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#876577 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By Ξ 31 March 2026 - 10:35 AM UTC 

@mons  I wanted to let you know about a small issue with the FM26 Sortitoutsi Real Name Fix File v4.1. It seems that the folder in the 'permanent' section of the 'dbc' folder might have been accidentally deleted.

 

It was deliberately removed, after this discovery. It serves no purpose, and the files contained within it are not needed.

#876574 FM26: Update 26.3 is out!
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By mjwaterboy 31 March 2026 - 09:56 AM UTC 

How does this update mine is showing 26.2 still does it update automatically

 

It depends on your Steam settings but it should update automatically, yes.

 

Do keep in mind that it is the game version that is 26.3, but the database version is still 26.2. Perhaps that's where the confusion has arisen…

#876559 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By jj gato 30 March 2026 - 23:07 PM UTC 

i had to reinstaill the game and i did everything in the instructions for real name fix and still got the blu-neri and cascaverti. did i miss any steps here?

 

Yes, you missed this post 👍

 

 

 

By w44643233 31 March 2026 - 09:24 AM UTC 

After the update, player avatars are no longer displayed on any national team pages.

 

 

This seems like it's a bug which has surfaced after the most recent update. Not much we can do about that - hopefully it gets resolved soon 👍

#876557 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26
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@Klingen85 & @w44643233, this seems like it's a bug which has surfaced after the most recent update. Not much we can do about that - hopefully it gets resolved soon 👍

#876549 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26
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By Repunited 28 March 2026 - 05:39 AM UTC 

A quick question (sorry if it has been asked before) does it matter if the location of my Football manager 26 file is located in “Public Documents” instead of just “My Documents”?

 

Many thanks in advance 😀

 

I believe it does, yes. The correct user data folder is the latter, and the game won't find it in the former.

 

 

 

By Klingen85 30 March 2026 - 23:43 PM UTC 

I am missing photos on all national teams but in the club I can see the faces.

Have I done something wrong?

 

Is it all of them, or is it just the Dutch/French one? I suspect it's the latter, and you therefore need to download and install the real name fix to solve the issue.

#876496 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By Fueliz 30 March 2026 - 20:34 PM UTC 

 

That's why I ask for screenshots 🙂

 

I included this folder in the download by mistake - in fact it's not in the screenshots in the main post.

 

I've uploaded a new version of the fix to sort it, but all you need to do is delete the language folder; you'll be fine.

 

Edit: seems you discovered that already 🙂

#876492 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By adamzlatan 30 March 2026 - 20:17 PM UTC 

In the inc file for name changes this is the only Brazilian changes there when opened in text editor

 

# Brazil
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2102147 "Grêmio Osasco Audax EC" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2102147 "GOA" ""
#"CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2102147 "ECA" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 19023857 "Clube Atlético Pernambucano" ""
#"CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 19023857 "PER" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 317 "Red Bull Bragantino" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 317 "RB Bragantino" ""
#"CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 317 "BRA" ""
#proposed by Ξ
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 339 "Vasco da Gama" ""
#"CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 339 "GAM" ""
#"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 302142 "Esporte Clube São Bento" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 302142 "São Bento" ""
#"CLUB_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 302142 "SPB" ""
 

 

That's not what I asked you to provide, is it? Read my previous message, and help me help you.

 

The default database has the correct Brazilian club names. For licensing purposes, SI add a file or more than 1 (I forget which) that adds the fake names. This fix works by simply removing that file. This fix doesn't actually edit the names at all.

 

 

 

By Fueliz 30 March 2026 - 20:20 PM UTC 
2600 and 2620 deleted and pasted

 

Again, that's not what I asked you to provide, is it? Read my previous message, and help me help you. I need to see inside all the folders. I can't be sure you installed everything properly, otherwise 😕

#876489 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By Fueliz 30 March 2026 - 20:00 PM UTC 

Save is from beta. Put the file in 2600 / 2620.
All the other leagues seems to be fine, Brazil is not.

 

I also need screenshots of all the folders that the fix was installed in.

#876482 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By adamzlatan 30 March 2026 - 19:49 PM UTC 

Brazilian teams are wrong on new saves though. The fix was intended for save games were they not? 

 

Then you've not installed the fix correctly, I fear. This fix works for both new games and existing careers. Please provide screenshots of the in-game issue, and screenshots of all the folders that the fix was installed in. In the screenshots, please make sure the full path is clearly visible.

