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 and when the full game comes out 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, may not apply in FMT or 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 2017 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 and Japanese National teams don'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, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most 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 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.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1700
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1701
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1710
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1712
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\db\1730
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

Notes:
\Program Files (x86)\
could be
\Program Files\
depending on your set up.

Mac
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1700 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1701 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1710 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1712 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2017 / data / db / 1730 
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

You can find these folders 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.

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

For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

Slightly more detail in this post



OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1700/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1701/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1710/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1712/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
/home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2017/data/db/1730/
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)



[b]OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1700
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1701
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1710
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders
OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1712
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN
sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm17\files\installed\data\db\1730
DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders[/spoiler]


STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and Inc folders from the downloaded pack

STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.

These are what the folder structure should look like in all 5 of the 1700, 1701. 1710, 1712 and 1730 folders:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/edt%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/lnc%20folder%20fm17.png~original

STEP 4:
COPY the 4 files located in the EDITOR DATA folder in the downloaded pack

STEP 5
PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\editor data
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now (with 5 files rather than 4 as in this screenshot. 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.
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/real%20name%20fix%20fm17.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 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.
Comments
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Mons,

Does this fix work on the Touch version, if you do the same process?

Apologies for the delay in replying.

I believe it does, although to get the club name changes, you will have to manually do the workaround in the opening post.



You haven't used this in your update?

It completely slipped me by, sorry

I've just coped it into my files, so it'll certainly make it into the next version




Hi mons,

I was wondering if the headers for the Champions League and Europa League were changed colour in the download?

I asked the same question last year and you said it was a known issue that these colours weren't showing and didn't know how to fix it but someone replied to us and said it wasn't a bug and that the colours to do show if you go into 'Competitions' screen however they don't show in the general page for the Champions League or Europa League. But this year they aren't showing even if you go into the 'Competitions' screen.

Is this something you haven't added in the download? If not, is there anything i can do to add it into download without creating an editor file myself so i can continue my saved games and have the colours updated?

Cheers.

I never saw that reply actually. I didn't include the file in this year's download as I didn't see any point. I'm attaching it to this post so that you can try and test it if you want to...
cmair93
12 years ago
3 months ago
18
Premium
I never saw that reply actually. I didn't include the file in this year's download as I didn't see any point. I'm attaching it to this post so that you can try and test it if you want to...


Works great mons, cheers!

Sorry for the time to get back to you, only just got around to trying this but working fine with the file you sent over.
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Works great mons, cheers!

Sorry for the time to get back to you, only just got around to trying this but working fine with the file you sent over.

Out of curiosity, what works? Is it back to the FM15 system wherein the Champions League and Europa League titlebar colours are changed?
cmair93
12 years ago
3 months ago
18
Premium
Out of curiosity, what works? Is it back to the FM15 system wherein the Champions League and Europa League titlebar colours are changed?


Yes, the titlebars are changed for the Champions League and Europa League.
phd_angel
10 years ago
1 week ago
52
Premium
Would this also work for Brazilian club names?
phd_angel
10 years ago
1 week ago
52
Premium
I reinstalled all files (after patch 17.12)

As I noted above, the Brazilian club names became wrong *after* the 17.0.2 patch. I had fixed them before the patch!

Yes, names are right in new game, but I'm midway in a saved game and just wish to fix Brazilian club names as they were correct before patching.

Any workaround? Thanks.
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Yes, the titlebars are changed for the Champions League and Europa League.

Excellent - I'll include in any next version.




I reinstalled all files (after patch 17.12)

As I noted above, the Brazilian club names became wrong *after* the 17.0.2 patch. I had fixed them before the patch!

Yes, names are right in new game, but I'm midway in a saved game and just wish to fix Brazilian club names as they were correct before patching.

Any workaround? Thanks.

Open all 4 dbc/permanent folders (1700, 1701, 1710 and 1712) and make sure that they look like the ones in the main post:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original

It may be the the release of one of the patches recreated the files named Brazil kits.dbc and Licensing2.dbc in one or more of these folders. Delete them if it has
_071_
12 years ago
7 years ago
7
There is no Steam folder on my Mac in Application suport. What should I do?
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
There is no Steam folder on my Mac in Application suport. What should I do?

I don't use a Mac, so can't really offer practical help.

You can find these folders 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.


Does the above help?

The game has to be installed somewhere, it's just a case of finding where...
_071_
12 years ago
7 years ago
7
Nothing, really. I never saw something like this before.
Greentrunk
18 years ago
4 hours ago
175
Premium
Good Afternoon, great work as usual!

just booted up FM and there was a small 7.8mb update i cant see if this has changed anything? Just wanted to see if this has changed any of the competition names?
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Nothing, really. I never saw something like this before.

Sorry I can't really be of much help

Have you tried using Mac's search function to look for Football Manager 2017?
_071_
12 years ago
7 years ago
7
Sorry I can't really be of much help

Have you tried using Mac's search function to look for Football Manager 2017?

