urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 How can I make my manager photo display? Selected it initially but it no longer appears in my profile and when I'm part of a news item. I tried this http://sortitoutsi.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=28274 but it still fails to appear. Any ideas? Is there a more basic way of re-selecting it (i.e. browse/select?) ? Hope someone can help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 You can follow the instructions in this thread http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=64236 It helped me that time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 And this is fine for FM2010? Still doesn't appear. <record from="1394672688.png" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394672688/portrait"/> or <record from="1394672688" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394672688/portrait"/> When I used the first instance above, a 'shadowed' face appears, in the second one - nothing. Neither show the actual photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 <record from="1394672688" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394672688/portrait"/> ( This line is correct. You do not need to put in the file ext.) Your photo must be an PNG image with a size of 180 pixels by 180 pixels. If not the picture will not appear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hmm. Let me check the size. The photo did appear initally when selected using the Fm2010 wizard, so I'm assuming its an ok size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Yeah. Anyways, I put the config.xml file and the picture I wanted for my profile at this location: "C:\Users\Yourusername\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\graphics". I tested in FM 2010 and it works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 are we able to use the FM09 facepacks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 <record from="urbanjunkie.png" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394644524/portrait"/> Placed it in: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\Graphics Dropped the xml file in there too: <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="urbanjunkie.png" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394644524/portrait"/> </list> </record> Still doesn't appear. The file size is: 180 x 178 How should I be using preferences? Go in, untick both, tick always reload on skin....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 In this line: <record from="urbanjunkie.png" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394644524/portrait"/> 1. Change "urbanjunkie.png" to "urbanjunkie" 2. Like I said your picture must be 180 pixels by 180 pixels. Not 180 x 178. 3. 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerhgrrrrrr Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Same happened to me - not a game breaker but a bit of a shame as it worked in FM09. As for Post #8, if I have to do that to get my photo in the game then something's a bit wrong! I would expect any wizard to let me know of issues at source or stop me doing something that wont work. Ultimately, rather have an excellent (MF10 ) game without my photo that a kack one with it in!. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 This is driving me mental. <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="Image4" to="graphics/pictures/person/1394672688/portrait"/> </list> </record> in C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\Graphics Along with the xml. The Image4 file is 180 x 180. Still fails to appear. The default shadowed image of a face appears instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Same happened to me - not a game breaker but a bit of a shame as it worked in FM09. As for Post #8, if I have to do that to get my photo in the game then something's a bit wrong! I would expect any wizard to let me know of issues at source or stop me doing something that wont work. Ultimately, rather have an excellent (MF10 ) game without my photo that a kack one with it in!. So is there no way to access the wizard once you start a game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hmm... you seem to have done everything correctly. Strange... Regarding the config.xml (When you are saving the config.xml, remember to change the save as file type to all files instead of text file if you are opening the config.xml with notepad.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Only options I get (save as type): Rich Text config.rtf Text Document Text Document - MS-DOS Format Unicode Text Document Saved as text document but the file extension remains config.xml (no txt after it) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deFt[7]* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Did you open the config.xml with wordpad? Open the config.xml with notepad instead. Then save as type: All files Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Sadly makes no difference. Very strange this. Maybe there's no way of picking it back up again once the game has 'lost it'. Although surely it should based on the fact that if you add facepacks they get picked up? Perhaps if I add myself to the Spurs squad pics... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 What a shocker. That doesn't work either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Go to skinny hideout , type in manager picture and see a thread started by me its about half way down the page and i have posted the link in that. It works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Thanks, but I think the instructions are identical to what I've tried. Unless its all down to 'location'. I have placed the image and edited an existing xml file so my photo is part of the tottenham folder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 make a new folder graphics/facepacks/me and put the config and photo there. Photo has to be proper size to 180x180 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Done that. Still nothing. /sigh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPS Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 It should work in your Tottenham facepack. The thing is you need to find out your manager's unique ID from the preferences screen. Open the config file with notepad and type in the following in a new line: <record from="typenameofphotohere" to="graphics/pictures/person/typemanagerIDhere/portrait"/> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Already done. Hence the major headache. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanjunkie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 If I uninstalled the game, then reinstalled....worth a go? I've made no database changes so if I reinstall, my save game will work fine, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Make sure photo name has no caps in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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