 

By lloydizzle92 30 March 2026 - 19:49 PM UTC 

Workaround done. Same issue. 

 

Please provide screenshots of the in-game issue, more information as to whether it's a new save or an existing save, screenshots of all the folders that the fix was installed in and upload the club name lnc file as an attachment. In the screenshots, please make sure the full path is clearly visible.

#876479 Yoav Junio
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@doroihassid, for future reference, when you have a lot of images to upload, then you should upload them as a pack instead of individually and save the both of us some time.

You can also upload up to 50 images per pack instead of just a maximum of 3 when done individually. 

#876478 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By DJHY1 30 March 2026 - 17:41 PM UTC 

There don't seem to be all that many Brazilian names for clubs in the fix. Only five.

 

By lloydizzle92 30 March 2026 - 18:07 PM UTC 

Same for me. 

 

By salih topazik 30 March 2026 - 18:16 PM UTC 

same 

 

By Thomas Storey 30 March 2026 - 18:19 PM UTC 

Can someone please help me. I’ve downloaded the fix , the names are still the same. people say it’s save compatable but all serie a teams still showing fake names. If I go to start new save the update has worked - is there anything I can do as really don’t want to start new save . cherrs !!

 

By Pinodj 30 March 2026 - 19:21 PM UTC 

I applied the changes as usual, but this time the Brazilian teams are still showing up as fake
Everything else, however, is correct

 

 

FAO you all - I'm posting again what I said earlier, in larger font this time so you can't miss it. Follow the steps and you'll be fine.

 

 

By mons 30 March 2026 - 16:35 PM UTC 

v4.0 of this file is now available for download. It contains the handful of changes proposed since the release of v3.0, as well as an update of the Ajax staff file, thanks to @Kevinho7 

 

If you have downloaded a version of this fix in the past, you need to download it again and apply it again since 26.3 was released earlier today. As always, this is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official updates come out.

 

If you applied the workaround in the past, you need to do it again once you apply this new fix.

 

If some club name changes aren't working properly for you, read the thread title and do the workaround. It shouldn't take you longer than 5 seconds to do so.

 

 

 

By daniel1990ajax 30 March 2026 - 19:16 PM UTC 

I'm not seeing a 2630 folder. Only 2600 and 2620 as the latest, as those are now up to date again, but the fix isn't working…

 

No one mentioned a 2630 folder 😕

 

The above goes for you too.

#876431 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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By kfnielsen 30 March 2026 - 16:43 PM UTC 

@mons when I unpack the 4.0 its says 3.0

 

I never changed the folder name inside the download 🫩

 

Now sorted, but you can use the file you downloaded. Its contents are perfectly fine 😉

#876422 FM26 Real Name Fix v5.0 - for FM26.3.1 [26/05/2026] - USE THE WORKAROUND IN THE FIRST POST IF SOME CLUB NAME CHANGES AREN'T WORKING
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v4.0 of this file is now available for download. It contains the handful of changes proposed since the release of v3.0, as well as an update of the Ajax staff file, thanks to @Kevinho7 

 

  • If you have downloaded a version of this fix in the past, you need to download it again and apply it again since 26.3 was released earlier today. As always, this is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official updates come out.

 

  • If you applied the workaround in the past, you need to do it again once you apply this new fix.

 

  • If some club name changes aren't working properly for you, read the thread title and do the workaround. It shouldn't take you longer than 5 seconds to do so.
#876420 Jannes von Diczelski
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@Zap#5122 Good cut, but please remember that we want all cuts to include a little bit of collar. At the same time, the ideal cut only contains 2-3 pixels beneath the chin. Since in some sources like this one, the person in the image may have a longer neck than usual, this would be quite difficult to achieve naturally.

 

I'll fix this one myself, but please keep it in mind for any future cuts you may do 👍

 

Here's a video of the process on how to nudge the collar upwards:

 

#876374 Hugh Parker
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@matthewgaskell9, not bad but for some reason all your cuts are a bit stretched. I suspect you're not maintaining the aspect ratio when resizing your sources.

#876373 Home thread for the FM26 Cut-Out Megapack - 2026.07 OUT NOW [17/06/2026]
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By MARK GEWAR 29 March 2026 - 21:15 PM UTC 

Hi guys I'm a premium member and downloaded the Cut Out faces pack. I've done all the steps but there are many low reputation players with no faces and they are not newgens. What should I do?

