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 480,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 482,917
- 2025.01 - Released on 04 Dec 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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simonloschiavo
mons
You can create one yourself by using fmXML, or you can download the latest config in the 6.03 update pack...
simonloschiavo
mons
I don't have it on this computer unfortunately. If you download the latest update pack, you can get it from there...
flipsix3
I've got the up-to-date pack installed, but there are round 4 or 5 players in my team where the face is not displaying - this despite the fact that I've checked the directory and there are images there for those players. Any suggestions to what feels like it ought to be a 'simple' one?
Example ID's :
67180384 (Coco)
55070306 (Luis Mata)
Jez Evans
So having waited hours for it to download, when it comes to extracting the files, I only end up with about 50,000 images as opposed to the advertised 120.000+ or whatever it is.
I get a few error messages when extracting using WinRAR.
I get this after I've extracted: "CRC failed in 'sortitoutsi\faces\58003369.png'. File is broken." and "C:Users\Jez\Downloads\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.03.rar: Unexpected end of archive"
With WinRAR I end up with 69,012 files
I read that 7-Zip works better(?) so I downloaded that and the same things happens when I extract using this but I only get 44,936 files.
With 7-Zip I get this error once I've extracted: "CRC failed in 'sortitoutsi\faces\58003369.png'. File is broken."
I've re-downloaded the pack multiple times (it's become a two day operation now!) and I get the same thing every time. Simply put, half the images just aren't there for me.
Way past frustration now and entering the realms of despair. Should I be using this 'Object Fix Zip' thing I've read about? If so, some guidance could be needed!
(I'm having the same/other problems with just about everything else: badges/kits the works. Absolute nightmare!)
Any help would be appreciated!
mons
Hmm, I've no idea what's wrong but it could well be a config issue. Do you have all the 139,000+ images in one folder and one folder only? Did you overwrite the config.xml file when prompted after you install the latest update packs? If the answer to the above is yes in both cases, then I suggest that you either wait for the imminent 6.04 or post a screenshot of your MP folder.
What version of the megapack are you trying to download? And what is the total file size once you eventually manage to download it? It could be that the download is getting corrupted or partially interrupted for whatver reason leading to the file isnot downloading fully and therefore not being fully extractable. Using the tips in this video might help, but if you're not sure what you're doing, I wouldn't risk it.
I would always recommend Winrar to extract the file btw...
Jez Evans
The file size once it's downloaded is 2GB then its 3.14GB once it's extracted (so yeah, it seems it's not downloading completely like you say)
I'll take a look at the video and see if I'm doing anything wrong...
Cheers for the reply
mons
Jez Evans
EDIT: I say 'instantly'... 'in an hour once it's downloaded' would be more accurate
flipsix3
Will give it another go with the config and check, but pretty sure I did
(Having just checked the config file, it's interesting that at least on of those IDs isn't listed in it. Will re-download 6.03 and double check)
mons
It's a 6GB file, it's not that far-fetched to expect it to take a little while to download
Andy_M
flipsix3
Neilboy29
Footygamer
I realise these are your two friends so it may be difficult to give feedback but the following information will help.
1) What day/time was this download (if you give me their usernames I can find that out myself I think).
2) What speed where they getting? Chrome reports speeds in KB/s which is different to what ISPs report speeds in when they say you have 10Mbps or whatever. But if you/they can say exactly what the browser says I should be able to work it out.
3) Can they confirm their connection speeds via: http://www.speedtest.net/
Jez Evans
And my 'in an hour' comment' was generous, closer to the 3 mentioned by Neilboy but I just assumed that was me having a slow internet connection tbh
Gonna try downloading using Internet Explorer, more out of sheer curiosity than anything else!
Chris Poyner
d/l speed 4.47 mb but been d/ling facepack all day. speed currently 179kb per sec! Is this normal?!
Jez Evans
Not that I really know what any of that means...
Downloading on Internet Explorer is giving me an e.t.a. of 8 hours 54 mins
Chris Poyner
Jez Evans
Chris Poyner
Ronald22
thers's a picture
Jez Evans
Going to try using one of these free download managers as I've had no luck fiddling about with internet settings
Ian Rayner
I'm downloading just fine at the moment with 500KB/s (equivalent to a 4 Mbps connection).
I realise these are your two friends so it may be difficult to give feedback but the following information will help.
1) What day/time was this download (if you give me their usernames I can find that out myself I think).
2) What speed where they getting? Chrome reports speeds in KB/s which is different to what ISPs report speeds in when they say you have 10Mbps or whatever. But if you/they can say exactly what the browser says I should be able to work it out.
3) Can they confirm their connection speeds via: http://www.speedtest.net/
Rob
As per your discussion with Neilboy, im one of the friends he talked about. Here are the details you requested.
Using Google Chrome and the kb/s download rate varies. Top speed around 433. Im using Sky Broadband. Apple Imac
Speed test results. Download speed 3.76mpbs
Loads of people having the same problem as myself by the looks of it
barnetfan
I've just done that and its just left the 6.1 pack and deleted the all the photos from the megapack help!
mons
You need to have one folder and one folder only with all the images and the config file within it.
barnetfan
There's a lot of faces missing.
bakizp
Here is tutorial how to work with JDownloader
Chris Poyner