I always had Steam folder in Application support, now it is the first time that I don't have it. Hopefully someone with the same problem will see this.
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Good Afternoon, great work as usual!

just booted up FM and there was a small 7.8mb update i cant see if this has changed anything? Just wanted to see if this has changed any of the competition names?

Whatever's been installed doesn't impact or affect these files, as far as I can see...
Frutas
16 years ago
1 month ago
2
Hello.

There is solution for the Brasilian teams??

Edit: If i begin a new save it work every thing well! But in the save i begin earlier the i put the patch the brasilian teams and players from germany dont work!!! Any solution???

Thanks
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Hello.

There is solution for the Brasilian teams??

Edit: If i begin a new save it work every thing well! But in the save i begin earlier the i put the patch the brasilian teams and players from germany dont work!!! Any solution???

Thanks

Read the second part of this post and follow the instructions.
phd_angel
10 years ago
1 week ago
52
Premium
Excellent - I'll include in any next version.

Open all 4 dbc/permanent folders (1700, 1701, 1710 and 1712) and make sure that they look like the ones in the main post:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u344/maltamons/dbc%20permanent%20folder%20fm17.png~original

It may be the the release of one of the patches recreated the files named Brazil kits.dbc and Licensing2.dbc in one or more of these folders. Delete them if it has


I opened all 4 dbc/permanent folders and confirm that each folder has the exact files on the image. No brazil kits.dbc or licensing2.dbc were found.

Any other suggestions to repair Brazilian club names in a saved game (which had the right names before patching)? Thanks.
Hammer7
18 years ago
3 days ago
1
Premium
I can't install these files, I'n using a MacBook Pro and I can't find the mentioned folders - is there anybody who can help me?
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
I opened all 4 dbc/permanent folders and confirm that each folder has the exact files on the image. No brazil kits.dbc or licensing2.dbc were found.

Any other suggestions to repair Brazilian club names in a saved game (which had the right names before patching)? Thanks.

I'm sorry but I don't know what else you can do. The files which change the Brazilian club names are the ones I referred to; if they're not there, then I don't know what and how they are being changed.



I can't install these files, I'n using a MacBook Pro and I can't find the mentioned folders - is there anybody who can help me?

You just need to find the folder in which the game is installed. Sorry I'm not of much help, but I have a PC so can't be of much assistance.
Tajerio
8 years ago
1 month ago
2
I'm sorry but I don't know what else you can do. The files which change the Brazilian club names are the ones I referred to; if they're not there, then I don't know what and how they are being changed.

You just need to find the folder in which the game is installed. Sorry I'm not of much help, but I have a PC so can't be of much assistance.

I'm having the same problem that Zen_narataj is having. Didn't have the issue until after the recent tiny update, but now all my Brazilian club names are back to the three-letter versions. Went through and deleted the Brazil kits and licensing2 files, but that hasn't made a difference for the saved game. Starting a new game it's fine though.
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
@Tajerio and @Zen_nataraj , I must say that apart from the 1712 patch released a couple of weeks back, the Brazil kits and licensing2 files were not re-created again. So if you had to delete them, then I think that means they were never deleted in the first place, which is where the issue may be found.

It's a bit hard for me to accurately pinpoint what's wrong as my older save games are all fine. Not sure if it's something you may be inadvertently doing wrong, or if it's a bug from SI.
Tajerio
8 years ago
1 month ago
2
@Tajerio and @Zen_nataraj , I must say that apart from the 1712 patch released a couple of weeks back, the Brazil kits and licensing2 files were not re-created again. So if you had to delete them, then I think that means they were never deleted in the first place, which is where the issue may be found.

It's a bit hard for me to accurately pinpoint what's wrong as my older save games are all fine. Not sure if it's something you may be inadvertently doing wrong, or if it's a bug from SI.

You are very probably right. Well, I want to restart the save and try some new things anyway, so I'm not overly fussed about it. Could have sworn I'd seen all the right names earlier for Brazil and breathed a sigh of relief though, but there it is.
travis1943
9 years ago
5 years ago
4
well, do you have the 2016.11.4 version Susie Real Name Fixes - Club Name Changes FM17? i need it to make my deleted games file to run which started with the 11.4 version(not the current 11.10 version).
travis1943
9 years ago
5 years ago
4
try to get it back with recovery-file software but get no result
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
I'll try and get you the link when I'm not at work if I find it...
travis1943
9 years ago
5 years ago
4
I'll try and get you the link when I'm not at work if I find it...

thank u so much buddy.
in fact i'm not sure which version of name fixes i used, the only thing i'm sure is i started the game-file which was deleted before 2016.11.7.

thanx
travis1943
9 years ago
5 years ago
4
well, it's v1.1
Defoes Right Boot
17 years ago
5 months ago
7
Premium
Your find and replace in post 1 should include a " before CLUB.
mons
18 years ago
4 hours ago
90,886
Your find and replace in post 1 should include a " before CLUB.

Can't believe that passed me by. Changed it accordingly I'll add a screenshot later when I'm home too, to make it clearer.
gianni1970
10 years ago
3 days ago
2,349
a career that began guys, how can I fix this (brazil team names) in the picture ????
http://i68.tinypic.com/15heafm.png

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