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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BrianCloughALegend
mons
There was an external issue with the file hosting a week ago or so, but it seems back to normal now. Perhaps you could try to download it another time?
Re your edit, that would work. Depending on the date modified of the config file contained therein, you would then only need to download the update packs released subsequent to it
Can you post screenshots of the location of the icons folder and its contents?
Riordave1875
Downloading the whole megapack whilst I tried this out. The restored megapack config was last modified in November. Don't know if that affects it in anyway. Tried it in-game and it didn't work. Even with a few update packs from 5.0 onwards and 6.0 onwards .
Megapack seems to be downloading smoothly. I'd usually get to about 1.7GB (if you use Chrome, 3 o'clock-ish on the download circle) before it stopped but now we're up to 2.4, although I am concerned about it switching between saying 1 or 2 hours left
mons
Hopefully you manage to download it without any further trouble.
If that doesn't work out for you, then post a screenshot of your new and amended megapack folder and I'll have another look.
Are the preferences as displayed in the OP, btw?
Riordave1875
Yup. Download seems to be going smoothly, up to 5.0 GB downloaded now
BrianCloughALegend
mons
BrianCloughALegend
mons
It all works fine on my system, so here's two things which might help:
a) rename the iconfaces folder so that the main megapack folder is the first in alphabetical order. I rename it as zicons, for example
b) Replace your config file with this one from my computer.
Just realised, however, that in FM14 the icons aren't displayed in the drop-down menu within a player's profile but are only displayed in the search function and when you right-click on the individual players. I'm not in the game atm but I can upload a screenshot if it's not clear...
BrianCloughALegend
mons
They don't display here, though:
Atrocity
I am wondering if someone can help. I hope it's okay to ask here. I downloaded the Cut Out Faces Megapack 6.0 and was so impressed at the amazing work that went into it. I installed to my graphics folder and everything seems to be working great apart from a weird issue where players with international squad profiles show a blank image, e.g. Benzema, Lloris have their images on their profiles when you click from within Real Madrid and Tottenham pages respectively, but when you go to French squad and click them their page has a blank face.
Did I do something wrong?
mons
Atrocity
Thanks for your help!
MoneyGFX
Ive been trying to download the Complete 6.6 mega facepack all day with constant issues, but now it keeps stopping way below the full finished file, has anyone else had this issue or is there a way i can fix this?
UPDATE: Seems to be working fine using the update files instead of the complete pack.
mons
Good to hear you seem to have solved the issue
simonbyrneno.4
I'm just wondering if there is an issue with Louis Van Gaal in the database.
He's part of the megapack download that i have but no matter what i do, the image wont show up in the game.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Simon
mons
simonbyrneno.4
His correct name and everything is appearing, but it's just the image that isnt showing up.
Edit - Ignore this, working perfectly now after this. Thanks so much for the help
Huan Nguyen
Baja
Huan Nguyen
Originally I ran out of room on my C drive so I moved everything that would've been in my documents folder to my d drive. I changed it in game but still my graphics, logos, and everything else aren't working. I've also reinstalled the game and recreated graphics folders etc.
mons
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edallen2
if you have the rar file use 7zip to open the archive file then find the config file then extract it to the relevant file.
Tyrion Lannister
Footygamer
Tyrion I doubt there's anything malicious here, plus the file is over 6gb in size.
Is it just the 6.0 config you want? Not the 6.06?
I've attached the 6.00 one, hopefully it should work
mons
Peeking Duck?
Am trying to use your wonderful cutout megapack and the cutout icons megapack but seem to be hitting some problems with installation.
Would it be possible to get the most recently updated installation instructions as the only ones I've found are from 2012.
Cheers,
Peek
mons
The installation instructions are the same because nothing's really changed since then.
Download the file, extract it and place it in the Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2014 > graphics folder. Make sure your preferences are set up in the same manner as the screenshot in the opening post.
And that's really it.
What seems to be your problem?