will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released

STEP 1.

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\database\db\1800

DELETE

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\database\db\1810

DELETE

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2018\data\database\db\1830

DELETE

\Program Files (x86)\

\Program Files\

Show Equivalent folders for Mac users Mac

OPEN / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2018 / data / database / db / 1800 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2018 / data / database / db / 1810 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2018 / data / database / db / 1830 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders



You can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.



You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down



For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use



For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra,



Slightly more detail the dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersYou can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop downFor Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.Slightly more detail in this post

Show Equivalent folders for Linux users

OPEN /home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1800/ DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN /home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1810/ DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN /home/user/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Football Manager 2018/data//database/db/1830/ DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders



Please note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h) the dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersPlease note that the Local folder is hidden. Press (ctrl + h)

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[b]OPEN sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1800 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1810 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders

OPEN sdcard\Android\data\sportsinteractive.fm18\files\installed\data\\database\db\1830 DELETE the dbc , edt and Inc folders the dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc folders

STEP 2:

COPY

STEP 3:

PASTE

both

STEP 4:

COPY

STEP 5

PASTE

\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2018\editor data

STEP 6

Club names are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game

This fileto ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, may not apply in the Beta, FM Touch or in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2018 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players. The latter are fully save-game compatible.There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. Due to licensing reasons, the number of Ajax non-playing staff is quite small and this file contains a fix to restore them. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files.Follow the below instructions to install this version of this filethe dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersthe dbc , edt and Inc foldersNotes:could bedepending on your set up.the dbc, edt and Inc folders from the downloaded packthem into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.These are what the respective folder structures should look like inthe 1800 and 1801 an folders:the 4 files located in the EDITOR DATA folder in the downloaded packtoThis should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.Susie Real Name Fixes - Abdelhak Nouri removed_6B282152-37E5-4FFE-9159-07277A5FD537.fmfandSusie Real Name Fixes - Ajax staff FM18_51792081-6A2F-4EF3-8781-F6D8D9E2A331.fmffrom within the editor data folder as they are no longer needed. Retaining them will see a duplicate complement for Ajax staff members.To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not instantly. The Japanese national team will be populated along the same lines too, but any Japan-based players are not in the official database and need a third-party add-on to be created and added.. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread