I suggest everybody clicks the "Notify me when updated" button to receive an email when the file is updated/amended in the future.

This file will need to be re-applied if/when 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.

The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2016 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed. It will also fix the fact that the German National team doesn't call up real players. These are fully save-game compatible.

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 German, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, with 26 media files added to encompass all major footballing nations and continents. 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 these files to work, however, you will need to start a new game.

Magrippinho very helpfully created a YouTube video on how this file should be installed. Some of the contents are different - but the procedure is identical, although of course you use the equivalent folder for FM16.

Or, you can follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

Step 1: Go to

PC
 Program Files \ Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ football manager 2016 \ data \ db \ 1630 
Mac
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2016 / data / db / 1630 
You can find this folder by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.

Slightly more detail in this post

Linux
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2016/data/db/1630/
Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)

Android:
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm16\files\installed\data\db\1630
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

Step 2: Delete the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the path above

Step 3: Copy the dbc, edt and lnc folder from this download into the folders mentioned in step 1.

Step 4: Go to:

Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 2016
Step 5: Open the folder named "editor data" contained therein. If it does not exist, then create it.

Step 6: Keeping the folder in step 5 open, go back to the file you downloaded and select the folder named "FM16 Real Names Fix Files from sortitoutsi.net v2.1".

Step 7: Paste the circled folder directly into the folder mentioned in step 5.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20names%20fix%20fm16.png~original
Take care to remove any previous versions of this file

Step 8: This should be what your editor data folder looks like. There may also be a config.xml file in this folder and can be safely retained; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20names%20fix%20fm16%202.png~original



To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not instantly. Club names (including the German ones) 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.

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, may not apply in FMC. There's a workaround for that in the first post.
Comments
JohnnieJames
9 years ago
8 years ago
128
Thanks for that. Can you link me to a post or a thread in which things are not displaying correctly, so that I can post it directly in our staff forum?


I was about to but it seems fixed now.
Sheep007
9 years ago
1 month ago
3
This file cannot be opened. Every application I use says "cannot open, file may be damaged". I have already deleted the original files from the game and do not know how to recover them. This means that the game is pretty much unplayable. Anyone else having any problem like this? I found an app which lets me recover it but I don't want to pay for it, which I would have to.
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
This file cannot be opened. Every application I use says "cannot open, file may be damaged". I have already deleted the original files from the game and do not know how to recover them. This means that the game is pretty much unplayable. Anyone else having any problem like this? I found an app which lets me recover it but I don't want to pay for it, which I would have to.

Have you tried using winrar to extract the file?

I don't see how the game can be unplayable, frankly, even if you have deleted the edt and lnc folders. They are purely optional files. If you have deleted the actual database, then you've got nobody to blame but yourself tbh. Thankfully, if you still somehow can't manage to download the file, then you can "force" the game to re-download the files you have deleted by verifying the integrity of the game cache in Steam. Watch this video to find out how.
nad star
9 years ago
1 year ago
1
This file cannot be opened. Every application I use says "cannot open, file may be damaged". I have already deleted the original files from the game and do not know how to recover them. This means that the game is pretty much unplayable. Anyone else having any problem like this? I found an app which lets me recover it but I don't want to pay for it, which I would have to.


download winzip free trial or the one the guy above said - the file isn't a "file" really until you have a zip program which means you can see the folder and files inside.
luanpefe
16 years ago
3 days ago
339
Hello Mons, great job, but for new releasee can you to include uk medias please ?

Thanks for your great job

Greetings
IncognitoNL
16 years ago
11 months ago
4
Premium
I've noticed that my 1600 db dbc folder has a lot more files than the 1601 one, including files like 'mls.dbc', that are not included in the fix. Can anyone tell me what these files change (and whether they should be deleted, or kept in place because they're SI fixes)? Thanks!
RoCCo_42
18 years ago
2 hours ago
7,839
# Celtic Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 162380 "Carling Uluslar Kupası" "Turkish"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 162380 "Carling Uluslar Kupası" "Turkish"

Mons mate i'm fixed Turkish League Language Errors in this LNC files. I hope it works.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5uawyj4f2rbkyyk/Turkish+Language+Fixed+-+LNC+Files+2.1.rar
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
Hello Mons, great job, but for new releasee can you to include uk medias please ?

Thanks for your great job

Greetings

I'm afraid I wasn't given permission to include the UK media file in this download, sorry



I've noticed that my 1600 db dbc folder has a lot more files than the 1601 one, including files like 'mls.dbc', that are not included in the fix. Can anyone tell me what these files change (and whether they should be deleted, or kept in place because they're SI fixes)? Thanks!

If you want to retain the existing files in the 1600/dbc folder, just delete the Licensing.dbc file




# Celtic Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 162380 "Carling Uluslar Kupası" "Turkish"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 162380 "Carling Uluslar Kupası" "Turkish"

Mons mate i'm fixed Turkish League Language Errors in this LNC files. I hope it works.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5uawyj4f2rbkyyk/Turkish+Language+Fixed+-+LNC+Files+2.1.rar

Thanks for these, I'll add them in any upcoming version of this file
IncognitoNL
16 years ago
11 months ago
4
Premium
If you want to retain the existing files in the 1600/dbc folder, just delete the Licensing.dbc file


Perfect, cheers!
joecondor
16 years ago
3 years ago
13
1105 "Ascoli Calcio 1898" now is "Ascoli Picchio FC 1898"
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
1105 "Ascoli Calcio 1898" now is "Ascoli Picchio FC 1898"

It's in the editor data file already; just needed to be amended accordingly in the lnc file.

In simpler terms, if you start a new game now with the existing files, its name will appear as you are saying, i.e. correctly.
emre86
11 years ago
2 months ago
4
Hi, I solved Turkish translations' character problem.
For example: "FIFA 20 Yaþ Altý Dünya Kupasý Altýn Eldiven" should be like this "FIFA 20 Yaş Altı Dünya Kupası Altın Eldiven".

I have uploaded correct Turkish translation files of V2.1 below.
Please, add my Turkish translations in your shared files. Thank you.
https://www.sendspace.com/file/c99f94
egbertjan
11 years ago
1 year ago
58
Can you change by Italy

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 33 "Serie B Eurobet" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 33 "Serie B" ""

in

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 33 "Serie B ConTe.it" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 33 "Serie B" ""

and Ukraine

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5314301 "Premyer-Liha" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5314301 "Premyer-Liha" ""

in

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5314301 "Liha Pari-Match" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5314301 "Liha Pari-Match" ""

And Russia

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130486 "SOGAZ Prem'er Liga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130486 "Prem'er Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130487 "Futbolnaja Natsionalnaja Liga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130487 "FNL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130694 "Pirelli - Kubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130694 "Kubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8053978 "TransTeleKom Superkubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8053978 "Superkubok Rossii" ""

in

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130486 "Rosgosstrakh Prem'er Liga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130486 "Prem'er Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130487 "FONBET Futbolnaja Natsionalnaja Liga" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130487 "FNL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130694 "Kubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130694 "Kubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8053978 "Superkubok Rossii" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8053978 "Superkubok Rossii" ""
Bruneinhuh
9 years ago
8 years ago
2
The players' names are still exchanged any idea starts well but after one week back to the fake names
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
Buy an original version?
cebul
17 years ago
9 months ago
5,413
Hello
Union Sportive Senart Moissy 109286, in the game short name is not good Jura Sud
RoCCo_42
18 years ago
2 hours ago
7,839
Hello
Union Sportive Senart Moissy 109286, in the game short name is not good Jura Sud


http://i.hizliresim.com/BDP5Bp.png

Short and Full names are true. Any problem does not appear.
dauis
8 years ago
6 years ago
1
Anyone having any issues with crash dumps since installing this? I'll get a random crash dump every few weeks game time.
RoCCo_42
18 years ago
2 hours ago
7,839
Turkey - Stadium Name
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 70081852 "Antalya" ""

Source: http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=394&stadId=6018

# Turkey - Club Name
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130371 "Turanspor A.Ş." ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 130371 "Turanspor" ""

Source: http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=28&kulupId=5
LDB
15 years ago
8 years ago
12
Fiji's top flight (8457159) went through a name change and is now sponsored by Galaxy. The second tier (not included in file yet) also has the same sponsor so should look as follows:

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 8457149 "Galaxy Premier League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 8457149 "Premier League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE"  23209363 "Galaxy Senior League"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23209363 "Senior League"
Source
Source

Other competition sponsors may also have changed but I'm still looking into it

The OFC Champions League (127285) is now sponsored by Fijian Airways so should look as follows:

"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE"	127285	"Fijian Airways OFC Champions League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 127285	"O-League"	""
Source

cebul
17 years ago
9 months ago
5,413
Hello in my game, in the calendar, is write jura-sud and the profil is write union sportive senart mossy.

http://i.hizliresim.com/BDP5Bp.png

Short and Full names are true. Any problem does not appear.
RCP
9 years ago
8 years ago
3
Hi, when downloading the file using a mirror, it doesn't let me open the file as it says it may be damaged, what shall I do?
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
Hi, when downloading the file using a mirror, it doesn't let me open the file as it says it may be damaged, what shall I do?

Which mirror are you downloading from? Can you try using a different mirror?

And what program are you using to open the file?
RCP
9 years ago
8 years ago
3
Which mirror are you downloading from? Can you try using a different mirror?

And what program are you using to open the file?


I've tried all of the mirrors that were available which makes me think it's something that I'm doing? I've tried 7Zip opener and RAR opener and both say the file may be damaged
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
RCP
9 years ago
8 years ago
3
There we go! Thanks a lot man.
daniel ostanek
11 years ago
11 months ago
5
Germany and Japan national teams are still grey players after doing this?
mons
18 years ago
6 hours ago
91,671
From the OP,
If you are in the middle of a save-game, German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up


If you started a new game and the issue is still present, then I'm afraid it looks like you didn't install the file correctly.
US ARSENAL
18 years ago
1 week ago
426
Premium
just wondering guys why flamengo is named flemish in the game ?
RoCCo_42
18 years ago
2 hours ago
7,839
just wondering guys why flamengo is named flemish in the game ?


Flamengo and SI are disagree about Licensing.

Solution:


Go to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2016\data\db\1600\dbc
and
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2016\data\db\1601\dbc

find ''Licensing.dbc'' and delete

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