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After finding pictures of my players for my beloved Bath City, I cannot find anywhere to put them? In FM07 they were easily found in My Documents > Football Manager 2007.
Well it seems some people just cannot get the hang of adding graphics to Football Manager 2008. Well here is a quick guide to settle all these questions once and for all. Now this could not be easier, It is just the same way as you did in Football Manager 2007. But because SIGames have now put all the original game graphics into .FMF Files, This has caused confusion.
First of all, DO NOT put any graphics in C:/Program Files folders. This could mess up your game and this is not suggested by SIGames at all.
Q1. Where do i put all my lovely logos i have just downloaded from FMGLive?
A1. Logos go into:
Club Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Club Logos
Competition Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Comp Logos
International Team Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/International Logos
(If any of the folders named here are not listed, Just make that folder).
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any logos you have install should now show up in the game.
Q2. Ok, So where do i put my face packs then?
A2. Again, very easy. You just pop them into:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Players
(If any of the folders named here are not listed, Just make that folder).
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any players faces you have install should now show up in the game.
Q3. Hmm ok this is easy, But where do i put my kits?
A3. Ok, again, just the same way, just do this:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits
(SS08 Kits has it's very own effect so the default kits work without that shadowy effect behind your kits. They can be downloaded Here).
Default:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Default
Clubs:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits/Clubs
Nations:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits/Nations
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any players kits you have install should now show up in the game.
Q4. How do i add Balls & Nets to my game then?
A4. All you do is this:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch
Balls:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch/Balls
Nets:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Nets
Players Icons:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch/Icons/Kit
For these changes to take affect in your current game, You may have to restart your game, Then once your game has restarted, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Q5. What about backgrounds?
A5. Just pop your background packs into:
Backgrounds:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/backgrounds
This is the way i have added all my own graphics to the game and they all work very well. More will be added later.
Now this could not be easier, It is just the same way as you did in Football Manager 2007. But because SIGames have now put all the original game graphics into .FMF Files
Okay - so I just need to create my own folder. Thanks.
Originally posted by Frankie 7:
Well it seems some people just cannot get the hang of adding graphics to Football Manager 2008. Well here is a quick guide to settle all these questions once and for all. Now this could not be easier, It is just the same way as you did in Football Manager 2007. But because SIGames have now put all the original game graphics into .FMF Files, This has caused confusion.
First of all, DO NOT put any graphics in C:/Program Files folders. This could mess up your game and this is not suggested by SIGames at all.
Q1. Where do i put all my lovely logos i have just downloaded from FMGLive?
A1. Logos go into:
Club Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Club Logos
Competition Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Comp Logos
International Team Logos:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/International Logos
(If any of the folders named here are not listed, Just make that folder).
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any logos you have install should now show up in the game.
Q2. Ok, So where do i put my face packs then?
A2. Again, very easy. You just pop them into:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Players
(If any of the folders named here are not listed, Just make that folder).
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any players faces you have install should now show up in the game.
Q3. Hmm ok this is easy, But where do i put my kits?
A3. Ok, again, just the same way, just do this:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits
(SS08 Kits has it's very own effect so the default kits work without that shadowy effect behind your kits. They can be downloaded Here).
Default:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Default
Clubs:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits/Clubs
Nations:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/Kits/Nations
Then load up your game, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Any players kits you have install should now show up in the game.
Q4. How do i add Balls & Nets to my game then?
A4. All you do is this:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch
Balls:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch/Balls
Nets:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Nets
Players Icons:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pitch/Icons/Kit
For these changes to take affect in your current game, You may have to restart your game, Then once your game has restarted, Go into Options/Preferences/Display & Sound. Now makes sure you UNTICK the Use Skin Cache Box, And you TICK the Always Reload Skin On Confirm Then press Confirm.
Q5. What about backgrounds?
A5. Just pop your background packs into:
Backgrounds:
My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/Graphics/Pictures/backgrounds
This is the way i have added all my own graphics to the game and they all work very well. More will be added later.
Thanks.
thank you so much, you have made me to get it to work after many times of trying. :thup:
No Graphics Folder? 
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