month ago
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Cant find save files on xobox gamepass

ArseCrayonGaming
2 years ago
2 days ago
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Hey there, not sure if this is something you can answer but I recently updated the app when I went to add some new regen faces to my save, and now my game takes 10 minutes to load (literally, I timed it). Is this an issue I can fix or just something I have to live with now? Cheers!

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By pierpar 17 April 2026 - 20:48 PM UTC 

Cant find save files on xobox gamepass

 

Hello, save location is always the same, doesnt matter if you are on Steam, Epic or Gamepass. It is in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/games/

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By ArseCrayonGaming 19 April 2026 - 15:05 PM UTC 

Hey there, not sure if this is something you can answer but I recently updated the app when I went to add some new regen faces to my save, and now my game takes 10 minutes to load (literally, I timed it). Is this an issue I can fix or just something I have to live with now? Cheers!

 

Hi, it is definately a FM glitch. If you are on 2.0.7 there is now a Deactivate button on the profile screen. Try to deactivate your profile, start FM, exit FM, activate the profile, start FM and see if that helps.

Davke1904
12 years ago
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By pvt.rylow#6089 13 April 2026 - 13:57 PM UTC 

If your current version is 0.9.4 - you do not need to update the software. Only the pictures packs as they come out if you want the newest pictures.

If your current version is 2.0.x - you can update to the latest version that the software suggests you, you should get a notification in the Updates page. You can also update picture packs as they come out.

hi there,

 

everything makes sense, updated everything so i'm cool

thanks for making this, this is a real upgrade of fm26

keep up the good work

 

ArseCrayonGaming
2 years ago
2 days ago
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By pvt.rylow#6089 19 April 2026 - 15:24 PM UTC 

Hi, it is definately a FM glitch. If you are on 2.0.7 there is now a Deactivate button on the profile screen. Try to deactivate your profile, start FM, exit FM, activate the profile, start FM and see if that helps.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I managed to deactivate my profile on 2.0.7, and the game loaded absolutely fine. I quite out, reactivated the profile and the game once again is taking 10-15 minutes to load. Anything else you could suggest?

Klingen85
15 years ago
5 days ago
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I am new to using NG Regens manager, and this is maybe a stupid question.

But I have 3 different saves and I have generated regens faces for all 3 of them, but do I need to activate the saves in the face manager before I start the save I want to play or is it already linked to the FM save?

PoorJack
15 years ago
5 hours ago
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By Klingen85 02 May 2026 - 00:36 AM UTC 

I am new to using NG Regens manager, and this is maybe a stupid question.

But I have 3 different saves and I have generated regens faces for all 3 of them, but do I need to activate the saves in the face manager before I start the save I want to play or is it already linked to the FM save?

 

Let's review the process together: 

When you create a profile in NG_Regens Manager and generate faces, did you attach a save game there? I think, you only give it a profile name. 

 

So, how does the program know which save game you're playing now? 

 

“do I need to activate the saves in the face manager…” 

There's only profiles in NG_Regens Manager, no “saves” there. 

 

It's not the latest version, but for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2LyI2Nr0Zo 

 

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
1 day ago
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By Klingen85 02 May 2026 - 00:36 AM UTC 

I am new to using NG Regens manager, and this is maybe a stupid question.

But I have 3 different saves and I have generated regens faces for all 3 of them, but do I need to activate the saves in the face manager before I start the save I want to play or is it already linked to the FM save?

 

Hello, yes you need to activate it manually as FM26 only loads picture configurations at game start time and at that point in time you dont have your game loaded.

 

So with FM26 you have to manually activate the profile for the save that you intend to play before you start the game.

 

With FM24 it is enough to activate a profile and simply reload your skin, you do not need to restart the whole game.

dpendao
14 years ago
1 day ago
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I used the Facepack for New Wonderkids from sortitout update, and since the last updates, NG Regens config prevails above the Facepack for New Wonderkids config....!!!! Even Cristiano Ronaldo son face are replaced... Whats wrong??? I dont want to assign manually more than 700 pictures,,,, theres another workaround?

dpendao
14 years ago
1 day ago
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By dpendao 07 May 2026 - 03:47 AM UTC 

I used the Facepack for New Wonderkids from sortitout update, and since the last updates, NG Regens config prevails above the Facepack for New Wonderkids config....!!!! Even Cristiano Ronaldo son face are replaced... Whats wrong??? I dont want to assign manually more than 700 pictures,,,, theres another workaround?