Thanks

 

The megapack doesn't have all the images of every person in every team. If you come across someone whose face you'd like to be added to the megapack, we have a submissions forum here: find a good source image, upload it according to the forum's guidelines and wait for the community to produce a cut-out 👍

#876301 Nélio Batista
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@RedWolf55, not bad but brightening darker images like this one always looks better in-game. The easiest way is to go to this tab in Photoshop:

 

 

and tweak the brightness slider.

 

There is also a Photoshop action file, available for download here, which contains a lot of common actions, including one for brightening, for ease of use 😉

#876145 Nizar El Jmili
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@alvlopezz, why do you keep uploading such terrible sources?

#876114 Sirlord Conteh
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@Ruslanincha, good effort, but this cut has a fair bit of snow:

 

 

By now you should know what snow is: the colour from the background of the cut which was not totally removed. It is often white (hence ‘snow’) but it can be other colours. It can often be easily removed by putting the cut through remove.bg.

 

Here's a video on how you can easily remove any remaining snow thereafter within Photoshop:

 

#876097 Cristian Pavón
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@guilherme vezarozzz, using an AI image enlarger just “guesses” what certain pixels should look like when you make the image larger, and the result looks blurry/out of focus on certain details, with unrealistically smoothened skin, and unnatural looking hair/beard/eye/teeth details. This whole pack has been enlarged and/or enhanced, so they won't be added. Moreover, most have had high-quality cuts added recently, so they weren't even really needed anyway.

 

Please make sure to pay more attention both to the guidelines and to the feedback we have been giving you. This is not your first account, and you're still ignoring us. If you're so intent to continue taking part in this community, then following its guidelines should really be the way forward for you. Otherwise you're just wasting your time, and ours.

#876084 Budi Sudarsono
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Any idea which is the more recent of the two @Bastiaans?

#876065 Kyosuke Minami
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@Raparasa, you've already been told that all cuts must include a collar. Please keep it in mind for your future uploads.

#875981 Juan Duarte
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#875948 Takato Yamamoto
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@destino32, when cropping images, make sure to maintain the aspect ratio, otherwise the face will end up unrealistically compressed like this.

 

Also, when you have multiple images to upload, make sure to use the upload pack function.

#875929 Luiz Eduardo
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By mons 10 June 2024 - 06:26 AM UTC 

@Gabriel Basei Silveira, for future reference, when you have a lot of images to upload, then you should upload them as a pack instead of individually and save both you and the potential cutter(s) some time.

You can also upload up to 50 images per pack instead of just a maximum of 5 when done individually.

 

@Gabriel Basei Silveira - reminder on this. Upload your images in a pack, please.

#875926 Stefan Gersch
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@shadytheorist, for future reference, when you have a lot of images to upload, then you should upload them as a pack instead of individually and save the both of us some time.

You can also upload up to 50 images per pack instead of just a maximum of 3 when done individually. 

#875923 Tseng Shu O
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By Ttggfr 26 March 2026 - 20:34 PM UTC 

@mons missed this one?

 

Yep, seems like it 😢

#875920 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26
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By bigpole 26 March 2026 - 19:30 PM UTC 

To be fair, I don't remember that something changed in terms of generating xml files. Each update has all the faces from all previous megapacks and updates.

 

@mons - can you confirm this?

 

Forgot to tag you in the above mate, sorry!

#875919 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26
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By kamani 26 March 2026 - 13:22 PM UTC 

Thank you so much. That suggestion of yours fixed the problem but I'm a little bit confused. This file that i attachted before was in the last small updated face pack. Every face patches has that confix.xml right? So when i paste new face packs, what should I do? Because winrar is going to ask should paste the new config.xml file or not? 

"Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack - New Players for FM26"

for example, this has config.xml file too. I should put the files when i create new folder in faces folder?

 

 

This is a screenshot from your previous post. It is not in the filename method introduced in the new megapack as released on 8 December. Image should have their filenames as face_01234.png, where 01234 is the person's UID.

 

However, none of those UIDs are in the megapack, so I suspect you've downloaded the pack with the players added via the data update, and put it in the same folder as the main megapack.

 

They need to be placed in separate folders.

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By Jordyy 25 March 2026 - 17:18 PM UTC 

The latest cut has not been activated @mons

 

That's strange 😕

 

🍻 for the heads-up.