Manager Photo

When you add a user/manager and you get to select a photo. Is there a way (find the file?) to change it after a while. I've searched through the files but can't find anything.

Any help would be great.

When you add a user/manager and you get to select a photo. Is there a way (find the file?) to change it after a while. I've searched through the files but can't find anything.

Any help would be great.

Don't think there is, but there might be a way you can do it in an in-depth sort of way.

Can you put your photo on the game??

Yeah

Find your managers ID, at the top of his page.

Then link a picture you want to his ID like you do with a player picture. This will override the old picture with the new one.

I hope that is what you mean?

I recently did this as I wanted to change my managers pic.

It would be nice if the game allowed you to just browse for a file on your computer instead of faffing around with xml files. I've not once managed to get my manager picture to display in game.

You can set it at the start of the game but if you want to change it afterwards you need to use a config file. It's quite simple, actually, especially if you have installed facepacks/logo kits as you can just tag it on the end. I wanted to change my picture, and my unique ID was 2000002474. So I went to My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\premiership where I already had the Premiership kits installed, and on the end of the config file below the similar rows I added:

<record from="profile" to="graphics/pictures/person/2000002474/portrait"/>

Where profile was the name of the 180x180 pixel png I wanted to use as my profile picture.

No, me neither.

Someone's written a guide as to how to put player pictures in, but I just can't for the lack of trying, do it.

If anyone needs a hand with this sort of thing, send me a PM.

bump. anyone have an idea?

bump. anyone have an idea?

What canvey!! said

You can set it at the start of the game but if you want to change it afterwards you need to use a config file. It's quite simple, actually, especially if you have installed facepacks/logo kits as you can just tag it on the end. I wanted to change my picture, and my unique ID was 2000002474. So I went to My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\premiership where I already had the Premiership kits installed, and on the end of the config file below the similar rows I added:

<record from="profile" to="graphics/pictures/person/2000002474/portrait"/>

Where profile was the name of the 180x180 pixel png I wanted to use as my profile picture.

I assume that was with the face packs etc..

I assume that was with the face packs etc..

Yeah, you can put it in with them.

I dont have them installed. So how do still do it?

I dont have them installed. So how do still do it?

Well the first thing you need to do is create a graphics folder in this location: "My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008 if you do not already have one.

The next thing is to save a picture of yourself in there as a PNG image with a size of 180 pixels by 180 pixels.

Then you create a config file. Go into a text editor like notepad and type the following:

<record>

<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- dont preload anything in this folder -->

<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->

<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- logo mappings -->

<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions

in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any

place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics

files from the correct places

-->

<list id="maps">

<record from="NAME OF SAVED PICTURE" to="graphics/pictures/person/YOUR INGAME UNIQUE ID/portrait"/>

</list>

</record>

Save the fie in the graphics folder as config.xml (remembering to change the save as file type to all files).

When that is done go into preferences in the game and untick use skin cache and tick always reload skin on confirm. (These are in the display and sound section). Confirm the changes. Go back in and tick use skin cache and untick always reload skin on confirm. Confirm the changes.

Go to your profile and your pictures should be there.

Finding out your unique id

Your unique id can be found in the game by doing this.

Go to preferences and then go to display and sound.

Check show unique ids.

Confirm your changes and then go to your profle.

Your unique id should be at the top of the screen under your name.

Hopefully you get all that.

cheers i'll give it a crack tomorrow.

I have tried the above codes and it has not worked and lost my original photo.

Anyone how to get the old photo back or what i'm doing wrong.

You can browse for your photo on fm. Create a new manager and then on the wizard just browse for it,.

how does help with me with my current user?

I know where the pic is.

Well the first thing you need to do is create a graphics folder in this location: "My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008 if you do not already have one.

The next thing is to save a picture of yourself in there as a PNG image with a size of 180 pixels by 180 pixels.

Then you create a config file. Go into a text editor like notepad and type the following:

<record>

<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- dont preload anything in this folder -->

<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->

<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- logo mappings -->

<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions

in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any

place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics

files from the correct places

-->

<list id="maps">

<record from="NAME OF SAVED PICTURE" to="graphics/pictures/person/YOUR INGAME UNIQUE ID/portrait"/>

</list>

</record>

Save the fie in the graphics folder as config.xml (remembering to change the save as file type to all files).

