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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
- 17 Mar 2024 00:00:46
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cct75
Arh. My own mistake. The actual Steam path should be D:\ and not F:\ and the F:\ version was not updated to auto create the newer 2230 and 2240 folders. Thanks!
Baja
@mons I just wanted to remind you to remove all club names fix for clubs in Serbia,Slovenia and Montenegro.
mons
I've retained some from Slovenia since they contained a sponsor's name in the team, but should be all removed otherwise.
With FM23 imminent, all discussion about the FM23 version of this file should go here.
unbroken
thank you for the answer my brother <3 , can you give information about the current progress for the new game? Will it be able to reach until 8 November?
mons
Read the post above yours 😕
Bonchin
Hey guys,
Nice work as always.
I have a suggestion, thought: could you change the club name on ‘Crvena zvezda’ for ‘Crvena Zvezda’? The capital letter on the second word is missing. 😀
mons
The spelling of that name was specifically provided by a Serb as being the correct spelling for it.
orient_legend
I appreciate the work put into this. Thank you. I have a question i'm managing in belgium and some clubs have a random letter such as royal antwerp is R antwerp FC is there anyway I can edit the teams names during a save so it doesn't mess up my OCD? just so i can take the random R off etc? Thanks
mons
Using an in-game editor.
sam thornton
I'm still playing FM22. How do I edit the three letter names for a competition - e.g. ECC, EC, EC2, PRM
Also, where can I edit the name that appears for a club in match on the scoreboard at the top left of the screen?
Thanks!
dersim1987
Napoli and Monza I still parthenope and Brianna I the final version.
mons
Hadn't seen this. Read this thread to see the lnc changes needed to fix it.
That's because you're using the FM22 file, and expecting it to work in FM23 😞
spagwastaken
As someone who's still on FM22, these files for some reason aren't compressed, they're just files
Immense
mons
I'm sorry man, I have no idea what you're trying to say, whether it's even a compliment or a complaint. Use Winrar to open it, if that's what you're asking.
pingitinfm
Hi all, first time posting on the forum. I've downloaded the latest real name fix and have cut out face pack but still unable to see player faces for France or Netherlands national team? Just took over France so it's a bit dull without! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
mons
This is the FM22 file. Are you playing FM22 or FM23?
Whichever game you're playing, you need to use that year's fix, and make sure that your edt/permanent and lnc folders look like the respective screenshots in the main post 👍
pingitinfm
Yes apologies wrong forum didn't see the year but I do have the latest downloaded for fm23. I'll double check the above but any advice if not? Thanks!
mons
Let's cross that bridge if we come to it, eh 😉
pingitinfm
Thanks! Turns out I hadnt deleted the config file so that worked now! 🙂
Damian Piotrowicz
Hello, the club names change after loading the game. I create my club names myself and when I start a new game everything is fine but when I turn off and on the game and load a save, the names change to the original ones.
mons
This is the FM22 file. Are you using it for FM23?
Damian Piotrowicz
Sorry, my mistake, I added a comment under the wrong file, of course it's FM23 and I'm using the file for FM23
Damian Piotrowicz
I'll add a comment in the right place
FMbazza
When you've started a game during the Beta and the names have changed since then, which folder do you make the changes in? Does it matter if you do this in all the Inc folders or do you just need to do it in the 2300 one for example?
mons
Do it in every folder, and you'll avoid having to even consider the issue 😉
FMbazza
Thought that after I posted 🤣 only took 2 mins, pointless asking. Thank you though!
Ali Sheikh
since FM24 have been automatically updated via steam and Man UFC appears on my save (transfer from fm23) and do i need to remove hashtag via notepad on inc folder from 2300, 2300 and 2340? i have done 2300 so far.
mons
Read the installation instructions.
Ali Sheikh
All good now. Now i can see Man Utd instead of Man UFC.
JSFM98
Can anyone help with this one? I think i've done it wright as Bayern are showing as FC Bayern Munchen but Man Utd are still showing as Manchester UFC?