Here's a simple guide. I will use Fulham as an example.
1) Create a folder called
fulham or anything else meaningful.
2) Create an image for the player roughly 140px x 180px and give it a meaningful name. eg:
dempsey.png
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3) Create a
config.xml file (an example one is attached) and save it in the same folder as the player pictures.
4) The part of the
config.xml file that you edit is shown below.
PHP:
<record from="dempsey" to="graphics/pictures/person/980561/portrait"/>
<record from="filename1" to="graphics/pictures/person/PLAYER-ID-HERE/portrait"/>
<record from="filename2" to="graphics/pictures/person/PLAYER-ID-HERE/portrait"/>
<record from="filename3" to="graphics/pictures/person/PLAYER-ID-HERE/portrait"/>
<record from="etc..." to="graphics/pictures/person/PLAYER-ID-HERE/portrait"/>
<record from="etc..." to="graphics/pictures/person/PLAYER-ID-HERE/portrait"/>
5) Open FM 2009, go onto
Preferences > Display & Sound and tick
Show Unique IDs and click confirm.
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6) Browse to the player and on his profile it will now have his unique ID.
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7) When you're finished. Put the folder into:
...[root to your documents]\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\graphics\Players
Personally I would create a folder called
eng or
england and then even a folder called
premiership just to keep the facepacks well sorted so you know which ones you have.