When that is done go into preferences in the game and untick use skin cache and tick always reload skin on confirm. (These are in the display and sound section). Confirm the changes. Go back in and tick use skin cache and untick always reload skin on confirm. Confirm the changes.

Go to your profile and your pictures should be there.

Finding out your unique id

Your unique id can be found in the game by doing this.

Go to preferences and then go to display and sound.

Check show unique ids.

Confirm your changes and then go to your profle.

Your unique id should be at the top of the screen under your name.

Hopefully you get all that.

XML Parsing error... its tough to see where im gettin this wrong..

correct me if im wrong but do i have to change just the parts that say "NAME OF SAVED PICTURE" and "YOUR INGAME UNIQUE ID"?

XML Parsing error... its tough to see where im gettin this wrong..

correct me if im wrong but do i have to change just the parts that say "NAME OF SAVED PICTURE" and "YOUR INGAME UNIQUE ID"?

Yeah, you do. Have you?

Yeah, you do. Have you?

yeah i did, i basically copies it identically...

then i made a file called me2.png and changed the 'name of saved pic' with it... and i swapped my pic id with it too.

then created a text file with all that thrown in and renamed it config.xml and threw it in SI/FM2009/GRAPHICS/PICTURES/1394642168/PORTRAIT along with the pic.

once i try to load up the game it gives me an error though... any ideas?

If you don't mind will you email me the config.xml file so I can have a look. My email address is in my profile.

sure thing, 1 sec.

i cant seem to attach a file to the email... is just the script good enough?

Have you yahoo messenger?

never used it, or email me on kvbrock82@yahoo.co.uk and ill reply with the file

But if you cannot attach them then how will that make a difference.

The best thing is to just post up here what is in the file and I will check that first.

<record>

<!-- resource manager options -->

<!-- dont preload anything in this folder -->

<boolean id="preload" value="false"/>

<!-- turn off auto mapping -->

<boolean id="amap" value="false"/>

<!-- logo mappings -->

<!-- the following XML maps pictures inside this folder into other positions

in the resource system, which allows this folder to be dropped into any

place in the graphics folder and still have the game pick up the graphics

files from the correct places

-->

<list id="maps">

<record from="me2.png" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394642168/portrait"/>

</list>

</record>

But if you cannot attach them then how will that make a difference.

The best thing is to just post up here what is in the file and I will check that first.

i can attack on my personal email.... its the email supplied by this site that isnt letting me attach any files

I see an error straight away. Change me2.png in the file to just me2.

let me try that

i can attack on my personal email.... its the email supplied by this site that isnt letting me attach any files

Ok, I understand now. Try what I said above first.

still wrong...

it tells me 'not well-formed(invalid token) at line 1 of config.xml'

The easiest thing is just to email me the file so I can have a look. Will you do that?

sure, but i cant find your email on your profile... just send me a test email to kvbrock82@yahoo.co.uk and i will reply with my config.xml file

Ok, I have done that.

ok, replied

I replied. Let me know if it works now.

I replied. Let me know if it works now.

niiiiice one brother.. you should seek job in customer relations management.

thanks again for your time!

niiiiice one brother.. you should seek job in customer relations management.

thanks again for your time!

I would never be good enough for that.

Anyway, no problem.

i beg to differ

thanks again... gonna see if i could do a better job than mark hughes lol

Thanks.

Don't tell me you are a blue?

yup, you just helped a blue, im sorry to say.... but a very appreciative one at that

yup, you just helped a blue, im sorry to say.... but a very appreciative one at that

Ah well, I will know next time. Only joking, I hope you have a successful game and as long as they don't do the same in reality I will be happy.

well, 30 years of suffering... letting us have 1 cup wouldnt kill ya

well, 30 years of suffering... letting us have 1 cup wouldnt kill ya

It would.

Seriously, though, even though I am a United fan I don't hate City. For example if United were out of a Cup and City were still in it, I would not desperately want them to not win it or anything. It would not bother me if they won or not.

Beautiful, thanks Jod123! I lost my picture randomly and have now been able to put it back. Cheers!

Beautiful, thanks Jod123! I lost my picture randomly and have now been able to put it back. Cheers!

No problem