Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack
Our Cut-Out Faces Megapack is the biggest collection of Football Manager Player Faces available. All players are available in the default cut-out style. When you download our Cut-Out Faces Megapack, you'll receive over 475,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 480,827
- 2025.00 - Released on 29 Oct 2024
Installation Instructions
1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Steam on Windows?
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. Although it is for an older version of FM, the steps are still the same. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.
This is what the MP folder should look like for the respective version of FM you're using:
Anything beyond the blue line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders.
The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:
To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.
Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).
Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked
After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.
Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
2. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using a Mac OS?
From FM20 onwards, there's been a substantial change to how Mac FM documents are stored. Previously the files would automatically go in the Documents folder here:
Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x
Now the files will instead appear in the following location:
Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x
By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:
Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 202x -> graphics’ (create the last folder if necessary
Anything beyond this path line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders.
The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:
To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.
Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).
Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked
After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.
Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
3. I don’t want to have the megapack in the default user data folder – can I place it elsewhere and how would I do so?
You need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.
The above step does not apply if you’re playing on Gamepass, in which case the user data location has to be the default one (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)
It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
4. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Gamepass?
If you're using Gamepass, then you have to use the default user data folder - point 4 above does not and can not apply to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you're not a premium member, it is recommended that you download the base megapack via torrent by going to our cut-out megapack download page. After which, you should then download all the update packs released to date and apply them chronologically.
If you're a premium member, just download the most recent complete pack.
If you already have a version of our Cut-Out Faces Megapack installed, then click "Download Latest Changes" and you'll be presented with a list of all the updates we've released since you've last downloaded a file. Simply download any you might have missed, starting with the oldest.
This is what the MP folder should look like:
The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:
To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.
Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).
Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked
After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.
Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x
Now the files will instead appear in the following location:
Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 202x
By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:
Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 202x’
Anything beyond the blue line is up to you and how you want to structure your folders.
The preferences should look like in the below screenshot:
To get them to look like this, navigate to your preferences on the welcome screen or by using the drop-down menu near the top right of the menu within your save game.
Choose the advanced tab (the blue square within the screenshot above) and select all from the drop-down menu on the right (the red square within the screenshot above).
Scroll down to the interface section near the middle of the list, where you are to make sure that:
• the “Use caching to decrease page loading times” box is unticked
• the “Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences” box is ticked
After clicking confirm, it may take a few seconds or minutes for all the graphics to be loaded and you should now see all the graphics you have downloaded appear in your save game.
Once your skin is reloaded, you can re-tick the "Use Caching to Decrease Page Loading Time" button so that the splash screen at the start takes a lot less longer to load. However, the above process needs to be undertaken every time you add graphics to your game to ensure that the game "reads" them.
The above step does not apply if you’re playing on Gamepass, in which case the user data location has to be the default one (i.e. Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 202x)
It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
Torrent files need a torrent client to be downloaded. I personally use µTorrent but other common clients are BitTorrent, Vuze and Deluge. For those using torrents for the first time, here is a general walk-through on how to download torrents and a specific guide for µTorrent.
Be aware that it will take a substantial amount of time to download the file due to its sheer size and that other people depend on you hosting the file to get it so please leave your torrent client on after you have fully downloaded it. The etiquette is generally accepted to be to upload as much as you download, although this might not always be possible. The older the torrent file, the less likely it is that there will still be users seeding it.
If done correctly, you should be asked if you want to overwrite files – accept. You should have one folder for faces and another folder for iconfaces, and no sub-folder whatsoever in them.
These steps are to be repeated for every update pack downloaded, and they are to be installed chronologically.
Secondly, for files as large as this, the calculation of the extraction time will be wildly incorrect at the start. After a while, it'll show a more realistic timeframe, which shouldn't be more than an hour or two if you have a good setup and few programs running at the same time.
Try using Google Chrome in incognito mode (or the equivalent mode for other browsers) and you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted, if that happens.
The likelihood is that you've put the iconfaces in the faces folder, or used the wrong config file for each folder. As a result, the smaller images (in 25x18) are being upscaled to be displayed in the person's profile, hence the blurring. Re-install the update pack again, making sure you put the contents of each folder in the right place.
Alternatively, you can download fmXML and generate a config yourself. There's a video on YouTube on how to use it but it's really easy and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
To get them to show, you should individually download the cut-out faces that you want from here (or use the UID to find them in your existing facepack if you don't use the cut-out megapack), put them in a separate folder to your existing facepack and create a config file just for them using the method outlined in here (which works for all facepack styles, not just the cut-out megapack).
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BriefcaseWyles
I've downloaded the Complete Pack 6.0.... is that all I need to download? If so, where do I store the file?
Any assistance would be much appreciated!
Cheers guys.
mons
What is contained in the sortitoutsi.net folder? Looks to me like there is a config file inside. I think that if you remove the whole folder, you should get the images displayed.
Have a look at the opening post of this thread to see if your queries are already answered. If not, feel free to ask again.
