FM26 Real Name Fix Guide
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Guide
1) Quit the game if you haven’t already
2) Download the Real Name Fix .zip file (You can do so from here: FM Scout FM26 Real Names Licence Fix[www.fmscout.com])
3) Go to the database files.
The default paths for these files are as followed:
Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db
Mac:
/Users/(username)/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/
When navigating to 'fm.app' and 'game_plugin.bundle', you will need to use a two-finger click or right click and then click on 'Show Packaged Contents' to access the files.
PLEASE NOTE: To find the 'Library' folder on a Mac, open Finder, click 'Go' in the menu bar at the top of the screen and then hold down the ⌥ (option) key on your keyboard and the 'Library' option should appear on the drop down menu for you to click.
Complete the following with each folder that starts with 26 (e.g. 2600 or 2610)
4) Open the ‘Inc’ folder
5) Open the ‘all’ folder
6) Delete the following 12 files:
7) Move the 'FM26 Fix by FMScout.Inc' and 'FM26 Club Names by FMScout.Inc' inside of the ‘all’ folder
8) Go back to the 26XX folder and open the ‘edt’ folder
9) Then open the ‘permanent’ folder
10) Delete the ‘fake.edt’ file
11) Go back to the 26XX folder and open the ‘dbc’ folder
12) Then open the ‘permanent’ folder
13) Delete the following 12 files:
14) Open the ‘language’ sub folder
15) Delete the following 2 files:
16) You can now close all the file explorer windows and open Football Manager 26 with all the real names
PLEASE NOTE: This fix only works with Brazilian clubs when a new save is created. Any existing saves will see the real names implemented for everything EXCEPT the Brazilian clubs.
2) Download the Real Name Fix .zip file (You can do so from here: FM Scout FM26 Real Names Licence Fix[www.fmscout.com])
3) Go to the database files.
The default paths for these files are as followed:
Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db
Mac:
/Users/(username)/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/
When navigating to 'fm.app' and 'game_plugin.bundle', you will need to use a two-finger click or right click and then click on 'Show Packaged Contents' to access the files.
PLEASE NOTE: To find the 'Library' folder on a Mac, open Finder, click 'Go' in the menu bar at the top of the screen and then hold down the ⌥ (option) key on your keyboard and the 'Library' option should appear on the drop down menu for you to click.
Complete the following with each folder that starts with 26 (e.g. 2600 or 2610)
4) Open the ‘Inc’ folder
5) Open the ‘all’ folder
6) Delete the following 12 files:
- ac milan (wom).Inc
- acc Inter unlic 24.Inc
- acmilan unlic 24.Inc
- fake.Inc
- inter (wom).Inc
- inter unlic 24.Inc
- japanese names.Inc
- lazio (wom).Inc
- lic_dan_swe_fra.Inc
- licensing club name_fm24.Inc
- men lazio.Inc
- men.atalanta.Inc
7) Move the 'FM26 Fix by FMScout.Inc' and 'FM26 Club Names by FMScout.Inc' inside of the ‘all’ folder
8) Go back to the 26XX folder and open the ‘edt’ folder
9) Then open the ‘permanent’ folder
10) Delete the ‘fake.edt’ file
11) Go back to the 26XX folder and open the ‘dbc’ folder
12) Then open the ‘permanent’ folder
13) Delete the following 12 files:
- 1_japan_removed_clubs.dbc
- brazil_kits.dbc
- england.dbc
- forbidden names.dbc
- france.dbc
- japan_fake.dbc
- japan_unlicensed_random_names.dbc
- j league non player.dbc
- licensing_post_data_lock.dbc
- licensing2.dbc
- licensing26.dbc
- netherlands.dbc
14) Open the ‘language’ sub folder
15) Delete the following 2 files:
- Licensing2.dbc
- Licensing2_chn.dbc
16) You can now close all the file explorer windows and open Football Manager 26 with all the real names
PLEASE NOTE: This fix only works with Brazilian clubs when a new save is created. Any existing saves will see the real names implemented for everything EXCEPT the Brazilian clubs.