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This file will need to be re-applied if/when official 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.
Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply 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 2022 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Champions League, Europa League and Premier League displaying instead of EURO Cup, EURO Vase and Premier Division respectively. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players. These are all 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 Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Juventus) and French clubs, as well as Manchester Utd, to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Another editor data file creates the Ajax non-playing staff and the German national team manager missing from the database due to licensing restrictions. 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
You may find this (windows) Video Tutorial useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHrhgEG2YbM
STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for PC players on Gamepass
Before being able to operate these files, you need to get Gamepass to enable mods - thanks to @MrGizMo for help on the below guide on how to do so
Click on the game in Gamepass and enable mods as per the below:
When you click “Enable Mods”, this is what comes up:
When you click “Enable Mods”, you'll be notified that mods are now enabled:
And when you click “Open Mods Folder", it'll take you to the location where the game is installed:
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Equivalent folders for PC players on Epic Games
Epic Games Installation
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for Mac users
Mac
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2200
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2201
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2210
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2230
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2240
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc 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 menu
For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.
For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.
STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack
STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.
These are what the respective folder structures should look like in the 2240 folder:
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 11 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\editor data
This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.
As stated by SI themselves, for Gamepass, however:
You are not able to change the user data location as such but you can use the user data folder in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2022 to store facepacks and graphics.
Equivalent folder for Mac
Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive
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 2022’[/spoiler]
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. 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.
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. 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.
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, Japanese and German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.
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.
- Date Created
- 17 Oct 2021 11:12:05
- Date Updated
- 04 Apr 2022 16:17:29
- Last Comment
- 15 Mar 2024 11:30:39
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mons
I know you weren't blaming me, I was simply stating a fact 🙂
Thanks for the update!
lloydizzle92
Hi there, managed to use this to get it all working except the Brazilian team names. Any suggestions. thank you
mons
Owing to the way the Brazilian name changes are restricted due to licensing, you will need to have this download in place before starting a new game, and it is not a change which can be done via lnc files.
explosivewinger
Some competition, award & club names in Indonesia needs to be updated
Competitions
#Indonesia
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41004312 "Shopee Liga 1" "" to "COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41004312 "BRI Liga 1" ""
*Shopee is no longer the main sponsor of Liga 1 Indonesia
*BRI is the new main sponsor of 2021/22 Liga 1 Indonesia
Awards
#Indonesia
"AWARD_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41014699 "GO-JEK Liga 1 Team of the Year" "" to "AWARD_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41014699 "Liga 1 Team of the Year" ""
"AWARD_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41014699 "GO-JEK Team of the Year" "" to "AWARD_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41014699 "Team of the Year" ""
"AWARD_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41014696 "GO-JEK Liga 1 Team of the Week" "" to "AWARD_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41014696 "Liga 1 Team of the Week" ""
"AWARD_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41014696 "GO-JEK Team of the Week" "" to "AWARD_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41014696 "Team of the Week" ""
Some new addition
Clubs
# Indonesia
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41021352 "Borneo FC Samarinda" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41021352 "Borneo FC" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41060486 "Persikabo 1973" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41060486 "Persikabo 1973" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41047051 "RANS Cilegon FC" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41047051 "RANS Cilegon" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 41061715 "Sulut United FC" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 41061715 "Sulut United" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000003587 "Hizbul Wathan FC" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000003587 "Hizbul Wathan" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000090667 "Dewa United" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000090667 "Muba Babel United" ""
kizawski
Hey @mons, will I need to restart my save in order to get the update working or is this compatible with already started saves?
mons
Thanks for those @Bram Carella, pity they weren't received 24 hours earlier as they'd have been added to v1.3
In order to get the full benefit, then yes. However, the changes which are not save-game compatible are club name changes for mostly obscure teams and the addition of Hansi Flick's playing and non-playing history. The rest of the changes will be save-game compatible, so it's not really necessary to start a new save imo.
mohmetahmet
obscure teams like Juventus and Man United?
Damn you burned them hard
mons
That wasn't my intention, because both clubs were already changed in v1.2 of this file, so applying v1.3 won't make any difference to them 😉
Lionsault
England:
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 104652 "Woolwich Arsenal" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 104652 "Woolwich Arsenal" ""
mons
Can I ask how you have determined this please? I can't find anything linking the existing club in the db with this, other than the common bit in the name.
Lionsault
They match up with the history of the Championship in-game prior to removing “Woolwich” from the name.
mons
Added 🍻
Joel Seiler
Hey guys,
everything is working like it should except of the German National team and Flick and I just dont know why.
It worked for me once but now not anymore.
mons
They're different files in different folders, so it looks like you didn't install it properly.
Compare your folders to those in the screenshots in the main post. If you think they're the same, post screenshots of yours 👍
Joel Seiler
For me they're clearly the same like in the instructions. And to avoid confusions I'm German so don't wonder xD
mons
They are in the same folder indeed.
And you're starting a new game and the German national team does not populate with real players nor does Flick appear as manager?
Joel Seiler
Yes indeed, and the champions league and so on also don't work I have no Idea why. Juventus , Man Utd is working .
Also tried reinstalling the folders and started new saves multiple times, but it's not working.
mons
When you go to Steam, select Library, right-click on FM22 and select properties. It should take you to this screen:
Choose the local files tab and click the browse button, it should take you to the same root folder.
Can you take a screenshot of the place it takes you to?
Joel Seiler
It leaded me right to the attached place.
mons
Which is not the the same as where you placed the files in your screenshots. That's where they need to go 😉
Joel Seiler
So I just need to put the folders in the place where steam took me to?
biohubert
dude it seems the Japanese national team is still not working😢
mons
Yes 👍
From the last bit of the main post:
If you are in the middle of a save-game, Japanese and German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.
If that doesn't help, can I have a full-page screenshot of the Japanese national team?
Pipo1084
hi,
wrong career and wrong biography of hans flick!
mons
That's the competitions he won as a player. What's wrong with that?
Bojan Cifrić
I have a question. When the new version of the game update comes out, can I insert the old update of the new folder 2211? Since I have version 1.1 or I need a new fix you are throwing out here. And now I'm interested in this fix that you currently released version 1.3 when I put it in folders 2200, 2201 and 2210 do I have to delete those old files or just copy these new ones? I'm also interested in when a new folder of type 2211 comes out, do I just have to insert new fixes into it or can I also insert old ones or I want to insert it in previous versions 2200, 2201 and 2210
Bojan Cifrić
Which file do I need to insert to have Hansi Flick, and do I have to start a new save to make it work
mons
When a new version of FM is released, I tend to release a new version of this download. To avoid confusion like that demonstrated here, I recommend it is installed in all folders outlined in the installation instructions.
There is a file with Hansi Flick in the filename, which I would have thought was a good indication which one it's in 😉 You need to have it in place before starting a career, yes.
Bojan Cifrić
Where should I insert a new fix, when a new update for the game comes out? In the old update or just in the latest update
What is the name of the file I need to insert in order to be licensed Hansi Flick?