To be fully up-to-date, I recommend downloading the 6.1 - 6.3 update packs and placing them within your megapack folder, overwriting when prompted. Also make sure that your in-game preferences are as displayed in the screenshot in the opening post...
SamH775
CasparDSC
Deicide
i moved the sortitout folder to my desktop to test it out and it worked.
http://gyazo.com/8a7bbeb05bff5257bc958dbbcd95c4d6
now one last question, before i completely delete sortitout folder should i move the 9,909 player faces that are in the faces folder (as shown on the picture) to the megapack folder or should i also delete those as well?
EricsRightFoot
I downloaded the complete pack with a file size of 6.3gb. But only 44,217 unzipped. The file size tells me it should be correct but obviously I dont have all the faces. I changed all the correct preferences as per previous FM's.
I tried unzipping it again and got this at the end -
"Extracting /Users/StephenPalmer/Downloads/sortitoutsi/faces/308583.png 99%
sortitoutsi/faces/308583.png - CRC failed
Unexpected end of archive
Total errors: 2"
I shall try re-downloading.
mons
yusimon
When I reopen FM14 today, all logo, face and kit don't work anymore.
Any ideas?
Please help, thank you!
mons
The editor has nothing to do with graphics so it's something you've not done correctly somehow.
Are you sure that your preferences are as displayed in the screenshot in the OP? Also, where did you place your graphical add-ons?
Sheringham
Johannes012
Sheringham
ANYONE? Please?
bakizp
Use THIS ,with it you can make configs in a few seconds
Villa2498
(i made the graphics folder, made a faces folder, moved everything in there, loaded up fm14, cleared cache and unticked the use caching to decrease page loading times, and ticked reload skin when confirmingchanges preferences, ive even checked for the config file, which is there, and its in the right folder documents-S.I.-fm14-graphics-faces)
but no matter how many times i uninstall, redownload the graphics, no player faces ever show. Im really desperate to get the player faces cus it makes it feel much more realistic, the only thing i can think of is that my computers too old, cus i swear its older than me, but its worked with the same files in every game up to this point. any help would be really appreiciated.
mons
It's probably a case of not having the right amount of images in there or you're missing the config folder. How many images in all do you have?
Villa2498
Sheringham
mons
That's strange
Could you upload a screenshot of your megapack folder, showing clearly the path and the amount of images in there? Do you perchance have another folder within the megapack folder?
Villa2498
C:/document and settings/Administrator/my documents/sports interactive/football manager 2014/graphics/faces/sortitoutsi/faces
i know the duplicate pictures can cause a problem but i wouldnt have thought NONE of the pictures would work, which is why i didnt look at my folders in too much detail (also cus of how long it takes to load). Plus i tried moving all my graphics and retrying with a newly downloaded part 1 of the megapack, and none of the faces in the folder i recognised worked in game.
mons
You need to have one folder and one folder only with all the images (plus config) in there. That will do the trick.
Villa2498
mons
You could try copying one of the folder's contents into the other folder so you would have all the images in one folder. If that still doesn't work, probably best to download the torrent and then the update packs subsequently...
I don't know why you split the folders in the first place, though - it's added a layer of confusion when it was not really needed
Nick Free
I downloaded the Complete Megapack 6.3 facepack and after a bit of faffing around with WinZip I now successfully have loads of .png files with the players faces in my drive location. I use Win7 on a PC. The .png files are separately listed (unzipped) here on my PC:
"my docs/sports interactive/football manager 2014/graphics"
Graphics folder didn't exist so I manually created this, per instructions. This is fine and I appear to have thousands of .png files in that folder but cannot get them into the game. I have followed the instructions around preferences > interfaces etc. but no joy. I also had the Dark Skin loaded and a club kit kit (under graphics/kits) and these both worked fine... please help, I would love to enhance the game with faces.
Thanks in advance (ps - I am not too technical but did manage to get the kits pack installed (from another site) OK).
mons
If you have a kits folder, that should be in the same path, but a separate folder altogether...
Or load up a screenshot of your megapack folder, perhaps I can spot what's wrong...
Nick Free
As I said, apologies that I'm not very technical or even understand this but is it simply a case of me needing to get an XML file for those .png files and pop it in that folder? If so, how do I do that please?
MTIA
Nick Free
I decided that maybe I had cocked up during the 1st download and unzip, so I deleted everything and re-run the download... it took a while but... this download DID have an XML file... I unzipped and saved that down, which again did take a little while (<1hour) and crossed everything... loaded up, sorted preferences and YES it works, that XML file did it... I do now have all the players cut outs and the game just visually improved by 100% IMO. Thank you very much for your assistance, it is/was very cool!
Happy member now feeling confident to go find lots more enhancements
lozkinjones1
Is anyone else having trouble downloading the megapacks from the server?
I'm a premium user, but can download a small part of the file before the download stops and i see an error message saying "the requested URL was not found on this server"
this is happening on metallic logos and ad boards too over the last couple of days
Nick Free
daniel riswandi
mons
As a premium member, you can download the whole 6.03 file from here...