 

Already found the solution, renaming the wonderkids folder so it reverses the load order. Put a z at the start to make it load after NG for instance.

Naufalfs
11 years ago
2 weeks ago
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please, can someone kindly mirror this fullpack to pixeldrain/gofile/gdrive or slice it to many part, cos i always get the timeout message from downloading, seems like there's time limit on direct links, my internet speed is not good, it takes almost 5 hours to download this, much appreciate your help

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By Naufalfs 08 May 2026 - 04:57 AM UTC 

please, can someone kindly mirror this fullpack to pixeldrain/gofile/gdrive or slice it to many part, cos i always get the timeout message from downloading, seems like there's time limit on direct links, my internet speed is not good, it takes almost 5 hours to download this, much appreciate your help

 

Hi, there is one mirror here on this web and another one on my own web https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide - do you have problems with both?

ckbksk
5 years ago
1 week ago
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Thanks so much for your remarkable work on this! It is one of the best additions to the game to be had! 

 

Do you have an estimate as to when the women's face pack may be completed? I'm holding off on starting a women's save until it's done, as having thousands of more faces in a fictional universe will be helpful for immersion purposes. Thanks again! 🙂 

kamalchaneman
15 years ago
1 week ago
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I already generate the facepack and everything works, but when I load the game the newgens facepack is not generated, it is still use the default one. Any idea why this happens?
 

mattcgw
9 years ago
1 day ago
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Since the update the game scanner is not finding all the newgens in my save. FM24 if that helps, 85,449 newgens with over 100PA but the scan only finds 79,737. I save and go back to start screen and re enter the save before scanning and have also tried closing and reopening the game.

pvt.rylow#6089
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By ckbksk 11 May 2026 - 04:02 AM UTC 

Thanks so much for your remarkable work on this! It is one of the best additions to the game to be had! 

 

Do you have an estimate as to when the women's face pack may be completed? I'm holding off on starting a women's save until it's done, as having thousands of more faces in a fictional universe will be helpful for immersion purposes. Thanks again! 🙂 

 

Hi, before FM27, but no exact timeframe yet. I have just move houses, so my hands are full of that atm. Im slowly getting back to the project, but it will take time.

pvt.rylow#6089
5 years ago
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By kamalchaneman 22 May 2026 - 08:45 AM UTC 

I already generate the facepack and everything works, but when I load the game the newgens facepack is not generated, it is still use the default one. Any idea why this happens?
 

 

Hi, please make sure you have unpacked the pictures into the FM picture folder. Also make sure your FM graphic settings are as in Step 11 of this guide https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide

pvt.rylow#6089
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By mattcgw 23 May 2026 - 19:39 PM UTC 

Since the update the game scanner is not finding all the newgens in my save. FM24 if that helps, 85,449 newgens with over 100PA but the scan only finds 79,737. I save and go back to start screen and re enter the save before scanning and have also tried closing and reopening the game.

 

Hi, I suppose this is memory reader right? Could you please try with savefile scanner if it is better or worse? https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide

kamalchaneman
15 years ago
1 week ago
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By pvt.rylow#6089 23 May 2026 - 20:05 PM UTC 

Hi, please make sure you have unpacked the pictures into the FM picture folder. Also make sure your FM graphic settings are as in Step 11 of this guide https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide

 

Already did all the above as instructed. Weirdly, it needs to load the savegame multiple times.
Also, I set the game and graphics folders in my Documents folder (Mac user here) and already set the correct folder in the NGRegens settings.
So after several tries to exit the game and load the save game, it suddenly works. Not sure what caused this. Perhaps you know or have any clue why this happened.

snaddeo
10 years ago
5 days ago
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The UI is slow after the installation, i think it's my notebook GPU that is not performant. Anyway, someone had noticed th same problem?  

mattcgw
9 years ago
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By pvt.rylow#6089 23 May 2026 - 20:06 PM UTC 

Hi, I suppose this is memory reader right? Could you please try with savefile scanner if it is better or worse? https://ngregens.org/fm26savereader_guide

 

Thanks, yeah this seems a lot better, however, is there no option to limit faces to certain PA?

ckbksk
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1 week ago
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By pvt.rylow#6089 23 May 2026 - 20:04 PM UTC 

Hi, before FM27, but no exact timeframe yet. I have just move houses, so my hands are full of that atm. Im slowly getting back to the project, but it will take time.

 

Thanks so much for the reply and update! Appreciate your hard work!

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